What the Leg is Reading
Dateline Wellington Leg: As tensions with neighboring Goth escalate, residents of the Leg are turning to books, says Prudentia Chalfont-Smythe. “After utilizing their Smythe Ovens citizens admiring the autumnal splendor in Mad Hatter Park.” City crews have been spray painting the leaves in the hopes of drawing tourists. “I’ve never seen turquoise leaves,” observed Gladys de Mornay of Henley Hornbrook. “If only I had my disposable camera.” Since the launch of a spy satelite disposable cameras have been difficult to come by. Gladys is reading Olen Steinhauer’s LIBERATION MOVEMENTS. “It’s very good,” she said.
Gus of Goth is reading THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER by Jed Rubenfeld. “Sigmund Freud? I love that guy,” Gus said. Meanwhile Simon Kernick’s A GOOD DAY TO DIE is selling briskly at Eddie’s Book Nook. Eddie was struck by a falling leaf near the Historic Rotunda late yesterday afternoon. “I was reading Kate Atkinson’s ONE GOOD TURN,” he said.
With the weather changing it’s believed that the Decima Claudia legion is withdrawing to winter quarters. That will make the drive to COSTCO easier for residents on the westside. “They drive oxcarts and never signal,” complained one man. The 405 will close for resurfacing warned DCI Borchardt. With the spy satellite whizzing overhead the Flying Squad is warning taller people to duck.