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UGLIES 63
“Look down.”
Below, Tally saw metal glinting through the trees.
“The ruins are much bigger than they let on,” Shay said.
“They just keep that part of the city standing for school
trips and museum stuff. But it goes on forever.”
“With lots of metal?”
“Yeah. Tons. Don’t worry, I’ve flown all over the place.”
Tally swallowed, keeping an eye out for signs of ruin
below, glad that Shay was moving at a nice, slow speed.
A shape emerged from the forest, a long spine that rose and fell
like a frozen wave. It led away from them, off into the darkness.
“Here it is.”
“Okay, but what is it?” Tally asked.
“It’s called a roller coaster. Remember, I told you I’d
show you one.”
“It’s pretty. But what’s it for?”
“For having fun.”
“No way.”
“Yeah, way. Apparently, the Rusties did have some fun.
It’s like a track. They would stick ground cars to it and go
as fast as they could. Up, down, around in circles. Like
hoverboarding, without hovering. And they made it out of
some really unrusty kind of steel—for safety, I guess.”
Tally frowned. She’d only imagined the Rusties working
in the giant stone hives and struggling to escape on that
last, horrible day. Not having fun.