Chapter 93 Losing The War

• Zoe stood, began to walk to the window. ‘Äh, it has been … well, you might say, a transition, yes, but as I think, not such a big one, really: Come and take a look!’
• Thus, with Zoe’s assistance, I managed to get to the window leaning on my shaky legs. The city lay out in front of us looking strangely illuminated by the sun setting early evening light. Upon arrival, it seemed almost as if she had not left at all, and that nothing had changed there. But as she appeared to look at the images from different angles, certain disparities cropped up.
• It was as if the whole city was choreographed. The traffic on the bridge moved freely like ghosts with cars and public transport. Holographic billboards were installed on the exterior walls of structures, and they provided data concerning energy consumption, pollution and other public utilities in real time. In a neighboring park, we observed workers interacting with the intangible environment, coding gestures influencing invisible touch screens.