Past the U-shaped arch just beyond the door, the dome opened broad and wide. The interior was formed of the same interlocking concrete plates as much of the rest of the compound, but here they were exaggeratedly curved like puzzle pieces. A two-tiered catwalk zigzagged across the interior. At the direct center was a multi-story cocoon whose apex touched…
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