Rendezvous

Music=
1. Viva La Vida
  -Coldplay

"It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere."
-Voltaire








UFOtext=
I. The Venetian World
 Ivy left her fingerprints on the crystal sky. The Count & Princess Lei fell into swirling grey clouds. Time passed & the urgent sky of Saint-Emilion opened. The moon rose & flooded the rows of vines in a soft white bed of light. On the midnight hour a distant bell tolled in muted Braille.
"Madame." said the Count in a low voice. He nodded politely.
"Monsieur." replied the shadow.
The Count removed a small black book from his breast pocket. He tore out one small page & clipped it securely to the hard cover. He produced his pen & the black ink flowed. He wrote:
"Madame- I bring you a confidential letter from the divine pen of revolution against the Union of Worlds. I am honored to be your personal messenger & private confidant."
The Count handed his note & letter to the shadow of liberty. They spoke no words. No words would stray to hidden ears of authority. She embraced the Count in moonlight. Then she slipped away into the long shadow of night.

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Easter Island

Music=
1. When I Come Down
  -The Kickdrums

"A lotus flower is born in water, grows in water & rises out of water to stand above"
-Buddha







UFOtext=
I. Christmas Island
Astira watched the infrared waves of deep crimson travel from the horizon & break upon the beach of black sand far far below. The hypnotic Zen of the surf beat like a meditating heart.
"We got a few black diamonds from sky roof. We build our ocean boat & sail in two months. Then we escape from Lotus of Civilization."
Astira stood confident. Ozymandias flickered in logical thought. 
"Beware Astira- we are in uncharted waters." warned the Dragon.
Suddenly a cacophony erupted- black cave parrots echoed & mocked the wayward traveller's every word.....

II. The Venetian World
Easter morning- church bells peeled in golden harmony. Spring birds sang in an avian chorus of hope. Ivy's palm spooned her cloudy crystal ball. The Count & Princess Lei fervently held hands dressed in a circular sky of white lace.
The Count turned to the Princess.
"My Lady- the black diamond is not in the vault. We encounter impasse."
The Count frowned. Princess Lei sighed.
"Count- that ancient petrified tablet. Could I look at that?"
"Of course you may."
The Count handed the tabula rasa to the Princess. Her delicate ivory fingers traced its ancient contours. Then her knowledgable eyes focused on its tiny glyphs.
"Count- its rongo-rongo."
"What" said the Count. He gazed at her in perplexity.
"Rongo-rongo. It's ancient writing from Easter Island- from the time of the earliest civilizations before the galactic empire."
This piqued the Count's interest.
"Incredible! What does it say?"
Princess Lei furrowed her brow.
"The usual sort of trivia with many tributes..."
Suddenly her mouth fell open.
"Count- this long passage is about a historic supernova- visable even during the day. It states the supernova showered a planet with black diamonds."
The Count stood transfixed.
"What planet?" asked the Count.
"The Lotus of Civilization."
The Count & Princess stood in rapture.

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The Street Of Gold Bricks

Music=
1. Have Love Will Travel-
  -The Black Keys

goldenjackass x









UFOtext=
I. The Crescent Lake
Taryn touched his buckle. Stealth text hovered in the air.
"We trapped in big ocean cave below desert. Can you hyper-jump Trader Star to pick up Astira?"
Taryn grimaced. His fingers played the air glow.
"Negative- hyper-jumps not that precise. I could overshoot & burn up the Trader Star in the center of the planet. You need to get to the surface."
"We can't go back same way. They will kill us. Robot friend says maybe old spaceport far away can get out. Only chance."
Taryn shifted uneasily.
"Get to the spaceport. Then I will pick you up."
"Yea- but keep your head. Mule take over your little brain with big psychotic propaganda. Really- you not know up from down."
"I met Dragonfly."
"Yea Dragonfly. She know Silk Path & the Way. Even some future history. Find many trade riches."
Taryn looked out the window. The Crescent lake cut a light blue arc on the mocha desert.
"Astira- I want you to know"

II. The Venetian World
The Count & Princess Lei held hands. Sunset fingers of golden Ivy twined the vineyard. The stained glass sky turned to a dark crystal. One thousand & one stars bubbled in the crystal sphere.
"Count- welcome to Saint-Emilion."
"Thank you." said the Count.
"I am tired from travel & shall retire early. So I bid you a pleasent evening."
The Count nodded & smiled. He gave the man a generous tip. The door closed.
Later, the Count watched the moon rise over the braided field. He opened the window & latched onto a trellis. In moments his feet planted on the ground. He disappeared into the endless rows of vines.

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Fibonacci Numbers

Music=
1. Crazy
  -Seal

"You are young, you will see all of this come to pass."
-Abbe Faria, speaking to the future Count of Monte Cristo


UFOtext=


I. The Venetian World
Ivy palmed the crystal ball. The Count & Princess Lei held hands. Thor raged in his crystal prison. Then his sky cleared...
The vault door refused to open.
"Now comes the moment of truth." said the Count.
Princess Lei pursed her lips. The Count fingered the master dial.
"The crazy old merchant said start with one year. Then eight years. These time spans into the past mark the two great turning points in the Mule's conquest for the Union of Worlds. Both time spans are Fibonacci numbers by a mysterious process of history leading up to our present year."
The Count rotated the dial to one, then eight.
"Now, for the 3rd & 4th numbers, add the Fibonacci number 34 to the sum of the prior two numbers."
The Count dialed in the mirror number 43.
"Now repeat."
The Count dialed in the number 85. He looked at the Princess.
"Think, 43 & 85 years ago mark the rise of the Trader Worlds & the destruction of the Empire at Trantor. Our Fibonacci tour of galactic history is complete. Ready?"
He pulled on the vault door. Slowly, with great effort, the heavy door opened. The Count & Princess stood anxious at the threshold. Somewhere inside lay her black diamond pendant.


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Venus de Milo

Music=
1. I Ain't The One
   - Spoon

"My present happiness equals my past misery"
-The Count Of Monte Cristo










UFOtext=
I. The Venetian World
Ivy caressed the crystal ball. Constantinople emerged from the clouds of Time. The Count & Princess Lei held hands. 
"We have ten thousand gold coins!"
The crowd buzzed. The Merchant of the Empire cast a conquering smile. The auctioneer paused- a mere formality of process.
"Ten thousand gold coins- going once, going twice"
One finger rose.
"Ten thousand & one."
 A shadow of hushed astonishment eclipsed the theater.
"Sir- payment in gold is required forthwith. Do you wish to hold your bid?
"Yes." said the Count.
"I have need of a servant girl- this Princess will suffice."
The aquiline eyes of the Princess burned with hatred. She spat in his direction. The Count's implacable face broke into a thin gruel of a smile.

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Kites Of Mars

Music=
1. Juno
  -Reznor 
  & Ross

















"March wind blows tonight:
Cherry bloom, A dragonfly,
The child tugs a kite."
-Anon

UFOtext=
I. The Crescent Lake
The night wind rose. The humming rose. The red dunes began to stir. In the moonlight, the bright dagger flashed its retreat back into its sheath of shadow.
"So it's easy- rescue Astira in the Trader Star."
Taryn eyed the Dragonfly.
"No- the Mule tracks her like a beggar of death. Astira suffers in the great desert beyond the Pacific dunes."
Later, the child fell asleep in her chrysalis. The Dragonfly closed her eyes. Dreaming, she could hear the children of the lost millennia play- far far away upon the humming dunes.

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Zero Probability Branch

Music=
1. Hopeless Romantic
   -Michelle Branch

"I think a Seldon crisis is pending- & that if it isn't, then away with the Seldon plan altogether. It is a failure."
-Bayta 
"Foundation & Empire" by Isaac Asimov



UFOtext=
I. The Crescent Lake
"Astira is in great danger. There is a new & evil force in the galaxy."
The Dragonfly paused. Her trim black figure formed a silhouette against the moonlit water. She appeared unarmed.
"A new & powerful force? Like what are you talking about- Feng Shui?"
Taryn halfway laughed. He felt sceptical.
The Dragonfly frowned.
"No. There is a leader with super human power- the First Citizen of the Union of Worlds."
Taryn's mood took a serious turn.
"Yea- I've heard of him. But he's no threat to the Foundation."
The Dragonfly frowned.
"No. He is a threat to everyone- including the Foundation- & especially Astira."
"Where is Astira? She sent me an SOS."
"Yes. Open a hologram map. I will show you."
Taryn touched his buckle. A rosy holgram appeared- a picture of Toran & Bayta on Terminus. Just engaged, they both smiled warmly. He touched his buckle again- a map of the Crescent Lake appeared. It glowed softly pink in the white moonlight.
"Yes." The Dragonfly smiled. From nowhere she produced a bright Samurai dagger. She carefully pointed to Astira's approximate location.

II. The Venetian World
The sun set in vivid watercolors. A string of pearled moons rose into the dark heavenly vapor. Twinkling stars sprinkled the midnight hour.
"My Lady- those who see the past, present & future illuminate the dark prison of our mind.
The Count held the soft gloved hands of Princess Lei. He leaned forward & kissed her red lips. Somewhere- light years away- arose the very first bloom of spring.

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