Stone Lions (#86)

(an instance of Generic Urban Streen Scene made by Calkins)

     A truck is overturned at the block's end, and three cars, windows rimmed with smashed glass, squat on skewed hubs. To the east, there are no buildings: trees rise above the wall of the park. Stone lions, stoically enduring the rain, flank the entrance. To the west, you see a cafe. A trash bin sits on the corner.

You notice some details:
      Two stone lions stare back with deeply chiseled dark eyes.

[Citation: Dhalgren pp 17, 23.]

EXITS:
      The stone lions stare back at you with deeply sculpted black eyes. [ east ] Nutmeg Orchard. You enter the park and proceed down a concrete path.
      [ north ] The Crossroads.
      Broadway continues to the south with its broken street lamps and abandoned cars. [ south ] Loading Porch. You cautiously proceed south for several blocks.
      An overturned truck (1995 Kenworth), it has a sign painted on the side that reads _Portola's Finest Artichokes_. [ truck ] truck. You climb into the back of the truck.
      [ west ] Broken Bottle Cafe.
      [ taxi ] Taxi.
      You see a heavy steel mesh trash receptacle. [ trash ] Trash Bin. You hop into the trash bin!