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Today, NutJob is going to meet BarmyWaffle for the first time. They both want to explore improved ways of generating and harnessing electricity.
Wearing a loud, blue tie, and still wearing his white lab coat, an agitated BarmyWaffle arrives thirty minutes late.
“Stuff’s gone AWOL again!”
“Ah, you must be NutJob? Delighted to meet you! My name’s Emmett. But everybody calls me Barmy! Barmy as in proper noun, not as in adjective! Though some might disagree!”
“Likewise! I’m Dave. But everybody calls me NutJob!”
“I can’t stay unfortunately, I’ve just been round to the Constabulary, they’re sending an officer over to the Garrison now. I need to get back. Let’s get together next Wednesday for a proper chat.”
“OK,” says NutJob, “I must dash, I need to catch up with Faraday and find out how he’s been getting on with our side project.”
“Thanks for the tea,” he says to CandiCrush, then he smartly heads off towards the PrintWorks, walking at a preposterously rapid pace.
NutJob works part time at The Lancastrian, the main newspaper in Wolfland. In 2450AD there are no telecoms, no internet, and there’s scarcely any electricity. Hence, a traditional newspaper is the main way that people keep up with the news. Electricity is provided to the PrintWorks only on Fridays, so the company is keen to develop its own independent supply. That’s what NutJob is working on.
Like most youngsters with part time jobs, KristalClear and NutJob work on Friday evenings after school, and on Saturdays.
CandiCrush and KristalClear finish their tea, and set off on foot towards Broadland High Street, then down towards the river and the Garrison. They’re keen to find out what’s going on.
Soon after the cars vanished from Lancaster, everyday life changed. New homes and businesses replaced the superfluous
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