“The solitary attic—if one could thus designate a space of about three square feet—which comprised Hamar's lodging—had the advantage of being situated in the top storey of a skyscraper—at least a skyscraper for that part of the city.”

“Then he noticed, as a prosaic business man will notice ⟳ suddenly, that a skyscraper which he has passed daily for months is out of line with its neighbor, that the seat behind the new little girl was unoccupied and that she stood alone in the aisle during exercises.”

“The Wards are open-topped, with skyscrapers rising from the superstructure. Towers are sealed against vacuum, as the breathable atmosphere envelope is only maintained to a height of about seven meters. The atmosphere is contained by the centrifugal force ⟳ of rotation and a "membrane" of dense, colorless sulphur hexafluoride gas, held in place ⟳ by carefully managed mass effect fields.”

“From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look ⟳ like ⟳ much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number ⟳ of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip ⟳.”

“Construction of the world’s tallest unoccupied skyscraper may resume as early as next week, almost 10 years after work ⟳ ground to a halt, according to Chinese state media.”

“Its steel helped build ⟳ America, from the skyscrapers dotting city landscapes to the cars speeding down highways, to the appliances inside millions of homes.”

“It was no surprise ⟳ to see ⟳ Hanley bat a skyscraper out to left.”

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