Friday, January 25, 2013

Not Treading Water

Poland, Kiritimati

Music=
1. Treading Water- Alex Clare


“If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.” 
- Confucius

UFOtext=
Astira reached into her pocket and pulled out her i5. She pinged the local networks and quickly found what she was looking for- the same sapphire blue hyperspace link she discovered in Prague. Using the same encryption key, she opened the link. And there it was- the black ship just departed- destination Kalgan.
"Yes, A, I think we have company." said the recovered Dragonfly, pointing to an approaching entourage of security guards.
"Anything 2 declare?" asked Astira , smiling as she slipped her i5 into a secret pocket.
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The next day the pale sun rose over Paris.
"I think many people live their lives treading water- chained to the past, or, more precisely, imprisoned by a false view of the past. To liberate the mind from the viewpoint of the crowd, and see things as they really are, that is the first step toward true progress."
And Princess Lei paused, looking at the Count, drinking from her cup of morning coffee. On the opposite side of their world, the stars lit up the heavens.

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