|| -------- -- -----  A E R I E   O B L I V I A N A . singular book of text wandertainment by Frank Edward Nora ------------------- ----------- A ROAD MAP OF ARCTICA--CUP 20--"DOESN'T LIKE TRAINS" <-------  ||  Severe Repair  ||  A Road Map of Arctica  ||  -------> (Cup SRrm020, Created v2 (6/7/99), Copyright 1999) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = "No no, just--imagine the commute--you cross the tunnel and it's like the week before--you work last week and live this week..." said Doesn't Like Trains. "It'd bring those lottery returns down, that's for sure." replied Likes Trains. "Huh?" "Everyone would play the same numbers, so there'd be less to go around." "Yup. There you go. Yet another industry that can be destroyed by the deployment of a simple supernatural technology." "Isn't that redundant?" "What?" "'Supernatural technology." "Oh. Semantics. Semantics can be fun." "Oh. Insults. Insults can be fun." "Haha, I guess we're even." "So we have to do an install today or something?" "Yeah... time gate... near the David Letterman theater or something." "Dave is getting into TT? Personal or for broadcast?" "No, not him. Some computer entrepreneur." "Oh. What's it set for?" "It's better half is in London, minus thirty." "Ah, Beatles territory." "Yeah." "Y'know, I've been thinking of heading back there myself. If I put on a nice female body, which one of the Beatles would be best to fuck?" "Here we go again." "Hey man, I read your book. You're responsible for everything I know." "But I wanted to point out the dangers, not encourage such behavior. And that was before I was infinity days old." "Yo, you're infinitely old?" "No, I just said I was infinity DAYS old." "Oh." "You have a lot to learn. I can't stop you. You have the right to be here. All I can do is warn you." "But you were like me, right? You did all the stuff I'm thinking about, no? And look at you. You're old and wise and all the better for it, eh?" "I am all these things, and were it but a personal journey, then I would have no warnings for you. But other people are involved. And when you hurt someone else, it is like unto an injury to you that cannot ever really heal. If I could change what I have done, I would. I believe there is a chance you might curb your activities based on what I say." "Yeah." "Not that you'll resist getting started, but I think you will see that such activities follow a geometric progression. That is, when you plug your human sexuality into the equation, you'll find that instant gratification will cause you to need more and different stimuli. The most damage will be done toward the end, before you effectively destroy yourself. If you can avoid THAT phase, the carnage will be a lot less. And remember, you'll have to stop long BEFORE that time, since there's a lot of inertia involved." "Objects at motion tend to stay in motion." "Right. But I must admit, I see in you so much of myself, that I have little hope that you'll avoid being destroyed just as I was." "Uh-huh." "See? What you just said is PIVOTAL. Your 'uh-huh' encodes your ingoring and lack of respect for what I have told you. It is the dynamic by which history repeats itself. If you could somehow transcend the trend, it would be a major victory. And it's George by the way." "Huh?" "George. George Harrison. He would be the best." "Yo man I was just kidding about that." "No, no you weren't." -------> ------------------- ----------- -------- -- -----