The Cyberuins

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1. A Thousand Years- Sting

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"According to the legend- somewhere high in the mountains- there exists a vast hidden archive of social cyberdata going back over 50,000 years, long before the beginning of the Galactic Empire. This cyberdata is a book of faces long ago passed away- a book of the dead- kept alive on an archaic storage system disconnected from the galactic network. This ancient data storage is maintained by a group of monks who- according to legend- never are seen to eat or sleep or maintain the company of women. The legend also says that the monks never age." and Jammu paused, taking in the bemused faces of Astira & the Dragonfly.

"Hey Jammu, where we find one of these cybermonks?" asked Astira, trying to avoid LOL.

Jammu shifted uneasily-

"The keepers of the Cyberuins are found at a few remote locations in the high mountains. They call themselves the Monks of Aurora."

Astira blacked out. She turned & fell to her knees-

Impossible- it couldn't be. She closed her eyes. Aurora- a world of robots lost in the mist of time- largely unknown to the Second Foundation. Robots who did not eat, robots who did not sleep, robots who would never age…. And a tear of wonder trickled down her cheek as she absorbed the potential of a major psychohistorical discovery. The Second Foundation knew very little about psychohistory prior to the Galactic Empire- now they would….

The Far Star

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1. I'd Rather Be In Love- Michelle Branch

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Necessity is the mother of invention- starved of minerals & metals, surrounded by the barbaric 4 Kingdoms & cut off from the "help" of the aging Galactic Empire, the Foundation began its precarious existence at the edge of the Milky Way, on the shores of the deep black ocean of intergalactic night.

But in a psychohistorical blink of the eye something happened…..

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Beta watched the dual stream of lights in the night sky- every 20 seconds a trader ship loaded with natural materials arrived at New Daytona, every 30 seconds a trader ship loaded with manufactured technology departed from New Daytona- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And so the Foundation thrived. But off to the side of the dual stream of lights there flickered briefly a small white hot diamond- the Far Star. That technology was not for sale- ever….

Trader Star

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1. Peace Of Mind- Boston

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The rare earth minerals were worth their weight in gold- in fact, more so to the research & development of the Foundation. Taryn eased the Trader Star into the deep magenta twilight of Kashmir, locking navigation on the lone, somewhat primitive interstellar beacon. Hopefully he could cut a deal similar to the one at Temasek- a mutually profitable trade indeed. But there was a minor problem since the fall of the Galactic Empire- many pirates of the Outer Worlds just prefered to kill you & seize your assets- thereby locking in a small short term gain!

The Second Life

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1. Gone Away- The Offspring

2. Wishing On A Star- Beyoncé

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."- Confucius

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Tiger, tiger, burning bright-

In what distant deeps or skies

Burnt the fire of thine eyes?

On what wings dare he aspire?

What the hand dare seize the fire?

Astira knew her limitations- the constraints of a mere mortal in a universe of inhuman scale. Still….

"Jammu-" and Astira looked at Jammu and then the Dragonfly.

"The Traders of the Outer Worlds meet tonight. Everyone will be there-Munehisa Homma, the Honey Badger, everybody. How we get inside?"

Jammu finished tying his hiking boot & stood up. He looked skeptically at Astira.

"So you want to crash their party?" and then Jammu began to laugh until he noticed the serious look on Astira.