X Marks the Pedwalk

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X Marks the Pedwalk

by Fritz Leiber

EN·~10 minutes·1 chapter

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1 total
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10:35

Description

A chaotic clash erupts in a near‑future city where pedestrians and motorists have become bitter enemies. When an elderly woman fends off a speeding, armored car with a handful of bullets, the violent encounter ignites a wave of outrage that spreads from the gritty Slum Ring to the pristine suburbs. The driver’s crew, a mix of disaffected elites, reacts with fury, while onlookers from both sides shout curses and rally for their cause.

The incident sparks a citywide showdown: youths on crutches, wheelchairs, and makeshift weapons join the fray, while bikers and scooter riders unleash a torrent of noise and destruction. Authorities scramble to impose a curfew, deploying bizarre “centipede‑cars” and “pogo‑hoppers” in a desperate bid to keep the two factions apart. As the streets fill with graffiti, shattered glass, and whispered plans of retaliation, the fragile peace that once held the metropolis together begins to crumble, promising a deeper conflict to come.

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Language

en

Duration

~10 minutes (10K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2016-08-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

1910–1992

A master of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, this Chicago-born writer helped shape modern sword-and-sorcery while bringing wit, intelligence, and a touch of the eerie to almost everything he wrote. His stories still feel lively and inventive, whether they follow daring adventurers or explore stranger corners of the mind.

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