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Chapter 6

           TherewasnowayhisimaginationcouldfeeltheimpactofthewholeEarthhavinggone,itwastoobig.Heproddedhisfeelingsbythinkingthathisparentsandhissisterhadgone.Noreaction.Hethoughtofallthepeoplehehadbeencloseto.Noreaction.Thenhethoughtofacompletestrangerhehadbeenstandingbehindinthequeueatthesupermarketbeforeandfeltasuddenstab—thesupermarketwasgone,everythinginitwasgone.Nelson’sColumnhadgone!Nelson’sColumnhadgoneandtherewouldbenooutcry,becausetherewasnoonelefttomakeanoutcry.FromnowonNelson’sColumnonlyexistedinhismind.Englandonlyexistedinhismind—hismind,stuckhereinthisdanksmellysteel-linedspaceship.Awaveofclaustrophobiaclosedinonhim.

           Englandnolongerexisted.He’dgotthat—somehowhe’dgotit.Hetriedagain.America,hethought,hasgone.Hecouldn’tgraspit.Hedecidedtostartsmalleragain.NewYorkhasgone.Noreaction.He’dneverseriouslybelieveditexistedanyway.Thedollar,hethought,hadsunkforever.Slighttremorthere.EveryBogartmoviehasbeenwiped,hesaidtohimself,andthatgavehimanastyknock.McDonalds,hethought.ThereisnolongeranysuchthingasaMcDonald’shamburger.

           Hepassedout.Whenhecameroundasecondlaterhefoundhewassobbingforhismother.

           Hejerkedhimselfviolentlytohisfeet.

           "Ford!"

           Fordlookedupfromwherehewassittinginacornerhummingtohimself.Healwaysfoundtheactualtravelling-through-spacepartofspacetravelrathertrying.

           "Yeah?"hesaid.

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