Sand covers the tracks. The city disappears under the sand. Dust is brought in through the broken windows. One flew over the ghost station. The last remaining shadow of a skeleton. The forgotten ruins of our dreams.
The laboratory holds on. Machines are surrounded by static puddles. Mercury has bled through the cracks and is now dripping. Dawn in the temple of silence. The last sphere trembles as it shines one last time. The ring's gravity center breaks and falls. Still waiting for completion. The code is interrupted and the work is unmade. The message rolls over and waits till dusk.