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The Sleeper Awakes - A Revised Edition of When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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"It will be clearer later," said Howard.

He glanced uneasily upward, as though he found the progress of the
lift slow.

"I shall understand better, no doubt, when I have seen my way about a
little," said Graham puzzled. "It will be--it is bound to be perplexing.
At present it is all so strange. Anything seems possible. Anything. In
the details even. Your counting, I understand, is different."

The lift stopped, and they stepped out into a narrow but very long
passage between high walls, along which ran an extraordinary number of
tubes and big cables.

"What a huge place this is!" said Graham. "Is it all one building? What
place is it?"

"This is one of the city ways for various public services. Light and
so forth."

"Was it a social trouble--that--in the great roadway place? How are you
governed? Have you still a police?"

"Several," said Howard.

"Several?"

"About fourteen."

"I don't understand."
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