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Summer Solstice was a holiday in Infrastructure, not as weighty as New Years' Day, Unification Day, Worker's Day or the Bounty Festival but still generally a pleasant affair. Many factories offered a day off and there was usually music, dancing, flyting contests and other competitions and so forth. Around the Urblaast/Loriv construction zone for 47 IA, things were ramped up. Factories offered their employees and families a substantial feast, Hygienic Beer was distributed in the streets along with Kvas, tea and pastries, a parade was organized, mechanical rides were set up and several big shows were organized. There were even a few foreign ambassadors in the area, who were well wined and dined in their Hotels even though they wondered why they had been brought out here.

Most of these activities were pre-planned and organized ahead of time with posters set up. Even so, there were also fliers distributed on the day itself which simply announced that in Smedth District there would be a big announcement at 21:00. As the hour approached about twenty three thousand people would approach a small but well secured stage. People wondered what it could be about, until 21:00 came and arriving in an SL-47 Lorry arrived Supernova, who took to the platform with only the shining of spotlights and a brief fanfare by a marching band. The area was secure and cameras (including both film Cameras and a smaller Fabricated unit) were set up to document this historic moment for general distribution.

"Citizens of Infrastructure." She said. Her voice amplified by loudspeakers and relayed by Radio. "On this fine Solstice, have you been having a good time?"

There was general cheering. Supernova grinned at this, finding their exultation stimulating.

"Very Good." She said as the roar faded. "For at this Midyear we have much to celebrate. A week ago, ULAF has completed it's sixth thousand Lorry. Fifty two new Apartment Buildings have been completed, along with Eight new Schools, Twelve daycare centres and other such facilities. Three new Trolley routes are in operation, as has a new hospital and ground has been broken on a new Engineering Academy. This Month a new Bread Factory was completed. But while all of this is all worthy of commendation, I have not come here to simply rattle off construction figures and statistics."

"Over the past few years, much has been built here. Much remains to be done in this Zone still and will continue for time to come. Even so, the preliminary goal of an automotive assembly line has been here achieved." The was another round of applause. "And with that, we can announce the true function of this venture. Many have believed that what has been built here was simply a Duotown, an overgrown Monotown built merely to accommodate and support the workforce of the Urblaast/Loriv Steelworks and the Urblaast Loriv Automobile Factories. An impression which we lightly encouraged and this was an objective, but one which falls short of our purpose here."

"Today we celibate not only the longest day of the year, but the creation of something the world has never seen before and it's formal creation. A City built from it's foundations up by Industrial means with homes, shops, workplaces and recreational spaces built with technological convenience first and foremost. Where transport is easy, waste is dealt with efficiently and everyone has access to Medical Care, Artwork and Entertainment. Homes warm in winter and green in summer. A City that shall show the wonders of the Great Machine, a beacon who's brilliance shall show the world the way to a glorious new technological age."

"Citizens of Infrastructure. Welcome...to the Radiant City!"

With that, banners were unfurled and the bands struck up. There was cheering in the crowd and throughout the Radiant City it echoed.

From the Beginning...

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Description

Summer Solstice was a holiday in Infrastructure, not as weighty as New Years' Day, Unification Day, Worker's Day or the Bounty Festival but still generally a pleasant affair. Many factories offered a day off and there was usually music, dancing, flyting contests and other competitions and so forth. Around the Urblaast/Loriv construction zone for 47 IA, things were ramped up. Factories offered their employees and families a substantial feast, Hygienic Beer was distributed in the streets along with Kvas, tea and pastries, a parade was organized, mechanical rides were set up and several big shows were organized. There were even a few foreign ambassadors in the area, who were well wined and dined in their Hotels even though they wondered why they had been brought out here.

Most of these activities were pre-planned and organized ahead of time with posters set up. Even so, there were also fliers distributed on the day itself which simply announced that in Smedth District there would be a big announcement at 21:00. As the hour approached about twenty three thousand people would approach a small but well secured stage. People wondered what it could be about, until 21:00 came and arriving in an SL-47 Lorry arrived Supernova, who took to the platform with only the shining of spotlights and a brief fanfare by a marching band. The area was secure and cameras (including both film Cameras and a smaller Fabricated unit) were set up to document this historic moment for general distribution.

"Citizens of Infrastructure." She said. Her voice amplified by loudspeakers and relayed by Radio. "On this fine Solstice, have you been having a good time?"

There was general cheering. Supernova grinned at this, finding their exultation stimulating.

"Very Good." She said as the roar faded. "For at this Midyear we have much to celebrate. A week ago, ULAF has completed it's sixth thousand Lorry. Fifty two new Apartment Buildings have been completed, along with Eight new Schools, Twelve daycare centres and other such facilities. Three new Trolley routes are in operation, as has a new hospital and ground has been broken on a new Engineering Academy. This Month a new Bread Factory was completed. But while all of this is all worthy of commendation, I have not come here to simply rattle off construction figures and statistics."

"Over the past few years, much has been built here. Much remains to be done in this Zone still and will continue for time to come. Even so, the preliminary goal of an automotive assembly line has been here achieved." The was another round of applause. "And with that, we can announce the true function of this venture. Many have believed that what has been built here was simply a Duotown, an overgrown Monotown built merely to accommodate and support the workforce of the Urblaast/Loriv Steelworks and the Urblaast Loriv Automobile Factories. An impression which we lightly encouraged and this was an objective, but one which falls short of our purpose here."

"Today we celibate not only the longest day of the year, but the creation of something the world has never seen before and it's formal creation. A City built from it's foundations up by Industrial means with homes, shops, workplaces and recreational spaces built with technological convenience first and foremost. Where transport is easy, waste is dealt with efficiently and everyone has access to Medical Care, Artwork and Entertainment. Homes warm in winter and green in summer. A City that shall show the wonders of the Great Machine, a beacon who's brilliance shall show the world the way to a glorious new technological age."

"Citizens of Infrastructure. Welcome...to the Radiant City!"

With that, banners were unfurled and the bands struck up. There was cheering in the crowd and throughout the Radiant City it echoed.

From the Beginning...

Previous: Infrastructure: Part Three Hundred and Seventy Nine
Next: Infrastructure: Part Three Hundred and Eighty One