![]() ![]() I paused and studied the flecks of rust and paint, how they appeared against the fields and mountains beyond. Its plastic arms were burned and blackened, its metal bones bolted and welded into place. I continued to climb, slowly and assuredly, until I was facing the machine's crude frame. The soft wood groaned under my weight, and the compound fell silent. It was time.īalancing the small reed and wires in my left hand, I used the other to pull myself onto the tower's first rung. ![]() Some of these people had mocked me for months, and still they whispered, even laughed. Everyone walked into the valley, and now gathered in its shadow. ![]() The truckers left their vehicles along the roads. The traders spotted it from their stalls and packed up their things. News of the machine had spread to the villages, and people were starting to arrive. Looking at it now, it appeared exactly as it was—something out of a dream. The tower was steady and unmoving under the weight of twisted steel and plastic. The muscles in my arms still burned from having worked so hard, but now I was finished. The preparation was complete, so I waited. ![]()
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