you are either trapped in or perhaps at one with the web of microwaves beaming from dish to dish between london’s skyscrapers energy circulates and summons wealth into the bank accounts of corporations this three-dimensional geometry is more complex and powerful than any occultist’s pentagram but the shape is less elegant instead of a circuit the power gathers into an east-west axis the nexus of businesses in the city often transmits signals to data centres at canary wharf in the east end and park royal in west london or further in those directions for international transmission via basildon and slough this axis approximately follows the route of crossrail a.k.a. the elizabeth line named after the british throne’s current seat-warmer in fact monarchism is written all the way through these transmissions like the lettering through sticks of seaside rock slough’s palatial data centre is on buckingham way and sits near the queen’s residence at windsor signals pass through park royal basildon’s etymology is obscure but the modern name echoes greek βασιλεύς or ‘king’ the whole an upscaling of the monarch’s face appearing on every coin and banknote how will you respond to this structural imbalance of power
