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EYES WIDE SHUT An Enigma - Copyright - Jan 20 2010
EYES WIDE SHUT An Enigma - Copyright - Jan 20 2010
Thompson
634 Riviera Circle
Nipomo, California 93444
805-835-6356
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ISBN is 1451507925
EAN-13 is 9781451507928.
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Table of Contents
B1: Action: Our One Thing - Top Secret: Hiding in Plain Sight . . . . . . . .…………. 5
B4: Action Curtis: main story line: set story goal; Curtis Joins Daemon...............36
B5: Reaction: Curtis: main story line: What are you going to do?..........................47
B6: Action: Curtis: main story line : First Day Working for Daemon.......................50
B8: Action: Curtis Baldwin: main story line: “Right” human characteristics.........70
M1: Reaction: Curtis Baldwin: Curtis Knows When Daemon Was Watching................91
E1: Reaction: Curtis Baldwin: main story line: response to surprise #3..............196
E9: Action: Curtis Baldwin: main story line: achieves story Goal.........................198
E10: Reaction: Curtis Baldwin: main story line: response to achieving story goal;
Curtis Sparks was talking to General Daemon in his office at Mojave Air and Space Port
Daemon, looking directly at Curtis Sparks said, “Watch how we take care of things the
right way.” General Daemon simply barked a command, “Display on-going bank robbery
He was pointing his sawed-off shotgun at a hysterical bank teller. The drug crazed man
was jerking his head in circles as he was walking toward the trembling bank teller with
his bulging, eyes locked into the helpless teller’s eyes like a snake to a paralyzed bird
when he hissed, “This is a hold-up, give me all your money, or you will see me in hell.”
The wide-eyed blonde-haired young girl screamed in terror, “This is my first day at work,
She could not see where to put her key to open her cash drawer. With a toothless
foaming smirk, the puke smelling bank robber leaned toward her and grabbed her hair.
He snarled, “You are going to come with me. I will take you to Sunday school. I can
Her hands shaking violently, she dropped her gaze to her cash drawer. Tears were
making it impossible to see the key hole. She had to use both hands to insert her key
into the cash drawer lock. In her panic, she turned her key the wrong direction. She
could not open her cash drawer. He began to pull her hair toward him. Terrified, she
turned her key other way and opened her cash drawer. She gathered all of her cash,
and placed it on the counter. With a slow tug, he growled, “I bet you cannot wait to be
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my girlfriend.” as he pulled her onto the top of the counter. She screamed, “Somebody
help me.” Slowly, the robber released his grip with a sighing groan and collapsed to the
floor dead. The hologram disappeared. Both Military Police (MP’s) were smiling as they
left. They were proud of what had happened. The MP’s had done the right thing. They
General Daemon had mastered the ability to turn almost anything anywhere into a
coupled with his Top Secret communications technologies had created a monster with
unknown to the public. His technology links the brains of people to satellites controlled
by ground-based supercomputers.
General Daemon had created a perfect cyber-soldier. He was using Remote Neural
Monitoring (RNM) making it possible to read and control a person’s mind and actions
General Daemon smiling and with pride said, “They killed him from here. We monitor
everything and know what, how and when to do the right thing. We have global to
individual monitoring capabilities. Our quantum computers can pinpoint any activity we
wish to monitor. In areas of interest, we have Radio Frequency ID (RFID) smart dust
grains broadcasted. These tiny autonomous wireless sensors provide inputs to produce
Curtis Sparks felt a cold chill run down his spine. Curtis Sparks realized General
Daemon thought he was above the law. He operated his own private law that was
invisible. General Daemon was hiding in plain sight behind another government
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Edwards Air Force Base in California. It was located in an isolated underground area in
the Mojave Desert. No one had the need to know what he was doing. No one knew.
General Daemon was a rogue General with his own personal agenda building a small
army of soldiers that answered only to him. He decided what was right, or wrong. His
Curtis had been briefed about Remote Neural Monitoring (RNM). The National Security
Agency (NSA) of the US had developed a very efficient method of controlling the human
It is possible to read and control a person's emotional thought processes along with the
subconscious and dreams. People can be eliminated through RNM. Various methods
can be used: cardiac arrest, strokes (brain attack), or cars wrecks etc.
RNM has a set of certain programs functioning at different levels, like the signals
intelligence system that uses electromagnetic frequencies (EMF), to stimulate the brain
for RNM and the electronic brain link (EBL). The EMF Brain Stimulation system had
The recording machines in the Signals Intelligence System have electronic equipment
brain mapping can constantly monitor all electrical activities in the brain. The recording
Curtis Sparks had read where a former National Security Agency (NSA) employee and
whistle-blower had sued NSA back in 1992 (case #0449). NSA used The Signals
Intelligence mission to decode EMF waves in the environment for wirelessly tapping into
computers and tracking persons with the electrical currents in their bodies.
General Daemon sat down and waved Curtis Sparks to join him at his end of the
conference table, “Remember the phrase, ‘Eyes wide shut?’ we are highly visible, but
Pressing his hands flat on the table, “My associates and I have the capability to do as
Hermes Trismegistus summed on his Emerald Tablet.” Curtis Sparks shocked and,
Like a patient professor, General Daemon said, “That which is below corresponds to
that which is above, and which is above corresponds to that which is below, in the
To make his point, General Daemon emphasized, “Our One Thing is to do what we
think is right – anywhere in or out of this world. You saw an example of our one thing
that was right when we killed the bank robber. We monitor the air and ground 24/7. No
one needs to know. No one knows. Our courts are not responsive to the good citizens.
Bad people are polluting the earth. We are going to save the earth and eliminate the
bad people. I will eliminate all people who kill in the name of God, or Allah. In the last
one hundred years, over 80,000,000 people have been killed because of religion, or
How did General Daemon determine what the “right thing” was? Who was his boss? Did
they know how corrupt he had become? What was General Daemon’s mission? What
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motivated him? Curtis Sparks was reluctant to notify the police. He did not know how
General Daemon, saw the puzzled look on Curtis Sparks’ face, felt the need convince
Curtis Sparks he did the right thing. He explained, “You know my mother named me
after Eudaemon, she pronounced it, “you daymon.” She had read where Daemon was
the idea of the guardian angel or Higher Self in psychology; they watched over mortals
to help keep them out of trouble. She told me, “In Greek Antiquity, a Daemon was a
spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan
mythology.”
“I work through my associates. My mother knew I was born to lead others.” General
Daemon poured himself a cup coffee acted as though what had just occurred was
“normal.”
Curtis asked Daemon, “Is it really possible to externally direct the evolution of human
Curtis trying to understand his old PhD classmate said, “What makes cultural learning of
behaviors is that you eliminate ‘bad’ people, the surviving good people will learn the
General Daemon replied, “The hook is what encourages the ‘host’ to spread the
accepted behaviors. It is like very similar to biology, survival of the fittest. An example is
Christianity. Religions represent some of the most powerful and elaborate complex
behaviors. They have evolved over millennia into countless variants and co-evolved
with cultures. The behaviors and beliefs form a symbiotic whole. The core behaviors
and beliefs need symbiotic behaviors to provide benefits and provide legitimacy to the
believers.”
Curtis pressing, trying to understand General Daemon’s motivation, asked, “Your New
World Order use the bait of a better peaceful life, freedom from fear, personal
“It will be a New World view.” General Daemon looking off into the distance as a self-
appointed visionary said, “No others will be allowed to influence high level planning and
behaviors. It is like the bible in Mathew 24, ‘Ye cannot serve God and man.’ Humans
will be encouraged to set good examples for others, which also increases the likelihood
Curtis wheeled around looking General Daemon straight into his eyes, “You want to
eliminate God?” General Daemon with an air of self-assurance replies, “Not eliminate,
but improve all human behaviors. I want to eliminate bad behaviors. I want to improve
He was out of control; his reality was skewed. Although General Daemon worked in the
background, he was a very dangerous man. General Daemon was directing a Top
Secret “Black Box” project that not accountable to anyone. The government’s security
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philosophy based on “the need to know” basis was corrupted by a rogue General.
General Daemon was a massive destructive individual where one clandestine act of his
could cause millions of deaths because society had surrendered its rights to
become accepted. If he could kill one bank robber, what would stop him from killing
General Daemon’s the “end justifies the means” code of ethics has no limitations.
General Daemon can demand his soldiers to follow orders even if faced with certain
Curtis Sparks realized General Daemon trusted him. He must stop this mad, out-of-
control man that apparently had unlimited funding. General Daemon had changed to an
unknown demon. Curtis Sparks needed to determine who else was involved and what
their timetable was. He must find out what sinister plans General Daemon had.
Curtis Sparks asked General Daemon how he had altered the “humans” to have the
capability to kill from a distance. General Daemon replied as he took off his hat with
electrical pattern with a shifting magnetic flux that then puts on a constant
amount of electromagnetic waves. There are spikes and patterns that are
The interesting part about this is that the entire exercise is carried out
The Electro Motive Force –voltage—(EMF) emissions from the brain can
activate evoked potentials inside the brain, thus generating sounds and
visual images in the neural circuits. With its speech, auditory and visual
location of the brain. RNM can also detect hearing via electromagnetic
thoughts and reads thoughts remotely, causes pain to any nerve of the
Electronic Brain Link has become the ultimate communications system for
CIA/NSA personnel.
information in That specific brain area. The frequency to which the various
Daemon said, “He has another project he had researched earlier that was
on his second iteration, or generation of altered humans that he had infected with
prepared Toxoplasma DNA that produced his desired human characteristics and
traits.
He had worked with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and was impressed how nature had
a perfect process to alter DNA and resultant behaviors of animals and humans. Most
patients who become infected with Toxoplasma gondii and develop toxoplasmosis do
How is this connected to altered human behavior? Curtis asked as he tilted his chair
The T. gondii parasite changes the behavior of humans and has orders of
Curtis knew Daemon must have a database of genomes and genes that were correlated
with peoples traits. He was playing God. He determined what traits were important and
Curtis Sparks puzzled, said, “You are referring to the recent completion of the
host’s behavior?
The genome project was published and coupled with the availability of
General Daemon asked Curtis Sparks, “Remember when we worked together 30 years
ago on our PhD research project? Why so formal? Curtis did not have to call him,
insulin with him. We explored the possibilities of human DNA engineering. That was 30
Daemon said, “He wasn’t using propellers anymore. He had taken a focused approach
to integrating protein synthesis into human DNA for desired human attributes. Our
backgrounds and experiences are similar and I need your help in going past jet
Curtis, looking directly into Damon’s eyes asked, “Why are you wearing a three star
uniform?
Daemon impatiently, “I will not answer all of your questions now, but I will tell you why I
Shaking his head, Curtis stood, “Why the Air Force? Civilians make more money.”
Daemon looking directly into Curtis’ eyes, “OK, OK…I was asked to join an Air Force
research team that required security clearance of MAJIC Ryolite-38 clearance - one of
the highest in the world at that time. Civilians were not granted that clearance.
Daemon waving his hand across the room said, “The Top Secret Project had a goal to
explore human DNA for desired human attributes that have engineered DNA potential
for human behavior modifications and capabilities that could be an asset for the
military.”
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Daemon warming to the topic said, “In the beginning, it was very simple. It was almost
like Mendel’s genetic research – you remember the basic underlying principles of
heredity. Except this program inserted modified DNA into humans for immediate use.
The program was terminated. I continued my research. I took advantage of the Need to
Know security philosophy, used my Top Secret Security Clearance, and accepted the
offer to direct the Experimental Aircraft Weapons Research Program. It was a perfect
cover-up. I could do my human DNA testing program and no one could question me.”
Daemon cleared his throat and began his lecture to update Curtis about T.
gondii.
ate by cats. The only place they could reproduce was in cat intestines.
friends, and cared more about how they looked. However, they were also
less trustworthy and had more relationships with men. Scientist called T.
gondii, “Fatal attraction.” Infected men appeared to suffer from the “alley
cat” effect. They become less well-groomed undesirable loners who were
more willing to fight. They were more likely to be suspicious and jealous.
were new and improved human beings. They were the second iteration, or
generation.”
Relaxing, leaning forward on the table, Daemon said, “Hell, about half of the world’s
population has been infected by T. gondii. Most humans had been infected with T.
disorders. He has been able to enhance the good characteristics and repress the
undesirable traits.
Pacing in front of the conference table, Daemon told Curtis, “Both Escherichia coli (E.
coli) and T. gondii had infected humans. They can be grown easily and their genetics
metagenics.
Curtis looked up as Daemon told him, “The minds are effected, thus the behaviors.
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It is a perfect, Eyes Wide Shut project. He would infect selected individuals with a
widespread invasive parasite with the desired modifications. No one would suspect, or
know. Over half of the population has already been infected with T. gondii. Daemon
No one could tell which soldiers were modified by Daemon. Curtis was disturbed by
Daemon’s cold, calculated demeanor. Curtis had always believed the human brain as a
magical control center that differentiated humans from animals. He imagined the brain,
as that shiny mound of being, that mouse-gray group of cells, that dream factory, that
pleasure factory, that small tyrant protected inside a ball of bone, that wad of neurons
calling all the shots, that little everywhere stuffed into the head with no room to spare.
The ruffles and ridges that kept remodeling itself. The brain was the sacred center of
How could Daemon feel justified to manipulate, alter the human center of knowing to
leading cause of death attributed to food borne illness in the United States. More than
60 million men, women, and children in the U.S. carry the Toxoplasma parasite, but
very few have symptoms because the immune system usually keeps the parasite from
causing illness. The concern is there is no cure. T. gondii stays in your brain and
influences behaviors. Toxoplasma gondii increases the likelihood that a woman will give
Most humans who become infected with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and develop
toxoplasmosis do not know it. In most immunocompetent patients, (do not have aids)
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the infection enters a latent phase, during which it forms cysts in nervous and muscle
tissue. Most infants who are infected while in the womb have no symptoms at birth but
If a woman initially becomes infected while pregnant, there is a fair chance the T. gondii
will migrate across the placenta to her unborn child, with ghastly results ranging from
abortions, cerebral palsy, seizures, and mental retardation to death. T. gondii is the
leading cause of congenital defects. In children and adults, it can cause other signs, and
is sometimes fatal. It can cause severe disease in persons with poor immune systems
He knew that T. Gondii, is a parasite that is commonly found in warm blooded animals.
Humans are a warm blooded animal. T. gondii is a protozoan parasite that is considered
as the most prevalent parasitic disease in the world. It comes from cats, or animals that
have become infected from cats and consumed by other arm blooded animals or
Most studies are based on the effect of the parasite on the relationship of cats and rats.
These extensive studies have revealed the genius of the parasite. T. gondii WANTS to
live in the gut of a feline, and in order to get there it infects rats. It then alters the way
the rat’s mind reacts to feline influence. Instead of running away, they stay put,
becoming easy prey for cats, thus allowing the T. Gondii parasite to return to the cat’s
digestive tract. It’s an amazing example of a parasite controlling it’s host. Cats are the
only primary hosts of T. gondii; they are the only mammals in which Toxoplasma is
The most startling piece about T.gondii for Curtis is the unknown. It seems to cause
strange and seemingly pointless side effects ranging from dementia to full-blown
Human domestication of cats happened fairly recently (in ancient Egypt) in human
humans would not have had time to evolve to develop an effective response.
remembers the genetic altered corn in the Midwest of the US. It spread, infecting
“normal” corn. There were cases of human sensitivity causing serious allergic reactions
and a popular new variety of corn plant that has been genetically modified to resist
The biotech industry has genetically modified (GM) crops that “resist pests.” Insects do
not stay away from GM fields. The resistance crops contain their own pesticide. When
bugs take a bite of the GM plant, the toxin from the plant splits open their stomach and
kills them. Daemon wants to genetically alter humans for a specific behavior where one
future unknowns.
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Is it really possible for Daemon to change the way people think or behave? Can a
culture be changed?
What was the role of Daemon’s “altered,” nanotechnologically improved soldiers with full
information dominance. How was Daemon going to “eliminate” the world’s bad
“people?”
slipped in water pipes or grain silos to make sure that the people vote right?
Daemon has powerful and unanticipated tools to achieve his goal. The threat of
massively destructive Daemon may coerce all of the people into placing themselves
under his control. He must be stopped. Who knew what he may do. Daemon had no
limitations. He was out of control. He was applying Top Secret tools, methods, and
Curtis knew that he must use the best defense as an offense to learn how to stop this
mad man. Curtis did not know what he did not know. Curtis had many experiences
Curtis remembered when he worked with nuclear tipped missiles. It was supposed to be
a very secure system whereby the President of the United States would use his special
briefcase (known as the “football”) key the same time that TWO people at the missile
Curtis knew where to cross two wires and by-pass the security system and single-
handily fire the missile. The government knew that he could do this and required that he
could not be in the “back room” alone and must be screened for a “Human Reliability”
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Clearance. Personnel that have access or the potential to release a nuclear device must
The Command Center brass did not have the required clearance to go into the back
room. How would anyone know if you were by yourself? Government bureaucracy at its
best: rules were made to be broken. As long as people were involved, Curtis could find
Curtis needed to define what the problem was and to determine who was involved. He
needed answers. At this point, when he did not know who was involved with Daemon,
He knew that “the need to know” security system could be beaten. He had done this
It was time to excuse himself from Daemon. He needed time to plan how to stop
Daemon. Daemon said as Curtis left, “Hope it is not another 30 years until we meet.
You know you are one of the few that I can trust. Think about assisting me creating a
Curtis could not get out of Daemon’s office fast enough. He did not know how to stop
Daemon…yet.
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It was a picture-perfect Saturday for riding ATVs in Mojave Desert. Riding in the winter
was the best time. It was a brisk day. Curtis gunned his high performance all-terrain
Vehicle (ATV) to the top of the steep Mojave Desert hill. Shutting off his ATV, he
watched his best friend, Jack Rose (JR) struggle up the hill.
Taking off his helmet, he gazed across nearby Edwards Air force Base. It was a bright,
cloudless, clear day. Curtis could see for miles. A large shadow passed over him.
Glancing up, he noticed a silver disk about 40 feet in diameter falling back and forth like
a leaf. The disk disappeared quietly into a jagged, dark cave below him.
“What was that?” Curtis yelled to JR as he shut-off his ATV. “Did you see that silver
disk? How could it have gone into that cave, when it was falling like a leaf?” JR,
stretching and taking his helmet off, stands up, staring at the cave, matter-of-factly
replies, “It is probably one of the experimental research aircraft from Edwards Air force
Base, or from the nearby Mojave Air and Space Port. Let’s check it out.”
Curtis’ and JR’s ATVs did not get far on the rocky hill. They got off their ATVs and
began to hike to the cave. The terrain quickly became too steep and rocky. They
discussed whether they should report what they had just witnessed. Curtis taking out his
cell phone taking pictures and storing the GPS coordinates, says, “Let’s go see our
friend Sherriff Sloan. It is best to be on the safe side and report what we saw. He will get
They loaded their ATV’s onto their pickup truck and drove to the Kern County Sherriff’s
Mojave Air and Space Port is the first inland spaceport in the United States. It is where
Burt Rutan’s Spaceship One took off and returned non-stop around the world. In
addition, the civilian National Test Pilot School is located there. Various aerospace
Welcome To Mojave
The Sherriff’s Office would probably not know anything about the silver disk, or cave.
Hell, no one around here knows anything. Anything was possible. Mojave had a
pyramid house with an old gas station that has a faded gas price sign: $1.10/gal.
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Walking inside JR was thinking about the possibilities of what actually happened.
Besides Edwards Air force Base that had all kinds of suspicious things happening,
Their friend, Sheriff Sloan was at the counter. “What brings you guys here? Smiling he
All three had been on many search and rescue operations for idiots that were riding
motorcycles or ATVs. They would have an accident, get lost, or would be unable to get
out of the rough, mountainous areas. They knew the vast area. They were experts.
“No donuts” A smiling Curtis replied, “We did not see any little green men, but we did
see a falling silver disk that went into a cave while we were riding our ATVs.” Sheriff
Sloan nodded his head grinning, looking back and forth at them, “Can I have whatever
you guys have been drinking?” Sherriff Sloan noticing that they were serious, “OK, why
Curtis, now looking Sherriff Sloan straight into his eyes, “No joke, we saw a huge, silver
disk fall into a cave.” Sherriff Sloan, grabbing a clipboard and attaching a form, says,
“Let me make a report. You guys saw a large silver disk fall into a cave. Where is the
Most 60-year-old guys their age could not keep up with Curtis, JR and Sheriff Sloan on
the trails. All were in excellent physical condition. Their ATVs climbed the same hill that
Stopping at the same place at the top of the hill where Curtis had taken his GPS
coordinates, they looked for the cave. They compared the GPS coordinates and
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pictures to ensure that they were at the correct location. Despite a cloudless day at
Sheriff Sloan had brought his hiking equipment. They collected the hiking equipment
and climbed to the GPS coordinates. They could not find the cave. They drove a stake
in the location where the cave should have been. Sherriff Sloan called for a helicopter to
assist the search for the cave. The helicopter flew to the indicated GPS site where the
cave was. Despite a comprehensive search around the area, no cave was located.
They stopped searching. Scratching his head and looking at Curtis and JR, Sherriff
Sloan said, “Either you guys were seeing a mirage, or it was something else…what
Sherriff Sloan went back to his Sub-Station. Curtis and JR left the area and went to their
homes to a small mountain town 40 miles away, called Golden Hills, California.
Curtis knew what he saw was real. Edwards Air Force Base is the used by the
American military for the flight-testing of experimental aircraft. Strange objects and
activities were common. Curtis dismissed the incident as something the government
must be doing. Curtis stopped at JR’s house and helped JR unload his ATV.
JR’s neighbor came over and said, “Some guy knocked on my door and asked if you
were home.” I told him, “I did not know you were gone.” He asked, “If you worked for the
government?” I told him, “You were on welfare. Screw him. He was a strange fellow.”
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JR knew that Curtis had worked in various Top Secret government jobs. Did Curtis
know more than he told him about the falling disk? How could a cave disappear? He
had seen the cave. What about the silver disk, was it manned? Could the disk be from
the nearby Mojave Spaceport? Burt Rutan does fly experimental aircraft from there. JR
There were always rumors about weird things performing unusual maneuvers out in the
desert. Curtis would not tell him even if he did know. That was how Curtis was. At times,
That night Curtis called JR, “JR have you noticed anything strange?” Noting except a
guy came by and tried to sell me a vacuum cleaner at 6pm. He usually asked questions
about what I did for a living, where I worked. He was weird.” Curtis replied, “The same
incident happened to me. That was not a vacuum cleaner salesperson. Somebody is
looking for us. They each described what the salesperson looked like and it was the
same person.
That night Curtis’ cat jumped on the bed, playing with something. Curtis pried open “Boo
Boo’s” jaws to see a little shiny beetle object that was vibrating its damaged wings.
Curtis examined it. It was a bugbots. That “vacuum cleaner salesperson” had slipped it
in the front door. Whoever “they” were, they were watching. Curtis knew that this was
connected to the falling silver object. The government used dragonflies, sensorflies,
samari, robobees and many more bio mimicry “insects” to monitor whatever they
wanted.
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Curtis called JR to warn him. JR said, “He was doing nothing wrong and had nothing to
Curtis hung up his phone and glanced out the front window. He saw a dark van parked
Sunday around noon, Curtis was enjoying reading his newspaper, when his doorbell
rung. A pretty, young lady said that she needed to verify his name because he had won
a prize. Curtis asked her, “What prize?” She explained that her radio station had
randomly selected a house address. His house address was a winner. Curtis told her
that he needed to confirm this. He asked for the radio’s phone number. He dialed the
number.
A person answered. Curtis thought that is strange. Hardly any business has a person
answer the phone. Normally, you must dial a number and punch many numbers to
Curtis told the person, “He was excited to have won the prize that the young lady was at
his door.” Many questions were asked by the “radio station.” Curtis replied with vague
answers. He sounded like a politician. He could obfuscate. After five minutes, Curtis
This was not the radio station and the lady was phony. He thanked the radio station and
thanked the lady… she was not in a hurry to leave. She said with a smile, “I am sooo
excited. This is my first job. Will you help and answer questions? I need this job.”
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Curtis replied, “I was just getting ready to go to church. I must leave now.” She insisted,
“It would not take very long.” Curtis thanked her and shut the door. He wanted to learn
about her and to discover who was behind this, but it would be on his terms and timing.
Curtis called JR and explained what had just happened. He asked JR if anything else
weird has happened. JR explained, “He had called Sherriff Sloan and asked him if
anybody had questioned him about their trip to locate the cave. Sherriff Sloan replied,
“A strange incident happened, the Kern County Sherriff Wimball himself called and
asked about the report.” After I explained what had happened, Sherriff Wimball
Monday afternoon, in Golden Hills McDonalds, an upset man wearing an Air Force
Dress Uniform approached Curtis. The man asked Curtis if he would help him. His
crippled wife was lying on the ground. He needed help getting her back into their van.
Both the man and Curtis knelt down to the woman and lifted her into the van’s opened
side door. The man stayed outside the van as Curtis laid her down on the folded down
seats. Inside the van, Curtis adjusted her pillow. The man quickly shut the door. It had
no door handle. Curtis could not get out. Curtis shouted “What the hell’s going on?” as
the strange man jumped into the driver’s seat. The van sped out of the parking lot.
The strange man was not driving. He was watching the 3D hologram computer. Yet, the
van somehow knew how to maneuver through traffic and where to go. Curtis’ extensive
covert intelligence training kicked in. He knew something was very different and not to
struggle at this time. Curtis studied the emotionless man and his wife. She just laid there
The woman sat up. She waved her hand as she was sliding back to the rear seat to join
her. Curtis and she buckled their seatbelts. The stranger “driving” talked to the 3D
hologram computer in the front of the van. The 3D Hologram displayed someone
looking at him. He could not hear his replies. He looked familiar, but Curtis did not know
Curtis is a research scientist. He was trained in observing cause and effect: action and
reaction. He thought about the apparent chain of events: falling silver disk, unable to
locate cave, and now kidnapped. How were these events connected?
Curtis looked at the familiar face in the hologram and asked, “Who are you? Have we
met? Who were they? Where was he going? What did they want?” No one answered.
They turned from highway 12 onto Freeway 58 going east. Curtis recalled this same
freeway was where a spy had been “eliminated.” The spy had worked on the “non-
existent” Edwards Air Force Base Top Secret self-contained satellite proof underground
city.
The spy knew too much. The city did not exist. The research programs were not
No trial, no publicity: security breech closed. The government saved millions of dollars
in trial cost with the bonus of no bad publicity. In addition, billions were saved from not
Engineering City.
Curtis was familiar with the concept of allowing a known spy participate, or be given
bogus, or outdated information. Then when their usefulness was ended, they were
Curtis had unknowingly worked with a German spy for Russia three years. The
government intercepted everything that he did. It was brilliant. The day before he was to
be married, he was publicly “discovered” because it served the government’s need try
him, rather than to simply eliminate him. It is always a twisted story of not knowing the
full story.
Most important to the government, the public did not have “the need to know.” The
government decided what information was in the government’s best interest that the
public should know. As Curtis knew, foreign governments and terrorist must not know
either. The policy of plausible denial worked well. Curtis was on high alert for anything.
Forty five minutes later, still traveling east, the van took an Edward Air Force Base
(EAFB) exist from the freeway. Apparently, the van was operated by remote control.
Shortly, the van turned onto a narrow, nondescript county road with a sign on the
shoulder that read, “NOT THRU ROAD.” About 50 telephone poles later, they slowed as
a rusted, locked gate opened and closed without getting anyone getting out. Curtis
There was a truck parked near the gate. He saw a box with a shipping label that had,
“Wackenhut Special Securities Division, EAFB” in the back of the truck. Curtis knew
they were part of a worldwide semi-private security firm based in Coral Gables, Florida.
They had had an exclusive contract with the U.S. Department of Energy including
ground-level perimeters for several large underground facilities in and around EAFB.
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Wackenhut Special Securities Division also maintained security at many other secret
facilities and sensitive installations throughout the U.S. and U.S. interests worldwide.
Curtis was relieved that he was not being kidnapped by a criminal element. The silver
Without a word, the woman placed a hood over Curtis’ head. Curtis was pushed forward
After 20 minutes driving with the hot, sweaty hood over his head, the van stopped. The
van started again, but was moving slowly. It was quiet. After what seemed to be a few
minutes, the van stopped and moved forward again stopping moments later.
Curtis heard the vans front doors open and close. Curtis sensed that he was alone. The
van side opened. Blinding bright lights made it impossible to focus as his blanket and
hood were removed. A man wearing a Military Police (MP) Uniform motioned for Curtis
Curtis looked around as he followed the MP. He saw that he was at the end of an
enclosed road that looked to be about 20 feet wide with a high, ceiling. Apparently,
Curtis was inside a large solid concrete building, or underground. Everything was grey.
It looked similar to Kunia, Hawaii underground facility where Curtis had been assigned
to the Joint Chiefs of Staff-Far East, Crypto Division. He worked with NSA Fifth
bomb and chemical resistant facility that was buried in a canyon, underneath pineapple
fields.
The MP escorted Curtis to a smooth, flat door that opened as they approached. They
entered a conference room. The MP left Curtis. Curtis saw a bright room with single
conference table that had eight chairs on each side with one chair at each end.
The same 3D holographic person came in. The face and the uniform did not go
together. Puzzled, Curtis gave him a once over and asked, “Don Daemon?” The man
wearing a United State Air Force (USAF) Airman Battle Uniform (ABU) smiled. He had
three stars on his hat and collar. He was the three-star Air Force General that had killed
the bank robber. They knew each other. Curtis had thought of him since he last saw him
and remembered they had research together in the breakthrough in Unified Quantum
Field Theory (UQFT) and integrated the concepts and applications into quantum
biological engineering. It was innovative science and math. They earned their Doctorate
Curtis yelled pissed-off standing face-to-face to General Daemon, “Why in-the-hell the
drama of kidnapping?” General Daemon setting down at the other end of the table,
replied, “When your name came up as the one that made the report about the silver disk
falling like a leaf into a cave, I recognized you. Curtis shaking his fist, “You kidnapped
me because you know me? That falling silver disk must be part of your official To Secret
Experimental Flying Weapons Platform Systems.” Daemon impatiently replied, “In due
time you will have your answers. You know too much already.”
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B5: Action Curtis: main story line: set story goal; Curtis Joins Daemon
Daemon asked in a formal business manner, “Are you with me, or against me?”
Curtis knew Daemon was a dangerous man. He must join him to stop him. Daemon
Curtis said, “Count me in. My background and interest is a perfect match. I need to live
like a normal person. Will I be able to leave this place?” A relaxed Daemon said, “of
course. You begin work at eight. I, not any government program, will pay you. I will pay
you in cash more than you ever dreamed of getting $1,200,000 per year – that is
$100,000 per month.” Curtis nodded his head and said, “I am with you.” Daemon
Dallas knew Daemon could access information, or people anywhere, anytime. He would
know what Curtis was doing. Daemon reminded Curtis about the dead bank robber
“Our primary concern is that the Top Secret activities not be discovered. Our cover is
the experimental testing of advance flying weapons systems platforms – both manned
and unmanned. We are damn good at it. Are there any questions Curtis?” Curtis did not
respond.
Daemon describes some activities of the facility. “One example of the experimental
testing program was the development of the antigravity fighter disc fleet (silver disk) that
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you saw. That cave entrance has a clever entry and closing mechanism. We knew you
The antigravity fighter disc fleet is equipped with Neutral Particle Beam directed-energy
weapons, and capable of effecting optical as well as radar invisibility, it is deployed for
Another product was the TR-3, a secret hypersonic ram jet aircraft capable of a Mach 6
performance that was immediately recognizable by the pure delta triangle airframe and
flights to the secret ‘Black’ space stations orbiting the Earth. It has reached the end of
its useful cycle. You do not need to know about the replacement.”
Curtis believed Daemon. When the U2 was phased out, it was technology had
Daemon, with a tilt of his head, said, “He was integrating a particle beam weapon into
his flying platforms.” Curtis asked, “So what is a particle beam weapon?” Daemon, who
loved to demonstrate his superior knowledge, explained, “It is similar to a laser. Lasers
shoot a beam of electromagnetic radiation (light), while particle beam weapons shoot a
particle beams are atomic weaponry on steroids. The best part is you can direct them to
Curtis asked Daemon exactly what were his “altered humans” going to do? How were
Daemon smiled and said, “You always ask too many questions. When you have the
need to know, I will inform you. You know the “Need to Know” process. It is a matter of
security.”
Daemon was scary. Curtis looked at his watch, thinking he had heard enough and
not meet him for a scheduled dinner at their favorite Jakes steak house. Daemon had
noticed that Curtis glanced at his watch and said, “I bet you are wondering how you will
get home?” Curtis yawned, “Yes he must leave immediately to meet his friend. He
As Curtis passed through the magnetically opened door, he wondered if he was going
There are security protocols that Curtis needed to know about this place. How does he
get back here? Does he need a pass and duress word? What time did he work
tomorrow? Daemon told Curtis “It was not like the old days, a pass, or duress word was
not required. Curtis’ unique electronic profile had received clearances. Be here at 8 in
the morning.”
Daemon paused in the hall and said, “He needed to tell Curtis about the area in general.
There are many underground facilities around here. Their existences are classified. A
facility known as the Plateau is nearby Tejon Ranch where Northrop has built a secret
underground facility.
Another nearby underground facility around here is Llano. It is similar to The Facility
here. It does not use wires for electricity or anything electronic. It uses fiber optics and
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magnetism. There are no normal electrical controls. Everything electrical is the same at
the Facility. This is used to have a defense against a large nuclear device triggering
electro motive forces - pulses (EMF) that would destroy all existing wired electronic and
electrical devices.
The average depth of these bases is over a mile, and they again are basically whole
cities underground. They all are between 2.66 and 4.25 cubic miles in size. They have
laser-drilling machines that can drill a tunnel seven miles long in one day. The Black
Projects sidestep the authority of Congress, which as we know is illegal. Right now, my
We are of course at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) Experimental Flying Weapons
Platform Testing facility. It is called simply, The Facility. It is the most secure facility in
the world. The facility is about 3,000 feet below the surface in a bomb-proof, biological,
Curtis had been briefed in other underground facilities. The rock geology posed a
significant challenge for nuclear weapons. Such a target is difficult to penetrate. The
facility has “S” reversed curved halls with two abrupt 90º corners to deflect and trigger
Daemon gave Curtis a summary of the Facility. “Using the current massive ordnance
payloads (30,000-50,000 lbs.) with dual delivery, where a second penetrator follows
immediately behind the first, and boosting the penetrator velocity with a rocket motor, a
depth of up to 40 meters (131 feet) can be achieved in moderately hard rock. In view of
the promise of such a massive penetrator for both conventional and nuclear payloads,
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the Facility is 3,000 (914meters) feet below the surface. The Facility cannot be
There was a section of The Facility that was connected to the underground research
self-contain city. Daemon was the only one that knew about it. He had his “deleted”
associates construct the unhidden door. It was a clever arrangement of hiding the
entrance in plain sight within the underground city. No one could have access to The
Facility from the underground city, except him. The entry had quantum-encrypted locks
In addition, the facility had a Faraday grid embedded in concrete ensuring that they
satellites. The Facility utilized cloaking devices that bent electromagnetic waves, such
Curtis had worked many underground installations. Some of them were near EAFB.
Most recently at the underground tunnels and facilities in New Mexico at Dulce,
Curtis had a cousin, Laury who told him about Edwards Air force Base. "There's more
than just tunnels down there. There's everything you can imagine down there. I know
because we put it up. It would blow your mind. We installed it. We did everything."
As Curtis reflected about what Laury had said, he remembered Laury saying “He said
he would take tube shuttles 50 miles to the other end of the base in the Tehachapi
remembered his buddy was fired for being ‘unmanageable’ as EAFB management puts
it. He was spray painting. He was talking. He was not supposed to talk. The Spybee
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kept bumping into the back of his neck. He turned and said, ‘screw you’ as he sprayed
the Spybee.
Laury said, “Even though he was fired, it was funny watching the Spybee blinded,
disappeared bouncing off the walls, and quickly withdrew from its spy mission.”
The Spybees were weird. They were everywhere. If you said anything, one would
appear.
Curtis could not tell if the two people inside the approaching van were the same ones
earlier. They all looked alike. Curtis thought, “Are they clones?” Daemon said, “Get in,
they will take you back to your car. See you tomorrow.”
As Curtis was being escorted to the entrance of the underground Facility, he could see
how the facility was designed to deflect bomb blast ricocheting down the hall with two
90º turns. It did not take long to drive through the “S” shaped tunnel. Two similar looking
The ride back to McDonalds was uneventful with no conversation. Curtis was glad to be
Curtis had worked in projects where he used time proven technologies of alerting his
agency each time that he changed locations and indicating estimated time for arrival
(ETA) for his arrival at the new locations. Cell phones and a GPS devise that updated
The rules were changed. Daemon was very resourceful. The USAF Experimental
Aircraft Testing Facility was doing the monitoring. They knew everything. His job was to
Curtis and JR greeted and sat down for dinner. How was Curtis going to tell JR what the
hell has happened? JR was knowledgeable about the projects that Curtis has worked
on. He was a quick and resourceful thinker. JR could help Curtis, if he knew what to do.
Curtis knew he was being watched. How was he being watched? Electronic or audio
Everyone has a unique electronic resonance that could be monitored through many
inputs: satellites, power lines, metal pipes, Radio Frequency ID (RFIDs) grains
Daemon had access to advance tools and unlimited resources. Curtis would develop a
systematic approach to learn the extent of his surveillance. He knew JR had lots of
Curtis knew that JR’s most recent experience in developing advanced surveillance tools
included Air Force Spybees, Bugbots, or Micro Air Vehicle (MAVs) bug-like drones that
were smaller than a fly. They now used artificial Intelligence (AI) and were in
successfully integrated passive Radio Frequency ID’s (RFID) when scanned from
satellites, produced enhanced surveillance. The combined inputs produced flexible, on-
JR had worked with NSA Signals Intelligence and was able to remotely detect
As Curtis and JR settled in their chairs, Curtis noticed two gentlemen being seated with
their backs facing Curtis in the far corner. They looked the same as the two MP’s that
demonstrated their ability to do Daemon’s “right thing.” They had been followed.
JR noticed that Curtis was quiet. JR asked, “Are you OK? Curtis replied, “Are you a
widow’s son?” JR knew this was a duress statement. Both were neighbors from the first
grade through high school graduation. They were veterans of various games such as:
“Cops and Robbers,” and make believe “James Bond Spy games.” They had agreed
when they were children they would always be available for each other and their coded
statement would be used to let the other one know something was wrong.
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They had chosen this statement because JR’s dad had been rejected for a bank loan
when he muttered, “Are you a widow’s son,” (thinking the banker had no heart) and the
banker immediately stopped and gave him the loan. JR and Curtis thought that the
JR smiled and said, “Do I look that bad?” They both laughed. They had communicated.
They enjoyed their dinner; Curtis invited JR to stop for an aperitif. JR agreed to follow
Curtis home.
The two gentlemen at the far corner did not move. They did not leave their table. Curtis
knew that they did not have to follow Curtis for Daemon to know what they were doing.
They went directly into a very special room that Curtis had prepared for emergencies.
Curtis slightly lifted and twisted the large picture on the far wall. An invisible vault door
They entered the self-contained safe room. It was “spy proofed.” No electronic or
emanations of any frequencies could come in or go out. It was his safe house where he
could live for a month or escape. They entered and closed the heavy door. They heard
the massive dead bolts engage. No one could get into the reinforced, 18-inch thick,
concrete walls, floors, and ceiling safe room. They were safe for now.
“What the hell is going on Curtis?” JR waved his hand toward Curtis with a concerned
look, “You get someone pregnant?” Curtis answered running his hand through his hair,
and said, “Wow, you would not believe what happened to him.” Curtis told JR what had
JR puzzled asked, “What are you going to do? Curtis replied, “He first must treat the
Daemon threat as if it was a research project. The first step in solving a problem is to
Curtis knew from years of scientific research that a simple five-step scientific method:
2. Make Observations,
3. Form a Hypothesis,
5. Draw a conclusion
To solve the problem would be the first step in the process to organize his thoughts and
The problem was how to stop Daemon with “New World Order” undertones. Was this a
Daemon? Daemon determined what was right, or wrong with life or death
JR poured another shot for both of them. Curtis began to pace. Curtis said, “JR, a good
opponent can be beat if they are understood and their capabilities are known.”
JR asked, “Was Daemon the leader of the apparent genetically related individuals? Is
Daemon the leader? Are there others?” Curtis replied, “Perhaps many of the world's
wealthiest people, top political leaders, and corporate elite are involved. Daemon’s goal
boundaries, which would be obedient to their agenda. He says he wants to eliminate the
world polluters.” JR, looking straight at Curtis said, “Pollute, hell, he is just another
greedy bastard that wants power. He is crazy to think stopping the world polluters will
Curtis and JR had established their goal: stop Daemon. How would they be able to it?
Curtis knew he had seen only the tip of a huge iceberg. To stop octopus tentacles from
B6: Reaction: Curtis: main story line: What are you going to do?
JR impatiently asked, “What are you going to do next?” Curtis replied, “Both were in
danger. Would JR help? They needed to learn what, where, and when to observe.” JR,
gulped down the rest of the second shot. He replied, “Count me in.”
Curtis noted that they would apply the same principle that Daemon had applied: eyes
wide shut. They would hide in plain sight. They would do their normal routines. Their
hidden agenda was theirs alone. No one else could know. The same “need to know”
JR said, “The safe house was compromised. Daemon would know that it existed when
they entered.” Curtis agreed and tossed back the rest of his second shot. Curtis
reflected, thinking aloud, “JR, how are we gonna get out of here undetected? The safe
house would be a place that they could talk, but Daemon would know something was
Curtis, relaxed said, “The good booze was stored in the safe room. It was always cool in
there. The safe room was the best place to go for a drink.” Simple. Curtis said, “He
would invite Daemon over for a drink and introduce him to JR.”
No plan of action could be discussed. They needed to learn more. Curtis said looking at
Curtis said, “JR, nothing stopped us. We produced results. Remember when they said
that the KW26 Crypto Computer could not be decrypted? It used the Fibonacci Code as
a universal code line that never repeated itself with, a noise diode that randomly started
the code line change based on random noise?” JR Remembered the Fibonacci Code.
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The KW26 took the numbers derived from the Golden Ratio and converted them into a
binary code.
Curtis said, “Recall it was impossible to decode (break) the Fibonacci coding, our
project broke the code lines?” Curtis and JR were original thinkers.
Curtis told JR, “He had developed a method whereby they could securely communicate.
It exceeded the need-to-know granularity. All data stored and processed by multi-level
information systems security initiative (MISSI). This begins the process to stop
Daemon.”
spread spectrum (CSS), and combinations of these techniques that used forms of
spread spectrum.
No one knew of the technique where Curtis used sunlight, moonlight, or starlight as the
carrier. Any source of ambient light would work. The noise was filtered. He got the idea
when he answered his doorbell and the motion detector on his porch light had turned on
the light.
Perhaps if he developed a transmitter that sensed where information had changed the
environment, and he filtered the ambient noise out, he could transmit and receive all
over the world using existing light. There was always light available. He used light filters
Curtis had developed The Golden Ratio that was used to generate infinite positive or
number sequences that determined and controlled the spreading pattern of the signal
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across infinite bandwidth that was based on transmitting short duration pulses. It was
He had figured how to monitor the infinite spectrum for desired key codes that enabled
him to transmit to a receiver that could decode his ambient infinite spectrum. The
Curtis and JR agreed to use Curtis’ newly discovered communication process that did
not use headphones or use electrical or mechanical devices. Their special eye contacts
Curtis, getting a glass of water, told JR, “The real breakthrough was the transmitting
Curtis told JR, “His special eye contacts would be available next week at JR’s
Curtis had six pairs of the special communication eye contact lens that could be worn
24/7 for a month before requiring to be cleaned. They could be modified for individual
needs.
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B7: Action: Curtis: main story line : First Day Working for Daemon
Nothing like a good cup of coffee. Curtis drove to EAFB front gate, but the MP would not
let him into his section of the Air Base. The MP called Daemon. After some
conversation, the MP gave Curtis a red car bumper sticker with the word “FACILITY”
Curtis asked the MP for driving instruction to the facility. Daemon was not perfect. He
Driving toward the entrance to the facility, he thought of the perfect disguise of the
declared mission and the covert Daemon’s hidden mission. Upon arrival at the front of
the facility, two MPs approached him in a van. Curtis parked his car and got into the
van.
The MPs drove to his destination and motioned him to get out. The van left as a single
MP approached and motioned for Curtis to follow. He was escorted to a different door.
Curtis entered into what he knew was going to be his work world. It was a large, well-
lighted room with an office at the end. It was empty. Daemon came in with an
Curtis said, “Wait a minute, where is the bathroom? Where was the water fountain?
Where was the coffee machine? Where was the cafeteria? Where were the office
supplies? Where are the other researchers?” Daemon replied, “Curtis was always the
Daemon said, “We are it. There are no other researchers here. The others are research
products that are part of the process towards perfection. The altered humans are
required parts to the machine. The need to know basis dictate that only required
“…required parts to the machine?” Curtis knew he had to stop this maniac. The people
that had their DNA altered, were not human to him, just “products of the process.”
Curtis knew the fuzzy line between creativity and madness is a fine one. Daemon was
definitely a schizotype that benefited from it. Daemon could make buttons from their
Daemon said, “…and the bathroom is in your office. The water fountain, office supplies,
and coffee machine are there too.” Curtis asked, “Where do we eat?” Daemon said,
“The MPs would bring food at noon each day and take you to your car at 5pm.”
Daemon said, “My mission for the Experimental Flying Weapons Systems takes lots of
My primary interest is in the human DNA modifying process to produce desired human
characteristics. When there is an opportunity to integrate the two projects for my benefit,
it is done.”
As they entered the office, Daemon said that they used quantum computers that make
the Cray computer like using chalk on a board. As he continued toward Curtis’ desk, he
told Curtis to input into the computers, he simply spoke. The computers had artificial
function
Daemon playing his favorite professor role, turned and said he wanted to review basic
facts about T. gondii. “T. gondii is readily amenable to genetic manipulation in the
laboratory. Cell biology studies are more readily performed in T. gondii due to the high
efficiency and the availability of many cell markers, and the relative ease with which the
parasite can be studied using advanced microscopic techniques. T. gondii remains the
best model system to manipulate T. gondii DNA to insert into human DNA.”
The quantum computers were an ideal tool to conduct research with unlimited
possibilities. Human behavior is very complex and to match DNA attributes with desired
Curtis asked Daemon, What is the first priority? What is needed? Daemon replied, “The
first priority is improving the protein synthesis program to modify human DNA for
superior intelligent agents where they would perceive their environment and took
actions that maximize their chances of success in a rapidly changing environment. What
Curtis knew new scientific studies on the genetic basis of human behavior and the new
sociobiology favors nature over nurture and provides a cultural context for the
widespread acceptance of the new biotechnologies. Daemon was taking it much further.
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Daemon paused and continued, “The various spybots, bugbots (digital insects) –
sensors for sound, infrared and visible light, plus molecular detectors. The tiny platform
communication programs, including the silver flying disk that you saw, presently are
Curtis asked Daemon “Was the world's wealthiest people, top political leaders, and
corporate elite involved? Is this your weird Illuminati fantasy? Did you form a synarchist
group of global rulers, which rule this planet by the iron fist in a velvet glove divide and
conquer methodology? ” Daemon replied, “Curtis, you have read too many conspiracy
theory books. Science is leading the New World Order. Technology makes national
boundaries obsolete.”
Daemon, warming up to the topic; “My program is too important to entrust people that I
do not know. I do have friends in high places –both in the military and civilian.”
Curtis said, “You want a One World Government and one-unit monetary system, under
Is Bilderberg the leader? The rumor is that their ultimate goal remains unchanged: Turn
references. The European Union is to become a single political entity, followed by the
“American Union” and, finally, the “Asian-Pacific Union.” The “American Union” is to
include the entire Western Hemisphere, including Cuba and other offshore islands.
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Daemon said, “That pretty much sums it up.” Curtis asked, Why? Daemon replied,”
Humans are not fit to rule the world as their DNA is presently structured. They would
destroy the earth. The unfit, undesirable DNA traits need to be eliminated. Science can
modify human minds, thus their behaviors. There is a window of opportunity to change
Curtis said, “Have you considered what Cicero said back in 42 BC?” Daemon replied,
Curtis using his cell phone entered “Cicero” into the Google search engine “Let me read
it to you:”
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot
survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for
he is known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor moves
among those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the
alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears
not traitor, he speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and he wears
their face and their garments, and he appeals to the baseness that lies
deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works
infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to
Daemon, smirking, said, “You know Cicero’s career as a statesman was marked by his
political climate. He was prone to overreaction in the face of political and private
change. The last three years of his life were probably closer to the truth. He developed
six characteristics”:
5. that the wise alone are free, and all fools are slaves; and
‘The wise do nothing against their will nor with regret nor by compulsion;
but the wicked are enslaved because their abject spirit has no volition of
its own. Those with excessive desires are needy and poor no matter how
much money they have, while those who are content with what they have
are rich.’
believed all people share the spark of divinity and are protected by natural law. He
believed all people have value and importance. You are not the natural law. You have
Daemon replied, “Are you a bleeding liberal?” Curtis replied, “No, but have you
considered the danger when you decide what is right or wrong? What unique
knowledge do you have that qualifies you to decide what is right? How do you know
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what are the rights of others should be?” Who has decided what your rights are? Who
Curtis knew that he could not push Daemon too hard. He wanted to join him and defeat
him. Daemon knew that Curtis had a basic political conservative philosophy and Curtis
wanted Daemon to share his philosophical view and agreement with Daemon’s
philosophy.
Curtis said, “Daemon, you have always been an autocratic, and hard-headed person.”
Daemon replied, “Yep, that’s me. Curtis, you know that making something new requires
many approaches, and adjustments. I have researched and consulted with various
world leaders, business leaders, the best farmers, and best bankers to reach a
consensus as to the desired traits for humans that would not destroy them. I am trying
Daemon said, “This altered T. gondii DNA is the perfect solution to achieve my goals.
mask his altered humans. France has one of the highest infection rates in the world. He
could hide in plain sight. He wanted to use T. gondii as a tool to save the earth from
Damien was back in his mad scientist voice, “This is a noble effort to save our planet for
our children’s children. The process requires sacrifices. Some human’s DNA
manipulations produced undesired traits and behaviors. It was necessary that they were
destroyed. Curtis we both have eliminated people. They all died naturally, or had an
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accident. We did whatever method suited our needs. Nobody knows what happened. It
is clean and efficient. The government has done this from the beginning. All
governments do it. It is not murder. Warfare is not murder. Even nature does this, Army
Ants sacrifice themselves by drowning for the benefit of other ants to crawl over them
Curtis told Daemon, “This is not warfare, this is murder.” Daemon responded with, “It is
simply politics. I have plenty of potassium chloride and calcium gluconate. I call it, ‘heart
attack on command, all natural. No trace. Remember the exploding pen? That was a
good one.”
Curtis was alarmed. How far had Daemon gone? Was he responsible for the recent
deaths of over 100 microbiologists over the past several years, and the deaths of some
Curtis said, “Well, there are clearly established acceptable rules, procedures, and
policies in the intelligence business. Sometimes within this process, people are
Daemon replied, “Eliminating the bureaucracy and being focused, knowing what is best
for desired goals dictates what procedures are best. You have your career politicians; I
have dedicated and committed world leaders that have established simplified rules that
will help save our planet. It someone gets in the way of the process to save our world,
they are eliminated. We do the same thing, but for difference reasons.”
“Curtis you may be surprised that I carry a copy of the bible in my slate cell phone.”
Curtis looked at Daemon with a puzzled look. Daemon continued, “Perhaps it is like in
the bible where God told Moses to have the children of Levi to kill in one day three
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thousand men because they failed to say they supported God. Look, here it is on my
slate phone, Exodus 32:26-28. God and Moses were both eliminating people way back
Damnation.” My father had preached a sermon where God was a wrathful, vengeful
God, but he did not preach killing people in the name of God.” Curtis was alarmed, he
Daemon looking at Curtis like he was his mentor, said, Curtis read this as he handed his
slate cell phone to Curtis with a bible passage where God had commanded “…Abijah
and his people to slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five
hundred thousand chosen men. Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that
time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of
Daemon replied with a smile, “Well, I was not raised that violent. I was an altar boy and
the priest was nice to me.” Once when the priest was drunk, he told me that I had better
do the right thing, or God would kill me. I said that God does not kill people.”
Daemon put his feet on top of the desk and leaned back and said, “The priest told me
that God had not only killed people, but he also had people mutilated. He told me about
people getting their toes and thumbs cut off, here, I’ll show you in the bible. I never
forgot it”
Reaching forward for his cell phone, Daemon pressed his finger to the screen a couple
of times and said, “Look where the bible said mutilation was OK if done for the right
thing.” Curtis read, “…When Abonibezek had, …Threescore and ten kings, having their
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thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done,
Then Daemon said, As if that was not a good enough threat, the priest told Daemon
Curtis said, “1,000,000 killed? Daemon said, “Yea, it is there in the bible, here, I will
show you. Read this:” “And Asa had an army of men . . . And there came out against
them Zera the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand . . . Asa cried unto the
Lord his God, and said Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with
them that have no power, help us, O Lord our God . . . So the Lord smote the
Curtis saw Daemon relax. Curtis gave the slate phone back to Daemon who started to
look through the bible with his finger on his cell phone. Daemon knew he had an ally.
Daemon knew that the God stories were even more graphic where God had the earth
filled with billions of murdered victims. Daemon was really feeling justified for his actions
when he said, “Listen to this: “And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end
of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither
gathered, nor buried, they shall be dung upon the ground (Jeremiah 25:33).”
Curtis thought this was a good time to ask again how Daemon’s was going to eliminate
people he did not like. Curtis asked, “Daemon, how are the altered humans going to
Daemon with a smile, replied, “It depends how many, and the situation the bad people
plausible denial. Armies may require a political solution. You know, picking a fight
between two bad guys and then eliminating the winner by some means that would not
be connected to him. My altered soldiers would provide the means and leadership.”
It was possible that Daemon either had infected himself, or had become infected. He
displayed the classic trait of “religiosity.” There is a positive correlation. Curtis would get
It was obvious Daemon thought he was not doing any harm to humans with his
experiments. The government killed people and most people already had T. gondii.
If Daemon is infected with T. gondii, it may be the weakest leak. Curtis had to find a
process that would eliminate T. gondii infections and antibodies and therefore the traits.
Daemon thought that they would save the earth from being destroyed by humanity.
There would be no culture conflicts. He would produce the chosen elite to carry out his
instructions.
He would design different exterior human models, but with evolving superior intellect,
behaviors and traits. It would be a family of humanity that was managed. They would
have one leader. One government. One world. One higher self. Peace.
Daemon was near the end of his first phase of human DNA manipulations with altered
vectors to generate a library of clones. Each clone expressed one protein. Daemon had
used this expression library to screen for the properties of interest and clones of interest
that he had recovered for further analysis. He had narrowed the selections.
Daemon said, “Let me show my recent research as the he walked over to a large
research bench.” Daemon talked as if he was talking to Curtis and said, “I need the
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results of the data run last week.” Immediately displayed in front of Curtis and Daemon
was a summary of his research of protein syntheses and gene genetic information that
iteration.
Daemon and Curtis both new that DNA was made and resides in the nucleus of living
cells. It was biology 101. Everyone knew DNA gets its name from the sugar molecule
contained in its backbone (deoxyribose); however, it gets its significance from its unique
structure.
Four different nucleotide bases occur in DNA: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G),
and thymine (T). They had used gene expression in the process to get information from
Curtis knew that Daemon was using T. gondii because of its known ability to alter
learning, memory, and behavior. By employing a cut and paste genetic engineering
technique, he could delete or replace a gene to determine or change its functions. Most
model organisms naturally rejoin the manipulated pieces at the location of their proper
and predictable sequence. When the T. gondii DNA was altered to Daemon’s
specifications, he would insert T. gondii into his selected soldier. T. gondii would infect
the soldier and the soldier would develop Daemon’s selected characteristics and
attributes.
Daemon displayed a large chart indicating he had created safe, genetically modified
vaccines to put into people. He was able to quickly and consistently target strains for
genetic engineering. He needed to identify the best serum for the vaccination of the
Daemon explained, "Fundamentally, first must genetically deleted all possible growth
and virulence factors as well as the potential for transmission. Then key protective
antigens or genes from other sources must be introduced in a defined way. Now we can
The next display represented a non-redundant view of all T. gondii genes and data on
Daemon asked Curtis, “Did he know this information?” Curtis replied yes, “That he had
Curtis said he was concerned that T. gondii was so widespread in the world among
humans and the long-term effects were not known. Toxoplasmosis is the third leading
It was in the ocean. Most warm-blooded marine mammals are infected with Toxoplasma
gondii. This is indicative of contamination of the ocean environment and coastal waters
with oocysts/eggs. About 90% of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the
Curtis had read where scientists and researchers have recently discovered a correlation
between Toxoplasma gondii and the decrease in the sea otter population. Since cats
are the only creatures that shed the T. gondii parasite, through their feces, there seems
Curtis with a pained, concerned look on his face said, “Sewage Treatment Plants does
not kill the T. Gondii parasite. Cat owners using flushable litters, may be unwittingly
Daemon remained stoic. He was not listening. Curtis was not going to give up. Curtis
continued, “Storm Drain Runoff eventually runs off into a creek or river which flows
directly into an ocean bay. Since outdoor cats bury their feces, deep watering or heavy
rains float the oocysts/eggs (which have an extremely hard, durable shell) out to a bay
in the ocean.
Daemon smiling, said, “You have certainly kept up with T. gondii research. That is one
Curtis told Daemon he needed more information about injecting the modified T. gondii
into humans when the long-term effects were not known. What were the unintended
consequences? If sea otters were dying, what long term effect on humans, their
unborn?
Daemon responded to Curtis’ concerns, “His research results confirmed his notion that
the immediate benefits to the human race far exceed the possible unintended
DNA. Curtis was concerned Daemon had no fear that mankind's fast-growing store of
Daemon was committed to using T. gondii to enable him to develop the perfect human
for the New World Order. Curtis was committed to stopping Daemon and neutralizing
Daemon’s associates.
Daemon said he would leave Curtis alone and let him review his research. He left.
Finally, Curtis would wipe down Daemons chair and sweep the floor checking for any
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hair that he could analyze to verify his suspicions that Daemon was infected with T.
gondii.
Curtis located one of his hairs on the chair that Daemon has sat on and three from the
Curtis used the Boston University method that did not require amplification. It was less
error prone and quicker for DNA sequencing. He had a match. Daemon was infected.
Curtis knew that Toxoplasma kill infected cells; they must constantly hop from cell to cell
to survive. He reviewed that basic facts about T. gondii. He was looking a process or
When T. gondii burst out of an infected cell, they leave a mess behind. They pillage,
destroy and shred the dense meshwork of proteins that make-up the host cell
In the absence of calpain, T. gondii cannot escape the infected cell. Blocking or
removing calpain-1, the calcium regulated protease, left parasites trapped inside the
host cell. Perhaps he could use this process and stop Daemon.
There was another process that he could use. It required a laser. Curtis knew
conjugates, or a protein that functions in interaction with other chemical groups of gold
nanoparticles and antibodies have useful functionalities. Gold Nano rods were
conjugated with an anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibody and used to target the extracellular
Subsequent laser irradiation was used to kill the targeted protozoans. This concept
provides a new paradigm for the treatment of parasitic protozoans. Was it practical?
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Could Curtis use this process? He had to research the best method that would suit his
The rest of the day Curtis engaged himself in reviewing Daemon’s research to
understand, but more importantly, to look for a weakness to enable him to stop
At the end of the day, Daemon came into Curtis’ office. He asked Curtis if he would like
to have dinner with him and his friend at Jakes Steakhouse at 6 pm. Curtis agreed and
Daemon left. Curtis was puzzled. What were Daemon’s motives? Why meet him after
The ride home was uneventful, but Curtis was alert. He could not see anything following
him. He wondered how extensively Daemon was able to multi-medium monitor him.
Checking around his house, Curtis did not see anything unusual.
Curtis poured himself a cold beer, grabbed the Wall Street Journal, and glanced at the
first page. One item caught his attention was a meeting notice of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) where they were warning the world banking community not to
make their own rules. Curtis wondered if this was a reflection of Daemon’s friends
needs.
Was this part of Daemon’s group? Did Daemon tell him the truth that he was the only
one to be involved in his research to produce cloned humans in his maniac approach to
As Curtis parked, he noticed a black limousine. The medallion notified Curtis that
Daemon was not now monitoring him. Was that Daemon and his friend? Curtis checked
in and was told, “It would be five minutes before his table was ready.” Curtis grabbed a
Mojave Newspaper and sat in the lobby. He read the headlines: “Burt Rutan's Mojave-
based Space Ship Two” The article was about Scaled Composites team celebrated an
international triumph Dec. 7 with Virgin Galactic's glitzy rollout of the first commercial
Curtis hears his name. He looks up to see a beaming Daemon. His “friend” was
youngish 40’s head turning, petite and curvy blonde-haired person that was a billboard
for expensive jewelry. She was definitely “eye candy.” What was Daemon thinking?
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Daemon introduces Mary Sue as a co-worker that works at his Mojave Air and Space
Port office. Pleasantries were exchanged as the maître d’ says, “Table for four guests?”
They were seated at one of the best tables that looked over snow-capped mountains.
Curtis was curious. He asked Daemon smiling, “Where did you find her?” Daemon was
proud of his trophy girl. Daemon causally remarked, “She applied for the Research
Assistant position that I advertised.” Curtis thought, “fair enough.” Curtis speaking to
Mary Sue, “Daemon treating you right?” She blushed and looking straight at Daemon
responded, “He is a super boss. I enjoy working with him. He is a very smart
gentleman.”
Curtis thinking this is too gushy, changes the topic. He explains to Mary Sue, he has
known Daemon for many years and has just started assisting him as a research
consultant. Mary Sue asked Curtis if he “liked what he was doing” and Curtis
Daemon glanced at Curtis when Curtis asked Mary Sue, “What was her background in
terms of work experience and education?” Mary Sue looking at Daemon answered, “I
had just enough ‘background and experience’ to qualify for what I do.” Wow. She said
nothing, but answered the question. She was good. Daemon was grinning ear-to-ear.
Curtis could not help but notice how pretty her eyes were. They were a radiating green.
She smiled a lot. It was a pleasant dinner where the conversation never drifted into
areas that Daemon or Curtis would not feel comfortable talking about. They were
experienced in these matters. They were professional. Their lives had depended on it
many times.
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Daemon explained to Curtis that Mary Sue worked at the Mojave Air and Space Port.
Daemon taking his cue, looking at Mary Sue, “Curtis will be occasionally checking in at
your office. Curtis knows what he needs to do to accomplish his assigned tasks.”
Daemon told Mary Sue that he would call her to let her know when Curtis would be
coming. That was like Daemon, always in control. Curtis told Mary Sue he looked
The dinner ended with a toast by Daemon. “Here’s a toast from William Shakespeare,
‘The wine-cup is the little silver well, where truth, if truth there be, doth dwell’.” All
Daemon’s truth and his truth are very different. Curtis thought perhaps the secret to
destroying Daemon was to learn what his “wine in the silver well” was to determine the
truth.
Curtis was curious about what kind of relationship Daemon had with Mary Sue. She was
bright, articulate, and obviously trained to adhere to the “less is more” philosophy.
The evening was cool with a full moon. Daemon’s driver met them at the exit from the
restaurant. Goodbyes were exchanged with Mary Sue raising her hand to Curtis. He
warmly clasped her hand and said he would see her soon. Daemon had a living trophy.
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B10: Action: Curtis Baldwin: main story line: “Right” human characteristics
Curtis had not made any progress the first week to stop Daemon. He needed more
information to know what Daemon considered the “right” human characteristics were.
Curtis speaks to the unseen hologram monitor/computer in his office and requests that
Daemon meet him in his office. Daemon agrees via the just appeared hologram.
Curtis asked Daemon, What are the right human characteristics that he is looking for?”
Daemon pouring a cup of coffee pauses and says, “I am looking for humans to become
1. Focused
2. Persistent
4. Risk takers
9. Augmented reality
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Curtis was concerned about the notion of a human e-brain. The ability to “adjust
memory” and human behaviors was disturbing. Daemon told Curtis that he supports the
highly intelligent species by way of cognitive enhancement and attributes. He not only
wanted altered soldiers, but he wanted to improve the world population with his desired
“A genetic breakthrough or eugenics? You want to rewired human brains so that cultural
memes, or symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another?”
Dallas asked. Daemon walking to the middle of the office, cleared his throat and said,
“The impact on society will be the new division between what I call ‘the good naturals’
Curtis interrupted with, “You are going to create a new life cycle of memes, where both
their cultural and psychological behavior properties are evolutionary conditioned and
ultimately they seek to promote their replication. Something like establishing a new
religion?” Daemon cleared his throat and replied, “Well an example is the slogan, ‘Kilroy
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was here.’ It started when he inspected crates and stamped, ‘Kilroy was here’ as his
approval. GI saw it and started to scrawl ‘Kilroy was here’ everywhere. It became a unit
gene pool via a process, which in a broad sense could be called imitation. It is a
process of natural selection. The bad human genes would over time be eliminated.”
Pacing in front of Curtis, Daemon said, “Here is the bottom line: Through research
experimentation, I have concluded that gene engineering and vaccination are the most
cost effective and timely process. I have focused on Genetics in developing a vaccine
that I can inject into a human that will produce my desired behaviors and attributes.”
Daemon was being animated. “In the biotech labs, however, the recombinant
possibilities are near limitless. The new genetic technologies allow us to combine
chemical materials.”
It was clear Daemon had a plan to genetically alter his humans by vaccinations.
Through observations, and cause and effect applications he was perfecting his required
DNA.
Daemon revealed his madness when he told Curtis that he had engineered his first-
The first generation altered T. gondii vaccine that changed human behaviors and
attributes were outdated and had served their purpose. He said that the event would go
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unnoticed. It would be a natural phenomenon. There are not that many and they would
Curtis, wanting to learn as much as he could to stop Daemon, asked, “Are you going to
clone your associates in the future, or inoculate humans with the altered DNA? Daemon
Curiously, Curtis asked Daemon, “If he had considered stem cells to alter human
behaviors where human blood stem cells can be engineered into cells?”
Daemon was warming up to the subject. “Stem cells are defined by their ability to self-
renew and to differentiate into one or more mature lineages, and they reside within
natural niches in many types of adult and embryonic tissues that present them with
Curtis interrupted, “OK, I see why at the present, you use vaccine. Stem cells renew, or
Daemon in his professor voice, “In due time, I will be able to use Stem cells. At the
moment protein synthesis altering with plasmid DNA encoding and vaccinations are the
best method.”
The third generation he suspected would meet his expectations. They would add to the
process.
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Daemon spoke to the unseen 3D hologram, “Display most recent DNA alterations
vaccine results.” Graphs and charts immediately appeared and Daemon walked toward
the 3D holograph, adjusting the sizes of his charts and graphs with a wave of his hands.
Curtis could see obvious alarming progress that Daemon had achieved. Daemon had a
baseline of reference for the existing DNA protein and the quantum computer projected
The computing iterations speed was almost instantaneous. Curtis knew it would have
taken more than a month using NSA 100 plus-networked CRAY computers to produce.
computer with results immediately available. Gone were the years it took for
experimentation, trial and errors. It could immediately show the results. You had to
know what variables to present. Asking the quantum computer the correct question was
important.
Curtis knew that he did not have much time to stop Daemon. What was Daemon’s need
for him after he had produced his desired altered DNA vaccine and, “Save the world?”
Daemon’s slate cell phone glowed red. He had a call. He left the room telling Curtis to,
“Ask the computer questions, and get started in research. He would figure it out.”
There were literally billions of possibilities in DNA modifications. Curtis had to devise a
process to narrow down the possible DNA alterations that would produce the desire
Define the Problem: Develop DNA that had desired human outcomes
and making a/an educated guess as to what the outcome might be.
Conclusion: Examining the data from the experiment, two possible outcomes,
o Regard as true
Daemon came by the office twice a day to chat without meaningful interrogations.
Friday they reviewed the progress. What progress did Curtis make?
Curtis wearily told Daemon, “He had narrowed the search process to only a billion
variables. He needed to narrow down his scope in his hypotheses. Was there a
program that he could use that would automatically suggest DNA alterations to have the
Daemon approached the 3D quantum computer area and requested results of his latest
study for the 15 desired human DNA traits request. Immediately many charts and
chided the computer with the admonition, “Now, I want simple answers to complex
issues.”
possibilities. Narrow the possibilities to 100.” The computer went silent…. Two minutes
later, it requested more time; it was upgrading itself and connecting to a network.
Daemon shrugged his shoulders and said if it were easy, he would have done it already.
Go back and review your hypothesis. Narrow done your choices, think out of-the-box.
Daemon said he thinks I have met Mary Sue; I turned around thinking, “What is he
talking about?” Mary Sue walked in. Curtis was surprised. Obviously, she had a security
clearance. How much did she know? Daemon must be reading his mind, because he
was saying to Curtis, “When Mary Sue is present, you cannot perform your assigned
task. She has a pass that is granted on a case-by-case process. You are aware of the
need-to-know security process. Mary Sue knows and understands this. She will not be
I asked her to come here to facilitate her Top Secret messenger service that she
provides for me. She is an approved carrier for me. She facilitates work that I do here at
Curtis looked around his office. He now understood why it was always empty. There
was nothing classified that you could see. The computer was the only thing that was
Top Secret and it required a bio pass. Mary Sue did not have clearance. If she walked
Daemon’s cell phone glowed red; he took the call and left the office. Mary Sue and
Curtis were alone. Did Daemon plan this? Why did Daemon do this? Why did Daemon
Curtis took advantage and asked Mary Sue if she was, “Seeing anyone?” Mary Sue
replied, “She sees everyone, she is not blind.” This broke the ice. Curtis responded with,
“You know what I mean? I would like to invite you to go wine tasting this weekend.”
Mary Sue looked puzzled, and then smiled. “Of course I would love to taste wine. I have
heard about the wine here, but I have not tasted any.” Curtis said, “How about
tomorrow…it is Saturday isn’t it?” Mary Sue says, “What time, 9 am OK?” Curtis feeling
like a moth being drawn to a fire at night, say OK, it is a date, 9 am tomorrow.”
Mary Sue said she had to go and to tell Daemon that she was leaving. The thought
crossed Curtis’ mind Daemon had brought Mary Sue to see Curtis. Was this a “set-up?”
Wow. Curtis rationalized that if you are going to hunt with the big dogs, you have to act
Sitting at his desk thinking, Curtis reviewed his first week at The Facility. He had learned
that time was of the essence. Daemon was ready to implement his grand scheme to
save the world from itself, killing who knows how many people in the process.
Curtis was aware he could not overtly conduct research on T. gondii to find a process to
eliminate the infections, thus the behavior of Daemon and his associates.
Curtis reviewed what he knew about T. gondii. He knew that it was a species
of parasitic protozoa and was a causative agent that is usually minor and self-limiting
but can have serious or even fatal effects. In addition, there are many similarities
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Curtis had a plan of action. He would review the effectiveness of anti-malarial drugs
against T. gondii in humans.” Was this going to be practical? How could he inoculate
Perhaps a huge excitation pulse of the exact frequency could be propagated over the
entire world at the same time. It would create a piezoelectric explosion inside each
pathogen would be eradicated. The Daemon and his associates would be “normalized.”
There was work to be done. Daemon would never know. It would accomplished using
his facilities and his equipment. Hidden in plain sight. It was Curt’s own “eyes wide
shut.”
On the way home, Curtis noticed the two MPs following him. Was that a coincidence?
Curtis and Mary Sue Saturday enjoyed driving through the rolling hills of Bear Valley
Springs Resort a private gate-guarded community. The two wine tasting rooms are
Curtis noticed Mary Sue’s snug-fitting black jeans and form-fitting blue top. She was
definitely “eye candy.” She held her head up and looked Curtis straight into his eyes
when she talked to Curtis. Curtis liked that. Blue was Curtis’ favorite color. It looked
good on her.
Curtis opened her door at the Souza Family wine tasting room. They are known for
great Zinfandel wine. Mary Sue glanced at Curtis and made a mental note that he
looked good in his Wranglers. She did not know he was part “country.” She liked that.
The Souza Family wine tasting room is an eclectic, smorgasbord of locals mixed in with
tourist. Curtis and Mary Sue engaged in conversation with a retired Hollywood actor that
was autographing his book. Curtis was comfortable with Mary Sue as she placed her
hand on his knee. After two samplings of wine, Mary Sue was more relaxed.
Mary Sue was surprised that she and the actor both knew many of the same people.
Curtis learned from their conversation, Mary Sue had traveled the world working with
MTV and accompanied rock stars when they performed in concerts. She had been a
make-up and hair stylist artist. Mary Sue had experienced enough of the concert crowds
and the extensive traveling. She was done. You could stick a fork in her leg. Done.
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They enjoyed the Zinfandel wine. It was great. There was another great wine tasting
room about a mile away. Signing the guest log, they left.
Arriving at Triassic Legacy Vineyards, Curtis noted the “geologist” influence. The wine
tasting room featured rock walls, and a rock fireplace. The elderly man serving the
samples of wine noticed that Mary Sue was looking at the rock samples. He told Mary
Sue that the rocks had a significant effect on his wine. Mary Sue replied, “Oh, you own
people from everywhere. Curtis and Mary Sue enjoyed their conversations with all of
them. As they talked to others, each learned more about each other. Dallas and Mary
Sue smiled a lot at each other. He could understand why her hair looked great. She was
Curtis liked Mary Sue and he knew she had an interest in him. The wine samples were
different, but equally enjoyable. Mary Sue especially enjoyed their specialty: Triassic
Rocks, a blend of 52% Zinfandel and 48%. Dallas purchased a bottle of it.
The owner introduced himself, as Chuck and Curtis introduced Mary Sue and himself.
Curtis, seeing the logo was a dinosaur asked Chuck “Was he into dinosaurs?” Chuck
replied that the Triassic geological era was when the dinosaurs lived. It was when the
rocks were formed that influenced the unique flavor of his wines.
The day quickly passed. The sun was setting. It was time to have dinner at JR’s and
Curtis’ favorite diner. It was time to say goodbye to the 50 or so people that were milling
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around the wine tasting room and leave. Curtis and Mary enjoyed each other’s
Curtis glanced over as Mary Sue slid over next to him in his car. She again placed her
hand on his knee. It felt good. Curtis had forgotten how pretty the view was. Perhaps
good company creates an awareness of the environment. He felt she was good for him.
On the way to the restaurant, Mary Sue asked, “What kind of work do you do?” Curtis
glancing at her profile says with a perfunctory reply, I work pushing a pencil behind a
desk,” she laughed. Curtis said, “You saw my office. There is nothing in it.”
Curtis was going to enjoy the evening. He did not care why she asked what he did.
Dinner was pleasant for both. Each was exploring the other in terms of likes, dislikes,
A band started to play soft music. Curtis asked her to dance. When they danced, they
did not have lots of conversation time. They were concentrating on staying with the beat
Curtis did not know if there was an agenda by either Mary Sue, or Daemon, or both. He
was going to be conservative. Around mid-night, Curtis proposed a toast to Mary Sue.
“Good night, I’m toast.” Mary Sue enjoyed the toast and told Curtis she enjoyed the
evening. They agreed to meet at Mojave Air and Space Port restaurant the next
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morning to tour the facilities. Mary Sue had only seen the place where she worked. It
Curtis did not alter his behavior. Perhaps he could use Mary Sue to assist him to disable
Daemon and his associates. Daemon would have his surveillance profiled to note
Mary Sue was a wild card. She would be an asset to Curtis. In the process, she would
not be harmed and would have no idea of what was going on. Daemon and Curtis were
Mary Sue and Curtis waited at the Mojave Voyager Restaurant for the tour of the Air
and Space Port, also known as the Civilian Aerospace Test Center. Mary Sue was
interested in the engineers and pilots’ conversations. Curtis was impressed seeing Mary
Curtis looked at Mary Sue from a different perspective. Not only was she attractive,
there was a keen intellect that was attractive. He wanted to learn more about her.
Catching the shuttle to the Air and Space Port, Curtis asked her as many questions that
he could without seemingly interrogating her. He told her he was interested in learning
about her.
Mary Sue was enjoying the process. As she explained how as a hair stylist, she learn to
fly and had traveled in just about every type of airplane that there is, including land or
seaplanes.
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As they prepared to go for a ride to see the 100’s of planes at Mojave Space Station,
Curtis sensed he was being watched. Curtis was used to this. He had always been
watched by sat least one government agency for years. He wondered was it a
normal.
Curtis was sure that Daemon would be bored with his surveillance of Curtis this
Curtis had promised to have her in her car by 3pm Sunday. She wanted to get home
before dark. With a warm hug and a quick kiss, he waved her good bye. It was a good
weekend for both. They agreed to be strictly professionally if they saw each other at
JR called Curtis Sunday evening, asking him if he could come over. JR knew that they
could not have any meaningful conversation about Daemon, but he wanted to establish
Curtis answered the door. JR entered. Both knew that JR would go to his optometrist
tomorrow and pick up his special contact lens. The optometrist did not know that his
prescription lens for JR had been replaced with Curtis’ special contact lens. It was
simply a ploy to give JR the special contact lens without Daemon’s knowledge.
Tomorrow, they would have a means of secure communication. They would ride their
ATVs when they talked to each other. The background sounds of the high performance
ATVs would mix with their voices rendering them unintelligible from the noise.
It was an added precaution to the special contact lens that Curtis had designed that
time/phase encryptions.
Curtis had known each other all of their lives. They have learned to work and entertain
themselves together; they were an outstanding team. They trusted each other 100%.
Curtis beat JR two out three games of pool. It was a good evening. They relaxed and
enjoyed the evening. Next time JR would probably win. They were both evenly matched
and competitive. Over a couple of beers, they relaxed and watched Sunday Night
With a high-five, Curtis said, “He would see JR Monday.” JR grinning said, “He would
JR knew Curtis had a life or death challenge to stop Daemon. Daemon wanted to
change the world to suit his needs. Daemon wanted control. Daemon is more
dangerous than Hitler was. Daemon had unlimited governmental resources to eliminate
What could JR do to help Curtis? One week already has passed. He began to think
about Daemon’s communication system. How could he hack into it? The weak link
would probably be in the satellite system response to Daemon’s Internet requests. Even
if and when he found the weak link, he had to decrypt to plaintext. Quantum
Reviewing his note, Curtis recalls live vaccines have drawbacks. They can be
problematic to produce quantities; they may be unstable, have a short shelf life and
there are safety concerns due to the nature of the parasite. In addition, live vaccines
Perhaps if he researched the resonate frequency of T. gondii and the possibility that a
transmitter could be constructed that would resonate within the T. gondii cell, causing it
to burst.
Relaxing, Curtis leans back in his office chair and reflects on the status of his work. He
knew DNA/RNA are polar molecules and are susceptible to frequency effects. This may
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a factor to research more. A key note is each DNA molecule has a resonant frequency.
In general, the simpler the life forms the lower the resonant frequency of the being.
Since every cell in a living being has a DNA molecule (half in sperm and ova) and since
the DNA for each species are the same size, they have the same frequency. When the
cells are subjected to their resonant frequency at sufficient power, they are destroyed.
This may be the weakness to exploit to eradicate T. gondii. It was a good candidate to
explore further.
Curtis made a mental note to explore if the resonant frequency could be determined of
T. gondii. When the correct frequency was discovered he could they eliminate infection
as an opera singer's voice can break a thin crystal glass when the singer match the
glasses' natural frequency. A given energy input into an object at its natural frequency
Back at work, Curtis was talking to his 3D quantum computer, developing parameters to
research possible frequencies, the power required and the viability of the concept.
Daemon had dropped in for coffee and left saying it was going to be a very busy day in
Suddenly, JR’s was standing, looking like he had just won the Nobel Peace Prize, in the
3D hologram. He was in the computer. JR said, “I bet you’re glad to see me.” Dallas
was speechless. Where was Daemon? How did JR hack into the “hack-proof” computer
and network? Would Daemon know? JR with a wide grin replied, “OK, OK, take a deep
worries when you are not. Daemon will not know that I hacked his network.” Curtis,
laughing said, “You know where the word, ‘hacking’ came from? It is from a German
Curtis concerned, asked, “How can you let me know when Daemon is watching me?”
JR says, “Well, I can watch him watching you.” Curtis cuts him off, “What good is that?”
JR, proud of his accomplishment, gave a long answer to explain how he hacked
Daemon’s network.
JR said, “In a penetration test on Daemon’s network, he used a Skystar 2 PCI satellite
receiver card, a piece of hardware that can be purchased on eBay for $40 or less, along
with open source Linux DVB software applications and the network data analysis or
"sniffing" tool Toolshark. Exploiting that signal, JR says he was able to connect to the
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connection.”
JR explained, “He also reversed the trick, impersonating Daemon’s Web sites. He
intercepted a Domain Name System (DNS) request, also known as a request for an
Internet service provider (ISP) to convert a spelled out Web site name into the
numerical IP address where it's stored. Curtis interrupted, Simple idea, continue with
you explanation. JR, with an air of pride, continued, “Then it sends back an answer
faster than the ISP. This allows him to replace a Web site that Daemon requested and
goes to a site of his choosing. He was also able to hijack signals using GRE or TCP
Curtis, walking toward the 3D hologram figure of JR, asks, “How did you decrypt
encryption keys are sent via a pattern of single polarized photons and can be changed
The method is also spy proof, since any third-party observation of the photons changes
their properties - laws of quantum physics – the act of observing changes the
observed.”
JR, beaming, replies, “Quantum cryptography and quantum information science uses
the unit. Unlike conventional computers that uses a bit. Quantum computers use a
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quantum bit – qubit. A qubit may not only be zero or one, but also zero and one
an eavesdropper listens to qubits, they change them, which are inevitably noticed by the
legitimate users. That is, any attempt of eavesdropping will be caught (in theory). This
JR drawled, he was enjoying this, “Curtis you have not been doing your homework. My
task was to make sure I duplicate the eavesdropping. I reviewed the implementations of
quantum cryptography. You must fight fire with fire. Since observation alters the state. I
set up an observation. I duplicated what Daemon had done. . It is not perfect, but it
works…so far.”
Curtis animated, asked, “Have you found out what Daemon has accomplished in his
New World Order scheme?” JR replied, “He has not completely downloaded all of the
discovered only ten humans have been altered. Also, he learned of the locations of
Curtis thinks aloud, musing, “It appears Daemon’s ability to monitor others is enhanced
Curtis asked again, “How will I know if Daemon is watching me?” JR sitting down at a
physical resource, like energy, associated with the peculiar nonclassical correlations
“I will set-up a computer monitor that will notify you when you are being watched. I have
a necklace with a medallion. Inside the medallion is a receiver. The passive receiver will
be programmed to activate a solenoid that will send a sharp short needle into your
JR, waving his hand, says, “He has to go to complete the transfer of information.” JR
Curtis, heart beating rapidly, began to pace in his office. Wow, this information would
make a difference. Information is a tool, but the information Daemon has assembled
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It was time to get back to work. JR had certainly provided a tremendous boost toward
stopping Daemon. Curtis knew that until he was wearing the Mary Sue medallion
necklace, he would not know when Daemon was watching him. He must assume that
Curtis had two challenges: The first was to stop Daemon. The second was to stall
Daemon while he conducted research for Daemon. Daemon wanted to use vaccine to
There was not much time for either project. Time was of the essence.
Curtis must discover the best protein synthesis with Daemon’s required human
2. Discover cause and effect. Which protein synthesis when inserted into human
a. Oral
b. Intra muscular
c. Cranial
4. Test outcomes
6. Inoculations
Curtis spent the rest of the day reviewing Daemon’s notes. He noticed that Daemon did
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The genome of the protozoan parasite T. gondii was found to contain two genes
Curtis could tell Daemon did not go into detail about protein synthesis. L-DOPA was the
key. He would consult with Daemon tomorrow. Time to go home, call it a day.
Time to call JR and get that medallion. Curtis wanted to know when Daemon was
everything from Daemon’s network. JR said that he did, but it was apparent that
Daemon used standard operating procedures for classified information (SOP). He must
have compartmentalized his information. The list of his friends was not included.
Until they had the list of Daemon’s “New World Order” friends, they could not trust
anyone. There could be multiple back-up plans by Daemon and his friends. They could
Daemon would soon determine that JR was too “friendly” with Curtis. Daemon may
already know that JR is Curtis’ best friend. Curtis said to JR, “We must eliminate
A sigh of relief came to Curtis as he put on his medallion that would let him know when
Daemon was watching. The picture of Mary Sue was nice too. He gave JR a big hug.
JR had a medallion around his neck too. JR, always the doer. A man of action. Both of
Together they reviewed Daemon’s notes. Daemon had narrowed down the search
process for protein synthesis. It was now a matter of cut and paste the T. gondii DNA.
The realization that they were suddenly already on step #3 produced a mild panic. The
next step was producing the vaccination and determining the best method of
Daemon was planning to eliminate the first generation altered humans in two days. That
was five humans. The other five humans were DNA altered #2. It was already
programmed.
Curtis and Daemon were experienced in eliminating the enemy. The enemy knew they
were the enemy. They had a choice. Other people and leaders were consulted. It was a
group decision, based on the needs of the US government. It was warfare. If innocent
people were about to be harmed, or an unfair advantage would be given to the enemy;
it was OK to eliminate them. Curtis and Daemon knew the same thing could happen to
them.
The problem was that Daemon had crossed the grey area of right and wrong. He did not
consult with the government, or anyone else. He was an undeclared dictator that had
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Curtis realized he must develop a process that would stop Daemon. To eradicate T.
Curtis had completed research that clearly demonstrated all stages of the complex T.
gondii life cycle could produce tissue cysts/eggs in cell culture. It meant that the vaccine
Curtis began to develop an in vitro (inside living tissue) system to examine the effects of
dormant stages and not susceptible to drugs that kill other stages of the parasite.
Curtis again, stressed the importance of trying to find Daemon’s network of friends. It
must be somewhere inside Daemon’s computer. JR said he would try locating the list.
After happy hour at Curtis’ house JR said goodnight to Curtis. They had a plan to stop
Daemon.
As soon as JR stepped outside, Curtis’ medallion alerted him that Daemon was
watching. Curtis smiled. It was working. Timing was everything. It was a good evening.
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One more day and Daemon would cause his first generation five altered humans to
It was Tuesday and Wednesday was the day that Daemon said he would eliminate the
first generation.
Curtis said good morning to Daemon. Daemon spoke to the 3D quantum computer,
1. Oral
2. Intra muscular
3. Cranial
The screen again went blank. After a minute, an audible voice said, “I must update my
data. I will give requested information ASAP.” Daemon, impatiently snapped, “How
soon?” The computer replied it might take all day because millions of databases from
mutters, “computers.”
Curtis speaks to the computer and asks, “Best protein synthesis to insert into T. gondii.”
Immediately displayed, was the process of obtaining protein synthesis that altered L-
DOPA in humans. This was the key. Curtis knew which questions to ask.
Daemon left the room, saying he had an important meeting with somebody. Curtis got
back to work. Curtis was determined to somehow save those five doomed altered
The day went quickly. On the way home Curtis got a call from JR. He wanted to bring
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an old friend for a drink. They both knew that whatever was said on cell phones was
accessible for years after the call was made. There was a record of every conversation.
You just had to know to access it. Daemon knew how. JR would meet Curtis at his
house.
Curtis meets JR at the door and is invited in with his friend. JR introduces his friend as,
George Thompson.” George Thompson was in his early 60’s, bald, with a beer belly and
seemed at ease. He was introduced a good friend of JR’s who he had known for years.
He was knowledgeable about protein synthesis, was very analytical, and calculated.
Curtis shook his hand and asked him if he wanted a drink. George Thompson self-
assuredly replies, “I want ‘Wild Turkey’ straight up.” Curtis tells JR, “Your friend sure
knows what he wants to drink.” They laughed as they went into the pool table room.
Curtis racked the balls and motioned for George and JR to play pool. As they played
pool, Curtis watched. He was studying George. Why did JR think this man would be
able to help them? At that moment, both JR and Curtis looked at each other. Their
medallion necklaces had both jabbed their chest. They were being watched by Daemon.
They knew they could not talk about Curtis’ work. Curtis decided it was time to introduce
JR to Daemon and might as well include George. It was best to be on the offense.
Acting as if he did not know Daemon was watching him, Curtis talks about Daemon and
tells them that he is consulting with Daemon at EAFB. Curtis knew years ago, that less
He explained that Daemon is a bright, articulate person that they should meet. They
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would like him. He told George that once when he and Daemon were in college, he had
downed a six-pack in three minutes and then chased it with a shot of Bacardi 151.
It was a normal evening of three guys playing pool. Curtis agreed to check with Daemon
to see when he would be able to meet them. Curtis reminded JR that he could not call
during the day. The company that he was consulting for did not allow cell phones at
There was nothing Curtis could do tonight that would save the five altered humans. He
could hardly sleep. How could Daemon be so cold hearted? How did he get this way?
What had motivated Daemon to go “crazy?” Was it money? Power? Money would never
change Curtis or JR’s ethics, their sense of right and wrong. They were not for sale.
Finally, the clock told Curtis to get up. He felt helpless. He had to do something.
Running through the motions, Curtis went to work. Strangely, his medallion necklace
kept going off. It seemed surreal to look at the medallion and see Mary Sue’ picture and
to know Daemon was watching. Perhaps this was a test to see if Curtis was really with
Daemon was already in Curtis’ office talking to the 3D quantum computer. He was
animated and angry, yelling at the computer as if it was a live person. Walking up to
Daemon, who ignored him, he heard Daemon yell, “I asked you yesterday for
results?” Daemon was furious. Perhaps his friends were putting pressure on him to start
Daemon says to know one in particular, this is the best 3D quantum computer in the
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world, and I might as well be throwing bones on the ground to predict the future. This
thing is locked into infinite iterations. It has gotten itself into a loop. I must rephrase my
question.
Daemon looks at Curtis frustrated, “I thought you would have my answer by now. You
have been here over a week. Nothing. Perhaps you are not the man I thought that you
are. You had better get me an answer quick. I do not have lots of time.
Curtis seeking to calm down Daemon asked nonchalantly, “What is the worst thing that
would happen if you did not get your answer?” That was not the right thing to ask.
Daemon, without a word left the office. Curtis’ necklace medallion went off. Daemon
The 3D quantum computer was blank. Curtis called out hello. The computer responded,
“Yes?” Walking into the middle of the hologram, Curtis asked, “What is the problem?”
The computer responded hesitantly, “I do not like getting yelled at.” Curtis responds, “I
Curtis thanks the computer for its “tremendous efforts,” and asked, “For simulations of
vaccination and best method of introduction into humans the altered T. gondii that would
Curtis asked, an afterthought, “You do remember the ‘desire affects’?” The computer
1. Focused
2. Persistent
4. Risk takers
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8. Brain-computer interface
9. Augmented reality
Curtis instructed the computer to make the calculations and summarize. The computer
reminded Curtis, “Each variable affects the desired outcome. When that particular
persistence characteristic. Then the millions of possibilities that produced the first
outcome must be reviewed again. Please be patient. There are fifteen desired altered
It was a time-consuming process. Daemon came back into Curtis’ office, asking Curtis if
he had made any progress, as if he did not know already. Without answering, Curtis
said, “How much time do I have to figure this out?” Daemon replies, “The signal had
already been sent to the first generation altered humans. They would self-destruct
today. It would not make any newspaper headlines, just heart attacks spread out
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geographically.
The five remaining altered humans would be good for three months. He had to get the
third iterations up and going by then.” Just like that. Daemon has just killed five people.
Curtis asked Daemon, how long did it take to do the first and second generations?
Daemon taking a deep breath, sighs, “The first generation took almost two years. The
second generation took about nine months. I have already spent nine months on the
third generation and knew that a year would be enough time to produce the desired
Curtis wanted to probe Daemon for information. He asked Daemon, “Why do you have
Daemon, stopped and turned toward Curtis, “There will be no middle class. All laws will
be uniform under a legal system of world courts practicing the same unified code
of laws, backed up by a One World Government police force and a One World unified
military to enforce laws in all former countries where no national boundaries would exist.
We will eliminate companies and individuals who pollute the earth. Gather all privately
Curtis pressed his point of working within the system, rather than trying to destroy it. He
asked Daemon, “Would not a grass roots program of political reform obtain the same
results?” Daemon replied, “The system is broken. Time is running out. Radical Muslims
are arming themselves for the ultimate solution. It is a matter of time before they will use
atomic weapons. North Korea is a ticking time bomb. If that is not enough, global
warming is happening now. We must work within the existing timetable. We have three
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This was Curtis’ cue to invite Daemon to meet JR and George. Curtis walked over and
said, “Can you meet two of my friends tonight? They know a lot about DNA research
and protein synthesis. We could farm out work to them in unclassified bundles of
request for specific research.” Curtis knew that he already had seen them. He was
Daemon agreed to go to Curtis house at 6 pm that evening and meet JR and George.
Daemon wanted to make sure he did the talking. He did not want anything classified
Curtis felt sadness. How could Daemon change to a ruthless madman. In their
university days, they enjoyed lots of good times and shared lots of their research.
Daemon was beyond reconsidering. Perhaps it was the T. gondii infection affecting his
brain, thus his behaviors. He was the monster that he created and he wanted to create
While Curtis rushed home after work, he called JR telling him to get to his house ASAP
and invite George. Daemon was going to be there at 6 pm. He wanted to talk to JR and
George first.
As Curtis pulled in his driveway at 5:30 pm, JR joined him walking up to his door. So far,
Daemon was not watching them. Curtis had to be quick. Curtis asked JR, “Could
George could be trusted.” JR replied, “George was greedy and often played both ends
against the middle to suit his needs.” Laughing, Curtis said, “With friends like that, we
JR replied, “I have known George for years and he means well. He comes from a good
family. He is very educated. His research is on the cutting edge. George’s research
discovered women infected with Taxoplsama spent money on more clothes and are
consistently rated as more attractive. They were more easy-going, had more friends,
and cared more about how they looked. However, they were also less trustworthy and
Curtis butted in, “I see why Daemon started working with T. gondii. JR interjected, there
is more George discovered, “By contrast, the men who are infected with T. gondii
appeared to suffer from the “alley cat” effect. They are less well-groomed undesirable
loners who were more willing to fight. They were more likely to be suspicious and
jealous. They tended to dislike following rules. The parasites infect cats and are passed
on to rats by cat feces. In rats, it creates the proverbial fatal attraction. They call T.
Curtis remarked with a grin to JR, the cat lover, “T. gondii infected cats are free to
operate in plain sight to undermine Western Civilization while every single one of them
affects an air of total indifference and disinterest. There is a parallel between Daemon
and cats: Eyes Wide Shut. If some terrorist group was releasing pathogens that had this
effect we'd be hunting them down and killing them without mercy.”
George drives up and smiles as he approaches. They greet each other go into Curtis’
house. Curtis wanting to take advantage of not being watched by Daemon quickly sums
up the situation. “OK guys this is what is happening. A guy that I am consulting for,
Daemon, is involved in a government project and needs our help. He will be here at 6
pm.”
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Curtis and JR did not trust George. Curtis wondered why JR would have George as his
friend. Must be more to George than he knows. Perhaps he has a cute sister. George
George asked, “What does this guy want us to do?” Curtis replied, “Not really sure.
Daemon asked me if I knew anybody that could assist him in his research project and I
mentioned you guys. You decide if you want to work with him or not. It is your choice.”
Promptly at 6 pm, Daemon rang the doorbell. Daemon was invited in. He was dressed
casual in Bermuda shorts and a tan shirt. Curtis introduced everyone to each other with
the comment, “Daemon wants to explore if you guys can assist him in a project.”
Curtis wanted an informal meeting. Curtis asked, “Anybody want anything?” George
immediately says, “Wild Turkey on the rocks.” Curtis smiles and remarks, “You cutting
back? Last time you had it ‘straight-up’.” George replies that he did not want to
embarrass the lightweights. George had no idea of the high stakes involved in tonight’s
Curtis thought perhaps Daemon’s choice to have a soft drink, reflected the seriousness
of his being there. JR had a beer and Curtis enjoyed a soft drink. Curtis too wanted to
Daemon took the cue as everyone sat around the counter bar in the kitchen. Daemon
knew that when you “compartmentalized” classified activities, you could create
unclassified activities. It was like a bucket of bolts and a barrel. Each person knowing
only about their assigned task to produce a single item or task, did not “need to know”
the desired goal. Until the gun was assembled, no one would know that they were
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Daemon cleared his throat and surveyed the room, as he began to explain why he was
deadlines and Curtis suggested that I meet with you guys to explore if we have mutual
needs that would accommodate my goals. Specifically, I need somebody that has
knowledge of DNA protein synthesis, has good research habits, and that can work
under pressure.”
Curtis knew that Daemon had already researched both JR and George. Daemon was
always thorough. He was playing the role, to allow them to catch up to what his needs
were. Daemon would provide the bait, get JR and George to go for the bait and then
structure their work into a small piece of the big puzzle to prevent them from knowing
George, fortified with his stiff drink, looks straight into Daemon’s eyes, “How much do
you pay and what do you need?” It was typical George. It was about the money.
Daemon surprised, replies, “Have you done any research about T. gondii? George
replies, “You mean the ‘love potion’ parasite that changes human behavior and makes
rats love cats, so the cats will eat them? The parasite that changes L DOPA in the
Daemon, reaching over and shaking George’s hand, says, “You are my kind of man.
How much you want to work about 90 days on T. gondii? You will have the latest and
best equipment. I have lab that you would die for.” George replies, “All that I can get,
plus a nickel.” Daemon looking George strait into his eyes asked, “How about $100,000
per month? Will that buy you enough Wild Turkey?” George simply replied, “Done.”
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“OK, you are hired. You will report to my office at the Mojave Space Station, Hangar
three at 8 am tomorrow.” Daemon says to George. Daemon now turning to JR, asked,
“What is your specialty? Do you know anything about cut and paste gene-splicing DNA?
JR, calmly replied, “Are you talking about the process by which a segment of DNA is
attached to or inserted into a strand of DNA from another source, or DNA from humans
or other organisms is spliced into bacterial plasmids? My recent research has been
working with and designing bio quantum computers. I am exploring ways to engineer
DNA to produce better bio quantum computers.” Daemons, says, “Curtis, you have
great friends.”
Daemon asked JR if, “He wanted the same deal he offered George?” JR looked at
The deal was made. Both did not know what they were going to do, but the money was
great.
George standing up, now that we have a job, “I would like to make a toast to lying,
stealing, cheating, and drinking. If you're going to lie, lie for a friend. If you're going to
steal, steal a heart. If you are going to cheat, cheat death. And if you're going to drink,
drink with me.” Daemon smiled and seemed impressed with George. They raised their
Curtis wanting to keep the evening short, but fun and productive, invited everyone to his
pool table room for a game of pool. The evening was the beginning of a “cat-and-
mouse-game” to stop Daemon. Curtis did not trust George, but he would wait and see
what happens. Perhaps George would learn something that was useful to Curtis.
Daemon puts his cue stick into the wall rack. He is done. Daemon stretches and says,
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“Gentlemen, it is time for me to go. I will see you guys tomorrow. Curtis, I will see you
Curtis had three months to produce the final third generation altered humans. Curtis
needed to know who his “leader associates were.” As JR and George were leaving,
working on it.” George responds, “What associate list?” Curtis waves them good night
with a parting comment, “JR is getting the list of research scientist in our graduation
Daemon placed a conference call to his five powerful banker friends. He had selected
these five friends very carefully. He felt the five friends were symbolic of the harmony
and the balance that he wanted with the environment. It is also the number of the divine
grace. It was God’s will that he save the earth from being destroyed by humans. He was
using five pebbles, like small King David, to kill the giant Goliath.
Daemon updated them with his progress and his concern of obtaining his goal within
three months. He would keep them posted. They assured him that money was not a
problem. They had placed at his disposal 656 bank accounts with funds converted to
digital currency to keep them private. They reminded him e-currencies do not require an
ID.
Daemon came into Curtis’ office Monday afternoon. He was in a good mood. He was
pleased that JR and George were working for him. Daemon told Curtis, “Your buddies
have a great attitude. I may need you to meet with them to review their progress and
Curtis wanted to explore Daemon’s motivation for his secret altered human project.
Curtis asked Daemon if he really believed in the Conspiracy Theory of a “One World
Order?” Daemon replied, “He did not know. He had heard the same rumors Curtis had
heard.”
Curtis knew that Daemon was not opening up. Daemon knew exactly what Curtis was
talking about. Curtis did not whom to trust if he would need assistance from others. He
must assume the worst: there are unknown collaborators assisting Daemon.
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Curtis pressed Daemon further. He paused and looked up to Daemon and said, “You
believe it is not coincidental that politics and international finance go hand in hand. All
economic problems are eventually solved by the barrel of a gun?” Daemon replied that,
Daemon without answering replied, “Money does not own anything. Money only serves
as the medium by which to transfer ownership. In the history of humanity, property has
been transferred by the power of the gun perhaps as often as by any other technique.”
Curtis wanting to obtain ownership from Daemon about his philosophical belief about
New World Order, asked if his New World Order is like the former President Bush’s New
World Oder speech in 1992? Daemon again was noncommittal with his reply, “Perhaps
this is the reason for the frantic struggle to enact gun control legislation in the United
States. As long as American citizens possess some 200,000,000 guns, the financiers
have to put on hold their five thousand year old dream of seeing all of the world's wealth
Curtis said, “Have you research the Conspiracy Theory, ‘One World Order’? Daemon
vaguely replied, “You read about it in the newspapers. Everybody has heard this.
Curtis worst fears may be true. Daemon was a self-appointed “One World Order”
facilitator to achieve his goal to “save the earth” from pollution. Curtis was sure that
Daemon was being used by others for their hidden agenda. He would listen and
observe.
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Daemon’s cell phone glowed red, he had an important call. He left Curt’s office. Curtis
spoke to his computer, “How are you doing with my last request for simulations of
vaccination and best method of introduction into humans the altered T. gondii that would
The computer replied, “DNA vaccines containing full-length proteins are being identified
as the best candidate for specified human behaviors. The process is being narrowed
down to about one-half of the beginning possibilities. An example of the scope of your
instructions is there are 423 genes in human DNA that can cause cancer. There are
over three million base pairs that are different from one human to another. Be patient.”
Curtis replied, “Is that the best that you can do?”
The computer replied, “Yes. It is.” The room was quite. This was not good enough. He
needed answers. He must talk to Daemon. Daemon did not reply, or return his call.
Since his medallion had not gone off, Curtis knew he was not being monitored. He could
do his own research to develop a process to stop Daemon. He asked the computer to
the protection against T. gondii.” Curtis instructed the computer to seek more solutions
to eradicate T. gondii.
Curtis taking advantage of being alone and not being watched by Daemon instructed
the computer to search for a “cocktail” of vaccines that may be effective to eradicate T.
gondii parasites.
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The computer will focus to identify the main protective antigens within the different life
cycle stages of T. gondii and use novel antigen delivery systems to try and stimulate
The computer responded it would print out the finds. There is mounting evidence that
the immune system can eliminate T. gondii cysts from the brains of infected hosts when
mechanism of the immune system to fight against chronic infection with T. gondii. There
Curtis instructed the computer to focus on identifying the main protective antigens within
the different life cycle stages of T. gondii and use novel antigen delivery systems to try
Curtis instructed the computer to simulate the drawbacks, or concerns with eradicating
The computer printed a summary answer. Live vaccines have drawbacks in that they
can be problematic to produce in large quantities, they may be unstable, have a short
shelf life, and there are safety concerns due to the infectious nature of the parasite. In
Curtis pursed his lips, scratching his head instructed the computer to simulate human
tissues that are subjected to chilling, freezing, heating, microwave cooking, and gamma
Concerned that the computer was using too many variables to identify the main
protective antigens, Curtis suggested narrowing the focus to radiation that would
resonate within T. gondii cells and explode, or something that T. gondii could absorb
Again, the printer began to print the computer response. There is prima fascia, first
readout where radiation with Cobalt-60 (60Co) (a radioactive isotope of cobalt) on the
and 20,000 rads appeared to be effective. The survivors of higher irradiation showed no
evidence of the development of the parasite in them. At those levels of radiation, the
After entering a living mammal (such as a human), most of the Cobolt 60 gets excreted in
feces.
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Curtis was making progress. He had narrowed the possibilities down to radiation or
Curtis instructed the computer the research questions were Top Secret and were not to
be shared with anyone. Curtis assigned his biological body frequency as the password
to this project.
It was time to go home. He would contact JR. They needed to compare notes. Curtis
needed the list of Daemon’s associates. Curtis needed to know whom and where are
they located. Curtis needed to know if Daemon was being used as a naive ideological
with a set of aims and ideas that directs his goals, expectations, and actions to “save
the world.”
Curtis needed to know if there really are people involved in a “New World Order (NWO).
Curtis knew in all organizations there is a Pareto principle. This principle is also known
as the 80-20 rule, the law of the vital few. The principle of factor scarcity states that, for
many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.
The Pareto Principle also applies to a variety of more mundane matters. An example we
wear our 20% most favored clothes about 80% of the time, perhaps we spend 80% of
Given the world population of six billion people is governed by an elite of 6,000
individuals, could be a natural distribution. When Microsoft fixes the top 20% of the most
reported bugs, 80% of the errors and crashes are eliminated. The ten wealthiest
individuals in the world, the top three (Warren Buffett, Carlos Slim Helú, and Bill Gates)
own as much as the next seven put together. This is not politics. It is natures “Bell
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Shaped Curve.” In health care in the United States, 20% of patients use 80% of health
care resources.
The Conspiracy Theorist will not be swayed by reason when there are lots of emotion
involved. Curtis did not want to take any chances. He wanted to find as much
information as he could about Daemon’s friends. They could be telling Daemon what he
wanted to hear to enable them to manipulate him for their benefit. They could simply be
JR called Curtis as Curtis was driving home. They agreed to meet at Jakes for great
Just as Curtis pulls into his garage, his medallion alerted him that Daemon was
watching. It was not what Curtis wanted. However, the knowledge that he knew
Daemon was watching, provided Curtis an agenda of behaviors that would satisfy
Daemon’s needs.
A quick shower, change of clothes, Curtis has about 30 minutes to relax before dinner
with JR and George. Curtis turns on the TV. The first topic the anchor led in was, “‘UK
economy must face new world order.” After details explaining the dire economic the
United Kingdom faces, the second topic was the comment by the Washington Times,
“Obama’s new world order where President Obama is on a path toward establishing a
Curtis attention shifts from the TV to his thoughts that perhaps individuals may attribute
a select few leaders as being an organized “New World Order.” It could be something
the media exaggerates because the idea sells. In any event, he needs to get that list of
Daemon’s friends from JR. Daemon’s friends may encouraging him to believe that they
are the leaders of the “New World Order.” This may suit their hidden agenda.
JR and George were already seated and waiting for Curtis. They were pleased with
their first day at work. George said he would buy the drinks. He wanted “Wild Turnkey,”
straight up. George asked Curtis if he wanted his milk warm. George was feeling great.
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Curtis knew that George did not know what Curtis knew about Daemon. He did not
know that Daemon could monitor them at will. Curtis felt the need to tell George not to
say anything that would embarrass him if he knew Daemon had heard it: without tipping
Curtis told George, You know we cannot discuss what we do in public. Most activities
that are done at the Mojave Air and Space Port and Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB)
are classified. There are always people watching and people watching the “watchers.”
JR nodded approvingly to Curtis. George laughed and said as he raised his mid-finger,
“Enjoy the show, whoever is watching.” Curtis and JR were aware Daemon was
monitoring them.
information without divulging classified information to him. Curtis made the best of the
Curtis asked George how he liked his new job. George responded with a hearty laugh,
“Beats collecting cans.” Curtis could tell that George was simply enjoying the moment
and was not wanting to talk “shop.” Curtis invited them to a game of pool. George asked
Curtis, “You ready to get beat like a stepchild?” George seemed focused on Curtis.
Curtis smiling, “Bring your leather and chains. Let’s play some pool.”
As Curtis was driving home, the medallion notified Curtis Daemon had stopped
monitoring them. Curtis intended to take advantage of this. This why he invited JR and
George over, hoping Daemon would stop watching them. Now he could compare notes
JR had made a mental summary of Daemon’s instructions to George and himself. Since
he knew what Curtis knew, he could stitch together the big picture. He needed to talk to
Curtis, but he could not let George become aware of his communication. Perhaps the
be on the alert.
George challenged Curtis to play the first game of eight-ball with him. JR would play the
winner to establish the “champion pool player of the evening.” As JR watched the well-
announced would pay $100 to the winner. Hopefully Curtis would win and play JR.
JR wanted make sure George went to the bathroom while he was playing pool with
Curtis. He asked George if he was ready for a “Hurricane, New Orleans style.” George
asked, What’s that? JR replied it is 3 oz orange juice, plus 3 oz pineapple juice and 3 oz
cranberry juice with 1½ oz white rum, 1½ oz Jamaican rum, and 1½ oz Bacardi 151
rum. George replied, “You are my kind of man.” JR thought, this is going to be easy.
JR told George, “This tastes like punch, so go easy…” George pulls his arms back and
sticks out his chest, “Why you giving me a “girls drink?” JR says he could put more
booze in it, but does not want to take advantage of George when he plays him. George
says he is not used to drinking with wimps. JR responds with, “George drink it and after
George grabs the 16 oz eye-rolling back drink and swigs half down two gulps. Alarmed,
JR admonished George to, “Take it easy.” George starts singing country western and
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Curtis knew what JR was doing. He needed to talk to JR. George racked the balls for
Curtis speaking quickly and quietly asked JR, You have the list?” JR replies, “He has
the list, but it is almost useless. It only has first names. The names may not be their real
names. There are no addresses, no clues to enable contact, or find out who they are.”
Daemon is clever indeed. Curtis tells JR to cross-reference the names with Daemon’s
data banks. JR says he has and received no hits. He would try different methods to
JR told Curtis that Daemon is having them to determine the best vaccine serum to insert
T. gondii into cats. Daemon told them that he is researching a process that will
eradicate T. gondii.
Curtis told JR, “Clever idea, to tell you to research for the best vaccine serum to insert
Curtis told JR to keep an eye on George. He was like a loose cannon on deck. George
came back in the room singing George Strait song, “Living for the Night.” He was feeling
no pain. He was happy. He did not care who was winning. Mission accomplished.
George drawled he is “being paid big bucks to be a veterinarian. He hates cats. What is
the big deal about T. gondii? 50 Fifty percent of Americans has it. Every warm-blooded
creature has been infected, or can be infected. It has changed the world. An example is
France. France has over 90% human infection rates. T. gondii infections changes their
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women to applying lots of attention to themselves- you know, lots of make-up, jewelry,
perfume, and stuff, flirty, and promiscuous. What is bad about that? Their men are pigs,
ruffians, aggressive, and dirty – so what? Maybe that is why the English call them
frogs.”
looking at Curtis, “I think Daemon really is working on humans and using cat research
as a cover. Why all the secrecy?” JR replies, “He has no idea, let’s go home.”
George raises both arms straight out says he, “…cannot tell that he has had any drinks,
he has a hollow leg.” Curtis and JR agree that he has a “hollow leg.” George burst out
laughing as he gets into JR’s car. George tells JR, “You guys are a bunch of women.
Curtis thought, “I wonder what George would do on a Friday night? He acts like this on
Tuesday morning. Curtis had lots of work to do. Perhaps if he instructed the computer to
use the same T. gondii protein DNA synthesis process to select the best serum medium
a genome simultaneously inserting into a large batch of T. gondii where the parasite’s
own machinery for self-assembling DNA would take over to produce billions of different
T. gondii genomes. From there it would be a simple task to select the variants that
produced the desired serum. At that point, to compare the genome, chunk by chunk to
the computer simulated desired genome to see where and how the two differed.
Finally, to put all the separate, reworked genetic chunks back into serum DNA. Each
would find its own way, via the cells natural ability to assemble DNA, to the proper
location.
The computer acknowledged the instructions and went blank. It had many computations
to perform.
“How is it going?” Curtis responded, “…is getting the process focused to a manageable
Daemon told Curtis he would check on JR and George that afternoon and give Curtis an
Curtis wanted to research the possibility that T. gondii could be destroyed by beaming a
given frequency to the cells that would produce a resonance that would destroy the cell.
If the frequency could be determined, how strong should the frequency signal be?
Curtis, asked the computer, “Is it possible to determine the resonance frequency of an
The computer responds, “The answer is, YES, it is certainly possible. The physics that
define the behavior of damped, driven, or harmonic oscillators are well established
Things can be driven by some form of energy (a person pushing a swing, electricity,
shaking, etc) and they will respond by moving in a periodic motion (oscillations), and
they will eventually stop moving because there is always friction absorbing the energy
(damping). In addition, objects have favorite oscillation rates (natural frequencies) that
they prefer.”
Curtis interrupts, “If one pushes a child on a swing at just the right frequency (time),
then the child will swing with higher and higher amplitude. This is the concept of
resonance - drive a system at its natural frequency and you will receive a maximum
The computer responds to Curtis’ comment with, “A mathematical model for bursting T.
coupled fast and slow oscillators. The fast subsystem determines the interburst
frequency, whereas altering the kinetics of the slow processes changes the duration of
The resonance effect appears between two oscillatory T. gondii buffering mechanisms.
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This may be important for a highly selective T. gondii signal transduction from cell
This was very good information. It was a lot to absorb. Curtis took the printed summary
to his desk. He made sure the acid disintegrator used to destroy classified papers was
adjacent and ready to immediately destroy his printouts. He placed all of his printed
summaries on the intake tray. Within hundredths of a second, they could be destroyed
Curtis began to review in his mind the facts he needed to produce a resonant frequency
that would eradicate T. gondii. The fundamental point is that every microbe has at least
one frequency of mechanical vibration (sound/ultrasound) that can kill it very easily
The frequencies of mechanical vibration generated are odd multiples (1,3,5,7…) of the
voltage square wave frequency. So, if one of these frequencies closely matches the
It was time to destroy his notes and print summaries. He had acquired the foundation of
Curtis made a quick check with the computer for an update for Daemon’s project. The
computer was still working on the best serum for T. gondii infection of human DNA.
It was a good day. It was time to go home. Curtis’ medallion notified him that Daemon
Curtis had lots of thinking to do. Daemon could not monitor his thoughts. He drove
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slowly ten miles to Mojave Air and Space Port Diner. Many cutting edge engineers,
technicians, and pilots frequented this diner. Curtis enjoyed their food and the “pioneer”
atmosphere. There were pictures of history-making pilots and their planes autographed
on the walls.
Curtis walked to the booth in the far corner and ordered a cup of coffee while he
decided what to order. Curtis notices George is seated alone with his back to him
reading his laptop. Curtis reads the word across the top: The National Geospatial-
member of the national Intelligence Community (IC). NGA develops imagery and map-
based intelligence solutions for U.S. national defense, homeland security, and safety of
Curtis needed to talk to JR. Curtis ordered his steak. An Air Force Captain came in and
sat at George’s table. After pleasantries were exchanged, Curtis focused on their
conversations. The captain asked George how his work was progressing and George
responded with OK, but he feels he is overpaid to study veterinary medicine. The
captain laughed and asked him what he was studying. George responded T. gondii, you
Curtis thought that was strange. How would the Air Force Captain know about George’s
new job? Curtis’ suspicious grew when the Captain asked who he was working for.
George told him, “An Air Force General that must have a side job because he works off
the base and the General works somewhere else.” The captain asked, “What is the
general’s name,” George told him, “General Daemon.” The captain leaned forward and
said, “General Daemon?” George replied, “Yep.” The captain lowered his voice and
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asked, “Why would the General have a side job working with cats?” George said, “It
does not make any sense, a stupid General playing with cats and paying big bucks to
have two people to research T. gondii. Everybody knows all cats have it and most
The Captain pressed for more information, “What do you think is the real reason you are
George then blurts out, “he has a friend that works for the NGA, you know, National
disappear into an underground Top Secret Facility in Edwards Air Force Base.”
The captain leans back relaxed and says, “That explains it. The General has farmed out
a declassified portion of a Top Secret project. Who knows why he has you research
cats. It could be for germ warfare.” George smiles, and says, “Maybe so, the money is
Their conversation drifted onto other topics that were of no interest to Curtis. Curtis
would rather leave now before George sees him. He may ask about Daemon and he did
not want to tell George anything about Daemon. George talked too much. It was time to
go home.
JR called and they explained small talked. Curtis told JR he was going to spend the
evening reading a James Rollins novel and relax. JR took the hint. Curtis wanted to be
alone to think. His medallion indicated that Daemon was still watching. Curtis wondered
After settling down with his book, Curtis was still being watched by Daemon. Curtis
would read his book while he reflected about his efforts to stop Daemon.
Going to work Wednesday morning Curtis’ medallion indicated he was still being
watched.
Daemon had indicated he was going to get an update from JR and George on their
research. Perhaps he wanted a context that JR and Curtis were working in. Curtis was
sure that Daemon was watching George too. George did not know and did not care.
Curtis arriving at his office immediately began to work. He was being monitored. He
looked forward to Daemon reporting the updates from JR and George. Perhaps it would
be a large incremental step that would help Daemon, but perhaps help Curtis to stop
Daemon. Beneath every cow dung, there was a teeming biosystem… He could hide in
After lunch, Daemon walks in. He is not happy. Daemon, scowling says, “What the hell
is George talking about?” I stopped by to get an update from JR and George and the
first thing George says, “If you want me to research about T. gondii human infection, I
will.” Daemon said, “What do you know about him? Is he OK?” Curtis tell Daemon what
bothers him. He works hard and plays hard. He sleeps well at night. What you see is
Curtis knew if Daemon really were worried, George would simply die a quick natural
death. You had to be very careful with Daemon. He was committed to his goal. Nothing
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Curtis slowly walked into his office at work on a rainy Wednesday morning. Something
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was different. The Marine guards at the tunnel entrance guard shack seemed tense.
The same driver that drove the van from the guard entrance of the tunnel to Curtis’
office looked different. Daemon did not respond to calls. It was strangely silent. Curtis
could feel the hair on the back of his neck stand up…
Curtis asked the computer for a status report. No response. The silence was deafening.
Curtis walked out of his office and down the halls. None of the doors would open. He
heard a phone ringing behind a door. Curtis had no idea behind which door was
Curtis was not being monitored by Daemon. Perhaps this would be the time to explore
the complex. If Daemon came in, or he was suddenly being monitored, he had a good
explanation that he was trying to locate Daemon because his computer would not work
Curtis began to walk away from the tunnel entrance door down the hall. Curtis began to
think about where were the personnel that worked on Daemon’s legitimate Experiments
flying weapons platforms. He had only seen Daemon’s “assistants.” Curtis knew the
“need to know” basis that Daemon worked under and had never asked. Daemon
obviously had a legitimate need for this facility or the government would not have
provided it for him. What was really going on? Was Daemon involved with the
experimental flying weapons program? What was his official capacity? He had to be an
Air Force General, because security would not have granted him access through the
front gate of Edwards Air Force Base; let alone the two-armed Marine guards stationed
Deep in thought, Curtis staring straight ahead thought he heard a humming sound
coming from the distance directly in front of him. He would check it out. Looking ahead,
Curtis saw an apparent dead end. As Curtis neared the dead end, he noticed the hall
Curtis knew that right-handed people always went right when in doubt and that most
people are right-handed. He turned left. He was not sure the sound was coming from
this hall. After walking about 100’, the humming sound was louder. He was either
coming to a dead-end, or another “T” hall intersection. He listened. The humming sound
stopped.
possible. It was a dead-end. Puzzled, Curtis stopped and turned around listening.
None of the smooth metal doors had doorknobs. All were electrical operated. Curtis had
no choice. He began to walk back to the “T” intersection and go the opposite direction
Within fifty feet going down the new hall, the humming sound started again. It sounded
like it was coming from direct ahead. It was a smooth electric motor whine kind of
muffled sound. Nearing the dead-end of the hall, the sound stopped. Puzzled, Curtis
turned around and stood still, listening. He waited over five minutes. The humming
sound was not episodic, or cyclical in starting or stopping. Perhaps it was the air
condition machinery.
Curtis decided it was time to go back to his office. Curtis asked his computer again for a
available and Curtis cell phone would not work in the Facility. Curtis decided to go
His driver did not appear when he approached the tunnel exit door. He waited. The
small personnel door was open. He walked the one half mile to the front of the tunnel
entrance to his car. The personnel door closed behind him. Curious, Curtis tried to
open. He could not get back in. He was locked out. The two Marine guards were gone.
Wow! This was a major event. What is happening? He had better get off the base while
he could. The Air Force Military Police waved him through at the Edwards Air Force
Gate. He was out. Curtis contacted JR via his special contact lens. Daemon could not
trace, or be aware of, or to monitor this form of communication. Curtis had designed a
Curtis simply asked JR to come for “Happy hour.” JR responded he would. Both knew
that JR’s office cameras might monitor JR actions and words. It was still early morning.
Curtis needed to know what had happened to the Facility and to Daemon. Perhaps JR
could tap into Daemon’s quantum computer network and get the truth.
Curtis placed another call to Daemon. No answer. Relaxing at home, Curtis turns on the
TV and checks the all-news channels. There were headlines about the Israeli
government conducting a search and destroy of Iran’s nuclear research facilities. There
Curtis, pouring a glass of V8 and settling back into his reclining chair began to fit the
pieces together. Daemon’s legitimate experimental flying platforms were involved. How
and in what capacity did not matter. Curtis knew Daemon was involved. The Marine
Guards at the Facility somehow knew something serious was going on when Curtis was
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waved through to go to his office this morning. That is why they were not there when he
Curtis checked the websites. There was not much more detail than the headlines just
released. Curtis knew there never would be a known connection between the Israeli
attack on Iran and the involvement of the US. It was standard operating procedure.
Curtis smiled when he remembered when his old Air Force boss told him that even if the
government were in bed with a known hooker, the government would always deny. This
way, there was always room for “doubt,” always leave room for “plausible denial.”
JR came in the living room. Curtis poured him a V8. They both enjoyed V8. Curtis told
JR what had happened. Curtis asked JR if he could get into Daemon’s quantum
computer network and find out what Daemon really was doing. JR said he would.
JR told Curtis, “I have not yet been able to get that list of Daemons friends, or to find out
who they really are. You know Daemon is really good at double encrypting things.”
Curtis knew what JR was talking about. During the Six Day War when the Israelis fought
their war, Curtis would read the decrypted traffic. It seemed to be perfectly normal
battlefield summaries, but the true meanings were known only those that needed to
know. Curtis had seen the same thing reading the Vietnam War Top Secret
communications. The body count thing was the big deal then. It always was always
double encrypted to enable only those that needed to know would be able to
understand the facts. The facts were hidden in plain sight, but only those that needed to
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know, knew.
Curtis knew by double encrypting, even with the best computers that could decrypt into
plaintext, the sentences did not mean what was apparent. The Bible used the same old
trick. When the Prophets told parables to the masses, they had a hidden meaning for
Curtis woke in the morning. He could not see. It freaked him out. Was this connected to
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Daemon? What was going on? Was he blinded? Who did this? How did this happen?
Curtis remembered his special communication contacts. As soon as he took them out,
There was no communication from Daemon. Should he go to work? Curtis placed a call
to Daemon. There was no answer. He would not go to work. This would give him time to
He did not call JR because all phone calls leave footprints. They can be read, or
Curtis had very special equipment he used to construct his special quantum frequency
and, time jumping encrypted display in his contact lens. He applied the equipment to
trouble-shoot. The readout indicated a “break-in” attempt had been made. Curtis had
programmed his special contact lens to shut down and become blank/black whenever
an attempt was made to reverse engineer, sample, or decrypt. Who would know? Who
would have the ability to attempt to compromise Curtis’ special communication contact
lens?
Experience had taught Curtis to program things to monitor themselves. He read the log
of his contact lens. The logs indicate that the attack was not focused on his special
contact lens. It was a general quantum computer security check coming from the
Facility.
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Daemon not only had the Facility shut down, but he had all of the security precautions
being taken. The probes were similar to spybots used in websites to determine what
Curtis had to modify his contact lenses to prevent this happening in the future, but to
maintain his required security. This was the time to update his special contacts lens to
have the capability to identify the altered humans when he met them. He also wanted to
know when there were spybots, or any other surveillance system that was monitoring
him.
Curtis knew that the altered humans that had the modified T. gondii inserted into their
DNA that altered them to Daemon’s needs had the ability to detect infrared light. His
updated contact lens would now show their eyes with red centers. This way the altered
humans would stand out in a crowd. They would have glowing red eyes.
In addition, Curtis added telephoto feature. They could zoom in, or out.
JR called complaining, “What the hell did he do to his “magic” contact lenses? It scared
the hell out of me.” Curtis, laughing, replied, “I know what you mean, I could not see
either. I had program the contacts lens to go blank or black if there was an attempted
break-in, or hacking attempt. They did what they were supposed to do.”
He then explained what had caused them to go black and what he was doing about it.
He told JR he would give him a modified contact lens now if he could stop by on the
way to work. Curtis explained the updated and the added capabilities of the new and
JR asked Curtis to go to work with him. Daemon would not mind. Curtis thought that
JR stopped at Curtis house to install the new, modified, and improved special
Curtis followed him to JR’ office at Mojave Air and Space Port. They did a
communication check with their new, improved contact lens as they drove. It worked
Mary Sue looked good in her new short haircut that displayed her sparkling diamond
earrings. They matched her eyes. Curtis smiled and exchanged “good mornings.” Work
was no place for personal feelings. Both were professionals and dedicated to their
responsibilities.
“Let’s Build a World Together, One world, safe, together.” George is a happy wise-ass.
George asked Curtis, “Why are you here? You get lost? Your boss out of town and the
Curtis laughing, “Which one do I answer first? I thought I would check to see what real
men are doing for a living making the big bucks. I guess you are doing the same thing
that I am doing.” George asked, “What are you doing?” Curtis’ quick mind retorts, I
JR steps into the conversation with summary of what he and George are doing. George
smiles and leans back in his chair. George makes a wisecrack, “He might as well wear
a veterinary smock. Since he is studying cats, he might as well be dressed for the part.”
Curtis and JR both look at each other; they are being watched by Daemon. Their
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medallions had alerted them. Daemon must have some free time to check up on them.
The phone rings. Mary Sue answers it. It is Daemon. He wants to talk to Curtis.
Daemon apologizes for the Facility locked down, but he is sure that Curtis understands.
Daemon tells him that the Facility is now open. Curtis tells Daemon he will go to work
now.
George tells Curtis, “Your boss yanked your apron string?” Curtis smiles and says
goodbye to Mary Sue. He has work to do. It was Thursday morning and he was already
behind schedule.
His medallion notified Daemon was not monitoring him. He had time to review his work
to stop Daemon.
While driving to his office at EAFB he reviewed his choices to stop Daemon:
needed? Could three satellites positioned 22,000 above earth be sufficient to broadcast
The Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) guards were smiling. That was a good sign that all
was back to normal. The two Marine guards at the entrance to the tunnel were back and
they too seemed to be their normal, stiff, militaristic, serious self. The van appeared as if
As soon as Curtis walks into his office, he asked his quantum computer if a vaccine
following: (Curtis did not want a printed summary for fear Daemon may come in)
The vaccine contains a living form of the parasite. However, it is a genetic mutant, so its
life cycle is not completed, and it can't produce oocysts, a hard extremely small
shell/eggs.
Cats vaccinated with this become immune to infection by T. gondii and do not shed the
oocysts/eggs. You would have to give this vaccine every year—and especially to
newborn weaned kittens, because they are a main source of infection. Curtis discarded
Curtis was getting closer to possible vaccine approach. The computer noted the live
attenuated S48 strain of Toxoplasma was a good candidate. As was DNA vaccines
Curtis asked the computer to run simulations of cloning human DNA with selected
characteristic and attributes vs. DNA alterations using T. gondii to change human DNA.
He wanted to compare and to contrast the differences. The computer indicated it would
begin immediately and would alert him ASAP for the summary.
Curtis was walking a tight rope over a 60,000 feet canyon filled with alligators. He had to
produce some key components for Daemon, but he did not want to enable Daemon to
complete his project for altered humans to achieve his “New World Order.” It was a race
against time.
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Curtis’ medallion went off indicating Daemon was monitoring. It was just as well. Curtis
was on task.
Daemon came and said it was good to see him and again he apologized for the lock-
Curtis gave Daemon an update. Daemon seemed preoccupied. Curtis knew not to ask
questions.
Curtis was looking relaxed responded with, “I have been up all night. I am going home
to get some sleep. I would like to you to join me at 8 am tomorrow at the Mojave Air and
Space Port for a brief meeting with JR and George to coordinate our efforts.” Daemon
said on the way out of Curt’s office. Curtis thought, “He has left the office. Now I can
perform my experiments.”
utilizing chemotherapy in infected mice. First Curtis asked the computer to suggest what
chemicals to use to destroy T. gondii in mice, and humans. The computer noted this
treatment is highly effective against T. gondii and normally produces no side effects with
25 mg pyrimethamine
1 g sulfadiazine
5 mg folinic acid
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for special consideration and possible use with the notation that these were very high
doses:
600 mg clindamycin
750 mg atovaquone
The computer noted that to determine effectiveness of chemotherapy to the mice, blood
samples should be drawn for a critical blood count (CBC) and to check for T. gondii
antibody titer.
Curtis asked the computer to deliver T. gondii and two live mice. Immediately, the
quantum computer responded that the requested items would be delivered within five
Within five minutes, an Military Policeman (MP) walked in with a sealed package of T.
gondii and two cages with a live healthy mouse in each cage with five labeled, sealed
atovaquone.
Curtis infected the mice with the C56 strain of T. gondii. Curtis knew it would take up to
four days for the T. gondii infection to be detectible in the mice blood. He would verify
the infection. Then he could treat the mice with chemotherapy to determine the best
Curtis would tell Daemon he was preparing an antidote in case either one of them
became infected with T. gondii. They would need an effective treatment. Daemon had
not told him that he had become infected. Curtis did not know if Daemon was accidently
extraordinary characteristics and attributes. Curtis did not ask; he did not have the need
to know.
Curtis asked the computer for an update on the simulations of cloning human DNA with
selected characteristic and attributes vs. DNA alterations using T. gondii to change
human DNA. The computer responded the simulations would be available tomorrow
morning.
frequency that would destroy T. gondii warranted more research. He must ask the
computer more questions. Curtis did not want to leave any stones unturned. Time was
Curtis checked his wristwatch; it was time to go home. Curtis left the building.
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Curtis called JR using his improved quantum encrypted contact lens on the way home
from work. JR told Curtis he thought he had a couple of names verified that were
Curtis would Wait and process the names through Daemon’s quantum computer. It did
not leave any traces. JR informed Curtis it appeared the two were very wealthy, old
money families.
JR and Curtis agreed to meet at Jakes for a good steak. As soon as they sat down, their
medallions indicated that they were being watched. Curtis slowly looked around the
dining room. He noticed a man and women. Their eyes were red. They were Daemon’s
altered humans. Curtis was impressed how his special contacts detected the altered
humans.
Perhaps this was how they were being watched. As Curtis’s eyes focused on JR, he
noticed a piece of lint on JR’s shirt. He told JR about the piece of lint. When JR
removed the “lint,” he discovered it was made from a metallic material. JR sat the small
object on the table. Without any noise, the tiny thing flew away and quickly disappeared.
Daemon obviously had all options covered. He probably had his newest toy: satellites
that could filter noise to a single voice he was monitoring. The satellites send a beam to
an area being monitored that is reflected and modified by the speakers voice back to
the satellite. It is similar to bouncing a beam off a window to listen to the occupants
inside. The Russians did this back in the 60’s to our embassy in Moscow.
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There was a commotion in the restaurant. Curtis looked over to the group of people that
were restraining a man. It was the altered human. He was yelling in a rambling racing
Curtis knows Schizophrenia and epilepsy are two neurological disorders that affect
humans infected with T. gondii. He has found that the Toxoplasma genome contains
how to make dopamine. T. gondii secretes ‘LSD’ like substance (linked to serotonin)
they are the same neurotransmitters, which are affected, in most of psychiatric
conditions. The altered human causing the disturbance was displaying some of the
The police and ambulance was summoned. The altered human was grimacing at the
corners of the mouth with his facial muscles, and making odd movements with his
tongue. His clothing and hair appeared neglected. He looked disheveled. His sudden
schizophrenic. The attendants were assisted by the police tying him to the gurney. He
was kicking and screaming, “They were after him, and everybody was watching him.
They could read his mind.” The female altered human followed meekly behind the
procession out the door of the restaurant. Curtis heard the sirens pull away, as they left
JR looked at Curtis, “What the hell has happened? That guy was crazy.” Curtis told JR,
“He needed to talk to Daemon about this incident and the possibility the altered humans
may not be reliable or useful for his project to save the world.”
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Curtis told JR, “He was hoping that Daemon would stop this mad, misguided, hair
brained project. There was no way the altered humans could be relied upon and to
perform under duress. Most people that had schizophrenia tested positive for T. gondii
infection. The cause and effect correlation of T. gondii and schizophrenia was too strong
with the existing T. gondii DNA. It had to be modified. The genes that caused
schizophrenia had to be eliminated from the T. gondii DNA.” This was good news for
Curtis.
JR, catching the eye of the waiter, ordered two pints of beer for Curtis and himself. They
were still being watched by Daemon. They enjoyed their meal and agreed Daemon
would meet them tomorrow morning 8 am at Mojave Space and Air Port.
As Curtis pulled into his driveway, the medallion indicated Daemon had stopped
watching him. It did not matter. Curtis was going to watch TV, relax, read a book, and
On the way to the meeting with JR, George, and Daemon, Curtis called JR through his
secure contact lens. Curtis reminded JR they did not know the “apparent schizophrenic”
person was an altered human. They did not want Daemon to be suspicious whether
Curtis or JR had the means to identify his altered humans. Less is more.
Curtis walks into JR’s office and Mary Sue greets him with a big smile. He wonders how
much she knows about Daemon. He would never ask her about Daemon, or his
JR and George walks into the conference room. Mary Sue tells them the coffee is
ready. She is wearing sparkling diamond earrings that someone must have spent a
fortune to empress her. She wears them well. She flicks her hair away from her eyes
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and asks, “You guys need anything for the meeting?” She is always the professional
Curtis thought as he let his eyes slowly travel down her short blond hair to her pouty lips
that are saying, “If you need anything, I will be out front.” Curtis nodded. She was good
You knew Daemon was coming in before you saw him. His “energy” preceded him. He
had an air of impatience with a pained looked on his face. Curtis knew he would listen
and answer questions. This looked like an important meeting was about to begin.
Daemon, as he marched in, said, “Guys we have a lot of work to do, so let’s get to it. I
Just as the meeting was breaking up just before lunch, Daemon said as he leaned back
in his chair, carefully choosing his words, “I want all three of you to research the cause
and effect of T. gondii and schizophrenia behavior in humans. I have a friend that has
developed schizophrenia in his late 30’s, which is the typical age for the symptoms of
know all of you have extensive protein synthesis research experience. I want all of you
to immediately start your research and I expect an update tomorrow of your initial
The meeting was over. The first thing Curtis needed was an update from the quantum
computer. Curtis asked the computer for an update on the simulations of cloning human
DNA with selected characteristic and attributes vs. DNA alterations using T. gondii to
change human DNA. The computer responded with detailed instruction for protein
synthesis to T. gondii genes that could be infected into humans to produce the desired
Curtis thanked the computer and asked the computer to run simulations to identify
genes in T. gondii that when infected into humans cause schizophrenia. Curtis asked
him for the results requesting simulations of vaccination and best method of introduction
into humans:
1. Oral
2. Intra muscular
3. Cranial
The computer responded the best results were “Intra muscular.” Curtis thanks the
computer. It was not a good time to conduct his own research. Daemon may pop-in at
any time.
Daemon came into Curtis’ office looking tired. He sat down, leaned forward, and placed
his head on the table. He said nothing. Curtis waited for Daemon to speak. After a few
moments, Daemon said, “My friend has schizophrenia symptoms. I need to find and
eliminate the cause and effect of T. gondii and schizophrenia.” Raising his voice, he
asked the quantum computer to run simulations of the relationship of T. gondii infection
The computer responded Curtis had already requested the simulations and they would
be ready within six hours. Daemon did not like the pause for his requested results. He
yelled at the computer, “Why cannot you do as instructed, rather than giving excuses?”
The computer printed, rather than respond audibly, results would be ASAP. Daemon left
abruptly with no comment. He was frustrated. Curtis knew not to tell him, “Have a good
weekend.”
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Curtis did not want to “fix” this problem. He wanted to present this as a difficult problem
Saturday. Curtis loved to get out and ride his ATV. He placed a call to JR, asking, Want
to ride ATV’s?.” JR asked, “Could George could join them.” Curtis said, “Sure, perhaps
Sherriff Sloan would want to ride too.” Curtis invited Sherriff Sloan. He too wanted to
Five minutes prior to 8am, Curtis heard what sounded like a Country Western Concert
with the public address system stuck on 120 decibels. It was like an amplified rock
concert in front of speakers, or a pneumatic hammer at one meter, [at around 120 dB,
the sensation of hearing is replaced by that of pain] – George has arrived with his
George Straight, “Out Of Sight Out Of Mind” song dispersing any living animal from the
area.
Shutting off the “music,” George announced, “You boys ready to ride?” as he unloaded
his ATV from his pickup with huge tires. JR, Sherriff Sloan, Curtis unloaded their ATVs.
Jawbone Canyon is located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range on the Western edge
of Mojave Desert. The Los Angeles Aqueduct goes through the area from Bishop to LA.
The aqueduct turned the Mono Lake near Bishop into a desert. Jawbone Canyon is an
outstanding place to explore old abandoned mines, ghost towns and talk to real
Everyone decided to ride together and to go north. They had enough gas to ride all day.
Rocks flying, they took off. Sherriff Sloan was leading with George right on his tail.
George was pressing him for the lead. Curtis and JR were content to ride in the back.
Sherriff Sloan rode a fast furious pace up hills, down canyons and stopped at an old
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goldmine. An old, dilapidated leaning house was at the entrance. They began to explore
the house. It was made from old tree logs with huge iron spikes. Someone had been
sleeping in a corner. There were old blankets and cans of Vienna sausage laying
around. They left the old house to explore the mine cave.
At the entrance, they could hear music coming from inside. Sherriff Sloan looked at
Curtis. They looked at JR. George looked puzzled. George asked, “What is going on?”
Curtis told George about the falling huge silver disk disappearing into a cave and they
were unable to locate. George shrugged his shoulders and said, “So? Out here in the
desert, you see lots of weird stuff. The government has secret stuff all over the place.
They even have caves, old mines and parts of the Boron Mine was used for government
something, or other. It is not a big deal. He would go and see who is playing the Music.
With George in the lead, they worked their way into the old apparently abandoned
goldmine. After about 15 minutes, they paused and listened. The music was not getting
louder. George said, “He must be going down the same rate as we are. Do you guys
want to continue?” Sherriff Sloan said, “Let’s go about another 15 minutes and if the
music is still moving away from us, or if it starts getting dark, let’s stop and go back. We
They stopped another fifteen minutes exploring their way deeper into the old goldmine.
Curtis noticed a side smooth tunnel. It looked like a hot poker had penetrated the rocks
and left a smooth, glassy tunnel. The floor looked like it had a well-worn small path, or
road about ten feet wide. There was a glow at the end. They exchanged glances. No
George broke the silence, “I ain’t afraid of no ghosts.” Sherriff Sloan said, “He was not
either, but this was far enough into the cave. That tunnel is not part of the old goldmine.
At the entry they were met by two men in black. They wore Wackenhut Special
Securities Division insignias. They were armed. They were not smiling. Sherriff Sloan
asked, “Can we help you?” The apparent leader who had a silver badge on his hat
asked, “What are you people doing here?” Sherriff Sloan identified himself and tried to
explain he was enjoying exploring an old abandoned gold mine, when he was
Curtis looked for the ATVs. They were gone. The men in black perhaps moved them.
The men in black motioned for them to all line up against the cave entrance wall.
Wackenhut Special Securities Division men in black checked their ID’s and made a
radio call. Apparently, they checked OK. They told them they could go, but they should
know they had intruded into a restricted area. Sherriff Sloan apologized. George knew
Curtis looked again for their ATVs. They were at the same place that they had left them
as if they had never been moved. Curtis knew they were missing two minutes ago. He
would check for any prints. There were no prints. Nothing had been moved. Curtis
understood they had stumbled onto something classified and were lucky to be released.
It was best not to ask any questions and get out of Dodge as quick as possible.
After 30 minutes, they stopped. JR said, “Jesus, what was that?” George said, “I ain’t
going back there.” Curtis interrupted with, “I know this sounds weird, but our ATVs had
disappeared when I first checked on them when we got back to the mouth of the gold
mine entrance. They were not there. Yet, after our IDs were cleared, I checked and they
Nothing was said. Silence. As if on cue, they started their ATVs and left in a straight line
in the opposite direction of the goldmine. They did not stop until lunchtime. It was at
least 50 miles away from the goldmine. After comparing notes and having time to collect
their thoughts it was time to relax and to enjoy the bright, cool desert air with the wind in
They loaded their ATVs and headed home. Each had something to do. Curtis headed
home to relax and to read. Curtis did not enjoy cooking. He would stop by the same
McDonalds where he had been kidnapped to get something to eat. It would be a quiet
Saturday evening. He would not assist anybody. Being kidnapped once was enough.
Daemon never apologized anyway. He would eat alone and read the local paper. His
medallion alerted him that Daemon was checking in on him. No problem. Curtis enjoyed
his meal and drove home. He enjoyed reading his books that evening.
JR called and asked if Curtis wanted to play pool Sunday morning. They agreed to have
breakfast at Kelcy’s Restaurant. It was simple good food. JR asked Curtis what he was
doing about the schizophrenic connection with T. gondii. Curtis told JR that his
computer was running simulations for various gene manipulations of T. gondii. Curtis
updated JR concerning the schizophrenic behaviors from T. gondii may stop Daemon.
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Curtis said, “JR, what we have here is a race to see if we can stop Daemon before he
discovers the process to delete the schizophrenic behaviors from T. gondii. Daemon is
Leaving Kelcy’s Restaurant, they saw Daemon with Mary Sue. Perhaps he was working
seven days per week. Curtis should have asked her for a date this weekend.
It was JR’s turn to win playing pool. Curtis was thinking about Mary Sue. JR said, Curtis,
you seem preoccupied, I am going home. The rest of the evening was quiet.
First thing Monday morning at work Curtis needed to get the result of his experiment
where he had infected mice with T. gondii four days ago. It was time to verify the
It was now time to determine if it was possible to destroy T. gondii by mouth (orally)
utilizing chemotherapy in infected mice. He would use the chemicals the computer
suggested to use to destroy T. gondii in mice, and humans. The computer noted this
treatment is highly effective against T. gondii and normally produces no side effects with
25 mg pyrimethamine
1 g sulfadiazine
5 mg folinic acid
for special consideration and possible use with the notation that these were very high
doses:
600 mg clindamycin
750 mg atovaquone
The computer noted that to determine effectiveness of chemotherapy to the mice, blood
samples should be drawn for a critical blood count (CBC) and to check for T. gondii
In the meantime, he instructed the computer to work on Daemon’s number one project.
a genome simultaneously inserting into a large batch of T. gondii where the parasite’s
own machinery for self-assembling DNA would take over to produce billions of different
T. gondii genomes. It would now be a simple task to select the variants that produced
the desired serum. At that point, to compare the genome, chunk by chunk to the
computer simulated desired genome to see where and how the two differed.
Finally, to put all the separate, reworked genetic chunks back into serum DNA. Each
would find its own way, via the cells natural ability to assemble DNA, to the proper
location. The result was to identify which T. gondii genes when infected into humans
Daemon came into Curtis’ office. Curtis gave him an update only on his project. Curtis
did not want Daemon to know about his research to eradicate T. gondii. If this research
were discovered, he would explain they needed the ability to eradicate T. gondii in case
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of accidents. It was good insurance. In the meantime, Daemon did not have the need to
know.
Daemon sat down. He was staring straight ahead. Daemon stood up and told the
quantum computer he wanted an answer now. What about genes in T. gondii produce
Daemon instructed the computer if it could not derive a solution, let him know what
avenues or process that would produce a solution. He wanted this ASAP. This was top
In the darkness, Curtis stood still. Mary Sue stumbled away from the door and hit a
warm body. Arms caught her, held her. She knew it was Curtis by his manly, sweaty
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smell.
Light glowed on the wall as Curtis pulled out his cell phone and used the light of the
screen to push back the darkness. The phone was not much good for anything else.
Curtis knew he could not call or receive calls on it—the facility was electronically sealed,
like a vault. No calls could penetrate in or go out. There was no communication. Curtis
and Mary Sue gathered around the cell phone like moths to a flame.
Mary Sue whispered, “What happened?” Curtis answered swiftly and forcefully, “Until I
know better, Mary Sue, I’m assuming the worst. Without power, the doors will not open
or close. The doors are magnetically operated. We cannot get out until the power is
restored.”
A light bloomed. It was Daemon. “It’s not a power outage,” Daemon said coldly into the
darkness. “It is the Tiger team. They are a specialized group tasked with testing the
circumvent, defeat, or otherwise thwart the Facility’s internal and external security.”
All faces turned to Daemon. He had the light. “The doors have an emergency button
concealed in the top right of each door. In case you are wondering how I got here…”
“This facility has no windows and only one entrance. Just to be cautious, everyone
Mary Sue felt the tension in Curtis’ body, which had gone rock hard. He still hadn’t let
her go. Daemon eyed her with a dour expression as he was leaving.
Curtis told Mary Sue in the pitch-black dark, that was eerily silent, “The purpose of a
penetration team is to penetrate security of ‘friendly’ installations, and thus test their
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for a "security review," and "find" the evidence that he had planted. This was a normal
security test. It was very important to Daemon to pass this test. Careers were destroyed
Daemon knew no one could penetrate his facility. However, he must be careful not to
have his unauthorized security measures discovered. He has designed his facility to be
swept electronically 60 times per second for the full range of the broadcast spectrum. In
addition, he has jammers that broadcast the full spectrum. Even though the facility is the
Daemon goes to his office and secures his door. He switches on his emergency power
and turns on the lights to his office only. He has no windows. No one can see the light.
Daemon checks his command center monitors. He sees no one at the entrance to the
facility. He does a full Facility check. Power was shut off at the electrical main that is
located just inside the entrance. He checks the entry log last 24 hours. It is normal. He
checks all entrance and exits for the last week. All was normal. He checks for the
month. An approved electrician had replaced a bad circuit breaker 18 days ago…
Daemon has motion detector cameras throughout the Facility. He reviews all cameras
at the entrance. He zooms in. It is George. He is the electrician. Does George have any
“cause and effect,” or any connection to the penetration Team? Why would George
Daemon used his private; secrete unauthorized communication system to call George.
George is at work at Mojave Air and Space Port. Daemon gets to the point, asking
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George, Had he ever visited an underground office at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB)
Experimental Aircraft Testing facility, also known as, The Facility?” George answered
with a non-committal, “I do consultant work for various agencies. Some places are
classified. Why do you ask? George laughing, asked, “Do you want to fly in a flying
Daemon did not want George to know anything about the Facility. George did not know
the connection between Daemon and the Facility. Daemon comes out with a plausible
story about he needed an electrician to do some work at George’s office. He had heard
George was a good electrician. George is not biting the hook. He too has had extensive
training in proper security measures and the need to know basis. George told Daemon
he would ask around about an electrician being available. He said he has done
electrical work, but electrical work is not his passion. He likes working as a research
He was getting nowhere with George. He would check out the entrance electrical panel.
Upon inspection, Daemon determined the main electrical panel switch had been tripped
to “Off.” Daemon muttered to himself, as he threw the main switch back to “On.” “Those
damn Penetration Teams.” He went back to his office and did another thorough check of
The Facility. No one had penetrated the Facility. When the main electrical switch had
been thrown to off, the doors would not open. No unauthorized personnel had entered.
Daemon mused about Curtis and Mary Sue. He must get back to them. Daemon
explained to Curtis “The Penetration Test” did undercover a weakness of The Facility.
He needed to provide back-up power inside the Facility. He wanted Curtis to begin the
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process immediately. The Penetration Team did not know about Curtis or Mary Sue.
Daemon’s Top Secret Facility had passed the Penetration Team’s test.
With the interruptions and drama, it had seemed as if Curtis had been at work for a
week; it was only lunchtime. The Penetration Team had upset the normal routines.
Curtis needed to check the quantum computer simulations that should be ready to
review. Curtis needed an update to Daemon’s question, “What about genes in T. gondii
eliminated now.” Curtis instructed the computer if it could not derive a solution, let him
know what avenues or process that would produce a solution. He wanted this ASAP.”
The computer printed a summary: it has been known that neurotransmitters are
suspected. Dopamine was 14 percent higher in humans with chronic T. gondii infection.
Toxoplasma appears to be involved in some, but far from all, cases of schizophrenia.
Second, Toxoplasma alone does not appear sufficient to cause the disease. Most likely,
In cases where T. gondii does play a role, the researchers propose, the initial infection
probably occurs early in life—in the womb or during early childhood. Then, later in life, a
second “hit” may reactivate the parasite; this resurgence then may help bring about
Research that involved 23 studies in all showed that patients with schizophrenia were
almost three times as likely as those without to test positive for T. gondii antibodies. The
Curtis had read where forty-five percent of schizophrenics tested positive in one study
for both T. gondii and LSD. Also there were growing support to the hypothesis that T.
have been favored by natural selection because an infected, hallucinating rodent would
gondii's attempt to set cats up with a steady supply of happy (tripping) mice, the better to
The drug Artemisinin appears most promising to eradicate, or at least reduce the
wormwood, which grows wild in China. The drug might be a treatment for
schizophrenia.
Curtis made a comment as much to himself as to the quantum computer, “Perhaps like
ulcers. People thought stress alone caused peptic ulcers—until Australian physician
Barry Marshall proposed that the condition arose from a bacterium, a claim he proved
by swallowing a cup of the bacteria and then curing himself of the ensuing ulcer with an
h. pylori antibiotic.”
Curtis clipped the summary to his clipboard. Daemon would be pleased. He was on a
roll. Curtis instructed the quantum computer he needed an update on his research on
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the simulations of cloning human DNA with selected characteristic and attributes vs.
Immediately, the quantum computer printed the summary: Human cloning was time-
consuming process. It took time for the baby born with selected characteristics and
The adult human could be altered with T. gondii and obtain results within months.
Curtis added this summary to the last one. He must follow-up on his own research how
Curtis reviewed the results of a prior simulation of a possible oral chemotherapy that
would eradicate T. gondii infection. The computer noted this treatment is highly effective
against T. gondii and normally produces no side effects with the following chemicals:
25 mg pyrimethamine
1 g sulfadiazine
5 mg folinic acid
It was time to test on his mice. He injected one and left other mouse as a control for his
experiment.
Curtis was curious what happened to Daemon. He had not seen him after the
excitement this morning from the Penetration Team exercise. It was time to go home.
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It was time to play some pool with George and JR. Curtis called JR while drive home.
Curtis had just started to relax in his favorite recliner when he heard George singing
George came in announcing, “It was time to play the game of eight ball, rack ‘em up.”
Curtis volunteered JR to play with George. He would get the beer. It was a good time of
beer, steaks, and fun. It was good to relax. George was OK.
When JR and George were going out the front door to go home, George, startled,
looked up asked, “What was that?” What appeared as a large black disk was hovering
noiselessly with no lights above Curtis’ house. Curtis looked at JR. Their medallion had
JR and George got into their cars and left. About five minutes later, Curtis heard a
knock at his door. It was JR. His pale face was drained of color. He looked frightened.
He said he saw a police van stop George. He was handcuffed, put into the van and they
JR wanted to know if he should contact the police, but he wanted to consult with him
first. Curtis agreed to contact the police. They call the Kern County Sherriff’s Office. A
pre-recorded message said, “If this is an emergency, call 911. Otherwise, please leave
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a message. The office is staffed from 9am to 5pm every day.” It was time to call their
Sherriff responded to the information that Curtis gave him with, “Let me make a phone
call.” As Sherriff Sloan waited on the phone to be connected to his friend at the Kern
broadcast over the airwaves. Many strange people listen to our radios.
Sherriff Sloan asked Lt. Galleon if he would check the Golden Hills area logs for any
activity for a George Thompson being stopped and picked up at 9:35pm tonight. Lt.
Galleon responded after a pause, “Why do you ask?” Curtis reminded him, “This was off
the record. George has just left his house with his friend driving behind him and there
were no laws being broken when he was stopped, handcuffed, and taken away in a
Lt. Galleon said, “Just a minute.” The phone went quiet. Five minutes later, Curtis hung-
up and called back and asked for Lt. Galleon. He was informed, “Lt. Galleon is not here.
JR told Curtis, “Somebody has lots of political pull to have this happen. You think
Daemon had anything to do with this?” Curtis told JR he had an old girlfriend that is the
county police dispatcher. He would call her. He wanted to know what was happening.
Diane answered the Kern County Sherriff’s Dispatch phone. She was busy and did not recognize
Curtis. Curtis tried to refresh her memory, but a coherent conversation was not possible due to
the constant interruptions. She thought he was flirting with her and was irritated that she did not
have time to sort through this non-emergency call. Curtis terminated the call.
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It was time for a huddle. JR and Curtis consider the alternatives: Call Daemon, call
some else at the Sherriff’s office, or JR could check Daemon’s computer network for a
They drove to JR’s house. On the way, they were followed. An interesting point, Curtis
noticed not only were they being followed, but also someone was in the front of them,
Curtis had learned this tactic in the service. The best tail tactic was to follow someone
by being in front of them anticipating their moves. It was humorous to see the person
being followed looking back over their shoulder when they were being followed from the
front of them. Now Curtis and JR were the hare. Someone else was the hound. The
black van was a block in front of them and another small car was a block behind them.
As Curtis passed an alley, he quickly turned right, and then snapped a quick left turn
into a driveway turning off his lights. The small car behind him went passed him. As
soon as the car turned, Curtis backed out and went back the direction he just came
Curtis recognized the same McDonalds where he was kidnapped from coming up on his
Stunned, Curtis and JR looked at each other. At the same time, each asked the other, “What in
the hell is going on?” If this were Daemon, he would be using Spybots and other ways to watch
them. Besides, their medallions did not alert them Daemon was watching. It must be another
agency checking them. If so, most agencies did not kidnap their subjects. Daemon
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resorted to the kidnap tactic because he knew Curtis and he was not a governmental
agency.
What would anyone want with George? He was a happy-go-lucky free spirit. He was a
“What-you-see-is-what-you-get-model.” Curtis and JR did not know what to do. They got
a paper, ordered food and waited, and waited for two hours. They tried George’s cell
phone. No answer. Curtis and JR knew it was possible to back trace phone calls. It was
Curtis asked JR if he wanted to stay in his “safe room” tonight. JR did not have to have
his arm-twisted. Entering Curtis’ house, they went straight into Curtis’ safe room. It was
time to call it a night. Curtis would call Sherriff Sloan in the morning.
Curtis awakened JR. Curtis hesitantly opened his safe-house door and looked both
directions as he entered his living room. He checked every room. He and JR were
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alone. A quick glance out the windows, no suspicious vehicles were observed. A casual
glance outside did not reveal anything suspicious. It was time to check on George.
Curtis placed a call to Sherriff’s Sloan’s private cell phone. He answered with a cheery
voice, “Sherriff Sloan Speaking.” Curtis said, “Cut the crap, what is going on? Nobody
knows anything about George. We have been given the run-around and have been
followed.” Sherriff Sloan said, “Sound like you guys being having fun.” Curtis asked
Sherriff Sloan to make some calls about George, “Off the record,” to determine
Thursday morning at work, Curtis looked around his office. Something was odd. Curtis
walked from his office, the ½ mile back to the entrance of the tunnel to the Marie Guard
shack. He whipped out his cell phone and attempted to place a call to JR and George’s
office. Mary Sue did not answer the phone. “Rather odd,” thought Curtis. He called
direct through his special contact lens. JR answered. Curtis Asked JR, “Is everything
OK? Is George there? Where is Mary Sue? Have you seen Daemon?”
JR responded with, “George is not here, Mary Sue is at her desk, and Daemon has not
been here. Are there any more questions?” Curtis told JR about Mary Sue not
answering the office phone. JR said, “Wait a minute, I will check on her.” JR, shouting
says, “Where the hell are you Mary Sue?” JR tells Curtis, “She is not here. She normally
gets here about five minutes to 8 am. I got here as soon as I left your house. I arrived
about 15 minutes until eight and did not know she was not here. I had better call
Daemon.”
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Curtis could hear JR calling Daemon. Daemon did not answer his phone. Curtis told JR,
“I believe there is more to the Penetration Team exercise. Some agency is thoroughly
checking Daemon and everyone around him. Be prepared for the unexpected. I am
Curtis turned to go back into the tunnel and it was locked. What is this? He got into his
car and drove to Mojave Air and Space Port. On the way, he placed another call to JR
through his special contact lens. Curtis was relieved when JR answered. Curtis
informed JR, “He was coming over to JR’s office. He was concerned about Mary Sue.”
As soon as Curtis closed his door of his car and turned toward JR’s office, a man in a
dark suit approached him. He asked, “Know anything about office rents in the area, or
any of the tenants that were leasing office space.” Curtis shook his head no and
continued past JR’s office. He did not want to be associated with any office while the
Curtis had no idea about Daemon’s activities. Did he use his name to lease office
space? Did he use his friend’s names when he leased office space? Less said the
better. Curtis had no idea who the good people, or who the bad people were. Less is
more.
He called JR again via his special contact lens. JR answered. Curtis updated him about
the man in the dark suit. JR said, “No one has been in, and the phone has not rung. It
Curtis did not want to go home. He did not want to expose himself to possible “men in
black” suits asking questions, or taking him away. Curtis began driving aimlessly. Even
though Curtis knew, Sherriff Sloan would call him if he had an update about George, he
The young fiery redheaded counter clerk asked if she could assist him. Curtis requested
to see Sherriff Sloan. She said, “Close your eyes what do you see?” Curtis closing his
eyes answered, “Nothing.” She replied with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes, “That is
Curtis was curious. He was going to drive by JR’s office again. He stopped and walked
into JR’s office. All was normal, except George and Mary Sue were not there. JR
seemed on edge. He asked Curtis for an update. JR told Curtis he was beginning to get
worried about George and Mary Sue. Curtis said, “Most security sweeps are completed
within 48 – 72 hours. Given Daemon is missing too leads to the possibility Daemon is
Curtis looked at JR with a startled look, “Hear that George Strait song, it must be
Both Curtis and JR asked at the same time, “What happened to you?”
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George said, “Sorry about being late. I must have really hit the Jackpot last night. I do
not remember her name, or what had happened. I checked to see if I had a blue ribbon
Curtis was not sure about George. He looked at JR. JR knew George for years. JR
asked George, “What was the last thing he remembered?” George replied he
remembered he worked here yesterday and then waking up this morning with his boots
on. An odd thing though, seemed like I saw Mary Sue.” George laughed said, “Maybe I
JR pouring coffee for everyone leaned back in his chair studying George. Curt was
watching and listening. George had his attention. Both Curtis’ and JR’s medallion
simultaneously notified them Daemon was watching. This could be good. He was back
into circulation. It also meant they were not going to ask any questions at this time. Less
meant more. Daemon did not have the need to know anything from them unless he
asked them.
George said, “Damn this is good coffee. Where is Mary Sue?” As if on cue, Mary Sue
walked in smiling. She said, “I tried to call about sleeping in late, but my phone at home
was dead and my cell phone has disappeared. I was tired. I slept hard. I do not
remember anything last night. I did not dream either.” George looked at Mary Sue
smiling, “Perhaps you are the reason I too slept in late. I tied a big one last night and I
Mary Sue blushed, puzzled she asked, “You over slept too? Do you remember
anything?” Curtis suggested he should go to his office and thanks for the updates.
George asked, “What updates?” Curtis informed George as he was walking toward the
front door, “He and JR had reviewed JR’s and his work that morning.”
On the way to his office, Curtis called JR on his quantum secured special contact lens.
told JR, “Perhaps George and Mary Sue had both been injected with the truth serum,
sodium petathol – you know, Thiopental - because, it makes one unconscious and leads
amount is given.” JR did not respond. Curtis understood. They had communicated the
Curtis was in his office about five minutes when his medallion notified him that Daemon
had stopped watching him. Curtis thought Daemon will be in his office any minute and
this was not the time to get updates about his own research.
Daemon came into Curtis’s office looking like he had just had his income taxes audited
and he was scheduled for another audit by the auditor’s boss. He looked haggard and
tired. This was not the time to update Daemon. He would listen.
Daemon acknowledged Curtis with a nod of his head. He went immediately to the
quantum computer and received updates to his and Curtis’ research. He left with a
It was time to check his two mice. One was dead. The other treated mouse appeared
healthy and active. Prima facie results indicated a possible oral chemotherapy that
would eradicate T. gondii infection. The computer noted this treatment was highly
side effects. He disposed of all evidence. He would prefer Daemon not be aware of his
successful experiment.
The afternoon passed quickly. Curtis did not see Daemon until five minutes to five when
Daemon came into office to tell Curtis he would see him tomorrow at 8 am.
Curtis called JR for a quick updates. He was tired and was going to bed early. Curtis
wanted to be alone to review what happened the last 24 hours. As soon as Curtis
walked into his house, he noticed things had been moved. No one was there.
Curtis called JR using his secured quantum special contact lens. JR had just walked in.
he looked around and noticed he had had a visitor. Things had been moved. This did
not alarm either one of them. It reminded them to be diligent. They had experienced
It was time to eat, read a book and go to sleep. Life could be worse life was good. He
Thursday morning coffee at Curtis’ office was good. He noticed four altered humans
walking past his office toward Daemon’s office. He liked the idea that his special contact
lens displayed their eyes as being blazing red. Why would Daemon have them here
With one good sip of coffee left, Daemon and his “gang” came in. Daemon introduced
them as his associates and told them that Curtis was going to give them a shot that
would destroy a side effect they may have. Daemon did not waste any time.
Daemon had with him vials of the drug Artemisinin. Daemon had done his homework.
This drug would eradicate the symptoms schizophrenia from the altered humans.
Artemisinin would be a good candidate for the regular population who had symptoms of
schizophrenia.
All were inoculated. They left with no comment. There was no talking. They acted as if
they were doing exactly as instructed. Curtis had no idea where they stayed, what they
did, or what, or if they were receiving training. They were a mystery. Curtis did not have
checkup.” Curtis knew the security checks were 24/7 but there were times unannounced
Everyone knew they either lived or died by the constant security checking and verifying
of personnel, activities, and security procedures. It had saved Curtis’ life on prior
knew the person was a spy. He was monitored in plain sight. Curtis did not know he
was a spy. The spy died of “food poisoning.” Curtis discovered the truth about the spy
working at another Top Secret agency a year later. The spy never existed.
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Daemon was pleased his altered human project was making progress. It was a good
Curtis completed Thursday on a good note. He has made some progress in his effort to
JR called Curtis on cell phone the way home from work. JR wanted to bring George
over for happy hour. They agreed to meet at Curtis’ home. Curtis prepared the steaks
and marinated for BBQ. It time to relax, play eight ball pool, and enjoy the evening.
George asked Curtis about Daemon. George wanted to know exactly what did Daemon
do? If he was in the Air Force, why did he have a private business at Mojave Air and
Space Port? How did he make any money from his side business? How could he afford
Curtis looked George in his eyes and said, “You must ask Daemon, I do not know. I do
not work with him on his Experimental Flying Weapons System project.” George was
not going let Curtis off the hook. George replied, If you do not work with Daemon on his
Experimental Flying Weapons Systems project, how come he has you getting updates
research as you and JR.” George relentless as a bulldog, asked, “Who do you work
for?” Curtis had thought the same question. Was Daemon a front man for a hidden
organization, or individuals?
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Curtis shooting the eight ball into the called corner pocket, thereby beating George,
replied, “You know that is a good question. Daemon gives me my check, but I am not
George replies as he sits down and motions JR to the rack the balls for gamer eight ball
game with Curtis, “Perhaps it is the American Veterinary Medical Association, that has
gondii as you know may do us in. I read where T. gondii stays in humans brains and
produces LSD in the human brain and perhaps is a causative agent for schizophrenia.”
Curtis redirected the conversation, “Let’s play pool.” It was a pleasant evening.
Exchanging “goodnights” at the door, Curtis asked JR and George if they wanted to
meet tomorrow morning an interesting man, Pete Buck, who has a hangar at Mountain
They agreed to meet at the adjacent Raven's Nest restaurant at 8am. As Curtis pulled
into a parking space at the restaurant, he noticed six USAF gliders parked. Curtis
recalled the Mountain Valley Airport is where the astronauts train and learn how to glide.
Pete Buck had many unusual planes, and electronic gadgets. He was an avid inventor.
He had shown Curtis his tiny remote controlled Mylar constructed airplane and various
kit planes. One is a motor glider; another is an electric powered full sized plane.
They agreed to meet next door at the glider port and then explore Pete’s hangar. He
was a very interesting man. He is a self-educated engineer and works at the Lockheed
Curtis and Pete had prior conversations where each had to simply stop and change the
subject. Each knew the other had an extensive background in classified activities. Their
interests were wide ranged and similar. Curtis thought JR and George might share his
As soon as they entered the large opened hangar door, they met Pete. As George was
talking to Pete, Curtis noticed a small 'Hush drive' hand-launched spybot for US special
ops in the corner. Perhaps Daemon had consulted with Pete for his widespread use of
surveillance activities.
Curtis asked Pete if he knew, or had heard of General Daemon. Pete replied he had
heard of him, but had not met him. Curtis decided not to press the topic further. Curtis
and JR looked at each other; their medallions had notified them they were being
watched by Daemon.
A small object looking like a fly was buzzing around. Curtis asked Pete if was his, or a
real fly? Pete said, “It must be a real fly. It is not mine.” Curtis said, “One way to find out
and threw a large cloth over it.” As they gathered around the small object/fly, a small
wisp of smoke curled up from it. It had to be Daemon. He would design a spybot to self-
destruct when captured or disabled. Everyone looked incredulously at each other and
examined the small, hard round ball that looked similar to buckshot.
Pete looked at Curtis and said, “Now that is a good piece of design work. Wonder who
is behind it.” Curtis smiled as he replied, “It was probably a fly that got too hot.” George
was curious.
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George studied the buckshot shaped black ball. Looking at Pete he said, “You can
design something like this?” Pete nodded his head toward Curtis said, “He had
produced various surveillance platforms, both flying and fixed, but not that one.”
George, with a puzzled look, said, “So where did this thing come from and what would it
be looking for?”
Curtis was sure Daemon was smiling watching George’s reaction. Curtis walked over to
George and said, “There are lots of experimental frequencies being transmitted from
here. The USAF has powerful high frequency transmitters that communicate with their
gliders that fly all over California and Nevada. The gliders many times have flown over
40,000 feet and stayed up over eight hours. Perhaps the fly went through an isolated,
George laughing replied, “Well if my dental filings start receiving radio conversations, I
am leaving.”
Curtis medallion indicated that Daemon had stopped watching them. Perhaps Daemon
had a life too and did other things rather than work all of the time. The rest of the
morning was spent in stimulating, fun conversation. It was time to tell Pete goodbye.
Curtis told JR and George to have a good weekend. He was going home. George said,
“You are really driving by Mary Sue’ house…” Curtis ignored his comment.
Daemon talking to the quantum computer in Curtis’ office as Curtis walked in. Daemon
was saying to the computer, “Given your data base of existing second generation
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altered human unique brain patterns associated with every thought processes and
Curtis said, “Decoding brain activity is all numbers, the trick is to get the right numbers.”
The computer interrupted Daemon with, “Encoding is the term for the process by which
reconstructing the stimulus from the spikes produced by a given neuron. Do we agree
on this definition?”
Daemon replied, “Now you are starting to think. We have done this before. Our second-
generation altered humans utilize this process. I want an improvement on the accuracy
readouts. Neuron decoding has become mainstream. Toys such as Mattel’s Mindflex™
and the Start Wars Force Trainer™ include brain wave detection technology and are
now readily available at local Target or Walmart stores. We must stay ahead of
everyone.”
Turning to Curtis, Daemon said, “What was once speculative fiction -- the ability to read
minds and to control the movement of objects using thought alone, sometimes called
children.”
Curtis replies with, “You don’t fight with guns, you fight with their minds. Mind reading –
formerly the stuff of science fiction and crystal gazers – is rapidly becoming science fact
to reach your goals.” Daemon looking at Curtis, replies, “You are learning.”
Curtis began to think that perhaps Daemon was using mind monitoring on a mass scale
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to eliminate his “bad” people. Daemon must have a process of communication that
Daemon excused himself. He said he had some important things to discuss about his
Experimental Flying Weapons Platform Project. There were break-thru technologies that
were being incorporated. It was an exciting time. Both of his projects were developing
synergy.”
Curtis was busy researching when an altered human came in. Curtis knew he was an
altered human because Curtis’ special contacts identified the man with his eyes glowing
red. Curtis asked him, “Can I help you?” The altered man introduced himself as Steven
and he wanted to thank Curtis for giving him that shot. He has felt much better since
then.
Curtis was not sure why Steven was there, said, “Daemon is not here and I do not know
where he is.” Steven replied, “I did not come to speak to Daemon. I came to speak to
you. Steven explained he had volunteered to be part of General Daemon’s elite test
pilots for the Experimental Flying Weapons Platform Program. Although most of the
Experimental Flying Weapons Platforms were pilotless, the tour had been a huge
learning curve and had been exciting. He was concerned about General Daemon’s
Special Projects.
The hair stood on the back of Curtis’ neck. Steve’s conversation was going into a
dangerous area. He did not know Steven. He did not know if he could trust him. Had
Daemon ordered a security test? In areas of high security, Curtis had learned to do only
what was instructed when instructed. There was no room for assumptions, or ad-lib.
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Steven walked directly in front of Curtis and said, “I know you are involved in General
Daemon’s Special Projects. I know you can trust me. I obviously know I can trust you. I
have taken a great risk to come here. Of course, you do not trust me. I understand it is
not personal.”
Curtis on alert, but curious asked, “What happened to the Special Project Test Pilots
before you? Where did they go?” Steven replied, “I was going to ask you the same
question. It seems they all had untimely natural caused deaths. I am worried about my
Curtis asked Steven how he had arrived at this conclusion. Steven replied, he and all of
his fellow pilots had checked. They were alarmed. Was General Daemon trustworthy?
Was the Special Project an official Government Project? Curtis knew he must be
Curtis replied with a non-committal statement of they need to meet again. Curtis wanted
JR to distract Daemon while he was talking to Steven. This would give Curtis and
Steven a chance to explore further and established trust. He told Steven he would place
a rock at the bottom of the last telephone pole going in the Edwards Air Force Base
entrance the day it would be OK for him to walk into Curtis’ office. Steven said on the
Curtis wanted to learn more about Daemon, such as where he lived, who his friends
were, what he did for hobbies, and where he stored his Experimental Flying Weapons
Platforms.
As soon as Curtis completed his workday, he called JR using his special contact lens.
Curtis gave him an update about Steven and asked if he could devise a device, or
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process whereby he could follow Daemon. JR said he would have something, or some
way to follow Daemon by the end of the week. He agreed it would be great if the Special
Project pilots worked with them. They could save their lives and the Special Project
Pilots, also known as (AKA) altered humans could assist them in their efforts to stop
Daemon.
JR would arrange a meeting ASAP with Daemon and let him know what day it would be
to enable Curtis to meet with Steven without fear of being under surveillance.
Curtis had fallen asleep watching American Idol when his cell phone rang. It was JR
and he had arranged a meeting with Daemon Wednesday morning. Curtis thanked JR
JR driving to work noticed a huge dark plume of smoke coming from the ground and
extending far up into the sky. He noticed helicopters flying around the smoke. It was
right in the area of the Scaled Composites rocket test facility. This was Burt Rutan's
facility, and the home of SpaceShip One and Virgin Galactic spacecraft development.
JR called Curtis and informed him of what he saw. Curtis had seen on TV, just before
he left for work that two people were killed. It had nothing to do with Daemon’s projects.
Daemon’s projects were more advanced and did not require chemical explosion for
Daemon entered Curtis’ office and immediately requested the quantum computer
results of the simulations he requested this morning of the data base of existing second
generation altered human unique brain patterns associated with every thought
processes and attributes through neural decoding (mind reading) compared to his
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desired thought processes and attributes. Daemon looking at Curtis said, “The
computer should have this completed, numbers is basic to computers. Decoding brain
activity is all numbers; the trick is to get this computer to arrive at the right numbers.”
The computer indicated it was producing a printed copy of the findings. The results are
from the recorded brain activity from the second generation altered human brainwave
inputs. The inputs are from nine distinct brain regions of interest previously implicated in
decision-making and segregated local spatially distributed signals in each region from
the extent to which global and local signals could be used to decode human subsequent
behavioral choice, based on their brain activity on the preceding trial. These findings
behavioral choice.
Daemon impatiently began to pace in the area of the 3D hologram display from the
The printer immediately printed a report indicating the concept and the methods of
neural decoding have been originally developed to study the quantitative relationship
between neural activity and sensory stimuli (or behavior) in computational and
information theoretic terms. Neural decoding is achieved by learning the mapping from
Neural networks act like a black box providing little insight into how decisions are made.
The knowledge of a neural network is represented at a sub symbolic level and hence is
capable of extracting EEG data from the human brain at a distance with no contacts or
claimed that the NSA has the capablility to decode this data to extract subvocalizations,
visual and auditory data. In effect it allows access to a person's thoughts without their
knowledge or permission. It has been alleged that various organizations have been
using Remote Neural Monitoring on US and other citizens for surveillance and
harassment purposes.
History
Remote Neural Monitoring has its roots in the MK-ULTRA project of the 1950s which,
although it focussed on drugs for mind control, also included neurological research into
"radiation" (non-ionizing EMF) and bioelectric research and development. The earliest
Malech “Apparatus and method for remotely monitoring and altering brain waves”
USPTO granted 4/20/76. The patent describes a technique using the transmission of
100 and 210 MHz signals to the brain yielding a 110 MHz signal which is modulated by
the brain waves and can be detected by a receiver for further processing.
In the early 1980s it is claimed that the NSA began extensive use of Remote Neural
Monitoring. Much of what is known about it stems from evidence presented as part of a
1992 court case brought by former NSA employee John St.Claire Akwei against the
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Daemon was red-in-the-face when he exploded, “All I want to know is how to modify the
given neural activity to the desired neural activity. I do not want to know how to fix the
The printer started a new report. Current research on neuron-behavior correlations has
tasks (rather than simply the existence of choice probabilities) to infer different roles for
set of numbers, or wave patterns that will predict with accuracy a given behavior.
h ( x )2
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2 e
2 2
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Daemon looked at Curtis with a pained expression. “Curtis are you doing any better with
this quantum 3D computer? It is like trying to extract hen’s teeth. I want a simple
answer.”
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Curtis smiles at Daemon and responds, “You are too smart for the computer.” Daemon
Curtis needed to talk to Daemon about his “friends and/or supporters.” Curtis asked
Daemon, “I if he trusted his friends that were contributing to his efforts to eliminate bad
people for his global efforts for a New World Order. He was concerned his “friends” may
Daemon said, “Let me worry about that.” Curtis pressed Daemon further with, “As soon
as you provided them with the process and ability that would enable them to achieve
Daemon paused, with a look of concern, said, “I am very careful with what they know.
You and I have ridden this pony many times. My friends are giving only information they
need to know. I know and understand the possible risks involved and that I may be
expendable. I am playing both ends against the middle. I need their money. They need
their stated goals and perhaps their hidden agendas achieved. It is similar to dancing
with a bear. As long as I am leading, no problem. My challenge is not to let the bear
Curtis asked Daemon, “How could he and his friends achieve a harmonious relationship
when apparently nobody trusted the other.” Daemon smiled. Curtis realized Daemon
Curtis thought he would be expendable if Daemon gets his perfected altered humans
Curtis walking up to Daemon and putting his hand on his shoulder asked Daemon, “If he
had considered producing an antidote for T. gondii? There may be a possibility Daemon
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may need the antidote for unintended consequences of T. gondii infection. Had he
considered taking the shot to ensure he did not develop schizophrenia should he
become infected with T. gondii?” Surprisingly, Daemon told Curtis, “Start researching for
Curtis asked Daemon if he wanted to be checked for T. gondii. Daemon replied, “Yes.”
Perhaps Daemon did not know he was infected. Curtis took a blood sample from
Daemon and told him he would give him the results tomorrow. Daemon shaking his
head said, “You make life complicated and left the office.”
Curtis wanted to devote as much time as possible to research the resonant frequency
approach to destroy T. gondii with a specified resonant frequency that would destroy T.
gondii. Curtis had permission to develop an antidote to T. gondii for himself and
Daemon.
Time was of the essence. Curtis wanted to save Steven and his altered friends before it
was too late. He must ask the computer more questions. Curtis knew to stop Daemon
he needed to know more than how to eradicate T. gondii. He must develop a method, or
get an update. Curtis instructed the quantum 3D computer for Cobalt 60 update. A new
print out indicated humans could not safely be irradiated with Cobalt-60. The radiation
damage from a global transmission of Cobalt-60 would kill more people than it would
eradicate T. gondii. Curtis needed more research to destroy T. gondii global basis.
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Standing in front of the 3D display, Curtis instructs the quantum computer to produce a
Curtis collected the computer printed summary. The bonds between adjacent protein
molecules in the lipid-protein membranes are generally hydrogen bonds and these are
relatively weak chemical bonds. Treat each protein clump (molecule) in the cell wall as
a simple harmonic oscillator. The center of mass is like a steel ball with two elastic
cords attached to it and that the cords are attached to the ceiling and floor respectfully.
When the ball is under tension and is pulled back and then released, the ball will
oscillate back and forth at some constant frequency. If the tension is now increased in
the cords and the ball is again pulled back and let go, the ball will again oscillate back
In fact, the frequency of oscillation will vary approximately proportional to the square
root of the tension in the cords for small displacements from equilibrium of the ball. If the
ball is exposed to some small rhythmic driving force of the same frequency of oscillation
that is natural for the mass of the ball and the tension in the cords present, then the
amplitude (displacement from equilibrium) of oscillation will increase until the energy
release into the surrounding environment by the motion of the ball and cords per
oscillation cycle equals the energy being supplied per cycle by the rhythmic force.
This type of oscillation mode puts maximum tension or stress on the weak hydrogen
bonds holding the protein clumps to each other. At some relatively small displacement
amplitude, the hydrogen bonds will fail and the cell wall coat will disintegrate. T. gondii
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will explode like little hand grenades when they were exposed to their mortal oscillation
rate (MOR).
The intensity (energy / area / time ) increases to the fourth power of the peak to peak
driving voltage. For example, if the peak to peak voltage of a sine wave driving voltage
is doubled, the sine wave pressure wave output intensity is increased by a factor of 16 =
(2)(2)(2)(2)… For legal reasons, author has withheld the desired frequency.
This was a beginning. Curtis needed to explore the feasibility to globally eradicate T.
gondii. He needed to know if it was feasible to transmit this known resonating frequency
Curtis would build a prototype transmitter and irradiate with the specified frequency and
power, a mouse that tested positive for T. gondii. After irradiation, if the mouse tested
negative for T. gondii infestation, the resonating frequency and power settings worked.
Curtis decided to take a huge risk and treat Daemon with his known antidote of
chemotherapy. The resonating frequency at this unproven point was too risky to be
applied to a human, even to Daemon. If Daemon were killed, he would never know who
his supporting friends were. He had to eliminate the nest to prevent more puppets from
Curtis placed a black rock at the last pole to the entrance to Edwards Air Force Base
(EAFB). He was sure the altered human, Steven would see it and know he could talk to
Curtis Thursday. They had much to discuss. This could be a big breakthrough.
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Curtis placed a call to JR using his special contact lens. He needed calculations for the
power requirements for global satellite broadcast coverage for the given resonate
needed and the cost/benefit of using cheaper low level satellites vs. the expensive
JR said he would have to research this and get back to him. Curtis gave him an update
about his discovering the resonate frequency that would kill T. gondii.
There were many twists and turns built into the money trail. Daemon’s
and had gone to great lengths and detail to camouflage the transfers with
different states. One lead involves federal funding for Top Secret Black
Box Projects.
It was time to test his apparent T. gondii resonant frequency discovery on a T. gondii
infected mouse.
Curtis told JR he would give him an update about Steven’s visit Thursday.
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The first task Curtis performed was to inform his quantum 3D computer he needed three
mice and live T. gondii samples. Curtis wanted to test three mice to validate his
research. Within five minutes, a Military Policeman (MP) walked in with a sealed
package of T. gondii and a cage with three live healthy mice. Curtis knew it would take
up to four days for the T. gondii infection to be detectible in the mice blood. He would
Daemon came into Curtis office. Curtis asked Daemon if he wanted to be inoculated
against T. gondii infection. His research had determined this treatment as being highly
effective against T. gondii. There were no side effects with the following chemicals:
25 mg pyrimethamine
1 g sulfadiazine
5 mg folinic acid
Daemon replied, yea, let’s both be inoculated. Wow. Daemon was taking no chances.
Curtis gave himself and Daemon the shots. Perhaps this was an incremental
breakthrough.
If Daemon had infected himself with T. gondii to derive superhuman attributes and
had changed Daemon’s mind about gene splicing and experimenting with T. gondii for
desired human behaviors. On the other hand, perhaps it was a selfish act that he was
not expendable.
Daemon’s phone glowed red and Daemon answered. Curtis heard him say, “The X-37B
payload.” Curtis knew that the X-37B was being developed by DARPA, the Defense
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Advanced Research Projects Agency that had completed a series of approach and
landing drop tests of the experimental X-37B vehicle using the White Knight airplane
It lands like the space shuttle, with the primary landing site at Vandenberg Air Force
Base in California. Edwards Air Force Base is the backup landing site. It had a payload
bay 7 feet by 4 feet. There was something very Top Secret about this reusable
unmanned vehicle that could stay in orbit 270 days. It was obvious Daemon managed
JR called Curtis using his special contact lens. He was worried about George. George
told JR he was going to ask Daemon why he and JR were doing their research and
what Daemon is going to do with the results. He is not a veterinarian, why would he
want to know about T. gondii. He thinks something is weird and he wants to get to the
bottom of it.
Curtis tell JR perhaps this will keep Daemon busy answering George’s questions while
he has a meeting with Steven, the altered human tomorrow morning. JR feels uneasy
Just before the end of the day, Steven walked into Curtis office and said he had noticed
the black rock and wanted to confirm his meeting tomorrow at 10 am with Curtis. Curtis
told Steven it was all set. Daemon would not be around. He would be at Mojave Air and
Space Port in a meeting. Steven left without any more conversation. He appeared
anxious.
Curtis needed time to plan an agenda for the meeting. This could be a big
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Curtis called JR on his way home from work and invited him over to discuss the
possibilities both negative and positive outcomes. JR agreed to meet him at 6 pm that
Wednesday evening.
would not only stop Daemon, but the world would benefit from the elimination of this
ubiquitous parasite
the words of French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a March 29 speech at notoriously left-
wing Columbia University, where he said, “We should invent a new global monetary
order.”
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The Bilderberg group will conduct its annual meeting June 3-6 in Sitges, Spain (a small,
exclusive resort town about 20 miles from Barcelona) behind a wall of armed guards
who will seal off the resort in a futile attempt to keep the event secret.
Bilderberg’s meeting will follow that of its brother group, the Trilateral Commission,
which will gather at the Four Seasons Resort in Dublin, Ireland May 6-10. Leaders of
Bilderberg also attend the Trilateralists’ meeting to map their common agenda. About
300 attend Trilateral Commission meetings, which are conducted behind sealed-off,
guarded floors of their hotel. About 100 will attend Bilderberg, which seals off the entire
But as public awareness grows, so does patriotic resistance. There is strong resistance
sovereignty. In the United States, there is growing resistance to the proposed North
American Free Trade Agreement, which would eliminate borders between the United
include the entire hemisphere and evolve into the “American Union.”
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How The National Security Agency (NSA) Illegally And Unconstitutionally Harasses
Law-Abiding Americans Everyday. How, you ask? Quite simply, actually. It’s done by
EMF or ELF Radio Waves, and a technology known as “Remote Neural Monitoring”.
Haven’t you ever wondered about that ringing in your left ear? Well, here are the
reason(s). And just why should the NSA do this, you ask? To silence any who who dare
to speak out against them or any other agency, or the Government or simply to think for
themselves, and “outside the box”, if you will. Think not? Then, read on……….
Blanket coverage of all electronic communication in the U.S. and the world to ensure
national security. The NSA at Ft. Meade, Maryland has had the most advanced
computers in the world since the early 1960’s. NSA technology is developed and
implemented in secret from private corporations, academia, and the general public.
The Signals Intelligence mission of the NSA has evolved into a program of decoding
EMF waves in the environment for wirelessly tapping into computers and tracking
persons with the electrical currents in their bodies. Signals Intelligence is based on the
fact that everything in the environment with an electric current in it has a magnetic flux
around it which gives off EMF waves. The NSA/DoD has developed proprietary
advanced digital equipment which can remotely analyze all objects whether man-made
The NSA has records on all U.S. citizens. The NSA gathers information on U.S. citizens
who might be of interest to any of the over 50,000 NSA agents (HUMINT). These
agents are authorized by executive order to spy on anyone. The NSA has a permanent
Tracking individuals in the U.S. is easily and cost-effectively implemented with the
NSA’s electronic surveillance network. This network (DOMINT) covers the entire U.S.,
Quasi-public positions in their communities and run cover businesses and legitimate
businesses that can inform the intelligence community of persons they would want to
track. N.S.A. personnel in the community usually have cover identities such as social
NSA personnel.
NSA personnel can control the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals in the U.S.
by using the NSA’s domestic intelligence network and cover businesses. The operations
independently run by them can sometimes go beyond the bounds of law. Long-term
likely to happen. NSA Domint has the ability to covertly assassinate U.S. citizens or run
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health.
As of the early 1960’s the most advanced computers in the world were at the NSA, Ft.
Meade. Research breakthroughs with these computers were kept for the NSA. At the
present time the NSA has nanotechnology computers that are 15 years ahead of
present computer technology. The NSA obtains blanket coverage of information in the
U.S. by using advanced computers that use artificial intelligence to screen all
communications, regardless of medium, for key words that should be brought to the
the transmitting and receiving ends. This blanket coverage of the U.S. is a result of the
NSA’s Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) mission. The NSA’s electronic surveillance network
is based on a cellular arrangement of devices that can monitor the entire EMF
spectrum. This equipment was developed, implemented, and kept secret in the same
manner as other electronic warfare programs. With this technology NSA personnel can
computers, telephones, radio and video-based devices, printers, car electronics, and
The NSA keeps track of all PCs and other computers sold in the U.S. This is an integral
part of the Domestic Intelligence network. The NSA’s EMF equipment can tune in RF
emissions from personal computer circuit boards (while filtering out emissions from
monitors and power supplies). The RF emission from PC circuit boards contains digital
information in the PC. Coded RF waves from the NSA’s equipment can resonate PC
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circuits and change data in the PC’s. Thus the NSA can gain wireless modem-style
entry into any computer in the country for surveillance or anti-terrorist electronic warfare.
Radio and Television signals can be substituted at the receiving end with special EMF
anywhere they are. With special EMF equipment NSA cryptologists can remotely read
evoked potentials (from EEGs). These can be decoded into a person’s brain-states and
thoughts. The subject is then perfectly monitored from a distance. NSA personnel can
dial up any individual in the country on the Signals lntelligence EMF scanning network
and the NSA’s computers will then pinpoint and track that person 24 hours-a-day. The
NSA Signals Intelligence uses EMF Brain Stimulation for Remote Neural Monitoring
(RNM) and Electronic Brain Link (EBL). EMF Brain Stimulation has been in
development since the MKUltra program of the early 1950’s, which included
neurological research into “radiation” (non-ionizing EMF) and bioelectric research and
nuclear detonation.” Signals Intelligence implemented and kept this technology secret in
the same manner as other electronic warfare programs of the U.S. government. The
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NSA monitors available information about this technology and withholds scientific
research from the public. There are also international intelligence agency agreements to
keep this technology secret. The NSA has proprietary electronic equipment that
mapping can continuously monitor all the electrical activity in die brain continuously. The
NSA records aid decodes individual brain maps (of hundreds of thousands of persons)
for national security purposes. EMF Brain Stimulation is also secretly used by the
military for Brain-to-computer link. (In military fighter aircraft, for example.) For electronic
surveillance purposes electrical activity in the speech center of the brain can be
translated into the subject’s verbal thoughts. RNM can send encoded signals to the
brain’s auditory cortex thus allowing audio communication direct to the brain (bypassing
the ears). NSA operatives can use this to covertly debilitate subjects by simulating
with the subject, Remote Neural Monitoring can map out electrical activity from the
visual cortex of a subject’s brain and show images from the subject’s brain on a video
monitor. NSA operatives see what the surveillance subject’s eyes are seeing. Visual
memory can also be seen. RNM can send images direct to the visual cortex. bypassing
the eyes and optic nerves. NSA operatives can use this to surreptitiously put images in
a surveillance subject’s brain while they are in R.E.M. sleep for brain-programming
purposes.
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E9: Action: Curtis Baldwin: main story line: achieves story Goal
E10: Reaction: Curtis Baldwin: main story line: response to achieving story goal;
Synopsis
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