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　　The hike to the eighth tier emphasized Hadrian`s point. They passed no one. The entire trip up Berling Way had been as silent as if they were walking a forgotten graveyard. Not so much as a dog barked. The journey had also been dark. No candles flickered behind windows; no one had lit the street lamps. They had traveled only by the shine of the moon, which in its frightening brilliance, and cold light was just another reminder of the danger and the speed at which sand ran out of the glass.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.