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They all rode down the elevator together, but while Emilie and Seeta headed down the flight of stairs to the train level, Geeta tugged on Scout’s sleeve and led the way out the front doors of the building.
Street level at just past two in the morning was eerie. All of the lights were still on but no one was about. The towers above them were largely dark as well; only a few scattered squares showed windows where the occupants within were still up. Geeta led the way along a particularly wide street with six marked lanes but no one was driving on it.
“This is space,” Scout said in a whisper because breaking the silence felt like something she ought not to do. “Why do you have daytime and nighttime here? Especially when it never gets any lighter or any darker. The entire time I’ve been h
