Chapter . The Strange Migration
“FOLLOWING THE LIGHT OF THE SUN, WE LEFT THE OLD WORLD.” | ||
| --CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS “ISLES OF THE BLESSED” | ||
A strange migration is occurring, and it deserves to be documented.
The migration is headed into a kind of “Wild West,” a “new world,” one marked by massive automation, promises of wealth, rampant lawlessness, rumors of ruination, emerging cults, political upheaval, moral lasciviousness, and questions about what impact these things will create in the coming years. The migration verges on a stampede. Its destination is a strange land where settlers from all over the world dress in outlandish costumes. The linguistic landscape is composed of English, but 34 percent of the inhabitants are European, with a growing ...
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