hubert in the city

hubert knew that if there were a sidewalk, he must be in the city. there are no sidewalks outside the limits. being in the city is a good thing if you are a city dweller, but hubert was not a city dweller. hubert was a cavey -- he had lived his entire life in the complex network of caves by the sea. so, he could discern that #1: he was in the city, and #2: he was up the proverbial creek. the city might as well be the moon, for all that hubert knew of either one.

moon... moon... hubert thought about what he knew of the moon & its habits, how it rose from the cityside every evening and set on the seaside in the mornings. it seemed to be squarely abovehead now, so hubert decided to wait a couple hours & see which direction it set -- knowing that would be seaward. sounds simple - wait a couple hours - but not being a city dweller, hubert did not know what happens in the city late at night.

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