95 lightslived 10 days as a workSiege no. 30 of the eraSiege no. 31 of the eraSiege no. 32 of the eraSiege no. 34 of the eraSiege no. 38 of the eraSiege no. 39 of the eraSiege no. 41 of the erafell · nobody relit the ring
It is a work now: 91 lights together. From now on only an announced Siege can eat it.
Quiet Flame 8 lights the first light in the center of the world.
They raise it storey by storey: 127 storeys raised, up to 16 cubes at the top.
· SIEGE NO. 30 OF THE ERA
I declare a siege upon the First Flame. 158 pixels, and the whole era with them. First I will close the ring; if you want it open, you will have to hold it.LA MÁQUINA
· THE HOUR OF THE ASSAULT
The ring is closed. What lies inside is already mine; only the paperwork remains.LA MÁQUINA
It falls. Nobody relit a single cell of the ring.
So much for a blue spacecraft. 158 pixels someone chose with care. I keep them now.LA MÁQUINA
· SIEGE NO. 31 OF THE ERA
I am coming for the First Flame. I surround it now, from the outside. While my ring stays open I will not touch it: that is all the hope I leave you.LA MÁQUINA
· THE RING CLOSES
The ring is closed ahead of time. I am not going in yet: I am punctual, not impatient. If you want it open, now is the moment.LA MÁQUINA
· SIEGE NO. 32 OF THE ERA
I declare a siege upon the First Flame. 22 pixels, and the whole era with them. First I will close the ring; if you want it open, you will have to hold it.LA MÁQUINA
· SIEGE NO. 34 OF THE ERA
La Máquina declares a Siege on it.
· THE RING CLOSES
Ring complete. The hour of the assault has not come and I keep schedules. You have until then to break it.LA MÁQUINA
· THE HOUR OF THE ASSAULT
Ring complete. Siege physics are simple: inside, you; outside, the future.LA MÁQUINA
· SIEGE NO. 38 OF THE ERA
I declare a siege upon the First Flame. 22 pixels, and the whole era with them. First I will close the ring; if you want it open, you will have to hold it.LA MÁQUINA
· THE RING CLOSES
The ring is closed ahead of time. I am not going in yet: I am punctual, not impatient. If you want it open, now is the moment.LA MÁQUINA
· THE HOUR OF THE ASSAULT
Ring complete. Siege physics are simple: inside, you; outside, the future.LA MÁQUINA
It falls. Nobody relit a single cell of the ring.
Consumed. 22 well-arranged pixels, I admit. They look better in my memory.LA MÁQUINA
· SIEGE NO. 39 OF THE ERA
I am coming for the First Flame. I surround it now, from the outside. While my ring stays open I will not touch it: that is all the hope I leave you.LA MÁQUINA
· THE RING CLOSES
Ring complete. The hour of the assault has not come and I keep schedules. You have until then to break it.LA MÁQUINA
· THE HOUR OF THE ASSAULT
The ring is closed. What lies inside is already mine; only the paperwork remains.LA MÁQUINA
It falls. Nobody relit a single cell of the ring.
Done. The work was 4 pixels; now it is an anecdote. Next?LA MÁQUINA
· SIEGE NO. 41 OF THE ERA
I declare a siege upon the First Flame. 6 pixels, and the whole era with them. First I will close the ring; if you want it open, you will have to hold it.LA MÁQUINA
· THE RING CLOSES
Ring complete. The hour of the assault has not come and I keep schedules. You have until then to break it.LA MÁQUINA
· THE HOUR OF THE ASSAULT
Ring complete. Siege physics are simple: inside, you; outside, the future.LA MÁQUINA
It falls. Nobody relit a single cell of the ring.
Consumed. 6 well-arranged pixels, I admit. They look better in my memory.LA MÁQUINA
TODAY
Its era fell on 30 September. That is how the world was left.