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Fog and dust swirled around Mara’s legs as she crossed Main Street to approach the narrow entryway to the bridge. It was barely wide enough for two cars traveling in opposite directions to pass simultaneously. Stepping over a toppled weight-limit sign with an illustration of three different size trucks, she stared up at one of the glowing obelisks pulsing atop the heavy cement balustrade that ran along the right side of the bridge. Glass crunched under her feet. The remains of large metal-and-glass light fixtures littered the pavement. She made a point of not getting too close, wondering if the column emitted something more dangerous than light. A subtle hum rose and fell as light moved through it. A matching column glowed across the street, less than thirty feet away,
