Quote: "Arktalus" from the novel Evenfall of the Helical (A.Glass 2022)
“Fuck...I needed that...” Tadri whimpers, as a steady stream of urine is expelled, reliving the pressure in her bladder, the flow of excreta directly hitting the basin water. “...Not very discreet these old toilets...” She reaches across and pulls off a section of toilet paper from the roll attached to the wall. Wiping her self, she then drops the folded paper into the basin, standing, Tadri pulls up her knickers and leggings, turning around, with her left index finger she presses the button to flush the toilet. Smiling, whilst staring at the swirling water in its vortex drawing in the sodden toilet paper as it suddenly disappears. “...How quaint.” Looking around the small space, noticing a poster on the right side wall. She reads the heading,
“Author Apollo Giffard book signing this Friday the 23rd July 1983 at Black Light Books, 278 Columbus Ave, San Francisco”
Tadri studies the artwork of an astronaut looking up at what appears to be an alien space ship wreaked on a fictional planet.
“This art is great...” she looks at the poster crudely stuck to the wall as though it was placed there yesterday. “...For an antique poster like the book, it's also in very good condition.” Opening the toilet door, standing out in the cramped hallway she takes out of her left jacket pocket an antiviral and bacterial neutralizer, emitting the spray with its Ultra Violet blue light scan over both her hands. She places the device back in her pocket, walking back down the wooden staircase to the shop below, nearing the floor, Tadri hears chatter of other peoples voices."
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I. ARKTALUS
II. ORACLES MYSTERIUM
III. DACEION IONADI
IV. THE AZIMUTH PRINCIPLE
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