Should you find it to be geographically plausible, you should by all means track down Edward Bateman's Mechanical Brides of the Uncanny exhibit at your earliest convenience. Failing that, simply following the link may bring some small, fascinating glimmer of the future past to your present. Finding oneself puzzled by the strange and wondrous inventions of the modern age, it is often a comfort to look back and the strange and wondrous inventions of yesteryear, to find that in some respects the world is not now more saturated with amazement than it has ever been, though the aesthetics may change with each passing year.
And to all ye Floating Island denizens that have drifted many places in this specific passing year - fire off a warning flare from time to time, so that we can see you off the bow and estimate your locations. We'll swing around and pick you up eventually, never fear.
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