Welcome
reader. Welcome to the Market. The Market is a special place which can be found
near a huge bus stand and it is like a collection of catacombs, except the
tunnels have been replaced by shops and they are all above ground.
The Market
caters to all. It is perhaps the most tolerant of place. Here you can see
Hindus serving Muslims, a Jewish bakery employing Muslim chefs to make cake for
a Christian festival, you can see short people, tall people, fat people and
thin people and it is the same with the goods available.
From knives
and forks or other cutlery, to clothes and tailors to curios and cake, the
Market has it all. It would be the ideal place to make up fairy tales about but
Neil Gaiman has already done that in Stardust.
The Market
is an ecosystem. A living entity made of concrete and bricks. It has
underground parking. It has a Clock. It has shopkeepers selling both fake and
real merchandise. It has a restaurant. I don't think it is possible to explore
the Market thoroughly in one day. It will take at least three.
So come one
and come all. The Market awaits!
The Bilge Master
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