I-Callisto ibonakalisa njenge-roast kunye ne-fungal bulk, efana neeyunithi ezidlulileyo kunye neeyunithi ezimbini. I-domeyile zihlanganiswa ngexesha elizayo ukuba i-algae yokuqala iyiphi na umdla wabhala kwi-old-timers. Uninzi lweziphi na abantu ezininzi kwizilwanyana ezincinane zangena i-nickel okanye zihlanganisa i-fungal vats ezihambisa abasebenzi. Ndingathanda. I-Name yeCaleb Morse. I-Forty-two, i-divorced, i-one lung-scarred from a dust breach a decade ago, kunye ne-last registered owner of Shaft 19-B, a nickel hole the survey cre Kwiintsuku ezintathu ezidlulileyo, ndingathanda ngalinye, ukutya i-cutter kwi-battery pack yayo yokuqala, xa i-blade yandisa kwaye waya. Ndingathanda ukuba ndithanda i-basalt. Kwaye ndingathanda i-seam ye-shale ye-black noomntu awukwazi ukuyifaka, elula kakhulu ukuchithwa kwi-gloves yam, ifayibha kunye ne-fibres eziliqela eziluhlaza eziluhlaza phantsi kwe-helmet lamp. I-mycelium yobugcisa, ebandayo kwi-vakuum cracks apho akukho nto kufuneka ifunyenwe. Ndingathanda i-chunk ye-pist-size, i-sealed kwi-sample bag, kwaye bayifuna Kwi-trailer yam ndibandakanya i-pump kwi-mobile table yaye i-pocketed nge-sonde ye-sterile. I-wire ebandayo njengoko umntu waya i-switch. Zifumaneka ukunyuka kwi-surface ye-plastic ebandayo, ngokushesha kodwa ngexabiso, ekwakheni umgca we-hexagonal efanelekileyo. Ndingathanda ukuba yinto elungileyo xa ndiza i-spectrometer esebenzayo ekusetyenziseni i-miner. Le ibhokisi eliphantsi eliphantsi ibekwe kwi-six-nine purity kunye ne-defect ye-ten-to-the-fourteen atoms. I-screen ebandayo kwiinombolo ezininzi kwaye bayakufutshane. h-BN. I-boron-nitride ye-hexagonal. I-Cleaner kunokuba kwiziphi na ingxaki ezidlulileyo kwi-lab, i-Cleaner kunokuba i-instrument. Ndingathanda ngexesha elifanelekileyo, umzila wahlala. Yonke fab ukusuka Luna ukuya kwi-Trojans iye yenza i-h-BN iminyaka engama-30. Ngaphezulu kwe-diamond, inikeza ukushisa njenge-copper, inqwelo kwi-radiation, i-bandgap elikhulu kunokuba yenza i-radiation ye-cosmic ngelixa amayunithi angakwazi ukuqhuba i-chips ye-neuronal ye-thermodynamic kwi-heat ye-palm yakho. Kukho abantu awukwazi ukuvelisa i-pure enough okanye i-cheap enough to matter. I-Best-clean-room runs ziquka i-billion a kilo kwaye ziyafumaneka njenge-cracked-glass epholile ne-grail. Yintoni ingxubevange le-shale yenzelwe ngempumelelo, usebenzisa ingxubevange eyenziwe ngexesha elinye. I-mycelium yayibandakanya. Kwixesha elandelayo iye yandiswa ngqo kwi-flame-retardant layer kwi-tabletop (i-boron-rich polymer eyenza inkampani kwiiyunithi ye-hab). I-plastic iye yandiswa kwaye yandiswa, kwaye kwindawo yayo iye yandiswa i-crystalline sheet yeemilimetre ezimbini, evulekileyo njenge-meltwater, izibane ezininzi kakhulu ukuze zibe i-synthetic-leather. Ndivela iingxowa nge-coffee knife. Iye yandiswa njengoko i-tempel bell xa ndivela. I-half a million credits, ngoko ke ngaphezulu, ebonakalayo kwi-handspan evela kumadoda we-caffeine yeyure. Ndithanda i-trailer mesh, yanked zonke i-log automatic, kwaye iiyure ezine ze-6 ezidlulileyo ezibonisa ukusebenza kwe-fungus. I-nitrogen yenza emoyeni njengoko nayiphi na ingxube, kodwa i-boron yaye kufuneka afumaneka kwiziphi na indawo. I-table iye yenza i-molecule ye-molecule, ekuguqula kwi-gray dust njengoko i-crystal yaba. I-feed it the right slurry kwaye it it would plate h-BN like frost on a window. Ndingathanda zonke i-spore ezibonakalayo kwiifotile ze-sterile, ndingathandayo kwi-foly le-ply, kwaye ndivela iifotile phantsi kwe-vodka ebandayo. Emva koko ndingathanda kwi-dark kwaye ndiza iifomati zikhule kwakhona. Iintsuku ezisixhenxe, mhlawumbi iintsuku ezisixhenxe, ngaphambi kokufumana amandla kwisithili esithathweni. Emva koko, i-drone yaye ngexesha, okanye engaphezulu, abantu. Ndingathanda ngexesha elide ukuvelisa i-accident ye-happy into ye-something i-sale, okanye i-something eyenza i-disappear. Ndandisa izindandatho ezimbini ze-vodka engabizi, ndandisa i-glass ukuya kwi-trailer ebomvu, kwaye ndisungula ukucwangcisa. * Iimveliso Usuku yesithathu, kwaye itheyibhile baye. Akukho nto elinye kodwa i-stack ye-powder ye-grey kunye ne-plate epheleleyo ye-hexagonal ye-size ye-dinner-plate, i-humming ngokufanelekileyo xa ndingathanda. Ndithunyelwe i-colony kwi-tank ye-nutrient eyenziwe ngexesha elide yaye ndingathanda i-octer fungi kwi-side. I-Fed it a slurry of ground-up-fireproofing foam scraped from the trailer walls, plus a bit of ammonia cracked from the piss-recycler. I-mycelium ilungele. I-threads waya kwi-tank like white lightning, i-crystall plating ngokukhawul Ndingathanda iiyure ezimbini ngexesha elidlulileyo ukususela kwincwadi yokuqala. Ayikho. Kwixesha lokugqibela ngathi ndingathanda i-Security yeNkampani. Ndingathanda umthengi, kodwa ndingathanda ukhuseleko kuqala. Kukho kuphela isixhobo Callisto enokufumana iinkonzo ezininzi: i-Independent Miners' Cooperative. Zifumaneka i-clinic black, i-off-grid power taps, kunye ne-room elula apho abantu bafumane xa kufuneka ukutshala ngexesha elide. Ndingathanda kubo ngexesha elide, izinto ezincinane, ukuchitha i-miner unreported, ukhangela ngqo. Ixesha yokuthintela i-markers. Ndicwangcisa i-plate kwi-synth-silk, ndicwangcisa kwi-case ye-sampling eyenziwe ngexabiso, kwaye ndiza i-lift ye-service ukuya kwi-Level Nine. Iindawo ebizwa ngokuba yi-Mama Zhu's Noodle Bar, ibhokisi lokugqibela, i-lampa elibomvu phezu kwidolophu ebonakalayo. I-Mama Zhu yenye ubunzima kwiiyure ezimbini kunye ne-smile ebonakalayo ekubeni. I-She slid a bowl of real pork bulk across the table without asking. "Little bird says you hit the motherlode, Caleb." “Little bird talks too much.” Uthande, ubunzulu kunye nentliziyo. "I-Bird uye uthi ukuba uya kuba yintliziyo efana ne-man. Yintliziyo kufuneka?" "Ukuhambisa, i-laboratory emangalisayo, kwaye iiyure ze-48 phambi kokuba nayiphi na umntu uyazi ukuba ndiyifunda." “Ixabiso?” "I-10% yintoni ngoko ndingathanda, i-payable xa ndingathanda." Kwaye akukwazi ukucinga. “20.” "I-15, kwaye ndithanda i-culture ye-seed efanelekileyo yokufaka yonke i-heat-shield ye-Callisto kwiminyaka elandelayo." “Done” Thintshisa kwakhona, umgangatho we-old style, iimpazamo ezihambelana njengoko sisondele kwi-Earth. Ngomhla lokugqibela, ndingathanda kwi-sub-powder phantsi kweemaphandleni yaye asikwazi ukufumana ukuba kukho. I-air scrubbers, i-ring ye-gravity, kunye ne-biosafety cabinet Mama Zhu abantu baye zithunyelwe kwiifowuni yeeyunivesithi iminyaka engaphezu kwama-20. Ndicebisa i-tank phantsi kwe-cap, ibonise i-nutrient mix efanelekileyo, i-boro salts iye zithunyelwe kwi-refinery waste stream, i-nitrogen kwi-ammonia ye-liquid, i-trace metals ngenxa ye-aroma. I-mycelium yaye i-berserk. Kwiiyure ze-12 iye iye iye iye iye iye iye iye iye Mama Zhu waqalisa ngokwenene ukuyifaka. Uyavela umzila omnqweno kwi-crystalline kunye ne-whistled. “Baba, uye uyakwenza i-silicon ezidlulileyo.” "Ukuba ngexesha elide kakhulu ukuhambisa." I-Word’s already out. Someone pinged the shaft register this morning. Iingxaki ze-Security yeNkampani zibonisa.” Ndingathanda i-cold crawl up my spine. "Ukuba ngexesha elide?" “Iiyure ezimbini, ndingathanda ngaphantsi.” Ndingathanda kwi-tank, kwi-strings emhlophe ezikhula njenge-venes. Iiyure ze-48 iye yintoni. Ndingathanda i-half that. “Ngoko ke siphila ngexesha elidlulileyo,” ndicinga. Mama Zhu waya like a wolf. "Ngingathanda ukuba awukwazi ukufumana." Iintsuku ezine zeeyure ezidlulileyo zithunyelwe kwi-laboratory. I-tank yaye kwi-cratch-proof-cratch ifakwe ne-powder foam. Iifayile ze-crystalline ziye zithunyelwe kwi-vacuum phakathi kwizithuba ezimbini ze-aluminiyamu, ukuze akuyona xa yayithunyelwa. I-crew ye-Mama Zhu iye zithunyelwa nge-dollies kunye neengcingo ezikhoyo iinombolo ze-serial. Kwi-300 ndingathanda kwi-tunnels yobugcisa phantsi kweDome Seven, ukhangela i-slaw ye-mineral ebandayo ukuya kwi-padders. Destination: i-courier fast ebandayo kwiinkampani ye-shell ebandayo. I-crew ye-3 ex-BN marines abalandeli i-Mama Zhu ubomi zabo kwaye ayidinga imibuzo. Ndingathanda kwi-acceleration sofa xa izibane ziye zithunyelwe. Ukuhanjiswa kwe-emergency, zonke iikhangiso. "Ukuhlolwa. I-Shaft 19-B iye yahlulwe kwi-quarantine ye-biohazard. Zonke abasebenzi kwi-sector 14 ukuya ku-19 zithunyelwe kwi-decon ye-immediate." Mama Zhu wafumana imibuzo yam kwi-cabin engaphezulu. “Uya kuqala.” Ndingathanda, intloko eluhlaza. "Ukuhlaza ngokufanelekileyo. Ngaba ushiye ngenxa yeyona nto." I-Pilot ayikwazanga ukulawula umgangatho. I-Callisto wayifumana i-torch yokuqala kunye nokuthintela nathi ngqo kwi-cargo lane, i-drones eyenza njenge-birds emangalisayo. Phantse nathi, i-Callisto yehlabathi lithile kunye ne-strobes ze-blue yeengqongqosho zeengqongqongqosho zeengqongqosho. Ndingathanda ukuqala iiyure ezisixhenxe. Ndingathanda i-crane ebonakalayo kwi-deck phakathi kwizobo zayo kwaye ndingathanda ukuba imvakalelo ye-miner elidala emzimbeni yam. Nceda unako ukufa ngenxa yale. Iinjini ze-courier zithunyelwe, kwaye i-Callisto wahlala phantsi nam. * Iimveliso I-courier yaba i-BN ye-surplus cutter yaye i-transponder ye-military ifakwe kunye ne-something eyenziwa kwiingoma ezimbini. Thina siqanda kwiiyure ezimbini kwiiyure ezine ngexesha elide, elide kakhulu ukugcina i-million km ye-cold phakathi kwethu kunye ne-Callisto traffic control. I-spine yam ndingathanda ukuba iye iye ifakwe kwi-loader, kodwa i-cratch yaye i-mycelium ibekwe emzimbeni. Mama Zhu watyelela kwakhona ukutya i-squeeze-bulb ye-coffee ebonakalayo kakhulu ukuze i-strip paint. "Ndiya i-dark now. No beacon, no handshake. Next friendly port is Europa Station, iiyure ezili-36, ukuba sincoma ukutya i-coils." Ndingathanda. I-Europa yaba i-dock ye-free-market kunye ne-reputation yokufunda indlela eyahlukileyo ukuba i-credits ziye zibe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, yaba i-Materials Consortium expo yonyaka esuka kwiintsuku ezisixhenxe. Zonke i-fab enkulu, zonke i-patent broker, zonke i-shark ye-venture kwi-system ye-external uya khona kunye ne-portfolios ezivela kunye ne-mouths ezivela. Ndingathanda ukuba ndingathanda ngexesha elide. I-pilot i-patched-a tight-beam ukusuka kwi-back scope. Imidwebo ebonakalayo, kodwa ebonakalayo kakhulu: iindiza ezintathu ze-Company zangaphambili, zangaphakathi, akukho izibane zangaphakathi. Bhalisa i-Callisto kunye nokufutshane. Mama Zhu waya. “Ngaba ufuna wena.” “Ngaba ufuna into efanayo kwi-cradle.” Yena ndingathanda ngalinye. "Ukuba ubuninzi apho, uCaleb?" "Ukufaneleka yonke umkhakha we-chip. Izixhobo ezininzi ukuba abantu abalandeli nathi zithambela i-billion credits ye-fuel nje ukunceda. "Wanika umdla ngokushesha. "Kutya siphuma. "Iiyure ezidlulileyo ze-20 zilungiselela ngexesha elide kwiintlungu. Iingxowa zentliziyo ziye zibe izibane ezilungileyo, kodwa i-pilot yethu uyazi zonke iingxowa zebhetri: iintliziyo zeentliziyo, iintliziyo zeentliziyo zeentliziyo zeentliziyo, zihlala kwi-radar iintliziyo zeentliziyo zeentliziyo zeentliziyo zeentliziyo kunye neentliziyo zeentliziyo zeentliziyo zeentliziyo. Kwiintsuku ezimbini na sixhobo, i-proximity alarm wathetha. I-gunship eyayifudumeza phambi kwexesha elincinane. Ziyathandana kakuhle kakhulu ukufumana nathi kunye ne-lidar. Mama Zhu wahlala, waya isikhwama elide ukusuka kwi-overhead. Ngezantsi i-spool-accelerated slug thrower elidlulileyo kunayo. Waya waya i-sidearm ebonakalayo njengoko ifakwe kwi-reserve parts kunye neengxaki ezikhoyo. “Ukuba uqhagamshelane nge-zero-ge?” “Ukuhlwa kuphela.” “Ukuhle kakhulu.” Ndingathanda kwi-turret ye-dorsal, nje i-bubble kunye ne-railgun kunye ne-prayer. I-gunship yandisa indawo, i-slice kunye ne-black, i-company crest ebhalwe nge-matte-kill-plate. Zibonisa nathi ngexesha elinye, i-voice ephantsi kunye ne-corporate. " I-boat ebonakalayo, ukunciphisa i-push kunye ne-prepared to be boarded. I-Resistance is futile.” Mama Zhu wabelisa i-microphone. “Come get some, sweetheart.” Ukushicilela waqala iiyure ezili-30 emva koko. Ayikho elungileyo. I-Rail slugs ebangeni kwiiyure ezimbini ngexesha le-drama. I-turret yethu ilawula i-radiator ye-front ye-gunship; baye zibhekele ngokufaka kwi-tank yethu ye-number-two. I-alarms i-wormed. I-courier iye i-air kunye ne-water ice emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni. Ndingathanda umnqweno uqhagamshelane ngeenqwelo zayo kwaye ndingathanda i-heart stop. Emva koko, iingcingo yesibini kunye neengcingo yesibini zangena kwindawo, kwakhona imizuzu ezisixhenxe kodwa zithembisa ngokukhawuleza. Thina siphinde. Mama Zhu uyakuthanda ngathi, lula njenge-Sunday Morning. "Ixesha yeplani C." “Kukho i-Plan C?” Ndiye ndingathanda. “ngoku.” Yenza i-switch eluhlaza ebizwa ngokuba yi-Emergency BROADCAST. I-comm-stack epheleleyo ye-courier ibonelela njenge-festival, ebonakalisa i-channel ebonakalayo kwi-frequency ye-HF ukuya kwi-gamma. "Kukho i-lucky Strike yokuzonwabisa. Thina sinikezela ukuvelisa i-breadband gap semiconductor. I-specifics epheleleyo, i-genome, ama-parameters yokukhula, yonke into. Ukuba sinikezela, i-paket ibheka kumazwe ngamazwe ngamazwe ngamnye ukusuka apha ukuya ku-Saturn. Ufuna ukugcina le nto, uxhumane ngoku. “I-Silence for Five Long Seconds. Emva koko, i-gunship ye-lead rolled, i-braking thrusters, yaye waya. Abaninzi babehambelana. Abanikwazanga ukuba iinkcukacha ziyafumaneka. Akukho. Mama Zhu wafumana isisindo esifutshane. "Ukuvela iiyure ezimbini. Mhlawumbi." Ndingathanda iibhayisikili ezihlangeneyo kuze kube kuphela izibane. Imibala yam akufutshane. Uthandisa emzimbeni. "Ukuhambisa, mina. Uya kwangena kwangena kwangaphakathi. Kwixesha elinye, nangona kunjalo." I-Europa yandisa kwi-spot eluhlaza ukuya kwi-ball ebandayo ebandayo ebandayo ebandayo. Thina siphila kwi-free-dock kunye ne-half-shell no-fuel margin, kodwa siphuma. I-expo hall yaba i-chaos: i-booth engaphezulu kunokuba i-hub blocks, i-holo-ad yeengxaki ze-quantum kunye ne-neutron weaves, i-air enobuthandayo kunye ne-money kunye ne-despair. I-walked kwi-floor in a clean coverall umntu we-Mama Zhu wabhala, i-sample case i-handcuffed kwi-chest, i-heart hammering njenge-jack-drill. Kwixesha lokuqala ngexesha ngexesha elidlulileyo, ngexesha elidlulileyo, ngexesha elidlulileyo; ngexesha elidlulileyo, ngexesha elidlulileyo. Ndafumana le nto ebangela ukuba awukwazi ukutya kwakhona: i-New Kyoto Fab Collective, isixhobo esebenzayo esebenzayo esekelwe kwi-Ganymede kunye ne-Reputation for Keeping Promises. Thina ndibandakanya kwi-room ye-conference eyenziwe eyenza i-green tea kunye ne-ozone. I-negotiator yayo yokuqala yaba i-woman ye-silver hair and eyes like winter. “Ngaba umntu we-fungus,” wathi. “Yini ndiya.” “Show me.” Ndivula isikhwama. I-crystalline i-plate iye yenza i-light kwaye iye iye yenza kwi-rainbows. Yena iye yenza i-scope ye-portable phezu yile, i-breathing eyenza phakathi kwamathambo zayo. " I-Defect Density Under Instrument Threshold. I-Growth Rate?” "Amamikron ezisixhenxe ngehora kwi-room temp, ingcindezi yomhlaba, ukutya iintlobo ze-boron kunye ne-table scraps." Uyavula isicelo ngokufanelekileyo, njengoko ingangena. "Name ixabiso yakho,"ngathi. Yena akufutshane. "I-Half up front, i-half on verified production. Plus i-royalties ye-perpetuity kunye ne-seat on the board ye-you." I-Accord yasungulwa phambi kokuba i-tee yabafutshane. Iintsuku ezintathu emva kokufumana i-Europa Station kunye neentlobo ezininzi ezininzi kunokuba ndingathanda indlela yokufunda kunye nenani elitsha kwi-server ye-patent ye-Mercury ukuya kwi-Triton. I-Pen-2234 waya kwi-open-source ngexesha elifanayo, i-seed kwi-mesh yeeyunivesithi ngamnye kwi-net. I-Mama Zhu uye uyakufumana kwidokisi kunye ne-button ye-whisky ye-Japanese yaye i-ticket ye-one-way ukuya kwindawo yehlabathi. “Ukuza kakuhle, i-miner.” “Ukuza,” ndicinga. “Ukuza.” Yenza izibane ezimbini kwiiphakheji zeplastiki. "Ukuhambisa iziphumo." “Ukuhambisa i-accident” Ndithanda ngexesha i-Ice ye-Europa ebandayo ngaphandle kwe-Sightport, kwaye emzimbeni emzimbeni nathi i-Callisto ebandayo, ebandayo nangona i-hrust kunye ne-fungus, kodwa i-poorer ye-loss ye-luckyest-broken prospector eyenza. * Iimveliso Iinyanga ezisixhenxe ngelixa ekhaya emangalisayo emzantsi emzimbeni yaseVastitas Sea, apho i-dune emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimbeni emzimb I-royalties yaye lithunyelwe ngosuku zonke iintsuku, iinombolo ezincinane iye zikhuselelwa emva kweenyanga yokuqala. Ndithenga i-house kwi-clip, i-catamaran kunye ne-cockpit ebhalisiweyo, kunye ne-dock eyenza emanzini i-colour of gunmetal. Ixesha elinye lithunyelwe kwi-fond ebhalisiweyo i-lungs new for old miners. I-pair yam yaye yaye yaye ndithunyelwa yi-fond: i-rosa, epheleleyo, ezisetyenziswa kwiiseli zayo zayo kwi-New Kyoto tank. I-first full breath iye eyenza emva kwe-chirurgical ebonakalayo njenge-money kunye ne-miracle. Zininzi zithanda i-Morse Disruption. Izixhobo ze-chip zikhula, i-Fab kwi-Mars kunye ne-Luna ziye zikhula i-Pen-2234 njenge-mould kwi-bread, kunye ne-gigants ze-silicon ezidlulileyo zikhula kwi-plants kunye ne-publishment. I-open-source yonke into ngosuku lokugqibela le-deal, ngoko i-courts ziye zihlale iingxowa kwi-airlock. Mama Zhu nangokufutshane ngenyanga ngexesha elinye ngexesha elifanelekileyo. Uya kunikeza i-whisky emangalisayo kunye ne-coffee emangalisayo, uye kwi-verch yam xa i-sun yenza i-blood-red phezu kwimveliso, kwaye uyifumana iifotile ze-swap ngaphandle kokuphuma. Uya kuthatha engaphezulu kwe-15% ethandwa nathi. Uyazi ukuba umngcipheko kwiziko ze-consortium iye lithemba. Ngexesha elinye ndivela emanzini, ukucacisa ibhokisi, ukhangela i-mask, kwaye ufumane i-air recycled ijubane amabhulumente amabhulumente amabhulumente amabhulumente amabhulumente. Iimfishi apha iye ndiza kakhulu: ama-torpedo ye-silver ebandayo ngenxa ye-oxygen yamanzi ebandayo. Ndibandakanya i-cocktail ye-dinner, i-drop ye-rest. I-sea ayikwazanga ukuba i-rich am. Inyaka edlulileyo, i-drone ye-gray yehlabathe i-package kwi-dock. Kwi-inside yaba i-h-BN ye-wafer elilinganiselwe kwinqanaba yam, izibane ezininzi ezininzi zokuhamba, ububanzi afanelekileyo kwi-UV script: Thank you for the air, mina. Ndiya kukuvela kwicandelo ukuze abanye akufanele. Ndingathanda kwi-hearth, apho i-lights ebusuku ivula i-room kwi-fire ye-green. Ngexesha elinye ndingathanda nge-glass ye-Rotgut ye-Mama Zhu emzimbeni yami, kwaye ndingathanda i-wind ye-heath against the seals. I-crystal i-hums emnandi, njengoko i-vacuum kunye ne-steen kunye nexesha elide yokuba omnqweno omnqweno ukufumana. Ngaba awukwazi ukufikelela kwi-Callisto. I-Shaft 19-B ifakwe phantsi kwe-concrete kwaye isibophelela ngoku. Ukusuka kwi-fork i-wind shifts, enikeza i-smell ye-salt kunye ne-algae ezivela kwiifomati ze-shoreline. Kwiziphi na phantsi komhlaba, i-rocker-rat elidlulileyo enomdla i-blood ngexesha lokugqibela, i-pushing elula kwi-dime ye-other's, ekusuka kwi-strand yayo. Yintoni i-legacy elide. Ndiyazi. Ndiya kubuyekeza iifotile ye-oxygen njengoko abantu abaninzi zibonisa iiyure zayo. Kwaye xa izibane ze-northern ziye zithunyelwe, i-fire ye-green ebandayo kwiimveliso ze-black, ndiye ndandisa i-glass yam, kwi-dark, kwi-strands ze-patient eyenza yonke into ngenxa yokuba ndiyaziqhelekanga kakhulu ukuchithwa i-stone ye-dirty. Ngaba awuboni ngqo. Akukho kufuneka. Zonke izicubu ziquka ezininzi kunzima kunokwenzeka, kwaye zihlanganisa ngempumelelo. Ngexesha ezimbalwa ndidlala kwi-sand ebomvu ebomvu ebomvu ebomvu ebomvu ebomvu ebomvu ebomvu ebomvu ebomvu ebomvu ebomvu.

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