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PROLOGUE
The universe paused.Somewhere a nerve was being harassed and generallymistreated.It slowly gathered its attention from several nearby galaxies andfocussed its cosmic essence on finding the reason for itsdiscomfort.This event was not a singular occurrence.Every so often, it experienced niggling irritations creep up thecentral nervous system of galaxies.Lately it had become a habit.Still, after the excitement of the
beginning
, and at this advancedstate of being, very few things made the universe sit up and takenotice.Time in itself remained a quite hypothetical reality to theuniverse, but things tend to start and end, and this universe wassomewhere in the middle right now.
Hmmm, I have picked up a few more light-years around thewaist it seems, imagine that,
the distracted thoughts rumbledthrough the ancient synaptic web as it noticed its expandingexpanse with disdain.Old memories briefly overpowered the hunt for the annoyanceas it fondly reminisced on a time when it was the centre of attention on the canvass.It burst onto the scene with a big bang and quickly became theenvy of all the other universes.It had a plan.It was going to do things right.