What If

What If

Music=
1. Imagine- J Lennon

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” 
― Confucius

UFOtext=
I. Cottage By The White Cliffs
"The Mule will do whatever it takes to rule the galaxy. The Foundation seeks to control & harness Nature- but the Mule seeks absolute control of people- brainwashed into submission, people cooperate with the Mule without realizing the insanity of their actions. They become true believers in the Mule."
Archimedes paused. More than one thousand lines of mathematical equations softly glowed on his living room wall. The lines of coded psychohistory flowed in a luminous river, branching into hundreds of rivulets of future possibility. But then Astira noticed something very odd, very improbable. The rivulets suddenly started to converge, recombining again & again to form only a few major branches. It felt like watching a video of a fine china cup falling off a table & breaking into a hundred different pieces- but played in reverse- the broken pieces rising from the floor, then recombining on the table! Such things were impossible- or at least they were before the Mule.

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Is The Future Real?

The Future

Music=
1. Thinking Out Loud- The Kickdrums
2. Sun/C79- Cat Stevens

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” 
― Confucius

UFOtext=
I. Leigh-on-sea

"Baron de Valentine?"

Princess Lei stared at the Dragon.

"I've heard of de Valentine- from the Paris Match- he was killed in a duel."

Incredulity rose over the Princess.

"Ah yes.. " said the thoughtful Dragon, drifting into paradox.

The Count could not take his eyes off the Princess. Lost to the equines of the Southern Hemisphere, she rode breathless upon the streets of El Dorado. And then the long hot days of the burning sun were naught but flickers of hot light in a single night of one thousand candles. He reached out to hold the Princess, and the candles flew to the heavens in a river of stars. She smiled, and then he knew the way of the Buddha.

"Look!" exclaimed the Princess, and she pointed to the western sky. The soft glow of the Far Star seemed to defy gravity for a long moment- and then vanished quietly into the night.

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Crossing The Divide

Crossing The Divide

Music=
1. The New Divide
 - Linkin Park

"No more than five minutes into my initial interview with Steve, I wanted to throw caution & logic to the wind and join Apple."

- Tim Cook

UFOtext=

I. Leigh-on-sea

At 7pm on the dot Lord Wilmore arrived. Princess Lei welcomed the Lord on board the Twinkling Star, the spacecraft gently rocking on the Thames, but docked securely.

"Welcome Lord Wilmore," said the Princess, graciously extending her hand.

"So charmed to meet you," said the Lord, in a peculiar English accent. His whiskers twitched, and he bowed deeply, stretching his pantaloons.

"Oh my Lord!" said the Dragon, somewhat amused.

"Baron de Valentine- we meet again!" warbled Lord Wilmore, in his peculiar rising excitement.

Princess Lei stared in wonder at the Dragon of the Far East. What incredible transformation was this?

Outside on the river Thames, dark storm clouds began to gather.

II. The White Castle
The luminescent spacecraft hovered in the air- silent & without a trace of gravity. Then it slipped below the moonlit walls of the White Castle. Astira recognized the design, & she flipped open her i5 to verify her hunch. A small hologram spread out into the air. Astira could see the spacecraft as if she were inside the White Castle. Identifiers glowed softly- name "The Far Star" home "Foundation"
Astira looked at Archimedes.
 "The Mule's Union of Worlds seeks a treaty to block the Foundation.  The most probable branch of psychohistory predicted the arrival of the Far Star. The Foundation wants a deal with the White Queen. But it's too late- the Mule's psychological powers of persuasion are too strong. The Far Star is in jeopardy."
Archimedes looked at Astira with concern, then turned his night owl gaze on the moonlit walls."
"Well," said Astira, "I think it's time to drop by & say hello."
She then flipped off her i5 & they took off into the night.

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The First Day

Second Foundation

Music=
1. Twisted Logic- Coldplay
2. Fallin'- Alicia Keys

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
- Confucius

UFOtext=
I. The White Castle

"Astira- time to wake up."

The Dragonfly vanished. Sunlight poured through the small cottage window. Astira rose & looked through the window- in the distance she could see the walls of the White Castle rise from the ground like the White Cliffs from the sea. Inside that white monolith roamed the greatest threat ever to the galaxy. Somewhere inside the Mule played a careless tune- and that upset the whole apple cart.

"Astira- time to wake up."

She turned around at the sound of Archimedes.

II. Leigh-on-Sea

"Think of mass psychology as a vast powerful river."

The Dragon paused. Princess Lei ran her fingers through her hair, as if she wore a fine black lace glove. Behind her the river Thames opened to the sea.

The Dragon continued his stream of thought.

"History writ large flows from this hidden river- hidden variables in psychology crystallize in beautiful mathematical patterns. Only a small number of patterns exist at any given time- so the actual river of history flows along in only a small number of branches."

"So what's the problem?" asked Princess Lei.

"The Mule has dammed the river- the natural patterns are broken- who knows where it will flow now."

Princess Lei pursed her lips, then looked across the disturbed water with worry.

Why did the Mule have to control everyone's mind with an iron subliminal grip? Why not let Nature take its proper course, so that people could make up their own minds- and be happy on their own?

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