The City That Forgot How to Rush
When Urgency Lost Its Meaning
No law forbade haste; it simply faded. People stopped running not because they were told to, but because it no longer felt necessary. Appointments still existed, yet no one arrived anxious. The city learned that urgency had been a habit, not a requirement. Life did not slow—it deepened.
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