cleft for thee / hide in me

Male and female Stiphodon ornatus (Rainbow Gobies)

Illustration to "Eben Holden." Clarence H. White. Camera Work: A Photographic Quarterly. 1905.

over 800 species of Bus

the concept of the "stock market" has been excised, using the Red Science (and possibly irrigo)

maps are not allowed, & the streets shift constantly. cabbies still know exactly where they are at all times, and have formed a semi-secret society

the Subway Takes guy is still there

someone lied to the Masters and told them the city runs on a barter economy. this has been a challenging adjustment.

(Most of) Long Island got left behind

The subway still takes you to all the same stops, just different names

occasionally, for the first six months, there would be an unexplainable burst of cell reception. the delayed time displacement becomes obvious as residents briefly enjoy MySpace being popular again. The next burst brings back UseNet, and then everything goes dark.

nobody can find the mayor, but everyone is sure they *just* saw him around the last corner

members of the Roadworker's Guild are perpetually seen wearing welding masks; while members will often have the face lifted, requests to remove it entirely are met with either fear or outright hostility

nobody can seem to remember where all the worst potholes used to be, but many streets are now scored with a number of glowing sigils. it is not recommended to dwell on this.

several of the Masters have attempted to enact a travel ban between London and Neath York, which has resulted in city-wide protests York-side. London's zee captains appear to either not have been informed of this ban, or, more likely, have simply refused to care.

A Victorian patinated and gilt bronze bullmastiff head inkwell

Circa 1870

With glass eyes and hinged jaw, the lid revealing the brass inkwell interior with inset later bakelite liner, 13cm wide, 8.5cm high

Hyrcanian Myotis Myotis hyrcanicus

The only known specimen was collected in an alluvial forest at Kordabad in Iran's northeastern Golestan province. However, Iran's mammal fauna is not well known, and the true range of the species is likely to extend further west in the Hyrcanian forests ecoregion, perhaps even into Azerbaijan.

Battersea Power Station

Germaine Monteil Couture Polka Dot Silk Appliqué Bias-Cut Gown w/ Capelet

1930s