12:25 January 23, 2000,
Dear Diary,
Everything I know, gone. I left London only for a couple of months to go down south. I should have never left, but I have a amazing tan that is actually wearing out. The London I use to know is gone. It’s destroyed. My parents created a new London for some reason. I always feel at ease in this city. It feels nothing like the home town I use to live in. Nothing’s the same except for the houses. It’s all cloudy. Now I think the sun does not exist. We moved into a big house. Not my old one. A new one, and guess who is Dr. Crumbs assistant. Charley Shallows. Diary, do you remember about me telling you that a boy who had to kill me, yeah that’s him. He’s the skinner’s boy. Dr. Crumb said “ I should have warned you Fever.” Well, now the killer knows my name! Until Dr. Crumb said he was moving out, that was a sign of relief. Dr. Crumb just told me that he wants to make a city on wheels. WHAT!!!That will take years and London is not going to be standing for much longer, how is the city going to stay in place, it may just start rolling off and fall into the sea!i guess I will talk to you in a little while.
3:14 January 23, 2000
Dear Diary,
Far, Far, Far to the north, were the ground is ice and the night skies filled with shifting lights, the rolling empire of Arkhangelsk was on the move again. Finally after centuries, they started moving. People were joining from everywhere to see the everyplace that they went. “ We must move south, or perish.” Said my father. He was in the other room, but I always could hear them. “ The moving city will need oil,” said gloomy Carn Masgard.” A whole moving city? It will drink up oil like I drink up alcohol . It will eat up coal like a child eats cloudberries. The movement will fight harder than ever to keep hold of the Fuel country now.” said my father gulping down his poisoning beverage. I have always told my father to quit drinking alcohol since I knew what it was, but he never listens. Right now they are talking away in the other room. I just had to run back upstairs because they are heading who knows where. I guess I will talk to you tomorrow. I am Fever Crumb, and I know EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING to change EVERYTHING!