Poul Anderson, Harvest Of Stars, 52.
When
the interior of the asteroid has been fully developed, birds, moths and
bats will fly free. There will be flowering vines and a stream running
through a trench along a passage. Rock passages are "...polished
glass-smooth..." (p. 451) and lit in changing colors. Sculptured
pillars, "...studded with gems and crystals...," (p. 452) are animated
by the variable light. In the light gravity, Lunarians jump between
platforms in a downward shaft. Spreading his cloak, Rinndalir floats
like a leaf. His spacious chamber has a viewdome ceiling showing the
heavens, including Alpha Centauri A and B. As on Luna and Proserpina,
the Lunarians transform stone chambers into paradisal habitats.
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