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() (__)* *( _ ) A cloud like the underbelly of a whale. Deep blue and barnacle-spotted.
() () ~ Does that mean that this is all under water? | -- . 1000 feet of towers | -.- -. - -. `. with spotted, morse '-.,,.-''-.,_,.=''-.,,.-''-.,_,.=' : __ -- .
code rows of light. ._____________ ( . -.- -- - . \ -----------------\ _.--------....--.._ . . :
The whale belly swells, spreading --' -._ . |
'-.,_,.-''-.,,.=''-.,_,.-''-.,,.=' boundlessly. I should have known that nothing . | boundless can break. Still, somehow, there is rain. The weather \ |
app reads: 100% humidity \ |
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this must be underwater, then. How else could it be
dandelions & marigolds over there, behind the towers, and w i d e fields of phlox on the other side of the sky. 🌐
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Just enough light, and all that water. A city in a sunken garden. From this far away, I can squeeze . .--\ --. . . .
all those building lights between my fingers. I can look up, or around, and see the whole whale. ./.;_.\ __/~ .
Though it emanates outwards, I can see it head to toe, like spilled oil in the ocean, or a lie. Little /; / -' __\ . \ lights framed by . . / ,--' / . .; \ stacking brick & . . / ,--' / . .; \ . boxes of steel. | .| / __ | - |__/ __ | . ; \ | . | | | / \\_ . ;| \___ | 00 00 . o | \ .~\\___,--' | . 000000 00000 00 | | . ; ~~~~\_ __| - 000000000000 0000000000 00000 0000 | \ \ . . ; \ /_/ . /* ,( %%%(* ,#% / %, @ **. /& @ @* *.% .,, *&% .. -O- . \ / . | ~/ . ~--___ ; ___--~ &,(( .((/ @(. #% @/&,, **%/. , &,*, @@ &, *,#, . # %. , /% . ..%% ,%% . . * | \ \ . . ; \ /_/ . ,% %,@&*( #@( & (./ & & ,, %&./,%,%*,* &..&%. , ,*,%,/./.%/& %.@& .@@@ &./,% . -O- . \ / . | ~/ . @@. & &*%&& &*% | . ~\ \ . / /~ o , . ~--___ ; ___--~ , ..., , , ,*, #. (**#@( ,. ,.,, . , (, . --- . / % turning whole people / / / / / / / / into blips. Sometimes / / / / / / / / they flash on and off / / / / / / / / signaling activity / / / / / / / / in the server cabinet. / / / / / / / / It's a high hill / / / / / / / / to the corner / / / / / / / / .-- ^ --. | / \ | ^^^^|^^^^ | . | | j | -- '' -'-' ^^ ^^``'-.,_,.-'``'-.,_,.='``'-.,_,.-'``'-.,_,.=' -- '' -'-' -- '' -'-' ^^ ^^ -- '' -'-' -- '' -'-' -- '' -'-' ^^ ^^ -- '' -'-' -- '' -'-' -- '' -'-' ^^ ^^ -- '' -'-'