Chapter 05: Cities and the Dead 01

The poor were given only a shovel with which to dig their own graves, where their bodies were often stuffed, after a quick acid bath, with stones.

In that city, the dead only sing in their sleep and hear nothing. In that city, even the dead don't have nightmares. The dead can neither dream nor remember. It is in that city that the dead cry out as they are suddenly alone. It is in that city that the dead are ignored. The dead are not allowed to exist. And yet the dead still do exist. In that city the dead are more alive than they are anywhere else. They are stronger than they are in life.

They do not know it but they are alive. And still, in that city, they are ignored. Again the dead cannot exist. It is in that city that the dead sing their songs in their sleep. And yet they are only afraid. And still, in that city, they are ignored.