In
this aerial view, we see that the city is encompassed by an efficient
monorail system, which together with the bus line, has virtually
wiped out the need for citizens to own cars.
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In
fact, the clock had total efficiency. Clockworthy had ingeniously
devised a way to make the clock's own movement power itself.
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Life proceeds
as normal now, here in Brikingham, the inhabitants blissfully
unaware of the fate that is to befall them.
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Those pizza
ovens reach temperatures upward of 16 degrees Celsius.
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Who doesn't
love a piping hot cup of Starbuks brand coffee? Nobody, that's
who.
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The futuristic
looking Brikingham Monorail was designed by Prof. Clockworthy
just before his death in 1964.
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McDonald's
prides itself on its strict adherence to the highest levels sanitary
food preparation.
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To the left
of Madame Lulu's Psychic Bazaar is the mall's jewelry store.
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Gun Shoppe
proprietor Martin Ambrose is one of the biggest American Civil
War buffs in England.
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The Brikingham
Zoo's cramped living conditions have earned it seventeen Worst
Zoo awards since it opened in 1980.
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Sir Reginald
Brikingham Memorial Park features a statue of the city founder
in full battle pose.
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The library
is experimenting with a new Books-on-Video program, hiring local
actors to act out books as they read them aloud.
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Construction
workers are blasting out rock in order to give the new Monorail
Hub Station a badly needed first floor.
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On particularly
shiny days, you can sometimes see your own reflection as you withdraw
some cash from the ATMs.
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The city's
lack of sidewalks can make it tough for those confined to wheelchairs,
but the lack of cars improves your odds.
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The
Old Clock Tower was erected in 1905. The eminent Professor James
L. Clockworthy was responsible for both the architecture and inner
working of the clock itself.
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When the professor
realized what he had created, he kept the secret of his perpetual
motion machine to himself - lest its power fall into the wrong
hands.
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People go about
their usual business, heading off to work or school, robbing the
local bank...
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In accordance
with the 1999 law, Brikingham opened its mandatory Starbuks cafe.
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For the right
price, the city's safety inspector was able to overlook that time
the Waste Facility mixed up one of its containers with one of
Starbuk's outdoor coffee vats.
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Just beyond
the bus stop we see the entrance to the Olde Brikingham Gun Shoppe,
now part of the Mall at Brikingham.
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Whether you
are bald or just have unsightly hair, the Hat Shoppe can help
you cover your head with style.
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Scientific
studies have shown Madame Lulu's prophecies to have an accuracy
rating of 50%.
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Martin's spartan
apartment is located on the second floor of the building.
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Many area children
have learned a valuable life lesson after attempting to pet the
zoo's two crocodiles.
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The ornaments
on each side of his helmet signify the entrance and exit wounds
where Sir Brikingham was shot clean through the head.
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Just before
his death, the ailing Prof. Clockworthy vowed to destroy his perpetual
motion invention and its blueprints, lest it fall into the wrong
hands.
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The bustling
monorail hub can now take passengers as far away as Covington
Heights or West Brikingham.
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If you enjoy
folk music, you'll be sure to avoid Stanley the street musician
and his ear-achingly bad renditions of traditional favorites.
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If you need
to make a phone call or read a newspaper, you can do those things
here in Brikingham.
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Applying his
vast understanding of physics with his hatred for tardiness, Prof.
Clockworthy devised a clock engine with unsurpassed efficiency.
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He stored the
only copy of the plans for his invention inside a compartment
on the flagpole atop the tower.
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Leo's Pizzeria
is a popular spot for the locals who want to grab a quick bite
to eat before going off to work.
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At long last
coffee-lovers no longer have to make the trek to neighboring West
Brikingham for those great Starbuks products.
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A tram and
a pedestrian bridge get you up to the monorail boarding platform.
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Other attractions
at this outdoor mall include a hat shop and an Irish eatery known
as McDonald's.
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Also on display
here is the original helmet worn in combat by city founder Sir
Reginald Brikingham.
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The Family
Jewels sells priceless treasures from around the world for the
best prices in the city.
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Martin enjoys
spending his weekends up on the roof, picking off pigeons in the
zoo with his high caliber sniper rifle.
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Just outside
the zoo is one of Brikingham's seedier areas.
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Brikingham
supports a modest library, though to be honest, its inhabitants
aren't all that interested in reading ever since TV came out.
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But in his
hurry to carry out the task before his demise, Clockworthy accidentally
held the bazooka backward, blasting himself and most of his house
into smithereens.
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Passengers
enjoy live musak piped in through speakers as they await arrival
of their train.
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Bad boy biker
Dirk demonstrates the proper way to hand signal for a turn.
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Burly man Walter
proudly stands at Pink Station to debunk the myth that pink is
an effeminate color for monorail stations.
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