The Secret City

There are secrets in this city that most can never find. For them the sun lights the streets from morning till night while others see only the second moon, dim and foreboding. The bell in the great tower rings every hour, but not for everyone. There are those whose ears are never reached by its peals. The paved streets serve the ordinary well enough, but the earth itself grasps at the ankles of those it desires so that they struggle simply to walk. There are two worlds in this one city, and none knows why each is placed in either. So that's why I was late.