It is a cool, crisp day in September, but the weather is always the same in Aukin 8.0. Aukin 8.0 is just one part of the big island of Aukin. Aukin is a hidden island off the coast of Iceland. This is no ordinary island because it has a border around it that makes it invisible. Aukin is split into eleven divisions, Aukin 1.0 through Aukin 10.0. In between Aukin 5.0 and Aukin 6.0 there is the Center Square. Each division has a very different climate. For example, Aukin 1.0 is a desert, Aukin 2.0 is a beach, Aukin 3.0 is an icy mountain, Aukin 4.0 is a rainforest, the Center Square has perfect, moderate weather all year round, and Aukin 8.0, where I live, is a forest. Although my division is a forest, many trees are being cut down for fires …show more content…
“Come into the dining nook and meet the other participants,” she says as if we had a choice to come to the Cleansing Sessions. We walk into the so-called “dining nook”. Twenty-Nine other participants turn their heads and stare at me. “Now that you are here we shall eat,” Mayor Victoria says. I guess I was the last person to arrive. The Mayor introduces me to each of the participants. Then we eat. I have never had better food in my life. It was so rich. Most of the food from Aukin 8.0 is berries and herbs. Now I was having meats and grains I’ve never tasted before. After we ate, the Mayor called us into the Cleansing Quarters three at a time to start the session. Everyone was called in by their division number. I was going to be in the eighth group. I talked to the other girl from my division. I’ve seen her before at the Study Center. Her name is Elizabeth and she has blue eyes and brown hair. She is kind, but shy. We don’t talk much at first, but then we start to talk about her parents’ jobs. They both have rare jobs; her dad is a scientist and her mom is an artist. Finally, after talking for what seemed like hours, Mayor Victoria calls us into the Cleansing Quarters. The Quarters are dimly lit and there are three shiny white chairs inside. There are also two tall, strong men in the