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The wall can surround a single village, a town, a continent, a world, or even [[Corralled Cosmos|an entire galaxy]]. Or it could seemingly surround nothing, and simply mark a barrier between one world and the next. Surprisingly common in Soviet era SF. Think about it.
The wall can surround a single village, a town, a continent, a world, or even [[Corralled Cosmos|an entire galaxy]]. Or it could seemingly surround nothing, and simply mark a barrier between one world and the next. Surprisingly common in Soviet era SF. Think about it.


Note that, despite the name, the barrier does not have to be a literal wall.
Note that, despite the name, the barrier does not have to be a literal wall. But if it is, it is almost always a [[Great Wall]].


Compare [[Dyson Sphere]], which is a wall built by the inhabitants of the world. If the barrier surrounds a community, it is an isolated [[Small Secluded World]] or [[City in a Bottle]] or possibly a [[Domed Hometown]].
Compare [[Dyson Sphere]], which is a wall built by the inhabitants of the world. If the barrier surrounds a community, it is an isolated [[Small Secluded World]] or [[City in a Bottle]] or possibly a [[Domed Hometown]].


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