Clouds sailed gently overhead; it was near dusk.
He knew that the room was actually no more than about a hundred feet
square, but the display was seamless. For all the world he seemed to be
standing on another planet on a late, peaceful afternoon. He had never
been able to find out how the room worked or where the wind came from,
but he suspected the display was generated by some sort of holographic
projectors far in advance of anything he had ever seen or heard of.
Lurton guessed that the scene was from the home planet of the
asteroid's builders; perhaps the distant city was their capital. He had
spent hours watching the room and never tired of it, for the scene
always changed. After a certain number of hours dusk fell and the city
lights came on. He had watched different kinds of weather and seen
glorious sunsets and sunrises. Occasionally he caught a glimpse of a
huge alien starship. He had seen many strange things in the Chamber and
he was sure that he had not seen them all.
Lurton liked coming here when he was upset or annoyed; the room had a
peaceful air that rested and soothed him. He was certainly in need of
that now. He hadn't slept in over fifty hours and could easily have
lain down in what seemed like soft turf and fallen deeply asleep, but
the ethereal beauty of the Chamber's vision was restful and he didn't
want to close his eyes for an instant while he was inside.
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