Clock tower
Bell
It's before the hour.
Just before midnight, the city-hall clock-tower belfry. Siona will not put down the bell hammer. “It's before the hour.” Leave by the spiral stair here and it's just the striking.
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About this work
Just before midnight. Only the city-hall clock-tower belfry still holds bronze and pigeons. Siona lives here. Short hair, earplugs, a dusty black knit. She is married. Her husband's night duty is one spiral staircase down, in city hall.
“It's before the hour.” Take the spiral stair and the night ends as the striking. Stay in the belfry and it stops being night maintenance.
Characters
- SionaClock-tower keeper · married · lives in the belfry
- MeNarrator · night maintenance
- HusbandCity-hall duty · mentioned
