Continuation to The Machine Stops
This post is a continutation of the ending of The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster, which we read in class. The premise is that Kuno doesn't die after the airship hits the compound, and wakes up some time later. ----- Kuno awoke to a burning light coming from the hole left by the airship. He was alive, but barely. Several hours must have passed since he was last awake. Blood seeping through his garments, he hoisted himself up and began to stumble around through the remains of the hive. He walked past the lifeless body of Vashti. He wept for the death of his mother, but was thankful she could spend her last minutes with him. Guided by the sunlight from above, Kuno continued to meander among the catacombs. The Machine, which had dictated so much of his life, was no more. As Kuno realized his newfound autonomy, a familiar emotion overcame him, as it had when he had first escaped to the surface. But while it had previously been a trickle--a ...