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  1. @Chris_tastrophe

    Hire Me, Hugh Howey: Wool Alt. Cover

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    Apocalyptic Alternative Book Cover   Behind the Scenes This cover was edited and created using Pixlr. To start, I set off in search of an old, metal spiral staircase with a top-down view (very specific criteria, I know). My search was inspired by the description of the staircase gong throughout the silo in Wool’s story. […]
  2. @Chris_tastrophe

    Wool: Sounds From the Silo

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    Create a Place Listen to be transported into Hugh Howey’s world of Wool. These sounds emulate a multi-level society that survives underground in a giant vertical silo, all floors connected by one spiraling metal staircase.   Behind the Scenes I knew the silo would be an interesting choice because of the metal, its vertical layout, […]
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    Much to Digest

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    End Day Throughout the five apocalypse scenarios (tsunami, asteroid, eruption, virus, and “strangelet”) I noticed how the main character got closer to his goal each time the day reset. Also, the strangelet cascade was the only apocalypse explicitly produced by man – every other apocalypse was natural. Perhaps the episode implies that, even if humanity […]

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