The houses, too, were unlike any Momo had ever seen,
with dazzling white walls and windows cloaked in shadows so dark and dense that it was impossible to tell whether anyone lived inside.
Somehow, though, Momo sensed that these houses hadn't been built for people to live in,
but for some mysterious and quite different purpose. The streets were completely empty, not only of people but of dogs and cats and birds and cars.
Not a movement or breath of wind disturbed the utter stillness.
The whole district might have been encased in glass.
Although the tortoise was plodding along more slowly than ever, Momo again found herself marvelling at their rate of progress.
Beyond the borders of this strange part of town, where it was still night-time,
three smart gray limousines came racing down the potholed street with headlights blazing.
Each was manned by several agents, and one of them, who was in the leading car,
caught sight of Momo just as she turned into the street with the white houses and the unearthly glow coming from it.
When they reached the corner, however, something quite incomprehensible happened: the convoy came to a sudden stop.
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