The light in the room is yellow.

Gorj is yellow.

The voice in the couch is one.

‘The Leader. The attack. The objective. Three. Mark.’

The Leader. The Leader is there. The Leader is black.

The Leader is there. The Leader speaks: ‘Mark.’

The couch opens.

The body goes out. Gorj goes out.

‘The Leader. The screen. Mark.’

On the screen: The sectors are red. The sectors are green. The sectors are indicated blue. The indicated sectors are red.

The Leader speaks: ‘Mark.’

The indicated sectors are red.

The Leader speaks: ‘The objective. Complete.’

‘The objective. Complete.’ The voice is one.

Gorj speaks: ‘The objective. Complete.' Gorj echoes.

‘The Leader. The objective. Three. Mark.’ The voice is one.

The Leader speaks: ‘The objective. Three. Mark.’

Gorj screams: 'Aaaaaaaarkkk.'

The room is close. There is no echo.

Gorj is one voice. The voice is one voice.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj screams: 'Pingyng!'

Gorj speaks: ‘The voice. The voice is one.’

‘The Leader. The objective. Three. '

The Leader speaks: 'The objective. Three. Mark.’

The entrance irises open.

Gorj walks. The floor is even. The light is yellow.

Gorj is yellow.

The entrance closes. The entrance opens.

The light in the cabin is red.

Gorj is yellow. The red moves.

The green light pulses.

The bips commence. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip.

Gorj speaks. Gorj echoes the bips. ‘Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip.’

Bip-’Bip’. Bip-’Bip’. Bip-’Bip’. Bip-’Bip’. Bip-’Bip’.

Gorj lies in the couch. Gorj closes the couch.

Bip-’Bip’. Bip-’Bip’ . Bip-’Bip’. Bip.-’Bip.’

The bips complete.

There is the hum.

Gorj hums 'Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!'

The great entrance opens.

The sky is black.

The yellow light pulses.

The pressure rises.

The hum.

Gorj hums 'Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Hmmmmmmmmmm!'

The hum vibrates...

Gorj vibrates: 'Hgmrnrn. Hgmmm. Hgmmm. Hgmmm.'

The pressure eases.

The yellow light is steady. The blue light pulses.

Gorj opens the couch.

There is the resonant ping.

Gorj echoes: ‘Pingyng!’

'In flight. The couch. Close. Mark.’ The voice echoes.

Gorj echoes: ‘In flight. The couch. Close. Maaaaaaaark!’

The body Gorj stands.

Gorj closes the couch.

The sky is black.

The light in the cabin is red.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj echoes: ‘Pingyng!’

Gorj speaks: ‘Go to the Centre.'

‘No schedule. The flight cycle. The objective. The Leader vehicle. The attack sector. The objective. One.' The voice echoes.

Gorj echoes: ‘The objective. Onnnnne!'

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj echoes: ‘Pingyng!’

Gorj speaks: ‘Go to the Centre. Mark.’

‘No schedule. The flight cycle. The objective. The Leader vehicle. The attack sector. The objective. One.’

The sky is black.

Gorj is yellow.

The light in the cabin is red.

The red moves.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj speaks: ‘The voice. The buttons. Blue yellow green. The flight guidance.’

‘No flight guidance. The World vehicle. The objective. The World Pattern. Maintain.’

Gorj drives the hand on to the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj screams: ‘The voice! The buttons! The flight guidance! Blue! Yellow! Green! Now! Maaaaaaaaaark!’

‘No flight guidance. The World vehicle. The objective. The World Pattern. Maintain.’

Gorj screams: Maaainnntaaaaaaaainnn!'

Gorj drives the two hands on to the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj drives the two hands on to the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj screams: ‘Pingggyyngggg!’

Gorj is blue.

Gorj sits on the floor. The floor is even at the body.

Even.

The two legs are there. The hand touches the leg.

The skin is brown.

Gorj is yellow.

The red is in the yellow.

Gorj drives the hand on to the floor.

Brmmmmn!

Gorj is red on the yellow.

The sky is black.

Gorj stands. Gorj walks. The floor is even.

Gorj opens the couch.

There is the resonant ping.

‘In flight. The couch. Close. Mark.’

Gorj screams: ‘In flight! The couch! Close! Maaaaark!’

Gorj sees the console.

The blue light is steady.

Gorj walks. The sky is black at the window.

There is the resonant ping.

‘In flight. The couch. Close. Mark.’

Gorj screams: ‘In flight! The couch! Cloooooose! Maaaaaaaark!

Gorj drives the hand at the window. Dnk!

Gorj walks to the console. Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voice. The couch is open. Mark.’

‘In flight. The couch. Close. Mark.’

Gorj makes the sound: ‘Hahahahahahaha! Hahahahaha!’

Gorj is yellow. Gorj is red.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voice. The buttons. The flight guidance. Blue yellow green. Mark.’

‘No flight guidance. The World vehicle. The objective. The World Pattern. Maintain.’

There is the resonant ping.

‘In flight. The couch. Close. Mark.’

Gorj screams: 'Maaaaaaark!'

Gorj drives the two hands on to the console.

Jnnk!

Gorj drives the two hands on to the console.

Jnnk!

There is the resonant ping.

‘The Leader. Go to the couch. Mark.’

The voice is one.

The voice is black.

Gorj is still.

The Leader is there.

The Leader speaks: ‘Go to the couch. Mark.’

The Leader goes to the couch. The Leader lies in the couch. The couch closes.

Gorj is still. The Leader is there. The Leader is black. The voice is black.

Gorj is blue.

Gorj is inside. Gorj is blue. The Leader is black. Gorj is blue. Gorj makes the sound: ’Hhhh. Hhhh. Hnnn. Oooooow. Oooooooow.'

Gorj is blue. Gorj is here...

Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip.

The green light pulses.

The pressure eases.

The light in the cabin is the sunlight. The sky is blue. The building is white in the sunlight. The windows are black.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The Leader. The attack cycle. The objective. Three. Mark.

The Leader speaks: ’The attack cycle. The objective. Three. Mark.

The couch opens. The floor is unsteady. The Leader is unsteady. Gorj braces the body at the couch.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The Leader. The screen. Mark.’

The Leader is there. Gorj walks to the console.

On the screen: The sectors are red. The sectors are green. The sectors are indicated blue. The indicated sectors are red.

The Leader speaks: ‘The indicated sectors are red. Mark.’

The grating is slight.

The coverall is on the console. The coverall is white.

Gorj rolls the coverall up the body.

Gorj is white. The Leader is white. The Leader is there.

Gorj is red and blue. The visor is on the console. Gorj puts the visor on the head. Gorj closes the visor.

The visor clicks magnetically at the rim of the coverall.

The entrance opens.

The light is bright at the entrance. The dust moves at the entrance. The dust is bright.

Gorj walks on the ramp.

The paving is bright. The building is bright. The windows are black.

The Leader vehicle is blue and white.

The sky is blue.

The visor is dark.

The sun is white.

The sun sees the black.

The windows are black.

The sun is there. The windows are there.

The dust moves at the feet. The paving is bright. There. The paving is black. Here.

The body Gorj raises the arm. The black arm on the paving rises. The black. The black Gorj.

The sun sees Gorj.

The visor is dark.

Gorj sees the sun. The sky is blue.

The entrance irises open.

The light in the cabin is the sunlight.

The Leader vehicle.

The entrance closes.

Gorj opens the visor.

The Leader presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The attack. The objective. Complete. Mark.’

‘The attack. The objective. Complete. Mark.’

The voice echoes.

Gorj echoes: ‘Mark.’

The bips commence. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip. The Leader vehicle.

Gorj echoes the bips: Bip-’Bip’. Bip-’Bip’. Bip-’Bip’. Bip-’Bip’. Bip-’Bip’.

The Leader lies in the couch. Gorj closes the couch.

The hum is there.

Gorj echoes: ‘Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

The green light is steady.

The pressure rises.

The Leader vehicle.

Gorj is the Leader.

Gorj is black.

The hum is there.

The hum vibrates...

The light in the cabin is the sunlight.

The pressure eases.

The sky is blue from horizon to horizon.

The paving is bright from horizon to horizon. The buildings are the nodes of black. The black.

The oxygen waste is muted.

The North.

The sky is blue. The sun is white.

Gorj opens the couch.

Gorj stands. Gorj closes the couch. Gorj walks. The floor is even.

The coverall is even. The body is inside. The coverall is white.

The skin is brown.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voices. The buttons. The flight guidance. Mark.’

‘The buttons. The flight guidance. Mark.’

The cover opens. The buttons are blue yellow green.

The flight guidance.

‘The flight guidance. The cycle. Mark. Green. Hover. Yellow. Atmosphere flight. Blue. Pressure flight. The sequences. One. The ascent. Green. Yellow. Blue. Two. The descent. yellow. Green. Three. Highhover. Yellow. Yellow. Green. Four. Orbital. Blue. Blue. Blue. Five. Station. Green. Green. The sequences. Maintain. Out of sequence. The green mode. Return.'

The blue light is steady.

Gorj presses the blue button. Gorj presses the blue button.

There is the resonant ping.

‘Orbital. Hold. The couch. Return. Mark.’

Gorj opens the couch. Gorj lies in the couch. Gorj closes the couch.

Gorj speaks: 'Maaarrk!'

The pressure rises.

The hum vibrates...

The sky is black. The rim of the world is black.

On the screen: The sun is above the horizon of rising.

Gorj is yellow.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights in the couch. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World sectors.'

‘The World sectors. The large screen.'

The couch turns the halfcircle.

On the large screen: The circle is white. The sectors are rimmed blue. The sectors are rimmed green. The line on the circle is blue and green.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The line blue green.’

‘The World Inner Boundary. North. South.’

North. South.

The attack cycle. The South attacks the North. The Enemy. The Northerner is the Enemy. The Enemy is green.

The South is blue. The Leader is black. Gorj is yellow. The coverall is white.

There is the resonant ping.

‘Orbital. Complete. Pending. The degrees. Ten. The pressure. Prepare. Mark.’

The Leader of the South. Gorj is the Leader of the South. The Leader is there.

The South attacks the North.

The Leader of the North.

The Leader of the South.

The Northerner is white and blue.

‘Orbital. Complete. Pending. The degrees. Five. The pressure. Prepare. Mark.’

The sky is black. The rim of the world is black. The World is white.

The sun is white on the black sky. The world is white on the black sky.

The building is bright on the black sky. The windows are black. The tower is high.

There is the resonant ping.

‘Orbital. Complete. The procedure. Now. Mark.’

The couch turns the halfcircle.

The building is bright on the black sky. The windows are black. The tower is high.

The pressure rises.

The building is on the sky.

The hum vibrates...

The sky is blue. The paving is bright from horizon to horizon. The green of the oxygen waste is muted. The buildings are the nodes of black on the bright paving.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The Leader. The battle screen.’ The voice echoes.

On the screen: The sectors are blue. The sectors are rimmed red.

‘The objective. The evacuation. The sectors indicated red. Mark.‘

The evacuation. The sectors indicated red.

The Leader speaks: ‘The objective. The evacuation. The sectors indicated red. Mark.'

On the screens:

The sectors are indicated red.

The orange bands fill the blue bands of the projection.

The sun is above the horizon of rising.

The green light is steady.

The discharger vehicle. The discharger vehicle is blue. The sky is blue. The discharger vehicle moves on the sky.

The light is bright on the discharger instrument.

The window is black.

The bips commence. Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip.

Gorj speaks: ‘Bip. Bip. Bip. Bip.’

The bips are there. Gorj is here. Gorj speaks here. Gorj speaks: ‘Bip. Bip. Bip. Biiiiiiip!’

The bips are there.

The buildings are there. The pylon is there. The pylon is black. The black. The windows on the towers are bright.

The white on the black. The sunlight and the black. The buildings are the black. Gorj is the black.

Gorj is the black.

The grating is slight.

The discharger vehicles are the nodes of black. The discharger vehicles are there.

Gorj is here. Gorj closes the visor. The entrance opens. The dust is bright at the entrance.

The dust moves.

Gorj walks. The visor is dark. Gorj walks on the ramp.

The one in the red coverall is in charge of the evacuation.

The skin is black.

‘The Leader.‘

The voice grates.

The Leader is there. The Leader speaks: ‘The evacuation.'

The one in the red coverall speaks. ‘As indicated.' The mouth moves. The one in the red coverall is there.

Gorj goes out. Gorj speaks: ‘Gorj is the Leader.’

Gorj is yellow.

The mouth moves. The one in the red coverall speaks: ‘The Leader.’ The one in the red coverall turns. The visor is dark. The visor is black.

Gorj walks. Gorj is yellow. Gorj touches the red coverall. The body is inside.

Gorj speaks: ‘Gorj. The one in charge of the evacuation. Gorj speaks.'

The one in the red coverall walks. Gorj walks. Gorj touches the shoulder inside the red coverall. Gorj speaks: ‘The one in the red coverall. Gorj speaks.’

The one in the red coverall screams: 'Grrrrrrrruuuuuuu!' The scream grates.

Gorj screams: 'Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaahh.'

The one in the red coverall walks. The one in the red coverall is unsteady. The one in the red coverall falls.

Gorj bends. The arm in the red coverall rises. The arm rises at Gorj.

Gorj falls. The body inside the red coverall pulses. The body is uneven.

Gorj makes the sound: 'Haa haa haa haa haaaaa!' Gorj is yellow. Gorj the body touches the red coverall the body.

Gorj speaks: ‘The one in charge of the evacuation. Gorj speaks. The one in charge of the evacuation speaks.'

The one in the red coverall screams: ‘Grrrrrrruuuueee!’ The arms move. The legs move. The head moves. Gorj lies on the red coverall body. Gorj is yellow.

Gorj lies on the red coverall body. Gorj speaks: ’Gorj speeeeeeeeeaks!’

The one in the red coverall is still. The visor is black. The dust in on the air. The paving is white.

Gorj raises the arm. Gorj speaks: ‘The one in the red coverall. Gorj speaks. The one in the red coverall speaks.'

The one in the red coverall screams: ‘Grrrrrrruuuuueee!’

The one in the red coverall moves. Gorj moves.

Gorj lies on the paving. The paving is even.

The one in the red coverall walks.

Gorj speaks: ‘The one in the red coverall walks. The one in the red coverall walks. Gorj speaks.’

Gorj stands. The visor is dark. The one in charge of the evacuation is black.

The black.

The discharger vehicle is bright. The entrance is open. The entrance is black.

Gorj walks. The walk is unsteady. The pulse in the legs is uneven. Gorj is still. The pulse in the legs is uneven. The pulse in the body is uneven.

The pulse speaks: ’Yeeeoooooooooouhh!'

Gorj is red and yellow. The red goes out. The pulse is red.

The red pulse is inside the body.

Gorj touches the hand to the torso. The pulse is there. The pulse speaks: ‘Drrnnt. drrnnt. Drrnnt. drrnnt.‘

Gorj speaks: ‘The body speaks.’

Gorj is yellow.

Gorj walks. The ladder is bright. The light in the cabin is the sunlight.

The one in the blue coverall sees Gorj.

Gorj speaks: ‘The one in the blue coverall. Gorj speaks. The one in the blue coverall speaks.’

The skin is white. The eyes are blue. The mouth is red. The mouth moves. The one in the blue coverall screams: 'Aaaaaaaaaaargh! Aaaaaaaaaaarrrgh!'

Gorj echoes. Gorj screams: ‘Aaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!'

Gorj raises the arm. The one in the blue coverall walks. Gorj turns. The arm goes out. The one in the blue coverall moves the shoulder. The one in the blue coverall goes out the entrance.

Gorj speaks: ‘The one in the blue coverall. Gorj speaks. Maaaaaaark!

The cabin is still. The light in the cabin is the sunlight.

Gorj is here. Gorj is yellow. Gorj is red. Gorj is blue.

Gorj sits. Gorj opens the visor. The seat closes.

The cabin is still. The Leader speaks: ’The evacuation.’

The cabin is still.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights on the seat. There is the resonant ping.

‘Gorj speaks. The Leader speaks. The evacuation. Mark.’ ‘The evacuation. Mark.’ The voice echoes. The cabin is still.

The buttons are blue yellow green white white.

Gorj opens the seat. Gorj walks. The buttons are blue yellow green white white.

Gorj presses the green button.

There is the hum.

The dust moves. The dust is bright.

The voice grates: ‘The yellow sector. The evacuation. Operative. Mark.‘

Gorj speaks: 'Maaaaaaaaark!' Gorj presses the yellow button.

The buildings move. The paving is bright.

The flash is bright on the sunlight.

Gorj presses the blue button.

The hum vibrates...

Gorj is unsteady. The pressure. Gorj sits at the console.

Gorj presses the blue button. Gorj presses the blue button.

There is the resonant ping.

‘No schedule. The battle vehicle. The flight pattern. The atmosphere. The battle sector. The South. Mark.’ The voice echoes.

Gorj screams: 'Maaaaaaaaark!'

Gorj presses the white button.

The world turns.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voices. The white button.’

‘The flight guidance. The cycle. Mark. Green. Hover. Yellow. Atmosphere flight. Blue. Pressure flight. The sequences. One. The ascent. Green. Yellow. Blue. Two. The descent. Yellow. Green. Three. High hover. Yellow. Yellow. Green. Four. Station. Green. Green. Five. The manoeuvre. Right. White. Right. Six. The manoeuvre. Left. White. Left. The sequences. Maintain. Out of sequence. The green mode. Return.’

The vehicle turns.

Gorj presses the white button. The vehicle turns. Gorj presses the white button. The vehicle turns. Gorj presses the white button. The vehicle turns.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The rim red. Mark.

Gorj screams: 'Maaaaaaaaaaaaaark!'

Gorj presses the white button. The vehicle turns.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The rim red. Mark.’

The flash is bright on the sunlight.

The sky is blue. The discharger vehicles are green.

The Enemy.

Gorj presses the white button. The vehicle turns. The discharger vehicles move out of the window.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The rim red. Now. Mark.'

Gorj presses the white button. The vehicle turns. The discharger vehicles are green.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The yellow sector. The evacuation. Complete. Mark.’ Gorj presses the white button. The vehicle turns. The green discharger vehicles move out of the window. The vehicle turns.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The boundary blue. The flight boundary. Mark.’

The vehicle turns. The discharger vehicles are black.

The black.. The discharger vehicles are at the building. Gorj presses the white button.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The boundary blue. The flight boundary. Now. The manoeuvre. Mark.‘

The vehicle turns. The oxygen waste is muted.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The boundary blue. The flight boundary. Now. The manoeuvre. Mark.‘

Gorj presses the yellow button.

The oxygen waste is green.

There is the resonant ping.

‘Out of flight boundary. The green mode. Now. Mark.’

The hum vibrates. Gorj presses the white button. The vehicle turns. The hum is even.

The oxygen waste is green. There is the resonant ping.

‘The green mode. Override. Now. Mark.’

The hum vibrates...

The pressure is high. Gorj falls.

The floor is even.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The vehicle. Out of flight boundary. The green mode.

Operative. Hold. The World Pattern override. Pending. Mark.’

Gorj stands.

The horizon is green.

The sky is blue.

The paving is green. The paving is blue.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj speaks: ‘The paving is green. The paving is blue. Maaaaaaaark.

‘The paving is green. The paving is blue. Mark.’

The paving is green blue from horizon to horizon. The buildings are green. The buildings are black. The black.

The sky is blue.

Green. Blue. The green blue paving is black.

Gorj is orange.

Gorj presses the green button. One. Two.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The vehicle. Out of flight boundary. The green mode. Operative. Hold. The World Pattern override. Pending. Mark.’

Gorj screams: 'Maaaaaaaaark!'

Gorj presses the green button. One. Two.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The vehicle. Out of flight boundary. The green mode. Operative. Hold. The World Pattern override. Pending. Mark.’

Gorj presses the yellow button. Gorj presses the blue button. There is the resonant ping.

‘The flight guidance. Out of sequence. Mark.’

Gorj drives the hand on to the buttons. There is the resonant ping.

‘The flight guidance. Out of sequence. Mark.’

The paving is green blue. The green blue is black.

Gorj closes the visor. Gorj walks.

The entrance is closed.

Gorj speaks: 'Gorj speaks.'

The entrance is closed.

Gorj walks. Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voices. The entrance. Open. Mark.’

‘The vehicle. In flight. Mark.’

Gorj presses the green button. One. Two.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The vehicle. Out of flight boundary. The green mode. Operative. Hold. The World Pattern override. Pending. Mark.’

Gorj is red. Gorj walks. Gorj drives the body at the entrance.

Brrrrnk!

The entrance is closed.

Gorj drives the body at the entrance.

Brrrrnk!

Gorj is red. Gorj drives the hand at the entrance.

Crrnk! Crrrnk! Crrrnk!

Gorj is red. Gorj screams: ‘The entraaaaaaance! Oooopeeeeeen!'

The entrance is closed.

Gorj sees the cabin. The seat is there. There. There.

Gorj drives the leg at the seat.

Krrrk!

The light is bright in Gorj. The light is in the leg. The light is inside. Gorj screams the light:

‘Yeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaooooooooooow!

Gorj drives the two hands on to the seat.

Krrrmph!

There is the resonant ping.

‘The Leader. The World Pattern override. Operative. Sit. Now. Mark.’

The voice is one.

Gorj is still.

The sun is white on the blue sky.

The paving is blue. The paving is green.

The Leader is black.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voice. The paving is green blue. The entrance. Open. Gorj is orange. Gorj goes out. '

‘The Leader. The World Pattern override. Operative. Sit. Now. Mark.’

The voice is one. The Leader is black.

Gorj is here.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voice. The Leader is black. Gorj is here. The entrance. Open. '

‘The Leader. The flight. The yellow mode. Pending. Sit. Now. Mark.‘

‘The voice. Gorj is here. Gorj speaks. The entrance. Open. Mark.'

‘The Leader. The flight. The yellow mode. Pending. Sit. Now. Mark.

Gorj is here. Gorj walks to the console. Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

'Gorj is here. The Leader is black. Gorj speaks. The entrance. Open. Mark.'

‘The Leader. The yellow mode. Pending. The pressure. Now. Prepare. Mark.‘

Gorj drives the two hands on to the console. Gorj screams: ‘Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuhh!’

‘The Leader. The pressure. Now. Prepare. Mark.'

Gorj drives the two hands on to the console. Gorj screams: ‘Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuughh!’

The hum is there. The pressure rises. Gorj raises the two arms. Gorj is unsteady. Gorj falls.

Gorj screams: 'AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrghhhK!'

Gorj is black. The body moves. The arms drive at the floor.

The floor is even.

Gorj screams: 'Goorjjj is heeeeeeere! Gooorjjjjj is heeeeeeeeeere!'

The legs drive at the floor. The arms drive at the floor. Gorj makes the sounds: ‘Eeeeeeeah! Eeeaaaaaaah! Huuuuuuaaaaah! Huuuuuaaaah! Aaaaaaagh! Aaaaaaaaaaagh!'

Gorj is blue. Gorj is black.

The body is near. The arms touch the legs. The head touches the legs. The head is black.

Gorj makes the sounds: ‘Huuh! Huuh! Cheeeeeuph! Cheeeeeeeeuph! Huuh! Huuh! Huuuch!’

The inside opens. The inside closes. Opens. Closes. The inside opens bright. The inside closes black. The inside goes out. Gorj is blue.

Gorj speaks to the body: ‘Gorj is here. Gorj is here. Gorj is here. Gorj speaks.'

Gorj is the black at the centre of the white.

Gorj is the white at the centre of the black.

Gorj is the centre.

Gorj is here.

Gorj speaks: 'Gorj is here.’

Gorj is yellow. The yellow is the circle on the black.

The black is still. The yellow is the circle.

Gorj opens.

The light in the cabin is the sunlight.

Gorj is here.

The cabin is black. The floor is even at the body. The ceiling is white.

Gorj is here. Gorj goes out. The yellow circle goes out. The world is black. The yellow circle goes out. The yellow circle encompasses the world.

Gorj is the world.

The world is yellow. Gorj goes out.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The Leader. The blue mode. Pending. Prepare. Now. Mark.’

The Leader is black.

Gorj speaks: ‘The Leader is black. Gorj is here. Gorj goes out. Mark.’

The hum vibrates at the floor.

The weight is black. Gorj makes the sound: ‘Hhhnnnnnnnn. Hhhhnnnnnnnnnn. Hhhhhnnnnnnnnaaaaah!'

The pressure eases.

Gorj stands. Gorj is unsteady. The console is steady.

The sky is blue. The horizon is green.

Green.

Gorj makes the sound: ‘Huuuh! Hbuuh! Huuuuhh!’

Gorj is blue.

Gorj goes out. Gorj is the yellow circle.

The green is here there. Gorj is here there.

Gorj sits at the console. Gorj goes out. Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voice. Gorj is here. Gorj speaks. Mark.’

'Gorj is the Leader. Mark.’

Gorj is yellow. Gorj goes out.

‘The voice. The Leader is black. The Leader is there. Gorj is here. Gorj speaks. Mark.’

‘Gorj is the Leader. Mark.’

‘The voice. Gorj speaks to the voice. Gorj goes out. The Gorj is the Leader. The Gorj is there. The Leader the Gorj is black. Gorj is here. Gorj speaks to the voice. '

‘Gorj is the Leader.’

Gorj screams: 'Gorj is heeeere! Gorjj is heeeeeeeere!’

‘The Leader. Definition. Gorj is the Leader of the South. Mark.'

‘The voice. Gorj speaks to the voice. The Leader is white. The Leader is the white sun on the blue sky. The Leader is the Centre of the South. Gorj is here. Gorj is yellow. Gorj is the yellow world. Mark.’

The cabin is still. The light is the sunlight. Gorj is still.

The voice is still. The still is deep. Gorj speaks to the deep:

‘Gorj is here. Gorj is the body. Gorj is inside. Gorj is the yellow circle. The yellow circle encompasses the black world. Gorj is yellow. Gorj goes out. Mark.’

The cabin is still. The sky is blue. The voice is still. The still is deep. There is the resonant ping.

‘The blue mode. Complete. Pending. The yellow mode. Pending. The pressure. Prepare. Mark.'

The seat closes.

Gorj is blue. Gorj is here.

The voice is black.

The pressure rises.

The hum vibrates...

The sky is blue. The tower is high. The tower is bright. The windows are black.

‘The green mode. Pending. Mark. The pressure.

The buildings move at the window. The buildings are bright.

The paving is bright. The pressure eases. The pylon is high. The pylon is black. The windows are bright.

The grating is slight.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The Leader. Go to the Home. Mark.'

The seat opens.

Gorj stands.

The Leader Home.

The Leader is black.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Leader is black. Gorj is here. Gorj goes out. Mark.’

‘The Leader is black. Gorj is here. Gorj goes out. Mark.’

The voice echoes.

Gorj closes the visor. The entrance opens. The black is on the paving. The ramp is black.

The Leader vehicle is bright.

Gorj walks. Gorj goes out.

The Leader vehicle is white and blue.

The sun is white on the blue sky. The Leader is white.

Gorj is yellow. Gorj goes out.

Gorj walks. The paving is even. The dust moves. The dust is bright on the sunlight.

The black is there. The black walks near Gorj. Gorj raises the arm. The black raises the arm.

Gorj speaks to the black: ‘Gorj is here. Gorj goes out.'

The black is still. The black moves.

Gorj raises the arm. The black raises the arm. Gorj is here. The black is here.

Gorj goes out. Gorj goes out the long way. The long way is yellow...

The light in the room is white.

‘The report.'

The body warms.

‘Dysfunction. The World Battle cycle.’

The Machine speaks in the couch.

The light is bright.

‘The details.’

‘The dysfunctions. One. The evacuation leader Borton. The action. Noninstrumental. Two. The discharger Hatnor. The action. Noninstrumental.'

‘The World Pattern.’

‘The World Pattern functions.’

‘The World Battle cycle.’

‘The World Battle cycle. Operative. The objective. Eight. Complete. Pending.’

‘The objective. Eight. Definition.’

‘The World Battle cycle. The evacuation. The objective. Eight. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The South Battle Centre. Return.’

‘Hold.’

‘Hold.’

Symer opens the couch. The room is unsteady. The room is still.

The light in the room is white.

‘The record.’

‘No record. The dysfunction. One. The actual status. The black screen.'

On the black screen: The sky is blue. The building is bright. The one stands at the building. The one touches the red coverall. The dust moves. The dust is bright. The visor is black.

‘The location.'

‘The location. The border sector. Blue. The vision source. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six.’

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The cause.’

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The cause. No record.’

‘The dysfunction. Two. The record.'

‘No record. The dysfunction. Two. The actual status. The black screen.’

On the black screen: The sky is blue. The building is bright. The one stands at the building. The visor is open. The skin is red. The eyes are big. The one is still.

‘The location.’

‘The location. The border sector. Blue. The vision source. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six.’

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The cause.’

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The cause. No record.’

Symer sits at the console.

The console is white.

‘Reference. The World Battle cycle. The evacuation. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The cycle. Definition.’

'The World Battle cycle. The evacuation. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The cycle. Definition. The objective. One. The white sector. The evacuation. Monitor. The objective. Two. The yellow sector. The evacuation. Monitor. The objective. Three. The border sector. Blue. The objective. Four. The Leader. Transfer. The Leader vehicle. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The objective. Five. The blue sector. The evacuation. Monitor. The objective. Six. The border sector. Blue. The objective. Seven. The Leader. Transfer. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The Leader vehicle. The objective. Eight. The South Battle Centre. Return. The cycle. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. Complete.'

‘Reference. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The cycle. The objective. Seven. The transfer. Complete.'

'Reference. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The cycle. The objective. Seven. Reference. The World Battle cycle. Complete. Reference. The Leader battle cycle. Operative.'

Complete. Operative.

'Reference. The Leader battle cycle. The actual status.’

‘Reference. The Leader battle cycle. The actual status. The evacuation. The objective. Five. Operative.'

‘Reference. The Leader battle cycle. The evacuation. The objective. Five. Definition.’

‘Reference. The Leader battle cycle. The evacuation. The objective. Five. Definition. The transfer. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The Leader. '

‘Reference. The Leader battle cycle. Reference. The Leader. The actual status.’

'Reference. The Leader battle cycle. Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The evacuation. The objective. Five. Operative.'

'Reference. The Leader battle cycle. Reference. The Leader vehicle. The actual status.'

'Reference. The Leader battle cycle. Reference. The Leader vehicle. The actual status. The border sector. Blue.’

'Reference. The Leader vehicle. The actual status. The visual.

‘Reference. The Leader vehicle. The actual status. The visual. The black screen.'

On the black screen: The sky is blue. The white sun is at the centre of the blue sky. The pylon is black. The Leader vehicle is black. The paving is black. The paving is bright.

'Reference. The Leader vehicle. The actual status. The visual. The source.'

‘Reference. The Leader vehicle. The actual status. The visual. The source. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six.'

The light in the room is white. The console is white. On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

The blue record. The Machine. The dysfunction.

‘Reference. One. The Borton dysfunction. Two. The Hatnor dysfunction. Three. The Leader vehicle. Four. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The situation. The visual. The large screen.’

‘Reference. One. The Borton dysfunction. Two. The Hatnor dysfunction. Three. The Leader vehicle. Four. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The situation. The visual. The large screen.'

On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

On the black screen: The sky is blue. The white sun is at the centre of the blue sky. The pylon is black. The Leader vehicle is black. The paving is black. The paving is bright.

'The large screen. Now.'

On the large screen: The paving is bright. The paving is black. The building is bright. The paving is bright. The one in the red coverall is on the bright paving. The one in the blue coverall is on the bright paving. The discharger vehicle is blue black. The Leader vehicle is black blue white. The pylon is black. The paving is black. The paving is white.

The dysfunctions. One. Two.

The Leader. The cycle. Operative.

The Leader. The actual status.

'Reference. The Leader battle cycle. Reference. The Leader. The actual status.’

'Reference. The Leader battle cycle. Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The evacuation. The objective. Five. Operative.'

‘Reference. The large screen. Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The visual.’

'Reference. The large screen. Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The visual. The objective. Five. Operative. No visual.’

The Leader. The cycle. Operative. The objective. Five. On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

The dysfunction.

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The actual status. The visual. The yellow screen.’

'Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The actual status. The visual. The yellow screen. Now.’

On the yellow screen: The sky is blue. The building is bright. Barton stands at the building. The paving is bright. The one touches the red coverall shoulder. The dust moves. The dust is bright. The visor is black.

The touch. The dysfunction.

Out of boundary. The experience dysfunction.

Out of boundary. The boundary is blue. The centre is white.

On the yellow screen: The sky is blue. The paving is bright. The arms rises. The head turns. Borton walks. Borton stops. The hand touches the torso. The dust moves. The dust is bright. The head turns. The arm rises. Borton turns. Borton walks. Borton turns. Borton falls. The dust moves. The dust is bright. The red is bright. The red is black. The arm rises. Borton moves on the paving. The leg rises. The leg falls on the paving. The dust moves. The red is bright on the dust. Borton is still. The dust moves. The head turns. The arm rises. The arms falls. The dust moves. Borton stands. Borton walks. The hand touches the torso. There. There. There. Borton is still. The dust is bright. Borton is still. The visor is black.

The light in the room is white.

On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

The skin moves. The dysfunction.

‘Reference. The white screen. Clear.’

‘Reference. The white screen. Clear.’

The white screen is white.

The dysfunction. Out of boundary.

The boundary is blue. The sky is blue. The record is blue.

The Machine.

The dysfunction. Out of boundary.

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The analysis. Out of boundary. The experience dysfunction. The cause. No record. Mark.

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The analysis. Out of boundary. The experience dysfunction. The cause. No record. Mark.

The boundary. Imprint. The boundary is blue.

Blue.

Blue. The sky is blue.

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The action. The evacuation cycle. Complete. The Borton Home. The boundary blue. Prepare. Mark.’

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The action. The evacuation cycle. Complete. The Borton Home. The boundary blue. Prepare. Mark.’

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The action. Implement. Mark.’

'Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The action. Implement. Mark.’

The boundary. The boundary is blue. The sun is white at the centre of the blue sky.

Borton is the centre. Borton is white.

On the yellow screen: Borton is still. The sky is blue. The paving is bright. Borton is still. The visor is black. The red coverall is bright.

The dysfunction. Out of boundary. The boundary is blue.

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The actual status. The visual. The white screen.’

'Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The actual status. The visual. The white screen. '

On the white screen: The sky is blue. The building is bright. Hatnor stands at the building. The visor is open. The skin is red. The eyes are big. Hatnor is still. The blue coverall is bright.

The visor is open. The skin is red.

'Reference. The white screen. The display. The Hatnor head. The visual.'

'Reference. The White screen. The display. The Hatnor head. The visual.'

The skin is red. The eyes are big.

The eyes are blue.

The skin is red. The sun.

‘Reference. Hatnor. The visor is open. Hatnor. Instruct. The visor. Close. Now.’

'Reference. Hatnor. The visor is open. Hatnor. Instruct. The visor. Close. Now.’

On the white screen: The eyes move. The head turns. The mouth opens. Hatnor screams: 'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarghhh!' The mouth is pink.

On the yellow screen: Borton turns. The arm rises. The hand touches the shoulder. There. There. There. The dust moves.

The dust is bright. Borton screams: 'Grrruuuuaaaaah!'

The sound grates.

The secondary contact.

Out of context.

Hatnor. Out of boundary.

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The cause. The record.

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The cause. No record.'

Out of context. Borton. Hatnor. The secondary contact.

Hatnor. Out of boundary. Borton. Out of boundary.

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The analysis. Out of boundary. The experience dysfunction. The cause. No record. Mark.'

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The analysis. Out of boundary. The experience dysfunction. The cause. No record. Mark.'

The boundary. Imprint. The boundary is blue. The eyes are blue. The coverall is blue. The record is blue.

Blue. The sky is blue.

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The action. The evacuation cycle. Complete. The Hatnor Home. The boundary blue. Prepare. Mark.’

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The action. The evacuation cycle. Complete. The Hatnor Home. The boundary blue. Prepare. Mark.'

‘Reference. The Hatnor (WRONG) dysfunction. The action. The imprint. Implement. Mark.’

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. The action. The imprint. Implement. Mark.’

On the white screen: The visor is open. The skin is red. The eyes are big. The eyes are blue. The eyes move. The eyes see.

On the yellow screen: The visor is black. The head turns The hand touches the torso. There. There. There. The dust moves. The dust is bright.

Out of context. The secondary contact.

'The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The Borton dysfunction (TIME NO TIME NOW ONLY) Reference. The action. Implement. Now. Repeat. The action. Implement. Now. Mark.

‘The action. Implement. Now. The response. Noninstrumental. Mark.'

The context. The World Battle cycle. The evacuation. The objective (DECIDE NOW FACE THE FACTS YOU) Eight. Operative.

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. Reference. The World Battle cycle. The context dysfunction. The objective. Eight. Pending. The action. The objective. Eight. Complete. Implement. Now. Mark.’

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. Reference. The World Battle cycle. The context dysfunction. The objective. Eight. Pending. The action. The objective. Eight. Complete. Implement. Now. Mark.’

On the large screen: The one in the red coverall is on the bright paving. The one in the blue coverall is on the bright paving. The paving is bright. The paving is black. The building is bright. The Leader vehicle is blue white black. The pylon is black. The discharger vehicle is blue black.

On the yellow screen: The red coverall is bright. Borton is still. The visor is black.

On the white screen: The skin is red. The eyes are big. The eyes are blue.

‘Reference. The action. The objective. Eight. Implement. Now. The response. Noninstrumental. '

The action. The objective. Eight. Complete. Go to the Home. The boundary blue.

The context dysfunction. The experience dysfunction.

The action. Now. Return (ELETH SWAM THE NOVELTY OF) The discharger vehicle.

‘Reference. The action. The objective. Eight. Complete. The action. Now. Borton. Hatnor. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. Enter. Implement. Mark.'

‘Reference. The action. The objective. Eight. Complete. The action. Now. Borton. Hatnor. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. Enter. Implement. Mark.’

‘Grrrruuuaaaagh!’ ‘Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeksss!’

On the white screen: The mouth is pink. The eyes are big. The eyes see.

On the yellow screen: The head turns. The arm rises. The visor is black.

On the large screen: Borton is there. Hatnor is there. Hatnor sees the discharger vehicle.

The discharger vehicle.

‘Reference. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The cabin. The actual status. The visual. The blue screen.’

‘Reference. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The cabin. The actual status. The visual. The blue screen. Now.'

On the blue screen: The light in the cabin is the sunlight. The cabin is still.

'The action. The objective. Eight. Borton. Hatnor. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. Enter. The action. Noninstrumental. Mark.’

‘Mark.'

Out of boundary. Out of (MARS IS A MACHINE ENVIRONMENT TORSEN IS OVER THREE HUNDRED AND STILL) context.

The action. The recovery.

The World Agent recovery.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Machine. The World Agent. Acknowledge.’

‘The World Agent. The World Machine. Acknowledge.’

‘Reference. The screens. Reference. The Hatnor Borton dysfunction. The context dysfunction. The World Battle cycle. The evacuation. The objective. Eight. Complete. Pending. The action. Hatnor. Borton. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. Enter. The action. Noninstrumental. Mark. The action. Now. The World Agent recovery. The secondary contact.'

‘Reference. The Hatnor Borton dysfunction. The Machine action. Noninstrumental. The action. Now. The World Agent recovery. The secondary contact. Implement.'

The secondary contact. The experience dysfunction. The Hatnor Borton dysfunction. The experience dysfunction. The secondary contact. Now.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The World Agent recovery. The action. The sound link. The World Agent. Hatnor. Implement.’

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The World Agent recovery. The action. The sound link. The World Agent. Hatnor. Implement. Now.’

The face is red. The sun.

‘The discharger Hatnor. Go to the discharger vehicle. Now. Mark.

The face is red. The eyes move. The eyes see.

The eyes see the discharger vehicle.

‘The discharger Hatnor. The evacuation. Complete. Go to the discharger vehicle. Now. Mark.'

The mouth is pink. ‘Eeeeeeeeeeeeeekssss!'

The head turns. The head moves.

On the large screen: Hatnor walks. Hatnor stops.

Hatnor sees Borton.

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The World Agent recovery. The action. The sound link. The World Agent. Borton. Implement.’

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The World Agent recovery. The action. The sound link. The World Agent. Borton. Implement. Now.’

The visor is black.

‘The evacuation leader Borton. The evacuation. Complete. Go to the discharger vehicle. Now.'

The head turns. The hand touches the torso. There. There.

The head is still. Borton sees Hatnor.

On the large screen: Borton sees Hatnor. Hatnor sees Borton.

‘The evacuation leader Borton. The evacuation. Complete. Go to the discharger vehicle. Now. Mark.’

On the large screen: Borton turns. Borton sees the discharger vehicle. Borton walks. Borton moves the shoulder. Hatnor screams: 'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrghh!' Borton turns. Borton raises the arm. Borton screams: 'Grrrrrrraaaaaaaghrrk!' Hatnor turns. Borton turns. Hatnor walks. Borton walks. Hatnor walks to the black at the building. Borton walks to the sun.

The secondary contact. The context dysfunction.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Machine. The World Agent.(IMPRINT BROKE WHY DID) Acknowledge.’

‘The World Agent. The World Machine. Acknowledge.’

‘The World Machine. Reference. The Borton Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The World Agent recovery. The secondary contact. The action. Noninstrumental. Mark.’

‘Mark. Hold.’

The light in the room is white.

On the large screen: The paving is bright. The paving is black. The building is black. The discharger vehicle is blue black. The Leader vehicle is white blue black. The pylon is black. The sky is blue.

On the white screen: The building is bright.

On the yellow screen: The paving is bright. The building is bright.

On the blue screen: The light in the cabin is the sunlight. The cabin is still.

Out of context.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. Reference. Borton. The actual status. The visual. The white screen.'

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. Reference. Borton. The actual status. The visual. The white screen. Now.’

On the white screen: The paving is bright. The tower is black. Borton walks to the sun. The body is black.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. Reference. (TRAGER’S PROGRAMME WORKS THE MACHINE PROVIDES THE TOTAL SUPERVISION) The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. Hatnor. The actual status. The visual. The yellow screen.’

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. Hatnor. The actual status. The visual. The yellow screen. Now.’

On the yellow screen: The building is black. The paving is black. Hatnor stands at the black. Hatnor is still. The visor is open.

On the white screen: Borton walks to the sun. The body is black.

‘The World Agent. The World Machine. Acknowledge.’

‘The World Machine. The World Agent (IS BEAUTIFUL MY HEART ACHED AND) Acknowledge.’

‘Reference. The Hatnor Borton dysfunction. The action. The World Agent recovery. The primary contact. Implement. Mark.'

‘The primary contact. Implement. Mark.’

The primary contact.

Out of boundary. Out of context.

The boundary imprint. The cycle imprint.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. Reference. The action. Quote: The evacuation cycle. Complete. Return to the Home. The boundary blue. The action. One. The

action. Two. The Borton cycle. The imprint. Implement. Pending. Mark.‘

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. Reference. The action. Quote; The evacuation cycle. Complete. Return to the Home. The boundary blue. The action. One. The action. Two. The Borton cycle. The imprint. Implement. Pending. Mark.’

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The action. Quote (WHY CONSCIOUSNESS TRAGER ARISTOTLE THOUGHT) Quote: The evacuation cycle. Complete. Return to the Home. The boundary imprint (TRANS) Blue. The action. One. The action. Two. The Hatnor cycle. The imprint. Implement. Pending. Mark.’

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The action. Quote: The evacuation cycle. Complete. Return to the Home. The boundary. The imprint. Blue. The action. One. The action. Two. The Hatnor cycle. The imprint. Implement. Pending. Mark.’

The light in the room is white.

On the large screen: The building is bright. The paving is bright. The pylon is black. The paving is black. The discharger vehicle is blue black. The Leader vehicle is white blue black.

On the yellow screen: The building is black. The paving is black. Hatnor is still. The visor is open.

On the white screen: The sun is white on the blue sky. Borton is still. The body is black. The paving is bright.

On the blue screen: The cabin is still. The light in the cabin is the sunlight.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The screens. Clear.’

‘Reference. The screens. Clear.’

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine (THOUGHT SHE WAS SWIMMING IT WAS). The coverall.'

Symer stands. The room is unsteady. The console is steady.

The coverall is black (MEMORY IS).

The coverall is black. The World Agent.

Symer rolls the coverall up.

The visor is on the console. On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

Blue.

The sky is blue. The eyes are blue. The boundary is (NOT LIGHT AS SUCH MORE A STATE IMMANENCE)

Blue. Blue.

The blue record. The dysfunction.

The dysfunction. Black.

(LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS ARISTOTLE SAID THAT NO TRAGER NOT) DIFFERENCE (SWIMMING WATER BLUE IN THE SUN) DIFFERENCE (NO TRAGER NOT)

The blue record. The dysfunction.

The difference.

(ARISTOTLE SAID FREEDOM IS NO TRAGER NOT) DIFFERENCE

(WRONG WRONG DRASTICALLY WHY WATER BLUE AS THE SKY ONLY ONE

HUNDRED THEN WITH APPEARANCE LIKE A MIRROR ONLY TRAGER THINKING REQUIRES NO) DIFFERENCE

My knees are stiff.

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

The visor clicks magnetically at the rim of the coverall is black dysfunction blue (WATER ELETH THE SKY WAS BLUE ALWAYS LIMITS DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT DEATH ELETH) The entrance opens. The entrance entrance (LYNCH IS A IMMANENCE LIGHT THE LIGHT THERE ALMOST SOLID NOT WATER BLUE IT’S DEEP KONRAD BUT NOT LYNCH NOT LYNCH SOLID THE BLUE WATER KONRAD SAPPHIRE LIKE THIS THE IMPRINT REPRESSION I WAS) The entrance closes closes the entrance is blue light

The light in the cabin is white.

The difference. The dysfunction. The blue record. The blue boundary. The blue sky.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The flight objective. The border sector. Blue. Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. Orbital. Mark.’

‘The flight objective. The border sector. Blue. Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. Orbital . Mark.’

Symer lies in the couch. Symer closes the couch.

The hum.

The great entrance opens.

The sky is black (POWERFUL TELL GERBORN DEEP BLACK LIKE ELETH SWAM THE WATER WAS BLUE LIKE DEEP SPACE IS BLACK MEMORY IS) BLACK (IS DIFFERENCE WHO NO TRAGER CONSCIOUSNESS IS A STATE LIKE ALMOST SOLID) THERE ‘THE BLACK IS DEEP’ (LYNCH COULD LAUGH BECAUSE HE WHAT IS CONSCIOUSNESS)

The sun is below the horizon of rising.

The pressure rises.

The dysfunction. Symer.

The World Agent. The primary contact. The dysfunction.

(KERCHOVNIK THEY AREN’T CONSCIOUS THEY DON’T SEE LIGHT ALMOST

SOLID A CONCEPT KONRAD A FACT AT CEE ELETH ELETH HERE THE

PRIVATE ETERNAL IN BLUE WATER NOT SWIMMING THE IMPRINT IMPRINT

SEXUALITY SEE KERCHOVNIK ONLY SEE)

The hum vibrates... The pressure is high.

‘death. I wish you could see that. Kerchovnik. I’m not bullying you. They know without being conscious of’

My knees are stiff. The artificial gravity is bad for them.

The Symer dysfunction.

The blue record. The dysfunction.

The primary contact. The World Agent. The World Battle cycle. Pending.

The World Pattern. The function. (LET ME SEE SEE SEE)

The rim of the world is white.

The sky is black. The world is (ELETH IT STOPS THERE LOVE THE PRIVATE IS SOLID KONRAD EVERYTHING IS AT CEE JUST SO LYNCH IS A LIGHT KONRAD EACH PARTICLE CONTAINS THE WHOLE ELETH I WANT US TO BE OH NO BLUE MEMORY TRAGER WHAT IS MEMORY)

‘What is that?'

The rim of the world is white.

The dysfunction. The World Agent. Out of boundary.

‘The sun is white ‘ (LIGHT NO DEATH NO MEMORY ELETH SWIMMING KERCHOVNIK WHO ISN’T) ALONE (STOP IT THERE ARE LIMITS LIKE SOLID WATER SPACE IS THE SCREEN NO STARS AS ON MARS NO NO) DIFFERENCE

‘A continuum. Consciousness is always consciousness of difference’ (KONRAD CONSCIOUSNESS IS HISTORIC NOT INTRINSIC THE EGO SELFSUBSISTS IN SAMENESS) ‘No. Trager, the ego cannot be one’ (DEEP SPACE STARS LIKE LIKE KONRAD HOLES IN THE SKY LIGHT) ‘No. Trager, ego is historic. It’ (AREN’T YOU AFRAID LYNCH QUOTING WHO WHO NO ELETH NO I THOUGHT YOU WERE ARISTOTLE THOUGHT THE FREE SWIMMING BLUE CONSCIOUSNESS DEEP AS STILL TRAGER MACHINES AREN’T CONSCIOUS) ‘Konrad!’

Konrad.

The dysfunction.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping (CAN’T FACE IT)

‘The Machine. Reference. The flight objective. The objective. Complete. The High hover. Mark.’

‘Reference. The flight objective. The objective. Complete. The high hover. Mark.’

(KONRAD FUNCTION MEMORY RETRIEVAL CUE A CIRCUIT KONRAD

LIGHT IS KONRAD LIKE GOD SEE THE SAME IN ALL ITS PARTS KONRAD

YOU ARE LONELY) The black moves. Out of boundary. (GET ANOTHER PARTNER LYNCH YOU ARE A BLUE WATER ELETH ELETH ALMOST SOLID THERE LOVE THE RIM ) of the world is white. The sun is white on the black sky

‘Space is black.’

Symer. The World Agent. The dysfunction.

The analysis. The action. The World Agent. (BLUE EYES BLUE BLUE) record. The dysfunction. The Machine.

‘I am afraid.’ (ELETH)

The skin moves. The sky is black. Out of boundary.

Symer is alone.

The black is deep. The black moves. (LYNCH ARE YOU NOT AFRAID GERBORN SAYS) Symer is here. Symer is alone.

Out of boundary. Symer is the centre. (I DON’T WANT TO DIE LYNCH IS A WHAT IF THERE ARE NO LIMITS A LOOK) 'Kerchovnik. we each of us will exist in his or her own world. No consciousness. No temporality. No loneliness. No difference’ (LIKE THAT ELETH ELETH OH ELETH I THOUGHT ARISTOTLE INTRINSIC FREE SWIMMING DOUBT ON THE BLUE SKY ON THE GREEN YOU WERE ELETH HOW BEAUTIFUL BUT BUT I KISSED YOU YOU YOUR BREAST) ‘Lynch did it years ago. That’s because he’s a’ (THE LIGHT THERE ALMOST SOLID) ‘How can that be enough. Lynch. What if you loved? What’ (THE WHOLE ORGAN THE AGING PROCESS IS LOCATED) ‘Sarson. I thought she was swimming. It was such a novelty. I didn’t know that Eleth had’ (SEX AND DEATH YES TRAGER IT’S EMPIRICAL YES I DON’T WANT TO DIE YES) ‘Kerchovnik. don’t be afraid. Can’t you give up your sexuality?' (YOU THINK IT WAS YES THREE CHILDREN BUT WHAT DO YOU WANT GERBORN) ‘Consciousness ' arise from nature. Gerborn. Trager reduces it to an epiphenomenon. I’ (DECIDE NOW THE SYSTEM IS LIMITED BUT ONLY EGO IS ONLY CONSCIOUS OF THE OTHER EGO TRAGER NOT OF CONTINGENCY LIKE LYNCH THE THE LYNCH IS NOT A GERBORN PHILOSOPHY MATTER IS LIGHT QUOTE THE LIGHT THERE GERBORN I CAN’T SEE THAT) ‘Memory. Kerchovnik. It’s real. She’s almost solid.’ (THREE HUNDRED YEARS I DON’T WANT TO)’Say it again. Lynch.’ (WE MUST DO IT WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR) ‘Like death. Konrad. What will you give me instead?' (WHAT IF I WAS ELETH KONRAD ALMOST SOLID LIKE BLUE WATER IN THE SUNLIGHT THE MACHINE IS THE LIMIT BLUE WATER SWIMMING I THOUGHT IS DOUBT DESCARTES KONRAD BUT)

There is the resonant ping.

‘Orbital. Complete. Pending. The degrees. Ten. The pressure. Prepare. Mark.’

(BLACK) ‘Mark.’ The black is deep. The black moves. The figure Symer is alone on the white centre no boundary blue (WATER IN THE OXYGEN WASTE GREEN GREEN) ‘Grass. Konrad. Vegetation. Produces our oxygen. see.’

The pressure rises. There is the resonant ping.

‘Orbital. Complete. The pressure. Now.’

The pressure rises. The hum vibrates... There is the resonant ping.

‘The flight objective. Complete. The high hover. Mark.’

The sun is red.

The sun is on the horizon of setting.

Symer opens the couch. Symer is unsteady. The couch is steady.

The dysfunction. The analysis. The action.

The World Agent. (KONRAD WHY)

Symer sits at the console. Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. (THE PRIVATE IS ETERNAL TRAGER TALK To) The Borton dysfunction. The actual status. The visual.'

‘Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The actual status. The visual. Now. The blue screen. The white screen.'

On the blue screen: The sun is red at the black tower. Borton is still. The paving is red. The coverall is black.

On the white screen: The paving is red. Hatnor is still. The red sunlight is on the coverall. The visor is open. The face is red.

Out of context. The World Agent recovery. The primary (FORTYFIVE MILLION ONLY ONCE THERE) contact.

The action. The cycle imprint.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Symer dysfunction. The action. The suspension. The World Agent cycle. The imprint. Implement. Pending. Mark.’

The primary contact.

‘Reference. The Symer dysfunction. The action. The suspension. The World Agent cycle. The imprint. Implement. Pending. Mark.’

The World Agent recovery.

On the blue screen: The sun is red at the black tower. Borton is still. The paving is red. The coverall is black.

On the white screen: The paving is red. Hatnor is still. The visor is open. The face is red.

Hatnor.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The flight projection. Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. Hatnor. The actual status. Mark.

‘The flight projection. Reference. The Hatnor dysfunction. Reference. Hatnor. The actual status. Mark. Now.’

On the flight screen: The circle is yellow. The red light pulses. The red light is near the yellow circle.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The cabin. The light. Blue. Mark.’

‘The cabin. The light. Blue. Mark.’ The light in the cabin is blue.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. (KONRAD FUNCTION Is) The flight guidance. Now.

‘The flight guidance. Now.’

The panel opens. The buttons are blue yellow green white white red.

‘The flight guidance. The cycle. Mark. Green. Hover. Yellow. Atmosphere flight. Blue. Pressure flight. The sequences. One. The ascent. Green. Yellow. Blue. Two. The descent. Yellow. Green. Three. High hover. Yellow. Yellow. Green. Four. Orbital. Blue. Blue. Blue. Five. Station. Green. Green. Six. The manoeuvre. Right. White. Right. Seven. The manoeuvre. Left. White. Left. Eight. Forward. Red. The sequences. Maintain. Out of sequence. The green mode. Return.'

The World Agent recovery.

Symer presses the yellow button. Symer presses the white button.

The sky is red.

Symer presses the green button.

The pressure is slight.

The red light pulses near the yellow circle.

Symer presses the white button.

The yellow circle touches the pulsing red light.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The forward visual. The yellow screen.'

‘The forward visual. The yellow screen. Now.’

On the yellow screen: The paving is red. The building is black.

Symer presses the red button.

The yellow circle is on the pulsing red light.

The building is black. The paving is black.

Symer presses the green button. One. Two.

The grating is slight.

Symer stands. (THE LONG TERM THINK ABOUT THE LONG TERM) WE HAVE NO REAL PURPOSE.

The World Agent recovery.

Symer closes the visor.

The entrance opens.

Symer walks. PURPOSE PURPOSE

The vapour moves at the entrance.

The paving is red. The paving is black.

DIFFERENCE.

Here. There.

Symer walks.

The primary contact.

The discharger vehicle. The Leader vehicle. The building is high. The building is red.

Hatnor is still. The visor is open. The face is red. Symer walks.

The primary contact. The touch.

Hatnor turns. The face is red. The frost is white on the mouth.

Hatnor opens the mouth. The frost opens.

'Eeeeeeeks!'

Symer raises the hand. The primary contact. The touch.

Hatnor moves the shoulder. Hatnor turns. Hatnor falls.

Symer bends.

The skin is red white blue.

Symer closes the Hatnor visor.

Symer touches the Hatnor body. The weight is the body.

‘Hatnor. Stand. Now. Mark.’

The body is still. The weight is the body.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights at the visor. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The World Agent. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The relay. Hover. Now. Mark.’

‘The World Agent. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The relay. Hover. Now. Mark.‘

Symer touches the Hatnor body. The pulse is uneven. Hatnor. The sun. The frost.

The discharger vehicle hovers.

‘The Machine. The World Agent. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The relay. Turn. Right. Now. Stop pending. The relay. Maintain.'

The discharger vehicle turns.

‘Stop.’

The discharger vehicle hovers.

‘Forward. Stop pending.'

The discharger vehicle moves. The red sunlight is bright on the discharger instrument.

‘Stop.’

The discharger vehicle hovers. The discharger vehicle is high.

‘Turn left. Stop pending.’

The discharger vehicle turns.

‘Stop. Settle. The entrance. Open. The relay. Complete.’

The discharger vehicle hovers. The discharger vehicle settles. The grating is slight. The entrance opens. The ramp rolls down.

Symer bends. Hatnor is still.

'Hatnor. Stand. Mark.'

Hatnor is still. Symer touches the body.

The primary contact.

The weight is the body. Symer bends. The body is

SOFT (LYNCH I LOVED ELETH AS YOU LOVE YOUR LIGHT DO YOU UNDERSTAND)

Symer braces. The ramp is even. Hatnor is still

(FLOATING BLUE WATER SO HEAVY ON THE GREEN GRASS) DEAD JUST DEAD SO HEAVY.

The light in the cabin is blue.

Symer opens the couch. The weight.

Hatnor lies in the couch.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights on the couch. There is the resonant ping.

'Hatnor. The exposure. The sun. The frost. Test.’

‘The visor. Open. The couch. Close.’

The face is red white blue. The water is at the mouth. Symer touches the face.

The primary contact.

The pulse is uneven.

Symer. Hatnor. Out of phase.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The couch. Close. Now. Mark.’

Symer closes the couch.

The light in the cabin is blue.(I LOVE YOUR)

The face is red. The sun.

The skin is white.

The entrance opens.

The vapour moves at the entrance. The vapour is blue.

The sky is black. The sun is below the horizon of setting.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights at the visor. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The World Agent. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. Reference. Borton. The actual status. The flight objective. Now. The white light on the objective. Pending. The World Agent. The guidance. The sound. Mark.’

‘The World Agent. Reference. The Borton dysfunction. Reference. Borton. The actual status. The flight objective. Now. The white light on the objective. Pending. The World Agent. The guidance. The sound. Mark.’

The sky is black. The paving is black. The coverall is black.

Symer moves. The black moves.

Symer is the black. The World Agent.

‘The World Agent. Reference. Borton. The flight objective. Complete. The guidance. Now. Mark.’

‘Forward. Turn. Left. Pending. Mark.’

‘Mark.'

Symer walks. The world is black.

‘Turn. Left. Now. Turn. Left. Pending. Mark.’

‘Mark.’

YOU CAN TRUST MACHINES (FUNCTION KONRAD CLOSED CIRCLE LIMIT CONTINGENCY) Symer turns. Symer walks.

‘Turn. Left. Now. Turn. Right. Pending. Mark.’

'Mark.'

Symer turns. The world is black.

The black is deep.

Symer walks. Symer walks. The legs. The paving is even. The paving is black.

The black is deep.

Symer walks.

The building is there. The black is deep. The paving is even.

The black is deep. Symer walks in the black (you CAN SAY WHAT) in the black.

'Turn. Right. Now. The objective. Forward. Mark.’

‘Mark.'

Symer turns in the black. Forward. Symer walks in the black (SAY IT CAN’T YOU WHY)

The World Agent recovery. Borton. Out of boundary.

Borton is the centre.

The centre is white.

The figure moves at the centre ALONE (YOU WANT TO DIE KONRAD BUT YOU’RE KERCHOVNIK IT’S THE LONG TERM YOU’RE AFRAID AFRAID IF YOU LOVED YOU) moves figure moves moves on the white the black is deep the black

(LIMITS CAN’T YOU SEE THAT) moves. The black is deep (DEEP SPACE IS) BLACK (A LIMIT WE MUST LYNCH IMMANENCE IS ONLY

ALMOST SOLID THERE LYNCH YOU’RE A A A AND GERBORN HOPE FOR

WHAT WE MUST MAKE OUR OWN) BLACK the black is deep. The paving

is even ETERNAL ALONE (GERBORN FACE THE PRIVACY OF OH NO ELETH ELETH SO HEAVY SO HEAVY so) the black is there.

The sky is black when the sun is below the horizon. The rim of the world is white (LOOK THIS MUST BE DONE FORMALLY LET THE COUNCIL DECIDE THE WORLD SYSTEM) FUNCTIONS the sun is white at the centre of the black (ELETH I THOUGHT THAT’S MEMORY MEMORY ECHOES ECHOES THAT DAY BLUE BLUE BLUE SKY AT THE WINDOW THE FIRST IT’S EASY KONRAD SEE LET YOUR)

'Turn. Right. The objective. Forward. Mark.’

Forward. The black is deep.

‘Mark.

Symer walks. Symer. The World Agent.

The recovery. Borton. Out of boundary.

Harton. The skin pulses. Uneven.

The primary contact. (DON’T MAKE ANYTHING OF IT KONRAD IT’S JUST THERE TRUST ME YOU WANT TO DIE KONRAD LIKE LIKE

LYNCH THE HARD FACT ABSOLUTE CEE A WALL OF) The skin is white.

Out of phase. Out of phase.

The primary contact.

‘Turn. Left. The objective. Forward. Markark.’

Left. Left.

Symer is in the black. Symer is (ADMITTED TRAGER THE PROGRAMME WORKS ON MARS BUT WHAT ARE YOU LEAVING OUT) here there. The black is there. Symer is here. (WHAT IS CONSCIOUSNESS TRAGER ARISTOTLE SAID NO KONRAD EGO IS HISTORIC NATURE NATURE THE POSITIVE COULD NOT CREATE CONSCIOUSNESS TRAGER) Symer is here. Symer walks. Symer is

ALONE. My knees are stiff. I’m getting old.

Symer the World Agent out of boundary. Symer is the centre (MAN IS CONSCIOUSNESS BLUE WATER NO NO I CAN DO NOTHING)

The sky is black when the sun is below the horizon.

Symer is black. The black is deep. The black moves.

Symer is (CONSCIOUSNESS IS) DIFFERENCE (OF CONSCIOUSNESS

TRAGER TRAGER THE MIRROR IS NECESSARY YOU BURY ELETH) ‘Turnurn. Rightight. The objectivetive. Forwardward. Markark.’ Turn. Right. Right. Forward. (NO)

I am weary. So old. (KNOWLEDGE POSITIVE KNOWING IS CEE LYNCH YOU’RE A I SAY IT A THE LIGHT THERE ALMOST SOLID HOW SOLID DEAD I KISSED HER YOUR WHITE SOLID)

‘I cannot love you. Kerchovnik.'

‘Turnurn. Lefteft. Nowow. Markark.’

STOP (IT STOP IT STOP TRAGER YOU CAN’T STOP CONSCIOUSNESS ARISTOTLE IT SEEKS THE)

‘Walkalk. Now. Mark.'

THE LIGHT (THERE ALMOST) ‘Light! Liiiiiiiiiiiiighttt!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh!

The white light is there. Borton is still.

DEAD (ON THE GREEN) SOLID

The primary contact. (WALL)

'Borton. Mark.’

Oh Borton (LOVE IS FUTILE KERCHOVNIK ONLY MEMORY LASTS THE LIGHT KONRAD THE LIGHT EVERYTHING IS LIGHT)

Borton turns.

‘Borton. Go to the discharger vehicle. Now. Mark.’

Borton screams. ‘Grrrrrrrruuuuueeeeeeeeeeaaaa!'

Borton walks. Borton goes out the white light.

‘Borton. Hold! Mark!’

Symer is in the white light.

The coverall is black. Symer is black. Symer is (CONSCIOUSNESS IS) here. Symer is here. Symer is the centre.

'Syyymerrr iss heeeeeere! Syyyymerrrrr iss heeeeeeeeere!’

Symer. The World Agent. The World Agent recovery.

Borton is black.

‘The Machine. Symer is here. The flight objective. Borton. The actual status. Now. The objective. Complete. The white light. Mark.’

‘Symer is hereere. The flight objectivetive. Bortonton. The actual statustus. Nowow. The objectivetive. Completelete. The white lightight. Markark.’

The world is black. Symer is black.

Symer sits. Symer sits on the paving. (KONRAD CONSCIOUSNESS IS HISTORIC FUNCTION THE WORLD MACHINE FUNCTIONS THE WORLD MACHINE IS CONSCIOUS) ‘I am so weary of (ELETH YOUR KERCHOVNIK YOU ARE POWERFUL BUT LYNCH HAD IT DONE FOR THE LIGHT SOLID THE THE POET SEES SEES SOLID DEATH I COULD KILL YOU KERCHOVNIK)

‘Thirty three thousand years of this!’ (TRAGER THE MIRROR IS NECESSARY ARISTOTLE WORLD AGENT FUNCTIONS)

‘What?'

I am so weary.

‘It’s dark!’

Symer is here. The World Agent. The World Pattern maintenance.

‘The flight objective. Complete. The white light. Nowow. Markark.'

Borton. The light is there (SOLID). Borton is still (SOLID).

Symer. The World Agent recovery. (SO WEARY OF YOU WANT TO) I DON’T WANT TO DIE

Die.

Symer stands. The figure is on the white light. The black encompasses the white. The figure is ALONE. Borton.

Symer walks. The World Agent recovery.

The primary contact. The primary contact. The touch. (WALL ARISTOTLE PUT PLATO IN A CAGE KONRAD AND)

Borton is still. (I BELIEVE IN IN) Symer walks. The primary contact. The weight is (WEARY) Symer touches Borton. Symer drives the two hands at Borton. Borton (GERBORN BELIEVES IN IN) falls. Symer falls.

The primary contact. The body moves (YES ELETH KILLED) DIFFERENT. Symer lies on the Borton body. Borton screams: 'Grrrrreeeeeeeuuuuuuh!'

‘The Machine. Symuher. The discharger vehicle. Six. Blue. The guidance. Uh! The flight objective. Borton. The actual status. Now. Mark.’

‘Symer. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The guidance. Uh. The flight objective. Borton. The actual status. Now. Mark.’

‘Borton. Hold. Mark.’

Borton screams: ‘Grrrrrreeeeeeeeeuuuuuh!’

Symer lies on the Borton body. The primary contact. (AND I WAS AFRAID LOVE IS) Symer touches the Borton head.

‘Borton. Hold. Mark.’ (GERBORN BELIEVES IN LOVE LYNCH WHAT DOES) ‘Borton. Borton.’

Symer moves the arm at the Borton head.

‘Borton. Borton.’ (THE MIRROR ONLY THE MIRROR NECESSARY MEMORY REMEMBER) ‘Hold. Mark.’

Borton is still. Symer lies on the Borton body. Symer is is (BUT KONRAD PLATO MADE HIS OWN MIRROR DIFFERENCE TRAGER EGO CAN ONLY KNOW EGO DIFFERENCE)

Symer braces the arm at the Borton head. Borton is still.

‘Symer. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The flight objective. Complete. Mark.’

The Borton arm touches the Symer shoulder.

The primary contact. The shoulder is there. Borton is near. (YES YES KERCHOVNIK ELETH KILLED EGO YES 'YES BUT SHE PRIVACY ETERNAL) The white light is on the black. The white sun is at the centre of the black.

Borton is here. Borton is here (YES KERCHOVNIK I DO BUT) The centre is white (LIGHT THERE ALMOST SOLID LYNCH HAD IT DONE FOR THE LIGHT THAT’S HYSTERIA TRAGER)

'Borton. Mark.’

‘Khuuuuuh! Khuuuuuh!'

‘Huh! Huh! Huh!'

White. The world is (LIGHT KONRAD TOTALITY EM IS ABSOLUTE CEE LOVE IS SOLID TRAGER THE EGO REMEMBER THE EGO IT) ‘Huuh! Huuh!’ ‘Khuuuh! Khuuuah! Khaaahrrr!’

The body is white. White. (THE EGO IS NAIVE REMEMBER TRAGER REMEMBER ELETH SO SOLID I KISSED YOUR SOLID WHITE BREAST I THOUGHT THOUGHT IS ONE ARISTOTLE HYSTERIA KONRAD LOVE IS IS GERBORN SAYS THAT LOVE IS THE GATE IN)

‘Borton. Borton.’

The body is white. ‘Eeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhh! Hah! Hah! Huh! Huuuuuh!‘ So far. So far.

Symer goes out white.

'Gorjeseeeeks.'

Borton is still. Symer is still.

White. (KERCHOVNIK WAS TOO POWERFUL I SURRENDERED TO LIGHT LIGHT LYNCH DON’T YOU GET BORED ELETH ELETH TRUST OH NO I I I MURDERED MURDERED MURDERED)

Symer stands. Symer is unsteady.

‘Borton. Stand. Mark.’

Borton stands.

Borton is red. The skin is black.

Symer is white. The coverall is black.

‘The Machine. Symer. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The entrance. Open. Mark.’

‘Symer. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. The entrance. Open. Mark.‘

The light at the entrance is blue.

'Borton. Walk. Mark.’

The primary contact. The extreme. boundary condition.

The boundary is white. Is that true?

Borton walks. Symer walks. (YOU ARE THE LEADER KERCHOVNIK YOU ARE ELETH IS BEAUTIFUL LIKE) the light in the cabin is blue.

Hatnor lies in the couch. The face is white.

Borton opens the visor.

The skin is black. The eyes are black.

‘Borton. The couch. Go to the couch. Now. Mark.’

The World Agent recovery.

The primary contact. (LYNCH AGREES SAMENESS IMMANENCE

SOLUTION WE LOVE THAT WHICH BUT GERBORN KERCHOVNIK AGREE)

The extreme boundary condition. The boundary black. The boundary white. The boundary blue (WATER THERE LIKE THAT OH NO WHY DID KERCHOVNIK I THOUGHT THE POSITIVE TRAGER IS CONTINGENT THE LIMIT CLOSED CIRCLE KONRAD LIMITS CONTINGENCY) The imprint. The boundary blue. (IT’S TOO LATE BUT IF I WERE ELETH KONRAD WHAT WOULD YOU)

Borton lies in the couch.

Symer walks. Borton is black. Symer is white.

The Borton skin is black. The Borton eyes are black.

'Borton.'

The Borton mouth is pink.

'Gorjeeeeks!'

Symer closes the couch.

Gorjeeeks.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights on the couch. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The analysis. The primary contact. The extreme (I WOULD I WOULD I WOULD) killing the extreme boundary condition. The action. The boundary blue. The imprint. The Borton cycle. Implement. Pending. Mark.’

‘Reference. The Borton dysfunction. The analysis. The primary contact. The extreme killing the extreme boundary condition. The action. The boundary blue. The imprint. The Borton cycle. Implement. Pending. Mark.’

Hatnor lies in the couch. The skin is red white. Borton lies in the couch. The skin is black. The eyes are black.

The entrance opens.

The vapour is blue at the entrance.

Symer walks. Symer presses the cluster of red lights at the visor. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. Symer. The Symer vehicle. Settle. The entrance. Open. Mark.’

‘Symer. The Symer vehicle. Settle. The entrance. Open. Mark.’

The sky is black. The sky is black when the sun is below the horizon (THE LIMITS ARE REAL THE LIMITS ARE YOU WANT TO DIE KONRAD YOU WANT TO KILL THE WHOLE) world is black.

The boundary condition. The primary contact.

White. The white is on the black.

The light at the entrance is blue.

Symer opens the visor (THE TRUTH THE TRUTH KERCHOVNIK THE TRUTH IS) blue in the cabin. Symer presses the cluster of red lights on the console. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine(NOT TRUTH KONRAD FUNCTION THE LIGHT IS LYNCH IS A) Symer. Reference. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. Instruct. The World Battle cycle. Complete. Now. Mark.’

'Symer. Reference. The discharger vehicle. Blue. Six. Instruct. The World Battle cycle. Complete. Now. Mark.’

The World Agent recovery. Complete.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine (DO THE ONE THING KONRAD YOU YOU DO IT ALONE). Symer. Go to the Home. Mark.’

'Symer. Go to the Home. Mark.’

Symer lies in the couch. Symer closes the couch.

The pressure rises.

The hum vibrates...

The sun is white on the black sky. Symer is white on the black. Symer (THIRTY THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF THIS) is white.

Symer goes out. Blue (SKY SAY SKY SKY THE WATER WAS BLACK DROWNING DOWN DEEP DOWN SPACE) and white. The blue record.

The dysfunction. The Symer dysfunction. The extreme boundary condition.

Symer is white. The anticentre.

The Leader goes out (POWERFUL POWERFUL I WOULD SUBMIT BUT) DEATH.

Death. The boundary black. The extreme boundary condition. (KERCHOVNIK DO IT FOR ME WHAT DID I DO FOR MURDERED MURDERED MURDERED TRAGER THE EGO IS NAIVE THE EGO IS)

Symer presses the cluster of red lights on the couch. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Symer dysfunction (I AM AM AM GERBORN HOW HOW KONRAD THE EGO IS INCOMPLETE CONSCIOUSNESS IS A CRY IN THE) The analysis. The primary contact. The extreme boundary condition. The action. The boundary blue. Implement. Pending. Mark.'

‘Reference. The Symer dysfunction. The analysis. The primary contact. The extreme boundary condition. The action. The boundary blue. Implement. Pending. Mark.’

The boundary is white. Symer goes out. Symer is (MEMORY

DOES NOT DIE TRAGER IT GOES DOWN DOWN DEEP BLACK WATER) here.

The body is white. The body pulses. The pulse is (DEEP KONRAD LIMIT CLOSED CIRCLE THE SYSTEM IS FINITE THE POSSIBLE ONLY WHAT IS) here. Symer. The World Agent. Complete.

The World Agent recovery. The primary contact. The primary contact. The touch. (WHO ARE YOU KONRAD TO DEFINE THE LIMITS BLUE WATER OH NO THIRTY THREE THOUSAND OH NO LIKE A DOLL OH NO THE MACHINE MAKES THE OH WEARY) The Symer hand hand. The hand is(KONRAD THE LIGHT THERE ALMOST) SOLID (LIKE THE FIRST TIME NOT ME LYNCH SAID BUT ANOTHER HE SAID SAID) The Symer hand is is goes out the white is (SOLID EGO NAIVE TRAGER THE EGO IS IS WAS WAS ELETH THE EGO WAS HAPPY) ALONE

Symer is It’s good to rest. Everything is such an effort. Such a (NO KONRAD NOT VOLITION NOW THIS IS METAPHYSICS YOU’RE A CYBER) MACHINE SYSTEMS ( FUNCTION FUNCTION REMEMBER THAT KONRAD KEEP TO THE POSITIVE THE FINITE CLOSED SYSTEMS THE BLUE SKY THEN TWO FIVE FOUR FIVE THE SATURN MISSION THE MACHINE IS AYE THE FUNCTION IS BEE THE OBJECTIVE IS CEE THE PERCEIVED SYSTEM IS DEE THE SATURN MISSION KONRAD THE MACHINE FUNCTION DETERMINES THE PERCEIVED SYSTEM KONRAD SATURN IS BETA BECAUSE THE MACHINE FUNCTIONS ALPHA REMEMBER THAT THE

MACHINE DETERMINES REALITY KONRAD CONSCIOUSNESS DETERMINES

REALITY REALITY REALITY METAPHYSICS YOURSELF TRAGER I AM AM

AM AM IN THE MIRROR I SEE SEE WHAT IS IS POSSIBLE WHAT IS ELETH I THOUGHT THOUGHT YOU BLUE WATER OH NO GERBORN WHAT DID I KNOW THAT DAY KERCHOVNIK IS SO SO SO ELETH IS SO BEAUTIFUL ELETH WAS THE THE MIRROR THE EGO IS NAIVE YOUR EGO IS A SO YOU BELIEVE I WILL NOT BEND TO YOUR POWER KERCHOVNIK LYNCH DID NOT) Symer. The World Agent dysfunction. The analysis analysis (YES THE LIGHT TOTALITY EM IS ABSOLUTE GEE LYNCH THINKS THE LIGHT IS GOD DO YOU BELIEVE GERBORN THAT THAT HE HE HE IS THE EGO IS NAIVE IT BELIEVES IN ITS INNOCENCE OH IT DID NOT NOT IT DID NOT KNOW KNOW ELETH ELETH SWIMMING WAS SUCH A NOVELTY IT DID NOT KNOW THAT OH NO ELETH IT DID NOT THE TRUTH ELETH I WOULD NOT NOT LET THAT BUT) analysis analysis. The World Agent. Out of of the pattern functions (BUT WHY DID I BREAK THROUGH THE IMPRINT WRONG WRONG THE WORLD MACHINE THE WORLD MACHINE) WRONG functions functions.

How do I do it? Ah. Hard to see in the blue (WATER I SWEAR I DID NOT KNOW ELETH OH ELETH THE TRUTH I’M AFRAID)

‘Ping.’

Yes.

‘World Machine. Konrad. Acknowledge.'

‘Konrad. The World Machine. Acknowledge.’

‘The World Pattern. The actual status.’

‘The World Pattern. The actual status. The World Pattern functions.’

Then I... No. No. Not like this. Not like this!

'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrgh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrgh!'

No. No. Not like this. Don’t let it be like this. The Machine won’t

‘Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrghhh! AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrghhhhK!’

Oh. Oh. No. No. Pleeeeeeeeeeas ‘Ssaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Grrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeghch! Greeeeeeeeeeeeeechch!'

Stop it! I’ve got to stop it! Howw ‘Wwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! OhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhK! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaa ‘SssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrgrrrrrrK!’

No! ‘No! Noooooooo! Stopp! Stooooooooppp!’

No! I won't! I won’t beg! I woooo 'Ooooooooonnnnnnnnnaaagh! Nooo! Aaaaaaaaaaaagh! Huhh! Huhh! Oh oh’ I won’t. Oh. Don’t Maaa ‘Aaaaaaaaaaahhh! Huh-huh-huh-huh--huh--huh. Huh! Huh! Huh! No! No! No! Nooo!’

The analysis. Out of context. The World Context dysfunction. The primary contact. The centre. The anticentre. Symer is white. The sun is white.

What can I do? I’ll be a raving hysteric soon. Why? Why?

The action. The imprint. The World Agent imprint. Symer is the World Agent.

There is the resonant ping.

‘Orbital. Complete. The pressure. Now. Mark.’

The pressure rises.

The hum vibrates...

(THERE IS NO MIRROR) The sky is blue. The sky is blue. The white sun is at the centre of the blue sky.

The boundary blue (THERE IS NO MIRROR).

The Symer Home. The World Agent.

The primary contact (KONRAD FACE IT YOU ARE) ALONE. The Symer hand. The Symer body (SOLID LIKE THE EGO LIGHT) Symer is here. Symer is white.

White.

Symer opens the couch. The body is unsteady (HER BREAST WAS WHITE LIKE LIKE) The sun is white on the blue sky. The couch is steady.

The entrance is open. The entrance is open. The light in the room is blue. The boundary blue.

On the black screen: The sun is white on the blue sky (ELETH WAS WHITE IN THE BLUE WATER I THOUGHT I DID NOT KNOW I SWEAR I DID NOT) The sun is white on the blue sky.

The sun is high above the horizon of setting.

On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

The Symer dysfunction. The primary contact (I KISSED KERCHOVNIK I THOUGHT ELETH WAS LIKE LYNCH SOLID WHITE LIGHT NOT MATTER NOT MATTER). The World Context dysfunction.

The World Pattern functions.

The blue record.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. Symer. Reference. The white screen. Clear. Reference. The Symer dysfunction. The action. Implement. Now. Mark.'

'Symer. Reference. The white screen. Clear. Reference. The Symer dysfunction. The action. Implement. Now.'

On the black screen: The white sun is at the centre of the blue sky.

The boundary blue.

Blue.

Symer lies in the couch (LET ME GO I DID NOT KNOW LYNCH I LOVED LOVED). Symer closes the couch.

The light in the room is blue.

The boundary blue.

The imprint. The World Agent cycle. Implement (TRAGER WHAT IF YOU ARE WRONG WRONG WRONG CONSCIOUSNESS)

The monitor is at the neck.

Symer is the anticentre. Symer is white...

(HOW COULD WE LIVE FOREVER WITH...

The long way is yellow. The long way goes out on the black.

The paving is bright. The paving goes out the long way. The paving is even.

The sun is bright on the blue sky.

The world is black. The world is there. The sun is there. The blue sky is there. The paving is there.

Gorj is here. The black is here. Gorj raises the arm. The black raises the arm.

The black is here.

Gorj walks. The body Gorj walks. The legs walk. One. Two. The coverall is white. The arm is white.

Gorj is yellow. The yellow goes out. The yellow goes out the long way.

The world is the long way. The world is there. The sun the paving the sky the buildings. There. The world is yellow. The world is black.

Gorj is here. Gorj walks. The black walks.

The blue sky. The blue sky. The sky is blue from horizon to horizon. The sun is white on the blue sky.

The sun is white on the blue sky.

The sun is there. The sky is there.

Gorj raises the head. Gorj speaks: 'Gorj is here.’

The voice. The sky is still.

Gorj opens the visor. Gorj screams: 'Gooooooorjjj iss heeeeere!

The voice. The sky is still.

Gorj screams at the sky: ‘Goooooooooorjj iss heeeeeeeeere!

The voice. The sky is still. The sun is still.

The paving is bright. The paving is brilliant. The buildings are bright. The buildings are brilliant.

The skin moves.

The sun is. The eyes. The eyes.

Gorj closes the visor.

The eyes are white. The eyes are bright. The inside is white.

The sun is. The sun is the discharger. The sun is brilliant brilliant.

The visor is dark.

The sun is white on the blue sky.

The sun is. The sun is light. The sun is the light.

The light.

The sun goes out. The sun goes out.

Gorj screams: ‘The sun goes ooooooooouttt! The suuuun goesss ooooooouuuttt!'

The sun goes out. Gorj goes out. The sun is white. Gorj is white.

Gorj is here. The sun is there.

Gorj opens the visor. Gorj closes the lids. Gorj screams: 'Suuuuuuuuuunn! Gorjj iss heeeeeeeeere! Gorjj speeeeeeeaks!'

The sun is still.

Gorj opens the lids.

The sun is brilliant. The sun discharges.

Gorj closes the visor. The eyes are white. The eyes discharge.

Gorj closes the lids. The inside discharges.

Gorj discharges. Gorj is the...

The sun is there.

The visor is dark. The sun is white on the blue sky.

Gorj is here.

The black is here.

The black. The black is Gorj. The sun is there. The black is here.

Gorj is still.

The sun does not see the black.

The sun is there. The black is here. Gorj is here.

The sun does not see the black.

The sun sees here. The coverall is white. The sun does not see there. The coverall is black white.

The black.

Gorj stops the sun.

The buildings stop the sun.

The buildings stop the sun. Gorj stops the sun.

The tower is high. The tower is high. The sunlight. The sun sees the tower.

The tower stops the sun. The black is... the black is there.

The sun cannot see the black. The black is there.

Gorj cannot see the black.

Gorj walks.

Gorj sees the tower. The tower is bright. The sunlight. The black is there...

The sun is there. Gorj is here. The black is there.

The sun is there. The tower is here. The black is there.

The tower is high. The tower is high. The windows are black. The black white. The sun see the black white.

The black is there. The black is black on the paving. There. There.

Gorj sees the black. Gorj sees the sun. Gorj sees the tower.

The tower is high. The tower goes out to the blue sky.

Gorj goes out to the blue sky.

The entrance is open. The room is bright. The entrance is closed. Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj speaks: 'Gorj is here. Mark.’

The entrance opens. The light in the room is yellow. The room is close.

The entrance closes. There is the resonant ping.

‘The level.’

The voice echoes: ‘vel.’

Gorj speaks: 'Gorj is here. Gorj goes out to the tower. Gorj goes out to the blue sky.’

There is the resonant ping.

‘The level.’ The voice echoes: ‘ vel.’

Gorj speaks: ‘Gorj goes out to the blue sky.’

There is the resonant ping.

‘The elevator. The guidance. Mark...’

Gorj sees the buttons. The buttons are blue red. Gorj presses the red button.

The hum is there.

The entrance opens.

The room is bright. The sun is white at the centre of the blue sky. The paving is bright from horizon to horizon. The building is black. The black. The paving is black. There. There.

The sun cannot see the black. The buildings stop the sun. Gorj sees the sun. Gorj sees the buildings. Gorj sees the black.

The building does not stop Gorj.

Gorj is yellow.

Gorj goes out. Gorj screams: 'Gooooorjjj iss heeeeeeere! Goooorj gooooooes oouuttt!’

Gorj is yellow.

The room is bright. The sky is blue.

The tower goes out to the blue sky. Gorj goes out to the blue sky. The tower is still. Gorj screams: ‘The bluuuuue skyyyyyyyy! Goooorjj iss heeeeeeeere! Goooooorjjjjj speeeeeeeeeeaks!

The blue sky is still. The blue sky is there. The blue sky is from horizon to horizon.

The sun is white on the blue sky.

Gorj screams: ‘Suuuuuuuuunn! Goooooooorrrrjjj iss heeeeere! Goooooooorjjjjj speeeeeeeeaks!’

The sun is still. The sun is brilliant at the centre of the blue. sky.

Gorj goes out. Gorj speaks. The sun is still. The sky is still.

Gorj is here.

The sun the sky is black. Gorj is yellow. The yellow is the long way. The long way is on the black.

Gorj goes out.

The world is bright.

The sunlight.

Gorj is yellow.

The light in the room is bright. The entrance is open.

The entrance is closed. There.

Gorj walks to the entrance there.

Gorj speaks: ‘Gorj is here.’

The entrance opens.

The light in the room is red.

Gorj opens the visor.

On the screens:

The sun is high above the horizon of setting.

The lines are white. The line is red. The lights are green. The light is yellow. The light is blue.

Gorj sits at the console.

The lines are white. The line is red. The lights are green. The light is yellow. The light is blue.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj speaks: 'Gorj is here. Mark.’

'Gorj is here. Mark.’ The voice echoes: ‘ ark.’

The lines are white.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The transmission cycle. Three. Operative. The transformer. Six. The tower. Nine. The transmission cycle. One. Pending. The transformer. Pour. The tower. Two. Mark.’

The voice echoes: ‘ ark.’

Gorj speaks: ‘Mark.’

The light in the room is red.

Gorj sees the room. The couch is closed. The wall is even. The entrance is closed. The wall is even. The entrance is closed. The wall is even. The console is white red.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The transmission cycle. One. Operative. The transformer. Four. The tower. Two. The transmission cycle. Three. Operative. The transformer. Six. The tower. Nine. Mark.’

The voice echoes: ‘ ark.’

Gorj speaks: 'Gorj echoes.

Gorj is yellow. Gorj makes the sound: ‘Heh-heh-heh.’ Gorj echoes.

The lines are white. The lines are red. The lights are green. The lights are yellow. The lights are blue.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping. Gorj speaks: ‘The lines are red. Mark.’

‘The lines are red. Mark. The transmission cycle. One. Operative. The transformer. Four. The tower. Two. The transmission cycle. Three. Operative. The transformer. Six. The tower. Nine. Mark.’

The voice echoes. Gorj echoes: ‘ ark.’

Gorj speaks: 'Markark.' Gorj echoes.

Gorj is yellow. Gorj makes the sound: ‘Heh—heh-heh.’

The light in the room is red. The console is white red. The lines are red.

Gorj stands.

Red. The red goes out. The red is still.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

Gorj speaks: 'Gorj goes out. Mark.’

‘Gorj goes out. Mark.’ The voice echoes. Gorj echoes: 'Markark.'

Gorj walks. The entrance is closed.

Gorj speaks: 'Gorj is here.’

The entrance is closed.

Gorj speaks: ‘Gorj is here. Gorj goes out.’

The entrance is closed.

Gorj walks to the couch. Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

'Gorj goes out. The entrance is closed. Mark.’

‘The vehicle park. No vehicle. No entrance. Mark.’

Gorj drives the hand on to the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Gorj goes out. The entrance is closed. Mark.’

‘The vehicle park. No vehicle. No entrance. Mark.’

Gorj walks. The light in the room is red. The entrance one. The entrance two.

The entrance two.

Gorj walks to the entrance two.

‘Gorj goes out.’

The entrance opens.

The light in the room is bright. The sky is blue at the window. The paving is bright from horizon to horizon. The buildings are black. The black.

The paving is bright. There. There. There.

The black.

The sun does not see the black.

Gorj sees the white and the black.

Gorj is yellow. Gorj goes out to the bright and the black.

Gorj goes out. Gorj is here. Gorj screams:

'Gooooooooorrjjj us heeeeeeeeere!'

Gorj is pink. Gorj screams to the sky:

'Gooooorjjj us heeeeeeeeeere!’

The voice is one. Gorj is one. Gorj is pink. Gorj screams to the bright and the black from horizon to horizon:

'Goooooooooooorjjjj is heeeeeeeeeeeeere!'

Kvveeeeeeeeesh! Chrruuuuuuuuummph!

The sound is on the sky.

The sky speaks.

Gorj is white.

The sky speaks.

The vehicle is red. The vehicle hovers near the tower.

The vehicle. The vehicle.

The vehicle speaks.

The vehicle moves. The vehicle moves at the tower.

The vehicle. The vehicle. The vehicle speaks. The vehicle speaks on the sky.

Gorj is red. Gorj screams: 'Gooooooorjjj is heeeeere! Gooooooorj is krruuuuuuumph! Gooorj is heeere!’

The blue sky is still. The black and the bright is still. The white sun is on the blue sky.

Gorj screams: 'Gooooooooorrjjj iis heeeeeeeeere! Gooooooooorrrjjjj speeeeeeeeeakss!'

The blue sky is still. The sun is still. The paving is still. The buildings are still.

The vehicle is still.

Gorj is here. Gorj goes out. Gorj speaks to the sky.

The sky is still.

The vehicle.

The entrance is closed.

Gorj speaks to the entrance: ‘Gorj is here.’

The entrance opens.

The light in the room is red.

The one in the red coverall sits at the console.

The voices speak: ‘Four. The tower. Two. The transmission cycle. Five. Operative. The transformer. Eight. The tower. Five. The transmission cycle. Three. Operative. The transformer. Six. The tower. Nine. Mark.’

‘Mark.

The one in the red coverall speaks to the voices.

Gorj walks.

Gorj goes out. Gorj speaks.

Gorj stops.

The other is still still still.

Gorj is here. The other is there. The other is still.

Gorj turns. The entrance is closed. Gorj speaks to the entrance: 'Gorj is here.’

The entrance opens. The entrance closes. The entrance opens.

The light in the cabin is yellow.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Gorj is here. Gorj goes out. Mark.’

‘Gorj is here. Gorj goes out. Mark.’

The green light pulses. The hum is there.

The great entrance opens.

The sky is blue.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The buttons. The flight guidance.’

The panel opens. The buttons are blue yellow green.

‘The flight guidance. The cycle. Mark. Green. Hover. Yellow. Atmosphere flight. Blue. Pressure flight. The sequences. One. The ascent. Green. Yellow. Blue. Two. The descent. Yellow. Green. Three. High hover. Yellow. Yellow. Green. Four. Orbital. Blue. Blue. Blue. Five. Station. Green. Green. The sequences. Maintain. Out of sequence. The green mode. Return.'

Gorj presses the buttons yellow yellow green.

The hum vibrates...

The console is steady.

The light in the cabin is the sunlight.

The sky is blue from horizon to horizon.

The paving is bright. The buildings are bright and black. The black. The paving is black. The black. There. There. There. There. There.

The blue sky is still. The white sun is on the blue sky. The sun is still.

The green is muted on the horizon.

The green.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voices. The white buttons. The manoeuvre. Mark.’

‘The white buttons. The manoeuvre. No manoeuvre. The Solar Energy Monitor vehicle. The flight schedule. The Harpin Home. The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. The Harpin Home. Mark.’

The green is muted on the horizon. The paving is bright. The sky is blue. The sun is white.

The green is black.

Gorj goes out to the green. The green is black.

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voices. Go to the green. Now. Mark.’

‘Out of flight schedule. The flight schedule. The Harpin Home. The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. The Harpin Home. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Operative. Mark.’

Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voices. Gorj speaks. Go to the green. Now. Mark.’

‘Out of flight schedule. The flight schedule. The Harpin Home. The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. The Harpin Home. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Operative. Mark.’

Gorj is red. Gorj drives the hand on to the console. Gorj screams: ‘Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaghh!'

The voices are still. The cabin is still. The sun the sky the paving the buildings are still.

Gorj is red. Gorj goes out. Gorj speaks: 'Gorj is here. Gorj is here. Gorj speaks.'

Still. Still.

Gorj is red. The red goes out the long way. The red is still.

Gorj is still.

The green is muted on the horizon.

The green is there. The green is...is...

The green is green there.

Gorj presses the yellow button.

The buildings move. The sky is still.

The sun moves at the window.

The sun is...The vehicle moves.

The vehicle moves. The vehicle moves on the sky.

The vehicle moves.

The green is muted on the horizon. The vehicle moves.

The vehicle moves. The buildings move.

The green moves.

The green moves.

The vehicle moves. The vehicle moves on the sky. The buildings are still. The green is still.

The vehicle moves. The vehicle goes out to the green.

The green is here there. The green is the long way.

Gorj is yellow. Gorj is pink.

The green is the long way. Here there.

The sun moves there. The sun moves out of the window. The green is there. The green is there there there.

The vehicle turns. The vehicle turns.

Gorj walks. Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

'The voices. The vehicle turns. Go to the green. Mark.’

‘Out of flight schedule. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Operative. Mark.’

The green is there. The vehicle turns.

Gorj presses the green button.

The pressure rises. The console is steady.

The green horizon is uneven. The wall is bright. The paving is bright.

Gorj presses the green button. One. Two. There is the resonant ping.

‘Out of flight schedule. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Operative. Mark.’

Gorj goes out to the green.

Gorj presses the green button. One. Two.

There is the resonant ping.

‘Out of flight schedule. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Operative. Mark.’

The paving is bright. The paving is near.

Gorj walks to the entrance. The entrance is closed.

Gorj speaks: ‘Gorj is here.’

The entrance is closed.

Gorj goes out to the green. Gorj speaks: 'Gorj is here.’

The entrance is closed.

Gorj walks to the console. Gorj presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The voices. The entrance is closed. Gorj goes out. Now. Mark. ‘

‘The vehicle. In flight. Mark.’

Gorj is red. Gorj is blue.

Gorj is here. Gorj goes out to the green.

Gorj is here. Gorj is here. Gorj goes out to the green.

Gorj is blue.

Gorj walks to the couch. Gorj lies in the couch. Gorj closes the couch.

Gorj is blue.

The yellow light pulses on the console. The hum is there. The hum vibrates. The blue light is steady. The sky is blue. The light in the cabin is white. Gorj is blue. The blue light is steady. The sky is blue.

Gorj is blue.

Gorj is...

Black.

The black. The sun does not see the black.

The Leader does not see the black. The Leader is white.

Gorj is white. Gorj goes out. The vehicle the voices the sky the sun the buildings the green the paving the black is still. Gorj is still.

Gorj is still.

The black moves.

The sun cannot see the black.

The sun is still.

The black is inside. The black moves. The black is... is... here... is... inside the body.

The black is the black inside the body.

The body is still.

The black is in the black.

The black is still.

The black moves. The black moves on...

The black is...is...

(NO NO I)

The light in the room is blue.

The body warms.

(NO) Symer. The World Agent.

The World Agent. The World Pattern functions.

Symer. The World Agent. The body warms. Symer speaks:

‘Report.’

‘Dysfunction. The World Energy Monitor.’

The light is bright. The blue light.

The sun is white at the centre of the blue (BLUE BLUE NO NO I) blue blue eye.

Symer. The World Agent. The couch. Open. Open. (FINITE SYSTEM THAT’S)

Symer opens the couch. Symer is unsteady.

My knees are stiff (THE IMPRINT THE IMPRINT).

The light in the room is blue. The boundary blue.

The dysfunction.

The couch is steady blue light (BLUE BLUE OH NO WHY I DIDN’T) blue blue boundary. The dysfunction.

The dysfunction. The Symer dysfunction.

Symer walks. Symer is unsteady. The Symer dysfunction.

‘The details.’

‘The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. The Immortal Harpin. The Harpin vehicle. The flight cycle. The Harpin Home. The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. The Harpin Home. The flight cycle. Operative. The actual status. Harpin. The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. The Harpin vehicle. The Harpin Home. The flight Cycle dysfunction. Harpin. The Harpin vehicle. Out of phase.’

Symer sits at the console.

Out of phase. On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

Blue (BLUE) blue record.

The dysfunction.

The Machine dysfunction. The blue record. (WRONG I DON’T WANT TO DIE I) Blue.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The World Pattern. The actual status.’

‘Reference. The World Pattern. The actual status. The World Pattern functions. Mark.’

The World Pattern functions.

On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. (MEMORY TRAGER WHAT IS IMMORTALITY) There is the resonant ping.

'Reference. The white screen. Quote: The blue record. The Machine. The actual status.'

‘Reference. The white screen. Quote: The blue record. The Machine. The actual status. The blue record. The analyses. Seven. The record. One. Record. The Machine. Reference. The blue screen. Quote: The Leader goes out to the Northerner. Quote: Symer speaks to the Machine. Record.

‘The analysis. One. The extreme boundary condition. The extreme reaction. The boundary. The anticentre.

‘The analysis. Two. Reference. The large screen.’

On the large screen:

THE ANALYSIS. TWO.

THE SECTION. ONE.
1 THE ENEMY IS WHITE AND BLUE.

THE SECTION. TWO.
2 GORJ IS NEAR.
3 THE VOICE IS IN PHASE.
4 THE VOICE IS IN PHASE. THE VOICE IS...THERE.
5 GORJ IS HERE. GORJ IS GOING OUT.
6 GORJ IS HERE. GORJ IS GOING OUT.
7 THE SKY IS BLUE.
8 THE SUN CANNOT SEE THE BLACK.
9 THE NORTHERNER IS WHITE AND BLUE.
10 THE NORTHERNER IS HERE. THE NORTHERNER IS IN PHASE. GORJ IS IN PHASE.

THE SECTION. THREE.
11 THE TWO VOICES ARE IN PHASE.
12 THE VOICES. THE COLOURS.
13 THE VOICES ARE BLACK. GORJ IS THE DISCHARGER. GORJ IS BRILLIANT.
14 GORJ SEES THE BRIGHT AND THE BLACK. THE SUN CANNOT SEE THE BLACK.
15 THE BRIGHT AND THE BLACK ARE BLACK.
16 GORJ IS BLACK.
17 GORJ IS BLACK.
18 GO TO THE SUN.
19 GO TO THE SUN.
20 GO TO THE SUN. GORJ IS BLACK.
21 THE SUN IS BRIGHT.
22 GORJ IS THE SUN.
23 GORJ IS THE SUN. GORJ IS THERE.
24 THERE IS NO HERE.

THE SECTION. FOUR.
25 THE SUN IS ON THE HORIZON OF RISING. THE SUN IS RED. MARK.
26 THE BLACK SCREEN. THE SUN IS WHITE. THE SUN IS AT THE CENTRE OF THE BLUE SKY. MARK.
27 THE SUN IS ON THE HORIZON OF RISING. THE SUN IS RED. MARK.
28 THE BLACK SCREEN. THE SUN IS WHITE. THE SUN IS AT THE CENTRE OF THE BLUE SKY. MARK.
29 NOT HERE. NOT HERE. NOT HERE.
30 THE VOICES. BLACK.NOT HERE. MARK.
31 THE VOICES. THE BLACK SCREEN. THE SUN IS WHITE. NOT HERE. THE SUN IS RED. MARK.

THE SECTION. FIVE.
32 THE SUN SEES THE BLACK.
33 THE SUN SEES THE BLACK.

The analysis. Three. The two cycles. The cycle. One. The utterances. One to ten. The cycle. Two. The utterances. Ten to twentythree.

‘The analysis. Four. Reference. The white screen .'

On the white screen:

‘Reference. The analysis. Five. The yellow screen.’

On the yellow screen:

THE ANALYSIS. FIVE. THE SECTION. ONE.
THE VOICE. THE PHASE. THE RELATION.
3 THE VOICE IS IN PHASE.
4 THE VOICE IS IN PHASE . THE VOICE IS...THERE.
11 THE TWO VOICES ARE IN PHASE.
12 THE VOICES. THE COLOURS.
13 THE VOICES ARE BLACK. GORJ IS THE DISCHARGER. GORJ IS BRILLIANT.
10 THE NORTHERNER IS HERE. THE NORTHERNER IS IN PHASE. GORJ IS IN PHASE.

‘The analysis. Five. The section. Two. Gorj is here. Gorj is going out. The voice is there. The relation. Gorj speaks to the Machine. The action. The analysis. Five. The section. Three. The sequence. The voice is in phase. The oscillation. One. Complete. The Northerner and Gorj are in phase. The anticentre is the relation. The Leader World Experience dysfunction. The Leader and the Northerner are in relation. The centre and the anticentre are in relation. The anticentre is the boundary. The anticentre is the relation. The analysis. Five. The section. Four. Reference. The Leader record. The record. One. The primary contact. The Leader and the Northerner walk to the Leader vehicle. The primary contact. Operative. The Leader and the Northerner are in phase. The Leader World Experience dysfunction. The analysis. Five. The section. Five. Reference. The analysis. Four. The cycle. Two. The sequence. The Leader is the sun. The Leader is black. The Leader goes to the sun. The Leader is the sun. The Leader is there. There is no here. The cycle. Two. Complete. Gorj is there. There is no here. The cycle. Two. Complete. The Leader and the Northerner are in phase. The cycle. One. Complete. Here. There. The relation. Gorj is there. There is not here. The Northerner is the anticentre. The World Context dysfunction.

‘The analysis. Six. The section. One. Reference. The Leader record. The analysis. One. The Leader World Pattern dysfunction. The Leader nonpattern. Reference. The blue record. Reference. The analysis. Two. The utterance. Five. Quote: Gorj is here. Gorj is going out. Reference. Quote: Gorj is going out. The definition. Gorj. The action. The Leader nonpattern. The Leader quote is going out. The Leader. The action. The relation. The referent. The relation. The Northerner. The Leader nonpattern. The Leader goes out to the Northerner. The action. The relation. The Leader nonpattern. The Leader. Instrumental. The objective. The Northerner. The cycle. The Leader is here. The Leader goes out. The Northerner is there. The cycle. The Leader cycle.

‘The analysis. Six. The section. Two. Record. Reference. Quote: Nothing. The definition. No relation. Black. The black sky. The black is deep. Reference. Quote: No relation. The definition. The World Battle cycle. The Leader battle cycle. Out of phase. The Leader battle cycle. Operative. The objective. Pending. The World Pattern. The Leader antipattern. No relation. The Leader is no relation. The Leader antipattern. No relation. The World Pattern. The Leader is nothing. Gorj is nothing.

‘The analysis. Seven. The section. One. Reference. Quote: The figure is on the white. The definition. The black encompasses the white. The white. No relation. The black. The white is alone. The black is deep. The centre. No boundary. The boundary is black. The black is nothing. The figure is alone. The section. Two. Reference. Quote: Alone. The definition. No relation. Nothing. Here. There. The black is deep.

‘The record. One.

“The voice. The Leader is black. The Leader is there. Gorj is here. Gorj speaks. Mark.”

“Gorj is the Leader. Mark.”

“The voice. Gorj speaks to the voice. Gorj goes out. The Gorj is the Leader. The Gorj is there. The Leader is black. Gorj speaks to the voice. Now. Mark.”

“Gorj is the Leader. Mark.”

“Gorj is here. Gorjj is heeere!”

“The Leader. Definition. Gorj is the Leader of the South. Mark.”

"The voice. Gorj speaks to the voice. The Leader is white. The Leader is the white sun on the blue sky. The Leader is the Centre of the South. Gorj is here. Gorj is yellow. Gorj is the yellow world. Mark.”

‘The blue record. Complete.’

The Leader dysfunction. The blue (BLUE) record (BLUE WATER ELETH) record.

The Leader. The dysfunction. The Leader cycle. The antipattern. Gorj is the yellow world.

The Leader dysfunction (WRONG WRONG ELETH I) Out of pattern. Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping (KONRAD).

‘Reference. The Leader dysfunction. The actual status.’

(THE WATER BLUE IN THE SUN LIKE SAPPHIRE KONRAD SWIMMING SUCH A NOVELTY I THOUGHT I THOUGHT I THOUGHT I DID NOT WILL I THOUGHT ELETH SO WHITE IN THE BLUE)

‘Reference. The Leader dysfunction. The actual status. The Leader battle cycle. Complete. Pending.’

‘Reference. The Leader. The actual status.'

‘Reference. The Leader. (KERCHOVNIK YOU ARE POWERFUL BUT BUT I THOUGHT) cycle. Complete. Pending.’

(NO NOT VOLITION KONRAD DON’T GET METAPHYSICAL FUNCTION FINITE CIRCLE KONRAD)

Out of pattern. The Leader dysfunction. The yellow world.

Yellow. (FUNCTION KONRAD MEANS END NO MORE MAP IT AS SYSTEM) Yellow. The yellow world.

The World. The antiworld pattern.

The World Pattern functions. The Leader dysfunction (WRONG)

‘Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The visual.’

‘Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The visual. The screen.’

‘The white screen.’

On the white screen: The light is red. The building is black. The paving is red. The pylon is red. The paving is red. The Leader vehicle is red white blue.

‘Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The visual.’

‘Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The visual. Reference. The white screen.’

The sun is red.

(TRAGER WRONG WHAT IS)

The light in the room is blue.

The sun is white on the blue sky.

The Northerner is white and blue. The Leader vehicle is white and blue. (ELETH BLUE WATER ELETH SO WHITE ON THE BLUE WATER ON THE WHITE SUN TRAGER TRAGER CONSCIOUSNESS IS IS IS IMMORTAL TRAGER WHAT IS IMMORTALITY)

White and blue. The blue boundary. The Leader dysfunction. The world is yellow.

Yellow. (IMMORTALITY IS A CIRCLE KONRAD FINITE SYSTEM CLOSED CYCLE LIKE SOLID LIGHT KONRAD TOTALITY EM IS ABSOLUTE CEE) Yellow. The yellow world. The antiworld pattern.

‘Reference. The Leader dysfunction. The World Agent action. Repeat.’

‘Reference. The Leader dysfunction. The World Agent action. Repeat. The action. Two. Reference. The Leader battle cycle. The actual status. The cycle. Operative. Complete. Pending. Reference. The cycle. Complete. The Gorj Home. The boundary blue. Prepare. The action. Three. The cycles. Imprint. Prepare. The action. Two. Implement. Complete. The Leader battle cycle. The action. Three. Implement. Gorj in suspension. The imprint. One. The Leader cycle. The Imprint. Two. The Leader battle cycle. Mark.’

The imprint. The Leader cycle. The Leader out of pattern.

‘Reference. Quote: The Leader dysfunction. The action. Two. The action. Three. The actual status.’

‘Reference. Quote: The Leader dysfunction. The action.’ Two. The action. Three. The actual status. The action. Two. Implement. Complete. Pending. The action. Three. Implement. Gorj in suspension. Pending.'

Pending. Pending.

On the white screen: The sky is blue. The building is black. The paving is bright. The pylon is bright. The Leader vehicle is white blue.

The light is the sunlight. The sky is blue.

The world is bright.

(WHAT DO YOU WANT KONRAD)

The world is yellow. The Leader dysfunction. The action. Pending. (I DON’T WANT TO DIE KERCHOVNIK ACTUALITY IS AN ABSOLUTE CURVE KONRAD ALWAYS BECOMING TOTALITY EM IS ABSOLUTE CEE KONRAD CLOSED CYCLE KONRAD FINITE SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE MACHINES THE WORLD MACHINE LIKE MARS BUT TRAGER WHAT IF) CONSCIOUSNESS

Is open. The yellow world is open.

The couch is open. Symer. The couch is open.

Symer goes out.

The Leader goes out. Goes out. The yellow world is open. The Leader goes out the yellow world.

Yellow. Yellow. Goes out (TRAGER THE WILL THE EGO THE KERCHOVNIK IS IS KERCHOVNIK IS WHAT KONRAD ELETH IS LYNCH ELETH ON THE BLUE WATER DEAD)

‘I don’t want to die!’ (I THOUGHT LYNCH)

Yellow. The yellow world. The antiworid pattern. The World Pattern is boundary blue (ELETH ON THE BLUE WATER WHITE I KISSED I KISSED YOUR BREAST SO WHITE SO SOLID LIGHT KONRAD CLOSED CYCLE ABSOLUTE LIKE LIKE DEATH LYNCH)

‘I don’t want!’ (DEATH IS SOLID LYNCH ELETH ON THE GREEN GREEN SO WHITE I THOUGHT I THOUGHT)

Blue. The sun is white on the blue sky. The boundary blue. The Leader dysfunction.

Gorj is yellow. Gorj is the yellow world.

The Leader is open.

The imprint dysfunction.(WRONG) The Leader is white.

Gorj is yellow. The imprint dysfunction. (WRONG WHAT IF YOU ARE WRONG TRAGER THE MARS MACHINE KONRAD ONLY A HUNDRED YEARS TRAGER TRAGER WHAT IS IMMORTALITY LIKE I THOUGHT KONRAD THE BODY IS A MACHINE CLOSED SYSTEM AS YOU KNOW THE MACHINE DETERMINES REALITY KONRAD REALITY IS A CIRCLE CLOSED CYCLE TOTALITY EM IS THE LIGHT THERE ALMOST SOLID KONRAD THE LIGHTSPEED MISSION ALMOST PURE LIGHT WHITE LIGHT ON ALL BANDS AT ABSOLUTE LIGHT SOLID SUPER DENSE THE UNIVERSE IN THE HEAD OF A PIN KONRAD THINK OF IT OF IT SOLID) The dysfunction. The dysfunction.

The Symer dysfunction. The world is is (SOLID KONRAD LIKE LIKE) black (LYNCH I DON’T WANT TO KERCHOVNIK). Symer stands. The light in the room is blue. The boundary blue. The sky is black when the sun is below the horizon. Black. Symer walks.

The Leader is white.

Gorj is yellow.

Symer is black.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The cycle dysfunction. The Solar Energy Monitor. Mark.’

Symer. The World Agent. The cycle dysfunction. The light in the room is blue. The boundary blue.

On the black screen: The sun is white at the centre of the blue sky.

The boundary blue. The Symer dysfunction. Symer out of boundary. The boundary is black. The World Experience dysfunction. (I THOUGHT THOUGHT ELETH THE BLUE WATER THE NOVELTY I THOUGHT ELETH WAS SWIMMING) The action. The boundary blue.

The light in the room is blue.

Blue. The blue record. The Leader dysfunction. The Leader out of pattern.

Symer out of boundary.

The yellow world is open. The antiworld pattern. The Leader goes out to the yellow world. The dysfunction. (NOT WILL KONRAD NOT METAPHYSICS NOW BUT KERCHOVNIK IS IS WHAT KONRAD I THOUGHT ELETH WAS SWIMMING THERE I THOUGHT ELETH BUT LYNCH KERCHOVNIK IS POWERFUL THERE I THOUGHT BUT KERCHOVNIK THE EGO KERCHOVNIK WANTED WANTED) The open cycle. Gorj goes out. Yellow. (ELETH I DID NOT I DID NOT KNOW I THOUGHT KERCHOVNIK WANTED WANTED) ‘Say it! Say it!’

The floor is even.

Out of phase. The Symer dysfunction. Symer is black.

The black is deep.

(MURDER NOT MURDER I THOUGHT ELETH ELETH SOLID WHITE

BREAST ON THE GREEN LIKE) The light is on the black. The Leader is white.

The Leader goes out.

The sky is black when the sun is below the horizon.

Symer is black. Gorj is open. Gorj goes out.

Gorj moves.

‘The black moves!’ (NOT MURDER NOT I THOUGHT KERCHOVNIK IS POWERFUL KERCFTOVNIK WANTS WANTS BUT ELETH I THOUGHT YOU BLUE WATER) ‘Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgh!’

Symer screams.

The Symer dysfunction. The black moves. The floor is blue blue moves. ‘Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrghh!‘

Symer. Symer. The black. (NOT MURDER I THOUGHT I I LYNCH I LOVED ELETH AS YOU LOVE YOUR LIGHT ELETH WAS MY) On the black the white light is (MIRROR CONSCIOUSNESS MUST MIRROR THE EGO GERBORN NOT NATURE NOT GOD THE HUMAN MUST MIRROR THE HUMAN) still. The figure moves. The figure is (KONRAD KONRAD YOU ARE NOT ALONE KERCHOVNIK YOU ARE POWERFUL YOU WANT YOU WANT) is is

Symer is the World Agent. Symer is alone. The boundary is black.

‘Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh! Aaaaaaaaagh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Aaaaaaaah! Ahh!'

Symer is alone. The floor is blue. The floor is even.

Symer is black (KONRAD I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I WANT You). The black moves (BUT NOT MURDER NOT MURDER I THOUGHT MEMORY IS IMMORTAL THE ACT IS ETERNAL ALWAYS BLUE WATER) 'I'm so weary!'

Symer moves.

The Leader is white. The Leader is out of pattern.

Symer moves. Symer stands. (ALWAYS THERE AT THE WATER’S EDGE ALWAYS THINKING ELETH IS IS ELETH IS IS) ‘What?'

The black moves.

Symer walks.

(WHAT DO I THINK ELETH IS IS)

There is the resonant ping.

‘The cycle dysfunction. The Solar Energy Monitor. Mark.’

(SAY IT SEE IT THIS WAY KONRAD WE ARE ABSOLUTE CEE SUPER DENSE SOLID LIGHT BUT KONRAD SEE IT SEE IT WE ARE ALSO BECOMING MATTER OF PERCEPTION THE MACHINE DETERMINES REALITY A MATTER OF PERCEPTION SEE KONRAD CHANGE THE MACHINE FUNCTION CHANGE THE PERCEPTION CHANGE THE REALITY SO JUST SO KONRAD)

‘Mark.'

(KONRAD LYNCH HAS DONE IT IS NECESSARY KERCHOVNIK IS POWERFUL BUT SHE WANTS WANTS I DON’T WANT TO TO IT’S EASY KONRAD JUST LET IT HAPPEN DON’T THINK ABOUT IT ELETH ELETH)

‘The details.’

‘The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. The Immortal Harpin. The Harpin vehicle. The flight cycle. The Harpin Home. The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. The Harpin Home. The flight cycle. Operative. The actual status. Harpin. The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. The Harpin vehicle. The Harpin Home. The flight cycle dysfunction. Harpin. The Harpin vehicle. Out of phase.’

Out of phase. Out of phase. The cycle dysfunction. (WRONG) ‘You’re wrong. Trager.’ (CONSCIOUSNESS IS MURDER I THOUGHT ELETH) Out of phase. Out of (ALWAYS THERE BLUE WATER TRAGER YOU ARE) out of out of out of.

Symer sits.

Symer. The World Agent.

The World Agent.

The dysfunction (WRONG WRONG THE IMPRINT I I TRAGER) ‘The imprint has failed!’ (I REMEMBER REMEMBER REMEMBER WHITE BREAST KISSED LIKE LYNCH SOLID THAT’S DEATH I DON’T WANT TO I DON’T WANT TO) The dysfunction. The Symer dysfunction.

Out of of Symer dysfunction.

The analysis. The action. The World Agent.

The imprint. The context dysfunction.

The cycle dysfunction. Out of phase.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Solar Energy Monitor dysfunction. The action. The Harpin vehicle. In phase. Go to the Solar Energy Monitor. Six. Implement. Mark.’

‘Reference. The Solar Energy Monitor dysfunction. The action. The Harpin vehicle. In phase. Go to the Solar Energy Monitor. Six. Implement. Mark.’

The dysfunction. The action. In phase.

Complete.

The light in the room is blue.

On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

The Leader record. The Leader dysfunction.

In phase. The voice is in phase. The Northerner is in phase. Gorj is in phase.

In phase.

The primary contact. In phase. The cycle. The cycle. In phase.(WHO DIED) The primary contact.

The boundary. Out of boundary. The World Experience dysfunction. (WHO DIES)

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Leader dysfunction. The action. The actual status.’

‘Reference. The Leader dysfunction. The action. The actual status. The Leader battle cycle. Complete. Pending.'

Pending.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Leader. The actual status.’

‘Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The Leader battle cycle. Complete. Pending.’

Pending. The Leader. (KERCHOVNIK DON’T BE AFRAID THEY HAVE AGREED WE ARE ALL ALL LYNCH HAS FOR THE LIGHT KONRAD HYSTERIA KONRAD IT’S A KIND OF DEATH KONRAD WHY WHY WHY) ‘What are you afraid of. Konrad?' (DEATH) The Leader pending primary contact.

The anticentre. The yellow world.

Yellow.

The Leader antipattern.

The Leader. The actual status. The Leader dysfunction.

(MURDER NO I THOUGHT KERCHOVNIK IS POWERFUL TRAGER SHE SHE ELETH) The Leader. The antiworld pattern. (ELETH IS DEAD KONRAD FACE IT SHE DROWNED IN THE WASTE POOL KONRAD)

The Leader. Gorj is the sun. The anticentre. The antiworld pattern.

The Leader goes out.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The visual.’

‘Reference. The Leader. The actual status. The visual. The screen.’

'The white screen.’

On the white screen: The sky is blue. The building is black. The paving is bright. The pylon is bright. The Leader vehicle is white blue.

The Leader vehicle. The Leader battle cycle.

The Leader.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Leader dysfunction. Reference. The action. Quote: The Leader battle cycle. Complete. Pending. Implement. Now. The Leader battle cycle. Complete.’

‘Reference. The Leader dysfunction. Reference. The action. Quote: The Leader battle cycle. Complete. Pending. Implement. Now. The Leader battle cycle. Complete.’

The Leader dysfunction. The action. Complete.

Complete.

Gorj is yellow. Gorj is the yellow world.

Yellow.

Complete. Complete.

The light in the room is blue.

On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

The Leader dysfunction. (MURDER I COULD KILL YOU KERCHOVNIK TRAGER KERCHOVNIK IS POWERFUL THE WILL THE WILL NO METAPHYSICS KONRAD FUNCTION FUNCTION CLOSED SYSTEM KONRAD) The dysfunction. Complete. Complete.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The screens. Clear.’

‘Reference. The screens. Clear.’

Complete. The action. Complete. (WHY KONRAD WHY IT’S A KIND OF DEATH I LOVE YOU KONRAD WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME KONRAD) Complete.

Symer. The World Agent.

Symer stands.

The light in the room is blue.

The couch.

The imprint.

The imprint. The imprint. The Symer dysfunction.

Symer is the Leader is yellow Symer is black.

The black is deep. The Symer dysfunction. The analysis. Out of boundary.

The boundary is blue.

The light in the room is blue. The boundary blue.

The Symer dysfunction. (I THOUGHT) Symer is black.

On the black screen: The sun is white at the centre of the blue sky.

Gorj is the sun (THE LIGHT THERE ALMOST SOLID KONRAD IT’S BEAUTIFUL NO SUBLIME IT’S THE ABSOLUTE KONRAD)

Gorj goes out.

The Leader dysfunction. The action. Complete.

The Symer dysfunction. (IMPRINT TRAGER WHAT IF CONSCIOUSNESS SURVIVES THE RISK THE RISK TRAGER FUNCTION KONRAD FUNCTION DETERMINES REALITY CONSCIOUSNESS IS AN EPIPHENOMENON KONRAD) The imprint.

The imprint. The World Agent cycle.

On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The white screen. Clear.’

‘The white screen. Clear.’

The white screen is white. The light in the room is blue. On the black screen: The sun is white at the centre of the blue sky.

Yellow. Gorj is the yellow world.

The Leader dysfunction. Complete. (DEATH)

The Symer dysfunction. (TRAGER YOU ARE WRONG WRONG) The imprint. The World Agent cycle.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Symer dysfunction. The analysis. Out of boundary. The World (THERE IS NO MIRROR) Context dysfunction. The action. Symer. The suspension. The imprint. The World Agent cycle. Implement.'

‘Reference. The Symer dysfunction. The analysis. Out of boundary. The World Context dysfunction. The action. Symer. The suspension. The imprint. The World Agent cycle. Implement.'

The couch. The light in the room is blue. The boundary blue. The sun is white (I AM ALONE) at the black is deep.

Black. Black.

The blue sky.

The black is (ALONE) deep.

The black (I AM) moves.

‘Uh-huh. Huuh! Huuh! Huuh!’ Symer. The World Agent. The imprint.

The couch. (I AM) Black.

‘Symer. (I AM I AM I AM I AM I AM) Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaarrrrrgh! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaarrrrrgh! Eeeeeeeeeaaahh! Eeeeeeeeeeah! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!’ Symer. The World Agent. The World. Black. Black. (I AM I AM I AM I AM I AM)

The floor. The floor is even. The floor is blue.

Blue (BLUE) blue.

‘Arrrrrh! Heh-heh-huh-huuh.’ Symer (I AM I AM EVEN DEATH IS POINTLESS IF) the black is deep (IF DEEP SPACE IS IS) the black moves (AND LIVING IS POINTLESS GERBORN IF THERE IS NOTHING TO DO DO DO) The suspension.

The floor is even.

Symer stands.

Symer is unsteady. Symer is (ALONE) black.

The imprint.

There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Solar Energy Monitor dysfunction. Reference. The action. Implement. Quote: The Harpin vehicle. Go to the Solar Energy Monitor. Six. Out of schedule. The Harpin vehicle. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. The flight objective. Operative. Complete. Pending. The flight objective. The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. Pending. The cycle. The Harpin Home. Complete. Mark.’

The light in the room is bright. Out of phase.

‘Reference. The Solar Energy Monitor dysfunction. Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Complete. Implement. Now. Mark.’

‘Reference. The Solar Energy Monitor dysfunction. Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Complete. Implement. Now. Mark.’

The light in the room is blue. (LYNCH ELETH ELETH MADE MADE SHE SAID IT’S EASY KONRAD JUST LET IT HAPPEN SHE SAID SHE SAID LYNCH DON’T THINK ABOUT IT KONRAD DON’T THINK ABOUT IT SHE SAID THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME LYNCH IN FIFTYFIVE LYNCH SHE MADE SOMETHING SOMETHING WHITE BREAST' I KISSED SO SO REAL LYNCH REAL JUST THERE BETWEEN US OH NO NO TRAGER WHAT IS MEMORY THEN MEMORY LIKE BLUE WATER IT’S REAL KERCHOVNIK SHE’S ALMOST SOLID ELETH IN MY MY MEMORY CONSCIOUSNESS I THOUGHT I THOUGHT SHE SAID LYNCH DON’T THINK ABOUT IT KONRAD KERCHOVNIK IS POWERFUL TRAGER SHE SHE MURDER I THOUGHT NO NO NOT ME NOT ME ELETH KERCHOVNIK IS IS) On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

‘No! No! No!’ (WHAT)

‘Why is it so dark in here?'

The Symer dysfunction. Out of boundary. The boundary blue (NO NO NO MEMORY IS ETERNAL) ‘Trager was wrong!’

The dysfunction.

‘Ping.’

‘Reference. The Solar Energy Monitor dysfunction. Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Complete. Implement. Now. The flight objective.

Complete. Pending. The Harpin Immortal. Noninstrumental. Mark.’

Harpin. Noninstrumental.

‘Reference. The Solar Energy Monitor dysfunction. Reference. The Harpin Immortal. The actual status. The visual.’

‘Reference. The Solar Energy Monitor dysfunction. Reference. The Harpin Immortal. The actual status. The visual. The blue screen. The yellow screen. Now.'

On the blue screen: The light in the room is red. The one in the red coverall stands. The visor is closed.

On the yellow screen: The light in the cabin is yellow. The one in the white coverall lies in the couch. The couch is closed.

The white coverall.

The Leader. (DEATH LIKE YOU’RE WRONG KONRAD SHE) White. The Leader (WRONG KONRAD SHE SHE)

The Leader goes out. Yellow. Out of pattern.

On the yellow screen: The light in the cabin is yellow. The Leader lies in the couch. The couch is closed.

Out of pattern. The Harpin vehicle.

The Leader goes out. Gorj is yellow.

The Leader is Gorj. Gorj is yellow.

Out of context. Out of pattern. (SHE’S SO SORRY ABOUT ABOUT ELETH KONRAD KERCHOVNIK IS IS) White. The Leader is white. (POWERFUL TRAGER SHE SHE)

The Leader dysfunction. Out of boundary. The Leader is (THE WILL IS POWERFUL SHE WANTS WANTS) white.

(I AM I AM THERE IS NO MIRROR) Black. Out of boundary.

The Leader is white. (MOVES) The anticentre. The Leader goes out. (THE LIMITS ARE REAL LYNCH THE LIMIT IS IS LYNCH THERE SEE THE LIMIT IS IS TRAGER IS NOT THE CLOSED LIKE KERCHOVNIK DEEP) The Leader is out of pattern. (LIKE BLACK TRAGER LYNCH THE LIMIT IS WHAT WE WE OH OH) ‘Say it! Say it!’ (WHAT WE CANNOT BE DO DO) ‘Reach!’

On the blue screen: The light in the room is red. The one in the red coverall stands. The visor is closed.

(THE EGO SUBSISTS IN SAMENESS KONRAD DON’T CONFUSE IT WITH CONSCIOUSNESS THE EGO IS A CLOSED SYSTEM) The one in the red coverall goes out. The cycle. Out of phase.

The Leader is in the Harpin vehicle. Out of phase.

Harpin goes out to the Harpin vehicle. The cycle.

(ELETH ELETH IT’S SO EASY KONRAD JUST THERE LIKE LIKE) The Harpin cycle. Operative.

Complete.

The Leader is in the Harpin vehicle. The Leader is noninstrumental.

The Leader battle cycle. Complete. Pending.

The primary contact. (KERCHOVNIK IS SO POWERFUL SHE SHE) The World Agent. The analysis. The action. (MURDER MURDER SHE SHE I THOUGHT I THOUGHT KERCHOVNIK ELETH I THOUGHT BLUE WATER)

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

'Reference. The Harpin cycle dysfunction. The analysis. The Harpin cycle. The Harpin vehicle cycle. Out of phase. The Leader is in the Harpin vehicle. The Leader out of cycle. The action. The Leader. The Leader battle cycle. Complete. The Harpin cycle. The Harpin vehicle cycle. In phase. The World Agent action. The secondary contact. The sound. The link. The World Agent. The Harpin vehicle. Now.’

‘Reference. The Harpin cycle dysfunction. The analysis. The Harpin cycle. The Harpin vehicle cycle. Out of phase. The Leader is in the Harpin vehicle. The Leader out of cycle. The action. The Leader. The Leader battle cycle. Complete. The Harpin cycle. The Harpin vehicle cycle. In phase. The World Agent action. The secondary contact. The sound. The link. The World Agent. The Harpin vehicle. Now.’

On the yellow screen: The light in the cabin is yellow. The Leader lies in the couch. The couch is closed.

Symer speaks. The World Agent. The secondary contact. The experience dysfunction. The World Agent action.

‘The Leader. Acknowledge. Mark.’

On the yellow screen: The light in the cabin is yellow. The Leader lies in the couch. The couch is closed.

The Leader is noninstrumental.

‘The Leader. Acknowledge. Mark.’

On the yellow screen: The light in the cabin is yellow. The Leader lies in the couch. The couch is closed.

The Leader is noninstrumental.

Symer. The World Agent. The secondary contact. The experience dysfunction. (ETERNAL KERCHOVNIK IS IS TRAGER THE WILL IS) The World Agent (WHY ARE YOU SO AFRAID KONRAD I) action. (BLUE WATER) The secondary contact. Noninstrumental.

The primary contact. On the large screen:

9 THE NORTHERNER IS HERE. THE NORTHERNER IS IN PHASE. GORJ IS IN PHASE.

In phase. The primary contact. (WANT YOU KONRAD I CAN’T HELP ELETH BLUE BLUE) The touch. (WHITE) The white coverall (BREAST SOLID IN MY KERCHOVNIK). The Leader is (MEMORY WHITE BREAST I) still.

The skin is brown. (WHITE LIKE LIKE SEE LIKE)

The primary contact. The touch. (SOLID LYNCH DID IT FOR) The experience dysfunction. The centre. The anticentre (DEEP DEEP) the black moves.

There. (WHAT DENIES LYNCH THE LIMITS ARE REAL PATIENCE SO LONG SO LONG) There.

The anticentre.

The coverall is white. The skin is brown. The light is yellow.

Open. The Leader is still. (I WANT WANT KONRAD WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME KONRAD) The Leader ‘What are you afraid of?’

Open.

Symer. The World Agent.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The cabin. The light. The white light.’

‘Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The cabin. The light. The white light.’

On the yellow screen; The light in the cabin is white. The Leader lies in the couch. The Leader is still. The couch is closed.

‘The Leader. Acknowledge. Mark.’ The Leader is still. The skin is brown. The Northerner is white and blue.

The anticentre. White and blue. (THERE IS NO MIRROR ELETH BLUE WATER WHITE BREAST SOLID LIKE) the sun is white at the centre of the blue sky. The World Pattern. The centre. The Northerner. The anticentre. The Northerner is white and blue.

The Symer skin is blue. The light in the room is blue.

Blue. (IN THE WATER LIKE SAPPHIRE KONRAD SWIMMING I THOUGHT I THOUGHT KERCHOVNIK YOU ARE SO POWERFUL I I THOUGHT) Blue.

The blue record. The boundary blue.

The Leader vehicle is blue and white.

The South is blue.

The North is green.

Gorj is yellow (OPEN SPACE LYNCH DEEP DEEP BLACK)

Symer is black. The Symer dysfunction. The black is deep. The black (OUT OF OUR REACH LYNCH) moves.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The cabin. The light. The black.’

‘Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The cabin. The light. The black.’

On the yellow screen: The screen is black. The orange bands fill the blue bands of the projection.

The flight screen. The flight objective. Complete.

'The Leader. Acknowledge. Mark.’

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The cabin. The light. The white light.’

‘Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The cabin. The light. The white light.’

On the yellow screen: The light in the cabin is white. The Leader lies in the couch. The couch is closed.

The Leader is still. Noninstrumental.

The primary contact. The World Agent action. Out of boundary. The anticentre. (KERCHOVNIK I I WHY ARE You) The anticentre is white.

Symer is black. The Symer dysfunction. Out of boundary. The white is on the black. The black is deep. The black moves.

The figure in the white moves (ALONE).

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The cabin. The light. The cycle. Black. White. Repeat. Repeat. Now.’

‘Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The cabin. The light. The cycle. Black. White. Repeat. Repeat. Now.’

On the yellow screen: The light is white. The screen is black. The light is white. The screen is black. The light is white. The screen is black. The light is white. The Leader lies in the couch. The couch is closed.

'The Leader. Acknowledge. Mark.’

The Leader is still. Noninstrumental. (IT’S A KIND OF DEATH KONRAD WHY WHAT ARE) The Leader. Out of pattern. (SCIENCE IS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBLE ONLY KONRAD THAT’S FINITY)

Symer stands.

The primary contact. (I KISSED YOU YOU YOUR BREAST WHITE ON THE GREEN ELETH) The touch. The anticentre. (KERCHOVNIK IS IS) The World Agent action.

Symer goes out. (MEMORY THEN TRAGER WHAT IS BLUE WATER I THOUGHT BUT) The World Agent action.

The primary contact.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The coverall. The visor. Symer goes out. Mark.’

‘The coverall. The visor. Symer goes out. Mark.’

The coverall is black. Symer rolls the coverall up.

Symer is black. The World Agent.

(SPACE Is) Deep. The black moves (NOTHING NOTHING).

The visor clicks magnetically at the rim of the coverall.

Symer goes out. The World Agent.

The primary contact. On the yellow screen: The light in the cabin is white. The Leader lies in the couch. The couch is closed.

The touch (I COULD KILL YOU KERCHOVNIK MURDER SO POWERFUL TRAGER BUT)

Symer walks. The light in the room is blue (BLUE) Symer goes out (WHAT IS THE WILL IS THERE IS NO MIRROR)

The entrance opens. The entrance closes. The entrance opens.

The light in the cabin is white. (THERE IS NO MIRROR) The coverall is black.

The black moves (I AM I AM).

‘Huh-huh-huh.’

Symer. The World Agent.

The dysfunction. The black moves. (NO I AM AM THERE IS NO ELETH ELETH)

Symer. The World Agent. The action.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The flight objective. The Harpin vehicle. Orbital. Mark.’

‘The flight objective. The Harpin vehicle. Orbital. Mark.’

The couch is open. The Leader lies in the couch. (I AM WEARY MEMORY) Symer lies in the couch. Symer closes the couch.

The hum is there. The green light pulses.

The great entrance opens.

The light is red.

On the screen: The sun is on the horizon of setting.

The pressure rises.

The hum vibrates...

The pressure rises. (MY KNEES)

The hum vibrates...

The sky is black. The light in the cabin is white.

Symer is black. The World Agent. The dysfunction. The action. (I AM TRAGER WHAT IF

The Mars system works. ‘What alternative is there. Konrad? I mean, on your analysis of the situation. Look, you say that we have reached the final crisis. Science has taken us as far as it can. Yes? In terms of human patience. So. what is happening? Hysteria. Ritual. Nihilistic abandon. Very well. The Mars System is a total closed system, a world machine, as it were. Everything is defined as function within a finite system. The objective is the maintenance of human life. Survival. Within the system, humans need only monitor the performance of the machine. On Mars, this requires about one percent of human time per person on average. Now, the Mars machine operates under certain restrictions. Mostly to do with the supply of energy. But here on earth, Konrad, the machine will need only maintain existing conditions. The energy and material resources for this are abundant. This allows for a finite system with respect to the natural base. Do you see, Konrad? The system is passive, pure function, with reference to the natural input. It has only to channel resources. On earth, then, Konrad, the machine will require only a tiny fraction of one percent of the attention of a limited number of humans. In effect, we can become practically immortal. That is, humans become cycles of function within the finite World System. This System already exists for the most part. It’s a matter now of creating the World System programme, which in turn will create the World Machine. You see, Konrad, given the choice between hysteria, ritual and self annihilation, science offers the possibility of making ritual total and everlasting.'

THE FORM IS INDEPENDENT OF THE MATERIAL THE FUNCTION IS INDEPENDENT OF THE MATERIAL MAN TRANSCENDS HIS MATERIAL CONSTITUTION AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT HE IS POTENTIALLY IMMORTAL AS FORM AS

'Yes. Konrad. I did it because, as I have said, change the function, change the reality. Once one gets beyond becoming. the function of becoming is irrelevant. Without sex and consciousness man is beyond the pressure of becoming. He concentrates on the one truth. That truth has always been the One Light. You can check that for yourself, Konrad. Now science has proven that insight. Totality em is absolute cee. We can go beyond the poet. The light is solid. Reality is light. We must focus on that. Reality is light. Can you see that, Konrad?'

LIGHT IS TOTALITY EM ABSOLUTE MATTER IS ABSOLUTE LIGHT MATTER IS LIGHT FORM AND MATTER ARE INSEPARABLE FORM AND MATTER ARE ONE ONE ONE MAN IS SOLID LIKE LIKE BLUE WATER LIKE BLUE BLUE

‘It’s easy, Konrad. Just let it go. Don’t think about it, Konrad. Just let go, darling.’

MAN IS FREE IF HE LETS HIMSELF BE HE CAN DO CAN DO CAN DO

‘What are you afraid of. Konrad? I love you, don’t you understand that? I want you, Konrad. I want you to love me, Konrad. I want us to be one, darling.'

WHY WHY YES I DON’T WANT TO DIE YES YES I WANT WANT BUT WHO WHO

‘Lynch, can you understand? I thought Eleth was swimming. You know it’s such a novelty. I really believed she was swimming. But she was floating...drowned. I didn’t know, Lynch. I swear I didn’t’

AND IF MAN IS FREE WHAT POWERS THEN WHAT POWERS THEN OF THE WILL WHAT DOES THE EGO WANT

‘The ego, Konrad? The ego is naive. It subsists in sameness. Ego only wants ego, Konrad. The ego is a closed circle. Ego is naïve, it only wants an eternity of sameness.’

THEN THEN HELP ME HELP ME I AM I AM WHAT IS

‘What does Trager say. Konrad? Yes, consciousness is difference. It arises in the awareness of discrete things. Yes. Ego and non-ego, if you like. But what do you think?'

THINK I THOUGHT THOUGHT WRONG YES WRONG

'I'm surprised Lynch agrees, Konrad. But it’s not so important to him. Konrad. is it?'

‘But memory, Trager. What is memory?'

‘A function, Konrad. Machines have memory. But don’t confuse memory with temporality. Memory is a present-time function. The past is gone.'

YES YES BUT

‘You feel guilty because you believe you haven’t lived, Konrad. Lynch is hysterical because, well, because he dedicated himself to the wrong vocation. Trager? He’s a fanatic. He wants to avoid the fundamental issue. Kerchovnik is desperate. Let me say this, Konrad. After all, you asked me. She’s being forced to want. Her bureaucracy. and her power. are gone. Me? Well, I'll tell you, Konrad. I don’t believe any of it. Science was developed around a core of death-wish. It began by either killing God or by replacing him. It amounts to the same thing. You can check that for yourself, Konrad. Now that the distraction of progress has come to an end, the death-wish stands revealed as the real object of science.'

'Oh, not that nonsense again. Gerborn. Anyway, none of us wants to die, Gerborn. How do you explain that?'

‘Indeed. Konrad. How do you explain it? Why is a living death preferable to the real thing? What are you really afraid of, Konrad?'

THERE THERE PERCEPTION SO CLEAR

‘What are you afraid of, Konrad?'

WHAT IS WILL IF IF WILL IS WHAT

‘Trager, Kerchovnik is so powerful.'

'Yes. But you, Konrad, you're the one to convince her.’

DIE NOT THOUGHT NOT NOT

'You have to decide!'

‘Konrad! Why are you doing this to me? I love you. It’s a kind of death. Konrad.’

NOT NOT ONE THING THERE

‘I’m so sorry about Eleth, Konrad. I did like her. She was such...’

‘I could kill you, Kerchovnik!’

BLUE WATER WHAT WHAT)

‘Ping.’

‘Orbital. Complete. Pending. The degrees. Ten. The pressure. Prepare. Mark.’

(WHAT)

The light in the cabin is white.

Symer. The World Agent. The Symer dysfunction. Symer is black.

The black moves. (HEY KONRAD ONE LAST THING WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT) The black moves.

Moves. The Symer dysfunction. The anticentre. There is the resonant ping.

‘Orbital. Complete. The pressure. Now. Mark.’ The pressure rises.

The hum vibrates...

The sky is blue. There is the resonant ping. ‘The flight objective. Complete. The Harpin vehicle. Mark.

The sky is blue. The light in the cabin is the sunlight.

‘Mark.'

The Leader. Symer opens the couch. Symer is unsteady. The couch is steady.

The light in the cabin is the sunlight. The building is bright. The windows are black.

Symer walks. The World Agent action.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The cabin. The actual status. The visual. Now.’

‘Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The cabin. The actual status. The visual. Now.’

On the screen: The light in the cabin is white. The Leader lies in the couch. The couch is closed.

The light in the cabin is white. The Harpin vehicle. The Harpin Home.

The Harpin vehicle. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Complete. Pending.

The building. The Harpin Home.

The light is green

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Symer vehicle. Settle. Now.’

‘The Symer vehicle. Settle. Now.’

The grating is slight. The paving is bright. The building is bright.

The Leader. The primary contact. (MEMORY WHAT DID I)

The dysfunction. (WRONG) The centre. The anticentre. The World Agent. The Leader. (KERCHOVNIK WHAT DID I) The World Agent action. The World Agent cycle. The dysfunction. The analysis. The action. The World Pattern functions. The World Agent cycle.

Symer goes out.

Yellow. Gorj is yellow. Gorj is the yellow world.

Yellow.

Open.

Symer closes the visor. The entrance opens. The dust moves. The dust is bright.

The sky is blue.

Open. Symer goes out.

The sky is blue. The sun is white at the centre of the blue sky. Open. The paving is bright. The building is bright. The buildings are bright. The tower is black. Open. The paving is bright from horizon to horizon.

Open. The world is white and black and blue.

Blue (BLUE)

Symer walks.

The entrance is open. The room is bright. The entrance is closed.

‘The World Agent.’

The entrance opens. The light in the room is yellow.

Open.

‘The Harpin Home.’

The hum. yellow. Open.

Symer goes out. The World Agent.

The entrance opens. The light in the room is the sunlight. The entrance is closed.

‘The World Agent.’

The entrance opens. The light in the room is red.

The Harpin Home.

Symer opens the visor. The light in the room is red. The couch. The console. The entrance is closed.

‘The World Agent.’

The Leader is. The entrance opens. The entrance closes. (I COULD COULD I DON’T WANT) The entrance opens.

The light in the cabin is white.

The one in the white coverall lies in the couch.

The Leader.

The couch is closed.

The Leader is yellow. The skin is brown.

The eyes are brown.

The eyes.

The Leader is.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The World Agent. The couch. Open. Mark.’

‘The World Agent. The couch. Open. Mark.’

The couch opens.

The eyes are brown. The eyes are big. The skin is brown. The eyes are open. Open. Yellow. Open. Open. (NOTHING IS DEEP) The dysfunction.

The dysfunction. The eyes are open. The Leader is still.

‘The Leader. Acknowledge. Now. Mark.’

The Leader is still. Yellow. Open. (I AM AM)

Symer raises the hand. The primary contact. (WHITE WHITE)

The Symer black coverall hand touches the Leader white coverall arm.

The primary contact. (ON THE GREEN I THOUGHT)

The centre. The anticentre.

The pulse is even.

‘The Leader. The Leader. Acknowledge. Now. '

The skin is brown.

The Leader goes out. Gorj is yellow.

Open.

The Symer black coverall hand touches the Leader brown skin.

The pulse is even.

The phase.

In phase.

Gorj is in phase. Yellow. Open. (WHITE)

Symer. The World Agent action.

‘The Leader. Acknowledge. Now. Mark.’

The eyes are brown. The eyes are open.

Symer. The World Agent.

Symer is black. The black moves. (IT’S SO EASY KONRAD JUST) Symer goes out.

Symer is in phase. Open.

The Leader is in phase.

The primary contact. The context dysfunction. The centre. The anticentre.

Symer and the Leader. In phase. Open. Yellow. The eyes are open.

‘The Leader. The World Agent. Acknowledge. Now. Mark.’

The eyes are open. The eyes are still.

The Leader is still.

Symer touches the Leader shoulder. Still.

The Leader is still.

‘The Leader. Symer speaks. Acknowledge. Now.' (CONSCIOUSNESS IS CONSCIOUSNESS OF DIFFERENCE EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT EVERYTHING IS NO NO MIRROR)

Symer is black.

The Leader is still. The eyes are still.

Symer. The World Agent. The World Agent. The analysis. The action. The World Agent cycle. Symer.

Black. The black is deep.

The black moves. The Leader is still. (THE WILL IS IS) The black moves.

Symer. Symer moves.

The floor is even. The floor is.

Ah-ahah-ahah! Ahah! Huh! Huh! Huh!’

Symer. The sound. The sound.

‘Aaaaahhh!’ (SO LONG SO LONG SO

Again! Will it ever stop? Why did the imprint break? Why was I awakened?

Why am I crying?

It’s not...Oh. Why am I crying?

‘Why am I crying?'

Get up. Oh, get up!

Memory. memory. Trager was wrong. We merely suppressed

‘Lynch!’

Oh no! He’s dead!

‘Lynch! Wake up!’

His eyes!

‘Lynch! Wake up! It’s Konrad. Something has gone badly wrong with the Machine.’

His eyes don't move. His pulse is even. Catatonic.

Oh no. Not Lynch.

'Lynch! Wake up! It’s me. Konrad.’

That’s why I was crying. That’s why I

SO LONG SO LONG SO LONG)

The Leader is black. The boundary dysfunction. The action. The imprint. The Leader cycle.

Symer. The World Agent. The action.

The primary contact.

(DEEP SPACE NOTHING THERE FOR)

The Leader.

Symer braces the Leader weight. The primary contact. The Leader. The Northerner. The Leader. Symer.

The entrance opens. The entrance closes. The entrance opens.

The light in the room is yellow.

Symer. The Leader lies on the floor. The eyes are open. The Leader is still. Symer presses the cluster of red lights on the console. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The World Agent. (THE TRUTH Is) Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Complete. The flight objective. The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. Implement. Now. Mark.’

‘The World Agent. Reference. The Harpin vehicle. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Complete. The flight objective. The Solar Energy Monitor. Six. Implement. Now. Mark.’

The Leader is still.

Symer is black. The black (TRUTH) moves. Symer. The World Agent.

The World Agent. The action. The Harpin cycle. In phase. Symer. The Leader. In phase.

The Leader is black. Symer is black. (DEEP)

The World Agent. The action. The Leader battle cycle. Complete.

Now.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The World Agent. Reference. The Symer vehicle. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Implement. Now. Mark.

‘The World Agent. Reference. The Symer vehicle. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Implement. Now. Mark.’

Now.

The Leader is still. The eyes are open.

Gorj. Gorj speaks.

Symer speaks: 'The Leader. Symer speaks. Acknowledge.’

The Leader is still. The eyes are open.

Symer speaks: ‘The Leader. Gorj. Symer speaks. Acknowledge.'

Symer raises the hand. The Symer hand touches the brown skin.

The primary contact. The centre. The anticentre.

The Leader. Gorj. Symer. In phase. The primary contact.

Yellow.

Open.

‘Gorj. Symer speaks to Gorj. Acknowledge.'

The yellow goes out. The yellow goes out on the black. The yellow moves. The black moves.

‘Gorj. Symer speaks. Gorj speaks. Mark.’

Gorj is still. The eyes are still.

There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Agent. The Symer vehicle. The flight objective. The Harpin Home. Complete.’

The World Agent action. The Leader battle cycle. Complete.

The Leader weight. Symer braces the Leader weight.

The entrance opens. The entrance closes. The entrance opens.

The light in the cabin is white.

The Symer vehicle.

Symer lies the Leader in the couch.

The skin is brown. The eyes are open. The Leader is still.

The yellow goes out on the black. The yellow moves. The black moves.

The yellow world.

Gorj is the yellow world.

Symer closes the couch. Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The World Agent. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Implement. Now. Orbital. Mark.’

‘The World Agent. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Implement. Now. Orbital. Mark.’

The Leader is still. Gorj is the yellow world. (OUT LIKE) The yellow goes out on the black.

Symer lies in the couch. Symer closes the couch.

The hum is there.

The great entrance opens. The sky is blue.

The pressure rises. The hum vibrates...

The pressure rises. (OUT LIKE) The hum vibrates...

The sky is black. Orbital. The world is white. The world is white on the black.

The black moves. Moves. The Leader is still. The yellow goes out (OUT LIKE THE PRIVATE IS ETERNAL ALWAYS PRESENT LIKE MACPHERSON WOULD NOT MOVE HIS PAD FULL OF KONRAD IMPATIENCE IS DIVERGENT MOTIONS IT CREATES

'equations. Konrad. You can see what he was after.'

‘It’s not science anyway. Lynch. Just doodling.'

‘No, Konrad. Look at what he was trying to do. Look at the scale. It’s all pure radiation, Konrad. And see what's missing. Konrad.'

‘But it’s in the abstract, Lynch. He was playing with the maths.’

‘Surely. But look, Konrad, there is no time element. He was trying to see if it could all happen at once. Look. The process is — how can I put it, Konrad — the instant it occurs it's complete. On that scale.’

‘What was he after, Lynch?'

‘I don’t know. Trager. Some kind of all—inclusive equation.’

‘But be left time out, Lynch.’

'And so he did, Konrad. Change the function, change the reality.’

‘But time, Lynch.’

‘Oh you can put time in, Trager. But the unit of duration won’t matter. It’s the perspective. Don't you see.'

‘You’re mad, Lynch! Just like’

HYSTERICAL KONRAD NOT CONVULSIONS BUT LIKE AN INTENSITY OBSESSION PARANOIA WE’VE BUILD UP THE MOST FANTASTICALLY DETAILED CONTRADICTORY REIFIED IMAGE OF THE OTHER

‘The old religions couldn’t match it, Konrad. Roman Catholicism and Hinduism were thought to be absurdly detailed. But look at science. Mathematics, physics, particle physics, light physics. Astronomy, engineering, chemistry, biology, medicine. Mechanics of all kinds. Electronics. Cybernetics. The social sciences, political, economic, psychology, anthropology, mythology. There’s no common centre, Konrad. No one knows what is at the centre.’

'Perhaps human consciousness, Gerborn.’

‘What is consciousness, Konrad?'

‘The I, Gerborn.’

‘What is the I, Kerchovnik? I mean, other than a particular awareness of particulars at any point in time. What I’m saying is that there is no centre which perceives science in its totality. Or its purpose, for that matter.’

‘So what is at the centre, Gerborn?'

‘Isn’t it obvious, Konrad? Science is not a search for knowledge as such, in the way the old metaphysics was. It's an account of experience.’

‘Oh come on, Gerborn. Science is the systematic study of nature, not a psychology.'

‘Indeed, Kerchovnik. What is science but the pursuit of the will. The examination of its tracks.’

‘Gerborn, you speak as though the will is hidden.’

'Yes, Kerchovnik. Who knows what the human will wills, now that there is no God and it is free.'

‘No! That’s madness, Gerborn! Konrad, he’s back to his religious nonsense again.'

‘Not religion, Kerchovnik. True, science regarded God as a God of nature. But the God they killed was the human’

GOD MAN MADE WHITE BREAST SOLID LYNCH I THOUGHT I THOUGHT THERE BUT BUT)

‘Ping.’

‘The voices. The buttons. The flight guidance. Mark.’

Symer. Symer is black. The black moves.

‘The voices. The buttons. The flight guidance. Mark.’

The white is on the black. The black moves. The black is deep. (SPACE LIKE)

‘The flight guidance. The cycle. Mark. Green. Hover. Yellow. Atmosphere flight. Blue. Pressure flight. The sequences. One. The ascent. Green. Yellow. Blue. Two. The descent. Yellow. Green. Three. High hover. Yellow. Yellow. Green. Four. Orbital. Blue. Blue. Blue. Five. Station. Green. Green. Six. The manoeuvre. Right. White. Right. Seven. The manoeuvre. Left. White. Left. Eight. Forward. Red. The sequences. Maintain. Out of sequence. The green mode. Return.'

Symer. The World Agent. The action. Symer is in the couch. The Symer vehicle.

The pressure rises.

The sky is blue.

(WHITE I THOUGHT) The one in the white coverall sits at the console.

Symer. The World Agent. Symer is in the couch. Symer. Black. The black coverall.

The Leader. The Leader.

‘Ping.’

‘The voices. Go to the green. Now. Mark.’

‘Out of schedule. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Mark.’

‘Ping.’

‘The voices. Go to the green. Now. Mark.’

The Leader speaks. (KONRAD I WANT)

Symer is in the couch. The sky is blue.

‘Out of schedule. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Mark. ‘

Symer. The World Agent. The action. The Leader battle cycle. Complete. (SO SO TRAGER BUT)

The Leader speaks. The Leader goes out.

Out of pattern. Go to the green.

Green. (THERE WHITE WHITE I I)

Symer. The World Agent action.

Symer opens the couch. Symer is unsteady. The sky is blue from horizon to horizon. The couch is steady.

‘Ping.’

‘The voices. Go to the green. Now. Mark.’

‘Out of sequence. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Mark.’

The Leader sits at the console. The Leader speaks. Symer speaks. The secondary contact. The experience dysfunction.

‘The Leader. Acknowledge.' (I THOUGHT WHITE)

The Leader turns. The eyes are brown.

‘The Leader. Symer. The World Agent. Symer speaks. Acknowledge.’

The Leader eyes are brown. The mouth is pink. The eyes are big.

The primary contact. The Leader weight.

The Leader mouth is pink. The Leader speaks:

‘The Leader is white.’

The Leader speaks. (SOLID LIKE LYNCH SAYS) Symer is' unsteady. The Leader speaks.

‘The Leader Lynch! I thought you were’

The floor. The floor is white.

Symer falls. Symer is is. My knees are weak.(I...I…AM AM)

‘The Leader is white. Mark.'

The light in the cabin is bright. (WHITE LIKE OH) The Leader speaks.

Symer is...is...on the black.

The coverall is white. The Leader. The Leader legs.

Symer. The World Agent. Symer speaks. Symer speaks to the Leader is white.

'The Leader. Symer speaks.’

Symer. The action. Symer raises the head.

The sky is blue. (SWIMMING) The Leader stands. The coverall is white.

Symer speaks:

'Symer speaks to the Leader. Mark.’

The Leader eyes are big.

‘The Symer speaks. The Leader is white. The Leader is there. Mark.'

The Leader speaks. Symer is on the black. Symer is yellow.

Open. (DEEP) Open.

The black moves.

‘Lynch, help me up, will you. My'

Moves. (I AM I AM)

Symer. The action. Open.

The yellow goes out.

‘The Leader speaks to Symer. The Leader is there. Symer is here. Mark.'

Symer is...out of phase. Oh, get up! Get up!

‘The Symer speaks. The Symer is here there. The Leader is there. The Leader is white. Mark.’

Symer stands. The sky is blue. The Leader is the white coverall.

Symer is the black coverall.

Gorj is the yellow world. Open. Symer is the yellow on the black. (IT’S SO EASY KONRAD)

‘Symer speaks to Gorj. Gorj is yellow. Mark.’

The Gorj eyes are brown. The Gorj eyes are big.

‘The Symer speaks. Gorj is yellow. Gorj is still. Mark.’

Still. Gorj is yellow. Gorj is still.

Symer is here. Gorj is there.

‘Ping.’

‘The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Orbital. Now. The pressure. Prepare. Mark.’

'Symer speaks. Symer is here. Gorj is there.’

Symer raises the hand. The Leader Gorj turns. The Leader Gorj makes the sound: 'Aaaaaaaaaarrgh!'

‘Ping.’

‘The voices. Go to the green. Mark.’

‘Out of schedule. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Mark.’

The Leader Gorj drives the hand on to the console.

‘Ping.’

‘The flight guidance. Out of sequence. The green mode. Now.

The pressure rises.

Symer falls. The floor is even. (DEEP LIKE)

‘Lynch!’ (I THOUGHT I)

My knees.

‘Lynch. What are you doing?'

Why is he behaving like this?

‘Lynch.'

Oh no. Not Lynch!

'Lynch, what’s wrong with you?'

‘The Symer speaks. Noninstrumental. Mark.’

He’s mad! The imprint.

Oh, get up!

'Sit down, Lynch... It’s me, Konrad. Don’t you recognise me?'

Get him to relax. Get help. Poor Lynch.

‘Sit down there, Lynch. At the console.’

He’s lost a lot of weight.

‘That’s right. Sit down, Lynch.’

His face. Vacuous. The imprint. It’s not Lynch. It’s the imprint.

‘Don’t you know me?' Konrad. You were my closest friend. Don’t you remember?'

‘Ping.’

‘The voices. Go to the green. Mark.’

Green?

‘Out of schedule. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Mark.'

The Leader? The Leader! Lynch is the Leader. Of course.

'Leader.’

'The Leader is white. Mark.'

‘The Leader is white. Mark.’

Speak his language.

‘The Leader. Go to the green. Mark.’

‘The Leader is white.’

‘Ping.’

‘The voices. Go to the green. Now. Mark.'

‘Out of schedule. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Mark.’

'Eeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaarrgh! Eeeaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgh!

It’s in him too! It’s...

‘Get back, Lynch! Get...Oh!’

The floor. The floor is.

‘Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrgh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! HuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnggghK! KhuuuuuuuuuuuuggK!

‘Go to the greeeeeeeeeen! Go to the greeeeeeeeen! Go to the greeeeeeeeeeeeen!'

White. The floor.

Symer. Symer.

The World Agent.

Symer is black. The dysfunction. (THE LIGHT SOLID KONRAD) There.

'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghh! Aaaaah! Aaaaaaaaah! Ahh. Huh. Huh.’

Symer is still. The sound.

The light is the sunlight.

The one in the white coverall lies on the floor. The sound.

‘Huh-huh. Huh-huh. Huh-huh.’

The Leader. The Leader sound.

Symer. The World Agent. The World Agent action. The Leader battle cycle. Complete.

The Leader. Gorj.

Gorj. Gorj is the Leader.

Gorj is yellow. Gorj is the yellow world.

The yellow goes out on the black.

Symer stands. Symer walks. The light is the sunlight. The tower is bright. The paving is bright.

Go to the green.

The Symer hand touches the Leader Gorj shoulder.

The primary contact. The dysfunction. (I KISSED)

‘The Leader. Symer speaks. Acknowledge.’

The eyes are brown. The water. (BLUE)

The sky is blue. Boundary blue.

‘The Leader. Symer speaks. Acknowledge.'

The eyes are brown. The coverall is white.

‘The Leader is white.’

‘The Leader is white. Mark. Symer speaks. Symer is here. Mark.’

‘The Symer speaks. The Symer is here. The Symer is still. Mark.’

The Symer is still. Still. Gorj is still.

'Symer is here. Gorj is here. '

‘The Symer is still. Gorj is still. Mark.’

Still. Still. Goes out. Yellow. Open. Gorj is yellow.

'Symer is here. Symer goes out. Symer is yellow. Gorj is here. Gorj goes out. Gorj is yellow. Symer speaks to Gorj.'

Symer touches Gorj. The primary contact. The dysfunction. (I THOUGHT LYNCH I SWEAR)

The centre. The anticentre. The context dysfunction. (BUT KERCHOVNIK) The anticentre. There.

‘The Symer speaks to Gorj. Gorj is still. Mark.’

'Gorj goes out. Gorj is yellow. Mark.’

‘Gorj goes out. Gorj is still. Mark.’

The Leader Gorj moves. Symer moves.

Goes out.

The Leader Gorj stands. The Leader Gorj walks to the console.

‘Ping.’

‘The voices. Go to the green. '

‘Out of schedule. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Mark.’

Symer. The World Agent. The action.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The World Agent. The flight objective. Override. The flight objective. Go to the green. Mark.’

‘The World Agent. The flight objective. Override. The flight objective. Go to the green. Mark. Quote: Go to the green. Noninstrumental. Mark.’

The eyes are brown.

'Symer speaks. Go to the green. Noninstrumental. Mark.’

‘Go to the green. Go to the green. Now. Mark.’

The mouth is pink. The skin is brown. The eyes are brown.

Symer. The World Agent. The action. Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The Machine. The large screen. The World sectors. Mark.’

‘The large screen. The World sectors. Mark.’

On the large screen: The circle is white. The sectors are blue. The sectors are green. The line is blue green.

‘Aaaaah.’

The Leader Gorj sound.

The North is green.

The Northerner.

Gorj goes out to the Northerner.

Symer is is... The Northerner is blue and white. The Northerner is in phase. Gorj is in phase.

Symer is unsteady.

'Symer speaks. The green. The North. Gorj goes out to the North.’

Out of pattern. The World Pattern dysfunction. North. South.

The Leader Gorj presses the buttons. One. Two.

The pressure rises.

The console is steady.

‘The black. The world is white. The world is green. Mark.’

The hum vibrates...

The sky is blue.

The Leader Gorj walks to the window. Symer walks to the window.

The paving is bright from horizon to horizon. The buildings are the nodes of black.

‘Symer speaks. The green. The North. Mark.’

The World Pattern dysfunction. The World Agent action.

The eyes are brown.

'The green. The green is there. Mark.’

The Leader Gorj raises the hand.

The green is there. The green is muted on the horizon.

The oxygen waste.

‘The Symer. Go to the green. Mark.’

Symer walks. The action. Symer goes out. Symer presses the white button. Symer presses the red button.

The pressure rises.

The Leader Gorj speaks.

‘Go to the green. Mark.’

‘The vehicle goes out to the green. Mark.’

‘The vehicle goes out to the green. Mark.’

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Agent. The forward visual. Mark.’

‘The World Agent. The forward visual. Mark.’

On the screen: The paving is bright. The buildings are the nodes of black. The green is muted on the horizon.

The vehicle moves. The Leader Gorj is at the window.

Symer is the yellow. The yellow moves on the black.

‘Symer speaks to Gorj. Gorj goes out. Symer goes out. Symer is yellow. Gorj is yellow.'

The Leader Gorj turns. The brown eyes see Symer.

The skin moves.

‘The Symer speaks. The Symer goes out. The Symer is yellow. The Gorj is still. The black moves. There. Mark.’

The black moves. (I AM I AM LET ME)

The Symer action. Symer raises the hand.

'Symer speaks to Gorj. Gorj is there. Symer is here.’

‘The Symer speaks. The Symer is here there. Gorj is still. Mark.’

'Symer speaks. The Gorj body is there. Mark.’

The Leader Gorj looks down. The Leader Gorj touches the torso.

‘The body is still. Mark.’

The body is still. The body moves.

The black is deep. The black moves.

The black. The black moves. There.

Symer is black.

‘Symer speaks. Symer is black. Gorj is black. The black moves. The black is deep. Mark.’

The eyes are big.

‘The Symer is still. The black is is deep. Mark.’

On the screen: The paving is bright. The buildings are the nodes of black. The green is muted.

‘The black is deep. The black is here. Mark.’

‘The black is here. Symer is black. Gorj is black. Mark.’

‘Symer is still. Gorj is still. The black is here. Mark.’

(I DON’T WANT TO DIE LYNCH)

Symer is black. The black moves.

‘The black moves. Mark.’

‘The black moves. The black is here. Mark.’

Here. Symer is yellow. The yellow goes out on the black. Open. (LYNCH I DON’T WANT

Lynch is mad. Poor Lynch.

Am I mad? Did the imprint do this?

The wasteland is coming up. Take it down.

Ouff! My knees. I had better sit.

Why does he want to come here? What does he remember? We haven't been to the wastelands since Eleth drowned.

‘The green goes out. Mark.'

The green goes out? How childish his speech is.

‘The green goes out. Mark.’

Does he want to go to the pool? Is it nostalgia? Or something morbid?

‘The black goes out. Now. Mark.’

Black? Black! He wants to get out.

Very well. Green. Green. Green.

The visor. The climate must be very harsh. I had better close mine.

The world hasn’t changed much in thirty three thousand years. More stark in some ways, perhaps.

Green...green? Vegetation. Yes. Vegetation. The source of our oxygen.

Ah. I had forgotten how blue the water is. Sapphire, Eleth called it. Oh Eleth! Her white body in the blue water. I thought she was swimming. I didn’t know. Swimming was such a novelty.

Oh. I didn’t know. She drowned right before my eyes.

Oh, oh. Oh Eleth. We were so happy together. So happy.

'Goooooooorrjjjjj is heeeeeeeeere! Gooooooooorrrjjj iss heeeeeeeeere!'

What’s he up to now? Screaming at the sky.

His visor is open.

'Lynch! Take care.’

'Gooooooooooorjjj iss heeeeeeeere! Gooooooooooooorj iss heeeeeeeeeeeeere! Maaaaaaaaaark!

'Lynch...Leader.'

He looks so stricken!

‘The sun the sky is still. Mark.’

Still? Still?

He’s calling to the sun! Poor mad Lynch.

‘Come on back, Lynch. You’ve seen all there is to see.’

He’s so stricken. What is he looking for?

'Goooooooooorj iss heeeeeeeeeere! Gooooooorrj is heeeeeeeeeeeeere! Maaaaaaaaaaaark!’

He’s going into the water!

'Lynch! Come back! You’ll drown.’

The water! BLUE

Not Lynch!

‘Come back!’

The white SOLID IN THE BLUE WATER ELETH ELETH I THOUGHT I THOUGHT

Not Lynch too!

No No NO NO LYNCH NOT SOLID THE BLACK MOVES MOVES I AM I AM DEEP)

Blue and white.

‘Goooooooooooorj is heeeeeeeeeeeere! Goooooooooorj is heeeeeeeeeeeeeere!'

The water. The Leader Gorj. Blue and white.

Symer. Symer. The World Agent. The action. The Leader battle cycle. Complete.

The action. The action.

Gorj is here.

'Symer speaks. Gorj is here. Symer is here. Symer speaks to Gorj. Mark.’

The Leader Gorj is in the water.

'Gorj is here. Mark.’

Symer opens the visor.

'Symer speaks to Gorj. Gorj is here. Symer is here. Mark.'

The Leader Gorj turns. The eyes are brown. The mouth is pink.

The water is blue.

'Gorj is here.’

'Gorj is here.’

'Symer speaks. Symer is here there. Gorj is here.’

'Symer speaks to Gorj. Gorj speaks to Symer. Symer. Gorj. Here there. Mark.’

Gorj is yellow. The face is bright.

‘Gorj speaks to Symer. Symer speaks to Gorj. Gorj. Symer. Here there. Mark.’

Symer is yellow. The yellow moves on the black.

'Symer is yellow. Gorj is yellow. The yellow goes out. The yellow moves on the black. Mark.’

‘Heh-heh. Heh-heh.’

The Gorj sound.

‘Ha—ha. Ha—ha. Haaaaaah!'

The Symer sound.

‘Haaa—haaa—haaa—haaaa!'

'Haaa—haaa—haaa—haaaaa!'

The Symer Gorj sound.

‘Syyyyyymer is heeeeeeeeeere! Syyyyyyyyyyymer is heeeeeeere!'

'Gooooooooorjj is heeeeeeeeeere! Goooooooooooorjjj is heeeeeeeeeeeeeere!'

‘Symer is yellow. Syyyyyymer is yyeellllooooooooow!’

'Gorj is yeelllooooow! Goooooooooooorjjj is yyyeeeellooooow!'

Gorj drives the hand on to the water. Klllaaaaashshsh!

Symer drives the hand on to the green. Whuuuuuumph!

Symer is yellow. Symer goes out on the black. (I DON’T WANT TO DIE LYNCH)

Gorj is in the water. (WHITE SOLID WATER LIKE LYNCH) Blue and white. (BREAST I KISSED KISSED)

‘Symer speaks. Gorj goes out. Gorj is yellow. Mark.’

'Gorj goes out. Gorj goes out the long way. Mark.’

The long way. (DEEP)

Gorj is in the water. Gorj goes out the long way. The long way is yellow.

The yellow moves on the black. (DEEP)

The white moves on the blue. (ELETH I THOUGHT I THOUGHT)

'Goooooorjjj is heeeeeeeeeeere! Gooooooorjjj iss heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere!'

‘Syyyyyymerrr is heeeeeeeeeere! Syyyyyyymerrrrrr is heeeeeeeeeeeeere!'

Symer. Symer. The action. (SOLID LYNCH

‘Lynch! Come back! Come back! You’ll drown!’

Not Lynch too!

The vehicle. Hurry!

My knees.

Green. Quick. Quick!

Red. White. There. There.

Oh Lynch! Hold on! Hold on! I’m coming. I’m coming.

Now. Green. Green.

Quick.

‘Lynch! Here! Give me your hand. Quick.'

Not Lynch too! Not Lynch!

Got him! Pull! Oh pull!

Hkhh! Hkhh!

‘Hlynch! Commme on, Hlynch!’

Not Lynch too

SOLID LYNCH ABSOLUTE

‘Lynch! Wake up!’

He's not moving. Oh no, not Lynch too! Eleth. Now Lynch.

Why? Why?

He was my closest friend.

‘Lynch!’

ABSOLUTE KERCHOVNIK IS POWERFUL THERE I DON’T WANT TO DIE LYNCH I I)

Symer. The action.

The World Agent.

Gorj is still.

The World Agent. The action. The Leader battle cycle. Complete.

Complete. The World Agent action.

The Gorj weight. The couch. Close the couch.

‘Ping.’

‘The Machine. The World Agent. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Mark.’

‘The World Agent. The flight objective. The Leader vehicle. Mark.'

Symer. The World Agent. Complete.

Symer lies in the couch. Symer closes the couch.

The sky is blue. The light is yellow.

The pressure rises. The hum vibrates...

The light is blue. The sky is blue. Complete.

(I AM I AM

‘I could kill you. Kerchovnik.’

‘And what would you do then, Konrad? Hmm?'

SO POWERFUL SO POWERFUL STOP EXAGGERATING

'Konrad. If you’re afraid of her then stay away from her. But don’t bring your problems to me.’

‘But Eleth, Trager. I thought...’

'That's guilt, Konrad. Go and see Gerborn. In the meantime try to keep your mind on the World System Project, will you.’

I THOUGHT LYNCH

'she was swimming. I didn't know.’

‘Stop blaming yourself, Konrad. Eleth thought she knew what she was doing. You weren't to know.'

LYNCH SOLID WHITE THERE

‘God is being, Konrad. That's what man seeks. Being.'

LYNCH IS SOLID THERE

'Love me. Konrad. Love me.'

'Why. Kerchovnik? Tell me, why me?'

‘Because you are powerful, Konrad. You protect me. '

GIVE ME LIFE I DON’T WANT TO DIE LYNCH LIGHT SOLID THERE THERE THERE)

The pressure rises. The hum vibrates...

Symer. The World Agent. The action. The Leader battle cycle. Complete.

The Leader lies in the couch.

The grating is slight.

The light in the cabin is the sunlight.

The Leader weight. Symer. The World Agent. Symer braces.

The paving is bright. The dust is bright. The pylon is black.

The Leader vehicle is white and blue.

‘The World Agent.’

The Leader weight.

The light in the cabin is the sunlight.

The Leader is in the couch. The eyes are brown.

‘Ping.’

‘The World Agent. The Leader battle cycle. Complete.’

‘The World Agent. The Leader battle cycle. Complete. Operative.'

The World Agent. Symer. The analysis. The action. Complete.

Symer lies in the couch. Symer closes the couch. Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Agent. The Symer vehicle. The flight objective. The Gorj Home. Implement.'

‘The World Agent. The Symer vehicle. The flight objective. The Gorj Home. Implement.’

The pressure rises.

The hum vibrates...

The sky is blue from horizon to horizon. The boundary blue. Complete.

The Leader dysfunction. Out of boundary. Out of context. Out of pattern. The primary contact. The centre. The anticentre.

The imprint. The Leader cycle. The Leader battle cycle.

The pressure rises. The hum vibrates...

The sky is black. The sun is white. The world is white.

The centre. The anticentre.

Gorj is the yellow world. The yellow goes out. The analysis. Out of pattern. The World Pattern dysfunction.

The Leader is still. The World Pattern functions.

The action. Complete. (SOLID)

Symer...

The pressure rises. The hum vibrates...

The sky is black.

The hum vibrates...

The sky is black. The light in the cabin is yellow.

Symer. The World Agent. (NAIVE NO)

Yellow.

The Symer dysfunction. The World Agent action. The primary contact. The yellow goes out. The World Pattern dysfunction.

The World Agent action. Complete. The World Pattern functions.

The vehicle is still. The Gorj Home. The Leader battle cycle. Complete.

Symer opens the couch. Symer is unsteady. The couch is steady.

The eyes are brown. The primary contact. The Gorj weight. The World Agent action.

The light in the room is blue.

The boundary blue. The Gorj Home. The Gorj couch. Gorj lies in the couch.

The eyes are brown. The skin is brown. The mouth is blue.

Blue. The light in the room is blue.

The Symer hand touches the Gorj skin. The primary contact.

Yellow. The antiworld pattern. The world is yellow. Anticentre.

Symer. The World Agent. Black. The black moves. (NO INNOCENT YES YES)

The Symer dysfunction. The World Agent action.

Yellow. Gorj is yellow.

Gorj is bright. Gorj goes out. The anticentre.

The World Agent analysis. The World Agent action. (BLUE YES SOLID YES)

The action. Complete.

The Gorj visor. White.

Symer rolls the coverall down. White.

The Leader is white.

Gorj is yellow. OPEN

The skin is brown.

The Symer hand touches the brown skin. The hand is the black coverall.

Black. Symer is black.

Symer opens the visor.

The Symer skin.

The Symer skin touches the Gorj skin. The primary contact. Out of pattern.

The Symer pulse.

Out of phase.

The Gorj pulse is still. Gorj is still.

The Symer mouth. The Gorj mouth. (SOLID I KISSED YOU

YOUR YOUR YES YES SOLID WHITE)

Out of phase. Out of phase.

The Northerner is in phase. Gorj is in phase.

Gorj is out of phase.

Still.

The light in the room is blue. (BLUE BLUE)

The tube at the neck is blue. The monitor.

The tubes at the arm are yellow.

Yellow. OPEN

The tube at the base of the torso is red.

The eyes are brown. The eyes are still.

Symer closes the couch. Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Agent. Reference. The Leader dysfunction. The action. One. The imprint. The Leader cycle. The action. Two. The imprint. The Leader battle cycle. Implement. Now. Mark.'

'The World Agent. Reference. The Leader dysfunction. The action. One. The imprint. The Leader cycle. The action. Two. The imprint. The Leader battle cycle. Implement. Now. Mark.'

Symer. The World Agent. The action. Complete.

The light in the room is blue. The body is brown. The Gorj body.

The body is still.

The World Pattern functions.

Complete.

The entrance. One. The Gorj vehicle. The entrance. Two. The entrance opens. The room is black. The red light.

‘The World Agent.’

The light in the room is yellow. The hum is there. The entrance opens.

The room is black.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights at the visor. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Agent. The Symer vehicle. The white light. Now.

‘The World Agent. The Symer vehicle. The white light. Now.

The light at the window is white.

Symer walks. Symer is unsteady. The World Agent action. Complete.

The sky is black. The paving is white. The sky is black.

Black. The sky is black when the sun is below the horizon.

The black is deep. (SOLID)

The sound: Khrrreeeeshshuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmph!

The sky. The sound.

The black moves. (NO NO SOLID I AM I AM)

Mmmmbbmmmmbbrmmmmmmbbmmmmmmbbrmmmmmmmbbrmmmmmmb.

The sky sound. The black sky moves. The black sky speaks.

(NO NO SOLID I DON’T WANT WANT)

The light in the cabin is white.

The sky sound. The dysfunction. (NO NO I THOUGHT I)

Symer is unsteady. The black moves.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Agent. The flight objective. The Symer Home. Implement. Now.'

‘The World Agent. The flight objective. The Symer Home. Implement. Now.'

Symer lies in the couch. Symer closes the couch.

The pressure rises.

The hum vibrates...

The World Agent action. Complete.

The pressure rises. The hum vibrates...

The sky is black.

Black. The black moves.

The World Pattern dysfunction. The black moves. (NO I I)

‘Ping.’

‘The World Agent. The World Machine. Acknowledge.’

‘The World Machine. The World Agent. Acknowledge.’

‘Reference. The Leader dysfunction. Reference. The World Agent analysis. Reference. The World Agent action. Gorj is still. The imprint. One. Two. Noninstrumental. Mark.’

Gorj is still. The sky moves. The World Pattern dysfunction.

‘Reference. The Leader dysfunction. The Leader out of pattern. Reference. Quote: Gorj is yellow. The world is yellow. The analysis. Gorj. The anticentre. The action. Gorj is still. The World Pattern functions. Mark.’

The World Agent action. Gorj is still. OPEN

The sky speaks. The World Pattern functions.

‘Reference. The Leader. The Leader cycle noninstrumental. Gorj is still. Mark.’

‘Reference. The Leader. The Leader cycle. The Leader battle cycle. The imprint. One. Two. Implement. Now. The World Agent analysis. The World Agent action. Complete.’

‘Reference. The Leader. Gorj is still. The World Agent. The analysis. The action. Noninstrumental. Mark.’

Gorj is still. OPEN. The yellow goes out. The anticentre. The antiworld pattern. The yellow goes out on the black.

The sky speaks. The black speaks. The World Pattern dysfunction.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Machine. The World Agent. Acknowledge.’

‘The World Agent. The World Machine. Acknowledge.’

‘Reference. The black sky. The black sky speaks. The sound. The black moves. Noninstrumental. The World Pattern dysfunction. Mark.’

‘Reference. The black sky. The actual status. The World Pattern functions. Mark.’

‘The black sky speaks. The sound from horizon to horizon. The World Pattern dysfunction. Mark.’

‘Reference. The World Pattern. The actual status. The World Pattern functions. Mark.’

‘The sound. From horizon to horizon. .The sky speaks. The World Pattern dysfunction. Mark.’

‘The World Agent dysfunction. The World Agent noninstrumental. Reference. The World Pattern. The actual status. The World Pattern functions. Mark.’

The World Agent dysfunction. Symer is black. The black moves.

The imprint.

The sky sound. The black moves. (I DON’T WANT TO DIE I DON’T)

The imprint. The Symer cycle. The World Agent cycle.

‘Ping.’

‘The World Agent. The World Machine. Acknowledge.’

‘The World Machine. The World Agent. Acknowledge.’

‘Reference. The World Pattern. The actual status. The World Pattern functions. The World Agent dysfunction. The World Agent noninstrumental. Reference. Gorj is still. The

World Pattern. The objective. The human Immortals. Maintain. Reference. Gorj is still. The World Agent pattern dysfunction. Acknowledge.'

‘The World Agent dysfunction. Symer is black. Acknowledge. The action. One. The imprint. The Symer cycle. The action. Two. The imprint. The World Agent cycle. Implement. Pending. The Symer suspension. Mark.'

The sound. The black moves. (I I AM)

There is the resonant ping.

‘Orbital. Complete. Pending. The degrees. Ten. The pressure. Prepare. Mark.'

‘Mark.'

The Symer dysfunction. The black moves.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Machine. The World Agent. Acknowledge.’

The black moves.

‘The World Machine. The World Agent. Reference. The Symer dysfunction. Symer is black. The black moves. The action. One. The imprint. The Symer cycle. The action. Two. The imprint. The World Agent cycle. Implement. Pending. The Symer suspension. Mark.’

‘Ping.’

'Orbital. Complete. The pressure. Now. Mark.’

The pressure rises. The hum vibrates...

The sky is black.

The black moves.

The pressure rises. The hum vibrates...

The sky is black. The light in the cabin is white.

Symer is black. The Symer dysfunction. The analysis. Symer. Out of pattern. The Symer centre is black. The black moves. (I I WANT NO DEEP DEEP) The black speaks.

Gorj is still. The black moves. The black goes out. (I DON’T WANT NO NO LYNCH)

Gorj is still. (DEEP LYNCH DEEP)

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Machine. The World Agent. Acknowledge.’

Symer is black.

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Machine. The World Agent. Acknowledge.’

Symer is black. The centre is black. The anticentre.

Symer is unsteady. The couch is steady.

Gorj. The primary contact. Gorj. Out of phase. Still. (I I LYNCH)

The light in the room is blue. (WATER LIKE)

The Symer Home.

On the white screen:

THE BLUE RECORD. THE MACHINE.

Blue.(WATER)

Symer is unsteady. The black moves. The black goes out.

Goes out. Gorj. (NO NO I THOUGHT THOUGHT I) The black goes out to Gorj. (NO LYNCH I AM I AM)

Symer lies in the couch. Symer closes the couch. Gorj. Gorj is yellow. The World is yellow. Open. (NO)

The black goes out to Gorj. Gorj is still. (SOLID LIKE)

Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Machine. The World Agent. Acknowledge.’

The monitor is at the neck.

Symer. Gorj. The yellow goes out on the black. The primary contact. Symer. Gorj. Out of phase.

Out of phase. Black.

The black moves. The black moves. Symer presses the cluster of red lights. There is the resonant ping.

‘The World Machine. Symer is here. Symer is here. Symer is here. Symer is... Symer...’

The black moves. The black moves.

The black speaks: LYNCH SOLID LIKE WHITE IN THE BLUE WATER I THOUGHT I THOUGHT I AM I AM YES INNOCENT I AM I AM ALIVE YES I AM INNOCENT LYNCH ELETH I AM AM ALONE LYNCH ABSOLUTE INNOCENT ALIVE LYNCH ELETH THE BLACK IS DEEP DEEP I AM INNOCENT KERCHOVNIK I AM ALIVE ELETH I AM ABSOLUTE LYNCH

I AM

I

Yellow.

‘Ping.’

'The Leader. The battle. The inspection schedule. One. The attack. Two. The evacuation. The objective. The objectives indicated. Mark.’

‘Mark.'

The couch is open. The room moves. The room is still.

‘Ping.’

'The Leader. The attack. The battle screen. The objective. The sectors rimmed blue. Mark.’

'Mark.’

The indicated sectors are green. The sectors are rimmed blue.

The light in the room is yellow.

The white coverall is on the console.

The Leader rolls the coverall up.

The light on the console is blue.

‘Ping.’

‘The leader. The attack on the North commences. The objective. The sectors rimmed blue. Vanquish the Northerner. Vanquish the Enemy.’

The Leader sits.

The light on the console is yellow.

‘The attack on the North commences. The objective. The sectors rimmed blue. Vanquish the Northerner. Vanquish the Enemy.'

The visor is on the console.

The visor clicks.

The entrance opens. The entrance opens.

The light in the cabin is yellow.

The couch. The couch closes.

The sky is blue. The buildings are bright.

The pressure rises.

The Leader closes the lids...

The sky is black.

There is the cluster of white lights.

The flash is brilliant.

The pressure eases.

The paving is bright.

The grating is slight.

‘Ping.’

‘The Leader.'

‘The Leader.'

‘The attack. The objective. Complete. Mark.’

‘Mark.'

The couch opens.

The cabin moves. The cabin is still.

The visor clicks. The entrance opens.

The frost is bright.

‘The Leader.’ The voice grates.

‘The Leader.'

‘The attack. The objectives. Complete.’

‘The objectives. Complete.'

The coverall is red.

The ramp is bright.

The light in the cabin is red.

‘The screen. The indicated sectors are red.’ The voice grates.

‘The red. The indicated objectives. Complete.’

The attack. The indicated sectors are red.

The paving is bright. The frost is bright.

The light in the cabin is yellow.

The Leader presses the cluster of red lights.

‘Ping.’

‘The Leader. The attack. Complete. The indicated sectors. Red. Mark.‘

‘The Leader. The attack. Complete. The indicated sectors. Red. Mark.'

The couch. The couch closes.

The pressure rises.

Complete.

The Leader closes the lids...

The sky is blue.

The pressure.

The buildings are bright.

‘Ping.’

‘The Leader. The battle screen. Mark.’

‘Mark.'

The sectors are blue. The sectors are rimmed red.

‘The objective. The evacuation. The sectors indicated red. Mark.‘

‘Mark.'

The pressure eases. The paving is bright. The buildings are bright. The green is muted.

The discharger vehicle is blue. The sky is blue.

The buildings are bright.

The grating is slight.

The couch opens.

The cabin moves. The cabin is still.

The visor clicks.

The entrance opens.

The paving is bright. The dust is bright.

The visor is dark.

The sun.

The buildings are bright. The building is black.

‘The Leader.’ The voice grates.

‘The Leader. '

The coverall is red.

‘The evacuation.’

‘As indicated.’

The dust. The dust is bright.

The ladder is black.

The cabin is bright.

The Leader sits.

‘The yellow sector. Indicated. Mark.’

‘Mark.

The coverall is blue.

The hum.

‘The white sector.

The evacuation. Complete. Mark.’

The voice grates.

'Mark.’

The voice is even.

'Mark.’ The voice grates.

The sky is blue. The paving is bright.

The green is muted.

On the large screen: The blue lights are still. The sector is yellow. The green lights move. The sector is red.

Green. The Northerner.

The Enemy.

‘The Leader. Now. Mark.’ The coverall is red.

The paving is bright. The flash is brilliant. The horizon. The flash is brilliant.

'Mark.’

The Northerner attack.

On the large screen: The green lights move.

Green. The Northerner.

The Enemy.

The flashes are brilliant.

‘The yellow sector. The evacuation. Commence. Mark.’ The voice is even.

‘The yellow sector. The evacuation. Commence. Mark.’ The voice grates.

On the large screen: The blue lights move. The green lights move.

The flashes are brilliant.

The tower is black.

The discharger vehicles. The discharger vehicles are blue. The discharger vehicles are black.

Blue. The South.

The evacuation.

The flashes are brilliant.

On the large screen: The sectors are red. The blue lights move. The green lights are still. The green light moves.

‘The Leader. The evacuation. As indicated. Mark.’

‘The evacuation. As indicated. Mark.’

The flash is brilliant.

The discharger vehicle.

The flash is brilliant.

The discharger vehicle.

The discharger vehicle is green.

Green. The North.

The Enemy.

‘The yellow sector. The evacuation. Complete. Mark.’

The voice grates.

‘The yellow sector. The evacuation. Complete. Mark.’

The voice is even.

'Mark.’ The voice grates.

The window is dark.

The sun.

The sky is blue.

The paving is bright. The buildings move. The buildings are bright.

The sky is blue. The sun is white.

The Leader vehicle is blue white.

The grating is slight.

'The Leader. The evacuation. The objectives. Complete. Mark. ‘

‘The evacuation. The objectives. Complete. Mark.”

The paving is bright. The dust is bright.

The Leader vehicle is black.

‘The Leader.‘

The entrance opens.

The Leader raises the visor. The light in the cabin is bright.

On the battle screen: The sectors are red.

The Leader presses the cluster of red lights.

‘Ping.’

'The Leader.'

'The Leader.'

‘The evacuation. Complete. The indicated sectors. Red. Mark.'

‘The evacuation. Complete. The indicated sectors. Red. Mark.'

The couch. The Leader lies in the couch. The couch closes.

The pressure rises.

Complete.

The Leader closes the lids...

The sky is blue.

The pressure.

The pylons are bright. The paving is bright. The paving is black.

The wall is bright.

The Centre. The Centre of the South.

The Leader. The Leader of the South.

The Centre is white.

The grating is slight.

The couch opens.

The cabin moves. The cabin is still.

The visor clicks.

The entrance opens.

The pylons are bright. The wall is bright.

‘The Leader.'

The entrance opens. The entrance opens.

The light in the room is yellow.

The Leader raises the visor.

On the large screen: The sectors are red.

‘Ping.’

‘The Leader.’

‘The Leader.‘

‘The battle objectives. Complete. The South has victory over the North. The South vanquishes the Enemy.'

‘Mark.

The Leader sits.

The light is blue.

The light is yellow.

‘The battle objectives. Complete. The South has victory over the North. The South vanquishes the Enemy.'

The light in the room is yellow.

‘Ping.’

‘The Leader.‘

‘The Leader.‘

‘Go to the Home. Mark.'

The entrance opens.

The entrance opens.

The light in the cabin is bright.

The couch. The Leader closes the couch.

The pressure rises.

The battle. North. South.

Complete.

The Leader closes the lids...

The sky is black.

The pressure eases.

The light in the cabin is yellow.

The grating is slight.

The couch opens.

The cabin moves. The cabin is still.

The entrance opens.

The entrance opens.

The light in the room is yellow.

The Leader raises the visor.

The Leader presses the cluster of red lights.

‘Ping.’

‘The Leader.‘

‘The Leader.‘

‘The battle. Complete. Mark.’

‘The battle. Complete. Mark.’

The Leader rolls the coverall down.

The coverall is white.

The dust.

The battle. Complete.

The victory.

The Leader lies in the couch. The couch closes.

The monitor is at the neck.

The victory.

The light is yellow...

Summer 1984