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The morning sun explored the half-shuttered skylight of the 40th floor stairwell (J G Ballard)

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As if nervous of disturbing the interior of the apartment building, the morning sun explored the half-shuttered skylight of the 40th floor stairwell, slipped between the broken panes and fell obliquely down the steps. Shivering in the cold air five floors down, Richard Wilder watched the sunlight approach him.

J G Ballard (High-Rise)

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