Prompt: a giant hourglass that has existed for as long as anyone can remember is scheduled to run out in the next 24 hours.
I sat in a windowsill overlooking the hourglass plaza, where most of the people in our town were crowded around the giant hourglass at the center. I watched as the last few grains of white sand fall through and hit the pile at the bottom.
...Click...
The sound resounded throughout the room, and a soft humming started up. Whispers quickly spread through the crowd.
The top opened with several clicks, and a bright glow came from inside. The crowd couldn't see what was within, but from my vantage point...
It was the oddest thing I had ever seen.
(I'm thinking something like The City of Ember. Some kind of city to protect people until the world outside is safe to live in.
What's inside? A message? A control panel? Someone in cryosleep?)
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