The rocky inclines of New attract hikers and climbers. Further down the slopes, flowers blossom in green fields. Fruits bud in the orchard. The joyful, fertile, dew-covered land looks fresh and vital, but produces nothing. Newtonians ask many questions of travelers. They are not explorers in body, but in mind. They know little of other places.
Newtonians do not need to eat or drink much as they are fed by living energy within New.
“Travelers will be disappointed in Newtonian cuisine,” writes Miss Emeline Traveler.
When Newtonians leave New their cocoons break. They shed their New skin and appear in fresh skin. They leave their old skin behind.
Visitors come to new to begin again. They dive into the pond that leads to New and enter through the underground tunnel. They swim ashore in Open and from there take the road to New. Few stay in New for long. They become hungry and thirsty. New nourishes visitors briefly.
The towers of the capitol city Student rise at the top of a series of peaks. Bridges cross the rivers and valleys of New. Students mine goods from the mountains. They plant trees on the slopes to keep the soil firm. The fruitful land brings wealth to those who visit. Visitors keep what they mine from Student throughout their lives and carry what they have gained with them to other lands. It often rains. The guides wear saffron colored hoods and boots and offer umbrellas and assistance.
“See there, across the bridge, a promising color of stone!” says a Guide.
“Be careful! The slopes are steep,” warns another.
“Slide! Slide!” a Guide shouts at Miss Doe Friend.
“Expect to slide a few times along the way,” writes Miss Emeline Traveler. “Slide and return. Slide and return. Persist and carry the fruits of Student away with you.”
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