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HiGuys.Thanksforbeinghere.Thismonthsissueisaspecialnofrills
readableoneforyoursparetimeduringthesummerholidays.The
contributorshaveonethingincommon:theyareallBritishNationals
whonow
live
in
Germany.
Unfortunately,Icanonlygiveyouthebackgroundonmyshortstory.
It ispartofanartpiecewhichconsistsofaboxcontainingabagof
objectsandahandwrittenbook. InaandHn isthestorywritten in
thebook.
Ihopeyouenjoyreadingeveryoneswordsandyouwontbeableto
putit
down!
The secondpartofAhmadAshrafAborasarticleabout theFishawi
Cafwillbeinnextmonthsissue.Imsureyouarelookingforwardto
hearingmoreaboutthiswonderfulplaceand itscontext inhistorical
andcontemporaryCairoaswellaswhatitmeanstohimpersonally.
Seeyou
at
aSo
Social
Club
gathering
soon!
Maeshelle
Thank you Merce Cunnigham (19192009) for inspiring me to include your
methodologyinthispieceofwork.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/lamemercecunningham28
2009jul28,0,75973.story
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Time_____________________________byStewartTunnicliffPlease
time.
Ajourneyintothepast,
pastthesignpoststoknowhere,
somewhereinyour
experience,
experiencedit,
ithasbeenandgone,
gonebeyondexistence,
existsonlyinmemory,
memory,
you
mind,
mindyouinanother
dimension,
mentioniftimecametobemany.
Time.
Runsinentirety
entiretyisalwaysthere,
thereishereandsomewhereelse,
thereishereandsomewhereelse,
somewhere
elseit'sbeingrerun,
rerunthepartsofyour
lifethathavegone,
goneinanionandaday,
adayisallthetime,
timeisamoment,
amomentiswhatmatters,
matteristoo
substantialtobecalled"somethingthathappens",
ithappenstobe,
beforeiswhatitis,
whatitisnotimportant,
importanceitadoptsinfreeflow,
freeflowingarethethreestates,
threestatesoftimeintooneandnone.
One.
Past, present,futurewearetold,
told,thoughitisnotso,
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soit'sajourneyonaroad,
aroadwhereyoufindyourselfgoingthere,
therebeing
not
choice,
choiceyouconstructwithinitsframework
aframe
isalltimeis,
ifthatisanything,
onlytimewilltell,
andthatissayingalotandnothing,
"that'ssayingalot",
thatsays,
"thatis,
(fullstop),
timeplease!"
Stewart Tunnicliff
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Legendpassed _____________________________byStewartTunnicliffAbloodtarnishedbroadswordandbatteredshieldlieinalosttomb.Theknightsnowweartheirshieldsontheirchests.Aclubemblemreplacestheirbreastplate.AblackbandiswornlikeaQueensribbon, lacedroundthearm.Shirtsandshortstheirbattledress.Shinpadstheirrustyspurs.Amatchtheirhonourfight.Thepitchtheirbattlefield.Thedefencetheirarmour.Thestrikersattackthebackfourlikethesiegeonanenemiescastle.Apassreplacesaparry.Adribbleandtackleisfootworklikefrayandclashofmetalwasswordplay.Afoulisablackknightsdeed.Aredcardisbanishment,likeLancelot,tothetunnel.Afreekicklikealanceinajoust:Breaksthroughthewall,knockingthechampionsofftheirsteed.Ashotcutsintothenetlikeabladeintoafoeschest.Theshoutoffemalefansisthesirenofmoderndamsels.Feetwoundsupporterspride.Knightsnomore.TeamsfallthroughthedivisionslikeKingdomsthroughhistory.Bloodisspiltbutnomenfilltheopengraves.StewartTunnicliff
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Bed______________________ByStewartTunnicliffbedand.....
insomeoneelses
iawoke,
lateoneevening.
memorydoorremainedlocked,
nokey.
whitebecomesblueroom,
clearfirmament.
hadsleptbysunsetsky:filteringthroughcurtainsajar,
awakenedbypurplemoon.
rising,cloudsd r i f t e d,
memorywasaninflatingballoon,
foggedlight, yellowray
dancingon
mypiniris.
myhandswerestainedochre,
mystomachanacidic pit.
iraisedmyheavyheadfromagreypillow,
andleftadampimprint.
neurosis
as
a
ringing
glass
rim
echo.
myeyeswideawake,
mymindsurprised.
isaw
breathingsheetsundulatinglikeagentlesea.
ifound
spiritdregsinthebackofmymouth,
mycompanyincompatiblewith mymemory,
thenauseaawailingbaby.the wakeupcall:
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iliedthatnight, ihadvapourlust.
now
ilaybesideawoman.
implosiveguiltwithinme
unravelled
and
discarded
likeadroplet
by
herblue
bell
face.
StewartTunnicliff
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HookedUp_______________________ByRalfMessmann"Wiljenietdouchen?"
"Sorry?"
"Shower?"
"Yeah,sure,nobother."
Theawkwardnessofundressinginfrontofastrangewomanirritatesmeslightly,butItake
myclothesoffanyway,tryingnottodisclosemyinsecurity.Whilekeepingmyunderpants
on,Iwalkintothebathroomacrosstheroom.OnlyafterIclosethedoordoIfeelsafe
enoughtotakethepantsoff,swiftlyslipbehindtheprotectiveshieldoftheshowercurtains,
andgivethehotwaternozzleaheartytwist.Yetthewaterdoesnotwarmup,andafter
shiveringforseverallongminutes,Iconcededefeatandtaketheplungeunderfreezingcold
water.AfterthequickandhalfheartedcleaningprocedureIstepoutoftheshower,and
reachfortheonlytowelhangingfromahookonthewall.Damn,thewhitecottonfabricis
alreadywet.IhesitateforashortinstantbeforeIrubmybloatedredfleshthoroughlywith
thegodforsakenthing.Allofasudden,Ifeelwatched,andmyheadjerkstotherightwhere
mygazeiscaughtbytheplumpreflectionofmynakedbodyinthemirror.Ishriekindisgust,
soIquicklywrapthecoldanddamptowelaroundmychubbyfeaturesandhumiliatedgroin.
WithanotherhastymovementIcovermyboldforeheadwithacoupleoflongstrandsofhair
toprotectmyrecedinghairlinefromdisdainfullooks.Strippedofalldesire,Istepoutofthe
bathroom.
"Wacht.Ikbendirectterug,"shesays,tightensthecottonbeltofhervirginalwhite
bathrobe,andleavesfortheshowerherself.Standinginmywettowel,Ifeelthelaststreaks
ofconfidencevanishingintotheanonymousairofthefunctional,sparselyfurnishedhotel
room.Icross
the
room
for
the
radiator,
but
am
unable
to
find
abutton
or
switch
to
turn
it
on.SoIsitdownonthebed,andcrouchontheslightlycrumpledsheets,quivering,not
daringtoslipbetweenthem.AllIcandonowiswaitforherreturnandthemiracleof
warmthandaffection.
"Whereyoufrom?"sheasks,exhalingcigarettesmoke.
"America,"Ilie.
"Oh,Ilike!"
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"Thanks."
"Youwife?"
"No,"Ilieagain.
"Why?Yourich!"shegiggles,andstartsmassagingmyflabbygutwithherlong,dextrous
fingers.Thenshedownsherfifthglassorsoofcheapchampagne,and,withatwinkleofthe
eyeandanodoftheheadtotheminibar,shewordlesslyasksformore.
"Whatever,"Ipout,andgenerouslystretchoutmyarm.Withoutcoveringherexceptional
darkskinsheelegantlystirshersoftanddelicatecurvesintomotion,andwindsherwayto
theminibarwithoutasound.Whenshereturnsinthesamesvelteandgracefulmanner,she
producesanew
bottle,
and
coquettishly
holds
it
out
in
front
of
my
eyes.
Itake
it
from
her,
andforasplitsecondmypudgyoversizedhandandhersformagrotesqueringlikeunit,
bothembracingthefrostygreenbottle.Myspiritsfade.SinceIamwellawareofthe
shamefulfactthatIhavemajordifficultiesinopeningdevicesofanykind,Itryanddisguise
myclumsyattemptinwhatIhopelookslikeanairofstatesmanlikesovereignty,grunting
soundsoffakesurpriseanddetermination.Beadsofsweatstartcrawlingdownfrommy
wrinkledforehead,andatthemomentthefirstonesreachmysquintingeyestounleash
theirsaltypunch,theoddseventuallygomyway,andmystruggleisputtoanendwitha
smallpop.
"Youstrong!"shechants,giddilypouringherselfanewglass,butI'mnotconvinced.Iwant
toleave.
"Igottago,"Isay,addingatoneofseveritytomynowunfortunatelyhoarsevoice,andmake
amovetogetup.Hereyesnarrowandreleaseasuddenlookofsurprisedfear.Sheclingson
tomywrist.
"Please,
no,
please.
Ik
kon
niet
alleen
slapen,
stay,
please!"
Herhazelbrown,pleadingeyesbegintofill,Ihavetolowermyglance.Herhandstilltight
aroundmywrist,Icanseethecolourofmyskinnexttoherfingersturningevenpalerbefore
meltingintoanumbpinkishred."Okay,"Ireply,subsiding.
"Oh,thankyou!",shechirpshappily,andherfullbodiedlipslowergentlyontomystubby
cheeks.Ishouldfeelhonoured,butamrepelled.Shemusthavereadsomethinginmyfacial
expression,
for
she
suddenly
lowers
her
gaze,
too.
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"IkkonalleenslapenmetTVendiehier,"shesays,pointingatatubeofProzacpeakingout
ofherhandbagpositionedontheshelfnexttothebed.
"Excellent!CanIhaveone?"
Shelooks
at
me,
startled,
but
then
hands
me
the
test
tube,
brimming
with
pale,
round
shapedtablets.Iswallowoneofthemanypillswithmyfirstsipofchampagnefromher
glass.MinuteslaterIamfastasleep.
ThenextmorningIamwokenbythefirstraysofsunlightcastingtheirlightonmydrowsy
face.TheTVhumsMTVsongs.Igingerlyopenmyeyes,turnmyheadtotheleft,and
observethemotionlessbodylyingnexttome.Ontheshelfnexttoherbed,Icanseetwo
emptybottlesofchampagne.
Igetupcarefully,andwhileputtingonmyclothesImanagetoavoidcausinganykindof
conspicuousnoise.AsImakeforthedoorthetipofmyfootaccidentallyhitsthetesttube
likebottleofProzac,andsendsitspinningacrossthecarpet butitdoesn'trattle.Istop
dead;acoldshiverrunsdownmyspine.Withoutlookingback,Iquicklystealoutofthe
room,noiselesslyclosethedoor,and,afterabriefcontemplationofwhethertotakethelift,
Ioptforthestaircasenexttoit.
Downatreception,wheresheleftherpassportlastnight,aboydressedinaridiculous
uniformsitscomatoseatthedesk,emanatingregularsoundsofignorantsnoring.Ihaveno
problemspassingbyunnoticed.Iwalkoutofthehotelcasually,anddisappearintothe
jumbleofstreetsinthisstrangecity.
RalfMessmann
Forlifeisquiteabsurd,
Anddeath'sthefinalword
Youmustalwaysfacethecurtainwithabow.
(EricIdle)
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InaandHn__________________byMaeshelleWestDaviesChapter1Legendhasittherewasonceaking,Khle,whoruledZool,thelandofthegiant,Groeherz.
Thepairworkedintandemwithagroupconsistingofanelectedleaderfromeachdistrict.
Thiswasagloriouslybountiful,creativeandpeacefultime,beforetheruleofKingHundpo,
thewickedtyrantwhoenslavedthepeople,forcingthemtoliveintiny,dampdwellingswith
wallscoveredinlittledrawingsofflowersandbedsthatweresoshorttheyhadtosleepin
littleballs.Withtwopushedtogetheritwasjustbarelypossibletosleepdiagonally,but
soonthebedswouldbegintoslideapartandpeople'sbuttswouldfallthroughthecrack,not
tomentiongetcold,causingthemtowakeconstantly..itwasKingHundpowhochangedthe
land'sname
from
Zool
to
Grauzone...But
those
stories
are
for
another
time.
Even
today,
King
Khleisadmiredandpeopletravelfromallovertoseetheplacewheretheseatofhis
governmentwas.Itwasonsuchajourneythatourtalebegins,notreallyatale,becausethat
impliesanuntruth,forourstoryisreal.
ItwasadaylikeanyotherinIdris.Kunstlerinawentaboutherdailybusinessmakingpretty
thingsfromuglythingsandhelpingthetownspeopletoimprovethemselves.Shewasall
aloneinalargehouseandtookinvisitorsfromtimetotime.Shelikedtohearoffaraway
placesandseethepeoplewhocamefromthem.Oftentheywouldinspirehertocreate
somethingtoremindherofthemortheirsituation.Itwasinthiswayherideaofbeautywas
constantlyevolving,
thus
making
her
opinion
always
fresh
and
sought
after.
Please
be
advisedthatbeautywasinnowaysuperficialtoKunstlerina.Beautywithnothingbehindit
sheconsideredugly.Sometimesbeautyhadtobecarefullyandpatientlyminedforitwas
verydeeplyburied.Onthisdayshewashelpingsomepeoplebeautifythemselveswhenthe
doorsounded.Shehadnowayofknowingwhatawaitedher.Sheopenedit.
"Hello",cameavoicefromaheavenlyvision.3feetawayfromherwasthemostbeautiful
smileshehadeverseen.Surroundingitwasglowinggoldenhair.Wasthisanangel?It
appearedlikethepaintingsofdivinityshehadstudiedinbeautycreationschool.Anyother
conversationcompletelyevaporatedintothinairatthatverymomentasshewasparalised.
Shewas
floating.
Somehow
it
was
communicated
that
he
and
his
party
needed
aplace
for
thenight.AndthatwashowshemetSchnmann.Herlifewouldbecompletelychanged.
Abandonedatayoungage,Kunstlerinaneverletanyonegettooclose.Youtrust youdie
shehadlearned.Adearfriendhadtoldher,"Youcancountononething,youcomeintothis
worldaloneandyouleaveitalone."Shecouldn'tdenythetruthofthisstatement.Nowa
strangerinadistantland,everyoneandeverythingshehadknownbeforeseemedlikesuch
adistantmemorythattheyhadbecomeunreal.Sothewordsofhersurrealfriendrangtrue.
Allelseistemporary.Thisishowshelived.Tryingtoenjoy,experienceandlearnfromthe
now,butnottakingtoomuchstockinpeopleortheirpromises.Shewasn'tcold.Shestill
enjoyedpeople
and
learning
from
and
about
them.
But
mostly
she
preferred
the
company
of
animals.Youknewexactlywhereyoustoodwiththem.Anyoneyoumet,youcouldlookin
theireyesandtheyinyoursandknowifitwasok.Withtheoneswhochosetolivewithher,
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itwasmutuallyunderstood,"YoutakecareofmeandI'lltakecareofyou,untiloneofus
dies".Faithfulcompanionsforlife.Sofarithadbeentheanimalstogofirst.Atthattimeher
constantwasalittlecreaturenamedAffe.Hewasanodd,furrylittlethingwithalong
stripeytail.Hecouldjumpallthewaytohershoulderfromflatfeet,whchheoftendid,
usuallywhenshedidn'texpectit.Hewasquiteconversantonmosttopics.Hisfavoriteswere
thecapture
and
torture
of
wild
beasts
and
how
to
get
the
attention
of
humans
who
are
busy
doingsomethingelse,likemakingbeauty.AtnighthewouldsleeponKunstlerina'shead.She
knewhewasasleepwhenhesnored.
Backtothedoor....immediatelyshefeltsomethingdifferentaboutthisperson.Shetriednot
tolookathim,notintheeyes.Shewasafraidhewouldseehervulnerability.Yes,her,vulnerable.Notacomfortablefeeling.
Itunnervedherandyetshewasexhilerated.Therewerefourinthegroupsoitwaseasyto
notberudeandstillnotlookathim.Besidesifshedidn't,noonewouldnoticeshewasthe
"v"word.Astheconversationgrewlongerhepersistedinmakingapointuntilhemadeher
laugh.She
looked
into
those
eyes
and
fell
into
them.
It
was
the
same
connection
she
had
withtheanimals.Kunstlerinaknewhewouldnotharmher,notintentionally,
anyway,for,asshewouldlaterlearn,hewasaninnocentanddidn'talwaysunderstandthe
repercussionsofhisactions.Thenextmorningthepartyaskediftheycouldstayanother
night.Happily.Moretimetoseethoseeyesandthatsmile.Moreinspirationforher
evolutionofbeauty.
Nothingwasacknowledged,save,althoughdifferentinapproachtorealization,amutual
interestinmakingthingsbeautiful.Theyagreedtocolaborateonafutureproject.Near
futureshehoped.Unbeknownsttoher,sodidhe.
Chapter2ThefuturecameandKunstlerinatraveledtowhereSchhnmannlived.Itwasn'tfar.Hetoo
wasastrangerinadistantland.Alldaytheyworkedontheprojectandtheytalked.And
theylaughedandtheyconnected.Inmakingthebeauty,eachhadbecomemorebeautiful.
Whentheprojectwascompletedneitherwantedittoend.Sotheycontinued.........farinto
thenight.Hetoldherhehaddreamedoftheirmeeting.Everyoneknewallinterpersonal
relationshipswere
predestined,
so
of
course
this
made
it
all
that
much
more
perfect
.With
eachlaughandrevelationthefeelinggrew.Thesynchronicityincreased.Eachstepand
movementinperfecttimelikeadance.Thisphysicalintuitionwasaccompaniedbymental
andspiritualones.Althoughwordsandlaughterandmotionswereflying,therewasnoneed
becauseitwasallunderstoodbeforeittookplace.Itwasthisenergythatcreatedthe
inevitabilityofunionbetweenthetwo:aunionnotdescribableinwords.Anexperienceof
telepathy,action,sounds...inaword"deliverence".Aveilhadbeenlifted......unfortunately
tooloudlyfortheotherguestsattheInnandthepairwereaskedtoleave.Butthisonly
causedthemamusement.Theyknewwhensomethingsuchasthishappens,thereiscause
tocelebrate.So,ifitgetsalittleloud,sobeit.Fewareallowedsuchbeauty.Waketheworld!
Shoutfrom
the
roof
tops!
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Chapter3Shedidn'twantto,butshehadtogobacktoIdrisandhehadtostaythereinJester.They
wereneveroutofcontactandhecametoherthenextweekend.Thiscontinuedandthey
grewcloseruntilhehadtogobacktohishomeland,Riese,forwarriortraining.Shetraveled
toRiese.HetraveledtoIdris.Withthetimeinbetweenvisitsgrowinglongertheyagreed
theycouldn'tliveapartanylonger.TheQueenofRiesedecreednoonefromGebtigecould
staypermanentlyunlesstheyhadaspecialpaperfromtheQueenofGrauzone.Kunstlerina
wasborninGebtigeandtheQueenofGrauzonewouldgrantherthepaperforasumof
money,moremoneythanshehad.Inadditiontothisitwouldtakeuptotwoyearsand
duringthattimeshewouldnotbeallowedtovisitRiese.
AtthesametimeadisasterstruckIdris.Someofthesheepbegantohaveanappetitefor
feet.Theybegantoeatthefeetofothersheep.Unsatisfiedtheybegantoeattheirownfeet.
Asfar
as
Iknow
they
did
not
begin
to
eat
the
feet
of
humans.
There
were
rumors
of
them
eatingsheepdogfeetwhilstthedogsweresleeping....kindofgettingtheirownsotospeak,
butIdon'tthinktheywouldhavehadthenerve.However,thevisitorstoseeKingKhle
begantothinout.Eveniftherewasnodanger,itwasahorriblesighttoseesheepwithno
feetinthefields.Theproportionwasallwrong,thebeautygone.Withfewervisitors,less
peoplecouldaffordtoconsultKunstlerinaontheirbeauty.ThingsweredryingupinIdrisand
therewasthefeeforthepaperstoget.
SoSchnmannandKunstlerinaagreed.ShewouldmovetoAbwertend.Itwasstillin
Grauzone,but
closer
to
Riese
and
there
were
no
sheep,
but
more
people
who
wanted
to
be
beautiful.Shecouldraisethemoneyforthepaperfaster.
Itwasagoodmove.Theysaweachothermore.Theygrewcloser.ShebegantocallhimHn
andhetocallherIna.Shehadneverletanyonecallherthat.Butthenshehadneverlet
anyonegetsoclosetoher.Sometimesshethoughttheywereinthesameskin.New
methodsofcommunicationwereinvented.Therewasaspecialthingyoucouldholdinyour
handandsendmessagestoeachotherinstantly,evenatthatdistance.Andofcoursethere
wasalwaystelepathy.Theycouldfeeleachother.Theyhadthesamedreams.Hewould
cometoher.Shetohim.Theyhadadventures.Theyplayedgames.Theywerebecoming
evenmore
beautiful
than
she
could
have
ever
imagined.
People
wanted
her
help
to
be
beautiful.Thiswasok.SheneededtopayformovingfromIdrisandthetravel.
Communicationdidn'tcomecheapeither.Shewassobusyhelpingothersshebarelyhadthe
timeorenergytomakeherownbeauty.Hncameandstayedforalongtime.Withhim
there,itwasn'tsobadnotbeingabletomakeanythingbeautifulforherself.Besidesitwas
onlytemporaryuntilshecouldgetthepapersandmoneytomovetoRiese.There,shecould
bewithhimandpeoplenotonlywantedhertohelpthem,buttheyactuallywantedherto
makebeauty.Shewasofferedatemporaryassignmenttoworkthere.Shewashappytobe
inRiese,makingbeautywithHnbyherside.
Itfelt
horrible
to
go
back
to
Grauzone
after
such
awonderful
experience.
The
only
saving
gracewasAffe.HehadnotbeensoexcitedaboutherprolongedvisittoRiese.Actuallyhe
hadnotlikedAbwertendeither.Hehadn'tseenanyfootlesssheepanddidn'tseewhyhe
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shouldhavetoleavehisfriendsandhisfamiliarhuntinggrounds,especiallywithoutbeing
consultedfirst.
Chapter4InawouldhavemovedanywheretobewithHn.Butitwasmorethanthat.Riesewasmore
likeherhomelandofGebtigethanGrauzone.InGrauzonetheskywasalwaysgrey.The
peopleweregrey.Thebuildingsweregrey.Funny.Therewasatimewhenherfavoritecolor
wasgrey.Shefoundittheperfectneutralforhertocreatebeauty.ButthatwasinGebtige,
wheretheskywasblueandcolorsweretrueandneededtobecontrastedinorderto
highlightthebeauty.Andthentherewasthesamenessofitall.Notonlywasitallgrey,but
allthesamesizeandshape.Howcanyoushowcontrastwhenthereisnone?Howcanyou
experimentwithpositiveandnegativespace,shapeandform,whenallisconformity?Itall
feltlikenegativespaceafterawhile.
InEbbe,thetownwhereHnwasfrom,spacewasdifferent,buildingsweredifferent,and
theskywasblue!ItwasactuallybetterthaninGebtige.Sometimesthere,peoplewereso
concernedwithbeingdifferentthattheydidn'tstopandconsiderhowthingsworkedasa
whole.Sometimestheydidn'tevenseehowthingsworkedasathing,muchlessifitwas
beautifulnexttoandenhancedistsurroundings.Bigandbeautifulwereofteninterchanged
withoutthoughtasthoughtheywerethesamething.Andofcoursefartoooftenfor
Kunstlina'slikingnoonelookedbeneaththebeauty.That'swhyshewantedtogototheland
ontheothersideoftheworld.Allthethingsthatwereimportedwerewonderful.She
thoughtifshe
could
go
there,
she
could
be
surrounded
by
beauty
and
be
happy.
To
her
dismay,Grauzoneshippedthemajorityofitsbeautytootherplaces.Mostofthepeople
theredidn'twanttoreevaluatebeauty.Theywantedtokeepthesameoldbeautytheyhad
hadforever.Shewonderedwhathadhappenedtotheexplorerswhohaddiscoveredher
country.Butagain,theyweretheonesexportedandunsatisfied.
HnhadbeendrawntoGrauzoneforsomeofthesamereasons,butdifferentonestoo.He
thoughtthegreywasdifferentandinteresting,atfirst.Butafteratimeitbegantoeataway
athim.Havingfinetunedhislanguageskills,whenitwastimetogobacktoEbbe,theonly
reasonhehadforstayingwasIna.
PerhapsthebestthingaboutEbbewasitwasnexttotheocean.InGebtige,Inahadlived
equaldistancebetweenthemountainsandthebeach.Therewasneveracontest.Sheloved
thebeach.Itmatchedherconceptofeverchangingbeauty.Witheachwaveitisrenewed
andrevitalized.Shelovedtheeffectthetideandthesandhadonobjects.Brokenglassand
shellsbecamejewels.Stonesbecamesmoothandproportioned.Uglinesswasmade
beautifulbynature.Whenshewaslittleshetoldhergrandmothershewasgoingtogoto
thebeachandstayaslongasshelikedwhenshegotbig.Shedid.Afterthefirstcycleofher
education,shemovedtothebeach.Butthepeopletheredidn'tloveitlikeshedid.They
didn'tstay.Theywouldgobacktotheirtownsandonlycomewhentheweatherwaswarm
inthe
summer.
Then
they
would
fill
themselves
with
alterants
and
do
things
they
felt
they
couldn'tdoathomewherepeopleknewthem.Theyweren'tthereforthesamereasonsand
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shesoonfoundherselfwantingtomovetothecitywhereshethoughtpeoplewouldbe
morereal.
Buteveryyearinthespringshefeltshewasinthewrongplace.Shelongedtohavethesalt
airfillherlungs,thesuntodeepenherskin,andtowalkinthesandasherlegsstrengthened
andherfeetwerepumicedsmooth.Naturemakingherbeautifuljustliketheglass,stone,
andshell.
She
loved
creating
beauty
and
recording
it
before
and
as
the
tide
did
its
duty.
In
Ebbeshehadfoundthebestofeverythingshelovedandaboveall,Hn.Howshewished
timewouldstandstillwhentheyvisitedandflyinbetweenuntilshecouldbetherewithhim
andAffe.
Chapter5Inthistimenationswereinterdependantfinancially.Mosteconomywasbasedon
individuals,butafewnationshadmostofthepower.Kunsterlina'shomelandwasoneofthe
bigplayers.WhenshewentbackaftermakingbeautyinEbbethingschangedalloverthe
world.Someofthelesspowerfullandshadbeenangryforalongtime,butGebtigeignored
themastheyseemedlikenorealthreat,moreofanusiancethananything.Whenpeople
loseeverything,theyhavenothingtolose.Somethingtoalwaysremember.Somewarrior
trainingisforlifeandsomeforwar.Theseweretrainedfordeath.Theysacrificed
themselvesandcountlessothersjusttobeheard.Ofcoursethepowerfulleadersofthe
worldwerecaughtoffguardbythiswouldbegnat.Thingschanged.Withtheworldin
turmoil,peoplebeganto forgetinnerbeautyandturninginsteadtoquickfixouterbeauty.
Maybetommorrowwon'tcome,soweshouldlookgoodtoday.Noonewasinterestedin
Kunstlerina'smethods
of
combining
inner
and
outer
beauty.
Without
their
support
she
couldnolongermakeherownbeauty.Shewouldhavesuccumbedtothegreyandthe
negativespacewereitnotforthevisitsandsupportofHn.Andofcoursetheknowledge
thatitwasalltemporaryandthefuturewouldbeherandhiminRiese.Sometimesit
seemedtobegettingfurtherandfurtheraway.Soonshehadtofindanewwaytosurvive.
Shethoughtshehadfoundsomethingshecoulduseinherbeauty.Shestudiedveryhard.
Shetriedveryhard,butshewasinexperiencedandfounditdifficulttostayfocused.She
keptgoingbecausesheknewattheendofittheywouldbetogetherandinRiesetheyloved
beauty.Hnwouldcomeandtheywouldhaveashortadventure,butthingsweretighter
andtighterandtheadventuresweremoredifficulttomaintain.Thegreywaswinningexcept
whenhe
was
there.
Finally
the
time
would
soon
be
here
when
his
training
was
finished
and
theycouldleaveGrauzone.ShewasexcitedbecausetheyweregoingtogotoWeintraube
first.TheretheycouldexploreandshewouldhaveanewoutlookonbeautyforEbbe.In
Weintraubetheskywasblueandshehadhearditwasalwayswarm.Affewasexcitedtoo.
HewasboredwiththewildlifeinAbwertendandalthoughtheyhadbeenthere2yearshe
hadn'tmadeanyfriends.
AllthistimeHnhadbeenlearningnewthings.Inawasproudofhim.Ebbehaddonetohim
whatshelongeditwouldtoher.Hehadgatheredaroundhimagroupoffriends.Whenshe
visited,theywouldincludeher.Shefeltthatevenwhenshewasn'tthere,shewas.
Sometimesit
was
difficult
for
her
because
while
they
spoke
her
language,
she
didn't
speak
theirs.Plusthereweremanymemoriestheysharedthatshehadmissed.Sheenjoyedwhat
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fewadventuresshecould andwaslookingforwardtothetimewhenshecouldgrowto
understandthembetter.
Daysbeforetheyweretoreuniteindefinately,astrangethinghappened.Theveilthathad
beenliftedsolongagoinJesterseemedtohavebeenreplaced.Hncouldnolonger
rememberthose
feelings
they
had
shared.
He
no
longer
wanted
to
go
to
Weintraube
with
her.Hedidn'tknowher.
Chapter6Inawassogriefstrickenshethoughtshewoulddie.Shenolongertrustedhersenseof
realityandcouldnotmakebeauty.Havinglostherownconcepts,shehadnodirectionwith
whichtoadviseothers.Shefellintoadeepsleep.Shebegantodream.Hnappeared.At
firstshewassoexcitedthatshecouldn'tthink,shejustwantedtobeinhisarms.Hewas
speakinginalanguageshecouldn'tunderstand.Afteratimeherpowerofconcentration
returnedandshecouldunderstand.Hetoldhertheshockingandawfulnews.
Foreverpeoplehadacceptedpredestiny.IthadbeenwrittenthatTheat,thegodof
relationshipsspentmostofhisdaycarefullychoreographingpeopleslives.Whatpeople
didn'tknowwashehadgrownbored.Hefelthehadexploredthesemovementsandevery
combination.ThenhemetChance,thegodofluck.Themoretheyhungoutandtheorized,
themoreinspiredhebecame.
Whatif
you
assigned
situations
to
the
sides
of
acube
and
threw
it
to
see
how
it
would
land?
Thepossibilitiesseemedendles.Theatspentcountlesshoursmakingsitcubes.Soonhis
homewasfullofthem.Timeforanewplan.Hedevisedamethodofnumberingthesidesof
thecubes,16.Thenhemadesitlistsandassignedeachanumericvalue.Thenhewouldroll
thesitcubeandwhatevernumberlandedfaceupwouldbethenextbitinthechoreography.
Thisblewthepossibilityfactorouttheroofandhestillhadroomtoinvitefriendsover. He
kepttheoriginalsitcubesandbuiltspeciallittledisplaystandsforthem,conversationpieces
forparties.Atfirstheonlyusedonesitcube,butdiscoveredasthenumberofsitcubes
increased,sodidthepossibilities.Hefinallysettledonnomorethan6atatime.Eventheat
hadtostopsomewhere,forexcesscausesdisproportion.Ormaybeitwashisprideathaving
12fingers
and
12
toes...
InaandHnknewtheirunionhadbeenamiracle,buttheyhadnoideahowmuchso.It
seemsTheathadbeenexperimenting. Heused6sitcubes,assigning6valuestoeachone.
Hewasreallyexcitedbecausethiswasthefirsttimehehadtestedsomanypossibilitiesat
onetime.Theoryhadgivenwaytopractice.Thisishowtheylanded:
Sitcube1=deliverence
Sitcube2=idris
Sitcube3=1
Sitcube4=
3
Sitcube5=splitworlds
Sitcube6=individualcontrol
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Translatedthismeantthatoneunioninidriswouldexperiencedeliverence.After3years
theywouldbeplacedinsplitworlds,buthadtheoppurtunitytocontroltheirultimate
destiny.Thelastonewasthewildest.Neverbeforehadpeoplebeengivenachanceto
changetheirdestiny.
Sothisiswhathadhappened.Now,afterthreeyears,HnhadswitchedplaceswiththeHn
fromtheotherworld.Thegoodnewswastheycouldfindeachother,buthow?
Surprise.Theat'ssitcubesheldtheanswers.Againthesixsitcubes,butthistimeasetforIna
andasetforHn.Eachhadasitlistwithitemstocollect.36possibilitieseach.72inall.If
eitherofthemfailedatanyofthetasks,allbetswereoffandtheywouldhavetoliveinsplit
worldsforever.Ina'sitemshadbeencast.Hnhadcometoexplainandtellherwhatthe
firstonewas.
Ascalefromtheglassandmetalfishwherethemouselives.InaaskedHnwhathehadtocollect.Hesaidhedidn'tknow.Theatwouldtellhimaftershe
hadthescale.Sheaskedwhenhewouldcomeback.Hesaidafterhehadcollectedhisfirst
item,hewouldcomebackandtellherhersecond.Ifheneverreturned,oneofthemhad
failed.Hepromisedhewouldn'tandthenhefaded.
Chapter7Inaawoke.Wasthedreamreal?Itwasallshehad,soshehadtobelieve.Shefeltconfident
Hn'swarriortrainingwouldhelphim.Shewasn'tsosureaboutherself.Sheonlyknewhow
tomakebeauty.ShediscussedherdreamwithAffe.Hebelievedher.Animalshadknownof
Theat'stheoreticalexperimentsforawhile.Luckilytheyweren'tcontrolledbythegodsand
werefreetodoastheypleased.Affe,toohadbeenreadyfortheirnewlifeand agreedto
helpinanywayhecould.Bothwereperplexed.Whatdiditmean?Howcouldtheyfindit?
Inacouldn'tsitstill.Inthepastwhenshehadhadadilema,shewouldwalkuntilshefounda
solution.Thiswasnoordinaryproblem.Shewonderedhowfarshewouldhavetogotofind
ananswer.
Perhaps
she
should
pack
some
lunch.
As
she
walked
her
head
cleared.
Of
course.
Shewastheperfectpersonforthejob.Shehadstudiedtheworkofacertainman,Frictig,
whomadehugestructuresofglassandmetal.Hehadbeeninspiredbyfishhisgrandmother
keptinthebathtub.Helovedtowatchthemmove.Hehadcreatedtheseworksofbeautyall
overtheworld.InfactInahadtraveledtoseveralofthestructurestobeinspired.Forher
birthdayHnhadgivenherabookaboutaspecialone.Theyhadtraveledtogethertoseeit.
Itwasguardedbyadogofflowers,andheldgreatworksofbeautymadebypeoplefromall
overtheworld. Anothersheknewheldoffices.Shehaddrankmeltedchocolateinthelobby
whilepeoplesangthestockindexchangescontinually,notinunison,butfreeform,likea
vocal,numericaljazz.Shehadenjoyeditverymuch.Huh,a mouse?.....Affewasnohelp.All
themice
he
had
known
had
come
to
an
early
demise.
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BythistimenewsofthedisasterhadreachedIna'sfamily.Hersisterofferedherrespite.She
knewFrictigwasbasedwherehersisterlivedandhopedhewouldseeherandhelp.Affe
saidhewouldholdthefortandletherknowifhehadanybrilliantbreakthroughs.
ItwasalongjourneybacktoGebtige.Inawasstillweakandkeptgetting sickalongthe
way.When
she
finally
arrived
she
was
happy
to
see
her
sister.
She
had
not
been
home
in
manyyears.Ithadchanged.Newvegitationhadevolved.Everythingwasdifferent.Trees
weresoft,yetstrongandtall.Theirrootsgrewabovegroundandlookedasthoughthey
wouldfallover.Shefeltsoftandexposedtoo,sotoseethemgrowsotallgavehercomfort.
Peopledidn'ttalkfacetoface,onlyonpiecesofplasticintheirears.Everyoneseemedtobe
walkingaroundtalkingtothemselves,muchliketheyweremad.Inadidn'thaveanyplastic
sotheyhadtoreverttotheoldwayofcommunicationwhenaddressingher. Theyhadno
problemwiththat.Theywereusedtovisitors.That'swhatshewasnow.
Dayspassed.Frictigwouldnotgrantheraninterview.Inawasn'tsurprised.Afterallhedidn't
knowher
from
Adam
and
he
was
in
the
middle
of
amajor
project.
Her
sister
tried
various
meansofentertainingher.ofcoursehermindwaselsewhere.Onedaytheywerewalking
andInasawitgleaminginthedistance.There,inthemiddleofthecitywasthefish.She
askedhersisterwholivedthere.Shedidn'tknow.Itwasabigsecret.Inahadtofindout.
Theywereonamission.Astheyapproachedtheynoticedanabundanceofcheeseshops.
Theysawpostersprotestingtraps,evenhumaneones.Therewerebigdogseverywhere.
Billboardsweredepictingcatsinaveryunflatteringmanner.Soontheywereatthe
entrance.Themailboxread,"m&m".EveryoneknewMikkiandMeenemouse.Thiswasthe
place.
Theycircled
the
block.
The
house
filled
it
entirely.
Luckily
there
was
still
deconstruction
goingon,buttherewasalsoafence....andguards.Theytalkedtotheguards,sayingtheyhad
travelledfromafarawaylandtoseetheworkofthegreatFrictig.Theguardsthoughtthey
mightbecelebrities,butstillwouldn'tletthemin.
Theycircledtheblock.Thistimelookingforanydebristhatmighthavesomehowfallen
outsidethefence.Amanwithoneredshoeandoneblueshoelookedatthemsuspiciously.
Theylaughedknowinghewastheoddone.Becausetheywerestudyingthegroundso
intently,othersbegantodothesame,notknowingwhattolookfor. Inapickedupanything
thatcouldpossiblybeascale....anythingthatcaughtthelight.Whenherhandscouldcarry
nomore,
they
went
and
sat
down
to
sort
through
what
they
had
found.
There
in
the
pile
of
garbagewasonebeautiful,gleamingscalewrappedinsilverwire.Shehelditclosetoher
heartandhopedHncouldhearherheartbeating.Shecouldhearnothingelse.Asthe
moisturewelledinhereyes,atearlandedonthescaleandcreatedasparklethatcouldbe
feltbyeveryoneinthecity,andofcourseTheat.
Chapter8Being
unable
to
stand
being
away
from
Affe
no
more,
Ina
left
her
sister
and
returned
to
Grauzonetoshowhimherfind. Hewasfullofquestions.Afterhearingaboutthepredjudice
towardscats,hehadabadtasteinhismouthfortheplace.Allshecoulddonowwaswait.
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Havingsuchabeautifulexperiencehadmadeherstronger.Shestartedhelpingpeople
beautifythemselvesagain.Still,shecouldtellshewasn'therself.Sheknewifshewereto
collectallsixitems,shewouldhavetostartmakingherownbeautyagain.Thiswashowshe
gainedstrength.Thishadmadeherinvinceablewhenothercatastrophieshadcrossedher
path.BeautyalonecouldsetHnfree.
ButthegreynesswassounbearableandeverywherewereremindersofHn.Shefoundit
difficulttoconcentrateonanythingelse.
Whileshehadbeengone,thepapersallowinghertomovearrived.Shedidn'tfeelshecould
gotoReisewithoutHn. Butwhereshouldshego?BorderingRiesetothesouthwasEsche.
ShehadheardthetownofPhnixwasfulloflikemindedbeautymakers.Forionsithad
beenaseatofcreativity.Thismadeitanenvironmentwherepeoplecouldlivewithouttoo
muchmoneyandcouldspendmoretimeonrealwork,fromtheheart.Affewaspacked,Ina
shortlythereafter.ShesentmessagestoHntelepathically,hopinghewouldfindher,but
notwanting
to
distract
him
from
his
adventure.
PeoplehadmixedemotionsaboutInaleavingAbwertend.Somewouldmissher,some
understood,butsomewerejustgladtoberidofher.Theyhadgrowntiredofherstoryof
Theatandchance.Theydidn'twanttoquestionpredestiny.Atsomestagetheywouldmeet
theirdestiny,butuntilthentheywentaroundunifyingwithanyonewhowasinterested.
Theythoughttheyshouldhaveasmanyexperiences,howeverunfullfillingastheycoulduntil
then.Hewhogathersthemostunionswins!TheythoughtHnwasdestinedtobeajerk,like
somanyothermen.Theydidn'tbelieveindeliverence. Theyhadneverandwouldnever
experienceit Hertruefriendsalwayssupportedher.
Chapter9ThedayAffeandInaarrivedinPhnixtheskywasblue.Itwaskindofamixedupplace.
Therewasbeautyadjacenttouglinesseverywhere.Peopleweretryingtochangetheuglyto
beautyinalmosteveryblock.Withsomuchconstructionandrebuilding,theairwasnotonly
fullofpositiveenergy,butdust.Inadidn'tmind.Dustremindedherofrenewal.Every
buildingprojectshehadparticipatedinsmelledthatwayandalwaysshefeltsatisfiedatthe
endof
it.
Phnix
looked
like
aproject
that
could
take
longer
than
alifetime
to
complete.
It
hadbeentheproductofconflictivegovernmentforthelast40yearsandwasjustonly
beginningtorecover.Inafeltathomebecauseshetoowastryingtorecover.Shetriedto
settleinandmakeasmuchbeautyasshecould.
ShekeptwaitingforHntocometoherinherdreams.Astimepassedshegrewwearyand
frightenedthatsomethinghadhappenedtohim.Shebegantosleeplongerandlongerto
givehimmoreoppurtunity.Atlasthecame.Hewasnotallowedtotellherhistask.He
lookedtired.Shewishedshecouldcomforthimandrunherfingersthroughhishairuntilhe
fellasleepasshehaddonesomanytimeswhenhehadaheadache......shesawthepain
behindhis
eyes.
This
time
they
were
not
allowed
to
touch.
She
was
not
allowed
to
speak.
Shewantedtosaysomuch,buthadtoholdhertongue.Timewasshortandhecouldonly
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say,"OdOdegg".Allthatwaitingforsuchashortdream.Shetriedtogobacktosleepanddreamitagain.Andagain.Andagain.
WhatwasanOdOd?Affeknew.Itwasabird.AspecialbirdfromthelandofInsideout.InaknewaboutInsideout.Thereeveryonewasinsideout.Thismeantthattheirskinwasonthe
insideand
then
their
muscles
and
then
their
organs.
This
sounds
discusting,
but
to
them
they
alllookedlikethatandnobodynoticed.Itdidmakeforratheroddchatuplines.Popular
was,"I'd liketostrokeyourkidneys."Don'task.Anotherslightproblemarose.Withorgans
ontheoutside,lifeexpectancywasveryshort.Theyneededprotectionfromtheelements.
that'swhyInaknewaboutthem.Theycreatedsuchwonderful,protectivegarments,that
theexportscouldonlybefoundinexclusiveshops.ThatwastheonetimeInawouldhave
likedtohavemoney.Shelovedthesegarments,butcouldn'tmakebeautyandhavethem.
Oftenshewouldlookatthemtogetinspirationforherowngarments.Shemademostofher
ownthingsfromotherthings,asusual.
Sheknew
she
would
be
found
out
unless
she
used
the
finest
of
materials.
In
anew
town
thingsarehardtofind.OnedayKeircametothedoor,lookingfortheprevioustennant.Ina
explainedshewaslivingherenow,butshewasmorethanwelcometocomeinandhavea
drink.Theyfellinstantfriendsandtalkedforalongtime.Keirtoohadalovewhowasina
distantplaceandherfriendshadgrowntiredofherbabel.Shewasgladtohavesomeone
newtoconversewithwhounderstoodherfeelings.InatoldKeiroftheclothingshehadto
makeandKeirknewexactlywheretotakeher.Earlyonesaturdaymorningtheyheadedfor
thewestsideofthecity.Peopleweredifferentthere.Morelikethoseinothercities.They
boughttheirbeautymoreoftenthanmadeit.Theypotentiallywouldbefuturecustomers
forIna'swork,butrightnowshehadotherthingsonhermind.
Shefoundlovelyfabricsandthreadsmadefromthingsshehadneverseenbefore.They
wenttotheplacethatsoldgoodsfromInsideout.Ah,theonethingInacouldn't
make....shoes.sShecouldn'tfakethat.Shespentherfoodmoneyfortwoweekstobuya
pairforherandaquadforAffe.Shewouldgladlygowithout.Foodhadheldlittleorno
interestsinceHn'sdeparture.Theshoeswerepadded,forprotection.Theywerethemost
beautuifulandcomfortablethingsshehadeverhadonherfeet.ShehopedAffewouldlike
his.Hewasn'taccustomedtowearingany.
Outfitscompletelycoveringthem,InaandAffesetoffforInsideout.Thejourneywasn'tthat
far,just
long
enough
for
them
to
get
accustomed
to
walking
in
the
new
way,
as
not
to
be
noticed.OutsidersseldomcametoInsideout.Theyweren'tallowedtoshowtheirskin.Those
whodidfellpreytothugs,foritwasexceptedthosewithnoprotectionwereaskingforit.
AsInaandAffewerewalkingintotowntheynosesfilledwithabeautifulfragrance.It
seemedtopermeatetheirwholebeings.Andthentheyheardsinging.Affewassoexcited.
Hehadheardthesoundoftheododwasamazing,butcouldnotbelievehisears.Ina
thoughtitwasok.Nothingtowritehomeabout,butAffewastrulyaffected.Hetoldherto
enjoyherselfandhewouldtakecareofthisone.Shehaddecidedlongagonottowatchhis
escapades.Earlyonshehaddonesoandbeensorepulsed,shevowednevertobepartyto
such
a
thing
again.
Sometimes
he
would
bring
her
momentos.
She
accepted,
but
quickly
rid
herselfofthemnotfindingthembeautifulatall.Affewasgoodatwhathedid,soshe
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agreed,hopingthesquarenessinhiseyeswouldn'tbepermanent.Theyseemedmore
squarethanonhispreviousconquests.
MeanwhileInawalkedthestreetsofInsideout,alone.Shoppingwasagooddistractionand
everythingwassobeautiful! Shefoundsomanynewandwonderfulthingsthatwerenot
exported.It
seems
some
Insideouters
had
become
allergic
to
something
in
their
protective
clothing.Thishadactuallyspeduptheiragingprocess.Onsalewerespecialdevicestoslow
downtime.SomeInsideouterswithoutallergieshadtriedthedevices,buttheyonlyfeltlike
timewasslowingwhenitwasactuallyspeedingup.Theywereexperiencingdamaging
effects,butthedevicemadethemfeelgoodandtheystoppedcaring.Itwasbecauseofthis
thataspecialpermithadtobewritteninordertoobtainthedeviceslegally.Individualshad
tobeexaminedbyanallergisttoobtainapermit.Butlikeanywhereelsethingsarealways
forsaleinspecialshops.
Inaaccidentallycameupononeofthem.Shelookedatthedevicecuriously.Shewishedshe
hadhad
one
during
the
three
years.
She
would
have
done
anything
to
make
that
time
last
longer....stopit entirelyofpossible.NowheronlycontactwithHnwasindreams.Wouldit
workthere?Howmuchwasit?
InInsideouteverythingwasbeautifulsoagreatvaluewasplacedonugliness.Inaalwayshad
somethinguglyinherpocketinhopeofmakingitbeautifuloneday.Shepulledouta
mashedbottlecap.Theshopkeeperseemedslightlyinterested.Shedugagain,thistime
pullingoutanearring.Hisinterestincreased.Oncemoreherhandwentintoherpocket.His
eyesgrewashesawthewirethathadonceheldachampagnecork.Champagnewasillegal
inInsideout.Anythingthatflewoutofcontrolcouldquiteliterallyputyoureyeout!Deal
closed.
InasatonabenchnearastreamandwaitedforAffe.Sheexaminedhertimedevice.Itwas
labled696.Shehadnoideawhatthat stoodfor,butshedidn'tcare.Sheonlyhopedit
wouldprolonghervisitsfromHninthedreamworld.Withasmileonherfaceshethought
aboutwhatshewoulddowiththeextratime.Shemisseddeliverence.
Affeappeared,limping.Hisnosehadanopenwoundandoneithersideofhisbodywere
patcheswherehisfurhadgonewhite.Inhismouthwasanobject.Hewalkedoverand
placeditinherhand,smiled,jumpedintoherlapandfellasleep.Sherubbedhimunderthe
chinin
thanks
until
she
too
fell
asleep.
There
they
slept
for
24
hours.
When
they
woke
up,
theywerestarving.AnInsideouterwalkedbysellinghotpizzas.Shestillhadsomeuglinessin
herpocket, shereplaceditwiththeegg.Therewasenoughforonepizzaeach....beastfeast
forhim,veggieforher,shehadlongcastoffthepracticeofeatinganimals.Itwasabeautiful
day.BelliesfulltheysetoffforPhnix.
Chapter10Exhausted
from
their
adventure,
Ina
and
Affe
spent
much
of
their
time
asleep.
Plus
she
knew
Hnwouldcontactherinherdreams.Shedidn'twanttomisshim.Sheexperimentedwith
696.Itwasalong,cylindricalobject.Itwasdividedintosectionsthatturned.Youcouldmake
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differentcolorsbyturningitindifferentcombinationsandintensities.Sometimesshefelt
shewasslowerthaneveryoneelse.Sometimesshewasfaster.Thisexperimentationthrew
hertimingoffinsuchawayshehadproblemswithherspacialawareness. Quiteoftenshe
wouldfindherselfinthewrongplaceattherighttimeortherightplaceatthewrongtime.
Afterawhileshethoughtitbettertostayindoors.Thereshecouldn'thurtanyonebut
herself.She
worked
on
making
beauty
in
her
own
time
and
space
and
waited.
Afterwhatmayhaveseemedaneternity,forshehadlostherperceptionoftime,Hn
appeared.Shehopedshehadset696totherightsetting.Heseemedexhilerated.Hehad
enjoyedhislastadventureverymuch.Hetoldherallaboutit.Shelistenedintently,wishing
shehadbeenabletoshareitwithhiminperson.Fornowjusthearinghimtellthetalewas
enough.Shecouldtellheheldsomethingsback.Theathadswornhimtosilenceandsome
thingshadbeenquitedangerous.Hedidn'twanttoworryher.Itfeltgoodtotalkandlaugh
again.Hehadhernextitem:
DancingdebrisfromthelandwherewomendressedasmendressingaswomenHesaidhelovedherandmissedherandthenhewasgoneagain.Fordaysshewashappy,
highfromthesoundofhisvoice.Shehadwrittenitdown,butgavenothoughttotheriddle.
Afteratimeshebegantocomedown.Affestartedtoworryandinanefforttocheerhergot
outhercityphotoalbum.Itcontainedacollectionofimagesfromalloftheplacesshehad
visited.Sheabligedhimbylookingatit.
Allofthesuddenshejumpedupandfranticallyrantothedeskforthepaper.Thatwasit!
Shehadbeentoaplacewherewomendressedasmendressingaswomen.She
rememberedhow
much
she
wished
she
had
been
there
when
she
was
younger
and
only
believedinsuperficialbeauty.Shewouldhavebeenoneofthem.Ittooknotalentexcept
makingyourselfbeautifulwithpaintandmouthingthewordstoasongyouhadhearda
milliontimes.Ohyes,andyouhadtowearreallyinterestingclothesanddance.Talkabouta
dreamjob!Affedecidedhewouldstayhomethistime.Hehadhadplentyadventurefora
littlewhileandsomeonehadtocheckthemail.
AgainInasetoffonajourney.Only2countriesawaythistime.Andaplacewhereitwas
warm.Shewasglad.ItwasgettingcolderinPhnixandhercloakswerestillinGrauzone.Ina
checkedintoahostelandplannedherattack.Shewouldstartattheplacewhereshehad
seenthe
drag
kings
before,
the
Black
and
White
club.
So
she
did.
They
remembered
her
for
somestrangereasonandgaveherfreebeveragesimmediately.Participating
halfheartedlyinsomesmalltalk,sheaskedeveryonesheknewwhereshecouldgoto
dance.Dancinghadbecomeunpopularsincethelasttimeshewasthere.Nooneseemedto
knowanywhere.Theyweremoreconcernedwithbeveragesthandancing.Afterawhileshe
hadhadenoughandwentoutsideforair.ThereshemettheBitman,socalledbecausehe
knewabitaboutthisandabitaboutthatandcouldtalktoanyoneaboutanysubject.
Casuallybetweencartoons,predestination,andrecyclingofmechanicalwaste,sheworked
intotheconversation,"Doyouknow anywheretodance?"Butofcourse.Heknewofaparty
thatveryevening.Itwasinthebridgeunderthetrainatthenextstation.Andofftheywent.
Andwhataspace.Allaroundthewallsweremachineswithlightsonthefloor.Peoplewere
tryingtofollowwith
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Thepatternsthelightsmadewiththeirfeetintimetothemusic.Whentheydidwell,it
wouldsay,"wow,you'eareallygreatdancer".Whenthey didn'titwouldsay,"youstupid
clutz!Getoffandletsomeonewhocandanceplay!"Inasearchedthefloor.Nodebris.She
figuredwhileshewasthereshe'dgiveitago.DidIsayshehadalwayslovedtodance?She
goton.Everythingitthrewathershemastered,nevermissingastep.Atsomepointitwas
followingher
instead
of
she
it.
This
continued.
A
crowd
formed.
They
were
chanting,"
goina,
goina".afteranumberofhoursthecrowdbegantothin.30hourshadpassed,butInawas
socaughtupinthemomentshedidn'tnotice.Shejustkeptongoing.Shebegantoget
smaller.Herclothingtogetbigger,untilherpantsweresolongshewastrippingonthem.
Shedancedsohardtheywerebreakingaway.Finally,onebigtripandfall.Onthefloorshe
sawthestripsthathadcomeoffthebottomofherpants.Dancingdebris.Thethirdobject.
Shelaughed.Shewashappy.Halfwaythereandthishadbeenfun.Shecheckedoutofthe
hostelandhurriedhometosleepinherownbed.
Chapter11Sleep,soprecious,nowmorethanever.Inahadmastered696bynow.Shespedupawake
timeandslowedsleeptime.Shewaited,andwaited,andwaited,countingthesleeps.They
seemedinfinate.WherewasHn?Washeok?Shetrustedhisstrength,butshecouldn't
helpworrying.Somanysleepspassedshehadlostcount.Shesenttelepathicmessagesto
helphimsohecouldfinishhismissionandshecouldseehim.Shewishedshecoulddomore
tosupporthim,butitwasoutofhercontrol.Shefeltsohelpless.
Atlast
Hn
appeared.
At
first
he
seemed
distant,
but
soon
they
were
laughing.
It
felt
good
to
laugh.Itfeltgoodtohearhisvoiceandseethatbeautifulsmilesheloved.Whensheasked
hernextitemhesaidTheathadonlygivenhimanimage.Hehopedhecouldrecreateit,not
beingasadeptatdrawingasshe.Hesaidhelovedherandwasgoneagain.
Inaawokeandimmediatelyopenedhersketchbook.Fordaysshecopiedwhathehad
expressed.Thoughherhandswerecramping,shepersisted,hopingitwouldgiveher
answers.Thefrictionofthepenonthepapercalmedher.Sometimesshewentinto
automaticpilotandforgoteverythingexceptthatfrictionandmotion.
Affehad
to
feed
her
because
she
had
lost
interest
in
eating.
He
loved
everything
about
eating,begging,catchingandplayingwithyourfood,purejoy.Onemorninghewasreading
thepaperunderhisbreakfastwhenhesawanad.Thelogolookedfamiliar. HetookIna
something.Thatwasit.ItwastheimagefromHn.Hequicklydrughertohisleftovers.Ina
triedtoreadthead.Itwasdifficultthroughthefood.Affewasamessyeater.Shedid
managetogetcontactinformation.Adsneverreallytoldyouanythinganyway,onlyifyou
usetheirproductbeautifulpeoplewilllikeyouandwanttohaveunion.Lies,butbeautiful
ones.
Shearrangedameetingwitharepresentativeof "rememberwhenyouwerebeautiful".Ina
wasalittle
taken
aback
by
the
agent.
He
was
ajolly,
round
kind
of
guy
in
leather
hotpants,
matchingvest,andconstructionboots.Notexactlywhatshehadexpected.Onceshegained
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hercomposure,forshefounditdifficultnottolaugh,shegotdowntobusiness.Whatdid
thiscompanyactuallydo?
Peoplehaddiscoveredbeautifulmemoriesmadethembeautiful.RWBhaddevisedawayto
givepeoplewithbadmemoriesbeautifulones,thuscreatingphysicalbeautyintherecipient.
Theonly
catch
was
the
retention
of
the
memory
depended
on
unknown
factors
in
the
recipient.Whenthememorywaslost,sowerethephysicalbenefits.Mostclientswererich
andhadthetreatmentiftheyhadabigpartytogoto.Thememorygiverheldadevicein
theirhand.Atthesametimetherecipientheldadevice.Thememorywasinstantly
transferred.Heshowedheraselectionofdevicesindifferentpriceranges.Onewasthe
companylogo.Sheasked.Itwasthepremiummodel.Exchangeblefor10yearsrent
anywhereintheworldforthegiver.
Ok.Shewouldgive.Shetoldtheagentofaneveningshehadsharewithherfriendswhere
theylaughedtilltheycried."Nice,butnotpremium."Thiswouldnotbeaseasyasshe
thought.She
hated
the
idea
of
temporary
beauty.
It
went
against
all
she
taught
and
practiced,butshehadtogetthatdevice.ForHnshewouldsacrificeherprinciples.All'sfair
inloveandwar,right?
Reluctantly sherecountedamemoryofbakingcakeswithhermother.Hermotheralways
letherlickthebowlandthebeaters.Shelikedtherawcakebatteralmostasmuchasthe
icing.Inahadfewhappymemoriesofhermotherbeforeshehadlefther.Surelythiswas
premium."Better,butnotpremium,I'mafraid."
Ina'srecentexperiencehadcausedhertorevalueherlife.Shehadrealizedthatnothing
reallymattered
except
Hn.
She
would
glady
give
up
anything
to
change
what
had
happened,evengiveupmakingbeauty.Nowallshehadwerehermemories.Ifoneofthem
failedtheywouldneverbetogetheragain.Hermostpreciousmemorieswereoftheday
theymetandtheirdeliverence.Shewouldneverpartwiththose.Shebegantothinkofallof
theirexperiences,eachaspreciousastheothers.Herstomachgrewweasyandshebeganto
cryasshechoseone.Thefirstholidaytogether,shehadtraveledtoRiese.Ithadbeenher
bestholidayever.Atfirstsomeofthetraditionswereoddtoher,butshehadbecome
accustomedtothemandhadlearnedtolovethem.Theyhadspentthechangingoftheyear
alonebytheocean.Shecouldstillsmellthesmokefromthefire.Theyhadbeensoexcited
tospendthis,andvowedtospendeverychangingtogether,eternally.Now,withthe
holidaysapproaching,
knowing
the
vow
would
be
broken............"That's
premium!"
said
the
agent.Inatookthedeviceinherhandandthememorywasgone.
Inawenthomeandtriedtoremember.Shelookedatthephotosfromtheholiday.Nothing.
Shesetthe696onfasttimeandcriedherselftosleep.
Chapter12A
lively
discussion
insued
at
one
of
Theat's
many
cocktail
parties.
"It's
unethical."
Said
some.
Itjustmakesitmoreinteresting."Saidothers.Thepitterpatterwentbackandforth,Theat
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enjoyingeveryminuteofit,tryingtorememberhowthetopicof696hadcomeup.He
hopedithadbeenhimwhohadsparkedsuchalovelydebate.
696useaffectedthesplitworldsindifferentways.Oppositeactually.EverytimeInaspedup
hertime,Hn'swassloweddownandviceversa.Additionally,whentimeslowedinHn's
world,his
memories
lost
intensity.
This
was
causing
him
to
forget
why
he
was
collecting
the
itemsinthefirstplace.Whilehewasenjoyingtheadventures,hewaslosingpurposeand
gettingbored.
Thepartytopic:Wasitfairforhernottohavethisinformationsincethecouplehadbeen
rolledtheselfcontrolsitcube?Theatdidn'tthinkmuchaboutit.Hewashappyaboutthe
successofhisparty.
Chapter13ThistimeHncametoInaprettyfast.Shehadbeenusing696alotsincesacrificingher
memoryandherprinciples.Hewasverydistracted.Shefelthewasn'tlisteningatallwhen
shespoke.Sheaskedaboutheritem."Ohyeah,it'saglowingshrimp."Andheleftwithnoembrace,nowords,nothing.
Inafeltsoempty.Shedidn'tknowwhattodo.Shewasconfusedanddisappointedbyhis
behavior.Shesenttelepathicmessagesofherlove,hoping.Forabriefmomentshethought
abouttheRYBdevice.Shecouldredeemitfor10yearsofrent.Shecouldtraveltheworld
andmake
beauty.
This
had
been
her
dream
before
she
met
Hn.
He
had
seemed
so
distant.
Butthethoughtwasonlyfleeting.Shewouldn'tgiveup.Todosowouldbeinstantdeath.
Theyhadbeenrolledtheselfcontrolsitcube.Therewouldalwaysbehope.Itprovidedthe
comfortandstrengthsheneededtofindtheglowingshrimp.
Chapter14Theat
had
begun
to
feel
alittle
guilty
after
thinking
about
what
his
party
guests
had
said.
It
hadbeenthegeneralconcensusthatdecisionsshouldbebasedonknowledge.Hedecided
heshouldtellInaaboutthesideeffects.Heappearedtoherduringwakinghourstomake
suresheunderstoodcompletely.
Wow.ThoughtsflewrampantlyinIna'shead.Somanythoughtsnoneofthemwerereadable
atfirst.Shesatdown,dizzily.Shewasstillforhours,tryingtomakehermindsettle.Nowshe
understoodwhyHnhadbeensodistant.Everytimeshepushedhertime,sheheldbackhis.
Shewouldhavetobepatient,somethingshehadneverbeengoodat,eveninthebestof
times.
Shenoticedsomethingelse.Shewasagingfaster.Eachtimesheusedthedeviceshefelt
older.Shefeltthatshehadaged20years.Hnhadremainedthesame.Sheworriedhe
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wouldn'twantheranymorewhenhesawher.Shefeltugly.Feelingthisway,itperplexed
herthatothersfoundherbeautiful.Shewasstilltooweaktohelpotherstobeautify
themselvesandshehadtheseitemstocollect.Itmadeherundependable.Shecouldn't
committoanythingonaregularbasis.Shefoundagroupofpeoplewhowerelearningto
makebeauty.Shecouldhelpthem.Allshehadtodowasstandstillandletthemcaptureher
beauty.This
she
could
do.
It
gave
her
time
to
read
her
thoughts
and
she
was
making
beauty
indirectly.PlustherewasalwaysrenttopayandAffetofeed.
HerfriendKeircametovisit.Conversationturnedtotheglowingshrimp.Kierknewwhereto
findthem.Shewasfromtheplacewheretheywere.Peoplewithslantedeyescamefromfar
awaytoseethem.Theirslantedeyescausedthemtohavepoorvision.Allofthemhad
magnifyingdeviceshangingaroundtheirnecks.Inrecentyearstheyhaddevelopedawayto
recordtheirsights.Theseimageswereputonlargescreensandshowntotheirfriendsand
familyuponreturninghome.MostpeopleinKeir'shometownhadvisitedtheglowing
shrimp,butshehadn't.Inordertoreachityouhadtogoinatubereallydeepintothe
ground.That
was
the
only
way
to
reach
this
underworld.
Keir
had
adeathly
fear
of
closed
spacesanddidn'twanttogointhetube.Inasympathised.Shehadhadaproblemwith
depthssinceanunfortunateincidentyearsbeforeinahouseofbeautyinWeintraube.She
hadbeentrappedundergroundandhadfallenintoanuncontrollablepanic.Buttherewas
theissueoftheglowingshrimp,ithadtobecollected.Theyagreedtohelpeachotherand
offtheysetforKeir'shometownofWassergeist.
ItwasalongjourneytoWassergeist,8daysonthehoof.Inafeltsickalltheway.Shetriedto
sleep,butcouldn't.Anythingsheatewouldcomebackup.Travelingwasfabulouswhenshe
wantedtogosomewhere,butthiswashorrible.Thethoughtofgoingintothedeepinvaded
everythought.
Though
she
knew
it
was
impossible,
with
every
movement
downward
she
felt
morepressure................herskinfelttight.............sheenvisionedherselfexploding.Itmade
herfeelpowerless.ShewasgladKeirwastheretogivehercourage.Inahopedshewouldbe
abletoreturnthefavor.Afterallthetubecamebeforethedepth.
Astheygrewcloser,Keirrecalledmanystoriesofheryouth.Thiswasaplesantdistraction
forbothofthem.Butastheysawthetube,fearsetin.Inahadamomentofbrilliance.She
askedKeirainvolvingquestionaboutanearliertopic.Thesubjectwasprettyintenseandby
thefinishtheyweredownthetubeandacclimatedwithoutacare....muchlessexploding.
Inawas
amazed.
This
was
the
most
beautiful
place
she
had
ever
been.
Everything
sparkled.
Everythingwasinperfectproportion.Shefeltelated.Theplantlifeandanimallifewereall
eitherclearorglowingoracombinationofthetwo.Itseemedunreal.Thenshesomething
caughthereye.Itwashalffishandhalfman.Asheapproached,shenoticedthe
resemblance.HecouldbeHn'sbrother.Herheartstopped.AsmoreWassermenappeared,
shestooddumbfounded.Theywerealldifferent,buteachborethatsamestrikng
resemblance.Whatawonderful,horribleplace.KeircalledIna'sattentiontoaposter.
Wassergeistwaslookingforpeopletocreatebeauty.Ina'searsperkedup.Beauty?
SomewherewhereeveryonelookedlikeHn?Whatifhefailed?Ifshewerehere,wouldit
bethenextbestthing?Atleastshecouldlookatthefeaturesthathadsurroundedthose
eyes
and
that
smile.
And
Affe
could
chase
fish
and
sea
creatures
all
day.
He
hadn't
minded
wearingtheshoesininsideoutoncehegotusedtothem. Shewonderedhowhewouldfeel
aboutfins?Shereadfurther."Wassergeistwillsponsorthosewhowanttomakebeauty.You
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neednomoney.Wesupplyeverything.Simplytradeinyourlegsforfinsandtheunderworld
canbeyouroyster."Shewonderedifshewouldlookbetterinclear,sparkle,orglowfins.
Couldshehaveallthree?Wouldshebeabletochangethemifshegotbored?Ifshestayed
underwaterforever,wouldherfingerswrinkleuplikewhenshestayedinthebathtoolong?
Nevertohavetoworryaboutmoneyandtobeappreciatedformakingbeautyandtobe
surroundedby
it
constantly?
Legs?
Who
needs
'em?
Wait.Peoplewhotraveledandexploredneededthem.Peoplewhopickedupuglinessoff
thestreetneededthem.Sheneededthem.Howcouldshemakebeautyifshelosttheability
tobeexposedtonewthings?Thisunderwaterplacewasisolated.....aplacetogetideasand
takethemaway...........stayingwouldcausehertostagnate.....nomatterhowmany
selectionsoffinsshehad,herbeautywouldfailifitweredictated.Plus,lookingatthose
beautifulfaceswouldonlyremindherofwhatwasmissing.TheycouldneverreplaceHn.
Besideshewasbraveandstrong.Sheknewhewouldfindhisway.Asthesethoughtscame
overher,Keirexclaimed."Look!Glowingshrimp!"andtoherright,Inasawashopwith
basketsfilled
with
glowing
shrimp
and
asign,
"please,
take
alittle
piece
of
Wassergeist
with
you.Ourcompliments."shetookone."ThisisthebestcomplimentIhaveeverreceived."
"Metoo."SaidKeir.Fearsconquered,theywentbacktothesurfaceviatube.
AsInaandKeirwalkedthe8dayshome,Inafelteverystep.Shethoughtabouthow
marvelousitfelttowalk.....howhermusclesenjoyedcontracting.....herfeetwelcomedthe
ground...therythymicsoundstheycreated.........shewasgladshehadthem.
Chapter15Homeagain,Inatriedtokeepherselfbusy.Timefeltslowandsheneededdistraction.Affe
wasbusywithnewfriends,butwhenhewasin,theyhadlongdiscussions.Hehadbeen
tryingnewfoodsandwaseagertosharethemwithher.Whileshehadfoundsomenew
thingsshelikedtoeattoo,foodstillwasn'tthatimportant.Timepassed.Novisits.Shebegan
toimagineallkindsofhorriblethings.ShehopedHnwasok.Eachnightshewouldburna
candletogivehimpoweranddirection.Itmadeherfeelbettertoatleastpretendtobe
doingsomething.Shedidn'tthinkhertelepathywasworking.
Onenight
Theat
appeared.
"Where'sHn?"Inaasked,fearingtheworst.
"Ineededtotellyouthisinperson.Don'tworry.Hehascompletedhismission.We'requite
amusedathisingenuity.............oh,andofcourse,yours.Mostoftheotherexperiments
havealreadyfailedorbecomeincrediblyboring.Welldonethusfar. Youhaveonelastitem
tocollect,butIthoughtyoumightliketoworkonthenextthingatthesametime.Iknow
yougetboredifyouonlyhaveoneprojectatatime."
Hedidknowherwell.
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"Youmustfindaboxthatlookslikealog.Placethegatheredobjectsinitandtakeittoa
placewhereyouknowtheotherHnwillfindit.Thenyoumustfindawayforhimtocatch
yourreflectioninhiseyes.WhenyourHnhascompletedhislasttask,Iwillsendhimto
searchtheothersideofmirrors.Allmirrorscanbeseenfrombothworlds.Whenhefinds
theonewiththeotherHnontheotherside,hemustseeyourreflectioninhiseyesandthe
switchwill
be
made.
Understand?"
"Ithinkso."
"Great.YouknowmypartieshavegottensomuchliveliersinceIstartedthis.I'vebeen
askedtoguestonseveralcouncils.Well.Iguessthataboutwrapsitup.Goodluck.No,that
wouldbeinterferring.Igaveyouindividualcontrol.Iwouldn'twanttoinfluenceanything.
That'sbeenmymostcelebratedact.Ok.Seeyouthen."
"Wait!Whataboutthesixthobject?Whatisit?"
"Sillyme.Ialmostforgot.Simulatedonionstone.Yes,that'sit.Gotit?""Simulatedonionstone?""That'sit.Now,I'mofflikeapromdress!Wouldn'twanttokeepmypublic
waiting!"
Ok.Soeverytimeshehadpickedazit,someonefromthesplitworldcouldsee?Andwhat
aboutwhenshe..........hopefullythepeoplefromtheotherworldcouldn'tsee.Shewished
shehadaskedaboutthat,butitwastoomuchinformationtoofast.Thelasttimeshehad
seenTheat,heseemeddifferent.Thechangewas.........interesting.She'dthinkaboutthese
thingslater.Nowshehadplentytodo.Shehadn'tevenheardofanonionstone,muchlessa
fakeone.
Time
for
more
research.
She
visited
every
fruit
and
veg
stand
in
Phnix.
No
one
knewofsuchathing.Onedayshemetamanwhodidn'tbelieveinTheat.Heilerbelievedin
selfcontrol.Atanearlyagealumphadappearedinhischin.Themedicalprofessionalssaid
Theatputthoselumpsinpeople'schinssometimes.Theyhadseenitlots.Itmeantthe
persononlyhadafewmonthsleft,heshouldenjoyhimselfwhilehecould.Heilerdecided
theatshouldn'tcontolhowlongapersonhadtolive.Peopleshouldbeincontrolof
themselves.SoheadaptedthebeliefofselfcontrolanddenouncedTheat.Peoplethought
hewaswrong,butifhewantedtotryit,theywouldn'tstandinhisway.Hehadbelievedand
survivedfor20yearsthusfarandthelumphadnotgrown.Infactitwassmaller.Itwasn't
gone,butitwasnolongeradanger.Inawasmoved.Manyinherfamilyhadfallenpreyto
suchlumps.
She
didn't
understand
exactly.
She
had
seen
Theat.
She
knew
him
all
too
well.
Perhapsthiswaswherehehadgottentheideaforindividualcontrol.Ifitwas,shehadalot
tothankHeilerfor.Hisstorymadeherfeelmoreconfident.Thingscouldbechanged.
Nothingwassetinstone.Shecouldbealeaderinsteadofafollower.InasentHnleader
vibes.Anythingispossiblewhenyoubelieve.Heilerspenthistimetravelingtootherplaces
andhelpingpeopletohelpthemselves.Mostlytheywouldmakegoodsandhewouldexport
them.Inalookedaroundhisshop.Ontheshelfwasalog.Sheaskedaboutit.Hesaid,"Ooh,
that'sabox.It'sfromKrawatte."Inafeltgood.Notonlyhadshefoundthebox thatlooks
likealog,butshehadhelpedpeopletohelpthemselves.Shethoughtmaybewithallofhis
travelling,Heilerwouldhaveheardoftheonionstone.Buthehad't.
Shewenthomeandputthe5itemsinthebox.Eachdayshesoughttheonionstoneinnew
places.Surelysomeonemusthaveheardofit.Shemetpeoplefromallovertheworld.It
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seemsPhnixwasaplacethatdrewpeople.Eachhadastorytotell.Mosthadsurvived
somehardship.Theyseemedatpeace.Theyseemedtoappreciatethenowandwhatthey
hadafterhavingknownloss.Shewasbeginningtofeelmorecomfortablethere.Itwas
almostanomadictown.EventhoseshemetfromEscheseemedtocomefromotherplaces.
WhenshedidmeetactualPhnixiansshewouldaskquestionsaboutthehistoryofthecity.
Asshe
unraveled
more
about
it,
she
was
amazed
how
it
had
continued
to
exist
at
all.
It
was
likeeverytimeithadtriedtopickitselfup,somethingwoulderuptlikelavaandcoverit
again.Eachtimeithadrecreateditselfandsomehowsurvived.Eachstoryofrevivalrenewed
herhope.
AllthistimeInacontinuedtomakebeautyfromuglinessinherusualway.Shewasalways
bringinghomesomethingfromthestreet.Allhersurfaceswerecoveredwithsuchthings.
Whenshechangedthemintobeautytheywouldmovetothewallsortheshelves.Until
then,theywereinjarsandbowlsandlittlepilesdividedbycolor,material,ortexture.Ina
showedherfinishedbeautytofew.Thosewhosawitsaidsheshouldshowittoothers.She
wasthinking
about
it.
She
liked
to
help
people.
Maybe
her
beauty
could
help
someone
to
helpthemselvesagain.Shelookedthroughherobjectsofugliness.Therewasastonewith
layersofcharcoalandwhite.Whenyouheldittothelightinacertainway,itbecame
reflective.Shelookedcloser.Thiswasn'tastoneatall.ItcamefromthestreetsofPhnix,
constantlyrepavedandrepaintedwitheachchallenge.Thensherememberedastoryshe
andHnhadbeentoldofatrollwhowassouglythateveryonewasafraidofhim.themore
heletpeoplein,themoreheexposedthelayers,themorebeautifulhebecame.........."layers
likeanonion!"Ofcourse,simulatedonionstone.Ithadbeenonherdeskthewholetime.
Chapter16Inacarefullyplacedthefinalobjectwiththeothersinthesilkbagshehadfoundtoprotect
them.Shereplacedthebagintotheboxthatlookedlikealog.SheknewHnwouldbe
receivingtheinformationofhislastobject.Shehopedhewasrestedandready.Shelita
candleforhimandbegantoplanhertriptoReise.Shehadmixedemotionsaboutgoing.It
washerfavoriteplaceintheworld,butwithoutHnnowheremeantanything.Worstofall
InawouldhavetolookintheeyesoftheotherHn.Shewasafraidofwhatshemightseeor
notsee.
Shewenttobedearly.Shefeltsheneededrestforthislastmission.Shewonderedhowlong
itwouldtakeforHntocompletehistask.Shehopedhewouldn'tfail.Thenhowlongwould
ittakeforhimtofindtherightmirror?Whatifshecouldn'tfindtheotherHn.Shehadn't
talkedtohim.Maybehehadmoved.Yes,sheneededmuchsleep.
Chapter17AssoonasIna'sheadhitthepillowshebegantodream.Shethoughtitwasadream.Itfelt
soreal.Hnappeared.Theysaidnothing.....justheldeachotherandcried.Neitherwanted
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toletgo.Theircheekstouched.Shefeltanenergy.Herhandwenttothebackofhisneck
andshestrokedhishair.Hedidthesame.Shelookedupathimandsaid,"Willeverythingbe
ok?"Helookeddownandsaid,"Yes."Andthenhewasgone....eachassuredtheywouldmeet
again.Thedreamreplayedoverandoverallnight.Itfeltsoreal.Shewonderedifhehad
experiencedthesamedream.Shehopedso.Inthemorningshewasready.Herhopehad
becomefaith
again.
She
would
go
to
Reise,
deliver
the
box,
catch
the
eye,
come
back
to
Phnixandmakebeautytohelppeopleuntilhefoundthemirror.Inafeltstrong.Reinforced
bytherealityoftheirlove,sheknewshecouldpersevere.
MaeshelleWestDavies
.
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/dj
SPUNKY(backstock/dd)/dj
FILBURT(permanentvacation/freezone)/dj
house&techno.hearts&souls
sieheauch:myspace.com/furryphreakssieheauch:myspace.com/spunkydaddysieheauch:myspace.com/djfilburt11:00
SummerOpenAirCinema
ConneIsland,KoburgerStrae3
Tickets8
Sun23LeipzigStrikersvsErfurtLatinosBallparkTrabrennbahnPanitzsch
www.leipzigbaseball.de/
-
8/9/2019 No Frills Aug So Social Club e Mini Mag
35/36
Tue25STAM
LaPlaya.alittlesalsaneverhurtanyone
http://www.beachclubleipzig.de/salsa.php
7:00ishuntil
LaPlaya,AlteMesse
freeentrance
-
8/9/2019 No Frills Aug So Social Club e Mini Mag
36/36
Wed26
CJRamone
www.myspace.com/lipstix
www.thelipstix.com/v2/
www.myspace.com/radiodeadones
WERKII KulturfabrikLeipzige.V.,Kochstrae132
Doorsopen7:00
Concertstarts8:00
Tickets:13.90