The Vacuumers
Jan 14th, 2013 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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A city of one billion people relies on many citizens and institutions to maintain order. But in Colossolopis, the world’s largest urban center, everyone knows who the city most depends on for survival.
The vacuumers are the only civilians allowed outside the city interiors. Donning their radiation-shielded hazsuits, they crawl like insects on the rooftops, cleaning the air.
Some doubt that what they are doing can really be called cleaning. It has been generations since anyone has been able to freely breath the atmosphere. But if they were to stop, the toxicity levels would quickly breakdown even the strongest shielding.
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