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Silhouetted water tower, wire sculptures of figures, a person with raised arms, and a car against a golden sunset sky.

Silhouetted water tower, wire sculptures of figures, a person with raised arms, and a car against a golden sunset sky.

'Since it was built in the '50s the water tower and it's square tank, which is compared to a table or a giant alien bug, has garnered enough attention over the years to elevate it above the other water- storers in the area. It always reminded Scouller of a giant alien bug. There's a spiked guardrail and when he volts that, the driver stands before the six steel-wired Poseidon sculpture, and raises his arms out wide to mirror mimicking its stance. To the west, the sun drops further, the creamy expanse above loses its final layer of daylight's golden amber. Dusk is next. Scouller blinks rapidly. His eyes sting like he's been staring into the sun. His first emotion, when he sees Poseiden is one of horror. How did I get here? He asks. And where's my car? He moves from under the belly of the concrete beast, spots the Passat. Thinking robbery or mugging, just by the abandoned nature of the car, he runs downhill to 'save it'. His heart is racing. Blood pumping and bubbling up. He's no longer asking howm he's not thinking of the danger. It's only minutes and then he's centred and outside the little concrete home at the bottom of Ruchazie Road, watching an eager McGurk come his way through the passenger window. ''M8?'' asks Dean. ''Eh, aye, mate'' says McGurk. ''Was that you speeding up the road hawf an 'oor ago?'' ''Must've been.'' the traffic heading west on the M8, is light. Blessed air from the driver's just-open window circulating around the cabin, only the occasional rush of See more