The Applications of Sorcery

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The Al!"a#!ons o$ Sor"er%

&o%r!'h# ( )*+* Paul Edwards

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s%s#em/ or #ransm!##ed/ !n an% $orm/ or .% an% means 0ele"#ron!"/ me"han!"al/

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re$eren"ed !n #h!s wor2 o$ $!"#!on/ wh!"h ha,e .een used w!#hou# erm!ss!on- The

u.l!"a#!on4use o$ #hese #rademar2s !s no# au#hor!5ed/ asso"!a#ed w!#h/ or sonsored .%

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The Applications of Sorcery

Chapter one

I# was #hree AM when I $ound #he Personal D!'!#al Ass!s#an#- I# was s!##!n' on #he.a#hroom $loor o$ #he .ar I was !n-

I had had #oo mu"h #o dr!n2/ wh!"h wasn8# unusual $or mos# o$ m% 9r!da% n!'h#s- Iwas ee!n' uns#ead!l% !n a ur!nal when I saw !# on #he $loor .e#ween m% $ee#-

I# loo2ed l!2e a rela#!,el% new h!'h7end 'ad'e#- I was re##% sure I 2new whom !#.elon'ed #o so !n a $!# o$ drun2en 6ealous% I de"!ded #o 2ee !#-

I s"u##led ou# o$ #he .ar unno#!"ed- Than2$ull% #he ol!"e had le$#-The n!'h# had .e'un as !# usuall% d!d w!#h me- I sa# a# m% usual so# a# #he .ar/

dr!n2!n' m% usual dr!n2 wa#"h!n' #he usual .ase.all 'ame on #he T-The onl% d!$$eren"e .e#ween #h!s n!'h# and an% o#her was #ha# #here was a new

.ar#ender ser,!n' me dr!n2s-


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She sa!d her name was al and she was .eau#!$ul/ no# 6us# .eau#!$ul !n #he wa%mos# ser,ers are !n sor#s .ars/ .u# rad!an#l% mo,!e s#ar .eau#!$ul-

She had lon' na#urall% .lond ha!r/ a er$e"# $!'ure and lar'e h%no#!" .lue e%es-She was ,er% $r!endl%/ $unn% and "harm!n' as well-

I #r!ed some lame a##er w!#h her #r%!n' #o 'e# her num.er .u# as usual was sho#down !n $lames/ so I "on"en#ra#ed on 'e##!n' drun2 and wa#"h!n' #he 'ame-

Tha#8s when #he s#ran'er wal2ed !n- He was $lam.o%an#l% dressed !n an e;ens!,eI#al!an su!# w!#h a wh!#e $edora sor#!n' a dar2 .and w!#h a $ea#her s#!"2!n' ou# o$ !#-

He had an e;ens!,e loo2!n' Role; wa#"h on h!s wr!s# and when he oened h!s$!ne lea#her walle# !# was $ull o$ wha# aeared #o .e "r!s new one hundred dollar .!lls-

al was !mressed w!#h h!m r!'h# awa%/ she would s#are a# h!m s#ro2!n' her lon'.londe ha!r and lau'h a# all h!s 6o2es when she wasn8# ser,!n' #he res# o$ us dr!n2s-

The res# o$ us a# #he .ar were s#ead!l% 'e##!n' more and more 6ealous/ an'r% anddrun2- Who was he #o $l!r# and "hase women !n our #err!#or%- Wha# made !# worse was h!so.,!ous su""ess w!#h her/ "l!ma;!n' w!#h al wr!#!n' down wha# aeared #o .e herhone num.er on a !e"e o$ aer and '!,!n' !# #oo h!m-

I was s!##!n' .es!de 9red ano#her re'ular/ a $!ne erson so.er .u# a ,!"!ous and,!olen# drun2 a$#er a.ou# $!$#een .eers-

He was on h!s $!$#een#h .eer a# a.ou# one AM when I had a nas#% !dea wh!"h !$ Ihadn8# .een as drun2 as 9red was I would ha,e !'nored-

The s#ran'er had le$# h!s so# #o 'o ee when I wh!sered #o 9red-


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I# d!d ha,e an on and o$$ .u##on #hou'h/ so I #urned !# on-The "olour L&D s"reen $lashed #o l!$e- There were $!,e des2#o !"ons on #he s"reen

#he% were la.elled Al'owr!#er/ Al'or!#hms/ En"%"loaed!a/ &omle; "on#rol/ Ho# &h!"2"a#alo'ue-

I #ou"hed #he !"on $or #he Ho# "h!"2 "a#alo'ue and a !"#ure $lashed u o$ a.eau#!$ul woman- There was some 2!nd o$ wha# seemed #o .e "oord!na#es wr!##en on #he

.o##om o$ #he !"#ure-I was a.le #o $l! #hrou'h !"#ure a$#er !"#ure .% sw!!n' m% $!n'er a"ross #he

s"reen- There were hundreds o$ #hem/ all o$ se"#a"ularl% .eau#!$ul women- al8s !"#ureoed u a$#er I had 'one #hrou'h a.ou# #h!r#% women-

So #he s#ran'er mee#!n' al wasn8# a "o!n"!den"e-I e;!#ed #he "a#alo'ue and wen# .a"2 #o #he ma!n s"reen .% #ou"h!n' a small e;!#

!"on on #he #o "orner o$ #he s"reen-I #ou"hed #he Al'or!#hms !"on/ a l!s# o$ we!rd names aeared: The ro.e/ The

&o!er/ The P!;!la#!or/ The .ra!n #rans$eren"e de,!"e/ The @uan#um sh!eld- There werea.ou# a hundred o$ #hem-

I #ou"hed #he one named The "o!er/ #he s"reen $lashed u wha# loo2ed l!2e"omu#er "ode and #wo !"ons/ one sa!d e;e"u#e and #he o#her s#o-

I ressed #he s#o !"on and #he PDA wen# .a"2 #o #he ma!n s"reen-The En"%"loaed!a !"on was s!ml% #ha#/ an e;#ens!,e en"%"loaed!a w!#h a sear"h

$un"#!on- The hard dr!,e !n #he PDA mus# ha,e .een hu'e/ !# seemed #o ha,e en#r!es one,er%#h!n' alon' w!#h ,!deo-

Some o$ #he en#r!es seemed #o me #o .e wron'/ or "omle#el% made u- How "ould#here .e ,!deo o$ esus> Thou'h #he "os#umes #he a"#ors wore had a $eel!n' o$ realau#hen#!"!#%-

The en#r!es all had #he same "oord!na#e s%s#em #ha# #he !"#ures had had a# #he #oo$ #he s"reen- I e;!#ed .a"2 #o #he ma!n s"reen and ressed #he las# #wo !"ons- The

Al'owr!#er !"on was some 2!nd o$ "om!ler #o wr!#e ro'rams- I re"o'n!5ed !# .e"ause o$m% ho..% o$ wr!#!n' s!mle "omu#er ro'rams !n m% %ou#h-

The &omle; "on#rol !"on .rou'h# u ano#her s"reen w!#h a num.er o$ o#her !"ons-

I ressed #he one #ha# sa!d en#ran"e-

I heard a small sna sound wh!"h "aused me #o loo2 u $rom m% PDA/ wha# I seen"aused m% 6aw #o dro- I# was wha# aeared #o .e a re"#an'ular oen!n' !n m!d a!rshow!n' #he !n#er!or o$ a lar'e room-

I# loo2ed l!2e someone had "o!ed and as#ed a re"#an'ular se"#!on $rom a !"#ureand u# !# !n $ron# o$ me-

I s#ood u and wal2ed around !#- I# d!dn8# seem #o ha,e an% #h!"2ness and #he o#hers!de seemed #o show #he same room $rom #he oos!#e d!re"#!on-

I #oo2 a $or2 $rom m% #a.le and #ossed !# #hrou'h #he oen!n'- The $or2 made a"lan'!n' no!se as !# .oun"ed alon' #he mar.le $loor o$ #he al#erna#e real!#%-

I loo2ed a# #he s"reen o$ #he PDA/ #here was one !"on on !#- I# sa!d "lose- I ressed

!# and #he oen!n' d!saeared-I "ouldn8# .el!e,e wha# had 6us# haened/ was I dream!n'> I loo2ed a# #he PDA

s"reen a'a!n- The $!,e !"ons were .a"2 on #he s"reen- I ressed #he &omle; "on#roland #hen #he en#ran"e !"on a'a!n-

I heard #he sna sound a'a!n as #he oen!n' aeared- I saw m% $or2 l%!n' on #he$loor on #he o#her s!de-

I "losed #he oen!n' one more #!me and sa# down a# m% 2!#"hen #a.le dran2 m%"o$$ee and #hou'h#- Th!s was some#h!n' ou# o$ a $an#as% no,el- Who was #h!s s#ran'erwho had owned #h!s PDA> Wha# #he hell was 'o!n' on>


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The o#her #h!n' #ha# wen# #hrou'h m% m!nd was wha# d!d I ha,e #o lose #o 'o#hrou'h #o #he o#her s!de-

M% l!$e had 'one sou#h a $ew %ears a'o- I los# m% 'ood 6o. and m% '!rl$r!endw!#h!n wee2s o$ ea"h o#her/ .o#h a ,!"#!m o$ #he s#o"2 mar2e# "rash- She los# !n#eres# !nme when I "ould no lon'er a$$ord #he e;ens!,e d!nners and h!'h end BMW-

I had resonded #o m% down#urn .% .e"om!n' an al"ohol!" $!nan"ed .% a "rumm%

6o. a# a "all "en#re- M% da%s now "ons!s#ed o$ answer!n' "alls $rom eole #r%!n' #o wor2#he!r "ell hones and m% n!'h#s s!##!n' on a .ar s#ool dr!n2!n' .eer-

I $!n!shed m% "o$$ee wal2ed #o m% .edroom "lose# and ulled ou# an unused2nasa"2 I had .ou'h# on a wh!m #hree %ears a'o when I was roll!n' !n "ash-

I wal2ed around m% sh!##% l!##le aar#men# and s#ar#ed u##!n' an%#h!n' I "ould #h!n2o$ #ha# I m!'h# need !n#o !#: .o##led wa#er/ a er.er all urose #ool/ $our .o;es o$.rea2$as# .ars/ a "o!l o$ hal$ !n"h n%lon roe/ sare "lo#h!n'/ slee!n' .a' and u #en#and a ,er% lar'e hun#!n' 2n!$e !n a s"a..ard-

I u# on a a!r o$ hea,% du#% h!2!n' .oo#s a hea,% w!n#er 6a"2e# and u##!n' #h!"2'lo,es and a wool #o?ue !n #he o"2e#s-

I 'ra..ed #he PDA ressed #he roer !"ons and oened #he w!ndow- I wal2ed#hrou'h !n#o #he lar'e room and !"2ed u m% $or2-

I had e;e"#ed #o $eel some#h!n' as I wal2ed #hrou'h- I d!dn8#/ no ele"#r!" sho"2 nonausea or d!sor!en#a#!on- I# was 6us# l!2e I had wal2ed #hrou'h a normal doorwa%-

I loo2ed around #he room I had 6us# en#ered- I# was ma!nl% "ons#ru"#ed o$ 'lar!n'wh!#e mar.le/ e,en #he h!'h "e!l!n' was mar.le-

The $loor had an lar'e !n#r!"a#e a##ern made u o$ !nla!d .la"2 s#one/ as I wal2ed$ar#her awa% $rom #he w!ndow I had oened $rom m% aar#men# I "ould see #ha# !# waslo"a#ed !n #he e;a"# "en#re o$ #he a##ern-

The onl% e;!# $rom #he room was a w!de s#a!r"ase lo"a#ed on one wall- I "ouldn8#see were #he s#a!r"ase led #o as #he #o o$ #he s#es were o.s"ured .% #he "e!l!n'-

I loo2ed .a"2 a# #he w!ndow #o m% aar#men# and de"!ded #o lea,e !# oen !n "ase Ihad #o ma2e a ?u!"2 'e#awa%- I was also unsure o$ whe#her I "ould oen ano#her w!ndow.a"2 u !$ I "losed !#- I had no !dea o$ #he rules o$ #he PDA8s ma'!"-

I u# #he PDA !n m% o"2e# slun' m% 2nasa"2 o,er m% shoulder and s#ar#ed u#he s#es-

Chapter two

I emer'ed !n#o lon' a "are#ed hallwa% w!#h a las#er "e!l!n' and $!ne woodanelled walls- There were lar'e e;ens!,e loo2!n' o!l a!n#!n's hun' a# re'ular!n#er,als- The% all loo2ed ,a'uel% $am!l!ar .u# no# re"o'n!5a.le-

I was s#ar#led #o see a .eau#!$ul ,olu#uous na2ed woman s#and!n' s#o"2 s#!ll a.ou##h!r#% $ee# down #he hall- She was s#ar!n' a"ross #he hall a# a a!n#!n'- I ?u!"2l% wal2edu #o her/ "ur!ous and aroused a# #he same #!me-


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The onl% #h!n' she had on was some e;ens!,e loo2!n' $!n'er r!n's/ a ne"2la"ew!#h a "!r"ular endan# and lar'e han'!n' earr!n's- Her ha!r was ulled .a"2 !n a looseon% #a!l-

I s#ared a# #he s#a#ue $or some #!me/ #r%!n' #o $!nd some $law !n her aearan"e- I"ouldn8#-

I de"!ded #o mo,e on down #he "orr!dor and see were !# led- There were doors a#

re'ular !n#er,als .u# #he% were all lo"2ed-I s#ar#ed #o see more h%er real!s#!" s#a#ues a# re'ular !n#er,als/ all were o$ .eau#!$ul

%oun' women w!#h lar'e .reas#s and $lawless ,olu#uous $!'ures- I #r!ed 'ra..!n' oneand l!$#!n' !# #o see !$ I "ould #a2e !# .a"2 #o m% aar#men#- I# wouldn8# .ud'e/ !# waso.,!ousl% "emen#ed #o #he 'round-

I rea"hed #he end o$ #he "ur,!n' "orr!dor a$#er a.ou# #hree hundred me#ers- I hadassed o,er $!$#% doors/ all were se"urel% lo"2ed- The end o$ #he "orr!dor was 6us# a wallw!#h an e;?u!s!#el% a!n#ed lar'e mural de!"#!n' a harem s"ene- The women de!"#edseemed #o .e some o$ #he same eole as #he s#a#ues I had assed-

The women !n #he harem surrounded a mus"ular %oun' man rela;!n' a'a!ns# a !leo$ !llows- I loo2ed a# #he $a"e/ !# was #he same as #he s#ran'er8s $rom #he .ar las# n!'h#-

I #hou'h# a.ou# s#eal!n' all #he a!n#!n's- The% mus# .e wor#h some#h!n' and unl!2e

#he s#a#ues #he% were no# se"ured #o an%#h!n'- The% were s!ml% han'!n' on hoo2ss"rewed !n#o #he walls- I de"!ded no# #o #a2e an%#h!n' $or now-

I #hou'h# a.ou# wha# #o do ne;#- I "ouldn8# 'o #hrou'h an% o$ #he doors unless Iwen# .a"2 and 'o# an a;e or a sled'ehammer- Tha# d!dn8# seem l!2e a 'ood !dea- I hadno !dea who else was here-

I# suddenl% o""urred #o me #o loo2 a# #he PDA $or an answer- I #oo2 !# ou# o$ m%o"2e# and ressed #he Al'or!#hm !"on- The l!s# o$ we!rd names aeared/ I sw!ed m%$!n'er u #he s"reen un#!l I $ound #he name I wan#ed- The doorwa%-

I #ou"hed #he name w!#h m% $!n'er wh!"h .rou'h# u #he ne;# s"reen- There were#wo !"ons/ oen/ and "lose- There was a small no#e wr!##en a# #he .o##om o$ #he s"reen/


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I "ouldn8# .el!e,e !#- These "an8# .e #he or!'!nals/ #he% loo2ed l!2e #he% were wr!##enw!#h!n #he las# %ear/ and how "ould #he s#ran'er ha,e 'o##en #hem>

O$ "ourse how does one oen m%s#er!ous w!ndows #o o#her d!mens!ons/ !$ #hes#ran'er "ould do #ha# #hen ma%.e $!nd!n' or!'!nal Sha2eseare manus"r!#s wouldn8# .eso d!$$!"ul#-

I loo2ed a# #he o#her shel,es/ and $ound manus"r!#s #ha# !$ #he% were real would .e

l!#erall% r!"eless su"h as &leoa#ra8s le##ers #o Mar2 An#hon%/ The "omle#e wor2s o$Ar"h!medes/ or!'!nal ar"h!#e"#ural draw!n's o$ #he rea# P%ram!d o$ &heos and on andon-

I# was ama5!n'/ an%#h!n' #ha# I "ould #h!n2 o$ was #here/ !n wha# aeared #o .eor!'!nal #rans"r!#s !n r!s#!ne "ond!#!on-

I res!s#ed #he ur'e #o #a2e an%#h!n'- I had no !dea who #he s#ran'er was and howlon' he would .e !n #he hos!#al- I d!dn8# $eel "on$!den# enou'h #o do an%#h!n' .u# loo2 $ornow-

I le$# #he l!.rar% #he same wa% I "ame !n- I saw man% o#her doorwa%s on #he o#herle,els o$ #he l!.rar% .u# de"!ded #o s#!"2 #o #he ma!n "orr!dor !n order no# #o 'e# los#- I ma%ha,e #o ,a"a#e #h!s la"e !n a hurr% and d!dn8# wan# #o lose m% wa% !n a an!"-

I s#ood !n #he "orr!dor !n $ron# o$ #he oen!n' #he PDA had "rea#ed/ ulled ou# #hePDA ou# and ressed #he "lose !"on on #he s"reen- The oen!n' d!saeared-

I wal2ed .a"2 #owards #he ma!n en#ran"e and !"2ed ano#her door a# random andused #he PDA #o ma2e an oen!n'- I wal2ed #hrou'h #he hole and emer'ed !n#o wha#loo2ed l!2e a "omu#er la. o$ some sor#- There were wor2.en"hes w!#h e;#remel% h!'hend "omu#ers s!##!n' on #hem as well as lar'e mon!#ors on #he walls- The $loor was a"onser,a#!,e dar2 .lue "are#/ #he walls and "e!l!n' were a!n#ed .r!'h# wh!#e- The roomwas l!# w!#h lar'e s?uare $luores"en# loo2!n' l!'h#!n' anels-

I loo2ed a# one o$ #he "omu#er mon!#ors on #he wor2.en"h "loses# #o me- I#showed l!nes o$ "omu#er "ode ,er% s!m!lar #o wha# I had seen on #he PDA-

The wor2.en"hes also had wha# loo2ed l!2e we!rd #r!n2e#s s"a##ered all o,er #hem-There were ne"2la"es/ .ra"ele#s/ r!n's and la?ues m!;ed amon' o#her #h!n's- All #he

!#ems loo2ed well made .u# no# e;ens!,e- L!2e #he% were des!'ned #o .e de"ora#!,e and$un"#!onal .u# no# o,erl% no#!"ea.le-

I e;am!ned one o$ #he la?ues "losel%- There was #he same 2!nd o$ "ode wr!##en on!# as #here had .een on #he "omu#er mon!#or- I also no#!"ed a l!##le #a. #ha# had .een$l!ed u on #he ed'e/ !# "u# !n#o one o$ #he l!nes o$ "ode "aus!n' a .rea2- I $l!ed #he#a. .a"2 #owards #he la?ue/ !# snaed .a"2 !n#o a 'roo,e o$ #he same s!5e ma2!n' #hela?ue whole- I heard #he $am!l!ar sna!n' sound-

I 6umed .a"2 loo2!n' u a# #he same #!me wonder!n' wha# e$$e"# would haen#h!s #!me- A h%er real!s#!" s#a#ue aeared w!#h !#s $ee# s#and!n' d!re"#l% on #he la?ue- Iloo2ed "loser a# #he s#a#ue/ !# was o$ a .eau#!$ul woman l!2e all #he o#hers/ .u# unl!2e #heo#hers #h!s was a erson I re"o'n!5ed/ Terr! Phoen!;/ m% $a,our!#e $an#as% woman whenI had .een a #eena'er-

I wal2ed "loser #o see her .e##er/ I #hen 'ra..ed #he s#a#ues le's #o see !$ I "ould l!$#her o$$ #he .en"h- I# wouldn8# .ud'e- I de"!ded #o $l! #he #a. on #he la?ue .a"2 #o see !$#he s#a#ue would d!saear/ #h!s so I "ould 6us# mo,e #he la?ue #o #he $loor- I .rushedm% hand a'a!ns# #he la?ue rea"h!n' $or #he #a./ !# mo,ed/ ama5!n'l% do!n' #h!s made#he whole s#a#ue mo,e-

I !"2ed u #he la?ue #!!n' !#/ #he s#a#ue s#a%ed er$e"#l% erend!"ular #o #he#o/ as well #he we!'h# o$ #he la?ue aeared #o .e e;a"#l% #he same as when #herewas no s#a#ue- I u# #he la?ue $la# on #he $loor and #hen 'ra..ed #he s#a#ue around #hewa!s# #o #r% #o l!$# !# a'a!n- I# wouldn8# .ud'e- Th!s was e;#remel% we!rd-


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I s#ood .a"2 and #oo2 a 'ood loo2 a# #he o.6e"# o$ m% adoles"en# des!re- The!"#ures !n #he ma'a5!nes I had h!dden under m% ma##ress !n m% %ou#h sure hadn8# doneher an% 6us#!"e- She was se"#a"ular/ e,er% "ur,e was e,en more er$e"# #hen I hadremem.ered/ e,en #he ha!rs on her $orearms seemed #o .e !n 6us# #he e;a"# r!'h# la"e-

I $l!ed #he #a. on #he la?ue and #he s#a#ue d!saeared- I had $!'ured ou# one#h!n'/ howe,er #h!s ma'!"al "omu#er "ode wor2ed/ h%s!"all% d!sru#!n' !# s#oed !#

$rom $un"#!on!n'-I u# #he la?ue !n m% 2nasa"2 and de"!ded #o lea,e- I was 'e##!n' a .!# arano!d

and s#!ll had no !dea who else was !n #h!s la"e- I had done enou'h e;lor!n' $or #oda%an%wa%-

I e;!#ed #he room "losed #he oen!n' and wal2ed down #he hall .a"2 #o #he ma!nen#ran"e- I no#!"ed now #ha# e,er% s!n'le s#a#ue had #he same #%e o$ la?ue #ha# I had$ound undernea#h !#/ all w!#h l!##le #a.s #ha# would shu# #hem o$$ when $l!ed-

I wal2ed .a"2 #o m% aar#men# and shu# #he oen!n'- I #oo2 #he PDA and #hela?ue and h!d #hem !n m% se"re# l!##le h!de% hole- I# was s#ar#!n' #o 'e# la#e and I hadde"!ded #o 'o .a"2 #o m% usual .ar and see !$ I "ould 'lean an% !n$orma#!on a.ou# #hes#ran'er and h!s "ond!#!on as well as 'e##!n' some#h!n' #o dr!n2-

I wal2ed !n#o #he .ar and sa# a# m% usual sea#- al was wor2!n' a'a!n #on!'h#- She.rou'h# me a .eer wh!le s#ar!n' r!'h# a# me-

= I sa!d-al $a"e had an e;ress!on o$ 'u!l# and shame on !#-I $!n!shed m% .eer and le$#/ $or #he $!rs# #!me !n mon#hs I d!dn8# $eel l!2e dr!n2!n'

an%more-

I wal2ed .a"2 #o m% aar#men#/ on"e !ns!de I "are$ull% lo"2ed #he door and shu# #he.l!nds on all #he w!ndows- I #oo2 ou# #he la?ue and #he PDA $rom #he!r h!d!n' la"e andu# #hem on #he 2!#"hen #a.le-


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I e;am!ned #he la?ue $!rs#- I #oo2 ou# a !e"e o$ .lan2 aer and a en and s#ar#ed"o!n' all #he "ode down-

I had .een a "ome#en# da#a.ase ro'rammer a# one #!me/ so I 2new #he .as!"s o$al'or!#hms- I was ho!n' #ha# #he "ode #ha# all #hese #h!n's seemed #o use had s!m!larr!n"!les-

Th!s !s wha# I wro#e:

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All #h!s "ode wor2ed 6us# .% wr!#!n' !# down and I suse"#ed #he l!nes o$ randomnum.ers and le##ers !n #he header and #he $oo#er was all #ha# was needed #o a"#!,a#e !#-

I also suse"#ed #ha# #he re$eren"e o!n# was #he o!n# $rom wh!"h #he "oord!na#es!n #he B #!me and B sa"e l!nes were measured-

I$ I had wro#e #he "ode a# #he same #!me and la"e #he la?ue had .een wr!##en Iwould ha,e 'o##en Terr!- I$ I wr!#e !# now a# m% 2!#"hen #a.le I 'e# hal$ a #o!le#-

I was s#!ll unsure o$ wha# #he whole B #h!n' !n some o$ #he l!nes mean#- Wh% d!dn8##he "ode 6us# ha,e #!me and sa"e/ !ns#ead o$ B #!me and B sa"e>

Ano#her #hou'h# o""urred #o me- I loo2ed a# #he s#a#ue o$ Terr! and real!5ed #ha#she loo2ed re##% 'ood $or a '!rl #ha# mus# .e ush!n' $!$#%- I had o.sessed o,er heralmos# #wen#% %ears a'o- She was a# leas# #wen#%7$!,e or older #hen-

Ma%.e B #!me and B sa"e was !n a arallel un!,erse- I d!d #he ma#h and d!,!ded#he num.er o$ se"onds !n#o m!nu#es/ hours/ da%s and #hen %ears- The B #!me l!ne "ame#o a.ou# #wen#% %ears-

So #h!s la?ue was "%"l!n' #he #!me and sa"e were she e;!s#ed #wen#% %ears a'o!n a arallel un!,erse e,er% -** se"onds-

I had an !dea- I shu# #he la?ue o$$/ I 'ra..ed a hammer and "h!sel $rom m% small"olle"#!on o$ #ools and "h!selled #he OTO START and #he se"ond &HANE Ele,a#!on

l!nes o$$ #he la?ue-I 'ra..ed m% .a#hro.e $rom #he washroom/ !# was s#!ll rela#!,el% "lean/ u# #he

la?ue on #he 2!#"hen $loor and #urned !# on-Terr! Phoen!; aeared and !mmed!a#el% s#ar#ed s"ream!n'-

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!n $ull% "lo#hed- She was dressed !n #!'h# 6eans and a $orm $!##!n' #7sh!r#/ she had runn!n'shoes on her $ee#-

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I wo2e u #he ne;# morn!n' #o #he sound o$ someone shower!n' !n m% .a#hroom-M% .a"2 was sore $rom slee!n' on #he un"om$or#a.le "ou"h and I heard !# "rea2 when Isa# u-

I heard #he wa#er s#o runn!n' and a $ew m!nu#es la#er Terr! wal2ed ou# wraed !na lar'e #owel-


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I ?u!"2l% led her u #he s#a!rs !n#o #he ma!n "orr!dor and #hen showed her #he $!rs#s#a#ue-


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Terr! #oo2 #he .oo2 and u# !# on #he PUT ORININAL HERE/ and #hen sheressed #he &OPY s?uare- A$#er #wo or #hree se"onds a "o% o$ #he .oo2 aeared on#he o#her s!de o$ #he #a.le#- Terr! 'ra..ed #he or!'!nal .oo2 and #he "o% and #henressed ano#her !"on on her PDA s"reen/ #he s#one #a.le# d!saeared-

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I u# on #he la. "oa# and "l!ed m% se"ur!#% .ad'e #o !#- I #oo2 #he 2e% and u# !# !n#he door8s lo"2/ !# $!#/ !# aeared #ha# all #he doors !n #h!s "omle; used #he same 2e%- I#urned #he lo"2 and we .o#h wal2ed #hrou'h-

The door oened !n#o wha# aeared #o a ,er% lar'e "on#rol #ower #ha# washundreds o$ $ee# a.o,e a ,as# a!r$!eld l!##ered w!#h all 2!nds o$ .!5arre loo2!n' a!r"ra$#- The#owers w!ndows were hu'e/ almos# $!$#% $ee# h!'h/ #here were do5ens o$ eole wal2!n'

around/ all wear!n' wh!#e la. "oa#s 6us# l!2e ours "omle#e w!#h se"ur!#% .ad'es- The%were e!#her on hones or oera#!n' wha# loo2ed #o .e ,er% ar"ha!" radar "onsoles-

I "ould see #he !n#er!or o$ one o$ #he "onsoles .e"ause #here were #e"hn!"!answor2!n' on a ar#!all% d!sassem.led one- I saw rows o$ ,a"uum #u.es and lar'e me#al"aa"!#ors !ns!de !#-

One o$ #he la. "oa#ed eole no#!"ed us wal2!n' #hrou'h #he door and e;"!#edl%rushed o,er #o 'ree# us- I read h!s se"ur!#% .ad'e as he 'o# "loser/ h!s name was Bo.Norr!s and he was a sen!or oera#!ons mana'er-

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no,el as #he #ower- The% all had lar'e $!ns on a ,a'uel% "!'ar shaed s#ru"#ure- All hadwheeled re#ra"#a.le land!n' 'ear-

Bo. wa,ed us o,er #o a small mo#or!5ed ,eh!"le #ha# loo2ed l!2e !# was des!'ned #oull #hese lar'e sa"e sh!s-

We all !led !n#o #he "a.!n #hen Bo. u# !# !n#o 'ear and we wh!55ed #owards one o$#he "!'ar shaed sh!s-

A$#er #ra,ell!n' $or a.ou# a 2!lome#re we ulled u ne;# #o !#- I "ould see #he sh!sname a!n#ed on #he la!n alum!n!um s2!n/ Phoen!;-

We e;!#ed #he ,eh!"les "a.!n and e;am!ned !# u "lose- I# was hu'e/ a# leas# $!,ehundred $ee# lon'-


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Terr! s#ood .eh!nd me and 'ra..ed m% arms wh!le ee2!n' o,er one o$ m%shoulders- I a"#!,a#ed #he al'or!#hm and a re"#an'ular oen!n' aeared .e#ween #hel!nes o$ #he a!n#ed re"#an'le- We .o#h wal2ed #hrou'h !n#o #he ne;# room-

We were !n a room #ha# was ma%.e #w!"e #he s!5e o$ #he room we had 6us# le$#/#here was a me#al wor2.en"h ushed u a'a!ns# #he $ar wall/ !# had .een .ol#ed #o #he$loor- On #he wor2 .en"h #here was a ,er% modern loo2!n' Hewle## Pa"2ard des2#o

"omu#er/ "omle#e w!#h a $la# s"reen mon!#or- I# was se"ured #o #he .en"h .% me#als#ras-

I wal2ed o,er #o #he .en"h #o e;am!ne !# more "losel%- The "omu#ers arallel&OM or# had a "a.le runn!n' ou# o$ !# #o a small me#al .o; a.ou# a $oo# s?uare and s!;!n"hes h!'h- The words analo' d!'!#al "on,er#er had .een wr!##en on #he #o o$ !#-

The o#her s!de o$ #he .o; had s!; d!$$eren# "a.les emer'!n' $rom !#/ ea"h "a.le"ons!s#ed o$ #wen#% or so a!rs o$ smaller w!res surrounded .% !nsula#!on- The smallerw!res were #erm!na#ed on #o o$ a wooden s#r! w!#h me#al !ns- The .o##om hal$ o$ #hewooden s#r! had an older s#%le o$ "a.les #erm!na#ed #o !#- These "a.les were se"uredalon' #he wall un#!l #he% en#ered a "ondu!# #ha# led ou# o$ #he room-


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We were soon sl!d!n' down an !n$la#a.le e;!# shoo#/ mu"h l!2e wha# would .e on amodern 6e# l!ner- We #hen emer'ed on#o #he lar'e "on"re#e area surround!n' #he lar'e"on#rol #ower #ha# we had $!rs# seen #he sh! $rom-

The "on#rol #ower was a.ou# #hree hundred me#ers #o our le$#-We #r!ed wal2!n' as !n"ons!"uousl% as we "ould #owards #he "on#rol #ower- We

were almos# a# #he #owers ele,a#or when I heard #he ,o!"e o$ &a#a!n Br!"2 s"ream!n' !n

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= The helme# less 2n!'h# as2ed as he s#ood u- He had a aleround $a"e/ lon' s"ra''l% red ha!r and a #h!n .eard and mous#a"he-

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= Ed "on#!nued/ h!s $a"e suddenl% had aworr!ed e;ress!on-


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A$#er r!d!n' a# a .r!s2 wal2!n' a"e $or a.ou# an hour Ed suddenl% u# h!s hand u$or us #o hal#- We all "ame #o a s#o/ #he s#eeds suddenl% mo#!onless a'a!n-


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We de"!ded #o se# u "am were we were- The sun was s#ar#!n' #o 'o down andEd sa!d #ha# a""ord!n' #o h!s ma #he $ores# ended !n a $ew hundred me#ers and wewould .e sa$er here #hen on #he $la# la!n wh!"h $ollowed-

The shadow s#eeds all had or#a.le #en#s/ $ood and slee!n' .a's !n #he!rsaddle.a's- Ed sa!d #he $ood was relen!shed e,er% #!me #he% were sen# awa% andsummoned a'a!n-

We se# u our #en#s !n a small "!r"le around a "en#ral $!re- Ed s#a#!oned #he s#eedsaround #he #en#s as a ma2esh!$# $en"e-


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He handed #he #eles"oe o,er #o me and I loo2ed a# #he same area he hads"anned- Wha# I saw "h!lled me r!'h# #o #he .one- There was a 'rou o$ a.ou# #wen#%,er% lar'e eole .e#ween #he ,ol"ano and us- The% loo2ed #o .e !mmense/ $or#% ma%.e$!$#% $ee# #all-

I would ha,e #hou'h# #ha# an%#h!n' #ha# lar'e would .e slow and "um.ersome/ .u##hese '!an#s seemed #o .e as l!#he and "o7ord!na#ed as a normal human- The% aeared

#o run and 6um mu"h l!2e we would-The% "arr!ed "lu.s and wore some 2!nd o$ $ur lo!n"lo#h- I "ould $eel #he 'round

rum.le an%#!me one o$ #hem ran or leaed-I assed #he #eles"oe #o Terr! and she ?u!"2l% saw wha# I had seen-= Terr! sa!d as she assed #he s"oe .a"2 #o Ed-


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#here w!#h ho#o sho- I loo2ed a# Terr!/ she had u# #he PDA !n her .el# ou"h and wasse"ur!n' !# "losed-


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I 6umed o$$ loo2!n' around $or Terr! and #he 2n!'h#s- We had all mana'ed #o s#ow!#h !n a $ew $ee# o$ ea"h o#her-


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All around #he "ra#er #here were lar'e !les o$ wha# loo2ed man% d!$$eren# !#emsmade o$ re"!ous medals and 6ewels/ o$$ #o one s!de #here was a lar'e "a'e w!#h a loneerson s#and!n' !n !#/ she was "las!n' #he .ars !n her hands and s#ar!n' a# an enormousslee!n' "oer "ollared dra'on-

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$l!n"hed !n,olun#ar!l% as I saw #he .eas# $la!n' !#s w!n's and ho,er!n' a.ou# s!;#% $ee#a.o,e #he $loor o$ #he "ra#er-

I $el# Terr! a.o,e me loo2!n' #hrou'h #he "ra"2 !n #he door as well-


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Wend%8s $a"e had an e;ress!on o$ ,!s!.le rel!e$ on !#-


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I had no des!re #o e,er "on$ron# ose- I had seen #he #h!n's he had a""oml!shedso $ar w!#h #rans"enden# #e"hnolo'% and 2new he was wa% ou# o$ our lea'ue-

Terr! "on6ured u #he same $l%!n' ,eh!"le I had seen !n m% aar#men# w!#h her PDA-I# hun' no!selessl% a.ou# a $oo# o$ #he 'round-

I no#!"ed #he sea# was lar'e enou'h $or #wo eole- We de"!ded !# was ro.a.l%.e##er #o share one ,eh!"le #o re,en# us .e!n' seara#ed- I 'o# on $!rs# and Terr! 6umed

on .eh!nd me and wraed her arms around m% wa!s#- I $el# m%sel$ 'e##!n' arousedwhen she ressed her .oo.s a'a!ns# m% .a"2-

The "on#rols o$ #he ,eh!"le were s!m!lar #o a mo#or"%"le- I# onl% #oo2 a $ew m!nu#eso$ ra"#!se .e$ore I "ould manoeu,re !# w!#h ease-


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The% all seemed #o .e d!$$eren# .!#s o$ #rans"enden# "ode- E,er%#h!n' was su.#l% l!#w!#h an un!den#!$!a.le l!'h# sour"e-


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I 6us# use #he seed "ode wh!"h I ha,e here #o s#ar# #he ro"ess-= The un!,erse !s hu'e and #h!n's "an onl% roa'a#e a#

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I ?u!"2l% wal2ed o,er #o Terr! #o see how she was- She was .rea#h!n' and had alar'e 'ash on her $a"e $rom #he !s#ol .arrel- I r!ed o$$ a "hun2 o$ m% sh!r# and ressed!# a'a!ns# !# #o #r% and s#o #he .leed!n'-

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