Part III - The Tank and the City

The River on Fire

I reached the river carrying a shoe that did not belong to me. It was small, brown, scuffed at the toe.

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Part I - The Clock Chapter 1 The Rim of Cities Chapter 2 The Snake Through the Fence Chapter 3 The Wake

Part II - The Factory Chapter 4 The Floor That Moved Chapter 5 The Office Above the Hands Chapter 6 The Four Separations Chapter 7 The Machine That Learned to Optimize

Part III - The Tank and the City Chapter 8 The Steppe Chapter 9 The City That Was Already Burning Chapter 10 The River on Fire Chapter 11 Rats' War Chapter 12 The Kitchen Chair Chapter 13 The Girl at the Gun Chapter 14 Time Is Blood

Part IV - The School Chapter 15 The Classroom Without a Roof Chapter 16 The Examination of Obedience Chapter 17 The Hammer Chapter 18 The Infinite Library

Part V - The Screen Chapter 19 The Screen Was Not a Window Chapter 20 The Cathedral of Common Sense Chapter 21 The Audience Commodity Chapter 22 The Museum of Good Intentions

Part VI - The Supermarket Chapter 23 The Aisle of Freedom Chapter 24 The Pharmacy of Despair Chapter 25 The Robot at Checkout

Part VII - The Court and the Hand Chapter 26 The Court of Those Who Paid Chapter 27 The Trial of the Machine Chapter 28 The Tank-Tree Chapter 29 The Clock Again Chapter 30 Now

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