Two to the Fifth
“After the first two, Cyrus knew better than to expect anything similar. They could encounter something entirely different.
That turned out to be the case. At first the village looked normal, though its buildings were fancier than those of the others, as if the occupants were higher class. The people were also better dressed, as they went about their assorted businesses. As before, they ignored the visitors.
But that wasn't the remarkable thing. There was something distinctly different a...bout this normal scene, Cyrus was appalled when he caught on.
“These folk are all deleted!” he said.
Curtis stared. “You're right!” He passed his hand through the wall of a house. “It's all illusion.”
“So it is,” Crabapple agreed, touching the trunk of a tree, and passing her shrouded hand right through it. “Even the trees!”
“Something must have truly annoyed the bird,”MoreLess
That turned out to be the case. At first the village looked normal, though its buildings were fancier than those of the others, as if the occupants were higher class. The people were also better dressed, as they went about their assorted businesses. As before, they ignored the visitors.
But that wasn't the remarkable thing. There was something distinctly different a...bout this normal scene, Cyrus was appalled when he caught on.
“These folk are all deleted!” he said.
Curtis stared. “You're right!” He passed his hand through the wall of a house. “It's all illusion.”
“So it is,” Crabapple agreed, touching the trunk of a tree, and passing her shrouded hand right through it. “Even the trees!”
“Something must have truly annoyed the bird,”MoreLess
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