Michael Manly stood on the corner of 11th and Carnival Street. The buildings looked pale in the early morning light, translucent and untouched. People had gathered in the street, standing perfectly still except for the occasional sigh or the shuffle of feet. The traffic had stopped to allow the quiet musings of the suddenly poignant pedestrians and it seemed as if the city itself had fallen silent in respect of this. There were no birds nor were there the distant sounds of construction work or traffic lights. Every radio, every television in the city had fallen ominously silent.

He stepped fearfully from the pavement, placing his two feet over the yellow lines and out into the road. The crowd remained solemn and still and, as he reached closer, he began to realise that each one was in some way transparent. Like the buildings there was no substance to them, just the intimation, the shape of things. He looked up at the brilliant blue sky and the burning sun overhead. For a moment he imagined clouds drifting suddenly over the sun before turning back to the silent crowd.

“Where am I?” He asked out loud.

It was not the question he had intended to ask but, upon speaking it, he felt that it was the right question.

“This is the afterlife, Michael.” A sad, familiar voice answered.

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