No, removed altogether. They became unfeeling Things, and they were already far beyond the comprehension of any living being. We thought of the tower as a nest, and them as bees or ants, or perhaps some sort of vegetation.
its an ancient piece that sucks but ive seen people talking about HL2 recently and it reminded me of what I wrote about its setting, the end of the cold war, and the limitations of dystopian fiction lateralthinkingtechnology.wordpress.com/2021/03/10/b...
Back in the USSR – Dystopia, Vaclav Havel, and Half-Life 2
Bohemian Rhapsody – Post-totalitarianism, an introduction “Part of the essence of the post-totalitarian system is that it draws everyone into its sphere of power, not so they may realize themselves…
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