[ WP ] Earth 's entire population lives in one gigantic skyscraper .

Daddy, why ’ s it called Stow? Does it have anything to do with snow? 
 
 Hah no. Well, Stow isn ’ t the real name. It ’ s actually short for Seed Tower, or at least that ’ s what we all called it during *La Seleccione* 
 
 Seed? Select-Zone? Who ’ s Zone and what was he picked for? 
 
 Haaahaq! Seleccione! It ’ s a Span... it ’ s a word from a place before the tower. It means “ the selection. ” 
 
 Wait but what came before Stow? Blow? 
 
 Ack, you ’ re killing me Mila. No, before the tower we all used to live in different places. Bigger places were called countries, and they were split up into states and cities. Kind of like the floors here, but they all looked different. Each place had it ’ s own style, its own personality and was unforgettable in its own way. 
 
 You mean like Central Garden on Floor 500? 
 
 Exactly! Some places looked green and beautiful like Central Garden. Imagine that space. All those plants and fruits and flowers. Imagine that spreading as far as you could see. You could walk for days in the smell of wet grass in you nostrils and the white and yellow shimmers of daisies in the corners of your eyes. In some places you could walk for weeks and months and not see any metal. 
 
 But how could you not see metal? Isn ’ t everything metal? 
 
 Here it is. Right now, our world is pretty much a metal tower, honey. Before, it was so big it had no end. You could spend your entire life walking or running and never see all of it. Heck, you could even fly like you do in Floor-980 and you ’ d still only be able to see half the world! 
 
 Half! That ’ s crazy Daddy! Wouldn ’ t you want to spend all your time seeing other places? You said every country is unforge…..unforgetey….unforgeduh… 
 
 Unforgettable. Yes. It means that every country is different. The people look different, the food tastes different. The “ units ” you live in are different. They were actually called houses, and they were fascinating. You could spend one day, heck even an hour in another country and remember it for the rest of your life. 
 
 I don ’ t know that sounds creepy. But then what was your favorite cuntreat? 
 
 Hah it ’ s countryyyy. But….I never went to another country. I always read about them and saw gifs and videos, but never actually made it to one. 
 
 But cuntreats sound amazing! Why would you never even go to one if there ’ s so many! I wan na go to a cuntreat Daddy! 
 
 It ’ s country! KUN-TREE. No *eet* at the end! Anyway, I was too busy Mila. I had to work and tried finishing school. I had to pay for the apartment and for food and even for water. I worked so much I could never make it to another country. 
 
 That ’ s not fair! If you worked so much, you should have seen every single one! 
 
 I know Mila, I know. I wish I could ’ ve. Well, I could have, but I didn ’ t. Sometimes you get so stuck in the rhythm of work and life that you forget what else is out there. You forget to visit places you ’ ve never been to. You forget to try things you ’ ve never tried before. You forget to look up at the stars and feel both eternal and tiny. Or worse than forget, you stop caring. 
 
 What ’ s eternal? 
 
 It ’ s something that never ends. It ’ s hard to explain and even harder to feel. 
 
 I wan na go to another cuntreat! 
 
 It ’ s!....nevermind. No there ’ s no more countries darling. The land might still be there, who know ’ s what they ’ ve done with it. But as far as countries go, they don ’ t exist anymore. 
 
 But if a cuntreat is a place and the place is still there, how come it doesn ’ t exist? 
 
 A country isn ’ t just land. A country is its own little world full of its own people and beliefs. Heck even the air is different. 
 
 You talk about them like they ’ re still here Daddy. 
 
 Ugh….I know Mila. I forget sometimes. Half my life I ’ ve been in this tower, yet it feels like just yesterday I was chasing ice cream trucks down Maple Rd with a plastic bag full of change. 
 
 They made trucks out of ice cream? Why? It wouldn ’ t get very far. 
 
 Hah! Mila you ’ re right they wouldn ’ t get very far, especially if you ’ re around. But I ’ m sorry, there ’ s no ice cream trucks or rollercoasters or beaches anymore. I don ’ t want to tell you about how things were before, but I do want you to have fun! How about this, we go up to Floor 700, we play a few games in the MagnetoSphere and go grab some ice cream? 
 
 Yes Yes Yes! But this time, YOU have to be Aluminuman! 
 
 Fine fine, but if you let me go too far, I ’ ll find an ice cream truck and ride off! 
 
 Hahahaha you wouldn ’ t get very far daddy, were in a tower remember! 
 
 Yes Mila, yes. Like I said, sometimes I forget. 

