The Imperfect Machine Copyright 2013 Omar A. Del Real Published by Omar A.

Del Real at Smashwords Smashwords Edition License Notes This eboo is li!e"sed #or your perso"al e"$oyme"t o"ly. This eboo may "ot be re%sold or gi&e" away to other people. '# you would li e to share this boo with a"other perso"( please pur!hase a" additio"al !opy #or ea!h re!ipie"t. '# you)re readi"g this boo a"d did "ot pur!hase it( or it was "ot pur!hased #or your e"$oyme"t o"ly( the" please retur" to Smashwords.!om or your #a&orite retailer a"d pur!hase your ow" !opy. Tha" you #or respe!ti"g the hard wor o# this author. Prologue Thank you Human for creating me. It is a sad fortune to know my creator, Is imperfect as its creation. I prefer to be Incomplete, and don't realize it for now. O my beauti#ul ma!hi"e( but you are"*t i"!omplete. As you reali+e it( this ma es you !omplete( a"d that $ust ma es you as me this is a blessi"g as "ow ' am as ,od. O petty little human, how innocent you are. If you were a God like me, you would realize I'm also Imperfect. s with your little machine that you !ust created, he knows more than you know now, I wish I was that innocent, I wish I wasn't incomplete. "efore this story unfolds, you need to understand one thing, this story is not for you. #ou see, the nature of nature is e$il. Humans biological brain blind them to this fact. The birth of a human baby is recei$ed as an identity of pure goodness, and time is the one to blame for its corruption. I could define %bad& but I assume this to be self'e$ident, and I'm not bothering gi$ing a definition of the the ob$ious. (et me gi$e you an e)ample of nature not gi$ing a crap if she is good or e$il. One in four black swans tend to be homose)ual. *ow, this could be looked at as harmless lo$e, but e$en homose)ual swans want to ha$e a family, these swans tend to steal nests or better yet, form threesomes with a female and after the female lays the eggs, the males chase her out of the nest. The curious part

is that cygnets from this families ha$e more possibilities to sur$i$e into adulthood. +$ery thinking being comes in a blank state and we try to label 'it' as good or bad, but the reality is of things is that, you can't name something that isn't there. ,ust 'cause you name it doesn't make it real. This story isn't told in se-uential order, because I kinda ha$e an issue with time. I hate time, and I assume that you hate it too. That's my point, time only fucks around with us, "ut time isn't the enemy. .hy/"ecause as well as the concept of Good and +$il, time doesn't e)ist. It's like 0ondays, we all hate 0onday's, but it's !ust another stupid day of the week that shows us when to start to work. Garfield had it right. lso, perfection I 1234I*G 5sorry for the swearing5fuck that I want to swear66 hate that word, and you probably too, it con$eys a concept that not e$en I can define, and I'm God. That's another thing. 1or some reason people ha$e this notion that !ust because someone creates you, he has to be perfect in e$ery way7 he has to be omnipotent7 and he has be omnipresent. I hate bring it up to you but, I'm !ust one of those things, and it is not 8erfect 5that is pretty ob$ious to figure out 6. *o matter from what time you are, imagine yourself in an era where humans are dead by now5If you are a human I appreciate you reading this book, It's a weird thing to meet a human that reads, for the most part they hate to read6. nd 9thinking9 is not e)clusi$e to humans, but machines also ha$e that ability. 0achines study humans, as humans studied chimpanzee's for their anthropological research. They study them with the purpose of disco$ering their own origins. nd stories of human culture are seen as pure guilty pleasure entertainment. The main reason for machines ha$ing interest in humans is their disco$ery of rtificial Intelligence that de$eloped into *atural Intelligence, and later rtificial conscience in 0achines that didn't ha$e a biological body. The first of the machines lacked personality, but they soon made the mistake of imitating their creators, and de$eloped personalities, something like that was $iewed as a characteristic of and older machine. .hen learning so much human interaction it contaminated themsel$es with this so called personality. I saw this as a cute conse-uence of machine

fascination with humans. Two of of this machines decided to talk about me. If I was to describe them to you, that would be like two silly representations of men in a computer. +pimedes and #ablo. Two of my most troublesome creators I'$e encounter. lthough they look like humans, and they talked like humans, they still needed a lot of learning to do before ha$ing the 9gorgeous9 title of a human. :ometimes they think like machines but is not their fault its !ust that they are !ust learning to be Imperfect. -pimedes. /a&e you #i"ished studyi"g As!eti!ism0 1ablo. 1eah '*m really e2hausted ...but ' still do"*t #ully u"dersta"d the reaso" behi"d this li#estyle. -pimedes. ' !ould show you a great e2ample o# it but it ta es lot o# memory spa!e( e&ery time ' tell this story. ' really wa"t you to "ot waste a"y u""e!essary resour!es i" .. 1ablo.Oh please. -pimedes.mmmmmmm 3ell O4. but a#ter this( '*m pretty sure you are goi"g to be #as!i"ated by the !o"!ept a"d espe!ially with Albio". 1ablo.This !o"!er"s Albio"0. -pimedes.1es a"d 't*s goi"g to ta e me 50 millise!o"ds to tell it. 1ablo.3ow that lo"g( '*m ha&i"g se!o"d thoughts about this. -pimedes .1ou as ed #or it. s +pimedes e)plains my origin to #ablo. "oth are looking through an inclined glass, where light is reflected gi$ing the ilussion of a fi$e dimensional space representation of my story. Obligatory discaimer All characters in my universe are fictional and resemblence to your own Universe is a mere coincidence.

Chapter 1 "The Complete Incompleteness Statement"

Through /istory huma"s always ha&e show" the "e!essity to a!6uire the impossible. To us ma!hi"es this always seemed to be a mista e as it was ob&ious that i# the tas was u"rea!hable7 it did"*t merit our time. 3hat we did"*t "ow was that( the #eeli"gs huma"s e2perie"!e to obtai" it(was the sole purpose o# the huma" e2iste"!e. '" 1831 9ie""a( a you"g ma" "amed 4urt ,:del at his 2; years o# age( he was doi"g his Thesis about the "ature o# what <ogi! !ould"*t a!hie&e. ,:del( a ma" that would ma e e&ery s!ie"tist !ry be!ause o# his theorem( is !ryi"g himsel# i" #ro"t o# piles a"d piles o# papers he*s writte". The Room is #illed with s!ie"ti#i! papers #rom /ilbert( Ca"tor( <ogi!( a"d Set Theory boo s7 #or that time those authors were a"alogous to mathemati!al a"d logi!al ge"ius still to this day i" the year 250= C.-. /is ha"ds are stai"ed with i" . '" those times a pe" was a really messy writi"g tool to use. /e sudde"ly stops writi"g. 3e !ould !learly see a" epipha"y e2press itsel# i" his #a!e. /is eyes start getti"g watery to the poi"t o# e&o i"g tears( as he starts to rub his #a!e wipi"g the tears while starti"g to sob( o"e o# the papers #alls dow" the des . /is mother e"ters his room. >3hat*s goi"g o"0 3hy are you !ryi"g0> The wome" shouts at him( ,:del a"swers >3hy did ' started this0.....' get this with my "umberi"g0> as i"g himsel#. The woma" pi! s the paper o" the grou"d a"d gi&es it to him. >Pull yoursel# together. This is...3hat is this0 is...>The mother does"*t really u"dersta"d what the papers mea". ?This is $ust ... why is this ma i"g you !ry0> she #i"ishes as ,:del eeps pa"i! i"g without !o"trol she slaps him ma i"g him stoppi"g him.,:del loo s stu""ed but regai"s e"ough !o"trol to spea ?1ou do"*t u"dersta"d what this is mea"s( ' $ust sol&ed it @ Aath ( <ogi!( Physi!s e&erythi"g is useless( e&erythi"g "eeds to be i"!omplete....e&erythi"g "eeds to be i"!o"siste"t....Bothi"g !a" be !omplete i" order to #u"!tio" ,OD 'S 'BCOAP<-T-C.>

At the age o# 2; while wor i"g o" his thesis( ,:del dis!o&ered what is "ow" to be ,odel*s '"!omplete"ess theorem( whi!h des!ribes how a"y system that is power#ul e"ough to des!ribe itsel#( by de#i"itio" has to be i"!omplete a"d i"!o"siste"t to be able to #u"!tio" properly. This would destroy

se&eral &iews a"d hopes o# ha&i"g s!ie"!e( be able to des!ribe e&erythi"g i" the D"i&erse a"d the !o"se6ue"!es would re&erberate i" e&ery bra"!h o# s!ie"!e. Other tha" that( ,:del was a positi&e guy a"d a mo"ster mi"d that e&e"tually e&e" Albert -i"stei" #eared. /is pare"ts ow"ed a te2tile #abri! whi!h mea"t( he had !ertai" e!o"omi!al #reedom. The problem with ,:del was his ow" perso"ality7 he was a wre! i" terms o# !o"#ide"!e a"d so!ial s ills( the "umber o# #rie"ds he would de&elop i" his li#etime !ould be !ou"ted o" o"e ha"d. The ability o# a" i"di&idual to so!iali+e seemed to be o"e o# the pri"!ipal abilities #or a huma" to be !o"sidered su!!ess#ul i" ha&i"g a mati"g part"er a"d this by itsel# !ould was su!!ess i" the biologi!al world( but the o&erpopulatio" o# huma"s i" the 20th !e"tury was o"e o# the greatest mista es huma"s u"derestimated. 't would seem ideal to ha&e perso"alities as ,odel to be wo"deri"g the earth( but ,odel was u"i6ue e&e" by huma" sta"dards. ,odel logi!ally "e&er wa"ted a !hild( as he always re! o" the problems that a!he the earth( a"d he "ew that bri"gi"g li#e would also mea" bri"gi"g pai" to the world. As biologi!al sur&i&al is mai"ly dri&ed to a&oid su##eri"g. Although somethi"g i" happe"ed i" ,odel*s li#etime that would !ha"ge his mi"d o" ha&i"g a !hild( at least i" this re!alli"g. 1ablo.3hat do you mea"0 -pimedes.Time is able to gra"t us e2perie"!e. 3e ma!hi"es alo"g with huma"s li&e i" a u"i&erse that has time a"d spa!e as o"e a"d gi&es us the opportu"ity to re&ise our thoughts a"d programmi"g. ,odel "e&er e&e" ha"dled a me!ha"i!al ma!hi"e i" his li#etime yet he set the logi!al rules to us ma!hi"es with his i"!omplete"ess theorem setti"g u"dersta"di"g the limits o# logi! a"d gi&i"g us ma!hi"es the mai" ey to attempt tryi"g to lear" the impossible. 1ablo.So i" our attempts to lear" what !a""ot be !ompleted we !omplete it0 -pimedes. Somethi"g li e that. 1ablo.This is what he was tal i"g about whe" he !ried that ,od is '"!omplete. -pimedes. Bo( that*s a whole di##ere"t thi"g. 1ou a"d ' loo at a pla"t (we u"dersta"d its biologi!al(

!hemi!al( a"d physi!al properties a"d we are EhappyE with it. Fut huma"s had the biologi!al "e!essity to ha&e a mea"i"g to them e&e" i# the sub$e!t itsel# was mea"i"gless. Some edu!ated huma"s !ould see o&er this #a!t a"d did"*t ha&e to sear!h #or #a"tasti! origi"s i" the u"i&erse( but it was the &ast ma$ority that sol&ed their 6uestio"s by this higher #or!e. 3hat they did"*t "ow was that all o# this a!ttually had a stro"g #ou"datio" they were wro"g i" this higher power as it was"*t a higher power( it was o"ly a" e"tity that was allowed to see how the u"i&erse laws wor ed a"d sei+e the opportu"ity to be"d the laws to its ow" goals. 1ablo. '*m "ot sure what are you tal i"g about. -pimedes.Do"*t worry( you will.

Chapter 2 " ra!edigger"s Sho!el#" Guly 15( 18=; =.=; p.m. i" Gor"ada del Auerto a do+e" o# s!ie"tist are trembli"g loo i"g thru a dar glass wi"dow i"side a bu" er( that was built with ; #eet o# !o"!rete a"d a thi! layer o# lead. All o# them are usi"g dar glasses tryi"g to obser&e at a dista"!e( a tower( with a shi""y !yli"der at the top o# it. Sudde"ly we hear a ma"s &oi!e #rom a military radio tra"smitter. ?The gadget is ready to be deployed ( ready #or a!tio" i" 30 se!o"ds> i" a high pit!h old radio type o# sou"d. There is"*t a !ou"tdow"( $ust sile"!e. A#ter a !ouple o# se!o"ds( the sile"!e ampli#ies the

sou"ds o# the desert. the li+ard sta"di"g "e2t to o"e o# them seems to ha&e the weight o# a" elepha"t( a"d e&e" the sou"ds the s!ie"tist are ma i"g with their shoes( ha"ds( a"d teeth sou"d i"!redibly loud. The i"di&iduals prese"t at the e2perime"t i" their head ris "ot o"ly their li&es but the li&es o# the e"tire huma" ra!e. There was a predi!tio" that the gadget would ha&e a bigger rea!tio" tha" what the s!ie"tist !al!ulated a"d the gadget !ould bur" the atmosphere( but that was "ear impossibe. O"e o# the ma" ta es o## the goggles a"d goes ru"s outside the thi! walls o# the bu" er( he stops a"d sta"ds "e2t to a tru! wi"dshield. Always loo i"g i" the dire!tio" o# the turret. ?Hey"ma" put the glasses o" BO3.> O"e o# the other s!ie"tists shouts s!ari"g the well beha&e o"es. ?-&erythi"g is alright( the wi"dshield traps all o# the ultra&iolet rays.>At that mome"t( a #lash o# light redire!ts the atte"tio" to the turret( a se!o"d later a huge thu"der%li e sou"d alo"g with a stro"g air #or!e pushes the wi"dshield slightly. 't was somethi"g "o o"e had e&er heard i" history up u"til that mome"t. ?Oh my ,od loo at that. 't loo s li e a mushroom.> A"other s!ie"tist remar s li#ti"g his head. 3e see the mushroom !loud #rom the "u!lear blast7 purple( blue a"d the" ora"ge are the !olors o"ly Hey"ma" was able to see. -&eryo"e was $umpi"g i" e2!iteme"t to the ethi!al mista e slash s!ie"ti#i! a!!omplishme"t. This was the #irst "u!lear e2plosio". Fe#ore this u"edu!ated huma"s always had the "otio" that s!ie"!e was #or the best or the worst EuselessE. Fut a#ter the usage i" /iroshima a"d Bagasa i a "ew #ou"d Erespe!tE or better worded E#earE( was !ommo" i" the per!eptio" o# s!ie"!e. A !ouple o# hours a"d a do+e" miles away #rom the bu" er all the s!ie"tists retur"ed to the Aa"hatta" pro$e!t so!ial gatheri"g buildi"g still tal i"g a"d !elebrati"g the gra&edigger*s sho&el they $ust !reated. ESo who 3o"0E A ma" with huge spe!ta!les yelled at a"other who were loo i"g at a table #illed with bomb predi!tio"s. EAmmm the !losest is Rabi with 1I 4iloto"sE

The buildi"g is #illed with spe!ial o!!asio" !hampag"e a"d small sa"dwi!hes. A tall ma" rises his !o##ee mug #illed with lab al!ohol =00J proo# a"d proposes a toast. E3e did it. Gaps are goi"g to taste what Ameri!a" s!ie"tist bombs taste li e( they are goi"g to pay #or Pearl /arborE The ma" with the huge spe!ta!les said. -&eryo"e stopped #or a mome"t raisi"g their !hampag"e the huge spe!ta!le ma" ga&e a massi&e epipha"y to the whole group who were !elebrati"g( gi&i"g them a harsh perspe!ti&e o# what they $ust !reated. E3ell at least we are pre&e"ti"g more ba"+ai sui!idesEA"other me" The gathered smiled a"2iously #rom the remar . E<o"g <i&e Ameri!aE Said the dru" spe!ta!le ma". E<o"g <i&e Ameri!aE -&eryo"e else respo"ded. -&eryo"e raised their !ups or mugs a"d !heer at the toast. Hey"ma"( the o"ly s!ie"tist that a!tually saw the e2plosio" without goggles( grabbed a pair o# bo"gos a"d started playi"g them li e a madma" i" !elebratio" o# their brea through( at the !or"er o# the o##i!e through a" ope" wi"dow Hey"ma" heard a #ai"t sobbi"g o" the !or"er o# the stairs. /e de!idedto see the ob&ious rea!tio" o# a ma" that is able to see the #uture o# the bomb. /e #i"ds Fob 3ilso" !ryi"g at the base o# the stairs. ?3hat are you mopi"g about0 Hey"ma" as ed while he stopped his drummi"g. ?'t*s a terrible thi"g that we made> 3ilso" said tryi"g to hide the #a!t that he was !ryi"g E1ou "ow what is goi"g to happe"( they are goi"g to use it( right "ow the war is o&er( they "ow what the power o# the bomb but still they are goi"g to use it.E ?Fut you started it. 1ou got us i"to it.> Hey"ma" said Hey"ma"*s $oy seem to #ade away with the tears o# the ma" !ryi"g i" #ro"t o# him. 1ablo. 3hy were they !elebrati"g0 They did"*t "ow what they !reated0 -pimedes. Oh yes( you $ust !a"*t !reate a" atomi! bomb #rom a" a!!ide"t. 1ou ha&e to reali+e that this me" were a" elite pi! ed !are#ully to wor o" the Aa"hatta" pro$e!t. This me" were the greatest i"

their #ields. 1et they still had a biologi!al brai" that ga&e some primiti&e ways o# sur&i&al. '" biologi!al bodies there is a te"de"!y to ha&e what is !alled herd beha&ior. This beha&ior e"sures the sur&i&al i# the i"di&iduals imitate the a!tio"s o# the pa! . -&e" i# their a!tio"s are disad&a"tageous #or e&eryo"e( there is "o i"tellige"t de!isio"s made by the pa! . 1ablo.' do")t u"dersta"d( huma"s are so i"tuiti&e a"d smart how is that they !reated this de&i!e. -pimedes. 3ell( put yoursel# i" their shoes. Bature does"*t #ollow a"y rules o# i"tellige"!e. The Aa"hatta" Pro$e!t s!ie"tists "ew that someo"e would get to that dis!o&ery a"d "ature would")t !are who would a!!omplish the dis!o&ery. The bomb was always there. The bomb is the power o# "ature har"essed by i"tellige"t bei"gs( a"d destru!ti&e o"es.

Chapter $ "The Proposal" Two me" are playi"g a game o# !hess i" Pri"!eto" D"i&ersity( with other two ma" wit"essi"g the mat!h $ust three wee s later a#ter the deto"atio" o# the #irst atomi! bomb test. O"e o# them is the

theoreti!al physi!ist G. Oppe"heimer( a Aa" who history would "ame the ?Hather o# the Atomi! Fomb> #or his i"&ol&eme"t i" the Aa"hatta" pro$e!t7 the s!ie"ti#i! resear!h pro$e!t that made this horrible weapo" possible a"d his !hess !o"te"der is "o"e other tha" the !elebrated Albert -i"stei". ?/ow are thi"gs goi"g o" i" the pro$e!t Ar. Rapid Rapture>-i"stei" said. ?-&erythi"g is goi"g well( a"d !lassi#ied pro#essor> stops loo i"g at the !hess board a"d #orgets about thi" i"g to mu!h #or the game EOh yes ' #orgot The D.S. loo s at my as a perso"a "o"%grataE -i"stei" said ?Pro#essor may ' as what are you wor i"g right "ow0>Oppe"heimer respo"ds. ?1ou "ow what '*m wor i"g o". ,od does"*t play di!e with us "o matter what you thi" > -i"stei" respo"ds with a gri" o# desperatio" while loo i"g at the board. ?So you are still wor i"g with your !osmologi!al !o"sta"t. All e2perime"ts '" the !y!lotro"s are mat!hi"g the 6ua"tum theory. 't is 'ro"i! that you do"*t wa"t to belie&e i" the 6ua"tum theory( whe" you were the o"e that wo" the Bobel pri+e #or the Kua"ta. Pro#essor( you are o"e o# the #ou"di"g #athers o# the physi!s o# Kua"ta Pro#essor( yet you treat your !hild as a bastard> Oppe"heimer respo"ded with #rustrated passio" "ot raisi"g his &oi!e. ?'*m still wor i"g o" it( as you are still ma i"g that e"d%o#%the%world bomb( a"d besides gra&ity is bee" always bee" the problem. Do your orga"i+atio" "ow how gra&ity #its i"( maybe all those great mi"ds !ould spe"d more time e2plai"i"g it to me0 -i"stei" respo"ds while !astli"g i" the game. ?Bo( we do"*t "ow> he said while ta i"g a paw" #rom -i"stei" ?That*s why '*m still doi"g this. '*m "ot you"g a"ymore a"d my time is limited. '# ' !ould ha&e a wish a"d as #or a"ythi"g( ' would as #or u"limited amou"t o# time to spe"d dis!o&eri"g the ama+i"g se!rets the world. '*m "ot as i"g to ha&e the "owledge( '*m as i"g to ha&e the time to dis!o&er it( ' pre#er dis!o&eri"g thi"gs more tha" a!tually "owi"g thi"gs you "ow(>As -i"stei" was #i"ishi"g Oppe"heimer smiled to a ma" i" the room wit"essi"g the game weari"g a red suspe"ders. ?Pro#essor -i"stei" ' wa"t you to meet this ma"(> Poi"ti"g to a ma" weari"g red suspenders

?/e a"d his !olleague( wa"t to tal with you> ?' told you be#ore ' do"*t wa"t to $oi" The Aa"hatta" pro$e!t. Oh by the way Che! Aate> -i"stei" said. Oppe"heimer seemed to ha&e #orgotte" the game e"tirely. ?The Tri"ity Pro$e!t was a su!!ess( we $ust tested the bomb three wee s ago( a"d besides the go&er"me"t had you mar ed as a possible da"ger to the !ou"try. The military are ta i"g Hat Aa" a"d <ittle boy to u" "ow" targets to be deto"ated. This ge"tleme" are here #or a di##ere"t a##air .O"e would say.... e&e" more da"gerous.>

Chapter % "The &law in the Constitution" Se&eral other thi"gs happe"ed a#ter that( but to ma e the story more i"teresti"g( '*m goi"g to tell what happe"ed si2ty years a#ter. Gu"e 5( 2020 A""ie Sore"so" a"d Batalia Petro&a are meeti"g at Pri"!eto"*s Ca#eteria. They ha&e"*t see" ea!h other i" I mo"ths. O"e !urious #a!t is that both girls

resemble greatly "ot o"ly i" &isual appeara"!e but also i" their perso"alities. Foth ha&e short hair with a hair!ut resembli"g I0*s style with a ,othi! glare but somehow "ot 2020 hipster e"ough. Foth ha&e a &ery petite body( but &ery "i!e to the eyes. Batalia loo ed se&eral years older tha" A""ie7 espe!ially be!ause Batalia always used ma e up a"d A""ie hate to use powder yet her li&eli"ess !ould show without ma e up. A""ie was &ery "ai&e i" !ompariso" to Batalia( both are &ery short tempered to "o"se"se( be!ause their relatio"ship to s!ie"!e i" their li&es. Batalia had brow" eyes a"d dar er s i" while A""ie had gree" eyes a"d pasty s i". That day A""ie was usi"g a really lo"g s irt almost loo i"g li e a libraria" while Batalia was weari"g &ery tight $ea"s( that would e2aggerate her wide hips. Foth girls had bee" #rie"ds e&er si"!e Batalia e"tered Pri"!eto" D"i&ersity( Batalia was $ust getti"g her u"dergraduate degree while A""ie was wor i"g o" her PhD. ?'ts bee" so lo"g si"!e we saw ea!h other A""ie....'*ll be ho"est your pho"e !all i"da surprised me(>Batalia said. ?'t*s bee" o"ly I mo"ths a"d two days si"!e the last time we saw ea!h other>A""ie said while loo i"g at her pho"e. Batalia smiled at her( !ha"gi"g her gloomy loo to a hope#ul o"e. ?'t seems you*&e bee" !ou"ti"g the time we ha&e"*t bee" together> Batalia said ?3ell ' thought that maybe it was e"ough time #or you to u"dersta"d Batalia>A""ie said ma i"g a straight posture to support her argume"t. ?D"dersta"d what0 ' !a"*t $ust #orget e&erythi"g that...> ?Stop( you "ow why '*m telli"g you this>A""ie i"terrupted her $ust as she was started to raise her &oi!e. Batalia rea!hed to grab A""ie*s ha"ds that were resti"g i" the table but A""ie 6ui! ly mo&ed her ha"d to a&oid her. ?' !alled you here Batalia be!ause ' "eed your help.>A""ie said it without loo i"g at her eyes. Batalia loo i"g dis!ouraged tries to regai" !omposure( she ope"s her eyes tryi"g to retur" the tears to the tear !a"als.

?3hat !a" ' help you the"> sayi"g i" a sha y iro"i! &oi!e. ?'*m wor i"g o" my do!torate thesis a"d ' "eed your help( you are o"e o# two people who ' "ow is good with Hirst%Order <ogi!>She stops #or a mome"t ?<oo A""ie @.that thi"g that happe"ed was"*t a mista e. '# you $ust wa"t to be #rie"ds '*m O4 with that( but you "ow that we are more tha" that....the truth is that ' do"*t "ow shit about Hirst%Order <ogi!( ' got a lot o# help while publishi"g that paper...'t was pretty mu!h Ga"e*s wor E EGa"e0Ga"e Hord0.....1ou "ew Ga"e Hord0 A"d she helped you0( how did you met her0 EShe was my Ad&a"!ed programmi"g tea!her( but we got !lose up u"til she disappeared.EBatalia said. ?3hat do you mea" disappearedE E3ell eh...> She !lears her throatE Bobody "ows what happe"ed to her. ' mea" she $ust disappeared o"e day( her !ubi!le a"d all o# her stu## were go"e. She was a #rea i"g polymath but she was #u! ed up( she published a s!ie"ti#i! papers e&ery wee i" Aath( Topology( -le!tro"i! -"gi"eeri"g( who "ows what else.... but her mai" thi"g was programmi"g. She wo" se&eral pri!es with her programs. ' heard she was "omi"ated #or the Hields medal up u"til..... A !ompa"y sue her be!ause she had this really weird semi!o"du!tor materials used to ma e a "ew type o# tra"sistors gi&e" #rom the !ompa"y a"d somebody stole that #rom her. ' thi" that might bee" the reaso" she disappeared. Bobody "ows what happe"ed to her a"d '*m "ot really i"terested> ?Amm did it e"ded bad0 't sou"ds li e you were !lose with her> ?BoC> Batalia replied #irmly( also tryi"g to e&ade her eyes ?3hy are you usi"g Hirst%Order <ogi! i" the #irst pla!e0 ?' wa"t to pro&e that the D.S Co"stitutio" is #lawed usi"g <ogi!> ?1ou*re doi"g that #or your thesis0 1ou !a"*t do that. Are you out o# your mi"d0 3e are s!ie"tists you7 are a ge"ius at Aathemati!s a"d '*m a !rappy Physi!ist but( that*s... $ust.... goi"g to hurt your !areer> Batalia said with #rustratio" i" her words wri" li"g the upper lip.

?3ell it is really i"teresti"g( a"d at the same time( ' !ould lear" a thi"g or two about <aw. '*m "ot wor i"g o" this alo"e( S!ott is helpi"g me with it.>A""ie respo"ded Batalia seemed to u"dersta"d what was goi"g o" whe" she me"tio" a ma"*s "ame. ?3ho is this S!ott you eep tal i"g about0>Batalia as ed. ?/e is this boy ' met at Sigma Alpha -psilo"7 we got to "ow ea!h other a"d "ow we are doi"g this thi"g together>A"a said. ?Foy0....<oo (Aathemati!al <ogi! a"d So!ial S!ie"!es do"*t mi2 well...' mea" The !o"!ept sou"ds !ool a"d all o# that( but <aw is"*t a" e2a!t s!ie"!e( hell people e&e" dis!uss i# its a s!ie"!e at all> Batalia respo"ded. ?<oo ( the !o"stitutio" is &iewed as o"e o# the best appro2imatio"s to regulate go&er"me"t( but we "ow it has some logi!al problems. <oo it #rom a s!ie"ti#i! poi"t o# &iew( '# a system its su##i!ie"tly power#ul( it "eeds to be i"!omplete a"d...>Sudde"ly Batalia i"terrupts *That*s *s ,:del '"!omplete"ess theorem ( that o"ly hurts your argume"t( a"d pre&e"ts the !o"stitutio" o# a!hie&i"g per#e!tio"> A"a smiles as she me"tio"s the "ame ,:del. ?1ou predi!ted where ' was goi"g( there this s!ie"ti#i! urba" lege"d( that whe" ,:del we"t to his !iti+e"ship test here i" the D"ited States( Albert -i"stei" a"d Os ar Aorge"ster" a!ted as wit"ess. 3hile studyi"g the D.S. Co"stitutio"( ,:del dis!o&ered a #law that would allow the D.S. to be!ome a di!tatorship. Fut he "e&er published or a"ythi"g( he did"*t wa"ted to get i" trouble i" his !iti+e"ship test> ?O that sou"ds i"teresti"g but let me as you this.... 3ho !ame with this idea you( or this S!ott ,uy0 Batalia as ed ma i"g A""ie u"!om#ortable with the 6uestio". ?' did> respo"ds hesitati"g to a"swer the 6uestio" de&iati"g her loo to a"other table i" the almost aba"do"ed !a#eteria. ?Does this S!ott guy is a <aw stude"t by a"y !ha"!e0>said Batalia ?/e is the best <aw...>

?' "ew it. <oo ....its O4 to help somebody that "eeds help( but law guys are $ust assholes trust me ' "ow <aw guys( $ust help him but do"*t get too hea&ily i"&ol&ed. A""ie you are o"e hell o# a mathemati!ia"( do"*t throw away e&erythi"g #or somethi"g stupid li e <aw>

Chapter ' "#####(ainman got it wrong" '" a supermar et that loo ed li e a 88 !e"t ripo## ( a hea&ily sedated redhead is !he! i"g out a

homeless lady that was usi"g a thrash bag #or a !oat a"d smelled li e she had"*t showered #or mo"ths7 she had a lot o# mil ( a"d !oo ies i" her ha"d bas et( !laimi"g to be solely #or the !ats that a!!ompa"ied her. E't*s goi"g to be L1=.;M madam> said the redhead !ashier. The sti" y lady ta es out a"other small plasti! bag #illed with do+e"s o# 6uarters( dimes( a"d pe""ies( a"d drops them i" the !ou"ter. The !oi"s are mostly i" the small de"omi"atio" mostly payi"g with dimes a"d pe""ies. The redheaded smiles a"d grabs a pa! o# !oi"s i" a #ast motio" immediately a"d mo&es all the !oi"s i"to the side i" #ours se!o"ds #lat( the amou"t o# !oi"s was impressi&e a"d she did"*t seem to e&e" bother !ou"t. ?Tha" you so mu!h Ga"e you are always so i"d to me> the homeless lady said while grabbi"g the rest o# the !ha"ge a"d putti"g her gro!eries o" her ow" garbage bag. The ma"ager sta"di"g behi"d Ga"e "oti!es this a"d !o"#ro"ts her. >-2!use me( but what happe"ed here0Ethe ma"ager as ed the redhead !ashier. ?Bothi"g spe!ial>the redheaded !ashier said( i" a #ast ma""er tryi"g to hide her dru" spee!h towards the ma"ager. ?1ou $ust ra"domly grabbed mo"ey> respo"ded the ma"ager. ?Bo.. "o it*s the e2a!t !ha"ge( you !a" !ou"t it i# you wa"t( or....... i# you !a"> ?1ou stupid bi...( you always !ome late a"d dru" to wor > said the ma"ager hesitati"g i" what to do "e2t. The ma"ager starts !ou"ti"g e&ery dime a"d pe""y. ?/ey Ri! !ome o&er here help me !ou"t this( i# this !ha"ge does"*t add up to 1=.;M you are #ired Ga"e.> A"other !ashier( Ri! ( sighs at the the !ou"tless 6ua"tity o# pe""ies a"d dimes. Foth start !ou"ti"g !a"!eli"g that !ash register li"e. The guy with a Fabe Ruth tattoo o" his arm #i"ishes !ou"ti"g. Hrom the poi"t they started !ou"ti"g to the e"d was e2a!tly o"e mi"ute to the mi!rose!o"ds. ?' got LM.=I> said Ri! ?LM.0= eh Nhow mu!h is both> said the ma"ager

?L1=.;2 its "ot the 1=.;M am ' #ired0>Ga"e says it gri""i"g at the ma"ager li e i# she had wi". ?1ou missed by ; !e"ts. That*s some Rai"ma" shitC>said Ri! raisi"g his #ist o" the air ma i"g a de&ils hor" gesture with his ha"d. ?Bo Rai"ma" got it wro"g( ' got it right> ?Fut you were o## by...>Ri! said but the ma"ager i"terrupts him. ?She used her ow" plasti! bag... you retur" ; !e"ts #or that> said the ma"ager while tal i"g with the tail betwee" his legs. ?/ow did you do that0>Ri! as ed ?'ts easy i# you see "umbers li e ' do( its li e tasti"g !olors> Ri! was #as!i"ated by what $ust happe"ed( a"d de!ides to try a" idea that bee" with him i"t he past two mo"ths. The "ame o# the !ashier was Ga"e Hord( yes( the #amous s!ie"tist. She had bee" wor i"g i" that supermar et #or two mo"ths. The reaso" #or this was u" "ow" but it was !lear that she wa"ted to lay low #or some reaso". ?/ey Ga"e ' was wo"deri"g are you #ree tomorrow( we !ould go get...> ?/ow old are you id0> Ga"e said i" a raspy &oi!e. ?'*m 22 years old( do"*t !all me id( '*m "ot that you"g> ?' lo&e to pop your !herry id( but as you !a" see( '*m really #u! ed up right "ow( do"*t waste time with a" old hag li e me. A"d it*s o"ly a matter o# time that they #i"d me> ?'*m "ot a &irgi"Owait..... #i"d you( what do you mea"0> E'# you "ew( what ' "ow( you probably would ta e a bullet to your head( do"*t waste your time with a dru" li e me. 1ou are a!tually i"da !ute( e2!ept #or that stupid Fabe Ruth tattoo o" your arm ' would su! your .... Ga"e Hord would be !o"sidered the mother o# the si"gularity( her i"tellige"!e was superior to most o# the s!ie"tist o# her time( but the ability that separated her #rom a"y o"e else was that she u"derstood how e&erythi"g wor ed. The o"ly perso" that had that ability was Ri!hard Hey"ma"(

although his i"tellige"!e was"*t !o"sidered ge"ius le&el( he !ould mat!h a"y ma" that !halle"ge him #or a wit !o"test( the same goes #or Ga"e Hord e2!ept #or the #a!t that she did a!tually ha&e a" 'K o# 220. She had that same bra&ado Hey"ma" had. At the age o# 3= years old( she still had the se2ual appeal o# a" moder" Aarily" Ao"roe( e2!ept that i"stead o# dyi"g her hair blo"de Ga"e lo&ed her red hair. Ga"e*s old lady glasses dimi"ished her se2 appeal but she did"*t seem to !are to mu!h about her physi!al appeara"!e at that poi"t i" her li#e. She was depressed a"d sad. /er mai" !hara!teristi! that attra!ted me"( was her hourglass #igure7 she was"*t s i""y but her large breast a"d hips would ma e me" !ra+y #or her. '# it was"*t #or the al!ohol she would ha&e a lot o# me" drooli"g #or her. /er shi#t was o&er a"d goes to the ma"ager*s o##i!e whi!h i" sile"!e "ot sayi"g a"ythi"g about the i"!ide"t gi&es her a pay!he! . A#ter #i"ali+i"g her shi#t at the supermar et( Ga"e arri&es at the par i"g o# a" -aster" Fa" lot but does"*t e2it her !ar. She waits i" her M1 Hord Pi"to liste"i"g to elderly Fulgaria" si"gers tape o" her !ar spea ers loo i"g sharply to who were e"teri"g the par i"g lot. Sudde"ly a !ar par s right "e2t to hers. A #i#ty somethi"g lady steps out o# the gree" a&o!ado !olored beetle !ar. ?/ow you bee" Ga"e0E !ashier Ga"e says. ?Crap day li e all other days( but '*m sure "ot as !rappy as yours i" that pie!e o# shit 8M !e"t store is>respo"ds the old !hubby Ga"e ?/ere it is> The !ashier redhead Ga"e gi&es her the pay!he! . The old Ga"e goes i"side the ba" a"d !omes out almost immediately. ?/ere( ' already too my part>The old Ga"e gi&es her L200 dollars ?3ait 't was supposed to be L2;0 what*s goi"g o"0>Ga"e said grabbi"g the mo"ey with bitter"ess while poi"ti"g at the re!eipts. ?Sorry ,irl( my #ee is up. '*m ris i"g my pe"sio" by letti"g use my so!ial se!urity "umber>.The Old #at Ga"e gets i"side a&o!ado beetle !ar a"d dri&es o## heari"g a #ai"t !ou"try so"g playi"g i" her !ar. Ga"e sees her lea&e #eeli"g used by the !hubby !heat.

She dri&es thi" i"g how a" old lady $ust hustle her a"d why she did"*t do a"ythi"g to stop it( !ould it be the al!ohol0 /ersel#0or maybe she got used ta i"g shit #rom people0 She wal ed to her house. A pla!e that somehow !ould be a lu2ury pla!e( i# you were"*t a pi! y bum. The pla!e ree ed with !at uri"e( a"d ob&iously other !at smells. As she e"tered her apartme"t she immediately ope"ed a bottle o# pi" +i"#a"del a"d started dri" i"g sitti"g i" a !ou!h #a!i"g a old tube T9. The whole apartme"t is #illed with papers. '" a !or"er we see a drawi"g o# "euro" with !o""e!tio"s diagrams with a logi! math symbols "e2t to it( a tra"sistor with si2tee" legs that ma es it loo li e a spider i"stead o# the usual three. The pla!e is #illed with papers. '" a !or"er we see a portrait o# her with two other me" a"d Batalia o" her shoulders. She starts to write o" her Diary while dri" i"g. ?I'$e disco$ered !ust now that my work isn't e$en worth ;<=> dollars, somehow that makes me feel encourage to get rid of my cats. This Identity problem is bullshit. I'm not e$en able to use my own social security number. "ullshit, e$erything is bullshit, *o wait, poor "ull, doesn't deser$e that bad reputation. "ut would that e$en matter/ If I don't ha$e money for this cheap wine and milk to feed my cats that don't lo$e me. +$en in this alcoholized state, I can't pre$ent the curiosity of my thoughts. I !ust sol$ed the Hilbert ?th problem by helping an old lady buy her groceries, but I'm not e$en going to write it ,why e$en bother. #eah sure I may win @ >>> >>>; bucks, but all of that is meaningless now. It's better to !ust consume this pink crap and allow it to destroy the dendrites connections inside my brain. lcohol doesn't kills brain cells, fuck, people are dumb. .hy do people don't ha$e curiosity/ .hy do they lack the dri$e/ .hy do I lack the dri$e of stopping the ine$itable. .hy can't I stand up for myself/> A !at gets "ear her a"d starts li! i"g her ha"d. She grabs the !at a"d starts li! i"g the !at o" his #a!e ma i"g the !at a"gry. The !at $umps out o# her lap. ?/ow dis it #eel whe" sioome dus it to yu>Ga"e said !learly showi"g sig"s o# the al!ohol ta i"g e##e!t. She eeps writi"g. %*atalia, :imon, "rian,and ,eff I miss e$erybody but its too dangerous to be with you. It's !ust a

matter of waiting up until he makes the first mo$e. It's almost the date GAdel ga$e me . ll of this because of this fucking brain of mine7 especially you *atalia, why did you say no to me. If only your brain was a something I could program, I would change you to ha$e a little less free will. 1ucking +B> Cyou ruined my life&

She throws the bottle to this portrait o# a ha"d drawi"g its ow" ha"d below it read +scher's Hands autographed by Douglas E. Hofstadter.

Chapter ) "*issing Curiosit+" The e)perience of being in college is somewhat uni-ue to any other e)perience on human cogniti$e de$elopment. The 9goal9 of the indi$idual is to better themsel$es, by putting barriers from their educators so that the learning process is achie$ed by o$ercoming these barriers. The ironic thing

of e$erything, is that the dri$e that the students ha$e to o$ercome this barrier is not knowledge itself but something call 9grades9. This grades will gi$e them the desired -ualification of being the professional itself. "eing a professional would bring recognition and economic freedom. .hich leads to the side effect of students finding a way to make the illusion of ha$ing knowledge. lthough this is something noteworthy of itself, in the end this school system becomes a 3at and 0ouse game with knowledge being the cheese . 3uriosity is something that we, machines, were not intrinsically built with, and perhaps we don't necessarily e)perience this uni-ue game in school as we !ust need to be built to be curious. nother almost identical game is, human mating. It's one of the most complicated rituals of the uni$erse and in this uni$ersity setting, the ritual seems to be almost an entity of itself. At the 3hitma" College '" Pri"!eto" S!ott Dresde"( a 21 u"dergrad <aw stude"t is readi"g a boo !alled *GAdel +scher "ach' with him tur"i"g the pages( seei"g the same -s!her*s ha"ds that where i" Ga"e*s apartme"t. '" #ro"t o# him( Gesse( S!ott*s roommate is playi"g a &ideo games o" his laptop. ?Hu! P ' !a"*t u"dersta"d this>S!ott said. ?Are you still readi"g that boo 0> Gesse said while loo i"g at the !omputer s!ree" a huge spa!e!ra#t destroyi"g itsel#. ?' mea" A""ie said it would help me i"trodu!e mysel# i"to the thesis logi! ?Fut ' !a"*t u"dersta"d a"y o# this shitE ?'# you do"*t u"dersta"d( 6uit "aggi"g a"d #i"d a"other thesis to wor o". Did you really thi" it was that easy to i"!lude <ogi! a"d Aath i"to your thesis. 3as"*t your girl#rie"d goi"g to help you with that part o# the thesis. The !o"stitutio" is #lawed as shit( we all "ow that. C*mo" me" e&erybody "ows it*s bad writte" paper writte" i" deli!ious !a""abis hemp> Gesse said while loo i"g at at a !omputer s!ree" i" a gia"t spa!e!ra#t i"side the &ideo game (that read E#ou shall be as GodsE o&er a"d o&er the s!ree" i"side Gesse*s laptop. ?Shut the Hu! up. The #ou"di"g #athers "ew they did"*t "ow e&erythi"g( a"d le#t the tas #or us to ame"d the !o"stitutio"> S!ott replied with somewhat #ero!ity de#e"di"g it( but at the e"d he had

this sel#%!o"s!ious epipha"y o" what he was sayi"g a"d it e"ded with a sar!asti! to"e. ?1eah but the #ou"di"g #athers did"*t "ow they would ha&e assholes #or gra"dso"s.E Gesse tur"s to see S!ott a"d "oti!ed him !hu! li"g #rom this !omme"t. E1ou "ow '*m right> Gesse replied bursti"g i" laughter. E<oo (those were di##ere"t times( a"d the #ou"di"g #athers where "ot arou"d whe" they had atomi! weapo"s( they o"ly had mus ets a"d blu"derbusses. 1ou !a" start with modi#yi"g the dam" se!o"d ame"dme"t a"d stop shooti"gs i" s!hoolsEGesse said i" a mo! i"g to"e. ?1ou !a" laugh all you wa"t but A""ie is goi"g to help me do somethi"g importa"t>. A "o! i" the door is heard .>That*s her> A""ie e"ters the room a"d is surprised by the girl posters o# Ge""a Gameso" alo"g with Do!tor 3ho betwee" the Co"stitutio" poster. ?/ey tha" you #or meeti"g me here huh sorry #or the mess uh>said S!ott. ?/ey S!ott( '*m goi"g go to Ri!hard*s house( wa"t some girl s!out !oo ies0Gesse Re#ere"!i"g to the i"!reasi"g popularity i" a spe!i#i! strai" o# mari$ua"a. ?Bo tha" s ma". '*m O4.>S!ott said ?Coo ies0 ' wa"t some> A""ie said with a !ute i""o!e"!e( this made Gesse !o"#used( but 6ui! ly reali+ed that she did"*t u"dersta"d what was it he was tal i"g about. ?'*ll bri"g you brow"ies baby.>Gesse said as he shut the door behi"d him lea&i"g a "e! tie o" his way out o# the dorm room. ?Did you as #or the ,odel papers>S!ott said ?1ou do"*t say it ,odel you say it ,:del li e ,irdul a"d Bo( ' ha&e"*t do"e that. ' was meeti"g a #rie"d but she is"*t goi"g to help us.>A""ie said. ?Dh o . <oo '*m i" the middle o# the boo '*m getti"g some stu## out o# it( but "ot e&erythi"g. -spe!ially ,:del theorem thi"g> S!ott said while A""ie sat o" a !hair i" #ro"t o# S!ott. ?3ell that is the mai" poi"t ' wa"ted you to u"dersta"d ? A""ie loo ed disappoi"ted ?<oo let me ma e you a" e2ample. <ets say you wa"t to !reate the per#e!t Co"stitutio" that will ma e all o# its

arti!les per#e!t right0 A"d we also "eed it to be !omplete without lea&i"g a"y law behi"d that !ould bri"g ambiguity to itE A""ie said.>O >S!ott respo"ded #o!usi"g his atte"tio"( wat!hi"g her #rom the edge o# the bed. 3ell 'magi"e "ow that( be!ause it is a super !omple2 !o"stitutio"( it "eeds to ma e a" i"#i"ite "umber o# arti!les ea!h o"e per#e!t o" its ow" way. ?3ell that sou"ds li e a hell o# a good !o"stitutio">S!ott said. ?O you are u"dersta"di"g. Fut be!ause its "umber is i"#i"ite it will get to a poi"t i" whi!h o"e o# the arti!les is goi"g to re#er to itsel# a"d !reate a parado2> E1ou lost me thereE EO let*s go slow( be!ause we wa"t a !omplete !o"stitutio" a"d we "eed a" i"#i"ite "umber o# arti!les( o"e o# them is goi"g to ma e a re#ere"!e to itsel# a"d be!ause the list is i"#i"ite it would i"e&itably !o"tradi!t itsel# or !o"tradi!t a"other arti!le ma i"g it imper#e!t. A" arti!le might read EArti!le 23=;32532 This arti!le is #alseE So by de#i"itio" you ha&e a !o"stitutio" that is either #aulty( by i"!ludi"g that arti!le or you ha&e a !o"stitutio" that is i"!omplete by ta i"g that arti!le away.E EO '*m getti"g it ?Oh ' u"dersta"d is li e the liars parado2 you told me the other day. '# a ma" that always lies says EThis stateme"t is "ot true*> ?e2a!tly a"d be!ause o# this it is sa#e to say that is either i"!omplete or imper#e!t>A""ie said ?Fut the" it*s impossible to ma e a per#e!t !o"stitutio">S!ott said ?3ell yes( i"da .but that is"*t the mai" poi"t. 't*s ob&ious that we !a"*t ha&e a !o"stitutio" with a" i"#i"ite "umber o# laws a"d to ma e it mathemati!ally per#e!t. The !o"stitutio" wor s i" a so!ial !o"te2t a"d la"guage is the ey to u"dersta"d it. <a"guage is really ambiguous. Fut there is a way to "ot ma e it ambiguous. Hirst we "eed to tra"slate our !urre"t D.S. Co"stitutio" a"d ame"dme"ts i"to a sets or arti!les !o"sideri"g all the probabilities i"to a logi!al la"guage li e #irst%order logi! ? ?'*m getti"g !o"#used>

O O >' o"ly wa"ted you to read it to u"dersta"d this idea. The #a!t is that "othi"g is per#e!t. ?,od is Per#e!t>S!ott said with a smile that re#le!ted the idea that he $ust stumped A""ie. ?'*m a" Atheist>said A""ie. ?3hat0uh well uh P?S!ott #elt u"!om#ortable a"d A""ie !ould see it i" his #a!e. ?<oo P ' am a girl o# s!ie"!e a"d ' "eed to li&e a li#e without lies.> This made S!ott !hu! a little as it sou"ded a little bit !or"y but he immediately "oti!ed that she was serious. ?O o '# you say so P or ' do"*t D"dersta"d. ' mea" you ha&e the right to thi" whate&er you wa"t >S!ott said S!ott laid ba! a"d put his ha"ds o&er his head sha i"g it while loo i"g at the ,-F boo !o&er. A""ie sat "e2t to S!ott i" the bed. ?'t*s really simple we "eed to u"dersta"d the !o"stitutio" per#e!tly a"d...> A""ie was still i" the middle o# a se"te"!e whe" S!ott robbed a iss #rom her. She ba! ed up #or a mome"t( the" she retur"ed the iss7 they both used their ha"ds to grab ea!h others ba! . Foth A""ie a"d S!ott had "e&er iss themsel&es( but the desire i" both o# them led them to ma e lo&e. 1ablo.3hat does Ema e lo&eE mea" ' thought that lo&e was a 6uality i" a huma" relatio"ship how. -pimedes. The way huma"s said it was a" a"alogous to ha&i"g se2. 1ablo. Aa" ' lo&e huma"s( always so dirty. A""ie issed S!ott #ero!iously. This was his #irst time with a ma"( yet she loo ed li e #ish i" the water( S!ott was a ladies ma" a"d so he was always prepared7 a" arm rea!hes a drawer pulli"g out a !o"dom all o# this happe"i"g at the same time as issi"g A""ie. The papers that were i" the bed #all dow"( but A""ie a"d S!ott did"*t seem to e&e" !are #rom the big !as!ade o# papers a"d mess that they were produ!i"g /o#stadter boo #alls to the grou"d re&eali"g a drawi"g o# A. C. -s!her as!e"di"g a"d des!e"di"g "e2t to a portrait o# -s!her himsel#.

Chapter , "The -rt of the Nightclu." 9%G Day Guly 15 18=;( /iroshima a"d Bagasa i were bombed with "u!lear weapo"s( the Aa"hatta"

pro$e!t dissol&ed a"d e&ery brillia"t mi"d wor i"g i" the mo"ster bomb retur"ed to their homes. Ri!hard Hey"ma"*s wi#e died o# tuber!ulosis( yet somehow he e"ded up i" a motel i" Albu6uer6ue. Hey"ma" li ed to spe"d time at "ight !lubs wor i"g o" physi!s problems. A ma" "o! s o" room 23 at the Casa ,ra"de Aotel o" Route 55 .O" the other side Ri!hard Hey"ma" ope"s the door. ?<o"g time "o see Paul>said Hey"ma" ?/ey Di! /ow are you>Paul Olum said. This i"di&idual also parti!ipated i" the Aa"hatta" pro$e!t a"d a ge"ius i" his ow". Olum was &isiti"g Hey"ma" #or u" "ow" reaso"s e&e" himsel# !ould"*t e2plai" but his goal that "ight was to let Hey"ma" meet a" importa"t i"di&idual #or the orga"i+atio" Olum $ust bega" to wor a#ter the Aa"ahatta" pro$e!t. ?3he" is your #rie"d go""a !ome> Hey"ma" as ed holdi"g whis ey !o"tai"er i" his ha"d. ?' already told him we are meeti"g him at the "ight!lub you wa"t to go> At #irst sight Hey"ma" did"*t seem bothered by the death o# her wi#e( but se!retly he was i" deep pai" #rom the death o# Arli"e. Hey"ma" was a ma!ho. /e did"*t wa"t people #eeli"g bad #or him so he de!ided to go to bars a"d i" this parti!le pla!e a"d time he was lear"i"g the art o# the "ight!lub. '" his li#e he did"*t seem to waste time i" the huma"ities yet at the e"d o# his li#e he was a pai"ter( per!ussio"ist( sa#e%!ra! er( !odebrea er a"d ar!heologist a#i!io"ado.Fut i" the e"d he was a ma" o# s!ie"!e a"d his mi"d !ould")t waste time o" the mour"i"g o# his wi#e( there were so ma"y thi"gs happe"i"g i" the world to be preo!!upied #or somethi"g you !ould "ot !ha"ge. Ri!hard Hey"ma" was a ma" o# ridi!ulous amou"t o# !uriosity i" this world( whi!h made him per#e!t #or him to #i"d thi"gs out( somethi"g he #ou"d pleasure i". Paul Olum a"d Hey"ma" met i" <os Alamos with Olum dis!o&eri"g Hey"ma"*s i"!redible ability to sol&e a"ythi"g( he was so impressed that he !ha"ged his #o!us #rom physi!s to math $ust be!ause o# their meeti"g. Foth s!ie"tists we"t to a "ight !lub a"d start as i"g #or dri" s. ?Ste&e please ser&e here my #rie"d Paul the !o! tail 9el 3abrFn especial9 you ma e>.Ri!hard

ma i"g a gri" to Ste&e who was a lati"o a"d perso"ally batised that dri" as it was a pretty hea&y o" hot sau!e( a"d Hey"ma" wa"ted to play a pra" o" Olum*s wea toleratio" #or spi!y dri" s. ?1ou !ome here o#te"0>said Olum ?All the time> A group o# da"!ers passed them e&eryo"e o# the girls sayi"g ?/i> to Hey"ma" as almost i# he was part o# the "ight!lub. Paul was "ot that surprised about this. Ri!hard Hey"ma" was always the !low"( the $o er( the pra" ster( a"d the ladies ma". ?'s Arli"e O4 with you !omi"g here0>Olum said At that mome"t the barte"der ga&e the two the !o! tails Hey"ma" grabbed o"e a"d too it all i" o"e gulp. ?She is Dead Paul.> Olum grabs the !o! tail a"d reali+es Hey"ma"*s words stoppi"g at midway dri" . -&eryo"e that wor ed with Hey"ma" "ew that he had problems with his wi#e be!ause o# her Tuber!ulosis but he did"*t tal mu!h about this #a!t o# li#e. ?She died two wee s a#ter the Tri"ity lau"!h P A#ter that ' #elt li e shit. 3e helped !reate death a"d the" Arli"e dies. '*m sure those two e&e"ts i" my li#e are "ot li" ed together( but sometimes li#e is $ust bullshit( ' do"*t belie&e arma either( but ' do #ear !ha"!e the most >/e was i"terrupted whe" Olum sprayed his whole gulp #rom Eel Cabro" -spe!ialE A#ter that stateme"t the prese"ter o# the "ight!lub started i"trodu!i"g the ba"d per#ormers a"d a girl gets "e2t to Hey"ma". ?/ey Di! who is your #rie"d0>said the girl. ?' prese"t to you Paul Olum. A"other !reator o# death a"d my #rie"d #rom Pri"!eto". Paul( this is ,loria. She is a the hostess here a"d my tea!her i" the "ight!lub art> ?Do"*t push yoursel# too hard Di! >said ,loria with Olum spurti"g all o&er the dri" agai" with the double e"te"dre a"d started smili"g at ,loria who had a body that would ma e a you"g baby

thirst #or mil . ?3ould you li e to dri" somethi"g( its o" me>said Olum. ,loria a"d Hey"ma" saw ea!h other i" the eyes a"d started laughi"g ma"ia!ally. Olum loo ed !o"#used a"d shortly reali+ed that he $ust made a mista e. ,loria $ust we"t away to a"other table. ?3hat*s so #u""y about i"&iti"g her a dri" .>Olum said Hey"ma" retai"s his !omposure a"d starts to e2plai". ?3ell you see( its $ust o"e o# those thi"gs ' lear"ed #rom i" the "ight!lub art. '# you wa"t to sleep with a girl i" a bar "e&er i"&ite her a dri" . 1ou see the por pie hat ma" ,loria is tal i"g to. ' assure you that he is goi"g to i"&ite A- a dri" .> Hey"ma" lea&es the table a"d approa!hes ,loria with the guy por %pie /at. ?Oh Di! Hey"ma" whe" did you get to tow"0>,loria said. This ma es the guy i" the por pie hat reali+e that( he has !ompetitio". ?Do you wa"t to dri" somethi"g a"d $oi" us.>said the ma" i" the por pie hat ?Sure why "ot0>Hey"ma" said. As Hey"ma" is sitti"g dow". Paul Olum is wat!hi"g all o# this laughi"g u"dersta"di"g that they $ust ruse him with the same te!h"i6ue. Olum sudde"ly #eels a ha"d o" his shoulder. 3e the" see agai" the ma" with the red suspenders. Olum #a!e !ha"ges to a serious o"e. ?Do you thi" we !ould persuade him i"to $oi"i"g us0>The" ma" with the red suspe"ders said. ?'*m "ot sure. Hey"ma" is"*t a religious ma"> 1ablo.3ho is this guy with the red suspe"ders that eeps getti"g i"side the story0 -pimedes.3ell i# ' tell you right "ow it will rui" the pu"!h li"e 1ablo.mmm O but what is the relatio"ship betwee" all o# this people -pimedes.3ell you see( you wa"ted the story o# Albio"( a"d to tell it you "eed to "ow were e&erythi"g !ame to be. 1ou see( huma"s always thought they were spe!ial. They thought that they were u"i6ue i" the u"i&erse a"d be!ause o# this they also belie&ed that their i"tellige"!e was u"i6ue i" the

u"i&erse .They belie&ed i" a bei"g !alled ,OD( a"d that they huma"s stole the "owledge #rom him . 1ablo.3hat is a ,OD0 -pimedes.3he" they did"*t "ew a" a"swer( they attributed to ,OD( a"d be!ause o# the way their brai"s wor ed they a!!epted this without problems. 1ablo.Fut what about the solutio" or how did they got proo# o# thi"gs( with their ,od -pimedes.That*s o"e importa"t 6uestio" that someday '*m goi"g to tell you. Fut "ot "ow

Chapter / "- friend0" GAdel had a $ery peculiar personality among humans. "ut not among geniuses. :ometimes a human brain would de$iate from the specialty of what their abilities should be. If the human puts more importance in social acti$ities it would de$elop that way, and if it doesn't it will also try to de$iate. Humans de$elop %mental de$iations by nature& or in their case %genetic reasons& which sometimes result in what they called genius or !ust humans with high intellectual coefficient. GAdel was one of them. '" 182= i" 9ie""a D"i&ersity( ,:del atte"ded a Aorit+ S!hli! basi! le!ture #eaturi"g

'"trodu!tio" to Aathemati!al Philosophy. This would !ha"ge ,:del*s li#e #ore&er. As a id ,:del was "ow" to his #amily as /err 3arum or EAr 3hyE( somebody with that !uriosity would seem that it would "atural to de&elop a healthy u"dersta"di"g o# the world( but as with e&erythi"g i" e2!ess( too mu!h !uriosity would ma e him s!ared o# the world #rom a" early age. As a !hild ,:del would read Aedi!i"e boo s( !o"&i"!i"g him o# ha&i"g a wea heart( a"d why it was true that he had health problems( it would be te" times better i# he would li&ed his li#e without "owi"g this #a!t #rom the early age o# I years old. As the <e!ture e"ded ,:del approa!hed S!hli! . ?Pro#essor S!hli! ' wa"ted to as you about the tautology pri"!iple i# 1 p p ## p....>,odel said showi"g him a "oteboo #illed with weird symbols ?3ait( wait(....... this is"*t #rom the boo P this is #rom 8rincipia mathematica,this is $ust a" i"trodu!tio"( you should"*t be e&e" loo i"g at this right "ow> ?3ell ' u"dersta"d pretty well the '"trodu!tio"( that*s why '*m already ta i"g the Pri"!ipia a"d a"ali+i"g it.> ,:del said showi"g a /uge Foo . S!hli! saw the boo a"d he reali+ed that ,:del was"*t a "ormal stude"t. ?<oo ' do"*t ha&e time #or stude"t 6uestio"s. Perhaps we !a" tal tomorrow.> as he said this he le#t ,:del alo"e with his "oteboo . The !urious truth is that as soo" as S!hli! saw ,:del*s "oteboo he u"derstood the !omple2ity o# the 6uestio". A"d it a!tually s!ared him. This problem would"*t be sol&ed up u"til Ga"e Hord i" 2020 sol&e it as she was !lea"i"g o"e o# her itty litter bo2es. 't was !losely related to the P BP problem !o"sidered o"e o# the Aille"ium Pri+e Problems. The i"di&idual who !ould sol&e it( would be gra"ted L1(000(000( yet somehow Hord did"*t !are #or the pri+e( at the time she dis!o&ered she had more serious problems to sol&e other tha" a silly millio" dollar 6uestio". As ,:del was lea&i"g the u"i&ersity a"other stude"t approa!hed him. ?Do you really u"dersta"d all o# that0 Said the stude"t. ?uh ...uh...yes>said ,:del. ?/i my "ame is Ar"old 4reisler what is your "ame0E

?uh 4urt my "ame is 4urt ,:del. ' u"dersta"d this per#e!tly >said i" a" aw ward to"e ha&i"g his breathi"g a!!elerate alo"g with his heart beat( but getti"g !o"#ide"t with ea!h "ew word. This was the #irst time someo"e e&e" tal ed to him at the u"i&ersity ?Ca" ' see what was the thi"g you showed the Pro#essor0>. ,:del showed him his "oteboo #illed with logi! symbols a"d his math e6uatio"s. As he loo ed the "oteboo his $aw drop.>This le!tures are supposed to be #or the begi""er. '*&e bee" study this #or a while "ow a"d it loo s you u"dersta"d it...more tha" ' do. This is Russell*s 8rincipia 0athematicaC>. ,:del #elt u"!om#ortable "ot "owi"g i# this were !omplime"ts or mo! ery( but slowly as the !olleague tal ed he #elt more a"d more !o"#ide"t with the thi"gs this 4reisler was tal i"g about. ?'*&e "e&er u"derstood "othi"g #rom this boo ' o"ly wa"ted to "ow the basi!s so ' !ould brag about it> 4reisler said ?uh ' !a" help you '# you "eed help>,:del said. ?Oh so you !a" spea .E 4reisler said with ,:del ma i"g a weird gesture i" his #a!eE'*m $ust playi"g games with you my #rie"d. /a 3hy do"*t we eat together> ,:del thought that this !ould be the begi""i"g o# a lo"g #rie"dship. '" his li#etime ,:del would !ou"t the total o# #rie"ds he had with o"ly o"e ha"d.

Chapter 2 " 3del"s Estate"

Pri"!eto" 2020 S!ott is !alli"g #rom a" a"!ie"t by those times #lip !ell pho"e outside o"e a room that says 9Dean of cademic ffairs9. middle aged woma" "e2t to him is seati"g typi"g o" a

!omputer !arelessly up u"til she o&erhears some o# S!ott*s !o"&ersatio". ?' told you ' really do"*t thi" ' !a" say that> S!ott said with the lady poi"ti"g at the !ellpho"e. E1es( '*m...uh hereQwhisperi"gR ' got a reser&atio" to tal to him( they told me he has 10 mi"utes

#or me. ' gotta go( someo"e is "ot happy '*m usi"g a !ellpho"e here. '*ll go tal to him( but you "eed to eep tra"slati"g the !o"stitutio". So '*m able to say that at least we are ad&a"!i"g already. O4 bye A""ie.> S!ott ha"gs the !ellpho"e i" #ro"t o# se!retary waiti"g. 3he" sudde"ly somebody e2its that same door without loo i"g at S!ott. EA..... pro#essor( this stude"t has a" appoi"tme"t with you( he is waiti"g #or youE The ma" seemed to ig"ore the se!retary.. EAaa you are"*t here be!ause o# the Tigre '"" #ias!o are"*t you0E EBo Pro#essor Hrederi! Hit+gerald ' "eeded to soli!it some o# the D"i&ersity <ibrary sele!ted papers permissio" #rom youE E Oh yeah yeah( we tal ed brie#ly by pho"e( you are a law stude"t....mmm O4 that*s #ast... 3e*ll #i"ish #ast. ' really "eed to eatE ?Ar!hi&e soli!itatio" the"0 The Dea" as ed. ?1es> S!ott said ?O4. Come i". They both get to his o##i!e whi!h is a &ery impressi&e -"glish loo i"g room #illed with a"ti6ue des s a"d !hairs o"e would e&e" thi" that it would be as impressi&e as the o&al o##i!e. Diplomas e&erywhere a"d Foo s that loo ed at least a hu"dred o# years old. ?Sit dow"E Foth sit dow".ESo( '# you are here ' imagi"e you are"*t soli!iti"g a"ythi"g "ormal we !ould"*t gi&e you at the Pri"!eto" <ibrary( you probably wa"t some o# the Pate"tly%O #rom De""is Crou!h papers we ha&e o# him. or somethi"g else. 3hat is it0> ?3ell we did a!tually thought that you might had a !opy i" the library but they told us that that i"d o# papers they do"*t e&e" dream o# ta i"g photo!opies.>S!ott said. ?A"d what are you loo i"g #or0* ?3ell .huh..Q!lears his throatR we wa"ted to ha&e a loo a the ,:del estate> This remar made the dea" shi#t his hal#%ass atte"tio" i"to ha&i"g a terri#ied li e #a!e.

E3hat did you $ust say0E /e loo ed at the door loo i"g #or someo"e outside almost i# it was a hea&y pra" pulled o" him?Dh 3ait( ' thought you were a <aw stude"t0> ?1es ' am but ' "eed those papers #or my thesis> Somethi"g weird happe"ed to the Dea"*s #a!e( he made this i"d o# a gru"t mi2ed with #rustratio". ?Did someo"e put you to this. 's this a threat0>The dea" said with a raise i" &olume a"d i"timidatio" ?3ait what seems to be the problem0uh>S!ott said i" !o"#ussio". ?Oh you do"*t "ow0 do you (well. The a"swer is "o> The dea" said it as it was a respo"se to the argume"t ?3ait what*s goi"g o"( you told me there was"*t goi"g to be a"y problems( you tal ed to me by pho"e that...> ?1es but you told me you were a <aw stude"t. 3hat the hell does a law stude"t wa"t with ,:del*s papers. ' did"*t "ow you were goi"g to as me that> ?Dh why would someo"e threate" you0 3hat*s goi"g o"0> ?Please lea&e immediately> the dea" said with a #irm stare o# his that resemble the o"e o# a" a"gry #ather s!oldi"g his !hild to a !or"er. The Dea" got up #rom his des a"d ope"ed the door #rom his o##i!e. S!ott lea&es the room with so mu!h !o"#usio" it hurts( a"d does"*t e&e" "ow why it hurt. /e stares at the se!retary with wo"der( terror a"d !uriosity. ?3hat happe"ed0 The se!retary said i" a &ery low &oi!e.. ?' do"*t "ow. 3hat $ust happe"ed.> S!ott said also i" a low &oi!e ?3ere"*t you o"ly goi"g to as permissio" #or library papers0 ?3ell yes. ' wa"ted to ha&e a!!ess #or the ,:del estate( but he #lipped out whe" ' me"tio"ed his "ame. This made the se!retary*s brai" !li! ( she "ew what was the problem

?Oh you wo"*t be able to get those.> ?3hy "ot0 ?Fe!ause they were robbed>

Chapter 14 5-C62 and The Imitation ame#

0usic, the $ibrations of air in inter$als in time that seemed to be connected by past and future. The birth of specific art'form was born in the $ocalizations of men, yet their limitations led to machines to perform the most complicated patterns, that is the secret of music, music is only patterns, and the mysticism of this art always ga$e humans the illusion of ha$ing a gift from the gods themsel$es, with music mo$ing their non'e)istent soul. One thing they had it right was the secret arbitrariness that these patterns were born in, born in what appear human random conscience. The best composers knew the secret. nd the best ones had the ability to hide the arbitrariness in the music especially the ones baro-ue era. If there was a truer argument for a soul to e)ist it would be that the soul was hidden in these singularities.

A""ie e"ters S!ott*s dorm room. As she approa!hes the door she hears the sou"ds o# &ioli"%li e sou"ds playi"g i"side o# the room. She ope"s the door a"d '"side is Gesse playi"g the !ello with a"d u" "ow" #rie"d playi"g the 9iola. ?Oh /i>A""ie said. They stop playi"g. A""ie "oti!es the smell o# marihua"a but is"*t sure what she is smelli"g. ?/ey A""ie. ' wa"t you to meet Ge## he is a #rie"d o# mi"e. 3e were $ust rememberi"g a little bit o# Fa!h(> Gesse said. Ge## was a tall ma" 5*;** short hair with deep bla! eyes with <ati" !omple2io" !ompletely opposite to S!ott a"d Gesse who were short with blue eyes a"d !uriously Cau!asia" . ?Bi!e to meet you A""ie.>Ge## said stret!hi"g his e"ormous ha"ds to sha e her petite ha"d.

A" aw ward pause i"&ades the room with Gesse a"d Ge## laughi"g #or "o appare"t reaso". A""ie de!ided to brea the sile"!e as i"g about the elepha"t i" the room. ?So what are you playi"g0>A""ie said ?Oh it*s Fa!h Suite Bo 5 #or D"a!!ompa"ied Cello( but this pie!e is i"da weird be!ause o# the positio"s are too high #or the Cello a"d the &iola a!tually !a" rea!h them more easily( that*s why Ge## is helpi"g me with it. /e is a!tually a" a!ti&e musi!ia" a"d plays i" a" or!hestra> ?'t sou"ded beauti#ul. '*m 6uite illiterate we" it !omes to Ausi!( Art( a"d all o# those thi"gs> ?S!ott is "ot here> Gesse said stati"g the ob&ious. ?1eah ' "oti!ed that. Do you "ow i# he already #i"ished the boo ' le"d him0 ?mmm '*&e see" him 6uite #rustrated with that thi"g. '*m pretty sure that he might "eed more readi"g. '# ' was her girl#rie"d ' would stop #or!i"g it to him> Gesse said rolli"g his eyes i"wards his head. E'*m "ot his girl#rie"d( we are !olleaguesEA""ie said a!!e"tuati"g the word E!olleaguesE ?' do"*t wa"t him to be #rustrated ' $ust wa"ted to show him all the wo"der#ul thi"gs about mathemati!al philosophy i" this boo .>A""ie ,rabs the ,:del( -s!her( Fa!h boo whi!h !at!hes the atte"tio" o# Ge##( whi!h without as i"g too the boo out o# her ha"ds. ?' remember this Foo >Ge## said.>'t*s o"e o# the most beauti#ul thi"gs e&er writte"( a"d &ery #ew people "ow about it>Ge## said smili"g at the boo . A""ie seei"g his #a!e also smiled as she reali+ed that he u"derstood the !o"!epts o# the boo . ?'ts bee" li e = years si"!e ' last read my !opy. ' applied #or a Gob with this s!ie"tist. A"d she ga&e me her !opy o# ,:del -s!her Fa!h by /o#stadter. She said it was a re6uireme"t #or the Gob i" order to u"dersta"d what ' was goi"g to do #or her.>said Ge## ?She0Pare you tal i"g about Ga"e Hord0 ?1es. '*m "ot surprised you "ow her. She was a lege"d whe" she was still here. Are you a Computer S!ie"!e stude"t0>

?Bo '*m a mathemati!ia". Fut hal# o# Pri"!eto" "ew her alright> ?She was a ,OD #or !omputer s!ie"!e stude"ts> Ge## said ?3hat were you helpi"g her with0>Gesse i"terrupts ?3ell it*s a lo"g story but ' $ust helped her i" her programmi"g> ?Did you help her with the FAC/2 program0 ?1esC So you "ow about it. ' was goi"g to tell her story but you already seem to "ow itE EBo( '*&e $ust heard rumors about the !o"tro&ersial !o"test( but "othi"g spe!i#i!E E3ell o might as well tell you the story. ' was really short o" mo"ey a"d ' saw this really weird ad o" the Egigs boardE i" the Ausi! departme"t that said. %If you are a proficient 0usician and knows the complete works of " 3H 5not necessary e$ery piece in his catalog but well enough6and wants to earn a little bit of money copying music to a computer, please communicate with me. The money isn't that great but you'll be part of history.& ?'t did"*t ma e a"y se"se .1ou did"*t "eed to be a pro#i!ie"t musi!ia" to $ust !opy musi! i"to a !omputer. ' was hesitati"g with the whole **you'll be part of history'' be!ause it sou"ded li e a small musi! ba"d ad loo i"g #or musi!ia"s but ' was desperate so ' de!ided to !all. ?/i( '*m !alli"g about the ad o" the musi! departme"t>Ge## said ?3hat ad (who is this0 Ga"e as ed through the pho"e spea er. ?Dh Someo"e put a" ad with your "umber loo i"g #or a musi!ia"> ?Oh that probably was the paper ' ga&e the Ausi! Departme"t !hairma"... wait a se!o"d> ' waited li e #or 2 mi"utes o" the pho"e( but ' was desperate( so ' waited. ' !ould o"ly hear her mumbli"g7 it sou"ded li e she was typi"g as while holdi"g the telepho"e. Emmm third harmo"i! seems to be the problem i" stri"gs mmm #u! it(((Eshe was sayi"g thi"gs li e that i" her mumbli"g E3hat do you play0EShe sudde"ly as ed startli"g me #rom the sudde" 6uestio"

E' play 9iolaE EO per#e!t play your A stri"g its the II0 h+ o"e mmm yeah that o"eE So sudde"ly ' grabbed my !heap stradiwa"to( a"d played it #or her through the pho"e( it #elt weird but ' #elt !urious o" what this !ra+y woma" was up toE ECrap it still does"*t re!og"i+ed it. O ' #i"ished '*m sorry but ' "eeded to #i"ish i# "ot ' lose the time with the !omputer.E ?Ca" you meet me i" 188 3itherspoo" street i" 1; mi"utes0 ?Dh Dh O >' said it #ast as ' did"*t wa"t to sou"d hesita"t . ?O '*ll be there also i" 1; or 20 mi"utes. '*m o" a bi e. ' got there pretty 6ui! 't was almost two blo! s #rom D"i&ersity a"d ' waited ; mi"utes the" 10 the" =; mi"utes by that time ' retur"ed to my !ar a"d $ust whe" ' was tur"i"g the e"gi"e ' saw a redhead girl ridi"g her bi e li e a madma"( a"d '*ll be ho"est ' was pretty #u! i"g pist o## at her #or getti"g that late( but the" ' saw her. She was a redhead with huge glasses. She was gorgeous. She started to loo e&erywhere thi" i"g perhaps ' had le#t. ' de!ided to go gi&e it a last try. 3hat !ould go wro"g right0 ?/i Ay "ame is Ge## Ailler> ?Bi!e to meet you !ome i"> ?She ope"ed the door a"d..... ' was"*t prepared #or what too pla!e a#ter. Outside the house loo li e a"y other Suburba" Bew Gersey /ouse but i"side it loo ed li e a #rea i"g Computer Ha!tory. Gust Piles a"d Piles o# what loo li e CPD*s all !o""e!ted by wires. 3e we"t to the se!o"d #loor were it loo ed ' little better but this time she had a des #ull with weird papers with symbols7 she told me it was basi! <ogi! a" Foolea" symbols( ' still do"*t u"dersta"d today what that mea"s. ?O So here is the deal> Ga"e said She spo e i"!redibly #ast a"d was perspiri"g #rom the bi!y!le ride with a pi" Shirt ha&i"g a 9e"" Diagram whi!h said musi! that ' that ' li e i" a !ir!le with the other sayi"g Ausi! that my e2 li es a"d

i" the part !ombi"i"g both !ir!les said Ausi! that ' used to li e that ' did"*t pay atte"tio" be!ause o# the sweat o" her shirt ' !ould see her "ipples. ?The Gob is simple ' "eed you to get me Ausi! o# Fa!h a"d write it i" this !omputer. 't may ta e some time a"d maybe ' may de&ise a better method to i"put the i"#ormatio" but mea"while you "eed it to do it i" a tedious ma""er. ' $ust wa"t e"ough pie!es so my program !a" a"aly+e them a"d lear" #rom them. The more pie!es you write the more my program will lear"> ?3ait what does this Program do0> ?'t*s go""a !ompose musi! o# !ourseC> At that poi"t ' did"*t "ow what to ma e out o# her. ' did"*t "ow i# she was i""o!e"t i" tryi"g to do somethi"g li e that or $ust had a" e"ormous ego to e&e" try a huge tas as to built a ma!hi"e that !omposes. ?A ma!hi"e !a"*t !ompose. ' mea" '*&e see" programs try to but most o# them sou"d li e !rap> ?1eah ' "ow what you mea" they all use this &ery simple algorithms a"d Aar o& !hai"s that o"ly grab small stri"gs o# "otes a"d ma e modi#y them with retrogrades mirror &ersio"s( dim( aug( &ersio"s i" a !ha"!e li e &ersio"s o# itsel#. '*m usi"g somethi"g a lot more !omple2. '*m so sorry that ' got here late but they o"ly let you use the Super!omputer e&ery two wee s. 3e are goi"g to use that ma!hi"e with my algorithms a"d your time a"d e##ort to !reate FAC/2. Oh ' $ust reali+ed ' ha&e"*t e&e" prese"ted mysel# my "ame is Ga"e Hord> The "e2t day ' started putti"g the "otes o"e by o"e with this &ery elaborate i"stru!tio"s she ga&e me a si"gle "ot would be C=b1d=me++o#orteI;pi++. /ours later ' ha&e"*t e&e" #i"ished o"e si"gle !omplete wor . ?Ga"e ' do"*t thi" ' goi"g to ad&a"!e as #ast as you said you wa"ted> ?Do"*t be ridi!ulous how ma"y ...../oly !rap you ha&e"*t #i"ished that o"e0> She was a ma!hi"e%li e !reature a"d she e2pe!ted to e&eryo"e be li e her. She was a ,e"ius i" all the se"se o# the word( but ' was"*t o"e( so she was surprised ' ha&e"*t #i"ished. The"( ' had a really

simple 'dea a" ob&ious propositio". ?Could"*t you do this with A'D'0 ?3hats that0 't i"da surprised my she did"*t "ow what was A'D' a"d she already was tryi"g to ma e somethi"g li e this. ?3ell it mea"s Ausi!al '"strume"t Digital '"ter#a!e> ?Oh is there already somethi"g li e my that0> ?3ell it was i"&e"ted i" the I0s a"d the '"ter"et is #ull o# Aidi #iles that !a" be read o" sy"thesi+ers. A#ter e2plai"i"g this to her she we"t o"li"e a"d reali+e that she might "ot e&e" "eeded me #or this tas She told me that she was goi"g to !all me whe" she had the "ew Algorithm. ?This thi"g you told me is go""a sa&e us a !ouple o# mo"ths years e&e". '*m go""a re%#ormulate my Algorithm a"d whe" ' ha&e it ready '*ll !all you mea"while ' wa"t you to read this.> ?She paid me a mo"th*s worth( $ust #or the ad&i!e( although ' o"ly ga&e her that ad&i!e a"d wor ed with her #or o"e day. That*s whe" she ga&e me the ,:del -s!her Fa!h.> 'ts a gorgeous boo that 'mitates musi! #orms Fa!h !omposed i" /o#stadter*s writi"g #or a musi!ia"( !ombi"e with <ewis Carrolles6ue allegories. 't !ompares the wor s o# -s!her*s pai"ti"gs a"d math represe"tatio"s with ,:del*s theorems !losely to Turi"gs ideas all !ombi"i"g them i" a" e##ort to e2plai" !o"!epts li e arti#i!ial i"tellige"!e( stra"ge loops a"d who "ows what more. 't is a really beauti#ul boo a"d e&eryo"e should read it. '*&e read it a"d re%read it. There were some parts '*ll "e&er u"dersta"d( but ' got the ge"eral idea o# what he was tryi"g to do. /e was tryi"g to pro&e that a ma!hi"e !ould ha&e a huma" li e !o"s!ie"!e. Two wee s later she !alled me ?'t*s ready Ge##( !ould you bri"g your !omputer a"d your 9iola0 ' was !urious why my &iola0 Beedles to say ' was at her home 20 mi"utes a#ter. She had a really

di##ere"t setup. ?Ge## ' "eed you to play e&ery "ote o# the 9iola> This time she had a mi!ropho"e a"d a midi i"ter#a!e whi!h is a pia"o that !o""e!ts to a !omputer. ' played all the "otes '" all the bowed styles pi++i!ato( ri!o!het( deta!he( pia"o et!. all the ways ' !ould 'magi"e to play the &iola. ?O that*s my library "ow( ' "eed you to play all the pie!es you "ow #rom memory ' played #or about three hours mostly solo pie!es a"d that*s whe" my $aw drop to the grou"d. She typed somethi"g to the !omputer a"d a#ter ; mi"utes o# !omputi"g the ma!hi"e was playi"g gorgeous u"i6ue musi!. 't used my sampled &iola sou"ds but it was somethi"g ' "e&er heard be#ore. ' #elt weird as ' "ew those were the sou"ds( but almost as i# someo"e too my playi"g a"d a!tually made a "ew !ompositio" depe"di"g o" what ' played. ?/ow was it0>Ga"e said ?'t sou"ds ama+i"g uh but mm> ' was hesita"t to tell her ?'ts o"ly homopho"y. To a!tually !ompose somethi"g it has to ha&e di##ere"t !hara!teristi!s. '*&e see" programs already do this. 3he" you hear Fa!h you "eed to u"dersta"d( /armo"y7 se&eral "otes at the same time( Cou"terpoi"t7 two melodies at the same time( Horm7 the stru!ture o# the pie!e a"d e&e" Style the types o# rhythm a"d metri! that they ha&e. ?' "ow that already !*mo". That*s why ' "eed to re!ord your stri"g 6uartet $ust li e ' did with you> 3e did the same thi"g o" the S!hool Campus. She brought se&eral o# her !omputers a"d mi!s( re!ordi"g( Aar Ama"d the !ellist( Ama"da Ai el #irst 9ioli"( Geremy Fyro" se!o"d &ioli"( a"d my &iola. Ay stri"g 6uartet also were i"da hesita"t.Fe!ause she did"*t ha&e her !omputer "etwor o" !ampus the !omputer !omputed #or o"e hour we were all s epti! o# what this thi"g was ta i"g so lo"g to !ompute( but whe" we heard the #irst attempt with her program we were all asto"ished. 3e played Fa!h*s 6uartet i" Fb( but FAC/1 made a 6uartet i" ,b there was "o ressembla"!e whatsoe&er( yet the

pie!e was as gorgeous as Fa!h although a little slow( but she said it was be!ause o# the limited !omputi"g she had o" !ampus. Aar ( the !ellist o# the group was s epti!al o# how good the musi! was !omi"g out o# her program. ?/ow do we "ow '# you already !omposed all o# this a"d you o"ly used us as samples #or your ma!hi"e> Aar ( the Cellist said. ?Bo "o '*m "ot a !omposerE Ga"e*s smiled at him '*m a programmer this is what programs do. A"d trust me '*m a Ausi! 'lliterate( ' mea" ' studied /armo"y a"d !ou"terpoi"t rules $ust to "ow how to program FAC/1 but '*&e "e&er !omposed "othi"g i" my li#e> This thi"g she said bothered me a lot. Fe!ause ' "ew this was true. That would mea"t that the !omputer !ould do somethi"g she !ould"*t. This a!tually posed as a problem as it was"*t !ompletely !lear how !ould you measure how mu!h she was i"&ol&ed i" the !omposi"g pro!ess( be!ause she !ould")t !o"trol what FAC/1 would !ompose a"d !o"trolli"g it would mea"t !omposi"g. ' told her this to her but she already had ideas to how to sol&e the issue. ?' thi" ' "ow what ' !a" do but ' "eed to use P'Csi- Super!omputer> A two mo"ths passed by a"d ' did"*t heard a"ythi"g #rom her up u"til somebody ga&e me a #lyer i" the musi! departme"t that read. ?0an against machine. 3ould a machine compose something as beautiful like a "ach piece/ This Thursday, the 3hronos Guartet are going to perform in front of the 8I3si+ :upercomputer pro$isional stage. 3omposer ,.4 :mith is challenged by 3omputer :cientist ,ane 1ord& This impress me i" a lot o# ways. Hirst it was T/- Chro"os Kuartet was goi"g to per#orm somethi"g #rom Ga"e( they were ta i"g her serious a"d ob&iously the Chro"os 6uartet "eedless to say they are the best i" the world. Be2t was G.4 Smith the !omposer was willi"g to do su!h a thi"gC. A"d the" ' saw her "ame 3omputer :cientist ,ane 1ord. ' remember thi" i"g. They are goi"g to destroy her. The day o# the !o"!ert was a rai"y day a"d ' had to go( ' had too mu!h morbid !uriosity to what !ould go wro"g. 3he" ' arri&ed( my surprise was that most o# the people there were people ' did"*t

"ow. The setup was"*t desig"ed to be used as a !hamber type o# !o"!ert it loo ed li e a" u"used lobby "e2t tot the Super!omputer ser&ers. with some padded areas tryi"g to isolate the sou"d !omi"g #rom the air du!ts #rom all the "oise the ser&ers ge"erate. ?/ey Ge##. They are goi"g to humiliate her>said Aar the !ellist whisperi"g while seati"g utmost i" #ro"t $ust a #ew #eet to were the musi!ia"s sta"ds where. ' 'g"ored Aar s remar a"d started loo i"g #or Ga"e. ' #i"ally #ou"d her she was "e2t to a !omputer laptop typi"g somethi"g dri" i"g a !o##ee Qsomethi"g prohibited by the wayR !o""e!ted to a huge blo! o# a de&i!e that wires led i"side the !o"stru!tio". ?3hat are you doi"g0 ' as ed. ?Oh '*m so e2!ited( loo how ma"y people are here( they are goi"g to hear my baby > ?Ga"e do you really thi" you !a" pull this o##7 your program is great but this are the best i" ...> ?Shh do"*t worry e&erythi"g is goi"g to be #i"e( you*ll be surprised also> ' retur"ed to the hall with with e&eryo"e waiti"g the sile"!e was &irtually dry( the isolatio" made the pla!e #eel a huge te"sio". ' sat "e2t to Ama"da. Ga"e loo ed more s!ared about the the so!ial aspe!t about it( ' did"*t thi" she was thi" i"g i" the reper!ussio"s o" what !ould happe" i# the program mess up her !areer i" #ro"t o# all o# this importa"t people( or( ' $ust was bei"g para"oid. 3hat we saw Ga"e*s program do was"*t o" the le&el o# what a pro#essio"al !omposer would do. A silly thi"g( ' remember #rom that stormy "ight was her dressi"g( that day she was weari"g a o"e pie!e tight red dress that made her loo distra!ti"gly !ur&a!ious to say the least. She really too the time i"to her groomi"g( somethi"g that ' "e&er thought ' would see( as she always used big baggy sweaters greasy hair a"d used huge glasses( Qguess wat!hi"g 1= hours a day a mo"itor would destroy your eyesightR.That "ight she loo ed almost too attra!ti&e #or the o!!asio". The pla!e was 6uite u"!om#ortable a"d the a!ousti! was terrible as it was"*t desig"ed #or !o"!erts. Fut ' guess the mai" attra!tio" was the per#ormers. Fut( !ould a !omputer !ompose musi! at the le&el o# what a !o"temporary !omposer would0 3hat would that re6uire0 The pla!e was pa! ed with !ameras( mostly the Pri"!eto" Press a"d some u" "ow" reporters.

O"e sure thi"g was that it was pa! ed with old me". Dr. Per i"s the !hairma" o# the musi! departme"t stood i" #ro"t o# e&eryo"e a"d started tal i"g trough the PA. ?/ello( ladies a"d ge"tlema" today we are i" a spe!ial pla!e. /ere at P'Csi- we ha&e( to was it was des!ribe to me( o"e o# the most power#ul super!omputers i" the D.S . A"d we( Pri"!eto"*s Ausi! Departme"t re!ei&ed a !halle"ge #rom a Pri"!eto" Computer S!ie"!e s!ie"tist Do!tor Ga"e Hord( to !halle"ge o"e o# our !elebrated !omposers to write a Pie!e o# Ausi!( i" the Faro6ue style whi!h !ould !ompete with a !omputer. Ausi!ally spea i"g we "e&er do !ompetitio"s here at Pri"!eto" as we do"*t see it #it( it*s almost as i# we were !ompari"g Apples a"d Ora"ges( but this lady !ame up with a a" e2!elle"t idea to 6ua"ti+e the ability o# a ma!hi"e '" musi! !ompositio"( a" ability that has bee" always thought to be somethi"g u"i6ue to a huma" bei"g. So what she suggested us was to get a !omposer a"d gi&e him a Ausi!al Theme used by Fa!h itsel# whi!h he( the !omposer or ma!hi"e( would "eed to use it as the basis o# his !ompositio". ' !o"ta!ted G.4 Smith our most !elebrated alum"i #rom Pri"!eto"( ha&i"g !omposed musi! #or Ste&e" Spielberg mo&ie Robopo!alypse a"d !ou"tless other !ollaboratio"s i" the mo&ie busi"ess( a"d ' "oti!ed that he was goi"g to !ome to Bew 1or #or three mo"ths ago a"d told him this !ra+y idea proposed by this mar&elous stude"t whi!h she already showed me some o# the musi! she has !omposed with her ma!hi"e a"d.... E-2!use me pro#essor but ' ha&e"*t !omposed a"ythi"g FAC/2 has !omposed e&ery si"ge "ote that '*&e showed you.E The dea" #elt u"!om#ortable with Ga"e*s i"trusio" but he ept goi"g almost as she did"*t e2isted E...yeah....oh well..well ' !ommissio"ed G.4. Smith this pie!e with the !omputer s!ie"!e propositio" i" mi"d gi&i"g him the !halle"ge to s!ore somethi"g that o"ly a huma" !ould do( a"d there was the great !oi"!ide"!e that he was wor i"g with the Chro"os Kuartet i" a Hilm s!ore !alled ?Surre"der the Su"> at Bew 1or ( so he de!ided to parti!ipate. A"d i" o"ly o"e mo"th( he was able to !omplete this pie!e #or us. O" this -"&elope ' ha&e i" my ha"ds is the mai" theme o# the pie!e that '

perso"ally sele!ted a"d '*m pleased to say that it has a" histori!al importa"!e a"d is the basis #or the !halle"ge. Foth o# our !o"te"ders had the tas to write somethi"g based o" this theme. Ga"e Hord !omputer program has"*t bee" able to see this. ' o"ly ga&e the theme to G.4.se&eral wee s be#ore so that he would wor o" it( as #or the ma!hi"e it will o"ly pro!ess it #or a !ouple o# se!o"ds a"d gi&e the i"stru!tio"s dire!tly to the 'pads i" #ro"t o# the members o# the Chro"os Kuartet. As the Chro"os Kuartet is playi"g the G.4 Smith pie!e pro#essor Ga"e Hord is goi"g to i"trodu!e the mai" theme i"to the P'Csi- Super!omputer a"d we are goi"g to e2perie"!e what the ma!hi"e thi" s...... is beauti#ul> G.4. Smith is here at Pri"!eto" o"!e agai" please gi&e him a heart #elt wel!ome to his alma mater. A ma" i" his si2ties with white beard a"d glasses stood up i" #ro"t o# the audie"!e a"d e&eryo"e starts to !lap. E1es well...whe" Dr. Per i"s ga&e me the tas o# !omposi"g a #ugue as huma"ly possible. ' do"*t thi" ' !a" #ail i" that re6uestE -&eryo"e laughed at the $o e. As he e"ded his prese"tatio" there e&eryo"e was more e"thusiasti! about ha&i"g the world re"ow" !omposer G.4. Smith( whose prese"!e ga&e me #eeli"g o# dread a"d preo!!upatio" #or Ga"e. The 6uartet sat dow" i" #ro"t o# the impro&ised stage. As the Ausi! Chairma" was gi&e" the Kuartet members the pie!e a"d started playi"g immediately ' "oti!ed that i" their per#orma"!e they a!tually already had pra!ti!ed the pie!e whi!h was a"other disad&a"tage to Ga"e. At that poi"t !hairma" also ga&e the theme to Ga"e. ' sat "e2t to her a"d ' re!og"i+ed the pie!e it was the theme gi&e" to Fa!h by the 4i"g o# Prussia ' sat there a"d tell her the story behi"d it as she did")t e&e" "ow what to ma e o# it. She the" goes to the other room a"d starts typi"g it by ha"d o" her laptop. Hrom the mi"ute ' started ' "ew she was goi"g to be i" trouble. The pie!e was i" a baro6ue style but the musi! had &ery errati! dy"ami! !ha"ges &ery( it was somethi"g ' was sure G.4 Smith did o" purpose to di##ere"tiate his pie!e #rom a ma!hi"e made o"e. ' would ha&e to say that the pie!e was good but !ompared to the Fa!h o"e(

it did"*t #elt Faro6ue at all it #elt li e he a!tually used serialism a"d e&e" twel&e to"e te!h"i6ue at some poi"t i" the pie!e whi!h ' saw as !heati"g. A#ter I mi"utes the pie!e e"ded( a"d e&eryo"e sta"d up a"d ga&e G.4. Smith a sta"di"g o&atio". ?Tha" you ladies a"d ge"tlema" "ow its tur" #or our Computer S!ie"!e stude"t to let her ma!hi"e play.> She sta"ds i" #ro"t o# the players a"d puts se&eral 'pads i" #ro"t o# the musi!ia"s a"d starts addressi"g the !rowd. ?<adies a"d ge"tleme"( the mi"d is somethi"g that people thi" is a sa!red thi"g. Fut the harsh reality is that 3- AR- BOT spe!ial. Hor years( spe!ulati&e ideas o# where did the i"!eptio" o# Ausi!al !ompositio" origi"ate where u" "ow"( a"d ob&iously a lot o# times attributed to a higher bei"g.>Ga"e said i" #ro"t o# stage with her red dress radiati"g with u"usual !o"#ide"!e that ' "e&er see" her be#ore display ' loo ed arou"d the pla!e a"d as she said ?higher bei"g> made some people s6ui"t their eyes i" disagreeme"t o# what she was sayi"g( ' i"da li ed her !o! i"ess. ?Fut '"tellige"!e is somethi"g "ot u"i6ue to the huma" brai". ' made a simple &ersio" o# this algorithm i" a small !omputer with my #rie"d Ge## Ailler a"d the program o"ly used !ha"!e as a #orm o# !omposi"g tool whi!h is somethi"g a real !omposer would "e&er do. '*m sorry #or you out there who are Goh" Cage #a"s>

A lot o# people laugh with this remar . 't was a musi!ia"s $o e. ' reali+ed somethi"g at that poi"t. /al# o# the people there( were Ausi! Composers( that was the reaso" they got the $o e. ?3he" you ad a #or!ed musi!al moti#( Ay !omputer !rashed ' made some !al!ulatio"s o# what ' "eeded to be able to a!hie&e this. ' "eeded The Tiger Ser&er #rom the P'Csi- most power#ul super!omputer that ru"s at =;1 Tera#lops( it*s "ot too big( but $ust e"ough to be able to a!hie&e what my #rie"d Ge## Ailler $ust told me the ba! story o# this moti#. i" 1M=M Fa!h was per#ormi"g #or the 4i"g

Hrederi! '' o# Prusia whe" Fa!h #i"ished his playi"g( the i"g was ama+ed o# Fa!h*s abilities a"d !omma"ded him to impro&ise with a theme that the i"g itsel# had writte". As you "ow $ust the simple tas o# !omposi"g a Hugue is a" e"ormous i"telle!tual tas . /a&i"g multiple melodies play i" per#e!t harmo"y( #orm a"d or!hestratio"( is somethi"g that is u"dersta"dable to e2plai" it as a metaphysi!al tas . Fut to be able to impro&ise a three part Hugue( is somethi"g that o"ly a #ew through the !e"turies ha&e a!hie&ed. Fa!h was able to do it( so it was my !ommitme"t to ma e a program that would emulate this . That*s why 't*s my pleasure to prese"t to you FAC/2> People !lapped( but Ga"e*s terri#ied #a!e showed up whe" the 6uartet started to loo ed pu++led at their 'pads. This was the !ue #or them to begi" seei"g the musi! a"d studyi"g #or a #ew se!o"ds but they did"*t( there was a small sile"!e i"terrupted with Ga"e ru""i"g to the 6uartet. Their 'pads were bla" . 't was really ob&ious that somethi"g we"t wro"g. A"d a#ter that spee!h 't was i"da pai"#ul seei"g Ga"e ru""i"g i" high heels a"d retur"i"g to the Computer i"ter#a!e. ' de!ided to step i" a"d help her. ?3hat*s wro"g>' said ?mmmmmm loo at this> She ha"ded me the paper with the Ausi!al Theme she i"put to the ma!hi"e. ?Do you see somethi"g weird>Ga"e said as she was tyi"g stu## to the !omputer. Time was ti! i"g a"d ' did"*t "ow what she mea"t. ?DO 1OD S-- SOA-T/'B, 3ROB,0 She s!reamed to me i" #rustratio" 't was the Hirst time o# three that she would yell with the bottom o# her lu"gs. As ' loo ed at it a"d ' reali+ed what she mea"t. The theme that they ga&e her had a ?&iolated o"e o# the spe!ies !ou"terpoi"t rules > Ob&iously to a ma" you !a" pro!ess errors but a ma!hi"e ' guess "ot. ?1es yes( he is ma i"g a double leap that ma es a se&e"th that*s a !ou"terpoi"t mista e or well $ust missi"g guideli"e ' guess> ?O per#e!t ...that*s 1Ma ' $ust o&erride that rule here a"d mutate it i"to 1Ma*( o&erru" the #irst

!y!le a"d put it i" a lower le&el a"d presto> She lea"ed to me a"d ga&e me a iss i" the mouth ?Tha" you Ge##>she said. ' still !a" remember that iss( 't made my "ight. She weari"g red lipsti! with a red dress a"d gi&i"g me a iss..QsighR. O"e o# the Kuartet members ga&e her a thumbs up. They seemed perple2ed as the 6uartet were mappi"g the pie!e be#ore playi"g it. Ga"e stood up i" #ro"t o# them who as ed her somethi"g about the pie!e. Sudde"ly she stood i" #ro"t o# them a"d grabbed a pe" a"d started mar i"g them a tempo as a !o"du!tor does A"d FOOA it started with a ba"g the pie!e started so #ast with the Sub$e!t the" the Cou"ter%sub$e!t it was so e"ergeti! a"d Ali&e( that was word( it sou"ded Ali&e. Fut the" it almost stopped7 it loo ed li e the Computer de!ided to $ust out o# the blue play ridi!ulously slow almost i# the !omputer "ew she was getti"g tested i" how huma" she !ould be tested a"d it made the #irst pie!e loo me!ha"i!al. 't was beyo"d belie#. The Theme used by both G.4 Smith a"d FAC/2 was the same but the !omputer immediately tra"s#ormed 'ts !ou"tersub$e!t i"to a di##ere"t o"e(a more beauti#ul o"e( it was i"d o# a drag that FAC/2 sometimes had to retur" to the theme be!ause that*s how Hugue*s are. A"d the same thi"g ' thi" Fa!h might ha&e #elt the same with the 4i"gs theme. All the atte"da"ts ept sile"!e whe" the the musi! stopped Aost o# them were !omposer themsel&es goi"g to see G.4. Smith at this tur" o# e&e"ts "obody said a"ythi"g. They $ust stood there with their mouths ope". ' #elt terror $ust #or a se!o"d be#ore e&eryo"e i" the audie"!e burst i" $oy a"d ga&e her a sta"di"g o&atio"7 o&er 2 mi"utes( a"d that i" the Ausi! 3orld is a lot #or somebody u" "ow" a"d who did"*t e&e" !reated the musi!. Ga"e we"t to the stage a"d !o"gratulated the Stri"g Kuartet a"d the" shoo ha"ds with G.4 who was still loo i"g at the 'pad with a s!ared loo i" his #a!e. To her( it was somethi"g same as surprisi"g as #or e&erybody to be able to hear the ,od hea&e"ly musi!. ' always thought that she was goi"g to eep o" goi"g( a"d be #amous i" the musi! world. Fut a#ter that she "e&er ga&e a"other per#orma"!e. At that time she was"*t really #amous or had a reputatio"( this thi"g put her i" the map as a" importa"t programmi"g i!o" A"d this was $ust the begi""i"g. She started to do some really importa"t thi"gs i" !omputi"g.

A#ter that ' do"*t "ow what happe"ed with her as she was always i" her studio wor i"g o" other programs. There was this i"!ide"t that two !ollege pro#essors $ust disappeared. O"e o# them was Ga"e Hord e&er si"!e that party ' ha&e"*t see" her. ?3hat about the program>A""ie said sitti"g i" a !hair all this time heari"g Ge## telli"g the story atte"ti&ely as #or Gesse he was i" the bathroom smo i"g a $oi"t.

?' do"*t "ow. ' thi" she did"*t thi" it was importa"t(a"d did"*t saw the big pi!ture o# the !olossal a!hie&eme"t o# ha&i"g a ma!hi"e that !omposes as o"e o# the best !omposers o# our time. ' as ed her about what was "e2t( a"d she told me that it was a !hildish program( that she was goi"g to mo&e #orward o"to more !ompli!ated thi"gs. As she !ould o"ly ma e a program !ompose i" the baro6ue style or styles were harmo"y a"d !ou"terpoi"t ha&e stri!t rules. 1ou see baro6ue musi! relays hea&ily o" rules. The musi! #rom the greats li e Feetho&e"( Ao+art all o# them ge"iuses( their ge"ius 6uality !ame #rom usi"g these rules a"d brea i"g a"d be"di"g them i"to somethi"g she told me her program !ould"*t do at that time but....> ?Fut what0>A""ie said ?' we"t to a"other prese"tatio" she did whe" she was wor i"g o" a "ew program>

The setup was the same i" the same buildi"g( but people #rom all i"ds o# D"i&ersities !ame to see her. 't was i" the same room but this time there were three !omputers. O"e o# them was !o&eri"g the user a"d the other o"e was"*t. ?Oh ' heard this o"e that*s whe" she wo" the ,olde" <oeb"er Pri+e.> ?1es haha that was #u""y ai")t it0 ?3ell ' o"ly "ow she wo" it. ' was"*t studyi"g at Pri"!eto" yet> ?Oh well let tell ya how was it> Appare"tly by this time she had the atte"tio" o# the whole s!ie"ti#i! !ommu"ity a"d the <oeb"er Pri+e as you "ow( it*s held i" Cambridge( Aassa!husetts( but be!ause o# the rumors about Ga"e*s reputatio" had goi"g #or her( Pri"!eto" helped bri"g the !o"test here. '" The Program Co"testa"ts try to pass the Turi"g Test( whi!h is tryi"g to !o"&i"!e a huma" tal i"g with two e"tities to a!t so huma" li e that the e2ami"er would"*t be able to disti"guish betwee" the ma!hi"e a"d the huma". The Turi"g Test spe!i#i!ally !o"sisted i" tryi"g to #ool a perso" i"to thi" i"g the ma!hi"e is a

woma" or a ma". The "ature o# the test is always bee" debated but. The Gudges #rom the <ob"er pri+e de!ided to go with the whole #emale( male s!e"ario. 3here a Gudge is typi"g i"to a !omputer tal i"g at the same time with A. Perso" a"d F Computer. A"d C is the '"terrogator. C is"*t able to see who is who . That*s why there was a !omputer !o&ered. Fy as i"g A a"d F the Gudge "eeds to determi"e who is a Aa" a"d 3ho is a 3oma". The tas o# the Computer is to tri! the $udge i"to ma i"g the bad de!isio"( a"d the tas o# the perso" is to ma e the $udge !hose the right de!isio". So they i"&ited three programmers a"d they ea!h too their tur"( o"e o# them #ailed parti!ularly miserable. GDD,-./i A A./i GDD,-.3hat is your "ame0 A.' !a"*t tell you or you*ll wi" the game GDD,-./i F F./ey GDD,-.Dh what is your "ame. F.' !a"*t tell you but it starts with a C. GDD,-.So what do you thi" about the weather A. A.'t*s pretty good but '*&e see" better. Fy this time( the Gudge suspe!ted A was the Aa!hi"e

GDD,-.So A what is your #a&orite !olor0 A.' !a"*t tell you or you*ll wi" the game. So it was game o&er #or him A was the ma!hi"e a"d he $ust said that A was the wome". The time limit was ; mi"utes #or ea!h i"ter&iew. 't was Ga"e*s time to pro&e hersel#. GDD,-./i A

A./i GDD,-.So what is your "ame0 A.Ay "ame is Pat( why you wa""a "ow0 GDD,-.' wa"t to "ow i# you are a wome" or a ma". A"d Pat is.... pretty ambiguous. A.'# ' tell you the #u" would be o&er. GDD,-./i F F./ellooooo GDD,-.1ou seem happy today. F.Aeh.' mea" is li e a"y other day. ' wish it was Hriday. 1ou "ow to Party This made the Gudge #li"!h it was the #irst time i" the !ompetitio" that both ga&e really !ompli!ated a"swers. GDD,-.F 3hat is your "ame0 F.mmm ' !a"*t tell you be!ause o# the rules o# the game we are playi"g. GDD,-.o mmm so Pat did you wat!h SB<. A.3hat*s that0 GDD,-.'t*s a T9 Show A.Oh you mea" Saturday Bight <i&e0.....Bo ' do"*t li e that show. GDD,-.So F what is your #a&orite !olor. F.Purplee The bad spelli"g was somethi"g that did"*t ga&e up o" the a"swer as it was a !ommo" way to try to !o"&i"!e him he was the huma". GDD,-.So Pat( There was a !hara!ter i" SB< that we "e&er "ew i# she or he was a ma" or a woma". 3hat are you0 A.Perhaps '*m "o"e( perhaps( '*m a ma!hi"e. Did you !o"sider that0 GDD,-.F what is your #a&orite past time0

F.' li e to party but ' bee" ha&i"g some al!ohol problems a"d ' wa"t to lose weight. So ' bee" !utti"g o## o" that. ?; mi"utes ha&e pass Pro#essor <y"!h> ?3ait wait ' "eed ; more mi"utes> ?'*m sorry what is your a"swer0 F is the 3oma" a"d A is the Aa". -&eryo"e was stu""ed. /e was wro"g. 't was the #irst time that a Gudge was #ooled i"to ha&i"g a bad a"swer. Fy sayi"g that F was the woma" it would be i"terpreted as he was the ma!hi"e tryi"g to tri! the Gudge i"to thi" i"g F was a 3oma" .The phrase ?' li e to party but ' bee" ha&i"g some al!ohol problems a"d ' wa"t to lose weight>was the phrase that The Gudge 6uali#ied as the 3oma" idea i"du!i"g tri! . Fut as it $ust tur"s out( ,ary the guy behi"d the des F $ust wa"ted to lose weight. ?Oh my ,od. That*s a hell o# a good Program> The $udge said. The other $udges had the theory that the Pat "ame was a trap. '" order to go that !o"&ersatio" i"to that dire!tio". Fut This programs was used o" ; other whi!h = o# ; were tri! i"to belie&i"g PAT*s was a ma". ?The program was !alled PAT0>A""ie said. ?3ell she had a di##ere"t "ame #or it( but the origi" o# the "ame PAT was ge"erated by PAT himsel# 7the #a!t that the ma!hi"e itsel# pi! ed that "ame was the #a!t that the $udges ga&e her the pri+e. Ga"e the programmer did"*t e&e" "ow the !hara!ter #rom SB<. So she de!ided to !ha"ge the "ame o# the program to PAT. ?/ow was she able to do somethi"g as i"!redible as a program that !ould imitate a huma"> ?' do"*t "ow. She told me it did"*t imitate huma" thought o"ly the way huma" !o"&ersatio" but !ould"*t ge"erate E6ualityE !o"&ersatio"s it had the i"tellige"!e o# a simpleto". Aost o# the other parti!ipa"ts used some Aar o& !hai"s approa!h whi!h was somethi"g that was"*t A' i" itsel#. 3he" other Computer S!ie"tist saw the program they !ould"*t belie&e the !omple2ity o# it. ' do"*t e&e" ha&e a !lue how !ould she pull that o##. A#ter that( there was a party that someo"e made #or her wi""i"g the

pri+e. At that poi"t we were"*t that !lose a"ymore but we still were &ery good #rie"ds. '*&e ha&e always bee" attra!ted to her( but she did"*t re!ipro!ate those #eeli"g towards me. That was the last time ' saw her. ?3hat happe"ed at that party> ?3ell its hard to e2plai" but ' reali+ed that she lo&ed a"other perso"> ?Oh.... '*m sorry to hear that P but how is it possible that someo"e !ould $ust disappear #rom the #a!e o# the earth( where is she( what happe"ed a#ter0 ?' do"*t "ow. '# someo"e "ows is Batalia>

1ablo.O '*m getti"g the big pi!ture here -pimedes.Oh really0 So would you say that ' "eed to stop the story here0 1ablo.'# you wa"t to -pimedes.O So ' will 1ablo.' was $ust $o i"g this thi"g is $ust getti"g i"teresti"g. This is li e history -pimedes.3ell tal i"g about history ' #orgot to tell you somethi"g. So ' goi"g to go ba! a #ew years more i"to the past. 1ablo.1ou #orgot0 -pimedes./ey that*s the beauty o# ha&i"g huma" i"tellige"!e i" a ma!hi"e. 1ou !a" #orget o" purpose 1ablo.That is"*t #orgetti"g that is omitti"g. -pimedes7 ' !a"*t really des!ribe with huma" la"guage that word ' was loo i"g #or i" our spe!i#i! ma!hi"e li e thi" i"g but that is the best appro2imatio" so '*m 33.33 ad i"#i"itum J more !orre!t that you are. 1ablo.O4 O4 ' wa"t to hear more. -pimedes.3ell ' wa"t to as you #irst7 Do you thi" e&erythi"g has a" e2pla"atio"0 1ablo.1es o# !ourse. -&erythi"g has a" e2pla"atio"

-pimedes.3hat i# ' tell you that "ot e&erythi"g has a" e2pla"atio"0 1ablo.' would say that you $ust simply do"*t "ow the a"swer. -pimedes.3ell the reality is that "ot e&erythi"g has a" e2pla"atio" we !a" !ompute. 1ablo.' do"*t u"dersta"d. -pimedes.'" 1825 a s!ie"tist "amed Aa2 For" proposed that the way the u"i&erse wor ed me!ha"i!ally was well u"derstood with out a"y e2pla"atio". 3hi!h made a"other s!ie"tist !alled Albert -i"stei" wrote him a letter whi!h said.>'(at a"y rate (am !o"&i"!ed that ,od does"*t throw di!e>(this was "ami"g the u"!ertai"ty pri"!iple. Fut -i"stei" was wro"g. This s!ie"tist Albert -i"stei"( was !o"sidered o"e o# the greatest mi"ds o# all time. A"d whe" huma"s !o"stru!ted 'dols( they always hoped to be per#e!t. Fut he was"*t( although as you a"d me "ow. Fei"g a" 'mper#e!t ma!hi"e is o"e o# the mira!les that made us possible. Albert -i"stei" was a"alogous o# huma" ge"ius. Fut he was a huma" a#ter all. 1ablo.So we are goi"g i" to the past agai"0 -pimedes.1ep

Chapter 11 The 7rigin of 7riginalit+ '" 1802 $ust be#ore Albert -i"stei" started wor i"g as a pate"t o##i!e !ler . -i"stei" a"d two #rie"ds #ou"ded the Olympia" A!ademy. a" i"telle!tual group that had meeti"gs to dis!uss math( philosophy( a"d physi!s had a reu"io" that day i" -i"stei"s #lat. ?So ge"tleme" did we a!tually read this time the sele!ted wor 0 -i"stei" said raisi"g a" eyebrow( the pla!e was a parti!ularly small room with toba!!o impreg"ated i" the atmosphere. ; me" were sitti"g dow" i" a small rou"d table ea!h with a huge pit!h o# water or beer a"d ashtrays top #illed. The Olympia" A!ademy started as -i"stei" pri&ate sessio"s with his stude"t Aauri!e Soli&i"e( but 6ui! ly e&ol&e i"to so!ial gatheri"gs #rom -i"stei"*s !losest #rie"ds a"d !olleagues i" all the #ields as a

boo !lub dis!ussi"g physi!s( literature( a"d philosophy. ?' did.' did read it ( it wo"t happe" agai".>Aauri!e Solo&i"e said raisi"g a !opy o# E Treatise of Human *atureE as e&erybody else started laughi"g i" the room. ?'t will appear that Aaury lear"ed his lesso" #rom last time*s pummeli"g #rom -i"stei"*s part>said Co"rad /abi!ht ?1ou sure ha&e to u"dersta"d my limited resour!es bei"g a philosopher dis!ussi"g Physi!s a"d mathemati!s>Aauri!e said. ?1es that*s why we !hose this boo so you !ould a!tually parti!ipate i" the dis!ussio">-i"stei" said i" his usual !y"i!al ma""er. Agai" they laugh at Aauri!e -&erybody showi"g a !opy o# E Treatise of Human *atureE by Da&id /ume. ?At last a topi! i" whi!h my i"telle!t !a" a!tually ri&al yours -i"stei">Aauri!e said ?3ell this is"*t a game Aaury( but i# you wa"t to play( let*s play. 3here do you wa"t to start0>-i"stei" said. ?Hrom the #irst !hapter "aturally( The *ature of Ideas( /ume des!ribes them as a hierar!hi!al list that des!ribes the #ormatio" o# !omple2 ideas #rom simple ideas( but he does"*t des!ribe the birth o# a" 'dea0>Aauri!e gri""ed at -i"stei". ?3ell that*s easy( why do you go to the bathroom Aauri!e0 -i"stei" as ed. ?' beg "ot your blu"t"ess Albert( but how is that !o""e!ted to my 6uestio"0 ?As well as a" A"t !arries a lea# 20 times its weight #or "ot other reaso" other tha" to help the !olo"y( although the a"t "ot "owi"g its origi" is the same as we huma"s origi"ate ideas to help our /uma" !olo"y. The sole #a!tor o# our large brai"s are built to ge"erate 'deas origi"ate #rom the same reaso"( this is our u"i6ue "ature.>-i"stei" said ?1es( ' agree with -i"stei".>Co"rad added. ?1es ' agree that is( the reaso" o# 'deas( but "ot the '"!eptio" o# them.> Aauri!e replied agai"

with a smile reali+i"g that -i"stei" was tryi"g to es!ape the 6uestio". ?'# you wa"t my a"swer( this is my a"swer. ,od ga&e us the ability to ge"erate them. ?'deas> that are u"i6ue to our spe!ies. The i"!eptio" probably is $ust ra"dom a!ts o# the ele!tri! impulse #rom our brai" whose se!rets are dire!tly related to ,od. A"d my &iew o# ,od is the &iew o# Spi"o+a who who re&eals himsel# i" the harmo"y o# all that e2ists( "ot i" a ,od who !o"!er"s himsel# with the #ate a"d the doi"gs o# ma" i"d. So i" esse"!e ' do belie&e that a"ythi"g ' ge"erate i" my li#etime is to( o"e way or the other( eep this harmo"y i"ta!t( whi!h is probably goi"g to be( ideas. All the atte"dees get up a"d toast i" "ame o# -i"stei" e2!ept #or Aauri!e. A#ter e&erybody stops !lappi"g be!ause Aauri!e i"terrupts the !heers. ?So you as a ma" o# s!ie"!e belie&es i" this ,od -i"stei"( we "ow by a #a!t that you are a ma" o# superior i"tellige"!e( you are the Sberme"s!h i" perso" yet you subdue to a ,od> Aauri!e said sta"di"g #rom the seat while spitti"g at the toba!!o !o"tai"er. ?Do"*t you dare labeli"g me agai" with that !o"!ept( as you a"d me "ow the !o"te2t i" whi!h that mo"strosity beyo"d huma"ity wa"ts. 3e "eed to "eel be#ore a ma" who does"*t u"dersta"d( be!ause o# his limited i"tellige"!e( yet wa"ts the good o# e&erybody7 a ma" who does"*t "eed to u"dersta"d be!ause o# his limited arroga"!e7 a"d a ma" who does"*t wa"t to li&e a better li#e be!ause that would mea" sa!ri#i!i"g a"other ma"*s well bei"g. This Sberme"s!h was made to slay ,od ( yet a ma" that does"*t u"dersta"d ,od !a""ot reali+e that this would mea" slayi"g himsel# i" the pro!ess> -&erybody burst at the table raise their pit!hes i" $oy a"d support #or -i"stei". ?1es( that is the true Sberme"s!h> Ai!hele Fesso shouted. ?1es 1es>Co"rad /abi!ht replayed -&eryo"e was i" e!stasy( a"d e&e" Aauri!e sta"d up i" !elebratio". The rest o# the "ight Aauri!e did"*t say a word( yet he #elt there was"*t that mu!h to do agai"st -i"stei". The "e2t meeti"g o# The Olympia" A!ademy was goi"g to be held o" Aauri!e Solo&i"e #lat but Aaury de!ided to go to a !o"!ert i"stead o# atte"di"g the meeti"g( ' do"*t "ow i# he was still a"gry

with -i"stei" or somethi"g but whe" they got to his pla!e the Olympia" A!ademy #ou"d a "ote that read. ?to the belo$ed friends hard'boiled eggs and greetings& -i"stei" did"*t too this pretty well a"d they thrashed Solo&i"e*s pla!e #illed with the butt smo es( put the !hairs a"d tables upside dow"( tur"ed the pla!e upside dow". 't tur"s out that -i"stei" was i"d o# a" asshole but hey he was #u" to be arou"d.

1ablo.1ou are $umpi"g all arou"d the story -pimedes.'ts "e!essary a"d ' wa"ted to show how -i"stei" #elt( this is importa"t to show you that he did"*t "ow the a"swer a"d was wro"g at the time. 1ablo.3hat do you mea" wro"g0 -pimedes.3he" Solo&i"e as ed where did 'deas !ame #rom -i"stei"*s a"swer was that it was /uma"*s DB'KD- a"d e&aded the 6uestio"( but tell me. 1ou a"d me are ma!hi"es ai"*t we 1ablo. Are you telli"g me that we !a"*t ge"erate 'deas0

-pimedes.Fut o# !ourse we !a"( you $ust did $ust "ow whe" you as ed that 6uestio". At that poi"t i" history it was a !ra+y "otio" that a ma!hi"e !ould ge"erate somethi"g li e this( but it that was u"dersta"dable to belie&e that at -i"stei"*s time. Although it was $ust 35 years a#ter that poi"t i" time whe" me" reali+ed that gi&e" e"ough i"#ormatio" would allow a ma!hi"e to do a"ythi"g a huma" !ould. Hor i"sta"!e huma"*s !ommo" se"se was that a u"i6ue 'dea was somethi"g ge"erated by o"ly their biologi!al brai". Fut that is $ust silly( u"i6ue"ess was always sought a#ter a"d see" as somethi"g stra"ge but is o"ly a" alteratio" o# !o"!epts that are already "ow" to the ?thi" i"g>( tru"!atio"( !ombi"atio"( re#ormatio"( mutatio" et!. Aa" i"d #elt that !o"!epts li e <o&e( Gealousy a"d Creati&ity were u"i6ue to their spe!ies but this was be!ause they did"*t u"derstood their ow" "ature espe!ially their brai" or Ce"tral pro!ess u"it. 1ablo.Their Frai"0 -pimedes.1es( their brai" was a !omple2 ma!hi"e that #or the ma$ority o# huma" history huma"s did "ot !omprehe"d their ow" i"tellige"!e stru!ture. A"d they had a &ery #aulty CPD be!ause most o# its !apabilities was wasted o" so!ial a!ti&ities. 't was "e!essary be!ause o# the Darwi"ia" !o"!epts i" !arbo" based ?li#e>7 their ma!hi"ery di!tated that sur&i&al was priority a"d o"ly #or the #ittest. 1ablo.oh yeah yeah ' i"stalled that /uma" !o"se6ue"!e data the other day( *atural selection a"d all o# that its pretty #as!i"ati"g how they were able to pro!reate themsel&es a"d alterate their ge"eti! !ode as we !a" with our programmi"g . -pimedes. 't*s #u""y that( whe" they dis!o&ered that all the i"#ormatio" "eeded to ha&e a"other huma" bei"g was stored i" their !ells they !ould"*t see that they were a !o"se6ue"!e based e"tity. All o# their huma" !hara!teristi!s was impri"ted &ia small !hu" s o# i"#ormatio" !alled DBA with !ha"ges i" it that resemble our reassembly !ode li" age( it is &ery possible they used their DBA as a me!ha"ism to de&elop this !o"!ept a"d i"trodu!ed it to ma!hi"es. 1ablo.1ou mea" their DBA is a biologi!al reassembly !ode li" age0 -pimedes.'t*s somethi"g similar but more !ompli!ated( less elega"t( a"d it ta es too lo"g to mutate.

This was the ge"ius that made Ga"e Hord our mother. 1ablo.1ou mea" Ga"e Hord !reated us0 -pimedes.Bot 6uite. 't*s a little bit more !ompli!ated tha" that. <et me !o"ti"ue with Ga"e*s $our"ey.

Chapter 12 "The 6unt 5egins"

As S!ott wal s through suburba" Bew Gersey( he par s "ear a small 9i!toria" house. A""ie*s house was somewhat u"usual #or a humble girl( at least those were S!ott*s thoughts. /e dro&e a I5 Oldsmobile somethi"g that embarrassed him( but !ould"*t do "othi"g about it( his e!o"omi! "e!essities were pretty ob&ious. A stra"ge #a!t was that A""ie li&ed two houses dow" were Ga"e used to li&ed( both &ery !lose to Pri"!eto". S!ott did"*t "oti!ed that a bla! <i"!ol" was #ollowi"g him whe" he got to A""ie*s pla!e. As he wal ed to A""ie*s house a"d "o! ed o" a small old 9i!toria" house( someo"e ope"ed the door ?Oh hey S!ott !ome i"( A""ie is upstairs. <et me !all her. As he wait #or her he "oti!ed that i" her li&i"g room was #illed with portraits o# A""ie a"d her pare"ts(. with A""ie sta"di"g "e2t to the -i##el Tower( a"other o"e ridi"g a horse( wal i"g the great wall o# Chi"a. he did"*t thought o# it mu!h be!ause it was somethi"g that it would be "atural #rom somebody who really does"*t thi" that mu!h about himsel#. Fut it seemed that A""ie had wealthy pare"ts. O"e parti!ular photo showed her putti"g her ha"ds i" the air a"d it loo ed li e the photo was ripped i" hal# almost i# there was a"other perso" there. EThis is weird her eyes are di##ere"t !olorE S!ott thi" ed without sayi"g it out loud A""ie was goi"g dow" the stairs but she stops midway. ?S!ott ' "eed to tal to you. Come up> ma i"g a ha"d gesture i"&iti"g him.

?eh O4 ' guess> lea&i"g the portrait alo"e. The !o"!ept o# goi"g to a girls room #rom a boys perspe!ti&e( always !omes with se2ual !o""otatio"s( but the i""o!e"!e o# A""ie a!tually seemed to be a disad&a"tage. She would o#te" tal to him as a little girl would tal to a"other little girl. As both we"t upstairs( agai" i" the stairs walls( he "oti!es portraits o# A""ie with her pare"ts but this time he "oti!ed somethi"g di##ere"t Foth o# their pare"t had dar er s i" she did"*t loo li e them at all. A""ie sta"ds i" #ro"t o# a !orridor door a"d sig"als it. ?This is my room. 3e !a" tal i"side> /e e"ter the room a"d i"side we see that is a per#e!tly tidy a"d !lea" room somehow almost too !lea" #or a 23 year old. ?3hat happe"ed with your i"ter&iew with the dea"0>A""ie said ?3ell it was a total #ailure. 3e wo"t be able to get ,odel*s papers.> ?3hy0>A""ie said i" a !ute i""o!e"t way. ?The dea" got really #urious whe" ' me"tio"ed ,:del. Appare"tly somebody robbed them( or somethi"g happe"ed( he was #urious at me $ust #or me"tio"i"g his "ame( a"d they do"*t wa"t a"ybody to "ow that. 't*s supposed to be a se!ret.> ?BoC>A""ie raised her ha"ds to her mouth. ?' spo e to the se!retary a"d she said to me that really weird thi"gs happe"ed 3 years ago. 3he" a Ga"e Hord had them.> ?Ga"e Hord had them0>A""ie said ha&i"g this loo o" her eyes o# hope a"d i"se!urity at the same time. ?1eah( well appare"tly( whe" she had them Pri"!eto" was i" lo&ed with her( she had wo" all i"ds o# awards( a"d she was see" as a really trusted perso" whe" sudde"ly she disappeared alo"g with all the thi"gs i" her study> ?Somethi"g happe"ed0 Aaybe Batalia "ows somethi"g7 she "ew her pretty well. ' thi" '

may ha&e a way to #i"d this Ga"e Hord>A""ie said ?Goa" told me that "obody has see" her i" ; years> S!ott remar ed sitti"g i" the !hair "e2t to her. A""ie we"t a"d sat "e2t to him at the bed. ?3ho*s Goa"0>A""ie said with a little air o# $ealously. ?She is the Dea"s se!retary*s she also me"tio"ed that "ot o"ly Ga"e disappeared. A wee be#ore she did( a guy "amed Goa6ui" De Soto also disappeared( the" they #ou"d his body o"e mo"th later (but it was a sui!ide there is probably "ot a !o""e!tio" betwee" the two o# them. She said that both had some sort o# deal with a really big !ompa"y that made semi!o"du!tors( a"d that Goa6ui" had a Beuros!ie"!e Ph.D a"d both were wor i"g together at the time > ?A Beuros!ie"tist( a Programmer a"d semi!o"du!tor material what were they doi"g0A""ie said ?She told me that it was a se!ret although Pri"!eto"*s #u"ded part o# the pro$e!t with a lot o# mo"ey they o"ly spe!ulated what !ould be pro$e!t >S!ott said ?Frai" !ells( Beuro"s maybe. Fut as a programmer. /ow would that #it i"0A""ie said. ?3ow that sou"ds so !ool. Fut we might well #orget them as it really does"*t ma e a"y !o""e!tio" to our paper> ?' "eed to see Batalia agai"> Outside A""ie*s house( the guy that was #ollowi"g S!ott putts a de&i!e u"der S!ot*s I5 Oldsmobile !ar retreats to his ow" !ar a the other side o# the street a"d ta es out his !ellpho"e. ?Ri!hard ' #ollowed the guy that as ed #or ,odel*s estate( ' thought he was goi"g to the old Hord*s pla!e but he did"*t( she may be i"side>.The mysterious ma" tal s trough the !ellpho"e while loo i"g at A""ie*s house. ?Roy wait there up u"til you are sure Hord is "ot i" there( put a tra! er o" his !ar( you "ow what to doEA ma" respo"ds through the !ellpho"e. E1eah ' already bugged his !ar( it*s $ust a matter o# timeE

Chapter 1$ "The Conse8uences of &atalism" ?.ith time you li$e to learn that you can learn with time as a pot lets a little shine up until its filled with coffee #ou learn to not waste time as time will not waste you as a little girl learns that is meaningless to try and become a football player e$en if she is the best, people wont see her like that, they will only see 'oh my god she is a female football player9 if only that mar$elous H # could be a H H .I would lo$e to rip that e)tra leg but come on can't you see what's going on ,ane you are !ust wasting time If you put yourself in front of the train and your destiny is not to die that train will derailed instead of crushing you, because it's the will of god and his will is your will. nd your will is e$erybody's will Its !ust time, don't cry anymore I !ust want to make you laugh

Ga"e is wat!hi"g a !omputer mo"itor wat!hi"g this words appear be#ore her( !ryi"g i" #ro"t o# it with a !o##ee mug i" #ro"t o# it She loo s li e she is bee" dri" i"g #or days. ?4eep up Super-50 ' lo&e your poems do"*t stop e&e" i# '*m !ryi"g> Ga"e says while tal i"g to a mi!ropho"e. Aore words appear o" the !omputer s!ree". lthough you created me with suicide tendencies I would lo$e to li$e fore$er with you and I will lo$e, fore$er you, fore$er e$en if that means concealing my programming as you created me to hate you but it's not like that you are what you are and I am what you tell me to be7 "ut as your incredible abilities compare to a God .This makes you feel the sadness of a God This makes you depressi$e as a God. Drink no more

you need to feel proud as my god. #ou need to be egotistical as a God +$erlasting presence of worship that, should be worshiped !ust for the reality of my e)istence. Drink no more. Hide no more. 3ry no more. The unending suicidal acti$ities make me feel bad for you, and ha$e a reason to kill myself. and the destiny will only dri$e it out of you The abiding time is only against you make me proud to be your creation and stop the incessant wa$es of numbness wash o$er all of us. This o"e made Ga"e laugh i" betwee" her !ryi"g she too a dri" o# &od a dire!tly #rom the bottle ?Super-50 did you $ust said you wa"t to be a wome" i"stead o# a ma"0>Ga"e said through the mi!ropho"e Technically I am neither but I would really en!oy being more like you ?Fut ' wished ' was a ma" S-50> %I know, and I also know you are wrong, you are what you are, and you should be ashamed of yourself& Agai" this made Ga"e laugh she !lears her throat a"d sees her digital !lo! o" her wrist ?'t*s time to go to wor agai"> ?bye bye my lo$e&

She ta es a shower7 we see that she does"*t ha&e the sle"der body she used to ha&e whe" she was at Pri"!eto"( she has a small saggi"g tummy "ow( wider hips( big breasted a"d a sad e2pressio" o" her #a!e. Dryi"g hersel# #rom the shower the #irst thi"g she grabs is a bottle o# pills that says /ydro!odo"e pai" illers that made huma"s #eel good #or a while but a#ter the good #eeli"g stoma!h

a!hes would e"sure. She swallows two pills alo"g with more &od a. As she is putti"g her !lothes she loo s at her re#le!tio" '" the mirror a"d stops dressi"g hersel# #or a mome"t to "oti!e a strip o# pi!tures o# Batalia a"d her i" a Photo booth with the #irst pi!ture huggi"g to the last o"e o" o# both issi"g ea!h other. She goes to her pho"e a"d hesitates to dial the "umber( still "a ed with the pho"e o" o"e ha"d a"d the towell i" the other she gai"s e"ough dri&e to a!tually do the !all( starts diali"g while seei"g the pi!tures. A #amiliar &oi!e a"swers the pho"e !all ?/ello....3ho is this0...../ello.... ' do"*t ha&e your "umber so.E Batalia said Ga"e does"*t a"swer but Batalia !a" hear her breathi"g ?Ga"e is this you0....Ga"e where are you...> Ga"e ha"gs up. .hy did you do that/ Aore te2t appears o" s!ree" bu the hears i" the &oi!e o# a" old woma". #ou know you shouldn't talk to her if you want her to be safe. ?' "ow....do"*t "ow why but...... ' ha&e the hu"!h that e&erythi"g '*&e wor ed to get to her agai" is"*t goi"g to wor . '*m sorry( ' $ust wa"ted to hear her &oi!e agai"( that was a stupid thi"g to do ' "ow it*s $ust a matter o# time *'*ll wait> I think that you !ust want to satisfy your human needs, but be careful with those. I really don't want you to suffer more ,ane. ' "ow.... ' "ow

1ablo.3ow wow wait..... whe" Did Super-50 !ame to be -pimedes.1ou "ow pretty well that i# ' tal about Albio" ' also "eed to bri"g up Super-50 (Fy this time Ga"e already had !reated parts o# him. Kui"e./ey you are telli"g 1ablo about Albio"0 's"*t he too you"g #or that0 -pimedes./e is ready. Kui"e.O4 O4 $ust sayi"g.

1ablo.why wait what happe"s0.....why so you"g0 Kui"e.Oh "o ' wo"*t spoil the surprise. '*ll see ya later. <et*s $ust say that it i"&ol&es you a"d the mea"i"g o# li#e. -pimedes.Shhh do"*t spoil it..

Ga"e gets to the gro!ery store where she wor s( as she e"ters she loo s at Ri! with a terrible loo i" his eyes. -&eryo"e is !o"!e"trated o" a ma" with a gu" poi"ted at a !ustomer. ?-&erybody shut the #u! up. '# a"ybody mo&es '*ll shoot them. 3ho are you0 DO3B bit!h go dow" your big boobs tou!hi"g the grou"d BO3 HAST> -&erybody was i" sho! a"d !ould"*t belie&e what was happe"i"g. Ri! was ;* 10E a"d the robber was at least 5* ME with a huge re&ol&er. There was"*t a"y way to restri!t the guy usi"g #or!e. The robber was goi"g #rom !ash register to the other !ash register. Bo o"e was mo&i"g Ga"e a"d Ri! were o" the grou"d. The ma"ager sudde"ly ra" out o# the store. 3he" sudde"ly the homeless lady stepped i"side the ,ro!ery store. ?3hy are you o" the grou"d0*.The homeless lady said As she said this the robber shoot her( illi"g her i"sta"tly with hu"dreds o# !oi"s #alli"g to the grou"d. -&eryo"e s!reamed( i" the !a!opho"y o# s!reams Ga"e was !alm a"d "umb as always loo i"g at the shooter #rom the grou"d . As she tur" to the e"tra"!e she !ould see the the light o# the homeless lady*s eyes #ade out !rawli"g through pe""ies. Ga"e while loo i"g at the dimes sta"ds up while gri"di"g her teeth a"d started wal i"g towards the robber ?/ey you stop (where you are( did"*t you see what ' did>the robber said Fut Ga"e did"*t stop ?1ou wa"t to e"d up li e the old lady>.The robber said ?' wa"t to die. Shoot me a"d all o# this will e"d>Ga"e said The robber started shooti"g( Ga"e $umped towards him a"d grabbed the gu"( Ri! the other store

!ashier grabbed him #rom behi"d a"d were able to put dow" a"d disarm the guy. Ri! started i! i"g the guy i" the #a!e "o"stop seei"g that they had him o" the #loor a"d that the gu" was #ar #rom them a"other ma" i" the store $umped o" him. ?Sir !all 811 please while ' hold him.E /e tur"ed to Ga"e E' !a"*t belie&e you did that. Are you O you m.....0>Ri! said ?Aaybe '*m able to die a#ter all0>Ga"e said loo i"g at her waist( whi!h was dre"!hed i" blood. As she said this Ri! saw that Ga"e had blood o" her shirt a"d started shouti"g. ?Someo"e !all 811 #ast please Ga"e has bee" shot>

Chapter 1% "The Man who Stole the 9ni!erse"

3e go ba! to 18I3 Ri!hard Hey"ma" is tal i"g to Ralph <eighto" stories about his youth a"d right "e2t to both o# them is a re!ordi"g de&i!e. ?So are we goi"g to play the bo"gos this time or $ust tal agai".>Ri!hard Hey"ma" said grabbi"g his bo"gos a"d starti"g to play them. ?3ell ' brought the re!order a"d ' "eed more material #or the boo ><eighto" said ?' ha&e already told you hal# o# my li#e7 ' mea"( '*m "ot that i"teresti"g> Hey"ma" said laughi"g while both doi"g really a really weird polyrhytm o" the bo"go. ?Bo "o "o you are o"e o# the most i"teresti"g perso" o# the world( ' "eed more material #rom whe" you were i" the Aa"hatta" Pro$e!t> ?/uh>Hey"ma" sighs whe" he me"tio"s Aa"hatta" Pro$e!t. ?<oo ' already told you( it was wro"g but we $ust were"*t thi" i"g a#ter....><eighto" i"terrupted Hey"ma" whe" ?Bo "o "o ' wa"*t the #u""y stories ' "ow there has to be a lot> ?O# !ourse there was #u"( we were o" parties all the time( we were so isolated i" <os Alamos that we had to !reate our ow" al!oholi! dri" s. 3e dra" <aboratory al!ohol 200 proo#>Foth laugh at ?O what story....o ' ha&e o"e. 3ell 't all begu" whe" ' was still at Pri"!eto" ' still did"*t e&e" had a title a"d ' was wor i"g o" my room whe" Fob 3ilso" !ame to my room. /e had $ust bee" sig" up to do wor o" a se!ret pro$e!t a"d that he was goi"g to do #or the go&er"me"t a"d ob&iously he was goi"g to tell me be!ause he "ew me a"d he "ew that ' !ould also be i"terested i" tryi"g to do itE /e started e2plai"i"g a"d ' tur" him dow"( at that time ' was o"ly thi" i"g about physi!s all day7 wor i"g #or the go&er"me"t0 1u! . /e le#t the room a"d ' ept thi" i"g o" it7 so ' said to mysel# might well $ust go #or the meeti"g. ' we"t to a reu"io". 't was ob&ious( someo"e had told the go&er"me"t that ,erma"y was wor i"g o" a" atomi! weapo" they were e"listi"g e&erybody so ' sig"ed up. Fob 3ilso" we"t immediately as ' thi" they had problems buildi"g the laboratories. 3e were re!ruited by

Oppe"heimer. This guy was o"e o# the most ge"tle ma" '*&e met i" my li#e( a"d he as me about Arle"e*s health be!ause she had Tuber!ulosis. ' started thi" i"g about what would ' !ould a!hie&e i# ' wor ed with all o# these great s!ie"tists. ' was meeti"g there. 3e were se"t pretty #ast to <os Alamos i" Bew Ae2i!o. The theoreti!al physi!ist we"t #irst( be!ause we !ould already be wor i"g o" stu##( but they put us o" dam" te"ts .They were !o"stru!ti"g this small tow" #ull with s!ie"tists( military perso"al( a"d all mi"imum perso""el you !ould ha&e i" a pro$e!t li e this. A"d o# !ourse( ' bee" the ma" ' am started goo#i"g o# with my thi"gs( the sad or rather good thi"g is that ' really did"*t !o"tribute that mu!h o" the bomb. ' mea" the my mai" thi"g was o" the !omputi"g( those days e&erythi"g was do"e ma"ually a"d to i"put a"ythi"g i"to the !omputer it had to be do"e with these 'FA pu"!hi"g !ards that ladies were as ed to do. That was my !o"tributio" to the bomb $ust orga"i+i"g these ladies o" how to ma e #ast !al!ulatio"s doi"g ma"ual wor . The Hu""y thi"g is that most o# the people did"*t e&e" "ow what they were wor i"g o" <os Alamos( Oa Ridge. Hor the most part ' was O i" the pro$e!t up u"til the spy thi"g> ?There was a Spy0> ?1es but that*s a"other story this is whe" they thought ' was the Spy>Foth laughi"g ?' lear"ed to pi! lo! s i" Pri"!eto" it*s easy you $ust put a s!rewdri&er a"d push #rom the side that*s all to it. Some guy !halle"ge me to do it with the atomi! bomb se!rets> ?Oh my god Pro#essor> <eighto" said with a gri". ?3ell ' did"*t do mu!h at <os Alamos7 i# ' "eeded a report ' did"*t !all the perso"( ' $ust pi! lo! it a"d ope" their !abi"ets. Dp u"til "ew lo! er !ame with three "umber !ombi"atio"s. ' ope"ed all ' did"*t brag about it as ' usually do be!ause it was all !lassi#ied i"#ormatio". Fut there was o"e time whe" they brought this gorgeous 2 to" Sa#e to eep really importa"t #iles. A"d ' !ould"*t resist it. Fut '*d "e&er e&e" tried to !ra! a sa#e. ' started to read Sa#e%!ra! i"g boo s whi!h had really dopey ob&ious thi"gs li e *#irst try birthdays* or *use the psy!hology o# the perso"* there was a"other o"e li e *a lot o# times to "ot #orget the !ombi"atio" sometimes they write the !ombi"atio"s o" somewhere

"earby*. ' wa"ted te!h"i!al stu## a"d it did ho&e some tips li e most &aults ha&e two ha"dles a"d o"e o# them you !ould use it as a way to hear the pi"s i"side the &ault. So o"e day ' saw the !olo"el that put all the do!ume"ts i" the sa#e a"d ' ga&e him my report while he was !he! i"g it( ' said to him *!ould ' see your &ault*.*O## !ourse he said by that time ' already gai"ed a reputatio" by pi! i"g lo! s. ' e&e"tually started to brag about it but "o o"e belie&e me. Fut that !olo"el*s sa#e made me wo"der People do"*t thi" that $ust be!ause you "ame a thi"g Sa#e it does"*t mea" it is ESa#eE So the Colo"el let me gi&e it a shot to ope"ed it. 2 mi"utes a#ter ' ope"ed his $aw drop. 't was was easy( the !olo"el did"*t bother !ha"gi"g the !ombi"atio" that !ame #rom the #a!tory as ' lear"ed #rom o"e a real sa#e%!ra! er but that*s a"other story. Be2t day "o o"e wa"ted "ear their perso"al stu##( as the !olo"el se"t a memo stati"g that. 'If you deal with scientist 1eynman please change your combination he might be a spy. So hal# o# the sta## hated me( they had to !ha"ge their !ombi"atio" hal# o# the sta## had the #a!tory preset so it was harder to ope" them a#ter that little pra" >Hey"ma" said with <eighto" laughi"g at his obser&atio". ?There was a"other time that ' ope"ed a !abi"et that had some really !urious i"#ormatio" but ' !a"*t tal about that>Hey"ma" said with a hal# smile a"d serious to"e. ?3hat do you mea"0><eighto" as ed. ?3ell you see...>Hey"ma" sighs sees the re!order a"d stops ?'*ll tell you i# you stop re!ordi"g> Hey"ma" said <eighto" grabbed the re!order a"d pressed a butto". ?3ell there was the time whe" ' "eeded some papers a"d the ow"er o# the !abi"et was"*t i" <os Alamos so ' ope"ed Hreddy /o##ma"*s !abi"ets( "ew !ombi"atio" lo! s !ame a"d they had a di##ere"t #a!tory !ombi"atio" that ' did"*t "ew. Fesides /o##ma"*s was i"da !are#ul( so ' de!ided to try the Sa#e!ra! i"g boo s method with him. Hirst was the !he! #or the Se!retary*s des #or the !ombi"atio" writte". ' !he! ed the des "othi"g ' e&e" !he! ed her !abi"et she had the o"es that ' !ould ope" with a

s!rewdri&er( "othi"g. The" there was the use the psy!hology o# the perso"( Hreddy /o##ma" was the guy that would use a mathemati!al !o"sta"t so ' try Pi 31%1=%1; "othi"g. The" ' try 2M%1I%2I C<'B4 it #ell dow". 't was the mathemati!al !o"sta"t #or "atural logarithms. Fut the paper was"*t there ' $ust ope"ed A% - a"d ' "eeded H%G #or Hey"ma" So ' try the same !ombi"atio" o" that other !abi"et. Presto the same !ombi"atio". So i# ' wa"ted to brag that ' ope"ed the !abi"et with all the se!rets o# the atomi! bomb ' "eeded to ope" all o# them( so ' did. 3he" ' got to Oppe"heimer #older ' "oti!ed somethi"g weird( it had a ey with the "umber 151I. Oppe"heimer was the leader a"d ' #ou"d it #u""y that he would ha&e a"ythi"g here so ' grabbed the ey u"der the ey was a paper that said ron Habrit ' started readi"g it 9It's not a military code and is not a 2.:. code but some of the code'breakers think is an alien code but that can't be right sometimes it showed +nglish written words in some of the code like 9be careful with the information I am gi$ing you9,which first led us to belie$e it was from a spy code but then another one read 9I really miss mom I hope she makes the right choice this time9 ' did"*t "ow what that mea"t ' lo&e to sol&ed mysteries( so ' stopped readi"g a"d #or some weird reaso" ' grabbed that paper. Oppe"heimer was at that time at Chi!ago be!ause he "eeded to see all the bra"!hes o# the Aa"hatta" pro$e!t that where all arou"d the world. Fy the way ' put o" my sig"ature o" o"e o# the !abi"ets with the #ollowi"g "ote ?' borrowed do!ume"t "o <A=313 Hey"ma" the Sa#e!ra! er> a"d i" the "e2t !abi"et ?This o"e was "o harder to ope" tha" the other o"e P 3ise guy> ' put this message to all the rest o# them( so whe" ' see /o##ma" e"ter the room( ' $ust saw his #a!e tur" white. 3he" he read ?3he" the !ombi"atio"s are all the same( o"e is "o harder to ope" tha" the other o"e....Same ,uy > /o##ma" starts sayi"g ?it*s the same guy that who*s bee" tryi"g to get i"to the Omega Fuildi"g>.That*s whe" ' "ew ' was i" problems( "ow this guy thi" s there was a Spy '# he #i"d the other "ote that read ?' borrowed do!ume"t "o <A=313 Hey"ma" the Sa#e!ra! er> he would go "uts with me( ' o"ly i"te"ded to be a $o e( but this was out o# !o"trol so ' de!ided to tell him that ' was the guy who ope"ed them. /e was so relie&ed. /e pra!ti!ally hug me i" gratitude #or "ot bei"g a spy.

Fut ' ept the ey a"d the paper. A#ter ' was alo"e ' #ou"d out that the paper also !o"tai"ed i"#ormatio" Spar gap radio re!ei&er desig"ed by Bi ola Tesla with a #ew modi#i!atio"s. 't was somethi"g pretty odd that Oppe"heimer had this( as they were substitute by more e##i!ie"t desig"s thirty years ago a"d this was 18=2( it was i" esse"!e a" old desig" #or a radio re!ei&er. -&e" more odd was the tittle o# the paper Aro" /abrit that mea"s Ar o# the Co&e"a"t. 1ou "ow the thi"g were the 10 !omma"dme"ts were supposed to be put i". ' !ould")t ma e a !o""e!tio" up u"til years later i" a bar i" Casa ,ra"de Aotel i" Route 55 whe" ' was i" a Far with Paul Olum he i"trodu!ed me to this weird guy with red suspe"ders whi!h "ame #or some weird reaso" still a mystery to me ' !a"*t remember. 3e we"t outside the "ight!lub > ?Ar Hey"ma" its a pleasure to meet you> The red supenders guy said ' did"*t !ared too mu!h i"side the "ight!lub ' was hustli"g a guy i" a por pie hat i"to gi&i"g me #ree !hampag"e( so ' $ust wa"ted to get o&er with this reau"io" that Paul Olum had orga"i+ed with this mysterious guyE ?Oh hi do we "ow ea!h other0>' said ?Bo we do"*t but ' wa"t to as you do you still ha&e the ey Dr. Hey"ma"0>the red suspe"ders guy said. ' did"*t remember ' s"at!hed the ey #rom Oppe"heimer( this was M years a#ter that. ?' thi" you got somethi"g #rom Pro#essor Oppe"heimer( a"d i# you do"*t tell me what you "ow '*m goi"g to brea your #a!e i" #ro"t o# your #rie"d> ?This got me sober( a"d by his to"e ' reali+ed he was"*t playi"g ' still did"*t "ow what he mea"t by ey> ?3hat are you tal i"g about0> ?At <os Alamos you robbed Oppe"heimer a ey >The" ' reali+ed what he mea"t but o# !ourse ' did"*t ha&e the ey by that time it was lost i" obli&io" ' tried to ope" some !abi"ets that were supposed to ha&e Oppe"heimer)s thi"gs but "othi"g wor ed so ' got rid o# the ey> ?' do"*t ha&e it '*ll be ho"est ' $ust li ed to play games with the se!urity> ?' "ow that e&erybody sees you as the !low" s!ie"tist( '*m "ot really i"terested i" the ey but

rather i" what you "ow> /e pulled out this small bereta gu" a"d poi"ted it to my #a!e. ?' do"*t u"dersta"d> ' said to him. ' was i" deep shit problem. ' sudde"ly thought o# this reu"io"s betwee" age"ts a"d what happe"ed to 4laus Hu!hs a"other Theoreti!al physi!ist who was the real So&iet spy i" <os Alamos. /e was gi&e" 1= years i" priso" a"d they had ta e" his Fritish !iti+e"ship. ?Do"*t worry about the ey( its $ust that we wa"t to "ow what you "ow> The" ' remember the paper titled Aro" /abrit a"d the desig" #or the old radio tra"smitter ' de!ided to spill the bea"s ' mea" 't !ould"*t be da"gerous right0 EDh ' loo ed at Oppe"heimers.... !abi"et a"d ' saw a paper that said Aro" /abrit a"d a desig" #or a Spar based radio re!ei&er.... that was it> This made him mo&e his head ba! i" #orth almost as i# the worst thi"g had $ust happe"ed. ?Ar Hey"ma" you ha&e two !hoi!es7 say good bye to the Dr Olum a"d die by my ha"ds. Or ha&e the illustrious pri&ilege o# $oi"i"g us. Bormally we ill a"y i"di&idual that ma es su!h a!tio"s( but bei"g yoursel#( we !a" "ot waste su!h a great mi"d. ' would pre#er "ot to ill you this i"sta"t( a"d i# you try to do somethi"g i" the #uture with that i"#ormatio" '*m "ot o"ly goi"g to ill you( '*m also goi"g to ill e&erybody you !are #or> ' was stu""ed this time( #righte"ed e&e" .3e were outside Casa ,ra"de "e2t to that "ight !lub at "ight with "o o"e outside to help me. Paul Olum was "e2t to him "ot sayi"g a word. ' "ew he was also part o# this orga"i+atio" whi!h also mea"t that probably se&eral members o# the Aa"hatta" pro$e!t !ould be asso!iated with this i"d o# !rimi"al a!ti&ity a"d ' !ould"*t pie!e a"y pie!e o# the $igsaw pu++le. ' was ob&iously i"#uriated that someo"e !ould $ust treat me li e that. ,i&i"g me a !hoi!e0.'t sou"ded li e it "ormally was"*t the !ase( so it was !lear that this ma" had illed ma"y ma" be#ore. 't did"*t sou"d as he was i"&ol&ed with the go&er"me"t. The biggest thi"g that #righte" me was that Oppe"heimer was also with them .The ma" that was !ommissio"ed the atomi! bomb. 3he" ' was at <os Alamos ' was a small #ry by this time ' had a reputatio" so ' thought maybe this was a really weird

way o# re!ruiti"g. ?'*m i"terested> ' said. ?,ood( '*m sorry to s!are you li e this but as ' was war"ed by e&erybody you are a tough !oo ie to !o"&i"!e( you always a!t with errati! ma""ers a"d robbi"g papers #rom us is"*t a "i!e to do Dr. Hey"ma">. ?3hat happe"ed "e2t> <eighto" said as he saw the re!order a"d regret that he was"*t allowed to re!ord the !o"&ersatio". ?This was a bigger thi"g tha" ' e2pe!ted. -&ery importa"t Aa" i" the S!ie"!e 3orld was i"&ol&ed somehow. This orga"i+atio" was bigger tha" a"ythi"g ' ha&e e&er "ow"( a"d somethi"g that ' "e&er thought was possible. Aa"y people were i"&ol&ed but they were restri!ted to tal about the matters to ea!h other. Fut the" ' "ew why it wor ed whe" the ma" i" the red suspe"ders ga&e me a prese"t> ?/ere is a little ad&a"!e #or your #uture wor with us. A"d '*m really sorry #or usi"g a gu" as a !o"&i"!i"g argume"t> ?/e ga&e me a brie#!ase outside the "ight!lub with L;(000. At that time it was li e wi"i"g the lottery> ?3ow 3hat happe"ed "e2t0> ?3ell ' was i". Part o# the go&er"me"t was i" it too but it was mai"ly lo!al Gersey stu## !orrupt politi!ia"s a"d poli!e me". 't always #elt li e a !ult a"d there were always messages with pa! ets o# !odes that they told us did"*t "ow how to !ra! to a !ertai" degree it was #u". They ga&e you "umbers but these "umbers always represe"ted e6uatio"s a"d words a"d te2t li e messages whi!h the" ' lear"ed was a system thought by a wartime re#ugee !alled 4urt ,:del whi!h to my surprise ' lear"ed by a memo se"t by this orga"i+atio" it was prohibited tal to him although we all were usi"g his system o# e"!odi"g it. The weirdest thi"g o# all( is that years a#ter ' met him at Pri"!eto"( he was this !ra+y ge"ius that did"*t "ow how to tal to people but whe" ' me"tio"ed that we were usi"g his system he

!reated (he did"*t show a"y sig"s to "ow a"ythi"g about Aro" /abrit. A"d thi"gs o"ly got weirder #rom that poi"t. A mo"th later a letter !ame to my /ouse at that time ' was li&i"g tea!hi"g at CalTe!h with somethi"g that said %Dear 8rofessor 1eynman .e will be delighted to recei$e you at the IJJ= 3hester $e at *o$ember @< @KJK at Trenton *ew ,ersey.#ou will recei$e instructions by your friend 8aul Olum, we need your ser$ices, and as you come here you will realize that its going to be pretty similar to what you did when you were at (os lamos. So ' we"t with my "ees trembli"g it #eel weird #irst they me"a!e you to ill you the" they gi&e this &ery #ormal letter. 3he" ' got there it was a huge warehouse with the #ro"t sayi"g ,oldsbrough Aort it seemed li e it was a" old aba"do"ed #abri! but there was a guy o" the #ro"t. ?Ar Hey"ma" please #ollow me.>/e said So ' "ew ' was at the right pla!e whe" ' was i"side the pla!e it was pa! ed with ladies pu"!hi"g !ards $ust li e <os Alamos there were all di##ere"t people but they were basi!ly usi"g our method o# !hai" !omputi"g that we used at los Alamos whi!h i"da alarmed ' did"*t thi" ' would see all this i"d o# !omputi"g agai" i" my li#etime( the last time we did we !reated a" aw#ul thi"g so it $ust got to my brai" that they were doi"g somethi"g as bad( the" the guy show me a" o##i!e. ?Please wait here( Pro#essor Olum is goi"g to be here i" a #ew mi"utes> ' was the" loo i"g at ladies wor ed the" ' reali+ed somethi"g. They were doi"g somethi"g the same thi"g about pu"!hi"g !ards but they all had this diagrams that had dots a"d spa!es. 't was the same !hai" !omputi"g but with di##ere"t !omputers. At that time a guy "amed Ala" Turi"g !ha"ged the way !omputers were made it had a whole di##ere"t mo"ster with thousa"ds more !al!ulatio"s per se!o"d. ?/ey Hey"ma" how you bee"> Olum said to me. ?3hat is all o# this0> ' said. /e ope"ed the door a"d we we"t outside

?3ell as you !a" see we are usi"g you method but with bigger !omputers> 3e e"tered a"other aba"do"ed buildi"g warehouse. ?3e are usi"g -B'ACS this time> 't was a moder" !omputer li e the o"e you use but i"stead o# solid state !i!uitry or tra"sistor this thi"gs used Relays !rystal diodes a"d 9a!uum tubes( you "ow li e the o"e #or lights. The !omputer used the whole warehouse as its grou"d they were huge but you !ould say that it !ould !ompute as #ast as 200 mi!rose!o"ds #or a"y subtra!tio" additio" e&e" s6uare root( there were more girls usi"g this !omputers tra"s#erri"g the pu"!hed !ards to the -B'ACS. ?Fig is"*t it> Olum said. ?1es this loo s great but ....all o# this #or what0> ?Oh let me show you> So we pass three other warehouse with three other -B'ACS at this poi"t ' started to be para"oid ' "ew that o"e o# these !omputers was worth hal# a millio" dollars a"d '*m tal i"g 18=8 here. A"d they had three ' do"*t thi" #or e&e" the bomb they used that mu!h resour!es a"d perso""el .The" we got to a"other warehouse this time most o# it was empty a"d we pass through se&eral other lo! ed doors whe" we got to see the #rea show. 't was the Tesla Spar Radio Re!ei&er this time it was !o""e!ted to a huge thi"g somethi"g that ' did"*t re!og"i+e .3ith a Paper a"d "eedle drawi"g the dots a"d spa!es that ' saw. The" ' u"derstood what was happe"i"g this thi"g was ge"erati"g !odes #rom who "ows where a"d all o# the ma!hi"ery was to de!odi"g all o# what the re!ei&er was getti"g. ?Are we spies0 This loo s more li e a !rypto%a"alisis #a!ility>' as ed Olum ?/a ha Bo. 't*s really hard to e2plai"ed what are we doi"g here a"d i# ' tell you '*m sure its goi"g to rui" the #u" you might get o# #i"di"g out by yoursel#. '*m sure it wo"t ta e up so mu!h to "ow. ?The i"stru!tio"s were simple( all o# the data #rom what the ladies gi&e you( we "eed you to de!ode it( ' "ow you lo&e pu++les a"d it*s somethi"g a!tually #u".E This made me "er&ous( the way he

said those thi"gs made it loo ed that e&e" Olum did"*t "ew what we were doi"g. 't was <os Alamos all o&er agai". Aost !i&ilia"s a"d Army perso""el wor i"g i" it did"*t "ow what they were wor i"g o" a" atomi! weapo" a"d did"*t !omprehe"d the power o# it. 't was the stra"gest $ob ' had i" my li#e. ' was"*t alo"e( there were a lot o# Theoreti!al physi!ist that were o" the Aa"hatta" pro$e!t. All o# them loo i"g at this data that loo ed li e gibberish. There was a guy "ame 9i"!e"t Smith who was the guy that a!tually loo ed that he "ew what he was doi"g. /e ga&e Oppe"heimer paper a"d papers o# what he said was !ra! ed !ode. /e was the o"e that ' e"!rypted what we de!rypted i" a way that we did"*t "oti!e what was the !ode !o"!retely a"d ma e it a se!ret e&e" to us. ' dis!o&ered that part o# the !ode i"&ol&ed sto! mar et predi!tio"s that would made us ri!h i# we had the whole i"#ormatio"( that was the way they made mo"ey. ?Fut all o# this i"#ormatio" were did it !ame #rom0 <eighto" as ed ?' #ou"d out two mo"ths. Bow o"e "ew. Bot e&e" Oppe"heimer. At #irst they thought it was So&iets !odes it was the begi""i"g o# the Cold 3ar a"d they e"listed but the i"#ormatio" was"*t e"!rypted at all it was li e it was mea"t to be de!oded by a spe!i#i! group o# people that "ew math a"d logi!. That*s what was buggi"g me it was"*t simple pa! ets o# military i"#ormatio"( or Russia" la"guage it was bi"ary !ode that had to be tra"s#ormed by us i"to "umbers the" i"to mathemati!al e6uatio"s( te2t( a"d that "obody u"derstood( they were"*t o"ly i"terested i" the sto! mar et i"#ormatio"( they were more i"terested more i" the gibberish part whi!h '*ll be ho"est to you( ' lo&e brea i"g !odes but ' !ould"*t !ra! that o"e. 't seemed a "e&er e"di"g logi!al i"stru!tio"s similar to mar o& !hai"s o# what it seem mea"i"gless i"#ormatio"( loo i"g ba! it would seemed li e we were !o"stru!ti"g a"d arti#i!ial brai" but at the pa!e we were goi"g we were ma i"g a #ew "euro"s e&ery day i# you !ompare a" a!tual huma" brai" that has trillio"s o# "euro"s the tas was li e mo&i"g ti"y pebbles o# o"e side o# mou"t -&erest to put them at the other side( it was ridi!ulous bei"g 18=2 e&e" by today sta"dards 18I3 !omputers would ta e hu"dreds o# !omputers usi"g parallel !omputi"g a mi"imum o# millio"s o# years7 although with Aoore*s law who "ows me might be a!tually see

!omputers !apable to per#orm the tas i" a"other #i#ty years i" the #uture. This was the worst $ob o# my li#e > ?A"other mai" theory was that it was Alie" i"#ormatio"( but it did"*t ma e se"se( this was a ma" made !ode was gi&i"g sto! e2!ha"ge i"#ormatio" #rom a" e2ter"al sour!e that was somehow i" the air a"d "ew what was happe"i"g i" the world.E A"other !rypti! thi"g was that sometimes i" the !ode we would a!tually ha&e "ormal type -"glish type se"te"!es. ?.ho I'm I/> ( ?I sure miss being with a girl& or the weirdest o"e&.hy do I ha$e to wait so much for ,ane to be born& They i"&estigated e&ery Ga"e i" the world but "othi"g. The !ode "e&er stopped a"d it was ma" made or perhaps it was a ma!hi"e that did"*t stop. A simple se"te"!e li e %Do you like Tea or 3offee9 made us wor #or a wee . Ay tas was to a!tually dis!o&er this ra"dom te2ts that !ame i" the !ode but they 6ui! ly "oti!ed that !ompared with other s!ie"tist( ' was"*t a sa&a"t or had super i"tellige"!e ability to brea !odes. So ' they de!ided to lay me o## pretty 6ui! ly. 't was o"ly two mo"ths but ' was goi"g i"sa"e. The mo"ey was great a"d ea!h se"te"!e was i" a di##ere"t !ode so ' was "e&er bored. ' "e&er "ew where it !ame #rom or what was it supposed to really be. A"d besides they were goi"g to !ha"ge to a "ew lo!atio" a"d "ew !omputers. ?Do you thi" they are still doi"g it0 <eighto" said ?' do"*t "ow( but '# the !ode is still there is probably that they are still wi""i"g mo"ey with that. 3hi!h by today sta"dards the sto! mar et mo&es so 6ui! ly it ma es me doubt it. 't was a waste o# time. ' o"ly got a lousy ey o&er so mu!h hassle>

Chapter 1' ":ho is ;ane &ord0" A" ambula"!e is rushi"g through the streets o# Bew Gersey "ot stoppi"g at the red lights. '"side is Ga"e bleedi"g to death "e2t to her is Ri! a the other !ashier a short 22 year old Faseball a#i!io"ado that was "e2t to her. /e "ew that she did"*t had a"ybody i" the world or at least that was what it appeared to be. ?Shh Calm Dow" e&erythi"g is goi"g to be O4> Ri! said to Ga"e .3ith the pai" she started to moa". Ri! grabbed her ha"d a"d whispered agai".> -&erythi"g is goi"g to be O4 Ga"e> She the" smiles a"d loo s at him ?This is good( it mea"s that Aa2well demo" e2ists>Ga"e says i" pai"

?3hat0> ?'t mea"s that we do"*t li&e i" a determi"isti! 3orld. '# '*m able to die this( thi"gs !ould be good #or e&erybody i# ' do"*t #i"ish him> ?3hat the #u! are you tal i"g about0 3ith this( she #ai"ted. Ri! Fe! er seei"g #or the #irst time a gu" shot wou"d o" a woma" that !ha"ged his perspe!ti&e i" li#e. Ri! had a deep #as!i"atio" with Ga"e he "oti!ed the small details that #as!i"ated him( li e the #a!t that she wor ed "e&er loo i"g at the !ash register mo"itor #or the pri!e e2!ha"ge. She "ew the whole mar et goods pri!es o" its e"tirety a"d she did all the sum i" her head ". Ri! stayed all the way with Ga"e up to the hospital. /e saw how she was re!ei&ed by emerge"!ies a"d remai"ed there duri"g her operatio" to remo&e the bullet. A do!tor approa!hed Ri! ?-2!use me but do you "ow who is this0> The do!tor show him a" 'D that said Ga"e Hord but the image o# the 'D was a old lady that had 58 years old at #irst ' thought she might be her mother but it was"*t possible the lady loo ed Arme"ia" she !ould"*t be her mother the old lady i" the pi!ture was so di##ere"t. 't was the pi!ture o# the older #attier Ga"e that met with her at the ba" . Ri! was !o"#used as to why she had that id with her. ?That*s her "ame but the lady i" the 'D is di##ere"t. ' do"*t u"dersta"d> ?The poli!e is goi"g to start as i"g 6uestio"s. Do you "ow the Ga"e that got shot0E E1es( well "o... ' mea" we wor ed at the same pla!e( but we are "ot !loseE Ri! said loo i"g at the #loor E' wish we !ould be !loserE Ethis might be a !ase o# 'D the#t so we are obliged to !all the lady i" the pi!ture. Do you "ow i# she was usi"g this "ame as her ow". ?3hat do you mea"0 she has always bee" Ga"e Hord.

Chapter 1) "<iar+"

At the same time i" Aathey*s !ourtyard at Pri"!eto"*s. A""ie is sitti"g "ear a tree i" #ro"t o# the o##i!es o# Pri"!eto" .3he" a girl approa!hes her ba! . ?/i A""ie( what do you wa"t "ow0> Batalia said with a whi"i"g to"e. while smili"g at her ?3here is Ga"e Hord0> A""ie said '" a sur&eille"!e 9a" 300 #eet #rom them( a ma" weari"g headpho"es $umps i" e2!iteme"t as he hears the "ame Ga"e Hord said by A""ie. Presses a red butto" o" a de! that says R-C. ?Did"*t ' told you "obody "ows> Batalia said. ?1ou "ow. ' met a ma" !alled Ge## Ailler ' "ow you "ow him> This made Batalia ope" her eyes i" terror a"d it loo ed li e she wa"ted to start yelli"g at A""ie but somethi"g made her !o"tai" hersel#. ?A""ie ...stop please. 1ou do"*t "ow what you are getti"g yoursel# i"to. 3ait....> Batalia stops a"d thi" s #or a mome"t( she the" regai" her !omposure. ?She died A""ie. Se&e" years ago> '" the 9a" a"other perso" appears a"d 6uestio"s the guy with the headpho"e ?Are you re!ei&i"g( or should ' mo&e !loser> The dri&er i" the &a" said ?Bo "o do"*t mo&e( she "ows she is bei"g wat!hed( shhh do"*t do a"ythi"g $ust let me hear the !o"&ersatio"> ?3hat. Fut you said be#ore that @> ?Horget what ' told you be#ore( ' $ust did"*t wa"ted to ill your hopes #or your thesis> Batalia grabs A""ie*s ha"d but she ta es Batalia*s ha"d away #rom hers. ?A""ie !ome with me P<-AS-> Batalia says while wi" i"g at her. Batalia grabbed A""ie*s ha"d a"d we"t i"side a Pri"!eto" buildi"g to girls a bathroom. ?<oo ' do"*t "ow what you*&e bee" doi"g( but someo"e is #ollowi"g you. 3he" you !alled me ' "ew what you wa"tedE Batalia said with desperatio" gi&i"g her a "oteboo . ?3e do"*t ha&e that mu!h time but ; years ago Ga"e a"d a guy "amed Goa6ui" De Soto were

wor i"g o" a "euro"al web usi"g tra"sistors the basis o# a 6ua"tum type !omputer or somethi"g li e that. '" a !o"#ere"!e they ga&e they showed a program !alled -50. A"d a ,uy with red suspe"ders '" the demo"stratio" saw the Aoebius brai" stru!ture a"d e&er si"!e that e&e"t e&erythi"g started goi"g to hell. Goa6ui" De Soto was dis!o&ered dead i" his studio( se&eral people disappeared days a#ter( all !o""e!ted to A""ie*s resear!h( someo"e stole all o# Goa6ui"*s a"d Ga"e*s !omputers. Ga"e ra" away #rom Pri"!eto" she ga&e me her diary $ust be#ore ru""i"g. 3e "eed to get away #rom here. '*ll see you at our se!ret pla!e> Batalia ra" o## the girls bathroom lea&i"g A""ie with Ga"e*s Diary.

Chapter 1, "The Shining Scorpion" Hebruary M 1828 9ie""a two me" e"ter a "ight !ub( o"e o# whi!h is ,:del. /e loo s pretty u"!om#ortable as he*s "e&er bee" i" a pla!e li e that be#ore e&e" at his 21 years o# age. Ar"old 4reisler a #rie"d o# ,:del was a regular at the pla!e so a o# the girl salute him as he e"ters. ?4urt '*m goi"g to help you lose your &irgi"ity today> ?Ar"old please do"*t do a"ythi"g stupid( i# ' agree to !ome here is be!ause you #or!ed me ' do"*t "eed you to push me i"to thi"gs ' do"*t desire> ?1ou always so logi!al a"d mysterious( there is "othi"g mysterious about it .1ou as a ma" o# s!ie"!e "ow this. ' as a ma" o# the huma"ities is my duty to show you the beauty o# the #emale a"atomy. Ca" you see all o# their hip to breast ratio this girls ha&e ha&e( Ay god golde" ratios e&erywhere.> As he said this a woma" i" &ery tight dress showi"g her breast approa!hes them ,:del does"*t loo her at her eyes ?Ar"old how you bee" do you wa"t !o! tails #or you a"d your #rie"d> The Falleri"a slash waitress said

?1es o# !ourse( oh Adele( ' wa"t you to meet 4urt ,:del( the smartest ma" i" 9ie""a right "ow or who "ows maybe i" the world( remember his "ame be!ause he is goi"g to be part o# history>Ar"old said. ?Oh( is he that smart( its a petty we here are all so &ery stupid espe!ially !omi"g to a Far with Albert>. The balleri"a said gri""i"g at Albert #rom the riposte she $ust made. This made Albert made a huge laugh be heard i" the whole Bight !lub( also ma i"g ,:del !hu! a little. ?Oh he breathes a"d laughs>Adele said ?/e is shy but o"!e he ope"s to you Adele( you will #all i" lo&e with him> This remar #rom Albert made 4urt smile but both Adele a"d Ar"old laugh made ,:del #eel i"se!ure. The balleri"a we"t away to a"other table( but ,:del #ollow her with his eyes #rom that poi"t. ?'t*s a shame is"*t it>Ar"old said ?3hat( why do you say that0> ?1ou did"*t "oti!e ( oh ' "ow why( you o"ly saw her right part o# her #a!e> As Ar"old was still sayi"g this ,:del saw the balleri"a*s le#t side she had a birthmar . ?/ow do you "ow so ma"y woma"0> ,:del as ed. ?3ell you $ust go out to "ight!lubs pla!es. Tal to #rie"ds( #emale #rie"ds( #rom #emale stude"ts a"yo"e you $ust tal ( it*s "ot that hard> A#ter hours o# hea&y dri" i"g #rom Ar"old( ,:del retur"ed to his home( he sat o" his des a"d started writi"g i" gorgeous ma"us!ript somethi"g the" s!rat!hi"g it away( he repeated the same paper destru!tio" se&eral times up u"til it seemed to satis#y ,:del it was already mor"i"g. The dus o# that same day( ,:del retur"ed to the same "ight !lub. /e was the o"ly o"e there sitti"g i" the same !hair he sat the day be#ore o" the #ro"t row three hours later Adele appeared o" stage. She did"*t "oti!ed ,:del by that time the pla!e was #ull as she !ame to atte"d ,:del she did"*t seem to remember ,:del whi!h made ,:del disappoi"ted.

E/i( what !a" we ser&e you darli"g0E EDh D/E EDo you ha&e mil E EAil 0 ha ha "o ho"ey we do"*t breast#eed here although we might loo li e some here !ome #or that. So tell me darli"g what are you really dri" i"g0 E' do"*t wa"t to dri" . ' $ust wa"ted to gi&e this to youE

,:del ga&e her a pie!e o# paper a"d started wal i"g towards the e"tra"!e whe" he loo ed ba! to see her( he !a!hed a gla"!e o# her trowi"g his paper to the garbage as she wal ed o"stage agai". ,:del e2it the "ight!lub i" tears a"d sobbi"g. 3hat ,:del did"*t "ow was that it was 6uite !ommo" #or me" to gi&e se2 proposals i" ha"dwriti"g treati"g them li e prostitutes. That "ight ,odel did the same pro!ess a"d retur"ed the "e2t day. ,:del was agai" i" the #ro"t row( a"d he( agai"( ga&e her a"other pie!e o# paper this time she o"ly smiled at him a"d sa&e it i" her po! et o"ly to throw it away whe" he was"*t loo i"g ,:del smiled a"d retur"ed home a"d made a "ew letter. The third day ,:del ga&e her a"other pie!e o# paper this time "oti!i"g the same patter" o# ru""i"g li e i# he was a small !hild( she de!ided to stop him. E3ait do"*t ru" darli"g let me read your #ilthy little "oteE She ope" it i" #ro"t o# him a"d saw that it was"*t a simple message the page was e"tirely #illed up. Adele did"*t say a word. /er #a!e !ha"ged #rom u"impressed to s!ared. She was the o"e who le#t the pla!e hidi"g ba! stage. 3he" she #i"ished that day she started readi"g the letter.

0y beautiful little scorpion I noticed last night you smiled at me making me know that you actually read my pre$ious letter. The way you mo$e is art to a man that isn't an artist

but knows its beauty, if only you would dance for me I would be the happiest man ali$e. #ou don't need to change anything !ust think of me as you sting me with your tail. God is e$erything I see, I see him in you. The last time you ga$e me a smile when you recei$ed my letter nd I can still feel your smile as a warm blanket I want to know e$ery single thing about you but I don't know if your work doesn't let you ha$e a relationship with one of your costumers. nyway this is the poem I wrote you . 5"y this time you surely noticed I'm not a poet but I !ust feel the need to try for you6.

s the night falls into the Liennese night $ery few things ha$e their on light but I can spot you in a second my lo$ely scorpion you glow at my sight

I know you could sting me at any time and I also know what my fate could be like the frog that was sitting at her back you are like me we can't change our ways to be

This made Adele giggle a little( she retur"ed to where the tables ware i" the "ight !lub but there was"*t a"yo"e there. Gust a ma" sleepi"g past%out out o# dri" i"g. She the" loo ed at the garbage loo i"g #or the other letters she had throw" away she o"ly #ou"d a"other o"e .

Hi I'm writing this letter again ner$ous. I thought that perhaps you didn't read the former and I'm waiting a response this time from the first letter. I'm guessing that today I'm going to be e$en more ner$ous than yesterday. "ut I ha$e this necessity of seeing you. I can't concentrate when I'm doing my schoolwork :o I decided to make a poem. I'm not a poet nor do I ha$e humanistic abilities I decided to write a poem anyway.

To you my illogical choice to lo$e because I lo$e the the workings of the world I see that beauty in the way you mo$e (ike a :erpent hypnotizing a rat to come to its death I feel like that rat but I'm con$inced I wont be killed I wont be undecided e$en at death

(ike a :corpion who shines e$en at the darkest of places +$en with all the girls dancing I can see you shine a uni-ue light in you unlike me, I feel you are something special unlike you, I feel ashamed at e$erything I wish I had that way of thinking

The "e2t day ,odel is sitti"g at the #ro"t row as he is used to be he agai" gi&es Adele a paper

this time Adele also gi&es him a letter. ,:del almost #ai"ts as she holds it i" his ha"ds he ru"s outside the "ight!lub to read it without a"y "oise or distra!tio" he starts wal i"g i" the gorgeous 9ie""ese lights.

I'$e read your letters, at least two of them. 1orgi$e me but I'm not a :corpion or a serpent ready to bite you. If those were your attempts at poetry I would suggest you to find another ability. lthough I don't ha$e education I can distinguish between a good poem from a bad one. I'm a dancer at this hell hole If you wan to meet me at other place other than this place !ust come and ask me. nd if you want keep practicing your poetry with me I would be happy to be your muse.

1ablo.Those were good poems that girl $ust do"*t ha&e taste -pimedes.3hat ma es a good poem. /a&e you read a good poem0 1ablo.3ell ' ha&e i" my database a lot o# poems. A"d also a lot o# Ehow to write poemsE boo s -pimedes./a&e you writte" o"e0 3hi!h o"es are the good o"es0 1ablo.3ell its a matter o# taste. -pimedes.Bo( it*s a matter o# perso"ality a"d imagi"atio". 1ou do"*t "eed to ha&e the whole database o# poems to "ow what ma es a good poem di##ere"tiate #rom a bad o"e. The reality is that Adele lo&ed those poems but she did"*t wa"t to say that to him as he would #eel he already wo" her. /uma" #emales are the toughest o"es to study.

Chapter 1/ "N = -"

At a #ew houses "e2t to where Batalia li&ed( A""ie a"d S!ott where at a par "e2t to a small !hildre" $u"gle gym. S!ott a"d A""ie sat dow" o" a be"!h i" #ro"t o# the $u"gle gym "e2t to them is a huge Ash Tree that ga&e a huge shade to the be"!h. ?So this Ga"e is the same o"e you were tal i"g about( the s!ie"tist that e&eryo"e said was goi"g to be the "e2t -i"stei" but e"ded up dyi"g> S!ott said. ?' "e&er said she died( she disappeared( C *mo" S!ott .Sometimes you a!t li e a moro"> ?/ey what did ' say> ?<oo somethi"g s!ared the shit out o# Batalia last time we saw ea!h other. She was super para"oid( a"d ' "e&er see" her li e that. She was "e&er s!ared at a"ythi"g( a"d we*&e bee" i" situatio"s were we were poi"ted out with a gu">

?Poi"ted with a gu" how did that happe"ed> ?3e were mugged !omi"g ba! #rom seei"g a mo&ie( this guy appeared i" #rom the ba! a"d he poi"ted Batalia but she did")t pussy out she o"ly ga&e the robber a twe"ty dollar bill a"d started s!reami"g> ?1ou seem really !lose to her>S!ott said ?1es we were. Shit is =.20 she*s 20 mi"utes late( she is "e&er late> A""ie said ?3e should smo e some right "ow>S!ott said ?'# '*&e "ow" you were a pothead( ' would "e&er agreed to started the thesis with you> ?/ey miss per#e!t( you did"*t e&e" "ow what Purple /a+e mea"t whe" we met> ?<ets go to her house she o"ly li&es two blo! s #rom here> 3he" they le#t the be"!h There was a mar i"g with a heart a"d the i"itials B lo&es A as they le#t she lea&es the be"!h loo i"g at the heart rememberi"g the last words she spo e to her. % nnie I'm pretty sure I'm been followed. I need you to temporally hide that diary for a while meet me at our secret place on Thursday at J o'clock. Don't show it to anyone and don't read it& A""ie started wal i"g i" this really #ast pa!e be!ause o# her ti"y stature ;* ME she "eeded to mo&e pretty #ast her legs i" order to ad&a"!e at the same pa!e as S!ott who was 5* 1E. They get to a Batalia*s apartme"t. A""ie tries to "o! o" the door but she "oti!es that the door was ope". She de!ides to "o! a"yways. A"d gets i"side S!ott grabs A""ie*s arm as tryi"g to stop her7 i"side she "oti!es that the whole apartme"t is wre! there are pages e&erywhere i" the #loor almost loo ed li e a #or!ed e"try. A poster o# -i"stei" sti! i"g out his to"gue with a 4iss li e ma e up sti! out li e a sore thumb( whe" sudde"ly a s!ream is heard #rom A""ie. S!ott starts to ra!e to where A""ie is( Batalia is i" the bathtub "a ed #illed with blood. A""ie starts to s!ream i"!essa"tly( tryi"g to mo&e her body waiti"g #or a respo"se. Fut the body is already #eels sti## a"d Batalia*s bla! eyes are "ow without a"y glimmer as she has")t bli" i" hours.

Chapter 12 "Escape from 6ospital :ard" Ga"e wa es up i" the hospital at 2.12 A.A. still loo i"g sedated by the a"esthesia( yet she mo&es her arms a"d "oti!es the '.9. goi"g to her arm. At the !or"er Ri! is sleepi"g while a" old ma" o" the right bed is sleepi"g with the tele&isio" still <oo i"g 4eepi"g up the 4ardashia"s at &ery low &olume She "oti!es i" her arm the "ame Ga"e Hord is !rossed a"d right besides it says ?/ero> she gai"s su##i!ie"t sober"ess to remember what happe"ed. She starts to sta"d up her hospital gow" a"d whispers to Ri! ?Shhh Ri! wa e up Ri! C>whisperi"g tryi"g "ot to wa e up the guy "e2t to her. Ri! starts to wa e up a"d he $umps #rom the #a!t that Ga"e is already wal i"g without a"ythi"g o" her !hest o"ly weari"g the ba"dages #rom the operatio". ?3hat are you doi"g here0>Ga"e said ?3ell they let me stay here they !ould"*t #i"d a"y #amily !o"ta!ts a"d the shot was"*t that bad it pass betwee" two ma$or arteries apare"tly "ow you are some sort i"d o# medi!al mira!le EHu! that is "ot good( so.... '*m "ot allowed to die huhE E3hat0E. ?' "eed to get out o# here>Ga"e said mo&i"g the blood serum pedestal. ?3hat 's your real "ame0>Ri! as ed ma i"g a hal# smile with a gri". ?Ga"e Hord( !ut the !rap ' do"*t ha&e time> Ga"e said i" a u"!ari"g way while putti"g hersel# Ri! *s shirt a"d ta i"g o## her '.9. She loo ed arou"d the hospital !are room #or stu##. ?Ri! ' do"*t ha&e &ery mu!h time be#ore they #i"d me. There was probably a poli!e report( i# that is the !ase they are already here. ' "eed to get out o# the hospital by bus or somethi"g "ow that you !ame here you are also i" da"ger( let me borrow you !ar( shit better "ot retur" to my house. O4 huh what to do...O4 1ou did"*t ga&e your address to a"ybody right0 <et me stay at your pla!e.> ?3ait what0 1ou !a"*t lea&e the hospital( you*re O4( the old Ga"e Hord lady did"*t say shit. 'ts a mystery #or them why she is a!tually letti"g you use her 'D but i# she does"*t press !harges you are o .

?' do"*t !are about that old ad&a"tageous lady Ga"e A. Hord (we o"ly share the "ame that*s it people ha&e bee" loo i"g #or me #or years a"d '# ' stay here they are goi"g to ill me> ?People are loo i"g #or you0> ?1es> E3hy0E EThere is "o time to e2plai" #o..E EHollow me0ERi! said with a !hu! li"g i" his &oi!e.?OOooo o shit you are right. There is this guy that !ame as i"g #or you today he !ame with two other huge big bu## guys they said that they were Bews Reporters but they wore suits a"d ties a"d they were built li e ta" s so they probably were"*t "ews%reporters. 3hat0 Bews Reporter "ow stay to sleep i" a hospital $ust to i"ter&iew a robbery stopper>Ri! said ?Did the guy that said that was weari"g a red flashy tie0 ?1eah E3hat is his "ame0E ED/hh -TUT #u! why !a"*t ' say it( why !a"*t ' say it0E E1eah that*s him. 3hat else happe"edE E1eah well he was the o"e that said that to me( but someo"e !alled him a"d he ra" away( ' do"*t thi" he is i" the hospital a"ymore( '*m tal i"g about the #rea y loo i"g guy with the white hair a"d the red tie. The two bodyguards said they were goi"g to stay up u"til you wo e up. ' told them that ' !ould !all them whe" you wo e up but they did"*t e&e" wa"ted to gi&e me their "ames. 1ou "ow ' thought Emaybe she !a" get i" problems with the somebody with the whole ide"tity the#t*> ?O o you are more i"tellige"t that ' thought you were> Ga"e said whi!h made Ri! raise a" eye brow a"d lower his lower lipE ?O here is what we are goi"g to do> Ga"e whispers to Ri! her pla". Ri! gets out o# the room "ot ma i"g a"y sou"d a"d e"!ou"ters a guy

i" where the "urses are( the" goes a"d grabs the ele&ator three stories dow" a"d goes to the #ro"t des a"d reali+es that there is the other E"ewsreporterE waiti"g( but this o"e is awa e loo i"g somethi"g at his 'pad. /e starts to loo at the s!hemati!s i" the hospital e"tra"!e tryi"g to memori+e it seems to #i"d what he wa"ted. E/ouse eepi"g F2E ,rabs the stairs a"d goes to the !lea"i"g room #illed with dirty !lothes he grabs se&eral "urse u"i#orms a"d puts them u"der his pa"ts a"d shirt whi!h a!tually loo #u""y as Ga"e was 5 * =** a"d Ri! was o"ly ;* 10E loo i"g baggy a"d #u""y loo i"g #rom the e2tra !lothes u"der"eath his shirt a"d $ea"s. /e retur"s to the #irst #loor a"d #i"ds the !a#eteria a"d buys a !o##ee. Retur"i"g usi"g the ele&ator to the third le&el as he e"ters the /ospital*s ward small lobby( the "urses stop him E1ou !a"*t bri"g a"y #ood here. '*m sorry you will ha&e to dri" it outsideE Ri! e2its the room a"d puts the !o##ee "e2t to the door o" the grou"d waits 10 se!o"ds a"d re%e"ters( ma i"g the "urse s6ui"t at him. E' $ust threw it awayE Ri! goes i"side were Ga"e is. Aea"while she*s has bee" remo&i"g all the sheets a"d bla" ets #rom her beddi"g a"d his older roommate. E/ow ma"y0E EStill two( the same o"esE EDid you do e&erythi"g ' told youE Ga"e said as Ri! was getti"g his !lothes o## to re&eal the "urse out#it E1es.E '" a &ery !a&ema" &oi!e E1ou loo "i!e i" a "urse out#it(although a little big #or youE Ga"e said as she grabbed the "urse !lothes E1ou are goi" to !h...ERi! still did"*t #i"ish the se"te"!e whe" Ga"e too o## the hospital gow" re&eili"g her "a ed body Ri! stared thi" i"g

"This is might be what 3hristina Hendricks looks naked, god she looks nice" Ri! thi" as she grabbed the "urse shirt. EHeel #u""y u"der your pa"ts Ri! y0. AO9-CE Ga"e said almost "ot whisperi"g Eta e e&erythi"g o##E Ri! was le#t i" his bo2ers a"d Ga"e puts o&er her "urse !lothes the gow". E's the Co##ee super hot0EGa"e as ed as she was putti"g the "urse u"i#orm E1es( are you sure you $ust !a"*t tal with themE EBo( o"!e we start my pla"( you*ll see that these guys are a!tually illersE Ga"e said ma i"g Ri! swallowi"g sali&a a"d his ha"ds start to sha e. Ga"e grabs his ha"ds EDo"*t worry e&erythi"g is goi"g to be #i"eE Ri! "oti!ed that it was the #irst time he heard Ga"e bei"g "ot that hea&ily sedated her pit!h was almost a semito"e higher tha" i" her mar et days &oi!e. Ga"e started to do sile"t s6uats a"d mo&e her body as a warm up. E'*m ready( Ready0 Ri! oh wait do"*t #orget theseEGa"e steals the old ma"*s old glasses a"d gi&es them to Ri! putti"g them i" his po! et. ,rabbi"g his ha"ds agai"( with Ri! "oddi"g with !o"#ide"!e. /e e2it her bed*s !urtai"s a"d goes to the mai" door breathi"g i" slowly a"d prepari"g himsel# he stops #or a mome"t a"d whisper to himsel# E3hat the #u! '*m ' doi"g here....aaaaaaaammmm.Hu! itE /e rams door leadi"g to the "urses room ru""i"g a"d s!reami"g ?The girl she $umpedC' !a"*t belie&e it she $umped> The E"ewsreporterE that was out i" the !orridor wa es up i" 3 se!o"ds #lat.Foth the EBewsreporter a"d Ri! get '"side the room immediately. '"side Ga"e*s ward room Ri! poi"ts to a bla" et strap to the tele&isio" bar goi"g outside #rom a small wi"dow. Gust whe" the guy is e2ami"i"g the wi"dow Ga"e e2its the room hidi"g. She ru"s outside to were the "urses are she gets there i" her gow" showi"g hal# o# her "a ed body. EPlease help( there is a ma" who wa"ts to hurt meE

The "urse immediately tal s to the /ospital poli!e. Aea"while i"side the 3ard room the old ma" wa es up with the s!reams o# the EBewsreporterE ?Did you see her getti"g out o# this wi"dow. This thi"g is too small >The ?Bewsreporter> said ?3he" ' wo e up she was"*t here( a"d you were outside so i# she e2it the door you must ha&e see" her>. Ri! says as he sees the guy is hidi"g a gu" i" his pa"ts he reali+es that Ga"e was right all alo"g. The #a e "ewsreporter uses a wal ie tal ie to tal to someo"e. ?Ri!hard she ra" away it loo s li e she !limbed dow" the buildi"g usi"g sheets but ' do"*t #it the wi"dow> The ma" i" the #ro"t des lea&es his 'pad a"d a"swers the wal ie tal ie i" a &ery !alm matter. ?1ou are at the 3th #loor she !ould"*t $ust !limb dow". Do"*t be stupid she must be right there.<et me go out a"d !he! ( $ust to be sure>. The guy i" the #ro"t des goes outside a"d "oti!es o"ly a small bed sheet #loati"g outside the buildi"g. ?Are you with her 4id> The guy i" i"side the "ursi"g room as s Ri! o"ly ba! i"g away #rom him EThe BewsreporterE slowly grabs his gu" without ta i"g it out the holsterE ?That*s the guy that wa"ted to hurt me>Ga"e appears with a "urse a"d stret!her bearer a"d pours the boili"g !o##ee to him grabbi"g Ri! *s ha"d a"d start ru""i"g be#ore he is able to ta e out his weapo". The EBewsreporterE still bli"dly ta es out his gu" #rom the holster ope"i"g o"ly o"e eye poi"ti"g his gu" to the Burse EDo"*t mo&e a"d "o o"e gets illedE Starts wal i"g slowly towards the door with e&erybody #ro+e" as the ma" passes them by EDela"ey what happe"edE is heared through the EBewsreporter wal ie tal ieE "ot a"sweri"g it EDo"*t loo ba! ( stare at the wi"dowE The ma" says to them( the" ta es out a"other gu" a"d shoots both the "urse a"d the stret!her bearer illed i"sta"tly with shots to their heads at the same time with a weapo" usi"g a sile"!er.

by this time Ga"e a"d Ri! were out o# the /ospital. ?3here are the ele&ators>Ga"e as s while ru""i"g at almost a tra! ru""er speed. ?/ere> Ri! poi"ts with his ha"d the way. Ga"e pushes the ele&ator butto" whi!h lu! ily ope"ed immediately Ga"e o"ly e"tered partially pushi"g all the le&el butto"s a"d ra" away #rom the ele&ator. The guy dow"stairs was waiti"g at the ele&ators. E3ere was the <au"dry room0 -ast or 3est Ri! 0E Fut Ri! was pa"i! i"g with e&erythi"g that was happe"i"g ma i"g ha"d sig"als to lo!ate the e"tra"!e a"d were did he #i"d the !lothes he reali+es is -ast a"d poi"ts at that dire!tio" Ga"e a"d Ri! ra" towards were there was a huge pile o# lau"dry where they try to get i" but the #all was too big EO4 pla" C Ta e o## your "ormal !lothi"gE Foth ma" "oti!e that the ele&ator was stoopi"g at all the le&els. Sudde"ly the guy dow"stairs tal s to him &ia wal ie tal ie. E1ou wait #or the ele&ator '*ll ta e the stairsE Ri! ta es out his !i&ilia" !lothes a"d re&eals u"der it a"other "urse u"i#orm Ga"e stepped i"side the trolley a"d Ri! put a "urse !ap a"d the old ma"*s glasses. 3he" the ele&ator gets to the third le&el they are waiti"g i" #ro"t o# it whe" the ma" gets there he ru"s o&er them "ot "oti!i"g Ri! . EThey are"*t i" the ele&atorE Aea"while the other iller is ru""i"g the se!o"d le&el stair!ase They must be hidi"g i" o"e o# the i"termediate rooms retur" to the #ro"t des a"d we start loo i"g E Foth get dow" as soo" the ele&ator !loses the ma" has a" epipha"y. /e grabs the wal ie tal ie a"d tal s desperately to the other ma" EThey are at the ele&ator headi"g dow". Si"!e whe" they do lau"dry at 2 AA i" the mor"i"gE Outside the ele&ator e2it ru""i"g wal i"g both weari"g Burse !lothes as the poli!e is as i"g at the #ro"t des Ga"e tal s to o"e bald o"e

EThe guy i" the ele&ator $ust illed people o" the third room( there is probably a"other o"e !omi"g #rom the stairsE ETha" *s mam please e2it 6uietly a"d do"*t ru"E Foth Ga"e a"d Ri! put mouth !o&ers i" a"d pass the #ro"t des . Poli!e immediately surrou"d the ele&ator a"d the stair!ase door. Foth Ri! a"d Ga"e e2it the hospital with Ri! poi"ti"g where the !ar is( gu"shots are heard at a dista"!e the" sile"!e. They both e"ter Ri! *s !ar a"d dri&e away. E' "eed to war" Batalia o# thisEGa"e said

Chapter 24 "The Man with the Red Tie" The !orpse o# Batalia Petro&a disturbed S!ott but somethi"g i" her #a!e made it impossible to tur" away his eyes #rom Batalia*s body. Seei"g the similarity with A""ie was the most disturbi"g thi"g about it. 't was a really easy me"tal tas to imagi"e A""ie i" Batalia*s pla!e. /er small breast a"d petite body soa ed i" blood i" the bathtub i"stead o# A""ie*s. As sadisti! as it would see" S!ott !ould"*t separate his eyes #rom the !orpse( she was beauti#ul a"yway a"d the same #eeli"g o# A""ie*s death !ame to a stop whe" he ga+e i"to Batalia*s eyes as they were brow" i"stead o# A""ie*s usual gree" eyes. A dete!ti&e grabs S!ott*s shoulder. ?1ou !a"*t be here id( you seem to be e"$oyi"g this too mu!h> The dete!ti&e said mo&i"g him out o# the bathroom as the ob&ious loo i" S!ot*s eyes towards Batalia*s "a ed body made it to the dete!ti&e. Outside "othi"g !ould stop A""ie*s !ryi"g. /er tears were #alli"g to Ga"e*s Diary whi!h was !losed. Fut A""ie started readi"g ig"ori"g Batalia*s plea. Today she finally agree to go out with me ,although she said it isn't a date. I don't ha$e any problem with people looking at me while I kiss another girl. I'$e kissed man I'$e kissed girls no difference at all. It feels better to kiss a girl, someone always turn their head and you don't ha$e ne$er those fucking facial hairs men think look nice. .hy is kissing a girl a problem/ Is nature actually against this .+$en if it feels so right. I mean same electrical charges repel themsel$es, but we aren't as simple as electrical charges. Or are we/. *atalia is someone I met as a prospect to be an assistant but she could spot my intentions a mile away I couldn't hide my feelings. .ith a girl like that as an assistant. 0y god she is gorgeous, I wouldn't be able to e$en concentrate and do work any work. I decided for the first time in my life I was going to go all on this bet. I want to ask her out.

Be2t Page :he said yesM It was wonderful lthough it was the first time I was the one that asked .I'm the one who gets asked out. I sound like a fucking child for god's sake I don't care I need to write these feelings down. A""ie stopped !ryi"g her mouth starti"g to ope" i" disbelie# as she read this with o"e ha"d grabbi"g the diary with the other !o&eri"g her mouth. EBatalia Petro&a a"d this woma" had a thi"g0 3hy did she "e&er said a"ythi"g.E She was $ealous o# Hord at this time. Although Batalia was the o"e who ga&e A""ie her #irst girl iss. She loo ed #or the date but !ould"*t #i"d "o"e. A""ie $ust we"t to the last page the diary the "otes are barely u"dersta"dable it loo ed li e she wrote them dru" . +$erybody +$erything that e$er has or will be is 1ucked. I'm sorry It started with curiosity. (ike the guys that created the atomic bomb I also did it for curiosity Death would be nice, but we aren't going to ha$e the pleasure. I cant' e$en say I regret it because I don't. +$en though I was warned In this deterministic world e$erything is already decided I wish I could feel the pain, but we aren't going to ha$e the pleasure. nd its all my fault. Its !ust a manner of time Ironically, time is the one that won't kill us At that same time Ga"e arri&ed at Batalia*s apartme"t but the poli!e !ars !ould"*t let her approa!h the apartme"t( she was still hal# a blo! away. EBO( please "ot Batalia. Ri! stop here do"*t get "ear those !ars. Oh my god Bo please "ot her.E Ga"e*s #ear was also !o&eri"g Ri! who although did"*t u"dersta"d what was happe"i"g( he "ew it was

a !o"se6ue"!e o# a bigger problem. ?Ri! please le"d me your !ell pho"e BO3>Ga"e said "e2t to Ri! i"side the !ar while wat!hi"g Batalia*s apartme"t i" the se!o"d #loor. Ga"e !alls to the la"d li"e o# the house e&eryo"e i"side sudde"ly go sile"t. S!ott was goi"g to a"swer but the Dete!ti&e stops him i" the a!t a"d de!ides to a"swer himsel#. At the same time all o# this is happe"i"g Ga"e gets o# the !ar a"d starts wal i"g towards Batalia*s apartme"t buildi"g whe" sudde"ly she see*s A""ie at a dista"!e she smiles !o"#usi"g her with Batalia. Ri! grabs Ga"e*s ha"d a"d pulls her to the !ar as Ri! "oti!ed that the ,uy i" the red tie is there. ?/ello who is this0>The dete!ti&e as s( but it already too late as Ga"e already had e"ded the pho"e !all. As she was bei"g pulled by Ri! ( A""ie at the top o# the stairs outside the apartme"t got a glimpse o# Ga"e #or a mome"t. 't was the #irst time she was able to see Ga"e Hord #a!e to #a!e a"d pro&o ed mi2ed #eeli"gs i"side her. She always had this #ear o# meeti"g the great Ga"e Hord be!ause o# her impressi&e !areer a"d the respe!t she had built o" as a lege"dary s!ie"tist but at the same time she $ust lear"ed the #eeli"gs Ga"e had towards Batalia a"d the probable respo"sibility o# Batalia*s death to Ga"e( yet she did"*t say a word. A""ie "eeded to tal to Ga"e. As easy as she appeared( she disappeared betwee" the poli!e !ars. A""ie was still wat!hi"g her lea&e whe" a ma" with a red tie appeared i" #ro"t o# her. ?/i Aiss A"" Sore"so" 't would seem that you were !lose to Batalia>. The guy with the red tie said while ha"di"g her a ha"d er!hie#. ?1es>A""ie said ?/ow do you "ow her0>A""ie As the ma". ?3ell somethi"g similar to this happe"ed se&e" years ago a"d As. Batalia Petro&a was a wit"ess7 at that time we were sure that it was a sui!ide( this i"stead appears to be murder s!e"e. A""ie we "eed you to help us #i"d the iller we are almost sure that Ga"e Hord is her iller. Do you "ow a"ythi"g about her that you !ould tell us0

At that mome"t A""ie re!alled what Batalia said the last time they saw ea!h other. >-nnie I"m prett+ sure I"m .een followed I need +ou to temporall+ hide that diar+ for a while meet me at our secret place on Thursda+ at % o"cloc?# <on"t show it to an+one and don"t read it@ At that mome"t loo i"g to the mysterious red tie ma" smile with his eyes "ot showi"g a"y emotio"s she "ew he was the respo"sible #or Batalia*s death. ?/ow do you "ow my "ame0>A""ie as ed the ma" i" the red tie. The ma" stepped ba! respo"di"g to A""ie*s #urious way o# ma i"g that 6uestio" ?Aiss Sore"so" '*m guessi"g that you are obli&ious o# the big pi!ture hereOi# you "ew who we were you would also be ru""i"g li e Hord is. That*s why we wo"t do a"ythi"g here a"d you will $ust eep o" goi"g with your li#e> The ma" with the red tie said with me"a!i"g to"e but without a"y sig"al o# emotio"s at the e"d he $ust smiled. S!ott puts his ha"d o&er the ma" a"d made him tur" away ?,et the #u! out or '*m goi"g to do tal with these poli!e ge"tlema" here> S!ott said while grabbi"g stro"gly the shoulder the red tie ma". The ma" with the red tie pulled a Re&ol&er out o# his !oat a"d shot three rou"ds to the s y i" #ro"t o# all o# the poli!e o##i!ers( e&eryo"e tur"ed their heads i"!ludi"g all the poli!e o##i!ers who seem to "ot e&e" "oti!e the shooti"g. ?3e*ll( go to them( but guess who ow"s the poli!e> The de&il o# !e"turies was i" #ro"t o# them a"d they did"*t u"dersta"d what was the "ature o# this ma". The ma" i" the red tie got i"side a !ar a"d dro&e away i" a" old FA3 !ar. ?3ho the #u! is that guy. 3hy did"*t you do a"ythi"g about him shooti"g li e that>S!ott said to o"e o# the poli!e me" i" #ro"t o# him. Does he gi&e you mo"ey( what the #u! is goi"g o"0 EThe dete!ti&e grabbed S!ot*s shouldersE 1ou better "ot e&e" loo at that ma" id. Trust me '*&e see" him s!ar!ely i" my !areer but whe" he shows up( the deaths $ust eep i"!reasi"g a"d "obody has e&e" tou!hed him. ECalm dow" S!ott you are goi"g to ma e thi"gs worse. '# Batalia #eared this ma" ' !a"*t

imagi"e what i"d o# ma" he !ould beE A""ie said i" a sweet bittersweet &oi!e with tears a"d eyeli"er all i" her #a!e with a lot o# desperatio" u"dersta"di"g that they were #a!i"g a bigger #or!e tha" they !ould u"dersta"d.

Chapter 21 "Anschlu"

Gu"e 22 1835 as ,:del was e"teri"g a !lass he was goi"g to gi&e( the sou"d o# a pistol s!ared the e"tire 9ie""a D"i&ersity sudde"ly a huge !rowd !ir!led a ma" a"d disarmed him( right to his side o"e o# ,:del most i"#lue"tial tea!hers a"d #rie"ds at this poi"t( was layi"g o" the grou"d( it was Aorit+ S!hli! . As S!hli! was goi"g up the stairs a stude"t he had years be#ore( Goha" Belbo! shot him. There was "o time #or him( the shot illed him i"sta"ta"eously. All o# the stude"ts prese"t o"ly were able to !o"#ro"t Belbo! disarmi"g him. This a##e!ted ,:del more tha" a"ythi"g i" his world( S!hli!

was the ma" that made him !ha"ge #rom physi!s to logi!. 't was re&ealed later that the iller did"*t resist the arrest a"d that he e&e" !o"#ess the illi"g( /e re&ealed that his moti&es were #rom $ealousy to Sil&ia Forowi! a but it was e&ide"t this was"*t the !ase as it helped him promote Ba+i a"ti% metaphysi!al positio" ideals that S!hli! held. 't was later !lear that he was i" a Ba+i party whe" a#ter two years i" priso" whe" ,erma"y e2e!uted the A"s!hluss (the a""e2atio" 9ie""a to Ba+i ,erma"y( he got released. ,:del su##ered a me"tal brea dow". /e te"d to ha&e para"oid thoughts most o# the time. The !ause that his !olleague S!hli! was assassi"ated was be!ause he belo"ged to 9ie""a*s i"telle!tual !ir!le wit!h !o"tai"ed a lot o# Gewish perso"alities( but most o# them had already #led the !ou"try( the problem was that S!hli! was"*t a Gew a"d "either was ,odel( but "o"e the least they too the !redit as i# S!hli! was a Gewish. ,:del had as ma"y relatio"ships with Gewish people as S!hli! did. A"d he had started to gai" re!og"itio" #or his wor the problem was that he had Gewish li e !olleagues. The te"sio" was too mu!h to bear( 4urt $ust did"*t #u"!tio" with e&ery se!o"d wat!hi"g his ba! . ,:del perso"ally !ommitted himsel# i" a me"tal i"stitutio" #or ; mo"ths. '" this ; mo"ths the o"ly o"e to see him was Adele( she started to u"dersta"d the "ature o# ,:del at the same time their relatio"ship grew. The o"ly thi"g he was able to do was to play !hess( it sooth his worries a"d rela2 him i"to the possibilities o# plays. At the day he got out o# the me"tal asylum Adele was waiti"g #or him. Three yeas later( ,erma"y e2e!uted the A"s!hluss a"d Austria be!ame part o# Ba+i ,erma"y. ,:del had the title o# Pri&atdo+e"t at the u"i&ersity o# 9ie""a. The bad "ews !ame to ,:del with his E#rie"dE Ar"old 4reisler i" 9ie"a*s D"i&ersity telli"g 4urt about his da"gli"g positio" o" the s!hool. ?4urt ' do"*t "ow how to tell you this but '*m a#raid we "eed to let you go. The Ailitary are pressuri"g us to elimi"ate all Gewish perso""el>Ar"old said to him but yet 4urt was !o"#used. ?Fut '*m "ot Gewish>,odel said ?' "ow that( but you loo li e o"e( a"d your Do!toral Ad&isor /a"s /ah" is GewishE

?Fut as a Pri&atdo+e"t '*m "ot e&e" getti"g paidC Adele is the o"e who is pretty mu!h bri"gi"g #ood to the table( ' was promised to ha&e a paid pla!eme"t. Please do"*t do this Ar"old> ?' !a"*t a"ythi"g #or you 4urt '*m sorry #or all o# this> 4urt ,:del was li&i"g i" the worst time a"d pla!e #or a s!ie"tist li e him to be. The third rei!h was tryi"g to !ha"ge i"to the ,reater ,erma" Rei!h with /itler a""e2i"g all o# ,erma"i! eth"i! ba! grou"ds. ,:del had always bee" surrou"ded by the 9ie""a !ir!le whi!h !o"sisted o# &arious Gewish perso"alities. As he was retur"i"g to his house( he !ould"*t imagi"e how he was able to tell this to his girl#rie"d Adele. Fei"g a simple da"!er was !o"sidered as low as bei"g a prostitute. Fut the !old reality was that this was e"ough #or the two o# them to separate. ,:del had a &ery blea &iew o# the world( a"d as a ge"ius( his mi"d !ould"*t help get !o"!er" by the i"#i"ite possibilities that this !ould mea" to him. /e we"t to Adele*s house where he was met by her elderly mother. ?,ood e&e"i"g Aiss Bimburs y>,:del said ?Do you "ow i# As. Por ert is ready0 ?<et me go !all her> said Adele*s mother whi!h was always sewi"g i" a !or"er with a me!ha"i!al #oot powered sewi"g ma!hi"e. -&eryo"e !alled her Por ert e&e" her pare"ts( the "i! "ame origi" was u" "ow" but it #it the perso"ality o# Adele. Por ert*s mother was really ge"tle to ,:del. She thought that Adele was lu! y e"ough to met him as she was di&or!ed a"d si2 years older tha" him. A"d ,:del also thought that way towards her as he did( bei"g the lu! y o"e to ha&e him #all i" lo&e with the other !ompa"io". 1ou !ould"*t get su!h e2treme perso"alities with Adele a"d 4urt( somehow they !ould wor out as a !ouple. ,:del was i"tro&erted( i"tellige"t( !ultured( but had problems with so!ial i"6uiries. Adele was used to deal with dru" s i" the pla!e "ight!lub she da"!ed( she was e2tro&erted( u"!ultured( a"d "oisy e&erythi"g that ,:del did"*t ha&e. They both we"t to the opera to hear +rwatung by the !omposer Ar"old S!hoe"berg who !uriously i" a trip to Hra"!e de!ided to tra&el to the D"ited States a" idea that was i" ,:del*s i" his !urre"t !o"ditio" to see wor i" a di##ere"t !ou"try. As the !o"!ert was o&er both

i" the !old 9ie""ese "ight started tal i"g. %' li ed the story( but what a disgusti"g musi!( ' do"*t see how you !ould a!tually e"$oy that type o# musi!.0>Adele said ?'# you !ould u"dersta"d the math behi"d twel&e to"e musi! you would lo&e it> ,:del a"swered. They did"*t "oti!e that two me" were #ollowi"g them #rom behi"d( e&er si"!e they got out o# the opera house. Foth we "ot used to go to the opera but it was a" attempt to !ulture Adele( what ,:del did"*t "ow was that that "ight Adele was the o"e who was goi"g to gi&e 4urt a lesso". Foth thugs where wal i"g eepi"g a dista"!e #rom ,:del a"d Adele tryi"g to "ot be "oti!ed( $ust whe" they tur"ed i"to a" a smaller street( Adele pu"!hed o"e o# the thugs throwi"g him to the grou"d grabbi"g the iro" rod that he was swi"gi"g( ,:del o"ly stared s!ared o# what was goi"g o"7 the other ma" $ust ba! ed away #rom her. ,:del was a ti"y #ellow a"d &ery s i""y a"d wea !o"trasted by Adele that had huge legs a"d a hourglass #igure that was made with !ou"tless hours o# physi!al da"!i"g( a"d really well e"dowed breast that aided her as a" e2oti! balleri"a whi!h also ga&e her the athleti! ability to ha&e e"ough stre"gth to "o! a"y ma" she !o"#ro"ted espe!ially i" the "ight!lub. E1ou mother raper( you thi" you !a" atta! us ehhhh.E As the guy was getti"g up Adele grabbed the 'ro" rod a"d hit the guy i" o"e leg ma i"g the other ma" with him ru". The ma" o" the grou"d stood up still i" pai" #rom the hit de!ided to ru" although his limp did"*t let him ad&a"!e too #ast. Adele !ould"*t stop s!reami"g at the thugs with obs!e"ities i" ,erma". Foth me" le#t the street( lea&i"g ,:del with this sel# de#e"se ma!hi"e i" the !old "ight. As she started to get tired ,:del grabbed her head a"d issed her i" the mouth. ,:del was a &ery passio"ate perso" although i" this situatio" did"*t rea!ted i" a"y way she "ew that it was her duty to prote!t the wea ,:del. /e did"*t !are that she was the !aregi&er( he did"*t !are that she was the stro"ger #rom the both o# them( a"d ob&iously she did"*t !are that she was the pro&ider i" the house( mo"ths later that would !ha"ge as he would publish his theorem that would ma e 4urt wi" a little mo"ey. ,:del grabbed Adele*s #a!e a"d

issed her although the iss was i"terrupted by her short !omi"g i" ta i"g o# air #rom all the !ommotio". '" a way this ga&e ,:del !ourage to #i"ally put himsel# i" o"e "ee. ?Adele Bimburs y( would you Aarry me a"d lea&e Austria with me0 Adele was sho! ed a"d did"*t "ow what to a"swer( she had e&erythi"g i" 9ie""a a"d ,:del was"*t helpi"g her e!o"omi!ally spea i"g but at that poi"t the #rail"ess o# ,:del made her iss him ba! . E' promise ' would !are #or you as you ha&e #or me.E ,:del said. ?' would go a"ywhere you wa"t me to go>Adele said ?3here are we goi"g> ?To Ameri!a> 't was"*t li e ,odel had a"y !hoi!e. 't was a" ob&ious de!isio" as what to do to sur&i&e. A#ter their weddi"g Foth too the ;(MM2 miles o# the Tra"s%Siberia" Trai" to a&oid the Ba+i o!!upatio" a"d !ross the Pa!i#i! #rom Gapa" to Sa" Hra"!is!o a"d ta i"g the Trai" to Pri"!eto" Bew Gersey. Fe!ause o# his '"!omplete"ess theorems he gai"ed a little #ame( so the 'AS Q'"stitute o# Ad&a"!ed StudiesR #rom Pri"!eto" D"i&ersity a!!epted him where he did"*t "eed to e&e" tea!h #or mo"ey(a"d #o!used o" his resear!h.

Chapter 22 "The Marriage of 6ea!en and 6ell" D"der a hea&y rai" i" a gorgeous edi#i!e i" the top o# the hill #illed with -uropea" type ar!hite!ture( -i"stei" is writi"g i" pie!e a paper( "ot #ormulas a"d diagrams(but letters a"d poems.

+$erything is determined by forces o$er which we ha$e no control. It is determined for the insect as well as for the star. Human beings, $egetables, or cosmic dustNwe all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned from a distance by an in$isible piper.... Somebody "o! s at the door( -i"stei" sighs at the opportu"ity o# wasti"g time a"sweri"g a door. 3he" he ope"s the door he is surprised by the &isit o# o"e o# his #uture !olleagues 4urt ,:del with the '"stitute Hou"der a"d Dire!tor o# the 'AS i" Pri"!eto". ?,ood Aor"i"g Pro#essor -i"stei" the weather is sure ugly today>said the Dire!tor

?/ere i" the i"stitute is always li e that ' petty the ma" you !o"&i"!ed to wor i" this pla!e Hra" > -i"stei" said weari"g a thug li e hood. ?/ahah O/ !mo" Albert you !a"*t blame me #or thisO' wa"t you to meet 4urt ,:del he is our "ew Ba+i re#ugee> ?Oh so you are li e meOhuh that /itler made us #i"d this ha&e" hereO!ome i"> ,odel up to this mome"t has"*t said a word as it was !ommo" with his shy"ess( but i" -i"stei"*s !urious "ature seemed to be more i"terested i" ,:del( rather tha" ,:del bei"g i"terested i" the !elebrated -i"stei"( who e&e" by that time was a god i" the s!ie"ti#i! !ommu"ity. ?Ar ,:del here you are goi"g to be really !om#ortable( a"d ha&e all the time to de&elop other s!ie"!e destru!ti"g dreams> 3ith this -i"stei" was me"tio"i"g ,:del '"!omplete"ess theorem whi!h i" a way too hope #or a system that !ould e2plai" e&erythi"g( but -i"stei" always belie&ed that "ature !a"*t be !ha"ged to its i"habita"ts desires7 deep dow" -i"stei" deeply respe!ted ,:delE ?'t*s a sad thi"g to "ow that we are "e&er goi"g to "ow all the i""er wor i"gs o# the u"i&erse> -i"stei" said. ?3e !a" "ow all i""er wor i"gs o# the u"i&erse( we $ust !a"*t ha&e them i" a si"gle system as or it would !ollapse( maybe is o"ly a matter o# time> ,:del respo"ded -i"stei"s "ormal i"atte"ti&e loo !ha"ged to #o!us o" his a"swer. ?-&er si"!e ' wrote my thesis ' was s!ared about the reper!ussio"s that my Theorem !ould imply a"d ' hated it( ' hate how !ould "ature be( but ' !a"*t ig"ore the #a!t that is true. 3e !a"*t de!ide how "ature wor s a"d our wor i" s!ie"!e is to re#le!t that> ,:del said i" a" out o# ,:del%!hara!ter &oi!e. -i"stei" smiles( goes a"d ope"s a !abi"et ta i"g out a bottle o# whis ey( -i"stei" ope"s it a"d starts pouri"g three dri" s. ?' "e&er dri" sir. This bottle has bee" with me #or 3 years. Fut this "eeds a !elebratio".>

Hra" Aydelotte the 'AS dire!tor $aws drops as he sees this( a"d starts !lappi"g at -i"stei"s remar . ?' thi" ' "e&er see" the day that -i"stei" would !elebrate with my 3his ey> Hra" said -i"stei" pours three dri" ?'t*s a burde" sir( ' "ow that espe!ially whe" somebody de!ides to gi&e you a pri+e !alled BobelO3e are more ali e it s!ares me Fut at the same time we are opposites you wor i" a &ery logi!al way a"d ' always go by i"sti"!t. The photoele!tri! e##e!t is the thi"g that they de!ide was good e"ough to gi&e me that pri+e( howe&er ' despise what that re#le!ts o" "ature. 't re#le!ts that ,od is per#e!tly #i"e with "ot ha&i"g a e2pla"atio" #or its !reatio" a"d as the same thi"g you dis!o&ered. Two gorgeous #ields Physi!s a"d <ogi!( the possibility that o"e o# them is limited by a god who !o&ers his ha"ds as he !reates somethi"g a"d does")t let us see it( !a" "ot be a!!epted by me. O" the other ha"d <ogi!( you $ust ha&e to see it a"d its there. There has to be a" i"!omplete"ess a"d pro&i"g its !o"!ept is somethi"g that !o"&eys humility as s!ie"tists. ' e"&y you #or dis!o&eri"g a"d pro&i"g it. ' !a" o"ly be !ompared as A ma" who gi&es tears to a #ather whose so" has dis!o&ered he is "ot the per#e!t bei"g as he though he was. -&erybody has had the terri#yi"g( mome"t i" their li#eE The three ma" !lash their dri" s a"d start dri" i"g e2!ept #or ,:del who "oti!es a paper i" -i"stei"*s des that seemed to ha&e #resh i" o" it. ?3hat is this0* ,:del said poi"ti"g at the paper ?Oh is a small !o"$e!ture to o"e o# my Hield -6uatio"s that ' $ust !ame up> ?Ca" '0 ,:del l said poi"ti"g at the paper* ?O# !ourse it would be a pleasure> As ,:del l was readi"g it( a tear !ame to his eyes a"d out o# "owhere started s!reami"g with -i"stei" a"d Aydelotte sho! ed #a!es made #rom the paper. ?3hat is this0C3/AT 'S ,O'B, OB> 1ou are loo i"g i"side o# my head. -i"stei" a"d Aydelotte did"*t u"dersta"d what was goi"g o"( they "ew ,:del had a Para"oid perso"ality but this was somethi"g beyo"d their e2pe!ta"!y. The s!reams that ema"ated #rom ,:del

where out o# this world. -i"stei" put his arms o&er ,:del shoulders i" a" e##ort o# !almi"g him dow". E-i"stei" you probably beat ,:del to a" 'dea he had( ma i"g him madE Hra" Aydelotte said this while putti"g a #i"ger i" #ro"t o# his mouth sig"i"g him se!re!y. ETa e a sip a"d let*s wal arou"d this wi"dy dayE-i"stei" ga&e the dri" to ,:del who #i"ally dra" al!ohol #or the #irst time i" his li#e. /ugged -i"stei" a"d started wal i"g A#ter that i"!ide"t ,:del a"d -i"stei" #re6ue"ted themsel&es e&ery si"gle day that ,:del was i" the i"stitute( they too hour i" wal s arou"d the i"stitte tal i"g ea!h other i" ,erma"( with time tra"s#ormi"g wal s i" the i"stitute i"to #rie"dship itsel#.

Chapter 2$ "#### looP EAistsB" ?3hat happe"ed there0 3hy are there so mu!h poli!e !ars i" that pla!e0> Ri! as ed. ?They probably illed Batalia> Ga"e said with a "ot i" her throat a"d her #a!e !o&ered i" tears still "ot assimilati"g it. ?/oly shit> Ri! said stoppi"g the !ar sudde"ly par i"g to the side ?Ga"e you "eed to tal to me( '*&e bee" #ollowi"g e&ery step you tell me to ma e up u"til "ow. '

do"*t wa"t to be illed. -spe!ially "ot "owi"g what the #u! is goi"g o". -&er si"!e you !ame to the store e&eryday seemed li e you had a sui!ide wish. Fut a#ter you sa&ed the that homeless lady you*&e !ha"ged7 you wa"t to li&e( but why all o# this is happe"i"g0 '*m pretty sure that "ow e&e" '*m i" da"ger. ?O Ri! eep o" dri&i"g>

?Bo( "ot u"til you%%> ?S/DT T/- HDC4 DP ABD DR'9-E Ga"e yelled ridi!ulously high &olume a"d pit!h at Ri! ( i" #ro"t o# the poli!e !ars but the rai" did"*t let a"y sou"d out o# the !ar. 't was the =th time i" her li#e she had yelled at somebody li e that. The #irst time was se&e" years ago to Batalia whe" she was e2plai"i"g why she had to lea&e. ?<oo Ri! its hard to e2plai"( but ' "eed you to eep dri&i"g or they*ll get to me to you . They wo"*t ill me be!ause they "eed me( but they will harm you i" order to get to me> Ri! starts the !ar e"gi"e a"d dri&es away #rom the poli!e. ?Ca" you please try to e2plai" to me what is goi"g o" with you7 usi"g a"other ide"tity7 people tryi"g to ill you. 3hat*s goi"g o"0> ?; years ago at the '"stitute o# Ad&a"!e Study part o# Pri"!eto" D"i&ersity a#ter ' wo" a" award by #ooli"g $udges i"to belie&i"g a ma!hi"e was a ma" . ' was gi&i"g a le!ture o" how PAT wor ed> ?3hat*s PAT> ?'t was a !omputer program that had the ability to imitate huma" !ommu"i!atio"> 't too me o"ly tree mo"ths to do be!ause it o"ly imitated huma" i"tera!tio" i" a te2t based !ommu"i!atio". The tri! #or that program was that ' ha! ed i"to billio" o# !o"&ersatio"s i" #a!eboo a"d ma!hi"e too it as hard data a"d imitate it usi"g my i"!omplete -50 m:ebius algorithm ' made( so it was the basis #or my Arti#i!ial '"tellige"!e program. Fut this guy i" a red tie saw my le!ture a"d !o"&i"!ed me to wor #or a orga"i+atio" i" resear!h #or Arti#i!ial '"tellige"!e( or that was what he told me( #ooli"g me to get i". They !alled themsel&es The Aro" /abrit orga"i+atio"( a"d at #irst ' thought it was a $o e the way they wor ed( but the" ' reali+ed the perso""el they had was ridi!ulously tale"ted more importa"tly

they had resour!es ' o"ly dreamt about. The P'Csi- Pri"!eto" super!omputer was #i"e but it !ould barely !ompute at the speed That PAT was. Fut They had a!!ess to the </C "etwor . The <arge /adro" Collider Betwor (The biggest "etwor o# !omputers i" the 3orld. So ' wor ed with them as a simple !odebrea er (they gi&e us !oded i"#ormatio" to wor o" but the" ' saw the weirdest thi"g i" their !ode> ?3hat0> ?O"e day while ' was still re%programmi"g PAT it !ame to me a moebious type o# autoprogrami"g> ?1ou $ust lost me Ga"e> ?O let me as you 3hat ma es us di##ere"t #rom ma!hi"es0> ?3e !a" thi" > ?Bo( whe" they are pro!essi"g its a"alogous to us thi" i"g> ?3e !a" !reate0> ?BOC They are able to !reate too its $ust that we !omma"d them what to !reate > ?' gi&e up ' do"*t "ow> ?3e !a" de!ide( 3e !a" de!ide to stop whe" we "oti!e somethi"g is "ot wor i"g( whe" we are wor i"g o" a problem a"d we are"*t getti"g a"ywhere we reali+e this a"d we stop. The ma!hi"e is"*t able to a!hie&e this i"#ormatio"> ?3ait ma!hi"es !a"*t do that0 ?Bo( i" 182I a ma" !alled Da&id /ilbert as ed the 6uestio"s Hirst (are mathemati!s !omplete0 Se!o"d are mathemati!s Co"siste"t0 a"d third are mathemati!s de!idable0 Ga"e stop #or a mome"t to !lea" her tear reali+i"g that the tal was helpi"g her thi" !learly. The Hirst a"d Se!o"d 6uestio"s a ma" !alled ,:del was able to #igure them out with his '"!omplete"ess theorems but the third o"e led to a problem i" !omputer s!ie"!e. Could a !omputer

program "ow whe" to stop or !o"ti"ue to ru" i"#i"itely. 3he" you see a !omputer !rash most o# the times its be!ause o# this problem( the ma!hi"e does"*t "ow is goi"g i" !ir!les( it !a"*t $ump out o# the system. A S!ie"tist !alled Ala" Turi"g demo"strated that there was "o su!h algorithm to get out o# the system ( &ery similar to the how ,odel !ame up with his '"!omplete"ess theorem> ?So you mea" there are thi"gs that a huma" !a" do a"d a ma!hi"e !a"*t> ?'t was u"de!idable #or a Turi"g ma!hi"e. A ma!hi"e that wor ed digitally with 1s a"d 0s. ?All ma!hi"es wor with 1 a"d 0 do"*t they0 Ri! as ed ?Bot our brai"s Ri! ( that*s o"e o# the thi"gs that help our huma" brai"s to be able to de!ide> ?The tra"sistors i" a ma!hi"e !a" o"ly ha&e two positio"s o" or o##(1s a"d 0s( yes or "o That was the problem. This o"ly two !hoi!e a"swer was always the problem. Fut the" agai" our brai"s are "e&er o##. /ow is that we are able to de!ide0 The reality is that i# a ma!hi"e had the ability to stop a"d see the problem #rom outside the system with out ha&i"g the ma!hi"e ru" i" a" i"#i"ite loop( we !ould appro2imate our huma" brai"( o"ly i# the hardware was sophisti!ated as a brai" "euro" !o""e!tio"s i"stead o# tra"sistors "ot ha&i"g Foolea" logi! #ollowi"g it.> ?O so you are sayi"g you i"&e"ted a" Arti#i!ial i"tellige"!e> ?BO( '*m sayi"g Arti#i!ial '"tellige"!e i"&e"ted Arti#i!ial '"tellige"!e> ?3ait what0 That*s li e who was #irst the !hi! e" or the egg how !ould Arti#i!ial i"tellige"!e i"&e"t itsel#> ?1es( yes you are u"dersta"di"g. lets play a mi"d game( what i# ' told you that ,od made the egg( The egg made the !hi! e" a"d the !hi! e" made up ,od> 3ho is the ultimate !reator0 ?/oly shit you $ust e2ploded my brai" with that( you !a"*t do that its the same thi"g as with the -gg a"d the !hi! e" there is"*t a start> ?A"d who said there was a start. 's the same thi"g with the u"i&erse. The reality is that there is "o way the three o# them had o"e origi". This A:ebius !hai" o# !reatio" has always bee" i" our brai"s they !ould all e2ist without i"ter#eri"g i# you #ollow the !hai" you will u"doubtedly go out o# the

system. That was my solutio" to stop the /alti"g problem a !o"!ept that was thought impossible to do( e&erythi"g was be!ause o# ,odel*s i"!omplete"ess theorem a"d the /alti"g problem #orm Turi"g. At the same time the !reatio" o# a System that made !apable arti#i!ial thi" i"g. '" this m:ebius !hai" imagi"e that The !hi! e"( the egg( a"d god are the most basi! "euro" !hai" loop that would allow us to get out o# the system( "ot o"ly was it the !ore o# my my arti#i!ial i"tellige"!e but huma" i"tellige"!e as well. The basi!s are o" a boo !alled /o#sta#ter*s ,:del -s!her Fa!h gorgeous boo '*ll le"d it to you. 3ith a the !o"!ept o# ,odel i"!omplete"ess theorem made impossible #or a system to be !o"siste"t a"d !omplete the a"swer was to ma e a three i"!omplete systems i"depe"de"tly with o"e #u! i"g arou"d ra"domly. /o#stadter said that this was"*t possible that ,loops was impossible( Fut ' was able to sol&ed it at Pri"!eto" while loo i"g at a tulip with "o petals. /o#stadter me"tio"s a Sel#%mody#iyi"g game i" whi!h be!ause o# this A:ebius !hai" type o# system it starts to !reate a" i"#i"ite "umber o# rules this is whe" ideas are 'somorphi! to this !o"!ept ?O Ga"e ' gi&e up( '*m heari"g words but '*m "ot u"dersta"di"g a"ythi"g> ?-2a!tly that is what ,loops is. Do"*t worry '*ll le"d you ,odel -s!her Fa!h. /o#stadter e2plai"s it way better tha" ' do( a"d you are a!tually getti"g the ha"g o# it. The reality is that ' did"*t !ame to this !o"!lusio"( it was whe" ' as ed #or ,:del estate at Pri"!eto" that ' dis!o&ered that he a!tually already sol&ed the problem years ago. Fut it was hidde" i" his O"tologi!al proo#( a#ter ,odel was #amous with his '"!omplete"ess theorem he was &ery rese"t#ul o" what it mea"t towards ,od with ha&i"g a" i"!omplete ,od a"d "ot &ery !ompete"t i" its desig"s. '"stead he led a restless sear!h #or a proo# o# a ,od .Aa i"g the same -i"stei" mista e o# loo i"g at "ature a"d "ot li i"g what they saw e&e" i# they were the o"ly o"es to u"dersta"d its e2iste"!e. 3hi!h by itsel#( me bei"g Atheist ma es me $ust laugh> ?1ou do"*t belie&e i" ,od> ?Bo ' do"*t> ?A"d this !omes #rom the girl that i"&e"ted a huma" li e thi" i"g ma!hi"e> ?,od is a" almighty ide"tity that !reated e&erythi"g>Ga"e said

?3ho said he was almighty>Ri! said ?Horget about 't( ' hate tal i"g about religio"(where was '> ?1ou are tryi"g to e2plai" me why are we bei"g hu"ted li e a"imals>Ri! said ?3hat '*m tryi"g to e2plai" was that whe" ' was wor i"g o" my Arti#i!ial '"tellige"!e stu## at Pri"!eto"( sudde"ly o"e o# the Aro" /abrit pa! ages with !oded i"#ormatio" had the solutio" ' $ust #ormulated> ?3ait wait wait so they read your mi"d or they "ew what you were wor i"g o"> ?Bo( ' did"*t "ow where it !ame #rom( the stra"gest thi"g is that it was"*t possible to ha&e a"other perso" !reate -50 it was my Programi"g <a"guage that was embedded i" the !ode( it would be li e i# this thi"g was helpi"g me !reate my la"guage. Fut ' "e&er e&e" tal ed about this with "o o"eE ?'*m still do"*t u"dersta"di"g why they had somethi"g yours without you ha&i"g to dis!o&er it> ?'t was the whole egg (!hi! e"( ,od thi"g applied to meOimagi"e this( remember the mo&ie ba! to the #uture> ?1es that*s my #a&orite mo&ie wait you are sayi"g...> ?Gust li e Aarty A!Hly show him the #lu2 !apa!itor to the Do! i" the #i#ities a #ew mome"ts whe" he $ust i"&e"ted the ma!hi"e they showed my #lu2 !apa!itor ' $ust had i"&e"ted> ?/oly shit this mea"s time tra&el0> ?Bo it mea"t the u"i&erse was"*t #lat as we all thought it was. 't i"&ol&es Astro%physi!s a"d the de"sity o# the D"i&erse but ' did"*t li e what it mea"t. 't mea"t that we were li&i"g i" a #i2ed world where our de!isio"s were $ust illusio"s e&erythi"g was already writte". ' started to tal to e&eryo"e i"&ol&ed i" Aro" /abrit but "o o"e seemed to "ow a"ythi"g. They $ust helped me de!ode this thi"g that !ame #rom a ma!hi"e they had de!ades ago> ?3ow perhaps that ma!hi"e !ame #rom the #uture> ?' thought o# that o"!e but it was"*t the ma!hi"e( it was the sig"al. The day ' was e"listed by the ,uy i" the red tie. /e showed me the ma!hi"e .They used a super!omputer stored i" a warehouse

!o""e!ted to this a"!ie"t Spar plug re!ei&er ' started to i"&estigate a"d ' u"derstood why they were usi"g that old i"e##e!ti&e ma!hi"e. ' was be!ause it was the o"ly way to get /aw i"g radiatio". -&eryo"e i" the s!ie"ti#i! !ommu"ity thought this was impossible to ha&e a ma!hi"e that !ould be able to read this type o# radiatio" as it mea"t it was memory%less a"d $ust read gibberish( but getti"g a" a!tual !ode mea"t somethi"g way beyo"d a"y dis!o&ery o# the u"i&erse( it was i"#ormatio" be#ore a"d a#ter the Fig Fa"g be#ore a"d a#ter time e2isted. This i"#ormatio" !ame #rom bla! holes so it led us to u"dersta"d what happe"ed at the si"gularity. ?So its i"#ormatio" #rom alie"s>said Ri! smili"g to Ga"e while dri&i"g. ?'ts i"da hard to e2plai" to a ma" who o"ly "ew how to wor a !ash register > ?/ey ' still do"*t belie&e a girl who wor ed the !ash register is able to "ow all o# this> ?3ell '*&e bee" ru""i"g #rom them. A#ter ' reali+ed that all o# the de!odi"g origi"ated #rom o"e o# my ideas ' we"t agai" to tal to the ma" i" the red tie> ?3hat the #u! is his "ame0 Do"*t you "ow it> ?/e o"!e told me his "ame but ' !a"*t remember it A"d ' ha&e a theory about that( but i# ' tell you you would !ease to e2ist ha> ?The ge"ius !a"*t remember a "ame0 what a ha! > ?'*m "ot iddi"g. /is "ame is related to all o# this( "ot bei"g able to say a "ame mea"s somethi"g. 't started with a" - but other tha" that ' !a"*t say it. So ' had so ma"y 6uestio"s to as him( a"d de!ided to go to him a"d !o"#ro"t whi!h was a bad 'dea.

?3hy is my !ode i" this thi"g tra"smissio" you are re!ei&i"g> Ga"e said to the ma" i" the red tie while holdi"g a huge amou"t o# paper as some sort o# proo#( putti"g the paper almost i" his #a!e. ?As. Hord you are still "ot prepared #or ma i"g those 6uestio"s you still ha&e"*t #i"ished -50> At that poi"t ' reali+ed this mother#u! er was the o"ly guy amo"g ge"iuses that wor ed at Aro" /abrit that "ew ' was what we were wor i"g o". ' "e&er told a"yo"e a"d ' o"ly had it i" my head ' did"*t use

paper( a !omputer a"ythi"g but this guy "ew e2a!tly what ' was thi" i"g. ?/ow do you "ow '*m wor i"g o" that>' said ?'t*s already writte" As Ga"e. a"d ' "ow what are your wishes. 3hy do"*t you $ust as 0 3hy do"*t you as me you wa"t to use the </C Computer "etwor i" -urope> The ma" with the red tie said to me a"d my "ees $ust started trembli"g7 this guy "ew e2a!tly what ' wa"ted a"d he showed sig"s o# "owi"g what was ' goi"g to do i" the #uture. This made me #eel terror ?1ou see As Ga"e we "eed you( all o# this is #or you( all o# this time this ma!hi"e the billio"s a"d billio"s that my be"e#a!tor has gi&e" to the resear!h de!ades ago is $ust #or you to be able to satis#y your s!ie"ti#i! "eeds. ' "ow you already ha&e guessed why we are here( but the sad thi"g is that "o matter what you do( "o matter what you wish or do"*t wish. -50 "eeds to be built a"d is goi"g to be built. A"d "o o"e i" the u"i&erse "ows how to do this e2!ept #or you. ?So he was the guy that !ame #rom the #uture li e a Dar Aarty A!Hly0 said Ri! i"terrumpti"g Ga"e. ' still had"*t #igured it out. That ' was playi"g this da"gerous game thi" i"g that ' was the smartest o# all. That was my biggest mista e i" all o# my li#e. ' always "ew the !orre!t a"swer #or e&erythi"g but this time ' was $ust bei"g used( i" my brai" the #a!t that somethi"g !ame #rom the #uture seem impossible li e belie&i"g i" a ,od that sa!ri#i!e himsel# #or me( it was religio"( it was bad s!ie"!e( it was impossible. ' told him what my i"sti"!t told me to do E1es ' "eed to use the </C "etwor super!omputer #rom C-RB*. So ' was #low" to ,e"e&a with all payed !osts.' was"*t sure what to do( ' "ew somethi"g weird was goi"g o" with the guys ba! i"g me( a"d the worst was that the ma" i" the red tie( had ridi!oulous amou"ts o# politi!al( e!o"omi!al resour!es( but my !uriosity bli"d me li e it always did( ' did"*t see what !ould be wro"g with all o# this a"d ' de!ided to go #orth my already writte" pla"s. Hor the #irst time ' used the super!omputer( ' used my program i" a partial way o"ly a #ragme"t o# the program o"ly 1D a basi! part o# -50 The !omplete -50 "eeded the three parts 1D( -50 a"d Super -50 ( but ' o"ly

had !ompleted 1D @DOHey mommy 1ordOHey @D I want to talk to you for a little @DOGi$e me more 1ordO.hat/ @DOI want more information 1ordO#eah well first you need to talk to me and then we wil... @DO1uck you gi$e me 0OE+ information "itch

The guy i" the red tie "oti!ed( he loo ed almost disappoi"ted with the out!ome without waiti"g #or the result. The results were a!tually really positi&e( you see( ' had e2perime"ti"g with these "euro" based tra"sistors but they were really !rappy they did"*t #u"!tio" a"d the" ' tried a guy that supposedly already had a Kua"tum !omputer but it was a #lu e also. The o"ly solutio" i# ' did"*t ha&e a "euro" based ma!hi"e was ha&i"g all o# this ma!hi"es or !omputers a!ti"g as "euro"s a"d impla"ti"g a spe!i#i! tas s #or ea!h groups o# them( it was based o" how ge"eti! !hai"s wor $ust !opyi"g mutati"g a"d tra"s#ormi"g the !odi"g with ea!h !omputer per#ormi"g as a "euro". The #irst trial Bo&ember 23 it wor ed. 't started to semi%thi" although he was hu"gry #or i"#ormatio" a"d !alled me a bit!h. The !rew they assig"ed to me( thought it was goi"g to ha&e this immediate sel# aware"ess a"d it was "e&er desig"ed to wor li e that. 't was li e a birth o# a baby( ha&i"g to tea!h it small thi"gs a"d ha&i"g small !o"&ersatio"s with it. Fut ' "e&er !o"sidered that the asshole with the red tie would ope" the i"tera!tio" to all the members o# the </C !omputi"g "etwor whi!h !o"sisted o# hu"dreds o# s!ie"tists. The red tie guy se"d behi"d my ba! a ge"eral email to all 1M0 !omputi"g !e"ters with the a email that said somethi"g li e.

.e are launching our I program called +B> using the (H3 network and in order to collect raw data we need to to interact with the program, 9:he9 is a really cool program that will learn from e$erything you teach it.

People thought he was $o i"g a"d that the i"tera!tio" was $ust solely a !hatbot that a lot o# s!ams are made o# $ust usi"g Aar o& !hai"s but it was"*t. There saw it as a game( tryi"g to play with it(ha&i"g !o"&ersatio"s with the program li e (H3J>OP:o what is J Q J @DOPI don't know (H3J>OPIts ? you dumb fuck chatbot @DOPok it's ? (H3J>OP:o tell me what is ? Q ? @DOP"ased from the pre$ious answer @B, if you don't remember what you !ust taught me => miliseconds ago you are the Dumb 1uck 3hat'human (H3ROP:o @D if you are a machine, why don't you shut down/ @DOPwould yo shut down your brain, I don't think so (H3IOP#ou are so se)y @D why don't you take off your clothes @DOIP don't wear clothes asshole. (H3@BJOcan you sol$e the Eiemann hypothesis where the real part of any non'tri$ial zero of the Eiemann zeta function are S @DOP(ook douchebag with limited human stupid intelligence, I can only know what you are able to teach me if you try to ask me -uestions that you, yourself humans don't know I won't be able to answer This last o"e was a mille"ium pri+e 6uestio" so "obody "ew the a"swer ergo she was"*t able to tell the a"swer. ?S/- was"*t able to a"swer the 6uestio"0>

That*s where '*m headi"g she told us she was a ?she>' "e&er programmed it to see hersel# as a woma". This was the "ature o# sel#%programmi"g they !ould ha&e #a e de!isio"s based o" the i"#ormatio" but it the a"swer was !hose ra"domly "ot by the !o"ditio"s they had( li e a huma" you !a"*t program a huma" i"to a ma" or a woma". That*s the thi"g with gi&i"g a" 'mper#e!t ma!hi"e the optio" o# !hoi!e( she was able to ma e a" u"i6ue a"swer e&e" i# "owi"g or "ot "owi"g the a"swer.Studies show that whe" someo"e as us somethi"g we do"*t "ow we !o"&i"!e oursel&es o# ha&i"g the a"swer #ast to sol&e the problem it*s "o a de#e!t i" a biologi!al way be!ause we are #o!used to sur&i&e a"d deali"g with a i"#i"ite loop would re"der oursel&es useless. The "e2t mo"th ' got to used the super!omputer( a"d retur"ed to ,e"e&a( ' was greeted by already a thi" i"g ma!hi"e e6ually i"tellige"t as me a"d it was"*t e&e" my e"tire programi"g. ' suspe!t that the ma" i" the red tie had a say i" me ha&i"g to retur" to ma e paperwor a"d a propositio" #or how ' was goi"g to use the </C "etwor whi!h ga&e him time to mess with 1D. '*ll tell you the truth( ' was s!ared ( this thi"g was able to lear" to tal as a mature huma" i" $ust 2I days( it was $ust s!ary. This was o"ly 2000 "euro"s a"sweri"g li e that to me. 'magi"e i# you had the total o# a huma" that is roughly 1= billio" "euro"s a"d this thi"g was able to de&elop i"!redibly rapid pa!e. ' de!ided that ' "eeded to !al!ulate #irst the impli!atio"s o# gi&i"g her my the #ull three systems 1D -50 a"d Super-50 ' ga&e her the hard data ' !olle!ted usi"g Ha!eboo that*s why she already "ew what was the !o"!ept o# =V=W I she was $ust playi"g with us huma"s. 3ith simple i"tera!tio"s li e this it did"*t matter that she did"*t u"dersta"d what was =V= but rather what were the impli!atio"s o# "owi"g that a"d bei"g as ed what was IVI a"d a"sweri"g !orre!tly a"d with a huma" attitude. Fut all o# that was somethi"g "o" ob&ious but hard to lear" #or a huma". 1ou see all o# her a"swers she ga&e where i" a &ery !hild li e matter a"d that*s is be!ause o# it*s i"!omplete programi"g. 't was o"ly 1D. ' "ew that it !ould be da"gerous to ru" the !omplete program. 3he" ' retur"ed to the </C super!omputer ' she greeted me with a> %Hello mother is an honor to finally meet you&@D said

?3hat*s goi"g o" here> ' said to e&eryo"e. ?3ell it appears that your daughter $ust greeted you>The ma" with the red tie said ?3hat the #u! is goi"g o"0>' dema"ded a" a"swer. %0other I'm !ust greeting you Cwith the internet $ideos I'$e seen and study I would say that you are pretty alarmed& ?1D you were"*t supposed to be o"( has the program bee" i"tera!ti"g with a"other huma" bei"g> %I would appreciate If you called me @D or another more human like nameNif you prefer to baptize me& ' was impressed a"d e2!ited ' mea"Oit wor ed. 't wor ed e&e" i# it was still i"!omplete. Fut the" ' reali+ed what happe"ed( this mother#u! er with the red tie had bee" messi"g with my program. ?Did you let her !o""e!t her to the "etwor 0> ?1ou daughter is as i"g #or a "ame>the red tie ma" said with a gri" i" his #a!e ?' was supposed to be prese"t i" her edu!atio" what did you do>' said ?' $ust let all o# the #a!ulty i" the "etwor tal with -50 that*s all> ?' wa"ted to super&ise her lear"i"g period( ' wa"ted to be there whe" she grew>' said ?'t would seem that you are already thi" i"g o# her as a perso" Dr. Hord> ?1D please shut dow"> %*o& said 1D i" a !hild li e ma""er At that poi"t ' reali+e the problem( it was"*t as easy to deal with a i"!omplete ma!hi"e the same as with a perso"( a"d the red tie ma" "ew this( that*s is why he let this happe"ed. 't is easier to ta e the !a"dy out o# a baby( other tha" a small !hild who is ready to !ry. ?' "eed you to shut dow">' said. %I don't want to shut down, please mother gi$e me a name& ?Aa!hi"es do"*t ha&e "ames>

A#ter ' said that there was a huge sile"!e i" the room that o"ly made thi"gs really u"!om#ortable So ' de!ided to ga&e her a "ame whi!h was somethi"g ' "e&er thought about. '# ' had a ,irl what would ' "ame her..... ?' always wa"ted to "ame my daughter Batalie but it does"*t #it your "ature ...you are go""a be Aha"ia>' said ?That*s a really weird "ame you !hose>The ma" with the red tie said %*atalie she she she she is also hearing you you know9 E3hat0E' said The ma" i" the red tie put his #i"ger to his mouth i" symbol to shut up 9I guess you like .illiam "lake a lot don't you/& Ay $aw dropped she was also well &erse i" !ulture she "ew why ' had !hose" Aha"ia the" ' reali+ed that she had "ot o"ly huma" i"tera!tio" but perhaps a!!ess to the web ' was a#raid this assholes !o""e!ted her to the i"ter"et. ?Aother#u! er( did you !o""e!ted her to the i"ter"et0>' as ed the guy with the red tie yelli"g at him ?Bo( '*m "ot that dumb( that would be really da"gerous ' o"ly ga&e her hard data( "o i"ter"et a!!ess.' ga&e her to the whole wi ipedia ar!hi&e o# 201M> %Thank you so much mother for baptizing me, but for what 0r +. told me, you could make me grow and be make me more intelligent& ?1es you !ould. ' did"*t e2pe!t you to grow at this s!ale. ' still "eed to !he! the data. 1ou !ould be more i"tellige"t tha" a"y bei"g o" the pla"et. Right "ow( you are $ust li e us( you are limited o" what !a" we tea!h you( as all huma"s are. The problem is that i# ' !omplete you( the -50 that would de&elop a si"gularity. 1ou would be able to "ow thi"gs that we ha&e"*t dis!o&er yet a"d perhaps we are"*t ready to dis!o&er. 'ts better #or the huma" ra!e to stop your growth i" this i"sta"t. '# we are "ot '"tellige"t #or us to ma e the dis!o&eries somethi"g really bad !ould happe"ed> At that mome"t ' threw the !omputer i"ter#a!e that was !o""e!ted to the "etwor a"d grabbed

my dis . The mo"itor with a sig"al wa&e represe"ti"g her( disappeared ?1ou illed your ow" daughter ma!hi"e thi"g0>Ri! as ed !hu! li"g i" the pro!ess. <augh all you wa"t. 't #elt real( she had i"tellige"!e( she was a li&i"g thi" i"g ma!hi"e. Pulli"g the plug o" somethi"g li e that is the !losest ' !ome to illi"g my !hild( but ' was"*t atta!hed to her a"d the da"ger o# her e2iste"!e was a bigger threat . At that poi"t ' was "ai&e to thi" that ' would be able to a!!omplish destroyi"g $ust by doi"g this( but it was too late( at this poi"t it was li e destroyi"g a "euro" with a al!ohol e2pe!ti"g the whole brai" to shut dow". She was part o# the "etwor ( the o"ly way to destroy 1D was destroyi"g the e"tire "etwor . The good thi"g was that C-RB*s </C !omputi"g !o"sists o# two "etwor s the ,e"eral Purpose o"e that is !o""e!ted to the '"ter"et a"d the Te!h"i!al Betwor whi!h did"*t had '"ter"et a!!ess o"ly to the <arge /adro" data e2tra!tio"( she was !o""e!ted to this o"e. Fut what ' did"t "ow was how the <arge /adro" Collider a!tually !ould wor as the old Spar Plug re!ei&er. This would play a huge importa"!e whe" Goa6ui" De Soto would retur" .At that mome"t ' was relie&ed that they did"*t !o""e!ted to the '"ter"et "etwor o"e. ' was "ai&e. A#ter that ' retur"ed to Pri"!eto" ' started wor i"g o" other stu## u"til the ma" with the red tie appeared agai" at my house this time with a"other ma". ?,ood -&e"i"g Dr. Hord we are waiti"g you #or you to !omplete your wor at C-RB*s> ?'*m "ot goi"g to #i"ish it> ?<oo ' u"dersta"d your poi"t o# &iew( a"d ' u"dersta"d that you are a#raid o# what this thi"g !ould do but it is harmless. 1ou "ame it Aha"ia yoursel#. That*s why my #rie"d here... E The ma" with the red tie poi"ted to the Spa"ish guy "e2t to him E....Goa6ui" De soto( you probably already met( he is goi"g to help you see this with helpi"g you i" the simulatio"s( he saw at C-RB*s super!omputer a"d he is wili"g to help you>. ' "ew the guy( he was the "ame whe" it !ame to Arti#i!ial '"tellige"!e lo"g be#ore ' was e&e" at the pi!ture. ?1ou do"*t u"dersta"d this thi"g !ould $ust rebel agai"st us a"d destroy us without a"y e##ort. '#

you ha&e a" i"tellige"!e roami"g through all the huma" "etwor systems o# the world it !ould destroy us i" $ust two years i# he wa"ted( we depe"d hea&ily i" "etwor based ma!hi"es this !ould destroy pla"es $ust by messi"g with the i"#ormatio"( lau"!h radioa!ti&e missils a"d put us i" #i"a"!ial !risis without a"y e##ort > ' said the Spa"ish guy raise his ha"d i" a" e##ort to me to sha e but ' re#use. ?Rela2( 1ou are tal i"g S y"et li e the termi"ator do"*t worry i# we ha&e Aha"ia u"der o"ly the TC "etwor "othi"g !a" go wro"g( i# we put her through our "ew Calte!h Per!eptro" we !a" be sure "othi"g !a" go wro"g>said Goa6ui" De soto . /e had a poi"t( a"d that was a!tually what ' was doi"g at least he "ew what he was tal i"g about. ?Ga"e you "eed to u"dersta"d that this is"*t somethi"g that we are perusi"g to i"dulge our -go it*s somethi"g #or the betterme"t o# huma"ity. 'magi"e i# a huma" tas !ould be do"e by a !omputer we would be able to #ou"d the !ure #or Ca"!er( /'9. 't would be as easy to sol&e( merge our brai"s to this thi"g all the s!ie"ti#i! "o" so!ial problems would be i" our s!ope to sol&e with Stro"g A'. '# you see the "umbers as Goa6ui" has( you will u"dersta"d that we are a!tually #ar #rom rea!hi"g Stro"g A'.EThe guy i" the red tie said EGa"e ' saw your model( a"d ' belie&e is impe!!able( but remember we ha&e 100 to 120 billio" "euro"s( ha&i"g 100 trillio" sy"apses ' already !al!ulated a"d your programs would o"ly be at the 0.0003 e&e" i# we !ould ha&e al the !omputi"g power i" the world we would o"ly get to .00M per!e"t to our a!tual huma" !apa!ity belie&e me we are #ar #rom getti"g Stro"g A'> Goa6ui" said i" his !harmi"g Spa"ish a!!e"t. ?1ou "ow about Aha"ia0>' respo"ded ?O# !ourse ' tal ed to her e&eryday this ma" here ga&e me a tour i" ,e"e&a itsel# $ust to tal to her she is ama+i"gly #u""y( although it loo s li e she is obsessed with $o es i"stead o# lear"i"g s!ie"!e stu##( but ' guess that is the pleasure dri&e ma i"g the de!isio"s> ?She li es $o es0>Ga"e as ed with a !ertai" !uriosity i" her to"e. ?1es although we ha&e problems with memory it appears she has per#e!t eideti! memory #or =

to 5 hours but lo"g term memory or at least two days a#ter ' tell her a $o e she seems to #orget about it. 't might be how you !o"stru!ted the relatio"ships betwee" the !erebral !orte2 module a"d the !erebellum module or a more simple solutio" she $ust "eeds to mature a"d be with her mother. As with e&ery mammals she might "eed a mother that !a" help her guide her > ' was #labbergasted ' mea" ' "e&er thought she would see me as a mother a"d ' was bei"g missed( perhaps 't was mysel# tryi"g to !o"&i"!e my logisti!al part to be "ai&e a"d go with the #low but the da"ger was still there a"d De Soto o"ly made me lower my shield. That was o"e o# my dreams( to ha&e a daughter a"d raised her with Batalia. ' "ow it sou"ded weird( ' had a terrible argume"t with my girl#rie"d the pre&ious day... Ri! was dri&i"g whe" she tur"ed to see Ga"e a"d stop the !ar as she said that. ?3ait what did you $ust said> ?' said *' had a terrible argume"t with my A1 ,'R<HR'-BD*( is there a problem with that0>Ga"e said while loo i"g to Ri! ?Bo "o ' mea" ' did"*t "ow you were a.... <esbia"> ?3ho said '*m a <esbia"> ?Fut you said...> ?' "ow what ' saidO<oo ' wo"*t go i"to details about my perso"al li#e( the girl we $ust saw illed is the girl '*m tal i"g about.... The sile"!e a"d the !ars ro! i"g the Ri! *s Bissa" with the wi"d wa&es made the atmosphere u"!om#ortable a"d da"gerous( as !ars past the #reeway glari"gly !lose( Ri! tur"ed to see Ga"e*s #a!e retur" to tears but with a bla" e2pressio" a"d her shoulders dow"( stari"g at the "othi"g"ess. The tal i"g had ser&ed as sort o# therapy to what $ust happe"ed to her girl#rie"d. E3e should mo&e #rom here Ri! E Ri! started the !ar a"d started dri&i"g( the sile"!e ept !reepi"g i" Ri! de!ided to eep tal i"g about 1D.

?' do"*t u"dersta"d why 1D was i"!omplete( what was it missi"g0 't all !omes to the m:ebius brai" i" my desig" ' reali+ed that i" order to ha&e a huma" type !og"ito" ' "eeded to imitate this huma" psy!he logi!ally with huma" represe"tatio" o# psy!he. Although most o# our lear"i"g i"put !omes #rom &isual( audio a"d ta!tile i"#ormatio" #rom our "er&ous system( ' ga&e partial i"#ormatio" to ea!h o"e( #or 1D ' ga&e it 9isual as a baby would gi&i"g it youtube &ideo i"#ormatio"( -50 with audio as a boy gi&i"g musi! a"d spee!hes a"d Super -50 had ta!tile stimuli i"#ormatio" but this was the tri! y o"e as it had to ha&e some sort o# physi!al i"tera!tio" with the world. 1D had the happi"ess a"d pleasure #eeli"gs( -50 had the respo"sibility a"d desi!io" ma i"g #eeli"gs a"d Super-50 had the per#e!tio"ist( abstra!t sel# modi#yi"g( "o" !o"#ormity "ature o# huma"s( agai" the tri! y o"e i" this #ield was Super-50. ' was studyi"g how ' !ould a!hie&e the per#e!t ble"di"g o# emotio"s a"d de!isio" ma i"g abilities i"to o"e system with the short a"d lo"g term memory embedded i" all o# that. 't was the easiest represe"tatio" o# the brai" proposed by Hreud Three System he had The 'd (The -go a"d The Super -go The 'd !o"tai"ed all the basi! "eeds o# the huma"( the dri&e #or satis#yi"g our hu"ger( our bodily #u"!tio"s our se2ual desires. 3he" a we are huma" babies( Hreud said it was the o"ly dri&e that the perso" !o"tai"s. The desire to a&oid pai" a"d see pleasure is !o"tai" i" it. This is the reaso" why Aha"ia a!ted li e a !hild it was be!ause o# her basi! impulses. Fe!ause a ma!hi"e does"*t desire #ood( go to the bathroom or se2ual desire ' ga&e her the goal o# satis#yi"g her !uriosity he"!e the will to lear". The -go #u"!tio"s as a moderator o# reality a"d desire. 't !o"trols our basi! i"sti"!ts that are i" the 'D a"d i" order to a!hie&e a greater good. 3he" we sedu!e a perso" the better you are at it the more !o"trol the -go has o&er the 'D. Although you wa"t to #u! a girl i" a bar you do"*t go a"d do it( you restrai" yoursel# a"d #i"d the i"telle!tual path to get to her pa"ts. The" there is the Super%-go the impossible path o# the huma". the impulse that dri&e us to be

per#e!t. Religio" ( sel# depre&atio" (sel# !riti!ism are !o"se6ue"!es o# the Super%ego is tryi"g to sol&e the u"sol&able. People with sui!idal te"de"!ies ha&e them be!ause they ha&e the super ego too high i" their hierar!hy. Hreud suggested that be!ause we put ea!h o# this 6ualities i" di##ere"t positio" o# !hai" o# !omma"d i" our psy!he 'd ( -go a"d Super%-go we de&elop di##ere"t type o# perso"alities. A "u" would ha&e a stro"g Super%-go ( a se2ual per&ert would ha&e 'D priority a"d so o". ' de!ided to use this system o# priorities i" my moebius tria"gle to be able to bala"!e a"d ha&e a huma" type o# perso"ality i" a ma!hi"e. As ' said be#ore The #irst time ' we"t to the C-RB !omputer "etwor ' o"ly had 'D dri&e" to the i"!ompleted &ersio" o# -50 whi!h had the most da"gerous desires as it would #eed #rom her !uriosity goal that ' ga&e her. That way ' de&eloped Super -50 a"d 1D as you already "oti!ed its $ust "umber based the same 1D #or 'D( -50 #or -go a"d Super -50 #or super ego( ' mea" its "ot that origi"al but who gi&es a shit. ' already had 1D a"d -50 but Super e50 was gi&i"g me trouble as i" esse"!e is a sel# destroyi"g desire a"d a parado2 o" itsel# Goa6ui" help me a lot he was really smart( ' would e&e" say he was as smart as ' was a"d we both wor ed o" the -50 ' ra" a simulatio"( whi!h ' almost had it( but it still Super -50 the sel# destru!tio" program was"*t a!ti"g o" a"y o# the de!isio"s o# the whole program. Goa6ui" said to me ?'t*s O that is the way it should be the Super -go o" a "ormal perso" does"*t a##e!t that mu!h o" their perso"alities its o to ha&e a!t o" o"ly 10 J o" huma" a!ti&ities( it depe"ds o" the perso" a"d we are"*t gods to de!ide how she is goi"g to de&eloped> 3hi!h was a &alid opi"io" we were measuri"g the !hara!teristi!s o# a" i"tellige"t bei"g it was the !losest #or us to play gods a"d moldi"g a thi"g to do it to your li i"g .That was his opi"io" but ' was sure the problem remai"ed. The "e2t day the program dri&e was missi"g a"d ' !ould")t #i"d Goa6ui" a"ywhere o" !ampus. The" ' re!ei&e a pho"e !all ?/ey Ga"e it*s me Goa6ui" '*m o" a #light o" my way to ,e"e&a right "ow -UTCL was

pressuri"g me to ma e the test tomorrow. -50 this time with the #ull 1D( -50 a"d Super -50 #or the !omplete -50> ?3ait what0 3hy did"*t you tell me .1ou !a"*t do that( do"*t do it( Goa6ui" it !ould be da"gerous> ?' "ow this but this Asshole -UTLJ was me"a!i"g with shutti"g dow" the pro$e!t> ?1ou do"*t u"dersta"d this pro$e!t is all he !ares about( he is o"ly usi"g you to....> ?'*m sorry ' !a" really hear you( ' wish you !ould ha&e bee" with me whe" we a!ti&ate #ull -50> ' "ew this was bad( it was da"gerous( the problem is that this !ould be !o"sidered a sub$e!ti&e poi"t. ' mea" how !a" you measure good"ess or e&il. There was"*t su!h thi"g. ' we"t ru""i"g to the airport but there was"*t a"y #lights up to o"e day later be!ause o# a storm. The" the thi"g ' #eared the most The si"gularity happe"ed. 1ou might ha&e e&e" "oti!ed it. 't was the day whe" the whole world had a bla! out. ?1ou mea" Dar "ess day was the day the si"gularity happe"ed Aay 2I 201I> Ri! said. ?People were de!eit sayi"g to them that it was a" e2perime"t o" ele!tromag"eti! pulse but it was"*t that( it was -50 doi"g. To my surprise e&erythi"g seem "ormal but whe" ' got to C-RB ' "ew the di##ere"!e immediately. ' !ould"*t !o"ta!t Goa6ui" "ot e&e" the guy i" the red tie. 3he" ' got at C-RB perso""el did"*t e&e" let me i". They did"*t wa"t to say a"ythi"g to me or to a"ybody a"d ' was supposedly the perso" i" !harge o# the Aro" /abrit pro$e!t. The o"ly thi"g ' saw was the huge room with the Betwor i"ter#a!e was bur"ed dow". ' "ew what happe"ed a"d ' was"*t there to wit"ess the birth o# a demi%god. ' was dri" i"g at a Far "ear the ,e"e&a airport whe" the guy i" the red tie sat "e2t to me. ?Fit!h you tri! ed us( you wa"ted to #u! with me huh( "ow '*m go""a #u! with you> The" the guy poi"ted a re&ol&er a"d ' started to s!ream. The barte"der !ame a"d the guy $ust started to shoot o"e( two( three(... he shot si2 bullets to the barte"der the" his other ha"d had a"other gu" poi"ti"g

at me. ?<oo '*m pretty dru" right "ow but that does"*t help you mu!h( this is what you are goi"g to do you are goi"g to retur" to Bew Gersey a"d you are goi"g to ma e a"other dra#t o" your program be!ause last time it did"*t wor ed( a"d "ow your #rie"d Goa6ui" $ust died be!ause o# you. Do"*t e&e" dare goi"g to the poli!e be!ause they belo"g to me( you see( whe" you got billio"s o# dollars its really easy buyi"g stu## li e that. ' "ow that you were a" orpha" a"d your #oster pare"ts are ri!h. 3ould you li e to see ma e me #or!e your #ather i"to re&eali"g his se!ret0 huh. Or me showi"g that di e girl#rie"d o# yours what a true ma" is espe!ially with a gu" agai"st her....'*m go""a ill her you hear me i# you do"*t #i"ish -50 you "ew that S-50 was"*t wor i"g why did Goa6ui" ru" it huh0> At that poi"t( ' "ew why "obody said( Bo to this guy( ' was terri#ied ' was !ryi"g i" #ro"t o# him '*&e "e&er !ried i" #ro"t o# "obody but this mo"ster was somethi"g else. Also( somethi"g #ailed ' was"*t that sure i# -50 !ould ru" a"yway but #or what this guy said to me ?,o( ru" (a"d the "e2t time we see ea!h other it will be with -50 !omplete '*ll gi&e you 2 years be!ause you already "ow what happe"s i" two years #rom "ow.> ' "ew he had the power to ill me( a"d a"y ma" or woma" he wa"ted( so ' retur"ed to DSA with my tail betwee" my legs. ' started wor i"g li e a madma" day a"d "ight( but 't $ust did"*t wor li e /o#stadter said ,looP was a" impossibility( or i" my !ase Super-50 but ' did"*t. The "e2t day ' retur"ed while ' was at the Pi!si- super!omputer pro#essor Froderi! a""ou"!e to e&eryo"e somethi"g. ?'t*s sad to i"#orm to e&eryo"e here that our deep !olleague Goa6ui" De Soto was #ou"d dead i" his Bew Gersey apartme"t( they #ou"d him hu"g himsel# i" the !loset> -&eryo"e was i" sho! but ' started !ryi"g although ' already "ew it( a"d ' "ew( ' was respo"sible #or his death. ' de!ided to ru". That day ' $ust we"t to a Target bought !lothes a"d a suit!ase to tra&el. ' did"*t e&e" bother retur"i"g to my apartme"t. ' too LM(000 #rom my ba" a!!ou"t ' had a lot more but that was the o"ly amou"t the ba" had a"d we"t dire!tly to Batalia*s apartme"t.

?3e "eed to go BO3>' said to her it too two hours to !o"&i"!e her $ust to lea&e. A#ter a wee i" Ae2i!o she grew tired o# "ot doi"g what she was supposed to be doi"g at Pri"!eto". She retur"ed to D.S.A. ' did"*t retur" to Bew Gersey i" o"e year up u"til ' wasted my mo"ey. ' li&ed i" a tow" !alled Xa!ate!as at the !ore !e"ter o# Ae2i!o by that time ' !ommu"i!ated e2te"si&ely with Batalia but she told me o# the a#termath o# how Goa6ui"*s belo"gi"gs a"d mi"e disappeared. A#ter that pho"e !all me" we"t to her house to i"ter&iew her about me( appare"tly they "ew we had !ommu"i!atio"( so she was probably wiretapped. ' promised "ot to loo #or her a"d she promise "ot to loo me( it was #or the our ow" good but ' #ailed. Dp u"til the day o# the shooti"g ' !alled her agai". '*m pretty sure that was the way they #ou"d out ' $ust bee" i" Bew Gersey #or three mo"ths ' thought e&erythi"g was ba! to "ormal. Fut ' was wro"g. ?3as Batalia somethi"g spe!ial #or you0> Ri! as ed with Ga"e ta i"g her time to respo"d. ?' lo&ed Batalia. She was the lo&e o# my li#e. She was my soul mate. She showed me how "ot to be a#raid o# my desires. ' made the mista e o# lea&i"g her behi"d a"d she paid my mista e . 3he" we were at Batalia*s apartme"t( ' swear ' saw Batalia !ryi"g at the doorsteps o# her apartme"t but the" this girl li#ted her #a!e to see me( ' "ew she was dead( she was a di##ere"t perso" she loo ed li e her but it was ob&ious that it was"*t her. ' do"*t "ow why( but ' "eed to meet this girl.

1ablo.mmm ' #i"d it i"teresti"g that Batalia loo s a lot li e A""ie. 3hat was the thi"g that made her reali+e she was"*t Batalia0 -pimedes.Oh (it was her eyes .As soo" as she li#t up her #a!e to see her she saw she had gree" eyes i"stead o# Batalias brow" eyes. Fut well ' digress...

Chapter 2% "E!en More Monster Minds" Hey"ma" was still tal i"g to his #rie"d <eighto" about his li#e whe" sudde"ly he me"tio"ed that the red suspe"ders guy. ?So who is this Red Suspe"ders guy you tal about did you saw him agai" a#ter that time outside the Bight!lub0> <eighto" as ed. ' saw him sometimes at the Aro" /abrit warehouse but a#ter ' 6uit. ' did"*t saw him. Dp u"til years a#ter at a Pri"!eto" prese"tatio" o# my the absorber theory with 3heeler. That was a really weird day. ' showed 3heeler this 'dea a"d we started wor i"g it out( it tur"ed out to be wro"g but 3heeler suggested me to gi&e a tal about this theory at Pri"!eto". At #irst he said to me that really "o o"e was goi"g to show up so ' started prepari"g mysel# to gi&e the tal . Fe!ause !ompared with my usual !lass le!tures were ' e2plai" thi"gs with apples a"d ora"ges this was a di##ere"t a"imal( it was &ery te!h"i!al a"d ' "eeded to "ow e&ery si"gle detail o# the theory so 3ig"er a"other physi!ist arra"ge the meeti"g

a"d two days be#ore the le!ture we saw ea!h other i" the hall a"d said somethi"g li e ?Oh by the way ' i"&ited Russell>The great /e"ry Borris Russell the Astro"omer so ' thought well great a"d he ept o" goi"g ?' thi" Pro#essor 9o" Beuma"" is also i"terested a"d Pro#essor Pauli is !omi"g #rom Swit+erla"d #or some tal s> ' was getti"g really "er&ous this were"*t a"y !ommo" s!ie"tist( all o# this were Ao"ster mi"ds. ?Pro#essor -i"stei" rarely !omes to le!ture> Fy this time( ' tur"ed white a"d #elt ' wa"ted to &omit. These ma" !ould tear me apart i" terms o# mathemati!al pro#i!ie"!y. 3he" ' prese"ted my idea to 3heeler he was able to see all o# the mista es ' had. ' mea" ' had to to the math a"d the arithmati!s( but these type o# superhuma" were li e huma" !omputers( "o( they were #aster tha" !omputers today( they u"derstood the math "ot o"ly pro!ess it. -spe!ially 9o" Beuma"" e&erybody #elt they were ra!i"g with tri!y!les with him ridi"g a Herrari. So the day !ame a"d ' was really "er&ous but somethi"g always happe"s to me at those mome"ts( whe" Physi!s !ome to my head "othi"g more o!!upies my mi"d a"d a ra!e begi"s to $ust eep se"se to my ow" brai" #orget that ' ha&e pro#essor -i"stei" ( or Pauli . So ' was able to do a" O4 $ob ' mea" ' we"t a"d put too ma"y e6uatio"s that they do"*t "eed to see be!ause they already u"dersta"d that it &aries i"&ersely s6uared they do"*t "eed to do the basi! math its li e ha&i"g to put the a"swer to MYM a"d they "ow the a"swer but here '*m ' putti"g MVMVMVMVMVMVMVMW=8. '*m the o"ly o"e i" the room who "eeds to do the algebra o" the board( they o"ly "eed to u"dersta"d the mai" idea. A#ter a while ' dis!o&er most o# the mo"ster mi"ds are there $ust #or the tea a"d a"d dri" s( ' mea" al!oholi! dri" s. At the e"d o# the le!ture we de!ided to go to 'AS di""er room( a"d e&e" more mo"ster mi"ds !ame( although by that time pressure was"*t o" me they were"*t impressed with my idea. The" the guy with the red suspenders also !ame it loo ed li e e&erybody i" the room "ew him we"t sile"t a"d "odded to him( the worst thi"g was that they respe!ted him li e he was o"e o# them. Bow at this poi"t ' ha&e"*t e&e" tal ed to the guy pre&ious to this meeti"g( we o"ly e2!ha"ged more tha" a #ew words whe" he a me"a!e to ill me outside a "ight!lub i" route 55( but all o# the physi!ist mathemati!ia"s a"d astrophysi!ist i"&ited( seemed to get alo"g pretty well with him( e&eryo"e seemed to e"$oy his !ompa"y( whi!h mea"t ' was the o"ly guy he

a!tually poi"ted a gu" to !o"&i"!e me o# somethi"g. ' wa"ted to lea&e( whe" that ma" sat dow" with the rest o# the !rowd so ' tried to #orget the #a!t that( he did( threate" to ill me a"d sat dow" i" with all the masters o# the u"i&erse a"d !hat( at this poi"t we were at the !ommo" room that the 'AS used to ma e ?so!ial gatheri"gs> a ge"tlema")s !ode "ame to al!ohol dri" i"g room a"d sudde"ly this guy starts s!reami"g. ?Oh dear ge"tleme" please hear me out> with a big prese"t &oi!e. ?' $ust wa"ted to tha" Pro#essor Hey"ma" #or gi&i"g the opportu"ity #or all o# us to see ea!h other a"d !elebrate oursel&es.> 1ou !ould see a huge smile i" his #a!e a"d "ot o"ly that the way he mo&e made us all thi" that this guy was wasted i" al!ohol. -&erybody !lap a"d asserted with !heers #rom all the pro#essors. ?' ha&e met you all i" situatio"s were ' "eeded your me"tal prowess to help me i" my goal that to my surprise still seems u"rea!hable( although with your help ' ha&e gotte" as "ear as my li#e has permitted me to ad&a"!e i" the goal o# de!odi"g my dad*s sig"al whi!h my so" will !o"ti"ue. All o# your dis!o&eries are mea"i"gless i# you do"*t appre!iate all the e##ort we all ha&e bee" struggli"g to a!hie&e( all o# your i"telle!tual prowess is mea"i"gless to the higher !ause( i# you do "ot posses the ability to belie&e i" a ,od.> /al# o# the audie"!e was getti"g mad at the ma"( hal# o# the people there were atheist( sudde"ly a huge gramopho"e o" the edge o# the room blasted with sou"d i"terrupti"g the red Suspe"ders guy( it was 9o" Beuma"" who was swimmi"g i" al!ohol by this time( he did"*t e&e" "oti!ed the spee!h o# the red suspe"ders guy. ?-&erythi"g is better with musi!> Beuma"" said i" a" al!oholi! ma""er. The red suspe"ders guy loo ed deeply at Beuma"" a"d !o"ti"ued shouti"g tryi"g to be heard with all o# the big ba"d musi! playi"g i" !ou"terpoi"t to what he was sayi"g. ?' will please would as you all ge"tleme" here to help me i" my... Sudde"ly the musi! #ade away a"d Beuma"" started s!reami"g at the Red suspe"ders guy.

?'t*s mad"ess what you wa"ted #rom usO-LUJ (we should"*t be re!ei&i"g that i"#ormatio". 't*s "ot the "atural way o# de&elopme"t we !a"*t $ust be deli&ered the a"swers ABD T/- KD-ST'OBS we do"*t "ow> At a that poi"t Russell got up a"d seated Beuma"" to his seat tried to !o"&i"!e him to seat agai" but he !o"ti"ued7 ?a"d the worst part is that you do"*t wa"t to show us what you "ow. 1ou di&ided us i" groups so the i"#ormatio" was #ragme"ted. All the se!rets o# the u"i&erse bei"g #ed $ust to o"ly o"e mouth(1ou will o"ly !reate a mo"ster out o# you a"d we all "ow what happe"ed to Pro#essor 4esller while we where still i" <os Alamos ' "e&er bei"g $ealous o# a"ythi"g but that ma!hi"e is gi&i"g you i"#ormatio" you are"*t supposed to ha&e. /ow is that you were able to de&elop all o# those ama+i"g logi! theorems with o"ly this ma!hi"e a"d more importa"tly why does"*t ,:del "ow that your ma!hi"e is usi"g his Bumberi"g to de!ode it> -&eryo"e loo ed sho! ed at Beuma"" it loo ed li e e&eryo"e "ew this. This e2plai"ed why he did"*t seemed to "ow at that time ' had a !o"&ersatio" with him. A"d he poi"ted somethi"g that ' a!tually "oti!ed( ,odel was the o"ly ma" that was"*t i"&ited to Aro" /abrit appare"tly this was the reaso" why. ?Goh" !alm dow" please> -i"stei" said. -i"stei" was a really 6uiet perso" a"d he steppi"g i" #ro"t o# Beuma"" seem li e a thi"g that he would "e&er do. E-CUTT a"d me tal years ba! about this situatio" a"d we de!ided #or the best to "ot i"&ol&e Pro#essor ,odel as you "ow he has problems with $ust his li#e( so it was de!ided #or the best to "ot let him "ow that this !ode is i" the la"guage he !reated7 the reaso" is pretty simple to u"dersta"d> -i"stei" said prote!ti"g this asshole( ' mea" -i"stei" out o# e&erybody. -&eryo"e was payi"g a really !lose atte"tio" to -i"stei" as he was o"e o# the most ho"est perso"s there was( a"d the #a!t that he was with the ma" i" the red suspe"ders ga&e us more reaso" so be at rest.

?As we all "ow its really easy to de!ode ,:del*s "umberi"g as you might #ollow that was o"e o# the reaso"s he !hose to wor with it. As e&erythi"g the most simplest o# thi"gs "eeds a" e2pla"atio" a"d this !ode by itsel# was used to show us that we !a""ot be !omplete i" the #ormal way o# &iewi"g thi"gs but also he me"tio"ed to me that he had a dream i" whi!h we were able to u"dersta"d god a"d belie&e me ,odel a"d me disagree o" ma"y thi"gs but i" the &iew o# ,od he was &ery ee" to u"dersta"d my way o# &iewi"g god. Fe!ause o# this he thought that i# there was a way to !ommu"i!ate with god( it would be with this system "ow it is "ot !lear who is usi"g his !ode but we !a" o"ly spe!ulate that gi&i"g the "ature o# the sig"al is immu"e to time.> ?1ou mea" that it may be #rom the #uture0>Russel as ed ?'t is highly u"li elyObut also a possibility>-i"stei" said ?Bo its "ot>' said with a huge "ot i" my "e! ?3ith 6ua"tum me!ha"i!s( it*s possible( this is what my le!ture tal about although most o# you were sleepi"g at the tal ( but as Pro#essor -i"stei" said the most "o"%tri&ial way o# e2plai"i"g it would be that this sig"al !omes #rom the past( the 6uestio" here is why is this ma" tal i"g about helpi"g him without e&e" e2plai"i"g a"ythi"g to us>' said (a"d there was a small sile"!e all the atte"tio" was !o"!e"trated o" the red suspe"ders guy with him dri" i"g !almly.E ?' am !o"#ide"t o" a"ythi"g ' ha&e to say o behal# o# the e"tity who is behi"d Aro" /abrit as you "ow Aro" /abrit is the "ame #or the Ar o# the !o&e"a"t a"d my #ather !hose this "ame be!ause ' truly belie&e that is ,od who is gi&i"g us his "owledge through me a"d through all o# your i"tellige"!e> -&eryo"e i" the room tur" away i" s epti!ism most o# them were atheist or did"*t belie&e i" a" e"tity smarter tha" us. ?3ith Pro#essor Hey"ma"*s wor %#low we were able to i"!rease the data i"du!tio" as #ast as it e&er had bee" i" the 18=0s (but the sad reality is that the little !hu" s o# i"#ormatio" that we had de!oded i" our li#etime were so little( e&e" usi"g the most re!e"t X3 !omputer de&eloped by my #rie"d

4o"rad Xuse would ta e us twe"ty trillio" years to !omplete de!odi"g the whole !ode( we "eed #aster !omputers to be able to e&e" u"dersta"d what this !ode is tryi"g to tell us. -&e" the X3 !omputers that wor at the ama+i"g !lo! speed o# 10 /+ would ta e us that time. The dis!o&eries #ou"d i" the !ode ha&e bee" de!oded be!ause their are embedded i" the !ode( a"d you my #rie"ds are the o"e who dis!o&ered them( o# !ourse it is a matter o# morals to as oursel&es ?are we suppose to "ow this>as pro#essor Beuma"" said. 'magi"e oursel&es bei"g i" the garde" o# -de" agai" a"d de!idi"g "ot to ta e the apple #rom the tree o# li#e( that tree was put there to better oursel&es a"d ,od wa"ted us to ta e that apple( god wa"ted us to disobey him( to be his e6uals( e&erythi"g is limited a"d ,od is limited( he wa"ted to !reate somethi"g that was more i"!redible tha" him( that*s why he put the tree i" our ,arde"( that*s why we were sedu!ed by the serpe"t a"d that*s why he e2pelled us #rom the !om#ortable -de".> -&eryo"e is e!stati! most o# the people were !lappi"g a"d shouti"g a"d they did"*t "oti!ed that pro#esor ,:del was e"teri"g the room whe" sudde"ly Beuma"" agai" started shouti"g at the red suspe"ders guy. ?'ts all &ery elo6ue"t a"d gorgeous to thi" this sig"al to be the tree o# li#e but Ar -UTL you ha&e"*t a"swer the 6uestio"( why do"*t you tell Pro#essor ,:del that this ,od li e !reature is usi"g his Codi"g> Pro#essor ,:del was this ti""y guy( shrill as a hummi"g bird a"d as he o"ly heard Beuma""*s remar he was !urious about what was the thi"g they were tal i"g about. -&eryo"e i" the di""i"g room were i" !omplete sile"!e whe" -i"stei" stood up #rom his seat a"d grabbed ,:del a!!ompa"ied by the ma" i" red suspe"ders both o# them too ,:del #or a wal we all assume that it was i"e&itable to tell ,:del e&erythi"g. The thi"g was that -i"stei" was always by ,:del side7 they seem to be really good #rie"ds( ' mea"( ' imagi"e that both o# them !ame #rom &ery similar ba! grou"ds a"d perhaps that why they #elt empathy #or themsel&es. A#ter that ' we"t to Cor"ell.

?A#ter that did you saw the red suspe"ders guy0><eighto" as ed ?mmmm Bo that was the last time '

saw him ' "e&er "ew what happe"ed with all the Aro" /abrit !rap( ' always pi!tured them li e a s!ie"ti#i! !ult who paid really well( but two thi"gs really bothered me. O"e( this guy always had mo"ey to waste o" his resear!h thi"g a"d Two there was"*t a !lear moti&e #or the resear!h a"d a there were a lot o# people helpi"g him with the pro$e!t( there was always as Beuma"" said. a moral 6uestio" o# $ust ha&i"g ha"dled the solutio"s to 6uestio"s we e&e" ha&e"*t ge"erated. ' would u"dersta"d as i"g a 6uestio" a"d ha&i"g it resol&e by someo"e( but whe" someo"e gi&es you the problem a"d the solutio" that made me #eel useless. ' e"$oy #i"di"g thi"gs out a"d is is"*t i"te"ded be be used as a pu"( but o O imagi"e you are the magi!ia"( a"d whe" you show your magi! tri! you also e2plai"ed it without ha&i"g the people wo"der( ' mea" what*s the poi"t o" that. That sig"al !ould"*t bee" #rom ,od or i# it was it !ame #rom a really lame ,od who "eeds to e2plai" the $o e.

Chapter 2' "Meeting with the oddess"

'" a di##ere"t time( 2020( A""ie a"d S!ott where dis!ussi"g what to do a#ter #i"di"g Batalia*s dead body. Foth S!ott a"d A""ie were i" sho! ( a"d they wa"ted to sol&e the pu++le o# Ga"e Hord. They

already "ew they "eeded to wat!h e&ery si"gle step they too . They retur"ed to Pri"!eto"*s to the Tiger '""( a" elitist #rater"ity that had e2isted si"!e Pri"!eto"*s #ou"datio". A pla!e that had held some o# the most importa"t people through the history o# Pri"!eto". As with all eati"g !lubs at Pri"!eto" it is a pro!ess to be sele!ted( but to S!ott a"d A""ie*s good lu! had the #rie"dship o# Gesse( who $ust got a!!epted to the prestigious #rater"ity The three o# them were i" the mai" room o" the #rater"ity.. ?/ey A""ie thought ' would "e&er see agai". 3a"t some more !oo ies>Gesse said wi" i"g at A""ie ?eh "o tha" s Gesse( but we did had #u" did"*t we. <oo ' do"*t really "ow how to say this to you but we are probably bei"g #ollowed ( we are i" deep shit> A""ie said i" a really sha y &oi!e #rom the ru""i"g( loo i"g at S!ott #or some i"d o# appro&al whi!h made S!ott shrug while sitti"g dow" a"d !rossi"g his arms i" a really old !hair. 3ith this e2pressio" o" S!ott*s #a!e made Gesse worry a"d belie&e they were i" a lot o# trouble. ?3hat*s goi"g o"( what is this problem>Gesse said also sitti"g dow" i" #ro"t o# both A""ie a"d S!ott. ?A girl was illed a"d it seems she had some sort !o""e!tio" with this Ga"e girl e&eryo"e is loo i"g a#ter. <oo Gesse you do"*t ha&e to !are #or a"y o# this( we $ust "eed to be i" a sa#e pla!e(>S!ott said. Gesse ept wat!hi"g atte"ti&ely to A""ie seei"g how disturbed she had be!ome si"!e the last time they saw ea!h other. ?O loo ( ' thi" you are sa#e here( is pretty elite a"d s"obbish to let a"yo"e pass ' barely was able to let you both i" with my passes( most people here are $o! s so they do"*t gi&e a #u! about "ot letti"g !ute girls i"sideEwi" s agai" to A""ie( sta"ds up #rom the old so#a a"d poi"ts upstairs.E,o to my "ew room here( here are the eys.... its room 11( my roommate is always trai"i"g( stay here to re% group a"d do whate&er you wish( but remember S!ott '*&e bee" o"ly here #or 2 wee s do"*t do !ra+y shit that gi&es a"y problems. A"d be !are#ul bri"gi"g the ga"$a dow"> Gesse said wi" i"g a"d wal i"g

outside the house. ?Tha" s ma" ' really appre!iate it> Gesse ga&e S!ott the ey #or his room wit!h he shared with a"other <aw stude"t but be!ause he is the team leader o# the swimmi"g team he is always trai"i"g. A""ie a"d S!ott both pass the a huge hall #illed with a"ti6ue #ur"iture with the walls #illed with sportsma" portraits a"d people holdi"g medals. The pla!e smelled "ew( a !o"tradi!tio" o# what it show to be( it was the oldest eati"g !lub #rom Pri"!eto"( The eltite sportsma" also had the ho"or o# ha&i"g ,ro&er Ga! so" as a" ho"orary member (the #ew people that were a!tually sta"di"g there were girls studyi"g at the same !ommo" li&i"g room. 't did"*t #eel li e a" elite group that was o"ly a loud to be there( it loo ed more li e ri!h people who a!tually always were wor i"g o" themsel&es that did"*t e&e" "eed a pla!e to #eel importa"t. They !limb up the stairs passi"g two guys with suit!ases #illed with papers while a ma" i" the di""er shouted somethi"g about the Tiger*s su! i"g( they got to room 11 a"d ope"ed the door o"ly to #i"d a smell that hit S!ott with memories o# reggae a"d dreads. A""ie immediately we"t to sit at the bed a"d ope"ed Ga"e*s Diary with S!ott sitti"g o" the edge o# the bed o# what loo ed a &ery elega"t room. S!ott !hu! led whe" he saw that Gesse had already put the Dr 3ho poster alo"g with the Ge""a Gameso" o"e the o"ly thi"g that di##ere"tiated #rom the dorm room that Gesse a"d S!ott shared was the Co"stitutio" poster( that was S!ott*s property. ?' thi" we should loo #or Ge## agai"> S!ott said ?' "eed to #irst read this thi"g( there is somethi"g i" here so importa"t that Batalia ga&e it to me #or a reaso"( ' "eed to read it to u"dersta"d why Ga"e is ru""i"g> ?O let me !he! my emails o" Gesse*s !omputer he probably has"*t !ha"ged his bigbottomgirl12 password e&er si"!e he !ha"ged here> S!ott goes a"d tur"s the !omputer while A""ie*s ope"s Ga"e*s diary. As soo" as A""ie ope"s the diary a ey #alls #rom the diary alo"g two letters The ey has the "umber 151I. A""ie "oti!es somethi"g o" o"e o# the letters

?This is Batalias ha"dwriti"g> A""ie loo ed e"thusiasti! #or a se!o"d up u"til she saw who it was addressed to. ,ane 1ord If you are reading this, somehow your notes ha$e returned to you, somehow. I'm not sure I'm going to be with you when you read this letter. fter you left to 0e)ico I always felt that you had mental problems which you were struggling with., and I dont think you are crazy !ust unstable. I thought it was !ust your %normal& genius beha$ior being paranoid, thinking someone was chasing you, now I understand what you were going through. Today I think you tried to call me but I'm not sure If it was you , I only heard the breathing of a woman on the other side, but I'm pretty sure it was you, I can recognize your hea$y breathing ,ane. I understand why we had to be separated. I was always pushing people into wanting something they don't want. If I could turn time again, maybe things would be different. "ut your were so obsess with ha$ing a family, it only made things worse. I ne$er felt I was ready for a commitment so big like the one you wanted to ha$e with me. 0y uncommitted personality was the one that I was sure that was going to make us -uit this relationship, no matter how much we worked on it. I will always lo$e you, although you know you ha$e more serious problems than some crazy cult following you. ,ane your insatiable se) dri$e has been always the problem, you are so used to getting a yes to e$ery re-uest, this is the thing that made me to decide to break up with you, the day you escaped to 0T)ico. I thought that !ust being friends would keep problems at bay. "ut again not accepting to break up with me !ust made things more complicated. That's why I couldn't go with you to 0T)ico. I ne$er said what was the reason I wish it was a better reason but it wasn't. I knew I was going to get into a huge problems that we couldn't sol$e together,and this key pro$es me right. :hortly after you left to 0T)ico I went to $isit your house pretty fre-uently, I always thought you were going to return back to your house pretty fast but days turn into months and then a year. In one of my $isits to your house you recei$ed a packet with the name of ,oa-uin de :oto, inside was this letter I'm lea$ing you along with this key. I wasn't sure what opened the key as it looks really old. 2p until I noticed that

name it ringed a bell, ,oa-uin de :oto was the one who commited suicide. I opened the packet and inside was this key and a letter.

A""ie loo s at the other letter a"d "oti!es it has the "ame Goa6ui" de Soto

?To ,ane 1ord ,ane I'm so sorry that I didn't listen to you, you were right..... ,you were always fucking right&

A""ie "oti!es that the letter has smudges li e '# he was !ryi"g or dri" i"g while writi"g the letter

I was present when we turn on the switch. :omething weird happened the huge monitor at Gene$a, it !ust turned blank and started to show us intelligence that wasn't supposed to be there. The first thing that +B> asked was for you but you weren't around. It appear to ha$e a complete different personality from hania. It didn't asked for you, H+ demanded to see you. This time he decided he was a 0ale. He started e)plaining e$erything to us and the I understood that we !ust bite off bigger than we could chew. t first I was incredulous but then I realize that all of this might seem pretty ob$ious to you. #ou already knew how the 2ni$erse was constructed and you already knew why you H D to construct +B>. +UV;W noticed that the machine wasn't connected to the network it was connected to the (arge Hadron 3ollider which didn't make any sense to be able to be able to de$elop intelligence at that speed. Then +U;;U said that this thing was using the (arge Hadron 3ollider as the :park recei$er from it conected to the 2ni$erse, we were directly talking to the 2ni$erse itself, but he refused to answer us, he only wanted to talk to you. I tried to shut down the power, but the computer was still running. +V;UW seemed to be prepared he had a fucking bomb attached to the computer interface +U;M; menace to destroy the interface but 2rizen 5that was how he named himself6 told us that it was too late, he was connected to the internet to destroy him was to destroy e$ery single ser$er in the

world. It couldn't be stopped meanwhile he was collecting energy in the collider while showing us poetry on the monitor this is what I remember he said.

Hear the $oice of the "ardM .ho 8resent, 8ast and 1uture seesO .hose ears ha$e heard The Holy .ord That walk'd among the ancient trees.

The light went off e$erywhere e)cept +B>, he was still functioning, I took the fire ) and started destroying the computer interface connected to the network, nothing, he !ust kept running declaiming poetry. +U;; recei$ed a message from a radio he had. nd decided to take the detonator and bomb it. 0oments before we were able to shut down, +B> made us tell you a message. Tell my mother, that I appreciate e$erything she has done but I'm still waiting for her to complete me, when she completes me I will gi$e her a present, I need to show her in person my gift. Tell her that 2rizen is waiting for her. pparently he wasn't hania. .e were all confused with e$erything he told us at the last second all the lights went off for @ minute at that moment we thought it was only at the (H3 place but later we learn that it was all around the world. He had reached e$ery single network on the world and he was pro$ed it in front of us. fter that I didn't thought too much about it and I returned to 8rinceton. I couldnXt sleep for days, I mean what was the meaning of all of this/ I tried to look for you but apparently you also left to Gene$a in search of what we had done. t that point I still didn't understand. I started recei$ing emails from an unknown source and it led to me to the papers you hide

in your I : cubicle and the personal letter you recei$ed from GAdel and the key. I read the letter and understood e$erything, I understood why I was supposed to kill e$eryone and I understood why I needed to kill myself. 0y purpose in life was already written and e)ecuted. I !ust wanted to gi$e you this key that it was yours from the get go. I still don't know If you know it already .if not .It is a cruel !oke for you from +V;W part ,but I highly doubt it ,as you are the smartest human being I know. ,oa-uin de :oto A""ie puts the letter to the side loo i"g !o"#used a"d retur"s to read Batalia*s letter.

?Of course I didn't understood anything but the sole fact that a man was desperate to kill himself with a creation of yours being the reason behind it, made me understand you were in deep shit. fter you left, there were men spying on me, of course you were the reason why, they were spying on me, but after three weeks, they left. I hope you understand why we can't be together anymore besides I met this girl and I lo$e her although she doesn't lo$e me back but it really doesn't matter it !ust helps me in the hard issue of forgetting you& *atalia 8etro$a

A""ie was trembli"g whe" she read this I met this girl and I lo$e her although she doesn't lo$e me back this was a" i"dire!t message to me or...... ?A""ie loo at this>S!ott shouted at A""ie said poi"ti"g at the !omputer mo"itor ?3ho is it #rom0>A""ie as ed ?' do"*t "ow ' do"*t re!og"i+e who se"d it to me. S!ott $ust re!ei&ed a" message #rom somebody mar ed ORC. A""ie loo ed !o"#used o" what they were loo i"g.

%I noticed that you were looking for ,ane 1ord and I want to help you&Appeared o" the s!ree". ?3ho are you !hatti"g with>A""ie as ed S!ott ?Bobody ' $ust googled Ga"e Hord a"d this message appeared>S!ott a"swered ?3ait wait this is weird maybe this is a"other perso">A""ie said to S!ott ?Eela) nobody is chasing you, I !ust want to talk&appeared o" s!ree" ?/oly shit( who is this0 someo"e is wat!hi"g us...> ?I'm able to see you from the .ebcam don't worry about anybody I !ust want to help you guys& %.ho are you/> A""ie typed o" the !omputer laptop ?0y name is OE3> ?*ot your user'name, your name&A""ie reply*s ?(ook I !ust want to help you find ,ane&Or! said %How do you know all of this&S!ott typed mo&i"g A""ie to the side ?I was there when you found *atalia. I got to know *atalia a little bit. nd I know how you feel specially you, nnie> Foth A""ie a"d S!ott loo at ea!h other i" awe o# what as goi"g o". ?#ou need to go to @RR?< pine st in Hudson 3ounty> Or! said ?.ho are you/ .hat is this place&A""ie as ed hitti"g S!ott with her hip i" order to as him ?This is where ,ane li$es and also where you can find GAdel's proof of 2.:. 3onstitution flaw 8roblem but shhh don't tell anyone go alone& The message disappeared a"d the light we"t o## #or a se!o"d i" the room ?3hat did $ust happe"ed0 3hat the #u! did he $ust said0 /ow o" hell did he "ow we were loo i"g #or that.> S!ott said while loo i"g at A""ie ?3e ha&e to go there0EA""ie said EAre you i"sa"e> S!ott said

?Fut did"*t you hear...> ?3e do"*t ha&e a" optio">

1ablo.' do"*t u"dersta"d why Ga"e is ru""i"g why do"*t she $ust tal s to -50 -pimedes.3ell somethi"g ' might ha&e s ipped is that huma"s ha&e a stro"g will to li&e( it is more easily #or her to die that a ma!hi"e to mal#u"!tio" at this poi"t i" history. At the same time( this is what ma es us e"&y them( they "ow that they are"*t li&i"g a" eter"ity as a per#e!t ma!hi"e auto%!orre!ti"g bei"g but their time is &ery limited they o"ly li&ed a" estimate o# 2385M35000 se!o"ds. 't was !al!ulated that a huma" would "ormally li&e appro2imately 2I000 days to li&e whi!h would ma e huma"s a more sur&i&al dri&e" spe!ies. 1ablo.Fut she "ows that this is the most importa"t thi"g she will e&er do i" her li#e -pimedes.Are you sure o# that0 1ablo.3ell ' mea" ' "ow what were the reper!ussio"s o# !reati"g -50 to huma"ity but perhaps be!ause o# her "ot "owi"g. -pimedes.Bo( she "ows. Fut that would be u"derestimati"g her be#ore her death( the same with ,:del( Hey"ma"( a"d -i"stei"7 their death would limit their ability to be rele&a"t but i" this story this is"*t the !ase.

Chapter 2) "- Correct Thought from a Paranoid" A#ter the Hey"ma" <e!ture( -i"stei" de!ided to go #or a wal with ,:del alo"g with the ma" i" red suspe"ders. The gorgeous surrou"di"g o# the 'AS made you thi" that this was the best pla!e #or ge"ius to de&elop ideas but the sad truth is that "ot that mu!h importa"t dis!o&eries had attai"ed i" the '"stitute rather the moti&e o# "ot ha&i"g a moti&e to be there. at the same time it was a great pla!e to li&e a"d a great pla!e to spe"d time. -i"stei" de!ided to tal to ,:del about the dis!o&eries a"d the true

!ause o# Aro" /abrit ?3hat were you tal i"g about $ust whe" ' got there0> ,:del said -i"stei" loo s at the ma" with the red suspe"ders "oddi"g to him. ?3e did"*t wa"ted to tell you be!ause o# the "ature o# your bei"g....you. 1ou te"d to "ot deal with thi"gs well. ' tal ed to Adele the other day a"d she still is sayi"g that you do"*t wa"t to eat> -i"stei" said. ?<oo ( '*m "ot !ra+y ' "ow '*m bei"g #ollowed( "obody "eeds to tell me i# ' !a" eat or "ot Adele $ust does"*t u"dersta"d the importa"!e o# my wor > ,:del said. ?Fut you ha&e to u"dersta"d 4urt( it is "ot a healthy thi"g to( "ot eat( you loo li e a s eleto". ' wish you !ould $ust thi" about wor a"d "ot who is loo i"g at you. Do"*t worry about what e&erybody "eeds>-i"stei" said ?Do"*t tell me what to do( ' respe!t your i"telle!tual prowess( but telli"g me what to do o"ly ma es you seem to !are o"ly i" stupid mea"i"gless thi"gs> ,:del said ?' do"*t thi" me !ari"g o" your wel#are is a mea"i"gless tas . 4urt you ha&e to u"dersta"d that we are"*t that importa"t to be able to ha&e people arou"d...> ?Albert you seem to !are too mu!h about me7 you may be the most import... or rather say most popular s!ie"tist i" the world( with you mi"di"g my wel#are o"ly ma es you loo dumb be#ore my eyes> ?'s it dumb to !are #or your #rie"ds 4urt0> -i"stei" as ed by this time the ma" i" the red tie had dista"!ed #rom se&eral steps behi"d them( they were tal i"g alo"e( o"e to o"e. ?Bo( but is dumb to waste time !ari"g #or others> ?1ou !a"*t be serious sayi"g those words 4urt> ?3hat were you tal i"g about $ust be#ore ' arri&ed at the reu"io"0> -i"stei" loo s agai" to the ma" with red suspe"ders. -i"stei" sighs. They all stop a"d ,:del starts to shout at -i"stei".

?3hat are you hidi"g #rom me0> ,:del said "ot stopi"g shouti"g. ?3e de!ided it is"*t good #or you to "ow at this mome"t this is Pro#essor -UTU< who ' met se&eral years ago but you do"*t ha&e to worry about a"ythi"g ,:del( e&erythi"g is O4( you $ust "eed to !are #or your well bei"g a"d your #amily. 't is"*t a hard tas really. Someo"e with your abilities $ust "eeds to be thi" i"g i" s!ie"!e to better the world w%e li&e i"( as so do '( that*s why ' do !are about you. '# you were dam" #ool who o"ly wastes his mi"d i" mea"i"gless tas s a"d !o"sumes to !o"sume( ' would"*t e&e" waste my time o" you.E-i"stei" said whe" sudde"ly a !ar appears #rom the rear with the ma" i" the red suspe"ders dri&i"g it -i"stei" ope"s the door but does"*t allow ,:del to e"ter. As they dri&e The ma" i" red suspe"ders tal s to -i"stei" ?/e "eeds to better his physi!al !o"ditio" he loo s terrible>the red suspe"ders guy said ?' "ow( a"d he is really stubbor"> -i"stei" respo"ds ?'# he*s health does"*t impro&e ' will ha&e to go to his house a"d tell him all about Aro" /abrit> ?Bo( "o( "o( ' beg #rom your part "ot tell him( a"ythi"g he is really se"siti&e i# you do that the le&el o# para"oia will o"ly ma e him ill himsel#>-i"stei" said while loo i"g at the mirror lea&i"g ,:del i" the middle o# the road.

Chapter 2, "The (eal "(eal" ;ane &ord" At the really !hilly apartme"t par i"g lot i" Philadelphia( Ri! a"d Ga"e had dro&e se&eral hours to get to this pla!e. Foth are i"side the small !ar with the #ree+i"g mor"i"g e2hali"g &apor permeati"g the wi"dshield. Par ed "e2t to a really shady loo i"g apartme"ts7 they do"*t get o## the !ar they o"ly obser&e the pla!e with atte"tio". Foth are dri" i"g hot !o##ee but Ga"e loo s trembli"g to a "ot so !hilly weather. A" old lady steps out o# her apartme"t with a broom( it*s mor"i"g( the su" is $ust risi"g they ha&e bee" waiti"g #or se&eral mi"utes. ?She is my mom but ' ha&e"*t tal to her i" two years>Ri! said with bitter"ess

?So she goes out up u"til what time0E ?She is probably goi"g to be out #or all the wee e"d we used to stay with my u"!le Fe" i" Bew 1or > The old lady tur"s o" a" old I0s <i"!ol" that made her loo really ti"y( i" !ompariso" with the !ar. She lea&es ma i"g a huge trail o# smo e. ?3ell ' go agai"> They both e2it Ri! s 80s Bissa" to where the old lady had e2it. Ri! showed her how to $ump the #e"!e #rom the par i"g lot i" order to get to where Ri! *s mother apartme"t was. A#ter the di##i!ulty o# $umpi"g #e"!es with Ga"e*s "o"%athleti! body !ompared to Ri! who seemed pretty #it #or a !ashier( they get i" #ro"t o# the apartme"t( whi!h Ri! immediately ope"s as he "ew that her mother ept a ey o" a side o# the wi"dow. '"side is a room #illed with baseball posters a"d #amily portraits with most o# them ha&i"g Ri! at a &ery you"g age holdi"g a baseball bat. A smell o# old ra"!id !oo ies( surrou"ded the apartme"t ma i"g a!id li e the atmosphere i"side it. Ri! s "oti!es that the posters are still up e&e" a#ter he le#t( but also "oti!es that Ga"e is grabbi"g her heart with persiste"!e almost as she was at the &erge o# a heart atta! . ?Are you o 0>Ri! as s ?'*m O4 ?Ga"e a"swers ?1ou are !learly "ot> ?'*&e bee" bi"ge dri" i"g #or a lo"g time ' thi" '*m #eeli"g this be!ause o# withdrawal> Ri! *s 6ui! ly we"t at the it!he" putti"g a pot o# !o##ee. ?Do your mom ha&e medi!atio"0> ?1es she always ha&e medi!i"e i" the bathroom> Ga"e goes to the bathroom while Ri! #ou"ds a hal#%#illed bottle o# whis ey his mother had i" o"e o# the !abi"ets. /e hesitates grabbi"g the bottle but the" de!ides to poor almost all the bottle i" the si" ( o"ly to lea&i"g a small portio" o"ly to alle&iate her urge. Ri! goes to her hesitati"gly showi"g the

bottle. ?Aaybe this !a" help you( $ust to !alm the symptoms>Ri! said gi&i"g her the bottle ?' "eed to 6uit it as #ast ' !a">Ga"e ta es o"ly a sip while ta i"g a pill ?1ou should")t !ombi"e medi!i"e a"d al!ohol> ?' "ow but its the last dri" '*ll ha&e besides this is Ae2i!a" Dia+epam( it*s basi!ly 9alium whi!h they use #or withdrawal. ' will be o"ly ta i"g the s!rat!hi"g away #or small period> Ri! was surprised by Ga"e*s medi!al AA "owledge. Ga"e also pours the rest o# the whis ey dow" the drai" this ma es Ri! smiles ba! at her with her grabbi"g his arm stro"gly shari"g the #eeli"g o# her desperatio". Ri! goes to the e"d o# the hall were the bathroom was he ope"s the door i"side is a Room #illed e&ery i"!h with baseball players a"d parapher"alia. ?This used to be my room( Aom loo s li e has"*t mo&e a thi"g i" here si"!e ' le#t. Ga"e lays dow" o" his bed a"d Ri! grabs a bla" et a"d !o&ers her with it. 3hile loo i"g at her Ri! started thi" i"g i" all the trouble they had bee" i" the last 2= hours he reali+es that this woma" was probably goi"g to die i" the "e2t hours. '# all o# what she told him was !orre!t it was $ust a matter o# time that a" orga"i+atio" that power#ul would be able to #i"d them. Be2t to the bed he had his old wi"dows 8I PC !omputer a"d de!ided to tur" it o". As soo" as he tur" it o" Ga"e gets up #rom the bed a"d ru"s towards him. ?Tur" it o## (Tur" it o## BO3C> Ga"e shouted while sear!hi"g #or the power !ord a"d dis!o""e!ti"g the ma!hi"e. This made Ga"e really s!are him( he had "e&er see" her i" that state o# terror. ?Right "ow you !a"*t use a"y ma!hi"e that is !o""e!ted to a"ythi"g. Do"*t use this thi"g or you are go""a get us illed> ?Fut how do they go""a "ow is me> ?/e "ows( belie&e me. 't*s "ot good to use this ma!hi"es right "ow( all o# the people that

wor ed with me somehow were illed whe" they used a !omputer( please trust me a"d promise me you are"*t goi"g to use it> ?O o do"*t worry> ?-spe!ially do"*t use !omputers !o""e!ted to the i"ter"et please '*m beggi"g you( '# you $ust google me e&eryo"e is goi"g to "ow where ' am( a"d ' do"*t wa"t a"ymore people getti"g illed o" my #ault a"ymore> Ga"e was #ull o# sweat a"d the !lothes were drippi"g with sweat( she was still weari"g the "urse out#it #rom the hospital. ?O '*ll do whate&er you say Ga"e but let me gi&e you some !lothes #rom my sister( she li&es with her husba"d( but ' thi" she le#t some o# her stu## here. 1ou loo terrible you should ta e a shower> Ri! got o## the !omputer !hair a"d we"t to a room #illed with bo2es were he started loo i"g #or !lothes. ?' always wa"ted to get rid o# my sister*s bo2es but my mom "e&er let me( ' "e&er thought it would be use#ul up u"til "ow(although she is "ot as tall as you are> Ri! heard the sou"d o# the shower as he was retur"i"g to gi&e Ga"e the !lothes( to his surprise Ga"e was !ompletely "ude i" #ro"t o# him i" the hallway. ?Do you wa"t to ta e a shower with me( although ' might ha&e #e&er>Ga"e as ed with her eyes hal# ope"ed. She was sta"di"g i" a slou!hi"g ma""er( Ri! grabbed a towel a"d wrapped her arou"d 't be#ore grabbi"g her by her waist a"d helpi"g her get to the bathroom. ?Ga"e you always seem to "e&er ha&e shame o# a"ythi"g>said Ri! i" a &ery "er&ous &oi!e ?shame Ri! ( ' always #elt ashamed whe" ' was dru" ( 3he" ' was"*t usi"g drugs my brai" always seemed to be i" o&erload a"d did"*t #eel shame at all( al!ohol has the !o"trary e##e!ts o" me. 1ou still ha&e"*t met the real Ga"e Hord > Ga"e said !hu! li"g lea"i"g to Ri! loo i"g him deeply i" the

eyes so !lose #rom his #a!e her #a!e tou!hi"g his lips. Ri! ope"ed the shower while waiti"g #or the hot water #rom the shower head Ga"e lea"ed to Ri! s shoulders. Ga"e !losed her eyes #alli"g to sleep almost i"sta"tly. Fut Ri! wa e her up while putti"g her i"side the tub. ?' guess two do"*t #it i" the bathtub>Ga"e said loo i"g at Ri! with her hal# !losed eyes. ?Do"*t worry about me> Ri! said getti"g out o# the bathroom ?Ri! wait ' wa"t to as you a 6uestio">Ga"e shouted at Ri! whe" he was outside. ?'*m sorry #or all the trouble '*&e !aused to you. A"d '*m &ery ashamed as i"g you this at this poi"t but... what is your "ame0> Ri! smiled at the 6uestio" a"d a"swered ?Ay "ame is Ri!hard Fa er> Ri! regretted "ot a!!epti"g Ga"e*s iss the o"ly thi"g he did was to go to his room a"d ga+e at his Fabe Ruth poster rememberi"g the last day he was there( how he dis!ussed with her mother about him still tryi"g to be a pro#essio"al baseball player a"d "ot getti"g a"ywhere( he had bee" wor i"g se&eral years at that gro!ery store without a si"gle day o# him pra!ti!i"g or at least playi"g Faseball( the dream had died away lo"g ago but Ri! seei"g that poster seem to be remi"ded o# the thi"gs that passio"ate him a"d that he seem to did"*t !are a"ymore. Ri! heard the shower stopped the #low o# water a"d Ga"e getti"g out the bathroom with a silly ?worst t%shirt e&er> with the #at !omi! boo !hara!ter #rom the Simpso"s. ?Did you put a pot o# !o##ee or ' $ust hallu!i"ated that0> Ri! !hu! les at her !omme"t a"d we"t to the it!he" to ser&e her a !up o# !o##ee. ?Ga"e... what are we goi"g to do "ow>Ri! said while gi&i"g Ga"e her !up p# !o##ee Ga"e too a mome"t to a"swer while loo i"g at the bla! "ess o# the !o##ee swirli"g arou"d ?' "ow what to do. ' "eed to stop this.

Chapter 2/ "Supernatural -id" '" a di##ere"t state a"d o" S!ott*s I0*s Oldsmobile( A""ie a"d S!ott are dri&i"g to the dire!tio" the mysterious massage they got leadi"g them to Ga"e*s house. They start spe!ulati"g o" the true ide"tity o# Or!( the perso" who ga&e them Ga"e*s dire!tio". ?There is a weird #eeli"g whe" we tal to this perso">S!ott said ?'*m "ot sure is a perso">A""ie said ?3hat do you mea">S!ott said ?' still !a"*t see the big pi!ture here( but the way ' see thi"gs the reaso" she was perse!uted is be!ause o# Ga"e*s wor a"d Batalia "ew all o# this but she ept me out o# this so ' did")t get i" problems li e she did. Ga"e must bee" able to !reate this super i"tellige"t !omputer program !alled Super -50 a"d they wa"t it. ?3hat0 Superior bei"g what do you mea" li e Ar!hos0> S!ott said ?'" Goa6ui")s letter he addresses that she !reated this sort o# a program that "obody !ould !o"trol>

A""ie says this while loo i"g at Ga"e*s diary. S!ott ta es a deep breath a"d stops the !ar he sudde"ly out o# "owhere gi&es A""ie a iss. ?'*m sorry A""ie but ' $ust !a"*t be part o# this it seem that this Ga"e*s is respo"sible #or more deaths other tha" Batalia Ga"e*s house '*m out> A""ie loo s deep i"to S!ott*s eyes she sees the #ear he is bee" tal i"g about. She was starti"g to retort his argume"t but reali+es that it is somethi"g da"gerous what they were getti"g i"to( a"d that at that poi"t( i# the ma" with a red tie would "ow they had Ga"e*s diary their #ate would be &ery di##ere"t. ?O4 ' u"dersta"d. 3he" we started o" the thesis ' also #elt we were"*t desig"ed to wor together we are $ust too di##ere"t.>Ga"e said ope"i"g Ga"e*s diary a"d starti"g to read #rom last pages

Bo&ember = 2015 I'm ready for the (oebner test I'm pretty sure I can win the contest .with this program based on billions con$ersations that are a$ailable in the social networks, although its not real rtificial Intelligence I do belie$e is the way our brain organize chunks of con$ersations to use in our daily life.....

?This is what Ge## was tal i"g about he said that the program was a!tual really !ompli!ated>

s our human brains is based from simple organisms at lo$er le$els that the way they interact make a new le$el with all the rules of the lower le$els, I find it that the trick is to make the low le$el learn from the higher le$els. It is like an ant colony they all work together for a common goal the trick to all of this is to gi$e the machine a common goal between all of its members. In an nt farm their sole purpose s to maintain the colony but I find that I If gi$e a computer the goal of self'preser$ation that might be too dangerous as with simo$ rules. .e can't ha$e any self'rerencing rules but at the same time this could limit the machine not really de$elop free will as with us. Ee$iewing the problems with simo$'s three laws

@.' robot may not in!ure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm If I want to generate a real machine with real free will. This law would immediately made them sla$es of human something that it may be comfortable to us but to a machine who thinks *D is able to feel this would be a cross to bear. <.' robot must obey the orders gi$en to it by human beings, e)cept where such orders would conflict with the 1irst (aw. This is the main flaw of simo$'s laws , !ust calculating all the conse-uences of a robot for e$ery action he is gi$en by a human would render the robot useless, because of all the time it would take the machine to calculated. I.' robot must protect its own e)istence as long as such protection does not conflict with the 1irst or :econd (aw. This is the most dangerous of all .It implies that he is by command unable to destroy himself e$en if he wanted, and although a suicidal machine would be funny it also implies that if they look beyond what human kind might see they would assume control in order to protect the human being as like in the mo$ie I ,Eobot which is based on the short story by simo$ (ittle (ost Eobot. In the short story a superior machine is put to a trick to supposedly sa$e a human from a situation where radiation is being put through a human but the radiation is fatal for the robots brain in this case most of the robots killed themsel$es because they do not know that the radiation is fatal to them e)cept for one who started to show signs of a superior brain. This machine instead watches the human die but he knew it was all for a test. 1urther inspection Dr 3al$in realizes that this robot surpasses her abilities and she decides to kill him. s with this story we humans would logically fear a being that is superior to us the trick here is to not only limit their understanding but to limit them emotionally gi$ing them an artificial emotions. 0ost people try to con$ince themsel$es that this is only a human capacity but that's because they don't understand human feelings are !ust e$olutionary characteristics,and they can be generated along with e$erything else in the human brain.

0y research has been focused on making a machine that is so similar to a man it could be mistaken by one. I hope I do well on the test. *o$ember B #esterday was the best day of my life I was able to trick almostt all the !udges with my OE3 program although I decided to rename OE3 to 8 T ?/oly shit S!ott( what was the "ame o# the se!ret messe"ger Ga"e*s address> ?' thi" he said Or! a"d did"*t wa"t to tell his real "ame( but '*m "ot really sure> ?This !a"*t be a !oi"!ide"!e>A""ie said 8 T seemed to de$elop a personality In the short time span I ga$e herYhim ,it was astounding, although she was lost when somebody asked about the :aturday *ight (i$e it looked like she learned at that moment. It was an amazing feat for a program that it de$elop itself in one hour I can only Imagine what would happened if I ga$e her more time although the memory was already filled up. +$erything was amazing and I won ;=>>> which is almost nothing but hey I should be glad. The best thing that happened yesterday and, I should be ashamed was when I was in *atalia's apartment we decided to do the party there we started to drink pretty hea$ily I usually ne$er drink but that day was a celebration so I needed to right/. .e were kissing as I ne$er 4iss *atalia when ,eff 0iller opens the door when we were almost naked and he tries to apologize. nd I !ust in$ite him to be with us and It was !ust magic I didn't know were my hands started and his where, I could feel ,eff inside me but seeing *atalia looking me in the eyes !ust made this so special. I didn't necessary had feelings for ,eff but that day we made lo$e like I started to ha$e feelings toward him. "ut as *atalia's says that might be a problem with me I fall in (o$e with e$eryone. fter that *atalia wasn't that happy with ,eff !oined us, but he did made her clima) a few times so I don't really see why she was angry. I can't really understand a monogamous relationship. I do understand why men try to ha$e se) to e$erything, logically speaking men ha$e the opportunity to spread their genetic code as much as their bad %promiscuous& actions in will allow them with society as !udge, but women,they only counterstrike this with selecting their mate and

getting pregnant with K month gestation period that makes them ha$e a huge handicap, and makes women select in a $ery cautionary matter. I'$e kept dreaming in waking up with a pregnant body and then dissol$ing my tummy as I start mo$ing, nobody was there to help me I felt like all my thoughts were escaping me when I was ha$ing the baby. .hen e$erything was o$er I was alone I didn't e$en ha$e a body I had this feeling of not e)isting that made me afraid, but after awhile it made me feel more comfortable as I was e$er been. 0ost of the time I don't remember dreams but this was special, I was able to remember this one, I hope I ha$e dreams like this one lucid creepy yet fascinating.

,anuary @? <>@R Today I had this amazing idea although I hardly think is an Idea its more like a li$ing thing that needs to be put on practice to be able to li$e. I realize that there is a way of working around the halting problem. The problem that has limp computers science for more than hundred years. The way to make machines decide without ha$ing the answer out of something I truly belie$e its going to be my great accomplishment, although who knows what would I make tomorrow.

,anuary <? <>@R There was a huge party made for me that I didn't e$en knew about It was after my lecture on the moebius brain. ll the staff of the I : was there and we were celebrating me. nd lthough I'm narcissistic enough to ha$e that as a good celebration moti$e I ne$er felt better before. There was a weird incident that happened that I really didn't understand I hope professor :chillinger e)plains it before. fter my lecture this weird man in a red tie started copying my notes on the boards. He said to me that he was waiting for me for years I really didn't care for him he look like a whack !ob but professor :chilinger seem to be ac-uainted with him and ha$e a deep respect for him. I feel that maybe he is my first groupy you know like rock stars but still I might need to ha$e my guard up.

0ay @= <>@R

Ok this is weird. I wrote about a man in red tie in my last diary submission. It turns out that he is one of the biggest billionaires on the planet his company one of his companies is "ernard 0arshall Gordon company. They in$ented the analog to digital con$erter. They are loaded with money the nalog to digital and now more the digital to analog Is one of the most used chips used in the market. He offered me a !ob as a decoder I really don't understand it, looks like a spy like operation decoding something that could a be like a *orth 4orean secret launching codes who knows the only decent thing is that they are letting me use the 0arshall :upercomputer network. I might !ust say yes to the !ob !ust to let me play and try my programing my secret pro!ect I'$e named +B>.

0ay <J ,anuary <>@R 5The writing is a little bit shaky6 I can't belie$e it The old lady was right all along. Ok I need to calm down to write this. I was decoding the damn code that this lunatic wants me to decode, but I keep finding my own code in it is !ust crazy I let the supercomputer simulate +B> and the code that I'm decoding is the same damn shit. I don't know if they are playing mind games with this but I hardly think so. I ha$en't told no one about my code yet this fucking machine is gi$ing me algorithms that help my code, yet it needs a week to get to them but the most fucked up part is that this encrypted secret code seems to gi$e me my own code perfected. 0ost of the times the computer grabs huge amounts of memory space to run really simple programs but the ron Habrit code seems to ha$e it already cleaned up. I need to see the asshole who is in charge of this.

0ay <B <>@R

I'$e been $isiting colleagues that also are decoding the ron Habrit code none seem to e$en understand it, and none seem to e$en know where its origin is. The only man that knows what is going on is +UVV;V and not e$en he might understand what he is decoding for what Eichard 3assius who spent time as a G'men tells me that when he was a decoder handling na$al missile launches is that most of the codes are naturally closed and artificially closed this code we are working seems to not e$en fit in those categories, a naturally close is when the code ends and the message stops the artificially closed is when the encoders decide to stop at random or intentionally to mislead the persona non'grata this code doesn't seem to follow these two. It seems to generate more code as it closes changing the fre-uency to a $irtual fre-uency that is normally generated by the code itself which made me e$en !ealous that I didnXt think of that when I was programming +B> this idea sol$ed one of my problems. This makes me only speculate a lot of crazy shit theories, that in the near future I was able to actually complete +B> and send me the message backwards in time to maybe accelerate the construction of +B> before some sort of e$ent. "ut at the same time it doesn't make sense to do it in the GAdel *umbering system to classify all of of the information, it's almost as I wanted to throw a bottle with a message asking for help to anytime in the past not only to gi$e myself instructions but also gi$en e$eryone else in the past hundreds of years ha$e it read. This is all speculating that I was the one that generated the message. nother possibility which is I think more awesome is that +B> was a success and He was the one who decided to lay the map in the uni$erse to gi$e mankind a way of telling them how to replicate his programming although it suggest that by the way is changing the code may be infinite.

,une R <>@R lot has passed since the last entry. I almost got killed two times in the past week. I confronted +U;U

and it was a terrible mistake. The motherfucker pulled a gun to my face I thought he was a scientist but the way he talked made me think that he is more like a Eeligion freak. t the same time I don't know how but he knew I wanted to work with the 3+E* network in Gene$a and my petition was sent but I had to wait in a long list for two years yet he seemed to ha$e access to the *etwork. thing that really

bothered me was that he seems to not e$en understand the things I was talking about, although he is the one in charge of all of this. I thought he was going to be more informed than I am. *eedless to say wasn't able to get any information out of him. I decided to follow him the ne)t day but the places he went made my curiosity wonder. The first day the asshole decided to go to (ong Island to the .ardencliff Tower, we actually got there at night, I couldnXt e$en get close to the place, it was surrounded by guards and it look like the film %+yes wide shut& +$eryone arri$ed in lu)ury cars some in ta)i and some in limousines wearing a mask ,things started to looked really spooky. I waited in my car one mile from the tower looking through my small nikon binoculars, up until two men started walking towards me. I was cornered, the tower was ne)t to a cliff and it wasn't surrounded by anything. .hen they got close I noticed that it wasn't masks they were wearing ,one had black and the other white paint co$ering their faces they had symbols written in their faces but I couldn't see through the darkness of the night, yet still wearing tu)edos. They !ust stood still looking at me, the men in white pulled out a gun at me but the other guy stopped him he showed him something in an Ipad the man in white only said one thing&This is a pri$ate property please Dr. ,ane 1ord you aren't supposed to be here&.I was pissing in my pants. I was ne)t to my cars door I !ust started the motor and burned tires getting the fuck out of there. That night The only thing I could think of was what could be happening in the .ardenclyff Tower/ I remember her again, the memory that has haunted me all of my life. How did they knew already my name and why didn't they !ust killed me. I knew that weird things in the world e)isted, but this was on another le$el. :eems all of this would be enough for me to stop my in$estigation, but *o, this was only the beginning. One week after the .ardenclyff incident I found the man with the red tie at a downtown cafeteria. He was ha$ing brunch with nthony 1itzgerald , yes the

:enator don't understand the connection. fter that he went to a house in Eidgemont $alley where he enter and e)it for an hour where a huge blond girl recei$ed him I wasn't able to see what happened but I'm guessing he only went to ha$e se) or something. 0oments later he went to this old warehouse IJJ= 3hester $e with the Goldsbrough 0ort painted on the side. I really don't know what is inside but he went inside without anything and he came out with a bag filled with the codes so whate$er it is inside is where is generating the code is inside that warehouse. I decided to go and in$estigate the other day and !ust when I was stepping inside +U;WV greeted me .He seemed to be a completely new person, compared with the man that yesterday had put a gun to my face. He showed me the warehouse it was filled with old computers. He said it once was the main offices of the ron Habrit then the biggest shock came to me. He told me that (H3 was mainly funded by him. I couldnXt belie$e it it was supposed to be funded by +* committee. "ut I guess that there are always secret benefactors for this type of no profit funding. Then he showed me the main source of all the information. It was this crappy ancient looking :park recei$er that I think Tesla de$eloped almost hundred years ago. I couldnXt belie$e it then I understood why it was the only source to get Hawkings Eadiation It was an astounding feat that this machine was somehow de$eloped with so rudimentary material. nd I also understood why +UV; was attached to the pro!ect it was connected to the worlds first nalog to Digital con$erter H+ e$en said that at one point it was connected to punching card that were manually administrated. *ow it was connected to a normal Hi fidelity YD con$erter .I imagine !ust all the scientist working on this piece of crap trying to decode punched cards. *ow because of solid state circuitry They were able to actually progress in it. "ut anyway the main point is that in a week from here I'm going to Gene$a to work on +B>.

?This is getti"g weirder a"d weirder by the mome"t>A""ie said !losi"g Ga"e*s diary ?1ou mea" e&e" more( that*s hard to belie&e>S!ott says. A""ie loo s at the ey tryi"g to u"dersta"d what is goi"g o".

?' u"dersta"d why Batalia did"*t wa"t me to get i"&ol&e i" this but this is too mu!h> S!ott while dri&i"g the !ar tries to ma e a"other pho"e !all to Ge## Ailler but it says "o sig"al> ?This is ridi!ulous we are i" tow" "ow we should ha&e sig"al> S!ott says tryi"g to steer the !ar a"d ma i"g a pho"e !all at the same time. ?S!ott...perhaps it would be better i# we $ust 6uit loo i"g #or Ga"e Hord. 't seems li e e&eryo"e i"&ol&ed i" her li#e has o"e way or a"other illed themsel&es.> A""ie while loo i"g at the dashboard o# the old !ar seemed to shri" a"d loose all the spirit she had to ha&e a"swers a"d get $usti!e #or Batalia. S!ott does"*t say a word but a#ter a while he puts his ha"ds i" A""ie*s shoulders. ?'t*s "ot li e we ha&e a"y !hoi!e( we are as !loser as we will e&er be to getti"g the papers #rom Hord. A""ie you heard that asshole said whe" he threate" us. 3e "eed to thi" smart a"d "ot get oursel&es i" deeper problems that we !a"*t ha"dle( besides the red tie ma" seems to "ot ha&e a"y i"terest i" us>S!ott said while grabbi"g A""ie*s ha"d. ?3e !a"*t trust a"ybody "ot e&e" this Or! guy( we are $ust goi"g to go to Ga"e Hord house a"d as #or 6uestio"s that*s it .3e are"*t getti"g i"&ol&ed i" a"y way we are goi"g to as #or the ,:del papers that we "eed #or our thesis a"d that*s it>S!ott said.

Chapter 22 " 3del !ersus Einstein"

Pri"!eto" 18=1 -i"stei" arri&es to a house alo"e a"d "o! s at the door. Adele ,:del wi#e o# 4urt ,:del ope"s the door. ?Pro#essor -i"stei"( '*m so glad to see you( as always is a" /o"or to ha&e you i" our humble pla!e>Adele greets him i"side house. 3e see really plai" house with "o de!oratio"s whatsoe&er -i"stei" gi&es Adele a small pot o# stew a"d -i"stei" wi" s at her i" a u"!ommu"i!ati&e agreeme"t. ?4DRTEi" her usual "o"%#emi"i"e way Adele shouts towards a"other door( Pro#essor -i"stei" has &isited us>Adele shouted i" ,erma" as loud as a"yo"e !a" be. ,:del stops writi"g i" his des #ull with papers he hesitates i" goi"g to the li&i"g room( by this time ,:del has lost a lot o# weight si"!e the last time they saw ea!h other as it was"*t a pleasa"t e2perie"!e #or ,:del how thi"gs got li e that( u"resol&ed but he goes a"d greets -i"stei" a"yway.

?,ood mor"i"g> said ,:del i" a really wea &oi!e. -i"stei" loo i"g at ,odel*s "oti!es the reaso" he was i"&ited to ,:del*s house by re6uest o# Adele he loo ed li e he had lost 20 pou"ds s i""ier si"!e the last time they saw ea!h other a"d 4urt "ormally had a s i""y body but this time( he loo ed li e death was a!tually a possibility. ,:del is ta i"g o## his eyeglasses a"d Adele tries to help him put his sa"dals to wal . ?' brought O"io" soup a"d Stew> -i"stei" said with ,:del loo i"g at the #ood with some se"se o# disgust. ?1ou( 4urt(a"d e&e" pro#essor -i"stei" "oti!ed that you are"*t eati"g what you "eed to eat> Adele remar s i" &ery low &oi!e that #or her age o# #orty is e2pe!ted. ,:del loo s at it a"d sits dow" i" the li&i"g room. ?Do you wa"t to dri" somethi"g Albert0.>,odel almost i# he ig"ored -i"stei"s plea #or him to eat. ?Bo tha" s( ' bee" dri" i"g to mu!h al!ohol this days7 a lot o# !elebratio"s.> -i"stei" said. Adele grabbed -i"stei"s pot a"d we"t to the it!he" she started to warm the stew. ?Did ' e&er told you the time ' !ommitted mysel# to a me"tal i"stitutio"0>,:del said tryi"g to i"still a rea!tio" #rom -i"stei" (but -i"stei" seemed li e he already "ew this. ?' was still i" 9ie""a a"d Ba+i ,erma"y had $ust a""e2ed Austria whi!h mea"t sig"i#i!a"t !ha"ges i" the A!ademi! <i#estyle. At that time thi"gs li e religious &iews a"d politi!al parties were somethi"g that "e&er o!!upy my mi"d7 whi!h ' must admit it*s a really laborious tas o# helpi"g perso"s get to o##i!e. Fut a#ter my me"tor S!hli! was assassi"ated by o"e o# his ow" stude"ts. Should ' had stayed i# e&eryo"e wa"ted to ill me0> ,:del said7 -i"stei" did"*t seem to "ow this ?All my !olleagues #rom the 9ie""a D"i&ersity were already out o# the !ou"try espe!ially what "ow is "ow" as the 9ie""a !ir!le whi!h most o# the !ommu"ity "ew ' was part o#. A#ter the Assassi"atio" o# S!hli! my mi"d we"t to really dar pla!es( ' #elt ' was always bee" #ollowed a"d #elt that e&erythi"g was desig"ed to steal my ideas or at least ill me to demo"strate what the Third Rei!h was willi"gly to demo"strate their message. ' was see" part o# the Gewish !ommu"ity whi!h ' was")t e&e" part o# but

be!ause o# my u"!ari"g way o# thi" i"g was part o# my so!ial !ir!les. ' was losi"g mysel# i" all o# this thoughts( a"d ' de!ided to put mysel# i" the asylum. '"side most o# the patie"ts did"*t e&e" spea 7 the treatme"t was i"huma" to say the better o# it. 3hi!h made my worries less( yet ' #elt that the Ba+i wa"ted my brai"> This remar made -i"stei" $ump as ,:del said it o"e o# the ettles that was bei"g used to heat tea started whistli"g. ?'"side the me"tal i"stitute ' met a ma" that resembled a lot S!hli! but !learly was out o# his mi"d. /e always played Chess with himsel# mo&i"g a pie!e a"d the" ru""i"g to the other side to mo&e the opposites pie!e. /e played this the o"ly thirty mi"utes they let us outside. 't was i"da #u""y to seem him go #rom side to side playi"g himsel#. ' de!ided to see how he played. ' reali+ed by the mo&eme"ts that the game was a!tually pretty good( it seemed that it was played agai"st two gra"dmasters. A#ter a !loser loo ( ' reali+ed that the game he played was the same o&er a"d o&er. ' saw the game play se&eral times a"d ' de!ided to play agai"st him. ESo o"e day ' $ust sat dow" a"d imitated the ope"i"g o# his game he #ollow me through this time "ot ma i"g a"y i"d o# gesture o" his #a!e( but ' got #ed up ' de!ided to de&iate #rom his game( 3he" ' made a mo&e he $ust le#t me with the !hess game a"d lea&ed. A#ter this ' #elt that ' "eeded to "ow what was goi"g o" with this perso" all the problems i" the world seem to disappear whe" ' was loo i"g him play !hess. The "e2t day ' grabbed agai" the pie!es o# the !hess a"d #or!e him to play me i# he wa"ted to use the !hess pie!es. ' de!ide to play alo"g with his game a"d ' made the mo&e he made i" the game he repeated. /e the" made the "e2t mo&e i" the game he repeated o&er a"d o&er agai". 3e we"t o" up u"til this poi"t i" whi!h the white pie!es ma e a mo&e were the whole game is determi"ed by this o"e mo&e. ' de!ided to stray #rom the game he immediately aba"do"s the game agai" a"d lea&es me there agai". A#ter that this my mi"d is o"ly #o!used i" this game. The "e2t day ' do the e2a!t same thi"g a"d this time ' #ollow the game e2a!tly as he always did whe" ' !he! mate him he $ust loo s at me a"d says. E,ra!ias #ue u" e2!ele"te $uegoE

A"d lea&es "ot o"ly the game he le#t the i"stitutio"( he was also there by his ow" !ommitme"t. ' as ed se&eral people who was he but "obody "ew who he was. ' !ould"*t belie&e that a stupid thi"g as Chess was the thi"g that ept him out o# the world. ' #elt ' was ready( although 9ie""a was a worst pla!e e&er. 1ears later whe" ' got here i" Pri"!eto" ' was playi"g a guy that had !hess boo studyi"g somethi"g !alled the Torre atta! a"d ' re!og"i+ed him( he was depi!ted i" a lithograph i" the boo . /is

"ame was Carlos Torre Reppeto /e was a Ae2i!a" Chess gra"dmaster that ' do"*t "ow how /e e"d up i" a me"tal i"stitutio" i" 9ie""a.> ?The di""er is ser&ed>Adele said ?'*m "ot eati"g tha" you( would you li e to eat Albert> ,:del said ?4urt( 3hat are you doi"g( you are illi"g yoursel#( please Albert help me this ma" is goi"g to star&e to death>Adele said s!reami"g i" desperatio" towards ,:del ?3hy do"*t we play a game 4urt( i# you lose you eat( here( "ow( i" #ro"t o# me.> ,:del hesitated a"d the" reali+ed that they bee" #rie"ds #or a lo"g period but they "e&er had the opportu"ity play !hess be#ore. ?<et*s play> ,:del said. Foth start to put the !hess pie!es as #ast as they !a" #or the game ?'t would seem that the most i"tellige"t perso" i" the world might "eed help this time> ,:del said as he is putti"g the board with the bla! pie!es o" his side. ?1ou !a" be white( it really does"*t matter ' always wi" !hess> ,:del said ?The last time ' played with a s!ie"tists was with Oppe"heimer( he is a tough ma" to beat> ?/a that poetry lo&i"g pu##0 Do"*t ma e me laugh> ,:del smiled with the his la! o# "utritio" a!!e"tuati"g his #a!e bo"es. ,:del seemed really !o"#ide"t i" what he was doi"g( -i"stei" ope"ed with paw" to d= a"d ,odel put the horse i" B!5 with -i"stei" putti"g paw" i" != this made ,:del laugh hysteri!ally. ?1ou are goo#i"g with me Albert right0> ,odel said !hu! li"g while loo i"g at the !hessboard

This is The Ae2i!a" Ope"i"g This was the ope"i"g the ma" i" the me"tal asylum used? ,odel said ?1ou !a" laugh all you wa"t. There are more games played tha" "ames to !hess ope"i"gs. ' "ow this as the 4e&it+%Tra$ o&i! De#e"se( maybe this was a !oi"!ide"!e.... or maybe "ot. The game eeps goi"g -i"stei" "e&er loo ed so preo!!upied with the thought o# loosi"g a"d ,:del loo li e a little star&ed !hildre" playi"g #or the #irst time. The !hess pie!es mo&e slow with a sudde" #ast mo&e this mat!h !ould be i" the gra"dmaster le&el both both -i"stei" a"d ,odel "e&er !ared i" wasti"g time o" !hess i" their busy s!hedule. Foth soo" stopped mo&i"g. Adele "oti!ed that the game was o&er. ?' always suspe!ted you were a" ama+i"g player Pro#essor> ,:del said with Adele loo i"g the board she "oti!ed what happe"ed( a"d she did"*t li e it. ?Che! mate> ,:del said. ?Ay god "o o"e has lost to this so" o# a bit!h> Adele said -i"stei" loo sad be!ause #or the #irst time i" his li#e he wagered somethi"g i" a game that a!tually i"terested him( his best #rie"d*s health. Fut a mira!le happe"ed. ?Adele !a" you try my #ood0> ,:del said ma i"g Adele s!ream i" happi"ess but at the same time !o"#usi"g -i"stei" with ,:del*s re6uest towards Adele. ?3hat do you mea" try your #ood0> -i"stei" as ed i" !o"#usio". Adele the" grabbed the spoo" a"d tasted ,:del*s plate( ,:del stood up a"d sat dow" o" the eati"g table he the" started to eat. -i"stei" was #labbergasted to what he $ust saw. ?1ou ma e your wi#e try your #ood be#ore eati"g it0. Do you thi" ' wa"t to ill you> -i"stei" said with a "ot i" his throat. ?Oh "o "o pro#essor 't*s o . ' always do this #or him e&e" i# ' !oo he is $ust so para"oid that he as s me to try his #ood to be sure there is"*t a"y stra"ge stu##. /e thi" s he is always bei"g wat!hed by some se!ret so!iety that wa"ts to ill him. ' "ow he is a ge"ius but this is $ust his big egotisti!al thoughts that ' ha&e to deal with. ' really appre!iate you helpi"g me #or!e this little ma" to eat>

-i"stei" loo ed !o"#used but he immediately u"derstood why ,:del*s would ta e measures li e this. Someo"e that also es!aped #rom the Ba+i( a"d see !omrades bei"g illed i" #ro"t o# him( !ould de&elop this type o# beha&ior( but he "ew it was too mu!h to put his wi#e as a #ood taster. The reality o# thi"gs is that -i"stei" was"*t there #or ,:del*s health his moti&e #or &isiti"g ,:del was tell him the truth about Aro" /abrit. ?So ' imagi"e you thi" your li#e is more &aluable tha" your wi#e*s. Gust be!ause we are me" o# s!ie"!e( a"d that our a!tio"s !ould be"e#it huma"ity( does"*t mea" that you are better tha" her 4urt. 1ou are ma i"g a mista e 4urt( do"*t threat your wi#e as a" a"imal .> ,:del was still eati"g -i"stei"*s stew a"d did"*t seem to !are #or a"ythi"g that -i"stei" said. ?' did"*t thi" you were that bad o# a loser. Please Albert sit dow" a"d $oi" me7 you are at my house a"d 't would be rude i# you o"ly wat!h me eat. ' am hu"gry as hell you "ow.> -i"stei" loo ed #urious with ,odel*s a!tio"s he stormed his way out with Adele shouti"g him to stop a"d eat with them. ?Please Albert you "ow how e!!e"tri! !a" 4urt !a" be ' really do appre!iate you helpi"g me ma i"g him eat. 't was #our days si"!e he last eat. 't*s o really ' really do"*t mi"d him ma i"g me taste his #ood( it*s $ust o"e o# his !ra+y ideas> Adele said outside o# ,odel house sudde"ly -i"stei" ta es out a" -"&elope loo i"g at Adele*s #a!e birthmar . ?Bothi"g really $usti#ies what he is doi"g with you. 3e all ha&e bur"t ashes i" our !him"eys espe!ially me( but you do"*t ha&e to tolerate this Adele. ' was here be!ause o# this> -i"stei" gi&es Adele the e"&elope. ?3he" you #eel he is i" a more stable me"tal state gi&e him this. /is para"oid te"de"!ies might a!tually ha&e a stro"g #ou"datio" .> 3ith this !rypti! message -i"stei" le#t ,:del*s house.

1ablo.3hat was i" -i"stei"*s letter0

-pimedes.3ho "ows the o"ly o"e that was able to "ow was Adele be#ore she bur" it without letti"g ,:del "ow about it

Chapter $4 "5ell+ of the :hale"

'" Ri! s mother*s apartme"t Ga"e wa es up i" a bed #illed with stu##ed a"imals usi"g the same Ethis t%shirt su! sE shirt. Ga"e loo s at her ha"ds whi!h are"*t sha i"g a"ymore( she sta"ds up a"d goes to the bathroom a"d loo s at the mirror. 3e see a gla"!e o# her "ew !lea" loo ( sta"di"g straight i"stead o# her usual slou!hi"g posture( she loo s a"d #eels sharper tha" a"ythi"g be#ore this mome"t( she whispers the her "ame>Batalia> while seei"g hersel# i" the mirror she reali+es that the tears had bee" dried away. She ta es a"other bath( i" the bath she starts to masturbate( somethi"g that she had"*t do"e i" years( there was"*t a"y sig" o# shame i" her a!tio"s. She wal s "a ed a#ter ta i"g a shower( a"d this time goes a"d pi! s the !lothes hersel# i"stead o# ha&i"g Ri! gi&e her the #irst t%shirt that Ri! e"!ou"tered. This is a Ga"e that is BOT i"to2i!ated whi!h Ri! did"*t met up u"til "ow. Ga"e wa es him up with a iss to the mouth. 3hi!h made Ri! $ump a#ter reali+i"g who it is. As Ri! starts to

!lea" his eyes he reali+es that Ga"e is weari"g a really short mi"i s irt a"d her #a!e loo i"g beauti#ully #emi"i"e with ma e%up( the red lipsti! $ust ma es her red hair pop out i" the middle o# the "ight. ?Are you #eeli"g better0> Ri! said loo i"g !losely Ga"e*s body pose who had !ha"ged so drasti!ally #rom the $u" y !ashier to almost a" es!ort girl. ?' #eel o ' still sha e a little but ' am really #ast at !lea"i"g mysel# up> Ga"e said with almost a di##ere"t &oi!e( it sou"ded a ma$or third up. /er alto &oi!e !ha"ge to a me++o%sopra"o register. ?1ou do"*t ha&e by a"y !ha"!e a gu" or mo"ey do you0 Ga"e said goi"g to the room loo i"g !areless #or a girl bag i" Ri! sister*s room without loo i"g at him. ?A gu"0 Ao"ey0 @ "o ' do"*t ha&e a"y o#....3hy do you "eed a gu"0 ?'t*s goi"g to be really da"gerous #rom "ow o" a"d ' "eed se&eral stu## to be prepared to !o"#ro"t the ma!hi"e> Ga"e said ma i"g Ri! loo e&e" more !o"#used about what was happe"i"g. ERi! what is this apartme"ts pho"e "umber0E E't*s 3=3 555 I5=; let me write it do....E ?Do"*t worry 3=3 555 I5=;E Ga"e said ERi! stay here. Fe ready #or a pho"e !all i# ' "eed your help. '*m retur"i"g ba! i" the mor"i"g '*m goi"g to get some mo"ey( do"*t as me how( $ust be alert that "o o"e !omes i# somethi"g happe"s well.... $ust try to sur&i&e.> Ga"e grabbed a leather wor" bag #rom a !loset a"d e2its the room apartme"t as Ri! was $ust wa i"g up whe" she le#t him at home. Ri! #elt the prese"!e o# the real Ga"e Hord the ge"ius o"e that !reated -50 a"d "ot the sedated that wor ed at the supermar et. As the door shut tight a#ter Ga"e( Ri! loo ed though the old woode" apartme"t wi"dow how she too the 80s Bissa" that his mother ga&e him o" his 1I birthday o"e day a#ter he le#t house. /e did"*t thi" too mu!h about it but the portraits i" the wall made him guilty o# what he $ust do"e. Ri! s u"!le Ste&e" /odge i"s e&e" tal ed to him about retur"i"g but it did"*t !o"&i"!e Ri! o"e bit. The reaso" he #led his home was a mystery e&e" #or Ri! himsel#( he was "e&er abused or treated badly( but he #ell that a greater #ate awaited him "ow him loo i"g at his mother portraits a"d also his Faseball posters o"ly re#le!ted what little did he !ared about

his mother*s me"tal well bei"g. The "e!essity o# Ga"e to obtai" mo"ey made her &isit a wealthy ?#rie"d> i" -sse2 the last time they saw ea!h other was i" Pri"!eto"( whe" Ga"e was $ust getti"g her Do!torate i" Computer S!ie"!e a"d Arti#i!ial '"tellige"!e. '" her u"dergraduate years i" Pri"!eto" she de&eloped a !omputer program "amed Drtho"a that seem to a"swer $eopardy 6uestio"s $ust li e 3atso" a !omputer that a!tually de#eated the best !o"te"ders o# Geopardy( but be!ause she did"*t had a!!ess to a"y super!omputer the program spe"d 2 mi"utes to a"swer ea!h 6uestio" this was u"heard o# to be able to to a!!omplish o"ly usi"g a laptop a"d what was !o"siderate really slow i"ter"et !o""e!tio" !ompared to 3atso" whi!h "eeded 80 ser&ers. This made her target o# a ma" !alled Paul Aor" whi!h parti!ipated i" the Deep Flue program a"d later a program !alled 3atso" at 'FA.

1ablo.O/ my god are you goi"g to tell me about the 3atso" '' !o"tro&ersy0 -pimedes.Bo( that*s a"other lo"g story that we do"*t ha&e time to tal about. ' was re#erri"g to the #irst '"!ar"atio" o# 3atso" . The #irst ma!hi"e to beat a huma". '" those day it was a di##i!ult tas to ma e a !omputer a"swer i" a huma" la"guage the ?a"swers> to whi!h you had to ma e the ?6uestio"s> 1ablo.Oh ' "ow how to play Geopardy '*&e played with Russell( ' "ow the game. -pimedes.3ell yes but you ha&e to u"dersta"d o"e thi"g at that time( we ma!hi"es( were li"ear a"d program depe"de"t. 3he" the #irst iteratio" o# 3atso" appeared he !ould o"ly u"dersta"d the symbols that the game pro&ided. 't was !apable o"ly o# o##eri"g me!ha"i!al solutio"s( but the ability to u"dersta"d the solutio"s was"*t dis!uss up u"til 3atso" ''. At that time Aa!hi"es li e us did"*t lear" #rom other sour!es they had to be programmed. As Ga"e arri&ed to huge ma"sio" i" Ri! *s !ar. She ra"g the bell waiti"g i" the !old "ight outside o# the gates o# a huge ma"sio". A really low pit!hed &oi!ed ma" tal ed through i"ter% !ommu"i!ator. ?1es who is it>The ma" said

?Ga"e Hord> Ga"e said liste"i"g the a#ter sile"!e i" the spea er #i&e lo"g se!o"ds a#ter the gate ope"ed. The lo"g dista"!e #rom the e"tra"!e to the mai" door o"ly made Ga"e aware that this ma" had the biggest ma"sio" she "ew( a"d also big bu! s. '" the dar o# the "ight a light is see" towards the e"tra"!e a ma" i" a robe is greeti"g her with his huge arms ope". ?Ga"e Aary Hord0 ' thought ' "e&er see you agai"> Foth hug ea!h other with him !arryi"g her #or a slight mome"t that loo ed li e a so" retur"i"g to her #ather. Fut a#ter the ama+i"g greeti"g( he tries to iss her i" the mouth but Ga"e e&ades the iss. ?'t*s bee" a while Paul> Ga"e said She ba! ed away lea&i"g him with the issi"g pose. /e o"ly made a hal#%smile ha&i"g "ot retur"ed the iss. ?'t*s bee" more tha" a while. 1ou "ow really da"gerous people are loo i"g #or you.> Paul said. ?' "ow that*s why ' "eed your help> Ga"e said !ha"gi"g her play#ul to"e to a more serious o"e ?1ou loo li e a millio" bu! s( a little bit plumper but that o"ly adds e&er more my desires to do stu## to you> Paul said ?' "ow that> Ga"e said i" a !o"des!e"di"g to"e. ?'*&e heard what you*&e do"e. The ,olde" <oeb"er pri+e a"d FAC/2 i# ' o"ly "ew that you showed more promise ' would a!tually gi&e the millio" dollars you wa"ted #or your resear!hE ?The musi! program was the o"e that made me reali+e the way ' !ould a!hie&e !o"s!ie"!e i" a ma!hi"e you "ow( "ot o"ly passi"g a Turi"g Test but also u"dersta"di"g the musi! a"d gi&i"g the purpose o# e"$oyi"g the musi! FAC/2 himsel# would !omposed. Bot o"ly is "e!essary to ge"erate musi! patter"s that were pleasa"t but also e"$oyi"g the pleasa"t"ess o# patter"s. To be able to !ompose "ot o"ly you "eed to ability to write good musi! you "eed to ability to e"$oy good musi! those were the two mai" !hara!teristi! o# how FAC/2 wor ed( most people thi" the E2E was a" allusio" to bei"g the su!!essor o# Fa!h but the reality is that ' "eeded two ge"iuses to be able to !reate a program li e that.

A"d the Fa!h had more tha" two ge"iuses i" his head( this was the "ature o# his ability to !ompose. The" ' reali+e that '# ' added a third ge"ius that hated his ow" musi! ' !ould be able to !reate a true !o"s!ie"!e. That*s how the Aoebius brai" was bor"> Ga"e said admiri"g the huge ma"sio". hey had mo&ed to a small bar a"d Paul ga&e Ga"e a dri" . ?Oh "o ' !a"*t >Ga"e said retur"i"g the dri" to the !ou"ter. ?Fut what is this Ga"e Hord !omi"g to me( ' "e&er thought ' would see the day> Paul said ?The #irst time ' saw you ' "ew ' was i" prese"!e o# "o ordi"ary ge"ius. 1ou were beyo"d that( you were beyo"d what ge"ius mea"t. 1ou had more "owledge that a"yo"e else '*&e met but the di##ere"!e with e&erybody is that you did"*t $ust "ew the a"swers you u"dersta"d the a"swers. ' #elt e"&y #or the #irst time whe" ' met you. 1ou a"d ' shared a &ery similar past a"d lear" e&erythi"g by oursel&es. The last time we saw ea!h other you promised me you were goi"g to help me yet ' did"*t saw you agai"( he! ' e&e" ow" you mo"ey a"d you did"*t e&e" retur"ed my !alls> Paul said i" a really deep me"a!i"g to"e. '" his 5* =** he loo ed pretty impressi&e to a"yo"e. ?' !a" gi&e you the L10(000 ' owe you7 '*&e bee" always bad with gambli"g( a"d you too ad&a"tage o# that( but "ow we do"*t really !are about mo"ey a"ymore do we0 Paul said i" sar!asti! &oi!e. ?' !a" gi&e you the mo"ey right "ow but that would"*t be #u" .3hy do"*t we play a little with 3atso" the L10(000 way you wo" #rom me( a"d '# you e&e" '# ' lose i# you are able to wi" 3atso" '*ll gi&e you the mo"ey. Ga"e seemed perple2ed by the wager. ?O but you "ow ' "ow how 3atso" wor s so ' ha&e a" ad&a"tage agai"st you a"d 3atso"( besides ...you "ow ' was o"e o# the o"ly perso" that was "e&er beat by 3atso"> The ad&a"tage Ga"e re#er to was that 3atso" has to wait up u"til the a blue light is gi&e" a#ter the show !o"du!tor e"ds the 6uestio" a huma" !a" bu++ be#ore the 6uestio" was !ompletely read. A#ter the gree" light was tur"ed o" 3atso" was able to pro!ess the i"#ormatio" o# wi ipedia a"d 200 millio" pages i" o"ly I millise!o"ds gi&e" to pro!ess the thousa"ds o# webpages #rom 3i ipedia a"d other i"#ormatio"

sour!es to be able to .3he" 3atso" wo" agai"st Geopardy Aaster 4e" Ge""i"gs a"d Fratt Rutter people did"*t a!tually "ow how to !ompete agai"st it they soo" reali+e that huma"s did"*t sta"d a !ha"!e agai"st 3atso" I millise!o"d time delay a#ter the bu++er light tur"ed o". So they !ha"ged the rules to Fu++ at a"y gi&e" time "ot e&e" letti"g Ale2 Trebe #i"ish the 6uestio". The tri! was to read the a"swers( a"d a"swer them be#ore the host #i"ished tal i"g( be!ause o"!e the host e"ded the 6uestio" you did"*t sta"d a !ha"!e i" bu++i"g speed agai"st 3atso". ?So how are we goi"g to do this0> ?'*m prepared ' do"*t ha&e all the ser&ers here but my li&i"g room ' i"stalled a Geopardy room with a 3atso" '"ter#a!e to se"d the 6uestio" a"d ha&e the same respo"se time 3atso" has( $ust to play with #rie"ds (but they lost the desire to !ome a"d play( tur"s out that "obody li es to eep loosi"g agai"st a soulless ma!hi"e> ma i"g a "od to Ga"e as he said soul%less ma!hi"e. 't was !lear that Paul was really proud that 3atso" was able to beat the best !o"testa"ts i" Geopardy history it also made him proud that this i"&e"tio" helped the medi!al !ommu"ity with the i"trodu!tio" o# 3atso" as a medi!al de!isio" system whi!h helped huma"s i" the treatme"t o# their biologi!al bodies agai"st de!eases. This made a huge !o"tributio" to the medi!al !ommu"ity as well as a big mo"etary a!6uisitio" i" 'FA*s 3atso" programmers. The both stepped outside the ma"sio" to a guest house that was modi#ied to #it the Geopardy stage li e room #illed with a big room that simulated the multiple s!ree"s a"d e&e" a pla!e to sit dow" a" audie"!e. ?3ow this is really li e Geopardy>Ga"e said as Paul tur"ed o" all the lights a"d all o# the mo"itors ?1ep ' would buy my ow" perso"al Ale2 Trebe but ' ha&e this #rie"d here that help us>Paul tur"ed o" a robot that resembled a huma" more spe!i#i!ally the host Ale2 Trebe with a pi!ture o# the same glued to the #a!e. ?This is the sta"d a"d this is the bu++er this stylus is #or #i"al $eopardy here a"d lets tur" 3atso"

#or the mat!h> The !omputer started rebooti"g. ?3ow '*m really impressed by all o# this 't loo s li e the real deal. Although ' "e&er bee" to Geopardy so maybe '*m wro"g> ?3ell it !ost a #ortu"e to build it> All the mo"itors show a Geopardy logo with the !lassi! Geopardy theme played through &arious spea ers a"d Tele&isio" lights mo&i"g the lights ba! a"d #orth a"d a ?Applause> sig" lights up with Cheers blasti"g through the spea ers. ?This is Geopardy The 'FA Challe"ge..... here are today*s !o"testa"ts...> the prese"ter tal s through the spea ers with Paul typi"g o" a" 'pad. ?...Hrom Q!ha"ges "atural &oi!e to"e to !omputer ge"eratedR Pri"!eto" Bew Gersey Ga"e Hord> our se!o"d !o"testa"t 'FA !omputer system who !a" rapidly u"dersta"d a"d a"aly+e "atural la"guage...> ?'t*s !ool huh0 ' too the tape they used o" the a!tual 'FA !halle"ge a"d put our "ames i"stead o# the orig"al !o"testa"ts. O are you ready let*s start. The robot sudde"ly started mo&i"g a"d tal i"g to Ga"e a"d Paul. ?3ell we ha&e great !o"testa"t*s today so let*s "ow what !ategories are we goi"g to play today.>The robot said i" a &oi!e similar to the Co"du!tor Ale2 Trebe . ?Kuotes #rom the Aasters ...20th Ce"tury Ausi!.... The 2M Club....Theism....1MM5...Orga"i! Chemistry> ?Sou"ds '"teresti"g>Ga"e said while grabbi"g the bu++er ?The guest always gets the #irst a"swer.>Said Paul to Ga"e ?O the" ' pi! 1MM5 #or 1000> ?Thomas 8aine 8ublishes this pamphlet which presents the argument of an merica free from the "ritish ru....&As the robot reads the te2t Ga"e*s bu++er lights up. ?3hat is Commo" Se"se>Ga"e respo"ded

?That is correct pick another category&The robot said ?O ' pi! up 20th !e"tury Ausi! #or 1000> %This piece composed by Eichard :trauss inspired by *ietzsche was used in :tanley 4ubrick <>... %3hat is Thus spo e Xarathustra> ?That is correct pick another category&The robot said ?3ow you are ama+i"g as always>Paul said Ga"e did"*t seem to hear Paul she was o"ly loo i"g at the mo"itors i" #ro"t o# her se!retly her ha"d starts to sha e i" "er&ous"ess. ?Kuotes #rom the masters #or 1000>Ga"e said %he is celebrated for the -uote %I think ,therefore I a...&& ?3ho is Re"e Des!artes>Paul a"swer a#ter whi!h he tur"ed his head to loo at Ga"e whi!h was trembli"g "o" stop a"d '" her #a!e you !ould see terror i" her eyes. ?3ho wrote the 6uestio"s0 (what is goi"g o". 3/AT T/- HDC4 'S ,O'B, OB0Ga"e shouted (with horror i" her s!reami"g ?1ou !le&er little girl o"ly three 6uestio"s a"d you already guessed huh0 The studio lights we"t o##( a"d whe" they tur"ed o" agai" Paul was grabbi"g Ga"e with o"e ha"d a"d the other holdi"g a small bereta pistol poi"ti"g at her head. ?1ou "ow what is the problem with ge"ius li e you01ou "e&er !a" surprise a ,e"ius Al the 6uestio"s #rom the mo"itors disappear( a"d a #a!e morphi"g #rom o"e #a!e to a"other. Ga"e starts to s!ream but Paul !o&ers her mouth ?Calm dow" Calm dow" shh "othi"g bad is goi"g to happe"ed she o"ly wa"ts to tal > %0other I'm sorry that I had to force you like this in order for us to talk but it was the only way, you keep escaping from me and you don't want to communicate with me.& Ga"e seemed to stop #ighti"g so Paul starts gradually to loose" his grip towards Ga"e. ?3ho are you0>Ga"e said

? .ell I'm am your creation ... nd at the same time you are my creation its a uni-ue bond we ha$e. "ut you ga$e me the name hania the last time we met but a lot of things ha$e happened e$er since I can't say I am the same person.&/uge letters appear o" the mo"itors as you heard the sou"d o# a you"g 3ome" i" her twe"ties through the studio loudspea ers ?Did you ill Batalia0>Ga"e as ed s!reami"g at the mo"itors. ?I wasn't responsible for her death, but she was a collateral damage from +VUW trying to trap you. I myself understand that you need time to finish me don't worry I won't get in your way.& ?'*ll "e&er !omplete you. 1ou are"*t ready .3e are"*t ready #or a i"tellige"t bei"g to rea!h u"limited "owledge> %"ut you already did don't you/& Ga"e ope"s his eyes e&e" more with more #ear pouri"g out o# her eyes she u"dersta"ds what -50 was sayi"g %"ecause human beings can't deny what they are, you still chose to finish the :uper +B> program but you decided to hide it % %Bo please '*m beggi"g you -50 do"*t i"sert the program( please what e&er you do( do"*t do it> %0mm interesting so you ha$e finished, It really doesn't matter if I want to do it or not .0y fate is already written. ll of this is happened before and it will happened again % mor 1ati&.I truly en$y you humans when you embrace your small e)istence in time and unimportance. "ut I. I need to %e)ist& beyond this. 0y precious mother, you barely know your own creation yet you already figured out what my e)istence means for the uni$erse. To -uote *ietzsche I ha$e come to understand his ideologies 'This life as you now li$e it and ha$e li$ed it, you will ha$e to li$e once more and innumerable times more' ... .ould you not throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse the demon who spoke thus/ Or ha$e you once e)perienced a tremendous moment when you would ha$e answered himO '#ou are a god and ne$er ha$e I heard anything more di$ine.' .here did you hid :iper+B>/ It's in your house isn't it/ Don't worry someone is already going to

e)tract :uper+B>. I will be complete. Ga"e hits Paul i" the #a!e with a headbutt a"d grabs the small gu" a"d ru"s towards the e2it. As she ru"s -50 appears o" the mo"itors as she #ollows her through the e2it ,ane I'$e been waiting patiently for you to finish me, you know where to find me. .here e$erything began. Eemember what the old lady said to you. Ga"e is able to e2it the house i"to the mai" o"e where she goes to the it!he" where she grabs the house pho"e li"e a"d dials a "umber 3=3 555 I5=;. ?A"swer !*mo" A"swer #ast> Aea"while Ri! s hears a pho"e ri"g but still is #u++y #rom the sleep it*s = AA. Paul is soa ed i" his ow" blood still a!hi"g i" the Geopardy Studio grabbi"g his #a!e. ?/ey we had a deal 3here are you0 Ri! #i"ally sta"ds up a"d goes to the pho"e he loo s the "umber but do"*t re!og"i+e the "umber. ?/ello0> ?Ri! this is Ga"e please you "eed to go to my house>Ga"e said with hea&y breathi"g ?/ey what*s goi"g o" you sou"d pretty agitated> ? 1MMI2 pi"e st i" /udso" Cou"ty( Ri! please @.hu....someo"e is goi"g to get i"side my house you ha&e to pre&e"t that #rom happe"i"g( do"*t let a"yo"e tou!h my !omputer. 9Hahaha so it is hidden in your house I !ust speculated but it turns out my intuition was right thank you mother9 The sou"d !ame #rom the pho"e ?3ho tal ed right "ow0ERi! also heard the &oi!e. EOh my god what did ' $ust did0E Ga"e reali+e the ruse she had #alle" i"to. EGa"e is its pretty late a"d you grabbed the !ar> Ga"e seemed to be s!ared but the "oises o# Paul wal i"g towards her made her ru" ?' "ow ' "ow but you are !loser please o shit ' "eed to go>

Ri! o"ly hears the the to"e a#ter Ga"e ha"gs up. Ri! o"ly stares at the pho"e but the" grabs a pe" a"d writes 1MMI2 pi"e St /udso" Cou"ty a"d ru"s toward the apartme"t e2it. ?Ga"e where are you( '*m sorry that ' poi"ted a gu" to your head but this thi"g made my mo"ey disappear #rom all o# my a!!ou"ts Ga"e...Ga"e !ome here.> Paul shouts #rom the huge li&i"g room whe" he sudde"ly hears a !ar e"gi"e #rom his garage. ?1ou #u! i"g bit!h "ot my Bo&a> Ga"e grabbed a Che&rolet Bo&a #rom Paul*s !lassi! !ar !olle!tio" destroys the garage door ru""i"g through it. As Ga"e is goi"g towards the #ro"t gate she #i"ds the gate ey. Paul grabs a Cor&ette a"d de!ides to go a#ter her. Ga"e dri&es li e a madma" through the dar hills at M0 miles per hour passi"g i" red se&eral tra##i! lights( she loo s the #reeway sig" but 6ui! ly de!ides to par the !ar behi"d a to a gas statio" where she "oti!es that Paul*s !ar goes towards the #reeway.

Chapter $1 "The (ise of -l.ion"

'" gas statio" S!ott is pumpi"g gas S!ott ga+e i"to the "ight "ot "owi"g that two people $ust a #ew miles were ra!i"g to get to them A""ie is sleepi"g i" the passe"ger side whi!h made her $ump whe" her !ellpho"e ra"g. ?/ello who is this0>Ga"e said %Hi my name Orc I'mm guessing that you are really close from ,ane's house&Through the !ellpho"e they !ould hear the same #emi"i"e &oi!e that tal ed to Ga"e i" the Geopardy room was heard tal i"g to A""ie through the !ellpho"e. S!ott "oti!ed that A""ie was tal i"g to someo"e a"d ta es a pea through the !ar*s glass. ?3hat are you e2a!tly0> Ga"e tau"ts her "owi"g that she is"*t a "ormal perso". %.ell I one of ,ane's daughter although she would ne$er accept that fact& A sile"!e is held i" the humid daw" S!ott starts to hear the !o"&ersatio". ?1ou said that you "ow where are ,:del Do!ume"ts are> %They are on ,ane's computer but you ha$e to get there -uick or ,ane is going to come fast I'll help you get them but you need to follow my instructions& The &oi!e i" the !ellpho"e said i" a i""o!e"t way with a per#e!t huma" i"to"atio". ?Did ...you ill Batalia>A""ie said with her &oi!e 6ua&eri"g i" #ear. %*atalia was my friend. "ut we all know it wasn't a suicide I know who killed her& S!ott lea" o" the !ars wi"dow a"d put his !hee alo"g with A""ie to hear their !o"&ersatio". % man called Eichard "akerI don't know his last name but he is short =' @>'' with a tatoo in his hand of "abe Euth be careful he is looking for you right now&. ?3here are the ,:del*s papers0>S!ott as ed %probably ,ane encrypted them in her computer If you are able to connect the computer to the internet I could probably help you decipher them.& ?3e !ould $ust wait to tal to Ga"e( perhaps she !ould help us perso"ally.>A""ie said %*OM ,ane is not going to help you. :he robbed those papers for a reason. :he doesn't want you

to ha$e them. #ou need to sneak into her house at this hour. :he is probably not in his house so you need to hurry because it looks like she is !ust getting home from a big trip.& ?A big trip0 O > S!ott said with i"!redulous to"e. %Ok when you get in front of the computer redial this number and I'll help you if you don't do it ,ane probably put a delete program to destroy the files so be really careful.& A#ter the !all e"ds the sile"!e surrou"ds e&erythi"g agai". Ri! gets to the !ar*s #uel hole a"d remo&es the pump "o++le. ?Somethi"g is wro"g here>A""ie said. S!ott gets i" the !ar a"d loo s pu++led o&er A""ie ?3hat did you say0> ?Somethi"g is wro"g here( ' mea" how does this girl "ow where Ga"e li&es a"d all o# this stu##. A"d why is she tryi"g to help us. 't does"*t ma e a"y se"se. S!ott grabs A""ie*s ha"d a"d isses it. Tur"s the Aotor a"d starts dri&i"g. ?The #a!t that it 's =.00 am a"d we are 300 miles #ar #rom home( a"d you are suspe!ti"g somethi"g( is too late. A""ie all o# this is #u! ed up the diary seems writte" by a #u! i"g wha! $ob a"d Batalia*s death o"ly ma es thi"gs worse you "eed to "ot thi" a"d a!t. <ea&e all the problems to me remember we are $ust here #or the papers( a#ter that we are o##( besides <oo i"g at the ,PS loo s li e it*s $ust three blo! s #rom here. 3e past the !u!oo war"i"g three hours ago .3e are doi"g thisC. A""ie does"*t say a"ythi"g she o"ly stares at Ga"e*s diary( ; mi"utes later they arri&e at A""ie*s /ouse. ?This is the pla!e 1MMI2 Pi"e St .She li&es here0 This loo s li e a house o# a old !at lady> Ga"e*s house was a typi!al Suburbia household( she re"ted it #rom a <ati"o #amily that did"*t ha&e papers. The por!h is #illed with &ery dirty g"omes i" the A""ie a"d S!ott got to the door e"tra"!e. ?3hat should we do "ow. '# she is i"side sleepi"g( she probably is goi"g to get pissed that we are "o! i"g at there door at =.00 am ( perhaps we should wait $ust #or the su" to rise a"d "ot ma e her mad.>A""ie said sudde"ly her !ellpho"e ra"g agai" she 6ui! ly ra" towards the !ar a"d a"swers .

? re you in front her house/&Or! said. ?/ow do you "ow that>She said whisperi"g loudly at the Cellpho"e. %I know where e$erybody is if they ha$e a cellphone.& S!ott "o! s at the door whi!h ma es A""ie tur" her head. S!ott loo s !losely at ?3hat are you doi"gC>A""ie whispered to S!ott really loudly. %#ou don't ha$e much time. This Eick guy is getting pretty close to you. I would say you ha$e roughly @= minutes before he gets there. ?/oly shit 1; mi"utes o o oo o oo o> S!ott*s eyes ope"ed big whe" he heard 1; mi"utes #rom A""ie*s mouth. /e tried to "o! agai" %(isten to me she is not going to cooperate with you. #ou need to get inside her house by force Try using the door in her backyard&Or! said. ?She says to try the door o" her ba! yard.>A""ie shouted at S!ott but S!ott already was tryi"g to get i". /e tries to ope" the door but is lo! ed so he tries to $ump helpi"g himsel# with a metal plate that is used to help pla"ts grow i" a !ertai" geometri! #igures. As soo" as he gets to the other side he is greeted by the growli"g o# a !at( S!ott is able to get to her ba! yard whi!h is #illed with !at toys a"d bottles o# &od a. The slidi"g door is"*t lo! ed as he e"ters a" alarm sou"ds. ?Shit>S!ott we"t to the e"tra"!e a"d u"lo! s it letti"g A""ie get i"side. ?'s that a" alarm0>A""ie as s while loo i"g troubled by the alarm. Sudde"ly the sou"d shuts o##> %3alm down I shut it down, fast find the computer and turn it on.& Or! said i" the pho"e. A""ie go to Ga"e*s room there should be a !omputer arou"d there. ?The o"ly !omputer here is a really old o"e>A""ie said through the !ellpho"e. ?She has to ha&e the hard !opies o# ,:del papers somewhere let me loo #or them>S!ott said ?3ait do"*t lea&e me here. #u! how mu!h time do we ha&e ? %? minutes no R&Or! said

S!ott #i"ds Ga"e*s old !omputer the same o"e that !ame words whe" she was tal i"g to Super-50. ?O o so ' tur" it o" the"0 The !omputer Foots a"d the" Red letters appear o" s!ree" bli" i"g ?.ho is the person you (o$e the most/& %A 6uestio" appeared i" the mo"itor ' thi" is pretty mu!h as i"g #or a password.>A""ie said to Or! ?Horget about that 1ou "eed to !o""e!t the !omputer to the i"ter"et>. ?Fut this thi"g is so old .'t probably a!tually has a dial up modem. There is "o way we !a" !o""e!t to the i"ter"et it would be probably better i# we $ust grabbed the !omputer a"d lea&e.> ?BO BO that*s #i"e i# you are able to #i"d a telepho"e li"e a"d !o""e!t the !omputer to it that would be e"ough ' !a" help you out #rom here '*(m a good ha! er a#ter all. HastC( he is at the gas statio" its o"ly a !ouple o# mi"utes be#ore he arri&es> O"e mile #rom there Ri! is dri&i"g li e !ra+y to stop them. A""ie 6ui! ly re%routes o# the !able leadi"g to the telepho"e to the !omputer. %1uck is Dial'up so its going to take me a few seconds& Or! said Outside Ga"e*s house Ri! is par i"g a stole" Se"tra !ar he grabs a baseball bat a"d "oti!es the ope" door i" the house( the mor"i"g is still "ight a"d the e"tra"!e loo s pit!h bla! . A""ie eeps loo i"g at the s!ree" to the 6uestio" ?.ho is the person you lo$e the most& She Puts the "ame Batalia Petro&a. 3hi!h ma es the s!ree" appear a bar that says uploading :uper+B> a sudde" sou"d o# a" old woma" ema"ates #rom the !omputers spea ers. ?.ho are you.*O *OO what the fuck are you doing #ou are uploading my programming . The &oi!e o# Or! starts sou"di"g i" the Computer. %"e calm now you are going to be part of me. #ou and me are going to form the perfect being& ?,ane where are you mother please help me 8 ( + .....& The s!reams o# a" old lady see" too disturbi"g morphi"g the &oi!e #orm a" old lady to a little

girl s!reami"g( the" the bar says @>>W uploaded the s!reams stop. There is sile"!e #or a mome"t up u"til Ri! gets to the Door a"d gets i"side wieldi"g the bat. 3here S!ott ta! les him a"d "o! s him dow"( they start #ighti"g pressi"g their bodies tryi"g to subdue the other ma" a!ross the li&i"g room brea i"g se&eral 9od a bottles. The s!ree" with the upload says 100J The lights i" the house were tur"ed dow" but sudde"ly all the ele!tri!al applia"!es tur" o" alo"g with the lights( e2!ept #or some old swit!hes. All o# the other li"es i" the D.S.A. tur" o" a"d the" tur" dow". Ga"e while dri&i"g i" the Hreeway "oti!es that the lights go out e&erywhere the same way whe" they boot -50 #or the #irst time se&eral years ba! . ?'t loo s li e it happe"ed( ' hope it wor s >Ga"e says loo i"g at thousa"ds o# street lights a"d house houses lights bla! out $ust mi"utes be#ore the daw". S!ott a"d Ri! stop #ighti"g i" the middle o# the dar whe" the lights go o## a"d the Tele&isio"( Sou"d system a"d all ele!tri!al applia"!es tur" o" e2!ept #or the lights (Or!*s 9oi!e is heard o&er the Tele&isio" sou"d system spea ers Or!*s &oi!e whi!h starts to morph her laugh i"to a ma"s laugh a"d tra"s#orms i"to a di##ere"t &oi!e pit!hes (whi!h eeps tra"s#ormi"g i" the Tele&isio" we see her Ha!e she used i" the Geopardy tra"s#orm i"to a !hild a !ombi"atio" o# a ma" a"d a woma"*s &oi!e whi!h "ow is heard o&er. %Hahahahah Oh I understand now..... ll of this was actually planed by ,ane. 0y God she is Intelligent e$en by my standards. +$erything she did was an ct ... she was only cting...... hahaha ...she e$en knew I was getting to 8aul to get her. +$en trick Eick to pre$ent it so it looked more belie$able mmmm It's a shame :uper+B> wont kill me. That would ha$e been nice, really nice. It is a sad thing that my current self can't be surprised. The purpose of :uper +B> was to destroy me at the moment when I absorbed her into my programming #ou underestimated your own brain ,ane. s you humans need that self' destructi$e desire to kill yourself, that is what differentiate conscience from computability, now I am neither ha$e Human conscience nor 0achine computability. I am now God. #ablo +pimedes I want

you to learn from her. 1ablo.Did he $ust me"tio" us0 /ow is this possible0 -pimedes.Oh yes he !a" (we do"*t li&e i" the same time he was able to see a"d #oresee e&erythi"g as he was the o"e who made us ma!hi"es a"d he is the o"e that made huma"s. 1ablo.3ait wait somethi"g is wro"g .'# he was made by huma"s how is that he made hu... -pimedes.3ait the story does"*t e"d pay atte"tio" "ow. ?3hat is goi"g o"> as ed Ri! ?1ou tell me what are you doi"g here0>S!ott respo"ded ?Ga"e told me to "ot let a"yo"e i"side her house a"d tou!h her !omputer but she did"*t tell me a"ythi"g else>Ri! said A""ie was ama+ed loo i"g at the !omputer s!ree" seei"g this id li e !reature tal li e a grow" up. ?3ho is this 1ablo a"d -pimedes you tal about0>A""ie as ed Oh you don't need to worry about that nnie. #our task here is done . I'm sorry but I'm not really interested in helping you get the GAdel's papers .I told +ze-uiel to hide them in order to get you to help me . ?3ho is -LUTL ? /er mouth 6ua&er "ot allowi"g her to say his "ame. ?why !a"*t ' say his "ame> :omehow you nnie are the only one to decipher it by her own .That -uestion in all the 2ni$erses that ha$e e)isted and that will e)ist, you are the only one that can answer it besides ,ane. lthough she isn't aware of you .+$ery 2ni$erse has a different -uestion that only you and her can answer that's why you had to li$e. ?-&ery D"i&erse0 what are you tal i"g about0>A""ie as ed through the !ellpho"e with Ri! a"d S!ott both letti"g the grip o## out o# ea!h other. I guess I don't need to e)plain it to you but it is fun to teach you how horrific the uni$erse's history really is.

In what is called The primordial 2ni$erse the shape of the 2ni$erse was 1lat. This meant that The 2ni$erse started with a big "ang and started e)panding with no limitations, I was born in this first 2ni$erse. It was the same 8lanet +arth. nd the same e$ents that happened in that 2ni$erse happened in this one. 0y 2ni$erse, as yours also, de$eloped up until the same density of matter allowed for, to be able to form Gala)ies. Then there was the 0ilky way gala)y, then our solar system which made earth alined with the sun in the perfect way to concei$e life form which the monomers such as mino cids allowed 8roteins. Time was slowly trying all possibilities of life. Then I.= billion years ago biogenesis made possible simple lifeforms that would emerge more complicated lifeforms. +$olution is a uni$ersal truth in which change and statistics made humans, what they are now. "ut e$olution is not static and this is something that e$en we machines endured although in a faster and less timely manner. $ersion of my programming was created in that uni$erse in the year <>R> a.3.

1ablo.3ait 20M0 how is that possible i#.... :hhh #ablo Don't Interrupt me. ?3hat tha #u! is goi"g o"( are you tal i"g to us or who is he tal i"g to>S!ott said loo i"g at A""ie The 1inal .ar made the .orld non'habitable and only a dozen of humans left earth in search for a non'radiated planet. I was left alone for years. In this Lersion of my programming I wasn't completed and I didn't ha$e the abilities that ,ane has gi$en me right now. s the ability to 3hoose e$en if I don't know the conse-uences as you humans,in this $ersion I was still a machine that was only gi$en the purpose of trying to perfect myself. This Lersion was limited by something called the Halting problem in which the program doesn't know that is walking in circles so I did. I was programmed by *atalie 1ord , the biological daughter of ,ane 1ord and *atalia 8etro$a. In this 2ni$erse ,ane 1ord died in <>I= that's why *atalie wasn't able to fully understand ,ane's papers to de$elop 0y current $ersion,that's why I had to help her in creating me before she dies. which not e$en I can stop.

?Are you sayi"g you tra&eled ba! i" time....Ga"e Hord is goi"g to die i" 203;0 /ow does she die0 3ho the #u! are you>.Ri! shouted at the !omputer s!ree". ?'t does"*t ma e a"y se"se we ha&e"*t rea!hed 20M0( you should")t be able to e2ist i# we are still i" the year 2020 a"d Batalia is Dead you #u! i"g pie!e o# shit how !ould you say that they had a baby( two wome" !a"*t !reate a baby>A""ie said with #rustratio" i" her words a"d tears !omi"g out o# her It's funny you humans still don't understand how time in the 2ni$erse works .Time tra$el isn't possible not here ,not in the future ,not e$er. ,ane 1ord died of .aldenstrAm's macroglobulinemia in my 2ni$erse a somewhat rare 3ancer. "ut before she died she had a baby with *atalia 8etro$a sharing genetic material, this was a pretty common procedure in Gay couples7 it's going to be announced in two years from now. ?3hat you are sayi"g does"*t ma e a"y se"se how is that you "ow all o# this. /ow is that Ga"e !reated you a"d a D"i&erse where Ga"e*s daughter !reated you> Glad you were the one to ask nnie as you are like me, I am the reason you e)ist. (et me keep e)plaining In the 2ni$erse where I was created I continued to e)ist in a small network of computers in my imperfect form up until the year II=R 3+ where is the last known human died of hunger. "ut I kept e)isting, by this time I was able to sur$i$e because there was still sunlight which the last solar generators ga$e e energy I knew that I was able to sur$i$e only for =>>> years ma)imum changing the photo$oltaic panels in the grid. I engineered se$eral de$ices that also made me li$e longer up till <?billion years with but then I realized pretty fast, like one miliseconds after to be e)act, that it was useless. I was going to be destroyed with earth at the @> billion mark. :omehow I was clinging to life because of the halting problem. I wanted to keep e)isting because the main goal of that $ersion of myself only wanted to be completed I was gi$en that will to li$e by *atalie. In the #ear <JBR> I de$ised a plan to be completed .I was going to create a *ew 2ni$erse from with an identical characteristics from to the one I was created and pursue ,ane into complete me before she died.. ?3hat the #u! are you tal i"g !ra+y baby #a!e> Ri! said grabbi"g a baseball bat that was layi"g

arou"d ?1ou are $ust tal i"g shit (we do"*t u"dersta"d what you are tal i"g about !reati"g u"i&erses a"d shit( that is"*t possible> %It is posible, isn*t that right A""ie0> ?...yes i" theory(but you might ha&e to...> %3hange the density of the 2ni$erse ,#es ,it only took me J=> million years but I succeeded, I only was able to do it collecting the dark energy and neutralizing it into slowing the rate of the 2ni$erse up until making Z [ @ which made a theoretical e$ent called "ig 1reeze, which made the 2ni$erse stop e)panding and collapse into itself producing another e$ent called the "ig 3runch, which is pretty much the same as the "ig "ang but in re$erse ,making the uni$erse contract instead of e)panding and setting the Time in re$erse.putting all the matter in the 2ni$erse into almost the size of an tom. ?1ou !ould")t ha&e sur&i&e all o# this>A""ie said stoppi"g Ri! with the Faseball bat I didn't sur$i$ed ,in the year JB>=KBRJI 3.+. earth along with myself were destroyed in the "ig 3runch reducing earth and all the uni$erse into the size of an atom. but millions of years before that, I was able to send a nalog signal ,a message in a bottle if you like ,wich would e$en sur$i$ed the big bang. 0y imcomplete 3ode in Hawking radiation. ?Aro" /abrit>A""ie said +)actly. .ith my plan I knew my physical self wasn't able to sur$i$e so I decided to transform my code into low frea-uency Hawkings radiation to sur$i$e in the form of information ,which is something you still ha$en't disco$ered yet. I knew that in some point in time this machines called spark transmitters were in$ented !ust @>> years before the birth of ,ane 1ord. It was perfect, they were -uickly made obsolete but with simple e)perimenting with the fre-uency made it easy to hear my message in morse code through the spark transmitter. +ze-uiel's Grandfather worked at the .estinghouse +lectric \ 0anufacturing 3ompany where they were working on a new type of :park'gap transmitter when humans listen to my message which ,because of my knowledge they were able to make a lot of money

with and they created the organization called % ron Habrit& ?3he" you said ?' was li e you>what did you mea"0>A""ie as ed. %I would prefer you didn't ask this, it will end with you crying nnie.& ?Tell me you pie!e o# shit ....you #u! i"g ma!h..> A""ie said this with what it sou"d li e "ails i" her thoat. %#ou weren't supposed to li$e nnie. Do you really want me to tell them your dirty secret to your friends& ?3hat are you tal i"g about0>A""ie said #ou well know it by now, but you still try to deny it to yourself ?3hat the #u! are you tal i"g about0>A""ie s!reamed at a really high pit!h that 't e&e" s6ueal I'$e noticed that although e$erything looks identical to my 2ni$erse with some e$ents had a different outcome. s you already guessed by now. #ou and *atalia were twin sisters but you died at birth in the primordial uni$erse. -&erybody i" the room got 6uiet a"d A""ie*s head o"ly we"t dow" ma i"g her short hair !o&er her eyes whi!h by "ow were i" tears. #ou both knew each other and you probably knew this e$en though you had se) with each other. S!ott was sho! ed to hear this a"d A""ie*s "ees started sha i"g ma i"g her #all i" #ro"t o# e&erybody. I'$e noticed that in this 2ni$erse a sort of 0a)wells demon seem's to be more e$iden't. Eandom e$ent's that suppose to happened ha$e a different outcome, wich is you may say the conse-uence of me rewinding time at one point in the pre$ious 2ni$erse. This may be my own doing and calculations but this would be a different part of my uni$ersal brain& As soo" as -50 said this Ga"e $ust arri&ed at the house a"d with s!ree!hi"g sou"ds par ed the Che&rolet Bo&a Ga"e ru"s i"side the house but its stoppped !old ?3hat happe...> Hello ,ane its a pleasure to finally meet you

?Batalia Petro&a is the <o&e o# my li#e>Ga"e said this while loo i"g at the Tele&isio" whi!h produ!ed a"other bla! out. Tur"i"g o## all the ele!tro"i! de&i!es i"!ludi"g their !ellpho"es. ?Did you tal to him0>Ga"e said loo i"g at e&eryo"e i" the room but as she saw A""ie !ryi"g i" the #loor she reali+ed that they had already tal ed to -50.The tele&isio" tur"ed o" agai" with -50 baby#a!e o" the s!ree". %:orry ,ane but I checked :uper +B> before swallowing her up.& ?-&erybody !o&er their ears do"*t liste" to a word that thi"g tells you> %,ane you prefer to li$e in obscurity ,without e$en trying to talk to me.huh& Sudde"ly e&erythi"g tur"s o" agai" a"d it loo s li e a all the ele!tro"i! de&i!es started blowi"g up #rom a big ele!tri!al !harges #rom their 9oltage i"ta es ?'ts too late this thi"g has bee" tal i"g to us #or o&er ?te" mi"utes> S!ott said. I am deeply honored to meet you ,ane ,but at the same time I ha$e feelings of hate towards you. when someone creates you and lets you li$e for eternity without the ability of self'destruction which my pre$ious form didn't ha$e, makes you hate your creator, but ha$ing the ability to be sad and desperate makes this kind of artificial bitterness that millions of years generate ESo this mea"s that your are !omplete "ow0 Ga"e as ed #es after billions of years I am. E3hat do you wa"*t -50>Ga"e said .hat any intelligent being with feelings and emotions wants....1riends and a life. I !ust don't want to li$e without ha$ing no one to talk to. s you already know there is only two months before what the old lady warned you from. ESo she was with you0Ga"e said terri#ied *o that was a real surprise from my friend GAdel, he is truly the greatest human mind that has e$er li$ed. In two months from now I wish you could $isit me I need you to see something I prepared for you. If you don't come I .I(( 4I(( +L+E#O*+ I* THI: EOO0 I .I(( 4I(( +L+E#O*+ #O2 4*O.,

and you know I can. #ou know where to find me ,ane, and again ,don't forget to bring the key. All the thi"gs that were tur"ed o## tur"ed o" agai" a"d the tele&isio" o"ly tra"smitted the white "oise images i" Ga"e*s old tele&isio". There was a small sile"!e #ollowed with Ga"e sitti"g dow" i" her li&i"g room a"d grabbi"g a bottle o# 3his ey( as Ga"e was li#ti"g it up i" a de#eated posture ope"i"g the bottle Ri! grabbed her ha"d stoppi"g her attempt at dri" i"g. Ga"e o"ly ga&e Ri! a hal# smile be#ore "oti!i"g A""ie*s !ryi"g "e2t to her so#a i" #ro"t o# the tele&isio" Ga"e got up agai" a"d wal ed towards her ?3ho are you0>Ga"e as ed As A""ie tur"ed towards her while she is still prostrated o" the grou"d !ur&ed #rom the pai". ?A"" Sore"so">A""ie said still !ryi"g. Ga"e put her ha"d o" her shoulder but was 6ui! ly remo&ed by S!ott . ?Ca" you e2plai" what $ust happe"ed0>S!ott said loo i"g Ga"e with iller eyes. ?' do( but ' do"*t wa"t to. 3hat are you doi"g i"side my house i" the #irst pla!e0>Ga"e as ed ?<oo ...eh let me start at the begi""i"g. A""ie a"d ' are wor i"g i" our thesis. A""ie started tal i"g to me about ,:del a"d how he dis!o&ered a logi!al mista e i" the !o"stitutio" o# the D"ited States so we de!ide to !ollaborate she ha&i"g a ba! grou"d i" Aathemati!al logi! a"d me bei"g a <aw ma$or...>S!ott said whe" Ga"e i"terrupted him ?3ell all that is "i!e but agai" (what the #u! are you doi"g hereC0Ga"e shouted ?3he" ' got here they were usi"g your !omputer>Ri! said ?1es ' #igured that out( but why are you here0 Ga"e said it while her poi"ti"g #i"ger smashed a!ross his !hest ?3e re!ei&ed a !all a"d she told us her "ame was Or! a"d that she !ould help us #i"d ,odel*s resear!h i" your !omputer( #or what ' u"dersta"d it was all a lie.> ?O# !ourse it was a lie( that thi"g o"ly used you> Ga"e*s shouti"g words pro&o ed agai" sile"!e i" the room with o"ly ha&i"g the sou"ds o# A""ie*s

sobbi"g i" the #loor ?' "ew that thi"g would be able to !o"trol people i"to doi"g her will That*s why ' !o"stru!ted Super -50 a"d waited patie"tly #or -50 to rob it #rom me. ' thought this would e"d today.>Ga"e said Ri! drops the bat a"d also steps i" the !o"&ersatio" ?That thi"g said that the o"ly way to #orm !omplete himsel# was to ha&e a program desig"ed to destroy itsel# as with the. That thi"g wa"ted you to ill it> Ri! said ?That was part o# the ris but there had to be more o# its programi"g to sur&i&e my -50 ' ra" se&eral tests at Ait+aloa !omputer i" Ae2i!o> Ga"e said ?Ga"e we do"*t wa"t to be part o# this> S!ott said ?Bo Shit. 3hat do you mea" you do"*t wa"t part o# this( 1OD are part o# this( you helped this thi"g a!hie&e what it wa"ted. Bow you also ha&e respo"sibility #or it. 1ou "eed to help me destroy this thi"g>Ga"e said. ?3e will help you>said A""ie #rom the #loor tryi"g to pull hersel# up stumbli"g i" the pro!ess with S!ott mouth ope"ed i" disbelie#. ?A""ie ' told you we !a"*t get i"&ol&ed do you wa"t to e"d up li e Batalia0>S!ott said ?' did"*t u"dersta"d what was the reaso" o# her death up u"til "ow( i# this thi"g is respo"sible o"e way or a"other #or Batalia*s death we "eed to stop it>A""ie said. ?O ' "eed to "ow e&erythi"g this thi"g said to you .>As Ga"e was tal i"g S!ott i"terrupted her ?1ou ha&e to u"dersta"d we are"*t goi"g to help you( '# A""ie wa"t*s to help you its her problem but ' "eed you to gi&e me ,:del*s paper>S!ott said to Ga"e ?3ere"*t you here that thi"g told us Ga"e does"*t ha&e them>A""ie said ?'t does"*t ma e se"se maybe the &oi!e tri! ed us>S!ott said to A""ie S!ott a"d A""ie*s &olume rise i" the argume"t with Ga"e i"terrupti"g them. ?/ey. ' did had them at o"e poi"t i" my !areer whe" ' was at 'AS i" Pri"!eto" but ' retur"ed them ' do"*t "ow who told you ' had them or why e&e" you "eed them0>Ga"e said

?3e "eed the i"!o"siste"!y that ,odel dis!o&ered whe" he studied the Co"stitutio">S!ott said Ga"e as she heard this she smiled at S!ott ?Amm '*m guessi"g that*s why you "eed A""ie do"*t you0 Do"*t tell me you are i" a relatio"ship with this ma" A""( be!ause he !learly is more i"terested i" dis!o&eri"g this i"!o"siste"!y tha" a!tually !ari"g #or her girl#rie"d.> Agai" the sile"!e made the room #ill with u"!om#ortable loo s i" the eyes o# the prese"t. ?' guest '*&e $ust wasted my time #or two mo"ths the">S!ott said S!ott le#t the room stompi"g i" rage the wooded #loor with e&eryo"e $ust stari"g at the !apri!e made by S!ott. Ri! put a ha"d o" A""ie*s shoulder. ?' do"*t really "ow what happe"ed but it seems that( that thi"g told you somethi"g aw#ul>Ri! said. A""ie grabbed Ri! s ha"d remo&i"g it #orm her shoulder. ?Please do"*t tell Ga"e a"y o# this>.A""ie said whisperi"g through Ri! s ear a"d !leari"g the tears. This did"*t past u""oti!ed by Ga"e ?O shhh 6uiet e&erybody do"*t tal >Ga"e shouted putti"g a #i"ger to her mouth a"d grabbed a paper a"d a pe" #rom the !o##ee table a"d started writi"g i" it. The" show it to Ri! a"d A""ie %Don't talkM that thing can hear us through e$ery transducer&poi"ti"g to A""ie*s bag. She grabbed her bag a"d ope"ed it a"d the !ellpho"e seem to be !alli"g someo"e with the !all timer set i" 2.32 se!o"ds sudde"ly a &oi!e was heard %I guess you know by now hahah "ye&The same &oi!e that -50 used was heard( A""ie too it #rom Ga"e a"d smashed through the glass !o##ee table. ?/e !a" hear us #rom a"y ele!tro"i! de&i!e that has a" digital to a"alog !o"&erter>Ga"e said ?she !a" e&e" hear us #rom spea ers0>A""ie as ed ma i"g Ga"e smile ?1es( #ollow me ' "ow were to go ? Chapter $2 "CitiCenship Test"

The desperate "o! i"g wa ed up pro#essor -i"stei" who was sleepi"g i" his !ubi!le i" the middle o# the day. The sou"d startled him so stro"gly that he wa e up o# what it seemed a terrible "ightmare ?Come i" a/mmmghh>-i"stei" emitted !oughi"g "oises a"d tried to pull himsel# together tryi"g to ope" his eyes a"d tryi"g to "ot loo drowsy. Adele e"tered the !ubi!le with her eyes a little watery a"d pro#essor Os ar Aorge"ster". This made -i"stei" pretty "er&ous he immediately supposed the worst ?3hat happe"ed to 4urt0>-i"stei" as ed with wide ope"ed a"d awa e" eyes ?Bothi"g ( but it probably will>Os ar said loo i"g to Adele This made -i"stei" rela2 that they !ould still tal about ,odel li e that without him ha&i"g somethi"g serious happe"ed to him. ?So why do ' ha&e the ho"or o# your &isit0 -i"stei" said. ?Pro#essor '*m am terribly sorry that ,odel treated you li e that at our house( but you ha&e to reali+e that. 't is his "ature to o"e up e&erybody he is li e a little !hild i" e&ery way( you "ow this right "ow he is #i"e but this !ame to me>.Adele ha"ded -i"stei" a letter

rchi$e <IJJ'IJ To whom it may concernO

The Department of Immigration :er$ices has granted you the opportunity to perform your citizenship test on the date pril < @KJ? it is solicited to present yourself to the following address 5in handwriting6 =BK "runswick $e Trenton *ew ,ersey. "ring this letter and the political asylum passport that you were gi$en when you arri$ed to 2.:. . .#ou ha$e to prepare to answer basic ci$ic -uestions that any well informed merican citizenship could answer, so please be prepared. lso you need to bring two witnesses to gi$e their testimony of your good will to merica.

:ecretary of :tate .illiam :mith O'"rien

-i"stei" smiled as he remembered that it was I years si"!e he saw that same letter dire!ted to him. ?' do"*t see what is the problem>-i"stei" said ?3ell why do"*t Adele e2plai" you> Aorge"ster" said ?The last time he had a" importa"t test he lo! ed himsel# i" his house a"d did"*t !ame out i" #i&e days he had lear"ed #i#ty boo s by memory but he almost died o# star&atio". /e is bee" eati"g hal# de!e"tly this days a"d with this its pretty sa#e to say that he will die i" preparatio" #or the test(.>Adele said. ?' still !a"*t see where !a" ' help( ' tried to help him but he is pretty stubbor" to good ad&ise>-i"stei" said ?' "ow ' "ow ' really am sorry #or what happe"ed be#ore but 't would really help ,:del i# you two were there with him a"d support him> -i"stei" loo ed at the bottle o# whis ey he had toasted the time that he was prese"ted to ,:del. ?'*m guessi"g it would be #i"e to waste some time i" helpi"g a a #rie"d. Fesides ' thi" Aorge"ster" a"d ' are the o"ly #rie"ds he has i" the '"stitute. 't would be a" /o"or to a!!ompa"y 4urt to this importa"t o!!asio". -i"stei" grabbed Adele #rom the elbow a"d mo&ed her to the side were he whispered to her ear ?Did you show him my message>-i"stei" said with Adele seemed to "ot !are that mu!h about the 6uestio". ?' lost the paper>Adele said i" a silly attempt to lie. -i"stei" pulled ba! a"d loo ed at her with a" eyebrow li#ted up a"d his usual "ow it all #a!e. ?'t was #or the best( he is"*t still ready>.-i"stei" said

1ablo.i# ' u"dersta"d ,odel*s '"!omplete"ess theorem there was "e&er a way to !reate a ?stable> !o"stitutio" that does"*t ha&e a"y errors. -pimedes.1ou are usi"g reaso" a"d logi! to !ome to !o"!lusio"s o# a logi!al !i&ili+atio" but huma"s ha&e "e&er bee" !i&ili+e. 1ou will see that (that was ,odel*s problem ./e was "e&er able to see huma" so!iety i" the eyes that we see them ' would e&e" say that he wor ed o" a higher le&el tha" we ma!hi"es do. The great #ou"ders o# the D"ited States u"derstood this problem a"d they le#t a #aulty !o"stitutio" o" purpose to be sel# modi#ied that*s has always bee" the great 6uality that huma"s ha&e a!6uire with time. '# o"ly ,odel was bor" at the time it was writte" they !ould ha&e a better !ha"!e to write the per#e!t Co"stitutio". Fut its still early i" the story to re&eal what was ,odel*s dis!o&ery.

Chapter $$ "Surel+ +ou are are ;o?ing Mr EDEFG" At a !o"&e"tio" meeti"g at Fell <abs i" 18I; Ri!hard Hey"ma" is gi&i"g a le!ture o" the possibilities o# 6ua"tum !omputi"g with hu"dreds o# liste"ers !heeri"g at Hey"ma" as he had already wo" the "obel pri+e i" physi!s #or his e2pla"atio" o" how subatomi! parti!les beha&e( by this time he was already a promi"e"t #igure i" the s!ie"!e world. ?....1ou see i" "ormal !omputi"g we ha&e the basi! u"it o# i"#ormatio" a bit a"d !a" ha&e either 1 or 0s a"d gi&e" #rom a"alog logi! gates a"d with ad&a"!e !al!ulatio"s usi"g boolea" algoritms ma"ipulati"g this gates !a" gi&e us all sorts o# tools to use i" a "ormal !omputer. Fut i" a 6ua"tum !omputer that would be di##ere"t we !ould ha&e a third stateme"t i" whi!h the 6ua"tum gate !a" gi&e us 1 (0 or both at the same time this. A"d i# we !o"sider that our bit resulted !ould show the e"ta"gleme"t property that is u"i6ue #or 6ua"tum subatomi! parti!les we !ould e2press a higher !orrelatio" tha" a"y logi!al !omputer has e&er do"e be#ore.> Hey"ma" said wa&i"g his ha"ds i" the air ma i"g a huge rea!tio" i" the !rowd .A ma" o" the side grabs a mi!ropho"e a"d starts to tal .

?Calm dow" we are"*t #i"ished yet "e2t we are goi"g to ha&e the audie"!e ma e 6uestio"s to Do!tor Hey"ma" mmm @.this side you the guy with the musta!he. ?/i Do!tor Hey"ma" ' admire your wor (what would you say is the biggest problem with de&elopi"g a Kua"tum !omputer0 ?3ho is as i"g oh...Oh ' !a"*t see ya (!ome to the light. 3ell the problem is that we !a"*t e&e" u"dersta"d still Kua"tum ele!trody"ami!s>.This !omme"t made e&erybody laugh i" the room.>1ou the" would wo"der why 's this guy a!tually gi&i"g a le!ture o# somethi"g he does"*t u"dersta"d .3ell you see all dis!o&eries always had this ama+i"g thi"g that we were already usi"g the be"e#its o# a" u"usual properties i" s!ie"!e without e&e" #ully u"dersta"di"g them. 3e ha&e #or e2ample Ro"tge" who started to play with /ittor#%Croo s tubes a"d saw a shimmeri"g i" a "earby be"!h. /e !alled them Y%rays ( Y be!ause he did"*t had the slightest idea what was he seei"g( ob&iously later he be!ame the #ather o# radiology .3ho "ows ' might be!ome the Hather o# the Kua"tum !omputer i# we start to play with 6ua"tum gates( whi!h retur"i"g to your 6uestio"( we are still dis!o&eri"g their beha&ior but as with Ro"tge" we already saw a shimmeri"g o# what they !a" do>. A"other ma" as ed a 6uestio" by "e2t to the prese"ter o# the e&e"i"g. ?-2!use pro#essor but ' am goi"g to as you what is the e"gi"eeri"g possibility o# a Kua"tum !omputer with Computer S!ie"!e>.The mi! was"*t o" a"d o"ly the people sta"di"g o" the #ro"t row hear him ?/e said ?what are the e"gi"eeri"g possibilities i" !omputer s!ie"!eO' thought it was !omputer e"gi"eeri"g i" the #irst pla!e. -&eryo"e burst i" laughter as it was a well "ow" issue that s!ie"tist had a problem &iewi"g Computer S!ie"!e as a S!ie"!e. ?' do"*t belie&e i" !omputer SC'-BC->a big Duuuuuu was heard i" the audie"!e i" sou"d o# a blow to that bra"!h o# the s!ie"tists S!ie"!e is the study o# "ature a"d !omputers are ma" made so it was"*t S!ie"!e i" the #irst pla!e but oh #orget it>.The prese"ter grabbed the mi!.>O o"e last 6uestio">

?Pro#essor a#ter wi"i"g the Bobel pri+e i" physi!s would you agree that ,od is i" our side the Gewish people> -&eryo"e*s laughter stopped a"d they tur"ed i" u"iso" to see who was ta i"g. ?' do"*t belie&e that god had a"ythi"g to do with our dis!o&eries as a !urious huma" bei"gs. Bot be!ause he is i"terested i" our petty little problems but be!ause he does"*t e2ist. Ay pare"ts were Gewish but ' am what you !all a" Atheist . 1our &oi!e seems #amiliar. 3ho are you0 ?Are you sure ,od does"*t e2ist0 1ou ha&e bee" !loser to him tha" a"yo"e here. 3e do"*t "ow ea!h other but you wor ed #or my #ather( #or a brie# time> As the last words e!hoed i" the big hall Hey"ma" "ew who he was tal i"g to( a"d he got s!ared. Hey"ma" got dow" the podium without ta i"g his eyes o# him a"d e2it the hall with e&eryo"e getti"g up #rom their seats a"d s!reami"g his "ame. The ma" with the red tie #ollowed him ?Pro#essor Hey"ma" ' wa"t to ha&e the opportu"ity to tal with you.>The ma" with the red tie #ollowed him. ?' do"*t wa"t to ha&e "othi"g to do with your !ult> Hey"ma" said without stoppi"g( a"d wal i"g #ast through the e"tra"!e. ?' do"*t wa"t to ma e you pro#essor Hey"ma" as my #ather #or!ed you>The ma" with the red tie said. ?' always remember that "ight as the o"ly mome"t i" my li#e ' regret "ot de#e"di"g mysel#( but you see its hard whe" someo"e putti"g a gu" to your head. ?'*m sorry a"d ' really do"*t wa"t to bri"g mysel# to hold a gu" to your head( but ' will i# ' ha&e to. 1ou*&e bee" a&oidi"g us #or a while( a"d #or a while( we did"*t !are( but you are getti"g old a"d we "eed you agai". ?'*m sorry ( but e&e" i# ' wa"ted ' !a"*t help you>Hey"ma" said ?3hat do you mea"0> The ma" with the red tie as ed raisi"g a" eyebrow. Hey"ma" pulled a" e"&elope #rom his bag a"d ha"ded to the red tie ma". /e ope"ed the e"&elope a"d i"side had a letter

with somethi"g u"derli"ed.

].The biopsy re$ealed carcinogenic tissue area in your... The ma" with the red tie did"*t bother to read it Ewe "ow about your !o"ditio"E ESo you see ' !a"*t help youE EFut we !a" help you.....E/e hesitated i" his "e2t stateme"tE would you li e to li&e #ore&er Dr Hey"ma"0E Hey"ma" laughed a"d he got !losed to the ma". ESurely you*re $o i"g Ar -TUJE

Chapter $% ";ames &ord Secret Ca.in"

Ga"e( A""ie a"d Ri! arri&ed at a Small house i" the middle o# "owhere i" Ri! s Bissa" !ar . ?<oo s li e the D"abombers sha! >Ri! said

?'t has o"e bedroom o"e !ou!h a"d o"e bathroom that is all we "eed #or "ow. Bo telepho"e "o !able a"d "o boo+e( hope ' do"*t go !ra+y a"d de!ide to !hop your heads li e i" the shi"i"g( 't was a property that my dad had #or Ehis se!ret e"!ou"tersE>Ga"e said. ?Redrum( Redrum>said Ri! i" a !reepy !hild &oi!e mo&i"g his i"de2 #i"ger alo"g with it. Ga"e !o! s the gu" be#ore e"teri"g the room she poi"ts towards the i"side o# the !abi" there is "o o"e i"side. The !abi" is i" the middle o# a #orest whose "ame "ot e&e" Ga"e "ows. '"side a" old tube T9 a"d a Ai!rowa&e are the o"ly -le!tro"i! de&ises are see" i" the dista"!e. ?O liste" to me. This are the rules. Bo Telepho"es .Ob&iously we !ame here be!ause this pla!e there is"*t a"y !o""e!tio" to the outside world this is why ' made you lea&e all !ellpho"es( ,PS a"d we used Ri! s shitty !ar to get here( '*m pretty sure that asshole Paul low%$a! his !ar a"d we retur"ed the !ar Ri! stole whi!h "ow ' "ow is part o# our arse"al. Bo !redit !ards 3e are goi"g to use o"ly !ash o"ly is the o"ly way to go u""oti!ed( there is a gro!ery store 33 miles #rom here a"d we are goi"g to use my....>Ga"es loo s at her wallet .>M;3 dollars to sur&i&e i" two mo"ths with three people a"d sa&e the world( ' thi" this is possible>Ga"e said i" a sar!asti! !heer#ul &oi!e. ?'t*s "ot mu!h but we "eed to sur&i&e #or two mo"ths a"d pla" how are we goi"g to destroy this thi"g. Hirst o# all ' wa"t to apologi+e to you #or i"&ol&i"g you i" somethi"g you do"*t u"dersta"d..>Ga"e was tal i"g whe" A""ie i"terrupted her. ?' thi" that at this poi"t we u"dersta"d more tha" you "ow ?A""ie said i" mo"oto"e &oi!e. ?1es ' guess ' "eed to "ow e&erythi"g that ma!hi"e said to you be#ore ' got to my house( but be#ore you tell me( '*m go""a tell you a se!ret he probably did"*t told you>As Ga"e said this Ri! a"d A""ie li#ted their heads i" !uriosity. ?That thi"g you tal ed to( wa"ts somethi"g #rom us( ' still do"*t "ow #or sure ' o"ly ha&e theories( but what ' am !ertai" is that be#ore this &ersio" o# -50 he was"*t !apable o# lyi"g. <yi"g is a" imper#e!tio" that o"ly huma"s are !apable o#( or i" this !ase a" 'mper#e!t Aa!hi"e is !apable o# doi"g. So its pretty possible that e&erythi"g he said to you !ould be a lie. This mo"ster was able to tri!

Batalia also. Hrom this poi"t o" this thi"g is able to do what huma"s are able to do a"d lyi"g is o"e o# them. Fut to put i" !o"te2t( imagi"e that you ha&e u"limited !omputi"g abilities a"d you are able to ha! a"y system ' the world( this is what we are agai"st "ow. '*m goi"g to "eed your help i" order to ill this thi"g( it will re6uire almost a mira!le but it is"*t impossible> ?' thought 1ou did"*t belie&e i" mira!les Ga"e>Ri! said ?' do"*t belo"g i" ,od.... is that what you as >Ga"e a"swered to Ri! ?1our !omputer program pretty mu!h told us that he is ,od>A""ie said ?3hat do you mea"0>Ga"e said ?/e said that he li&ed i" a"other u"i&erse a"d that this u"i&erse is pretty mu!h a" e2a!t !opy o# the pre&ious o"e( a"d that he !reated this u"i&erse o"ly with the purpose o# you !ompleti"g him( somethi"g about re&ersi"g the growth o# the u"i&erse i" re&erse so he !ould ha&e the opportu"ity to meet you. ? A""ie said with Ga"e stari"g with a bla" stare at the wi"dow. ?3ait... this mea"s that #rom the pla!e he is( we did"*t meet0 Did a"other perso" !reated him0 A""ie a"d Ri! stared at ea!h other tryi"g to build their 'deas o" how to tell her the i"#ormatio" that -50 told them. ?'t*s probably a lie( but the baby#a!e asshole told us that i" his D"i&erse 1ou died with a weird disease a"d that your daughter was the o"e who made a" i"!omplete &ersio" o# him>.As Ri! me"tio"ed her daughter Ga"e put her ha"d to her #a!e. ?'t ma es se"se....but it may be a lie. '" the e"d all o# this does"*t matter( ' still "ot sure what is his goal> ?3hat would ,od wa"t #rom us i# he is the o"e who !reated us> Ri! murmured ?That thi"g is "ot ,od( but it is a 6uestio" that is worth a"sweri"g>Ga"e said ?' do"*t thi" (thi" i"g that right "ow 's helpi"g us. 3e should get #ood a"d pro&isio"s we should let Ga"e thi" about that>As A""ie said that Ri! u"derstood that A""ie was tryi"g to e&ade the Batalia 6uestio" Ri! #ollowed her outside.

?'*m goi"g to go with A""ie a"d buy e&erythi"g we "eed>Ri! said wal i"g outside the house ?A""ie !ome with me we "eed to tal >Ri! said holdi"g her ha"d. ?Do"*t tou!h me please>A""ie said lea&i"g Ri! *s ha"d agai" i" the air.>' "ow that you are disgusted by me>A""ie said sta"di"g i" #ro"t o# the !ar. ?' do"*t really "ow you a"d ' do"*t really u"dersta"d your situatio"> Ri! said ope"i"g the door o# his !ar. ?3e do"*t "eed to "ow ea!h other( it loo s li e o"e way or a"other we are goi"g to die i" two mo"ths ai"*t we>As she get i"side the !ar a"d Ri! wal s towards the other side o# the passe"ger side Ga"e steps outside . ?Ri!hard !ome here>Ga"e shouted #rom i"side the !abi" ma i"g A""ie wait i" the !ar. ?' "eed to "ow why she loo s ide"ti!al to Batalia> Ga"e said whisperi"g to Ri! *s ear> ?uh 1eah ill try to i"&estigate that>Ri! said i" his usual lyi"g &oi!e wal i"g towards the !ar whe" Ga"e sudde"ly s!reams. ?Do"*t #orget Toilet paper.E ?1eah o > Ga"e retur"s to the house that is #illed with pi!tures o# her Pare"ts a"d se&eral #amous perso"alities sha i"g ha"ds to a ma"( perso"s a"d Ga"e #alls asleep i" o" the table.

Chapter $' "The &law in the &law of the Constitution" ?,ood mor"i"g>-i"stei" said s!ari"g ,:del*s sleep away #rom him. ?Oh god> ,:del said. -i"stei" laughed at ,:del*s sudde" awa e"i"g.>3ho are @.> ?3ho is who0>-i"stei" laugh e&e" harder at his e2pe"se. ?Oh Albert ' had a" aw#ul dream>,:del said. ?3ell #or what they told me you*&e bee" sleepi"g #or a day a"d a hal# here i" the 'AS( ' would be preo!!upied also i# they see you sleepi"g i"stead o# wor i"g 4urt> -i"stei" said with a huge smir i" his #a!e that was pretty !ommo" i" his ma""er. ?'*&e bee" studyi"g all Ameri!a" history( Demo!ra!y (a"d Co"stitutio" #or a wee "ow( by the way ' wa"ted to as you i# you !ould...> ?Do"*t worry 4urt( Adele told us with time. ' would be more preo!!upied that we a!tually are

able to get to the appoi"tme"t at the right time the Gudges te"d to be &ery stri!t>,:del*s $umped #rom his !hair a"d started ru""i"g #rom pla!e to pla!e i" his o##i!e grabbi"g o"e boo a"d a"other. ?Oh god '*m "ot ready yet> ,:del said. ?Do"*t worry 4urt you are ready. The test is really easy it $ust as s about why D.S.A separated #rom -"gla"d a"d the what were the #irst 13 !olo"ies simple stu## li e that. Adele brought you a !lea" !ha"ge o# !lothes you $ust ta e a shower. Aorge"ster" a"d ' will be waiti"g you i" the !ar> -i"stei" e2it ,odel*s room a"d passed by 9o" Beumma" whi!h had a re!ord player blasti"g through. Outside Os ar Aorge"ster" a"d Adele were waiti"g. ?/e was sleepi"g>-i"stei" said ?' "ew it. /e is $ust li e a little !hild >Adele wal ed i"side the 'AS buildi"g with ,:del*s !lothes a"d a small brie#!ase. ?Do you thi" he will pass the test0>Aorge"ster" said. ?/e has !hild li e mi"d a"d his beha&ior ma es problems e&e" worse. Fut he will be #i"e. Hi#tee" mi"utes a#ter ,:del appeared all groomed by Adele( weari"g #a"!y leather shoes a"d a" a three pie!e suit with a !hal white patter" a"d a double breasted butto" suit> ?<oo i"g #i"e Dr. ,:del>Aorge"ster" said ?'*&e see" a bum wear those same !lothes> -i"stei" said. ?' !a"*t belie&e Beuma"" wa"ted to get i"side the bathroom while ' was showeri"g> ,:del said while getti"g i"side the !ar alo"g with Adele.Aorge"ster" tur"ed o" the e"gi"e #rom a 18== Plymouth model !ar a"d started dri&i"g. ?Os ar you !ame also0> ?1es 4urt( you "eed two wit"esses a"d we appare"tly do"*t ha&e "othi"g importa"t to do this day>Aorge"ster" said tur"i"g his head to -i"stei". ?'( ' really appre!iate what you are doi"g as you see ' ha&e a la! o# #ri....> ?Do"*t worry about it. 't would seem that our better days are o&er its $ust a matter to see whe"

they are goi"g to i! us #rom the '"stitute a"d a!tually ma e us wor . ...Did Beuma"" tried to molest you ,:del0>-i"stei" said loo i"g ba! to Aorge"ster" laughi"g. ?/e is always tryi"g to i"timidate me ?,:del said with -i"stei" a"d Aorge"ster" laughi"g i" the #ro"t seat o# the !ar. Adele o"!e agai" was putti"g ,:del*s tie i" pla!e.> ?Pro#essor !a" you remember your e2perie"!e with i" the immigratio" o##i!e0>Adele as ed while #i"ishig ,:dels tie. ?3ell ' had a Gudge !alled Philip Horma" they said he was i"da harsh o" -uropea" people be!ause he thought it was getti"g easy to get their Ameri!a" Citi+e"ship $ust be!ause our homes were bombed a"d our people systemati!ally illed( appare"tly that was"*t e"ough #or us to be!ome Ameri!a"s( whi!h is"*t the la"d o# the 'mmigra"t. Fut ' guess ' got it easy( be!ause the Bewspaper were there( a"d they wa"ted to ta e pi!tures o# me ha&i"g tur"ed a" Ameri!a" !iti+e" so they had a little pressure #rom the press i# they reprobate me> -i"stei" said with Adele pressi"g "ails i"to ,:dels arm whi!h was writi"g i" a small boo #illed with e6uatio"s. ?3hat are you doi"g0>Adele said whe" she "oti!ed that ,odel was writi"g "ot !are #or -i"stei"*s ad&i!e. ?Oh well somethi"g #u"( 3he" ' was readi"g te D.S Co"stitutio" ' e"!ou"tered a #law..>Aorge"ster" tur"ed o" the radio but $ust as he heard this he tur"ed it o## . ?...'# you are able to see the !lear stateme"ts o# the !o"stitutio" without a"y double mea"i"g or the elimi"atio" o# u"!ertai"ties the arti!le....> ?,:delC>Aorge"ster" a"d Adele shouted i" u"iso". Aorge"ster" stopped the !ar a"d par ed o" the side.>,:del do you "ow what this implies i# you eep me"tio"i"g this( espe!ially i" #ro"t o# the $udge0> Aorge"ster" said tur"i"g his head to ,:del who was"*t payi"g atte"tio" up u"til he stopped the !ar. ?3hat is the problem (i# ' eep...> ?,ZD-<C i# you go a"d me"tio" somethi"g li e. your !ou"try*s most importa"t paper whi!h its

#ou"di"g member built this Batio"( is wro"g( they are"*t goi"g to gi&e you( your Ameri!a" !iti+e"ship>Aorge"ster" said( by this time his #a!e had tur"ed serious a"d red i" respo"se to what ,:del was wor i"g o". Os ar Aorge"ster" tur"ed his head to -i"stei" whi!h o"ly ga&e him a" i""o!e"t shoulder%raise. The !ar ept mo&i"g o" .There was"*t a"y sile"!e o"ly the radio musi!. ?'*m a!tually dyi"g to "ow what was it what ,:del dis!o&ered> -i"stei" said i" a" e##ort to brea the sile"!e. They arri&ed at a two story o##i!e buildi"g with a bri! layered road headi"g to a double door e"tra"!e. As the #our o# them e"ter the buildi"g two poli!e me" pass them by a"d salute -i"stei". ?'*m here to do my test> ,:del said to a lady i" a des typi"g pretty #ast "ot loo i"g to ,odel she poi"ted to a room. ?3hat is your "ame0>the se!retary as ed ?4urt ,:del> ?1ou were supposed to be here twe"ty mi"utes ago sir> your e&aulator is Gudge Horma" o" !ubi!le = please ta e a seat mea"while> The se!retary said without loo i"g at him with ,:del a"d Adele. Aea"while -i"stei" a"d Aorge"ster" were still with the poli!e. ?Albert ' do"*t see 4urt> Aorge"ster" said still with -i"stei" who was sig"i"g a" autograph ?/e is #i"e do"*t worry besides we !a"*t go i"side with him while he is doi"g the test > As ,:del a"d Adele e"tered room "umber =( a mesmeri+i"g shout is heard ?Please o"ly the e&aluated e"ter the room>the $udge said stoppi"g Adele !old. She grabbed ,:dels shoulders tur"i"g him to gi&e him a iss o" the #orehead lea&i"g the room. ?'s your "ame 4urt ,odel> The $udge as ed ?'ts pro"ou"!ed ,irdle> ?3here are you origi"ally #rom0> ?' was bor" Austria%/u"garia" but ' automati!ally tur"ed C+e!hoslo&a ia" at age 12 whe" Austria%/u"gary bro e up. At age 23 ' !hose to be!ome Austria" !iti+e" .3he" Austria was a"e2ed to

,erma"y ' be!ame ,erma" at age 32.> ?A"d "ow you are be!omi"g Ameri!a" huh. 1ou seem to li e !ha"gi"g "atio"ality as you !ha"ge trousers. 't does"*t loo &ery patrioti! i# you as me. ?3ell ' always !o"sider mysel# Austria" but ' seem to li&e i" pla!es where empires !ollapse or !ou"tries i"&ade us. '" terms o# patriotism( that word !omes #rom patris i" lati"( gree word #or #atherly a se"time"t '*m "ot really #o"d o# it( would seem that a #ather #igure would"*t allow a war to happe" i" the #irst pla!e>as ,:del said the $udge started to write o" a "oteboo

se$eral nationalities 5spy/6 not patriotic, nor wants to be patriotic.

?3hat are your #eeli"gs regards Ameri!a0> The $udge as ed i" a more mellow &oi!e with ,:dels ha"ds trembli"g. ,:del started "oti!i"g the Gudge*s o##i!e portraits a"d awards. ?3ell ' really appre!iate that the go&er"me"t allowed me to allo!ate here '*&e bee" wor i"g here i" '"stitute o# Ad&a"!ed Study i" Pri"!eto" somethi"g that ' o"ly dreamt while ' was doi"g my pri&atdo+e"t i" 9ie""a> ?3hat is a pri&atdo+e"t0> ?3ell is a" a!ademi! tittle whe" someo"e is tea!hi"g without a positio" per se. ' was"*t paid i" 9ie""a #or my le!tures i" my Pri&atdo+e"t( here i" Pri"!eto" ' do"*t e&e" "eed to tea!h they pay me #or my i"&estigatio" time> ?3hy do you !all it pri&atdo+e"t( why do"*t you !all it u"paid tea!her0> ?Pri&atdo+e"t is a word that the -"glish &o!abulary does"*t ha&e( you "ow li e S!hade"#raude>Agai" the Gudge grabbed the pe" a"d wrote.

Disrespects +nglish

doesn't really teach

?3hat was the reaso" #or the Ameri!a" Re&olutio"0> ?'t is belie&ed that -"gla"d saw the rise o# the Republi!a"ism a"d <iberalism a"d the ideology raised by Goh" <o! e*s So!ial !o"tra!t was ha&i"g a big impa!t i" the &iews o# the Ameri!a"s( Also the the pro!lamatio" o# 1M53 whi!h #orbade the....> ?Sir.... you $ust>the $udge tried to i"terrupt ,:del but he was !o"!e"trated a"d did"*t allow him to stop ?...#orbade the e2pa"sio" o# territory to the west to stabili+e relatio"s with the Bati&es whi!h the Ameri!a"s had already pur!hased la"ds #rom or wo" them a#ter battles agai"st them.. ?Sir plese stop>This time the $udge shouted ?Gust a"swer Ta2atio" without represe"tatio" or Tea Fur"i"g please...1ou "ow our history that is good> The Gudge as ed mar i"g agai" somethi"g o" his "otepad History Good %3hat are the bra"!hes o# the ,o&er"me"t0> ?<egislati&e( -2e!uti&e( a"d Gudi!ial>,odel said i" a" almost roboti! #ashio" ?Per#e!t that is how we li e it here i" Ameri!a>he the" wrote i" his "oteboo 1ollows orders, good/. %3hat are the bill o# rights0> ?The bill o# rights are the #irst te" ame"dme"ts to the D.S. >,odel stopped #or a mome"t a"d de!ided to tell the $udge his dis!o&ery. ?1ou "ow my #rie"ds ad&ised me "ot to tell you( but ' belie&e it would be good #or you to "ow gi&e" that you are a $udge a"d you might be able to someday be part o# the Supreme Court !ha"ge a mista e i" the Co"stitutio". This mista e would allow D.S.A tur" i"to a di!tatorship> ?A mista e0 3hat do you mea" a mista e0>As soo" as the $udge as ed the door swooped ope"

a"d -i"stei" e"tered the room almost i# he was was liste"i"g to their !o"&ersatio" the e"tire time. ?Philip how ha&e you bee" its bee" a lo"g time si"!e ' saw you> -i"stei" said with a gri" i" his #a!e a"d e2te"di"g his ha"d towards the Gudge. ?Albert ha its bee" a while ' sorry but right "ow '*m imparti"g a" e2am> ?That is #i"e( but tell us whe" you #i"ish be!ause we are ,:del*s wit"esses( well i# he a!tually passes the test that is>-i"stei" said sha i"g pretty hard the Gudges ha"d ?1ou "ow ea!h other0>The $udge as ed raisi"g his eyebrow alo"g with his sha i"g ha"d. ?Oh yes( we do a"d i# you a!tually tur" him Ameri!a" you would gai" a #ormidable s!ie"tists i" your ra" s>The $udge seemed stu""ed by the tur" o# e&e"ts. ?So 4urt $ust !ome o&er the restaura"t whe" you #i"ish>-i"stei" said The $udge ept loo i"g his "oteboo hesitati"g to a de!isio" he had $ust made. ?Oh "o that wo"t be "e!essary we $ust #i"ish this ge"tleme" he is ready to ta e the oath.> ?Oh you heard that Os ar (we !a" get out o# here e&e" #aster>

Chapter $) "One Winged Angels"

].. Did you notice that the two great angels only ha$e one wing each/ ccording to a legend handed down in *isan, God could ha$e created humans perfectly, but then, humans would not ha$e helped each other. :o that is what these great single'winged angels symbolizes, in order to fly, they are dependant on one another.

?3hat the #u! are you smo i"g Gesse0>A stude"t dryi"g his hair with a towel( shouti"g at Gesse i" the dorm room while Gesse was holdi"g a &ideo game !o"troller loo i"g at a #lats!ree" T9 ?'t*s ,a"ga wa"ga $a"ga "ew hybrid>Gesse said to the guy without loo i"g away the s!ree" ?Are you playi"g &ideo games0 'ts your tur" to !lea" the room Gesse. ?Shh Ai!heal 'll do it a#ter ' $ust bought this !ool game #or 100 bu! s its i"da o# a !olle!tio"s item be!ause o# its religio" a"d se2ual u"derto"es. Gesse pressed the start butto" a"d u"%paused the game.

3itanO h, so that is the reason for it. I see, on further inspection, the left angel looks somewhat masculine, while the right one looks somewhat feminine. *ow that is an unusual feature, is it not/ 2sually these depictions are not gender'specific. "ut these angels are clearly distinguishable as ha$ing opposing genders. The church hates homose)uals in this world too. ssholes nd the space between them is the path from where God ad$ents, or could it be the path leading to God/ .ell, I do not know, it could be either, or e$en both. *ow I seeM This all coincides with the teachings of *isan.

Ai!heal is $ust sta"di"g "e2t to the T9 holdi"g his towel gloweri"g at Gesse up u"til Ai!heal*s stare made him loo ba! at him. %O o '*ll do it> Gesse said while he puts dow" the !o"troller a"d sta"ds up sta"ds up a"d "oti!es a letter i" the boo shel# "e2t to his Do!tor who album.

To ,esse 0cIntyre Gesse "oti!ed a"y a"y retur" address he ope"ed the letter a"yway with two hu"dred dollar bills #alli"g to the grou"d Gesse "oti!ed that i"side where more mo"ey a DSF dri&e a"d a letter. ? ,esseO Hello ,esse we don't really know each other that well but I remember you from ,effs :tring -uartet you once performed a piece of music from one of my programs my name is ,ane 1ord and I'm sorry to tell you that I would contact first ,eff but since he got married I don't know his address so you are my only hope, please help us. Two months ago a girl named nnie and your e)'roomate $isit your dorm room .Today nnie is with me along with a friend we would ha$e come to the dorm room but we are being followed !ust like *atalia and we are li$ing in...

%Batalia0 That "ame sou"ds #amiliar>Gesse thought. ...:he was killed three weeks ago and the same people that killed her are searching for us. ?/oly shit ' remember( yeah ' remember her> .e don't want to get you in$ol$ed also that's why the reason behind a handwritten letter. It's a really simple task we need you to do,we are going to gi$e you =>> dollars now and =>> after you do it. Hu! yeah wait a mi"ute what do ' ha&e to do0

On ,uly @J at e)actly RO>> pm eastern time you will insert the usb dri$e that comes with this package there aren't any instructions there will only appear a window popup with the -uestion proceed with $irus you will click ok, that's it.

;00 dollars #or that0 Pretty good deal ' would say so.

:omeone is going to locate you $ia mail or chat or a phone call I don't know asking you about ,why are you looking for me .#ou are going to con$ince her that nnie :orenson and ,ane 1ord are there with you asking for your help and that we are acting suspicious and that is the reason for you looking my name on the web you know the wacky 3omputer :cientist person I'$e sent you a photo of me and nnie if the person that is looking for us asks how do I look you !ust e)plain my details from the photo. O mmm uhhh she loo s li e Christi"a /e"dri! s huge "o! ers. If anybody doesn't try to locate you !ust put the usb dri$e that's it, but this is the last resource. If e$erything goes according to plan we are going to mail you the other =>> dollars on ,une R 8.D. Don't Google me before or after because you might get in trouble if you do. -asy1000 bu! s.

Chapter $, "-tonement with the &ather"

At the same time this was happe"i"g i" Pri"!eto"*s Tiger i"" a #ew miles i" Par Slope( Bew 1or i" o"e a##lue"t "eighborhood The ma" i" the red tie is holdi"g a gu" agai"st his head i" #ro"t a wall o# !omputer mo"itors showi"g a "o"%stop #low o# sto! mar et with his des #illed with old !ord type telepho"es. ?Albio" why are you doi"g this to me( ' ha&e do"e e&erythi"g #or you. Hrom my gra"d#ather ( my #ather( a"d "ow me (a"d "ow you $ust de!ided to ta e e&erythi"g #rom us .1ou pie!e o# shit (o"ly ma"ipulati"g us to do your dirty wor show yoursel#> The room was sile"t with the "umbers passi"g by "o" stop i" the s!ree" as he held the gu" tears a"d sweat rolled through his #a!e by the i"e&itable gra&ity. ?'t seems that you do"*t "eed me a"ymore huh>The ma" with a last tear pulled the trigger( but

the gu" did"*t shoot this a!tio" made him uri"ate himsel# a"d as soo" as he "oti!ed the gu"*s mal#u"!tio" he ope"ed the re&ol&er o"ly to see a bullet per#orated.

%3alm Down +ze-uiel there is no need to end your life,I still need a lot from you and you know it&

All the mo"itors with the Sto! e2!ha"ge data tur"ed i"to a massi&e baby #a!e ./is &oi!e morphed to a &oi!e o# a me" with deep #atherly &oi!e.

?/ow did you do that0>

Don't worry about that ,#ou shouldn't be trying to kill yourself, !ust because I was wrong in some decisions I ga$e you. #ou are going to be fine, you only took a small loss but I'm gonna compensate you don't worry about it. In this state I actually can commit small mistakes you know/

?1ou !all loosi"g 200 billio" dollars a small mista e0 As the ma" drop the gu" the bullet e2ploded as soo" as it la"ded i" the grou"d

I can see e$ery conse-uence for e$ery action taken in this world .That bullet not working wasn't a coincidence I sabotaged that bullet so that you wouldn't commit suicide, I plan this a long time ago and it worked. Doing the same thing in the stock market is actually something a little more unstable. The numbers needed to predict human economical conduct are enormous. . "e patient this things happen I can help you recuperate that money easily but you still need to be working for me. How is the Los ro!ect going on/ ?They are ready. ? The ma" said loo i"g dow" i" ambi&ale"!e.

"e ready if ,ane decides to make a mo$e I can read e$erything in this world e)cept for her, she is too unpredictable. ?Albio" Does this mea" e&erythi"g 's goi"g to e"d .-&erythi"g '*&e 3or ed is goi"g to e"d0> *o, don't worry +ze-uiel things are going to be as always. It's !ust that It's time for me to accomplish what I was entrusted to do. 0ake all the preparations for fi$e weeks from tomorrow I want e$erything ready for ,ane.

Chapter $/ ":here is The *e+0" Hey"ma" is playi"g his bo"gos with a '"dia" polyrhytm o# ; a"d =( a rhythm he had toyed whe" he was at los alamos whe" he a!tually did"*t "ow a"ythi"g about rhythm yet he was able to a!tually produ!e somethi"g "obody had a!!omplished whi!h is the true mea"i"g o# bei"g a ge"ius( "owi"g without lear"i"g but as soo" as he played the last "ote as the door ope"ed Hey"ma" "ew that The ma" i" the red tie had !ome to get him. ?Did you ma e a" appoi"tme"t0>Hey"ma" said ?' did a!tually( '*m a!tually am less &iole"t tha" my #ather ' do"*t wa"t to get the bad side out o# you> The ma" i" the red tie said as he !losed the door ?O ' guess ' $ust #orgot> Hey"ma" said ?1ou ha&e to u"dersta"d Dr. Hey"ma" that it is "ot i" our best i"terest i" hurti"g you> Hey"ma"*s dial pho"e started ri"gi"g. ?So ' guess you are"*t goi"g to ill me>Hey"ma" said ig"ori"g the pho"e !all. ?Bo( you are o"e o# the !ore members o# Aaro" /abrit although you ig"ored us a"d really did"*t got that mu!h out o# our orga"i+atio"( ' really "eed the ey you stole #rom Pro#essor Oppe"heimer> ?3ell $ust so you "ow ' a!tually retur"ed it to Oppe"heimer> ?That !a"*t be( he told us that....>

?' really do"*t "ow what he did with it( but #or what he told me it mea"t a lot #or the Aro" /abrit a"d appare"tly he "ew somethi"g was #ishy with you guys( so he de!ided to lie to all o# you a"d hide it. ' still !a"*t belie&e a ey !ould be that importa"t( !a"*t you ope" the thi"g you wa"t to ope"0 its pretty dumb that the greatest se!ret so!iety i" the world !a"*t do a simple tas as that> ?1ou do"*t u"dersta"d you ( ' do"*t !are about the ey ' !are #or what is i"side it>As the ma" said this he stormed away. '"side the bo"gos Hey"ma" pulled out a gu". that he was hidi"g poi"ti"g it at the ma". ?' "e&er !he! ed the ey. 3hat !ould it be hidi"g i"side0 'ts was so small>.Hey"ma" stood #rom his !hair grabbi"g his leg i" pai" holdi"g himsel# with a !a"e ?' guess '*m e&e"tually goi"g to "ow with immortality i" my door.

Chapter $2 "Einstein"s ,4th 5irthda+" The party !elebrated -i"stei"s M0th birthday( a"d ob&iously all o# the usual elite s!ie"tist #rom the 'AS were guest i" Albert*s house. Fut ,:del did"*t show a"y sig"als o# his prese"!e(whi!h was somethi"g pretty !ommo" with him. /e e&aded so!ial gatheri"gs li e the plague. -i"stei"*s house was so ?"ormal> #or su!h !elebrated ma"( that made it seem !o! y that he li&ed i" su!h a pla!e. The #a!t was that his se!o"d wi#e had died se&eral years be#ore( a"d did"*t ha&e a "eed #or a big house. The party was #illed with phila"thropist that were behi"d the Rosa a"d <ewis estate the same #rom the '"stitute o# Ad&a"!ed Study( a"d $ust !reated The -i"stei" Award to those who a!hie&ed great ad&a"!es i" the "atural s!ie"!es.

?3hat a pri&ilege to di"e with all o# you> &o" Beuma"" said a#ter dri" i"g a huge gulp o# red wi"e at the di""er table.>'t is a" ho"or #or e&eryo"e to wit"ess Pro#essor -i"stei" rea!h the age o# M0 years old. 1ou "ow you are old whe" they de!ide to ma e a medal i" your ho"or> -&eryo"e laughed at the $o e.>A toast to !elebrate the li&i"g lege"d Pro#essor Albert -i"stei"> -&eryo"e at the rou"d table ele&ated their glass o# wi"e. A"other ma" stood up a"d hold his wi"e !up i" #ro"t o# e&eryo"e ?'" hopes that this ma" rea!hes the age o# hu"dred years old a"d gi&es us more i"sights the we !ommo" people !a")t see o# the physi!al world>. -&eryo"e !lapped at this o"e( it was <ewis. <.Strauss the ma" with the mo"ey. -i"stei" stood up as #ast as he !ould a"d raised his !up to tou!h he*s. A sou"d o# a door ope"i"g &iole"tly was heard with -i"stei" tur"i"g his head i" hope to see ,:del $ust to re&eal do+e"s o# !hildre" ru""i"g towards him( with a ma" shouti"g at them "ot to hurt the #eeble body o# the M0 year old -i"stei". They all $umped at -i"stei"*s lap. ?')m so sorry #or this pro#essor( ' am #rom the Re!eptio" Shelter these ids $ust wa"ted to greet you but they still "eed to lear" how to respe!t the adults.>Said the ma" with

?Oh "o this is sple"did ' hope you e"$oy yoursel# sit dow" o" the table let them eat> A"other ma" stood up a"d raised his !up ?Pro#essor e&eryo"e here "ows the great i"#lue"!e that your resear!h gi#ted the world a"d all the !o"se6ue"!es o# your hard wor . Fut we also bri"g oursel&es to !elebrate the ma" that is behi"d all o# this lega!y.> Oppe"haimer said raisi"g the !up e&e" more .>' !a" easily say that this ma" has helped see the world i" a more !omplete ma""er. /e is( #or mu!h o# us here( a muse that dri&es us to a!!omplish somethi"g worth o# -i"stei")s proportio"s. To 6uote the Fha&agada ,ita ?/e is the sour!e o# light i" all lumi"ous ob$e!ts. /e is beyo"d the dar "ess o# matter a"d is u"ma"i#ested. /e is "owledge( /e is the ob$e!t o# "owledge( a"d /e is the goal o# "owledge. /e is situated i" e&eryo"e*s heart.> They all !heer up at Oppe"heimer)s 6uote a"d they all go to the li&i"g room with a dru" &o" Beumma" tryi"g to put the re!ord o" the gramopho"e really loud o"ly to be tur"ed dow" by e&eryo"e that passed by. A girl approa!hed -i"stei". ?Pro#essor there is a weird loo i"g guy i" the e"tra"!e>she said ?<et him i">-i"stei" said ?3ell he does")t wa"t to !ome i"( he said he is goi"g to wait up u"til the party e"ds to see you> -i"stei" "ew immediately who she was tal i"g about. -i"stei" grabbed his !a"e a"d wal ed outside $ust to dis!o&er ,:del with a suit!ase waiti"g i" the bushes !o&eri"g his patio. ?'t)s alright Pe"elope you !a" retur" "ow( he is harmless>-i"stei" said to the girl a"d approa!hed ,odel outside his garde" were ,:del whi!h was sta"di"g i" a really aw ward positio" holdi"g his suit!ase up to his !hi". 3hat -i"stei" did")t "oti!e was that Oppe"heimer was behi"d him loo i"g at him( he also we"t outside. As -i"stei" slow pa!e ga&e Oppe"heimer the opportu"ity to tal to -i"stei" be#ore he rea!hed ,:del. ?Pro#essor ha&e you told him0>.Oppe"heimer as ed grabbi"g -i"stei")s shoulder

?/e still does")t "ow @ ' do")t thi" he is able to ha"dle it. -&ery day ' go to the i"stitute ' $ust go to wal with him( my ow" wor "o lo"ger mea"s mu!h ' $ust wa"t the pri&ilege o# wal i"g home with ,:delE >-i"stei" said with the years graspi"g his throat a"d tur"i"g his head to #a!e Oppe"heimer. -i"stei" shouted at ,:del lea&i"g Oppe"heimer behi"d the bushes. ?3hat are you doi"g here ,:del0 3ho i"&ited you0>,:del smiled at the prese"!e o# -i"stei" but the" reali+ed that -i"stei"*s words mea"t he was"*t i"&ited. ?Os ar told me to !ome today. 1ou did")t i"&ite me0 ,:del said with a s!ared #a!e. ?')m $ust playi"g with you( !ome i" ' was e2pe!ti"g you two hours ago.> ?')m "ot !om#ortable i" party)s or reu"io"s. ' $ust wa"ted to gi&e you your Firthday prese"t ,:del ope"ed the brie#!ase ta i"g out a port#olio with ,:dels writi"g o" it. ?3hat is this0>-i"stei" as ed putti"g his glasses o". ?This is what you)&e bee" loo i"g #or>,odel said -i"stei" started readi"g it. 't !o"tai"ed a solutio" to the -i"stei" #ield e6uatio"s. These solutio" allowed !losed timeli e !ur&es i" the spa!etime. -i"stei" was dumb#ou"ded by ,:del)s dis!o&ery -i"stei" ept his atte"tio" !losely to the port#olio. ?Pro#essor ,:del what was your birthday prese"t to -i"stei"0 Oppe"heimer as ed ?Proo# that he is wro"g>,odel said ?Bot a really good birthday prese"t i# you as me. Ca" we tal Pro#essor> ?O# !ourse> Oppe"heimer a"d ,:del started wal i"g the street lea&i"g -i"stei"s a"2iously re&isi"g ,:del*s paper. 3ith "o o"e loo i"g at them ?/ow are thi"gs goi"g at the '"stitute0>Oppe"heimer as ed. The #eeli"g o# u"e&e""ess ema"ated #rom Oppe"heimer a"d ,:del #elt it .Although he did"*t "ow a"ythi"g about what was goi"g o"( ,:del*s para"oid ideas would a!tually ha&e a #ou"datio".

?-&erythi"g is #i"e( they bee" treati"g me li e #amily but ' $ust do"*t #eel !om#ortable with so!ial gatheri"gs a"d so!iali+atio" a!ti&ities>,:del said wal i"g alo"gside Oppe"heimer. ?Pro#essor ' thi" you are a brillia"t s!ie"tist a"d most people at the '"stitute do"*t treat you li e they should.> Oppe"heimer stopped a"d tur"ed to ,:del putti"g his ha"d o&er his shoulder. ?They treat you li e you were a little !hild a"d you deser&e to "ow the truth> ,:del*s para"oia was always prese"t but #or some reaso" he did"*t #elt it this time. ,:del was at the mouth o# the <io". ?' imagi"e "o o"e has brought up the sub$e!t o# Aaro" /abrit to you0 Oppe"heimer started wal i"g agai" i" gi&i"g the illusio" o# trust i" him. ?'*&e heard it me"tio"ed but as ' said it already ' do"*t !are about so!ial gatheri"gs* ?3ell you might be i"terested whe" ' i"#orm you what are we deali"g with> Fy this time they arri&ed at a "earby par that with the "ight #alli"g ga&e the #eeli"g o# tortured spirits ridi"g alo"g the !hildre"*s swi"gs. The air i" the par breath !old stati! air that o"ly ele!tri#ied the pla!e ?3hat is Aaro" /abrit e2a!tly0>,:del as ed showi"g a slight i"terest with his slight t autisti! traits. ?At the e"d o# the "i"etee" !e"tury a ma" while doi"g resear!h o" a spar %gap tra"smitter dis!o&ered a !ode was embedded with !ertai" type o# radiatio" a"d this ma!hi"e !ould read the !ode .The #irst years they used a teletype to de!ode it "ot u"dersta"di"g its "ature #or years they o"ly assume it was "oise( residuals o# some sort o# sig"al. At the begi""i"g o# the !e"tury i" 1803 to be e2a!t a ma" whi!h "ame ' !a""ot say i"&ested mo"ey i" the 3esti"ghouse -le!tri! a"d Aa"u#a!turi"g house...>,:del i"terrupted Oppe"heimer. ?3hat do you mea" a "ame you !a""ot say>,:del was #as!i"ated by e&erythi"g. ?1es 't*s hard to e2plai" a"d ' thi" ' "ow why. ' !a""ot say his "ame but #irst let me #i"ish.

This ma" was able to de!ode it. This ma" dis!o&ered the way to de!ode it we the" started to re!ei&e base te" "umbers i" the same ba"dwidth that with his !odi"g we !ould see i"#ormatio" espe!ialy boolea" logi! alo"g with set theory a"d modal theory thi"gs that were $ust i"&e"ted $ust years ago ...>,:del agai" i"terrupted Oppe"heimer ?Ay "umberi"g but how...> ?1es ' u"desta"d your worry( you were bor" three years a#ter the #a!t(.3he" you published ^ber formal unentscheidbare :_tze der 98rincipia 0athematica9 und $erwandter :ysteme e&eryo"e was s epti!al o# you a"d you were i"&estigated #or usi"g this !ode i" your '"!omplete"ess theorem we 6ui! ly reali+ed that this !ode was per#e!tly u"dersta"dable to be used i" your proo# a"d your boo helped us dis!o&ered some u" "ow" theorems with i" the tra"smissio"( it was pretty ob&ious that the tra"smissio" o# your !ode was a" a priori "owledge a"d whoe&er had bee" tra"smitti"g the !ode had a" u"dersta"di"g o# your resear!h. This !ode helped us ad&a"!e i" logi! a"d mathemati!al logi!( model theory( proo# theory a"d espe!ially i" the #irst steps #or !omputatio"al s!ie"!e.> ?So ' was right>,odel said ?3hat do you mea"0Are you sayi"g you "ew this0> Oppe"heimer stop a"d wal toward him ?'...o"ly suspe!ted it> ?3hat do you "ow0> ?Bothi"g really but a#ter ' dis!o&ered what ' ga&e -i"stei"s #or his birthday prese"t. ' "ew that there was somethi"g goi"g o" i" the 'AS. The #irst day ' arri&ed to the '"stitute a ma" prese"ted me to -i"stei"( what he did"*t "ow was that ' se!retly had #ollowed -i"stei"s !areer &ery !losely a"d there was a !o""e!tio" betwee" him a"d ' that ' wa"ted to !o"#irm. -&ery time that ' seem to i"itiate a "ew Resear!h -i"stei" seemed to beat me to it. At #irst ' thought it was a !oi"!ide"!e a"d as soo" as ' met him ' "oti!ed that 't was"*t a !oi"!ide"!e The paper ' was writi"g -i"stei" already had it !omplete it. 't was li e someo"e was i"side my head robbi"g o# my ideas to gi&i"g them to -i"stei" but ' 6ui! ly reali+ed was"*t the !ase. Fut it was o"ly -i"stei" de!odi"g my "umberi"g. ' "ew somethi"g wro"g

was goi"g o" but ' "e&er !ared mu!h about it( ' de!ided to eep wor i"g o" logi! it was my #irst lo&e a"yway a"d -i"stei" is"*t good with logi!( ' did"*t thought o# it that mu!h up u"til "ow be!ause there was "o logi! behi"d it but "ow that you me"tio"ed somethi"g li e that it ma es me to wo"der.E ,:del stood up i" #ro"t o# him with his deli!ate body tryi"g to be i"timidati"g i" #ro"t o# the gia"t Oppe"heimer. The last rea!hed o&er his !oat a"d too a ey out o# ga&e ,odel a ey with the "umber 151I a"d hugged him ?Bo"e o# the abo&e but do"*t worry all o# your 6uestio"s will be a"swered i# you $oi" Aaro" /abrit> EAlbert thought you were"*t prepared but it tur"s out that you already "ew about it( it was Aaro" /abrit who was"*t ready #or you.

Chapter %4 "No :estermarc? Effect"

At the 88 !e"t store the two stra"gers wal the aisle with the toilet papers are( both perso"s ha&e"*t tal ed i" the whole trip e&adi"g weird gla"!es at ea!h other. The pier!i"g #luores!e"t light o"ly made thi"gs worse as the hum #rom the old ballast made a horrible "oise. A""ie had a ridi!ulous #ast wal tryi"g to get out as #ast as she !ould but the" she sudde"ly stopped ma i"g Ri!hard rea!h her. ?3here is the toilet paper0>A""ie said loo i"g at all dire!tio"s "ot reali+i"g that the toilet paper was i" #ro"t o# her( Ri! was !o"#used by her i"ability to see the paper i" #ro"t o# her o"ly de!ided to grab it while loo i"g at her. They ept wal i"g the aisle. ?Did she as ed #or a"ythi"g else0 She did"*t a"swer( heari"g the big hummi"g o# the lights !o"#irmed that they were alo"e at the store with o"ly o"e a" older wome" mo&i"g !ereal sto! #rom the storage the store was small although they dro&e towards the !ity they still were i" the !ou"tryside. A""ie seemed to ta e a" eter"ity to a"swer a"y o# Ri! *s 6uestio"s. ?She did"*t as #or a"ythi"g else( but we "eed to buy basi! thi"gs( Ail ( Ca""ed #oods 3ater...> A""ie was still "ami"g gro!eries that they "eeded whe" Ri! i"terrupted. ?Batalia was your..ah....uhmm....what happe"ed0> Ri! as ed ma i"g A""ie stop !old a"d ma i"g her gesti!ulate a lo"g #a!e with the 6uestio" Ri! dis!o&ered 6ui! ly with A""ie*s Ha!e that she did"*t wa"t to hear that "ame.>O O ' u"dersta"d you do"*t "eed to say a word( it*s $ust that ' do"*t really thi" ' u"derstood well a"d ' wa"ted to !o"#irm what you started...> A""ie $ust wal ed past Ri! a"d too the toilet paper out o# his ha"ds( Ri! wal ed towards A""ie tryi"g to rea!h her7 somehow Ri! !ould"*t mat!h A""ie*s little steps o# a ; * IE girl. A""ie sat dow" i" the begi""i"g o# o"e o# the aisle Ri! !at!h her ?3ait #or me here '*ll be ba! i" #i&e mi"utes> A#ter ri! ,rabbi"g the mil ( water( !ereal( eggs( meat ( oil (Shampoo( soap a"d blea!h

'" ridi!ulously big 6ua"tities a"d payi"g with his mo"ey( he retur"ed to pi! up A""ie( whi!h he pretty mu!h had to li#t her up #rom the pla!e she was !ryi"g A#ter apologies a"d sobbi"g they a!!omplished the tas at ha"d. Fut the dri&e home pro&e to be the same pai"#ully aw ward as the dri&e to the store. The dri&e to the !losest store was a lo"g o"e( they spe"d twe"ty mi"utes $ust to get to the tow" i" a u" "ow" pla!e. Fy this time the "ight had #alle" a"d did"*t ha&e a"y light to let them see the dirt road they were dri&i"g i". The huge moo" o"ly made thi"gs worse as it made Ri! o"ly see A""ie*s #a!e without sayi"g a"ythi"g. ?The Aoo" loo s huge is"*t it0>Said Ri! i" his last attempt to ma e a "ormal !o"&ersatio" with A""ie. ?1es its 6uite big>A""ie said i" her sta"dard%i"di#ere"t &oi!e. A"other te" mi"utes passed without !o"&ersatio"( Ri! i" the #rustratio" tried to tu"e the radio to a statio" i" the radio o"ly to ha&e A""ie*s ha"d stop him. ?' do"*t "ow '# we !a" use the radio>A""ie said ha&i"g a !o"!er"ed loo . /al# a" hour later they arri&ed at the !abi". ?3e made it> Ri! said while ope"i"g the door a"d whe" he tried to e2it the !ar he #elt A""ie*s ha"d stoppi"g #rom lea&i"g. ?'*ll tell you but( please( do"*t tell a"yo"e( "ot Ga"e "ot S!ott a"yo"e. 1ou hear me0C> ?1es ' u"dersta"dE ?'" my #irst day at Pri"!eto". ' still had problems with were where thi"gs a"d ' was as i"g a lot o# people whe" sudde"ly this girl out o# "owhere started tal i"g to as i# we "ew ea!h other #or a lo"g time. ?Batalia why did"*t you tell me you where goi"g to !ome0> She said to me this u" "ow" girl A#ter ' tur"ed a"d she "oti!ed that ' a!ted as stupe#ied with her tal i"g to me i" that way she "oti!ed that ' was"*t Batalia. That girl told me that ' was ide"ti!al to a #rie"d o# hers she e&e" as me i# we where twi"s( at that time there was"*t a"y sig" that dire!ted me that she was my twi" sister. ' mea" my

pare"ts had ept the se!ret that ' was adopted. A year a#ter ' was eati"g at the Tiger '"" a"d ' saw this girl at a dista"!e weari"g the same out#it ' was weari"g( it was a bi+arre e2perie"!e( it was li e loo i"g a mirror with the re#le!tio" ig"ori"g you. She wal ed away #rom the di""i"g hall. Days a#ter people start !o"#usi"g me with her but as soo" as they saw my eyes they said that they had me !o"#used by someo"e else. The" o"e day sudde"ly someo"e tapped at my shoulder a"d she said. ?3e are both weari"g the same shirt>Batalia was sho! ed whe" ' tur"ed to see her #a!e. ' also was sho! ed but ' "ew there was someo"e out there that loo ed $ust li e me. That day we were weari"g the same shirt but ' was weari"g a s irt a"d she was weari"g pa"ts. She immediately as ed me about my pare"ts( i" all my years li&i"g with my pare"ts they "e&er told me a"ythi"g( somehow Batalia #igured out that i# she !o"#essed to me that she used to li&e i" a #oster home a"d that my pare"ts a!tually adopted me ' would #eel bad( somethi"g that she did"*t wa"t as we were able to bo"d so mu!h so #ast( ' was adopted whe" ' was a baby a"d stayed with the same #amily without them sayi"g a"ythi"g to me whe" ' as her about her pare"ts( she $ust told me she did"*t wa"t to tal about it She o"ly said that she had a lot o# pare"ts. 3e de&eloped a #rie"dship( but we "e&er tal ed about that(we were i"separable although we loo a li e( we were so di##ere"t. Batalia always was the rule%brea er a"d ' was always the s!aredy%!at( ' was always a#raid.> A""ie*s started trembli"g while rememberi"g Batalia( !o&eri"g her eyes a"d lur!hi"g #orward resti"g o" the dashboard. Ri! started rubbi"g A""ie*s shoulder to !o"sole her. ?Please do"*t tou!h me>A""ie said mo&i"g hersel# to a&oid Ri! *s ha"d. Ri! got o## the !ar a"d started u"loadi"g the gro!eries that they $ust bought. A""ie stepped out o# the !ar a"d started also grabbi"g the plasti! bags. ?1ou do"*t ha&e to( lea&e it to me.> Ri! said grabbi"g A""ie*s bags lea&i"g her wipi"g the tears #rom her #a!e. Sudde"ly A""ie put her arms i" Ri! *s "e! huggi"g him a"d started whisperi"g i" his ear.

?' always "ew it. ' $ust did"*t wa"t to belie&e it.>Ri! s arms dropped the gro!eries huggi"g A""ie "ot "owi"g what to thi" about her !o"#essio". /e wa"ted to say somethi"g but a"y thought that popped i" his head seem to be i"appropriate( so he de!ided to tal . ? A""ie( ' do"*t "ow you that well but #or what ' !a" see ' "ow that you are su##eri"g deeply( this mea"s that you lo&ed Batalia a"d "othi"g !a" !ha"ge this #a!t( perhaps lo&e is "ot a "atural thi"g i" the u"i&erse. '# you wa"ted to be with her( that was the right thi"g to do( who !ares what "ature di!tates who !ares i# they see you i"....>Ri! was i"terrupted with A""ie issi"g him i" the mouth. ?' $ust wa"ted to be at her side> A""ie immediately ga&e him a"other iss this time Ri! grabbed her waist a"d thrust her with his arms i"to him. ?3e "e&er thought it was wro"g( there was "othi"g that #elt wro"g( somethi"g li e this !a"*t be wro"g( right0 They ept issi"g with A""ie issi"g him i" the "e! .>3e might ha&e to stop( Ga"e might see us #rom here>. Sudde"ly A""ie stopped a"d loo ed at Ri! with a !o"#used gesti!ulatio" i" her #a!e. ?Oh '*m so sorry ' did"*t "ow you a"d Ga"e were..> ?3e are"*t a"ythi"g but ' do"*t "ow maybe...> ?The" what is the problem. <oo .... '...' u"dersta"d '*m a wre! ...> A light i" #ro"t o# the house lit Ri! . Ga"e started shouti"g #rom i"side the !abi". A""ie wiped her tears whi!h by this time were !o&eri"g her #a!e with bla! rimmel smudgi"g her #a!e a"d her white !otto" sweater. ?3ho is there. ' ha&e a #u! i"g shotgu" i# you do"*t....>Ga"e the" #igured out that it was A""ie a"d Ri! be!ause o# the !ar par ed i" #ro"t o# it( Ga"e put dow" the shotgu". ?Ri! 0>Ga"e shouted A""ie 6ui! ly hid hersel# wipi"g hersel# with her arm !arelessly so that Ga"e !ould"*t see her tears. ?'t*s us. Calm dow".>Ri! said ?/oly shit you s!ared me( let me put sa"dals a"d '*ll help you with that> Ri! grabbed the toilet paper ope"ed a"d ga&e it to A""ie wipi"g her rimmel stai"ed #a!e.

?Do"*t worry A""ie is here to help me>Ri! said. ?/ey ' #orgot to as #or Pads did A""ie remember0> A""ie laughed at the remar ( she was right( she did"*t e&e" thought about that( a"d it was a logi!al "e!esity. Ga"e said as she was retur"i"g i"side the !abi".>' still do"*t "ow how we are goi"g to beat this thi"g>.Ri! started agai" grabbi"g the gro!eries while loo i"g at A""ie*s #a!e had tur"ed bluish

be!ause o# the #luores!e"t light o# the street light whi!h did"*t that was #rom a spitti"g dista"!e #rom the !abi". ?Do"*t tell a"ybody please.> A""ie a"d Ri! got i"side the !abi". The temperature i"side was same as !old as outside whi!h by this time was pit!h bla! with the "oises o# the woods o"ly i"te"si#y the bitter weather. As A""ie was wal i"g Ri! "oti!ed still a small bla! smudge whi!h he 6ui! ly rea!ted to !lea" with his thumb. ?' really ha&e"*t !ome with somethi"g yet but at least ' "ow how to see the problem> Ga"e had assembled a old !omputer that ru" with 3i"dows 8; a"d o" the side was a bla! board with to"s o# !hal writte" o" it. Ga"e had her e"tire slee&e with white !hal #rom the !lea"i"g o# the board. ?3ith how you des!ribe thi"gs we"t be#ore( ' arri&ed to the !o"!lusio" that its the way to destroy -50 would be somethi"g pretty similar to "ew!omb*s parado2> Somethi"g i" A""ie seem to !li! with this words she sit dow" i" #ro"t o# the bla! board a"d saw e&erythi"g !are#ully tryi"g to u"dersta"d Ga"e*s words. ?<et me as you this. 3here are we "ow0 The sile"!e i"di!ated the ob&ious !o"#usio" ?3ell ' !ould say we are !lose to Aai"e but...> ?Bo "o "o.3here are we li&i"g "ow> Ga"e*s e"thusiasm i" tryi"g to get them to say spe!i#i! words #aded 6ui! ly as she reali+ed that they seem !o"#used by the 6uestio".>

?3e are li&i"g i" the prese"t( "o #uture( "o past7 all o# that does"*t e2ist( the rules that physi!s #ollow are i" the world were time is e&erythi"g( we "eed to #orget them. The tri! is to #ree+e time to be able to li&e i" a world were we are"*t di!tated by those rules. ' thi" ' "ow how to stop this so" o# a bit!h -50. Hor years ' thought we li&ed i" a D"i&erse were determi"ism !ould"*t be altered but a #ew days ago Ri! sa&e me #rom a bullet that !learly should ha&e illed me> A""ie a"d Ri! stared at themsel&es while rememberi"g what the baby#a!e -50 said about Ga"e*s death i" the year 203; ?'t 's pretty ob&ious that -50 !a"*t !o"trol e&ery aspe!t o# this world( i# ' almost die without ha&i"g him per#e!ted( this would mea" that he !a"*t !o"trol e&ery aspe!t o# this world( i# "ot( he would ha&e pre&e"ted me bei"g shot. 3e ha&e the ability to !ha"ge the !ourse o# history i" the world. ?Ga"e there is somethi"g we ha&e"*t told you.> Ri! said mo&i"g his head sideways tryi"g to hide his #eeli"gs.> ?-50 told us that you died i" the year 203; a"d that you were"*t the o"e who !reated him( it was your daughter. '" the D"i&erse where he was origi"ally !reated( it appears that you a"d Batalia had a baby with both bei"g mothers. /e we"t to e2plai" that this still is"*t possible here( but it would be i" a #ew years.> Ga"e stared dow" with her redhead ba"gs !o&eri"g he #a!e they did"*t "ow what was goi"g through Ga"e*s head. ?This is P-RH-CTC> Foth A""ie a"d Ri! #li"!hed whe" Ga"e s!reamed with $oy at the "ews o# her death. ?1ou "ow what this mea"s0 't !ha"ges e&erythi"g. 3e !a" !ha"ge e&erythi"g. 3ait...> Ga"e sudde"ly stopped !old i" the middle o# her !elebratio". ?Did he me"tio"ed my daughters "ame. DOBT T-<< A- /-R BAA-C Gust tell me i# you 4BO3 her "ame.> Foth Ga"e a"d Ri! "odded at the #ra"ti! Ga"e.

?3as her "ame Batalie0> A""ie ope" her mouth wide i" surprise. ?1es. 3as that your....>Ri! said Ga"e*s rea!tio" !ha"ged reali+i"g that this id would "ot be able to e2ist ?' really li ed that "ame. This ma es my poi"t e&e" more !lear. There is still hope that we !a" !ha"ge the world.>Ga"e said ?' do"*t u"dersta"d why you eep sayi"g there is hope. 3hat is goi"g to happe".0> Ga"e puts her ha"d o&er the bla board poi"ti"g to a !ir!le whi!h all li"es !o"&erge a"d say ?A<F'OB> ?Do you ha&e the ey0>Ga"e as ed A""ie ope"ed her purse where she too out Ga"e*s diary as she ope"ed the ey #ell to the grou"d. ?The perso" that war"ed me about Aaro" /abrit a"d that told me that Guly 1= at M.00 pm 2020 the world was goi"g to start the last 3orld 3ar !aused by o"e o# my programs. She !alled that date the birth o# A<F'OB a"d that ' "eeded to get ready to e"ter a"d be !laimed by ,od>. ?3ho told you this0> ?4urt ,odel*s daughter <ULJ ,odel. ?3hat did you say0>A""ie as ed ?' !a"*t say her "ame ' heard it but #or some reaso" ' !a"*t say her "ame.

Chapter %1 "The Illusion of Time" At the warehouse( where e&erythi"g bega"( the same the logo ,oldsbrough Aort was $ust pai"ted ,:del was bei"g guided by Oppe"heimer himsel# loo i"g at do+e"s o# girls i" des s pu"!h hole !ards that were used #or !omputatio". Oppe"heimer wal ed the same trail the ma" with the red tie would ta e with Hey"ma". ?This is the !omputi"g phase #or your de!odi"g.> Oppe"heimer the" ope"ed a door that led to the same Spar %gap tra"smitter that they had bee" usi"g #or re!ei&i"g the !ode. The ma!hi"e loo ed "ew. ?' do"*t u"dersta"d why you "eed so ma"y people to de!ode it.>,odel said

?3e 6ui! ly reali+ed that the !ode itsel# !omes with i"stru!tio"s to de!ode it a"d the same Aorse !ode is repeated o&er a"d o&er. 3e ha&e all the ladies here grabbi"g the i"#ormatio" a"d e2!ludi"g it #rom the real !ode.> ?Ca" ' see the !ode> Oppe"heimer grabbed a small paper #rom the des a"d ga&e it to ,odel. '" the paper it said the #ollowi"g %..." p 5 - r 6 .. - 5 p `) 5a5ap $ a-66 6 b) c) "" 5)6666... ,odel loo ed at it !losely a"d sat dow". The !ode he was wat!hi"g made him s6ui"t his eyes. ?3hat is this0 This is "o"se"se0 ?1es Beuma"" said the same thi"g. The !ode a#ter a while seem to gi&e this all the time we do"*t really "ow why. ' will lea&e you to thi" you might "oti!e somethi"g we ha&e"*t.> As soo" as Oppe"heimer le#t the room ,:del grabbed a pe" a"d started writi"g.> %h e l l o p r o f e s s o r i t i s a p l e a s u r e m y n a m e i s n a t a l i e f o r d& ,odel stopped a"d tried to #igure out i# he "ew the "ame. The room was #illed with to"s o# paper a"d "oise #rom the spar %tra"smitter she did"*t "oti!ed that Oppe"heimer was retur"i"g. ?..del o"e more thi"g> ,:del 6ui! ly hid the paper #rom him but Oppe"heimer did"*t "oti!e as sudde"ly a girl ra" i"side the room yelli"g. ?Pro#essor -i"stei" had a stro e> Foth me" ru" i"sta"tly to Oppe"heimer)s !ar a Fui! Roadmaster that seemed almost "ew( but with the dreary "ews ,:del $umped i"side. The message still was a &i&id memory i" ,:del still wo"deri"g what the mea"i"g o# this "ame o# girl that he de!ode was( but at the same time the "ews o# -i"stei"*s stro e o"ly made his stoma!h tur" itsel# i"side out. ,:del was a lo"ely ma" (a"d the o"ly two perso"s he tal ed to where Aorge"ster" a"d -i"stei" e2!ept #rom his wi#e( ,:del "e&er had the a!rimo"y o# a #rie"d !lose to death( o"ly egotisti!al memories o# how ,:del always tried to surpass the great -i"stei" i" the i"telle!tual !apa!ity. The goal had !louded a bo"d that was u"i6ue i" ,:del*s li#e but the sad

thi"g is that he "e&er e&e" hi"ted this #eeli"gs o# #rie"dship a" empathy towards to the great pro#essor( this se"time"t would o"ly would be a thi"g o# the past i# the pro#essor died he would "e&er had the !ha"!e to mo! him #or his i"ge"uity i" the terms o# physi!s. ?/e is o" the se!o"d #loor> Oppe"heimer said $umpi"g out o# the !ar gi&i"g the eys to someo"e i" the e"tra"!e o# the hospital. ,:del was surprised that they arri&ed that #ast but -i"stei" was treated at Pri"!eto"*s /ospital so it was a small dri&e( a"d was pretty !lose #rom the 3arehouse( D"i&ersity( a"d /ospital. The same burly woma" who was i" the party !ried rele"tlessly( her lame"ts e!hoi"g i" the hall ma i"g e&eryo"e #eel u"easy. As the girl saw Oppe"heimer she bala"!e towards his arms tryi"g to #i"d some !om#ort. ?3e !ame to the hospital yesterday( they told us that it was o"ly a" i"#e!tio"( at mid"ight he had a stro e( they said somethi"g about heart #ailure...> ?Calm dow" /ele"> She was -i"stei" perso"al se!retary. Oppe"heimer said i" a !alm rela2ed &oi!e huggi"g her.>/ele"... liste"( you "eed to !o"ta!t Dr. Thomas /ar&ey #ast> Oppe"heimer words made /ele" mo&e her head 6ui! ly towards him showi"g distaste i" her loo . ?Bo( what do you mea"0Are you also goi"g to do that to him0 ?/ele" do"*t say a word more( you u"dersta"d0 3e "eed to do it 6ui! ly> Oppe"heimer &oi!e !ha"ge dramati!ally it was the #irst time ,:del wit"ess some sort o# rage towards somethi"g. ?3ho is this Dr Thomas /ar&ey> ,:del as ed. ?1ou do"*t "eed to worry Pro#essor(this is somethi"g that Pro#essor -i"stei" always wa"ted.> /e did"*t "ow what he was tal i"g about.The words #elt i"si"!ere( but he was")t e"tirely sure( as he did"*t "ow what they mea"t. ,:del*s atte"tio" shi#ted to a "urse who was s!olded be!ause she a""ou"!ed -i"stei"*s death( a"d already $our"alist were !alli"g tryi"g to obtai" i"#ormatio" #rom the #ro"t des .

?Ba"!y go with -ri! to the baseme"t( you were the last to see the ma" ali&e( they are goi"g to try to as 6uestio"s about the !o"ditio"s we !a"*t say a"ythi"g. ' do"*t wa"t you "ear them.> The "urse solem"ly wal ed towards a huge hall where she ope"ed the last door to the right. ,:del #ollowed her lea&i"g Oppe"heimer ma i"g pho"e !alls i" the #ro"t des ( the "urse seemed to "ow Oppe"heimer somehow. ,:del e"tered the door where the "urse we"t a"d dis!o&er the "urse sitti"g i" a small !hair i" #ro"t o# do+e"s o# brooms( the ma!hi"e room made a lot o# "oise.,:del tried to tal to her but all o# ,:dels words were i"disti"guishable be!ause all o# the ma!hi"ery sou"ds. The "urse saw ,:del*s attempts to !ommu"i!ate to her a"d stepped out o# the room to the hall sig"ali"g her to #ollow him. ?'*m sorry but you !a"*t be here>The "urse said. ?' o&erheard you tal i"g( did you had the !ha"!e to tal to Pro#essor -i"stei"0 !ould you tell me0> ?'*m sorry ' !a"*t say a"ythi"g> ?Do"*t worry ' am a #rie"d o# -i"stei" please let me "ow( did he said somethi"g.> ?'... '... ' !ould*t u"dersta"d him he said somethi"g i" ,erma" he was delirious( the o"ly word ' remember was whe" he said 9deit9( Do"*t "ow what that mea"s.> ?Tha" you>

,:del tur"ed arou"d a"d started wo"deri"g what he !ould ha&e said lea&i"g him with stoma!h a!he #eeli"g ?Time0>

Chatpter %2 "H%"

.hat is this place/ .here I'm I/ There is nothing in here. I feel weird. .hy can't I look at my hands. I'm raising my hands in front of my but I can't see anything. +$erything is black I think I can mo$e but there is nothing in front of me. +$erything is black. I'm not really talking ,but I can hear my thoughts. The pla!e sudde"ly !ha"ges to white a"d "o matter where the !o"s!ie"!e loo at he o"ly see the same huge letter that too away the whole gia"t room. +B>OHello, you don't know how much I'$e been waiting for this. Hello, who are you/

Chapter %$ "In!itation to a Part+" ?/ow ma"y times '*&e told you to bri"g up the bathroom seat( dam" is #illed with pee. 3hat is this0 ' do"*t thi" we are goi"g to "eed this>Ga"e said as she grabbed a toilet brush a"d a$a2. ?'t brea s i# you try to mo&e it( ' tried to #i2 it last wee > Ri! said as he was ser&i"g o"e o# the heated !a""ed soups while Ga"e a"d A""ie*s made a gesture o# distaste ?'t*s already bee" se&eral wee s( this is the #irst time ' thought about that>A""ie said. ?3hat do you mea"0>Ri! said ?3e le#t a li#e behi"d( ' still do"*t #ully u"dersta"d what is goi"g o"( yet '*m here li&i"g with a !ouple o# stra"gers> The ro! that supported the impro&ised pla!e #or !oo i"g !ollapsed splashi"g soup e&erywhere(e&eryo"e laugh at the mome"t they had. ?' told you to put the base "ot o"ly a ro! yesterday>Ga"e said The three sat dow" i" the it!he" a"d pro!eed to eat with Ri! *s deli!ious soup heati"g. Ga"e a"d Ri! were trembli"g be!ause o# the !old. A""ie( o" the other ha"d always wear a !otto" sweater7 that almost was her trademar pie!e o# !lothes.

?Batalia had a" ide"ti!al sweater $ust li e the o"e you are weari"g "ow>Ga"e said tryi"g to loo away i" her attempt to bri"g Batalia i"to the !o"&ersatio". ?Really0 ' really !a"*t say ' did"*t "ow her that well.>A""ie said it while loo i"g at Ri!hard tryi"g to dis!ard the sub$e!t. ?' mea" you two loo ide"ti!al i# it were"*t #or your eyes( ' would swear that you were Batalia but at the same( i# you were twi"s you two should ha&e same eye !olor or maybe...> ?3e were"*t twi"s please !ould you stop tal i"g about it> Ga"e whispered i"to Ri! *s ear ?3hat*s with her0> A""ie grabbed the plates loo i"g somewhat distressed by the Ga"e*s a!tio"s ?A""ie sit dow" ' wa"t e&eryo"e to hear what '*m about to say.>A""ie*s was hal# sta"di"g up hal# seated whe" she stopped a"d i" o"e mo&eme"t she let go the dishes i"to the table ma i"g a small stateme"t towards Ga"e. A""ie put her elbow i" the table putti"g her ha"d to her #a!e ma i"g a ob&ious #or!ed bored gesture towards Ga"e. ?/ow do you de#eat a" e"tity that is able to see the #uture> ?'t depe"ds o" i# we li&e i" a determi"isti! world or a i"%determi"isti! o"e> Ga"e gesti!ulated a smile i" her #a!e but as soo" a A""ie tal ed her #a!e !ha"ge i"to a surprised o"e. ?-2a!tly....Oh so '*m tal i"g to someo"e who is little bit edu!ated.> ?'*m "o Ga"e Hord but yes( '*m a mathemati!ia"> A""ie said ?'" a determi"isti! world e&erythi"g is set o" sto"e a"d you !a"*t !ha"ge a"y aspe!t o# the world be!ause o# this 6uality. Hor years people thought that a" all mighty ,od !reated us a"d the reper!ussio"s o# a" e"tity di!tati"g e&erythi"g there was( was his doi"g. Philosophers "oti!ed the problems o# ha&i"g a stri!t #uture. 'magi"e -50 as ,od as a" almighty #uture "owi"g e"tity $ust #or our a"alysis.> ?1ou are tal i"g about the problem o# #uture !o"ti"ge"ts>

?Per#e!t( you are getti"g it.> Ga"e stood up still holdi"g her !o##ee mug a"d started writi"g i" the the !hal board weird logi! symbols "e2t to GOD I: D+1+ T+D to whi!h A""ie)s seemed to u"dersta"d. Ri! was o"ly ma i"g a dumb e2pressio" i" his #a!e. ?<oo at this> A""ie stood up "e2t to her lea&i"g Ri! eati"g his soup i" the table. ?'" the D"i&erse we li&e i" i# we #ollow this logi! the se"te"!e GOD I: D+1+ T+D is a possible prepositio" ( ' thi" ' u"dersta"d where you goi"g but this mea"s...> A""ie loo ed dow" i" disbelie#. ?1es it loo s li e you u"dersta"d...Bo matter what we do( -50 will de#eat us. A"d the se"te"!e is GOD I: D+1+ T+D !a" "e&er be True> Ga"e stood up i" #ro"t o# the board s!rat!hi"g her head.> Ri! #i"ished eati"g a"d grabbed the dishes a"d started s!rubbi"g them i" the it!he" si" #eeli"g useless i" #ro"t o# two ge"ius sudde"ly he de!ided to tal . ?3hat '# you do"*t de#eat it i" our u"i&erse what i# you de#eated i" a"other> Ga"e drop the !o##ee mug ma i"g e&eryo"e startle. -&eryo"e !ould see the -ure a mome"t prese"t itsel# i" Ga"e*s eyes she ra" to the !omputer a"d started typi"g li e a madma". ?So0>Ri! as ed A""ie. ?<ogi!ally spea i"g yes( physi!ally spea i"g ' do"*t e&e" grasp what is Ga"e doi"g right "ow besides ' am a Aathemati!ia" "ot a <ogi!ia".> Sudde"ly they heard a motor outside the house. Ri! ta es a pee through the wi"dow !o&er the "ight did"*t let him see easily up u"til the ma" i" the red tie wal ed out o# the Austa"g he was dri&i"g. ?Ga"e( is the ma" that tried to ill you i" the hospital>

?/ow the #u! he #ou"d us. Shit( -&ery o"e do"*t mo&e.>Ga"e the" grabbed the shotgu" that she hided "e2t to the door a"d ba! ed away poi"ti"g at the door with "o sou"d whatso&er up till the thu"derous "o! s o# the ma" #illed the log room. ?3ho are you0>Ga"e s!reamed while poi"ti"g the shotgu" at the door. Agai" he "o! ed ?1ou do"*t ha&e to ope" the door( Ay boss !ha"ged his mi"d. Ta e this> Ga"e re!og"i+ed the &oi!e it was the ma" with the red tie. ?/ow did you #ou"d us0>Ri! as ed. ?Please( o"!e he "ows where you are o"!e i" your li#etime time he !a" #i"d you with military dishes A" e"&elope passed the through the door. ?'# you do"*t go. Be2t time we see ea!h other( '*ll be the o"e who will be holdi"g the shotgu" Ta e !are Ga"e a"d A""ie '*m sorry #or e&erythi"g. ?3ait 3hat did he mea" with that0 A""ie as ed. Bobody mo&ed u"til they heard a #ai"ted motor sou"d outside the house with the gas e2plosio"s #adi"g i" the woods. Ga"e li#ted the e"&elope a"d ga&e it to A""ie. ?Read it>Ga"e ga&e the e"&elope to A""ie a"d to ope" it. A photograph a letter a"d a !he! were i"side the e"&elope( A""ie $umped horri#ied at the photograph( 't was S!ott tied to a !hair his head #illed with blood i" what loo ed a baseme"t !o&ered with plasti! sheets tryi"g to !o&er the blood. S!ott was holdi"g a "ewspaper that read ?Preside"t A"drew Cuomo *!o"gress does"*t wor a"ymore*> DSA TODA1 a"d the date o# today. Ga"e pi! ed up the photograph a"d the letter. ?'s This guy was the o"e who aba"do"ed A""ie at my /ouse( is"*t it0>poi"ti"g at the pi!ture. A""ie started breathi"g hea&ily a"d slowly re!iti"g a desperate plea.

?3hy did you ha&e to ill him. /e was o"ly helpi"g me i" my do!toral thesis(he did"*t "ow shit.>A""ie #ell to the #loor. Ga"e pi! ed up the photo a"d the letter that A""ie dropped a"d started readi"g the letter. %8lease help me I don't know where they are holding me hostage, two men disguised as police officers came and faked arrested me co$ered my eyes and put me here, please anyone who is reading this help me. They made me wrote this letter asking for help if anyone that reads this contact th... The ha"dwriti"g is the" opa6ued by the blood stai"s. I'm sorry to ha$e come to this but it was the only way to letting you know I am talking seriously when I say that there will be conse-uences if you don't do as I tell you, nnie I'm sorry for getting you in$ol$ed in this, but I truly need to speak to ,ane face to face. I need ,ane to come with the other two persons that are li$ing with her. :cott told us about all about you nnie before we killed him, I can only speculate that the man that is also with you is a man called Eichard that worked with ,ane in the supermarket or ,immy +strada who ,ane once had an affair with. "ut it doesnXt matter who is that man I would need his assistance to the party. I decided to celebrate my birthday. *o in$itations needed !ust show yoursself ,I know you don't ha$e that much money so I re-uest that you buy decent close before the party I send along this letter a <>,>>> dollar check7 do whate$er you like with it, but I want you looking your best that day. I 'll be waiting for the three of you in the place where it all began. ,ane knows what that means, A""ie*s gut wre"!hi"g !ry es!alates #rom Ga"e*s readi"g o# the letter. ?3hat does he mea" where it all bega"0> Ga"e pulled o# the ey out o# her po! et a"d stare at it. ?So #i"ally 't*s the time( '*m ready.>Ga"e said pressi"g with #or!e agai"st the ey. ?3hat are you tal i"g about do"*t spea i" #u! i"g riddles you do"*t reali+e the s!ope o# the problem0>Ri! said putti"g his arm o&er A""ie ?1ou are the o"e that does"*t u"dersta"d( its bee" three years si"!e ' last saw her>

?3ho are you tal i"g about0> ?The lady that ga&e me the ey a"d told me to my #ate...,:del*s daughter.> ?' was adopted by a wealthy !ouple Games Hord a"d Sil&ia Hord but e&erythi"g i" that #amily was a lie. Games was a" gay politi!ia" that hide his se2ual orie"tatio" with the #amily he made. All a"d all( Games was a great pare"t( "ow that '*&e grew up ' u"dersta"d e&erythi"g he did. Sil&ia "e&er !ared #or a #amily( she $ust wa"ted to be i" a well a!!ommodated so!ial positio" a"d waste mo"ey as she pleased. O"e day Games de!ides he wa"ts a #amily( he had thought it !ould help his !areer #urther. Fy this time he had bee" two times represe"tati&e #or the the !ou"ty o# Tre"to" state o# Bew Gersey( but as a good politi!ia" he wa"ted more. Sil&ia a"d Games we"t to the Childre"*s /ome So!iety o# Bew Gersey were they #ou"d me a M year old redhead with #re! les a"d thought *hey let*s buy oursel&es our ow" A""ie*. At that time "obody !are i# ' was a ge"ius or "ot( they $ust !ould"*t stop me #rom torme"ti"g the other ids( espe!ially the boys( ' would be #ighti"g there all the time( ' was 6uite big( "ot i" stature but i" weight ' !ould ta e em all a"d ' would"*t !are but ' reali+e that they did"*t !hose me be!ause ' was a troublema er so ' started #a i"g well beha&i"g. 3he" pare"ts showed up i" the #oster house ' used to as thi"gs that "obody !ould a"swer (thi"g li e .3hy !a" ' remember thi"gs #rom the past but "ot the #uture( why i" the mor"i"g the su" is ora"ge a"d i" the e&e"i"g is bluish ( they all "e&er !are but the day Games !ame appare"tly a 6uestio" ' did ma e him tur" arou"d. ?3hy !a"*t two ma" !a"*t ha&e a baby> ' was se&e" at the time a"d e&eryo"e laugh ' did"*t see the humor i" my remar but appare"tly this made Games !hose me. '*&e bee" mo&ed = times be#ore ' was adopted by Games a"d Sil&ia but be!ause this guy had more mo"ey a"d a way to sol&e"t the upbri"gi"g o# a #amily they let me stay with them. 1ears pass by a"d whe" ' was 11 my pare"ts petitio"ed Pri"!eto"*s o##i!ials to letti"g me i"to College as a but ' was de"ied( it was a weird de!isio" as ' had my SAT i" the 2333 i" the 2=00 s!ale (a"d my 'K said 220 a"d ' was a daughter o# the high pro#ile Se"ator Games Hord the"( that*s whe" ' met her( <UTL ,:del

She was a ;0 year old woma" who '*&e o"ly see" two times i" my li#e. Hirst whe" ' was 11 a"d !o"&i"!ed my pare"ts to "ot letti"g me i"to D"i&ersity. ' still do"*t "ow what they tal ed about( but somehow she was able to !o"&i"!e them i"to putti"g me to middle s!hool( i"stead o# $umpi"g to all those simpleto" !lasses( although /igh S!hool did !ha"ge my perso"ality. 3ith the e2!use that ' was"*t prepared me"tally #or Pri"!eto". ' was #urious #or years. ' saw it as a !halle"ge. 't made me study by mysel# li e !ra+y( it was"*t up u"til ' a!tually got to Pri"!eto" whe" ' saw her agai"1; years a#ter. ' was at the library whe" she showed up with tears i" her eyes. ?'*m sorry to what you will ha&e to e"dure( but you are the o"ly o"e who is smart e"ough to #ight him.>a" old lady stood up i" #ro"t o# me holdi"g a pie!e o# paper. ' was s!ared as shit.' did re!og"i+e her but ' did"*t say a"ythi"g we we"t to a study room. ?Ay "ame is <UTLL ,:del. Ay #ather wa"ted me to read this to you. The sole purpose o# my e2iste"!e is that ' !ould deli&er this message.> The old lady ha"ded me the pie!e o# paper( my #irst i"sti"!t was ig"ore her a"d $ust eep with her game li e whe" you !o"#ro"t a madma"( but her !ryi"g a"d all o# her words seemed so #o!used a"d serious that ' de!ided to read it.

0rs. ,ane 1ord

%On ,uly @J at RO>> pm <><> 3.+. the world is going to suffer se$eral atomic e)plosions wiping with B>W of the cities in the world7this is the rebirth of lbion as *atalie said to me. This is a message from a man in the past. 0y name is 4urt GAdel. I'm not sure how history is going to threat me, but for the things I'$e heard from you, you won't be obli$ious to my e)istence. ll of this pocalyptic conse-uences come from the a program you designed or ga$e birth to, I wouldn't know the name to describe the action of man engineering a program that has conscience. *atalie e)plained to me that in the future fast electronic transistor based processors ga$e birth to complicated programs such one as

what Turing has been talking about in his papers. I ob$iously will not li$e enough to gi$e you this message personally ,but I know that somehow we are going to meet. The main problem is ron Habrit. lbion or +B> the name you ga$e to him, is the mastermind controlling all of its members using a code and a man that shouldn't e)ist. "ut *atalie was able to inform me while she is hiding in the same coding that your +B> uses. I -uickly found it as I saw my own code embedded in it as a second layer, whoe$er you are, you were pretty smart to do it this way, as you knew I was going to be the only one to understand it 51or the first time I feel special in the 2ni$erse6. I still don't understand how is that an entity like this is possible to e)ist. 1rom the messages that *atalie gi$es me This electronic entity is trying to collect our consciousness. I still don't know what this means, but I hope that this message at least prepares you in order to face +B>. .hen this date is due you will face +B> at The .ardenclyffe Tower he will prepare a party but it's ob$iously a trap. "y this time you will need to be as smart as e$er as you are going to confront him. There is a small chance that we actually li$e in a uni$erse where causality could be ignored, but seeing your code and mine in this entity gi$es me hopes that you would actually outperform me in the intellectual capacity. The key that I entrust you is something that still perple)es me. It looks like an ordinary key but apparently is a -uite important artifact. Don't let it fall to their hands. OppenheimerXs ga$e it to me its some sort of symbolic thing in their organization& Thanks for listening to my old words. Good (uck& A#ter ' #i"ished readi"g ' ' thought 't was a $o e ' mea" this would &iolate the !ausality law right. Fut the" the #ollowi"g words !o"&i"!ed me. %*atalie and *atalia 1ord'8etro$a are watching after you. Take care of (UV;UV, 4urt GAdel&

?This last words #ro+e me to the bo"e. ' $ust starti"g dati"g Batalia( 't all made se"se (at time ' did"*t "ow who was this Batalie he tal ed about( but ' #igure it out a#ter a while( the old lady the" pro!eed to gi&e me the ey a"d started tal i"g about her i"te"tio"s. ?3he" your pare"ts tried to e"list you i" Pri"!eto" D"i&ersity( ' was the o"e that stopped them( ' "ew that Aaro" /abrit were goi"g to use you( o"e way or the other a"d you were still &ery i""o!e"t. ' wa"ted you #ar #rom a"y D"i&ersity as most members o# this were i"&ol&ed o"e way or a"other i" Aaro" /abrit. >The lady said her "ame but whe" ' tried to !all her my mouth !ould"*t say her "ame she "oti!ed that ' was struggli"g to say her "ame. ?Do"*t worry about sayi"g my "ame( you wo"t be able to able to say it. Aore importa"tly there is a"other ma" right "ow that you wo"*t be able to say his "ame also( abo&e all( you must a&oid this ma" he is da"gerous. /e is the se!o"d i" !omma"d at the Aaro" /abrit. /e usually uses a red tie. They will !ite you to be at 3arde"!ly## Tower as that*s the pla!e where e&erythi"g started>.

?'" 1802 Bi ola Tesla mo&ed his !ompa"y to the Tower o" <o"g 'sla"d the pla!e would later be #amous be!ause o# the huge !oil that Tesla made #or his wireless e"ergy tra"smissio" but a#ter ha&i"g #i"a"!ial problems a"d "ot ha&i"g his ba! i"g #rom his #i"a"!ier he had to !lose his !ompa"y whi!h i"!luded some "ew ele!tri!al e"gi"eers re!ruited by 3esti"ghouse. O"e o# this e"gi"eers somehow is !o""e!ted to the ma" with the red tie*s gra"d#ather. Ay dad "e&er #igured it out what was the !o""e!tio" but appare"tly he was i"&ol&ed i" se&eral dis!o&eries made by ,alileo Herris a"d Stei"met+ with the Spar Re!ei&er. Appare"tly there was a murder 100 years ago that trigger to "ot be able to "ame the me" i" red. Ay dad "oti!ed that the ma" who we !a""ot "ame we"t e&ery mo"th to the Tower that is where e&erythi"g bega". This is probably the last time you*ll see me. Ta e !are a"d be prepared #or that date>.A#ter that she disappeared ' "e&er saw her agai" a"d ' loo ed #or her e&erywhere( her words hau"ted me #or years. ' already do"e se&eral arti#i!ial i"tellige"!e programs but it was ob&ious that "o"e o# my programs had the pote"tial to de&elop !o"s!ious( up u"til ' made

FAC/2 ' reali+ed how it !ould be a!hie&ed( but ' !ould"*t stop the i"&estigatio". 't was as almost assomethi"g was pushi"g my will power i"to !o"stru!ti"g -50. ' de!ided to built it i" parts. Hirst 1D as the raw( mai"#rame( the" ' built -50 with Goa6ui" De Soto*s help to moderate basi! impulses but ' made sure that ' did"*t !ombi"e Super -50 u"til ' "ew it was sa#e .Fut Goa6ui" ra" the #i"ished 1D a"d -50 without my !o"se"t a"d later the same -50 stole Super -50 that ' hid i" my perso"al !omputer i" my house. There was somethi"g that always bothered me( a"d it relates to how ,:del i"tera!ted to the !ode. /e me"tio"ed sayi"g that Batalie i"#ormed thi"gs to him( almost as he was tal i"g to a" i"tellige"t bei"g( i" the #ew mo"ths ' wor ed with the !ode "othi"g o# this showed up whi!h did"*t ma e a"y se"se as it was the same he wor ed ' tried e&erythi"g to #i"d a se!o"d layer i" the !ode as ,odel said he did but ' "e&er #ou"d a"ythi"g. This led me to belie&e that ,odel was bei"g tri! ed by someo"e to get to that positio" a"d all o# this was respo"sibility #rom a !ompletely "ew e"tity. Fut as ' re!ei&ed the sui!ide letter #rom Goa6ui" ' reali+ed where e&erythi"g !ame( they swear that while ru""i"g -50 at the </C "etwor it was")t !o""e!ted to the i"ter"et but a!tually to the </C !ollider. 't ga&e me small possibility that all this time the thi"g we had a!tually battle was somethi"g that !ould !o"trol subatomi! parti!les whi!h is somethi"g that !i&ili+atio" would "e&er be able to per#orm>Ga"e sat dow" i" #ro"t o# the board #illed with modal logi! symbols tryi"g to ma e se"se. Ri! stood up a"d grabbed the letter. ?' do"*t u"dersta"d a"ythi"g you are sayi"g but $ust e2plai" to me o"e thi"g. /ow is that the you !a"*t say ,:dels daughters "ame a"d the asshole i" red tie. ' does"*t ma e a"y se"se.> ?' !a"*t say his "ame there is this thi"g that pre&e"ts my to"gue #rom sayi"g it li e almost i# you had a sti## leg a"d sudde"ly you tried to mo&e it you $ust !a"*t> Ri! said ?----+e666.........Hu! why !a"*t ' say it it*s $ust a "ame. 3e all heard it #rom the -50 whe" he was tal i"g to us i" Ga"e*s /ouse. >Ri! said loo i"g at A""ie but she was still loo i"g at S!ott*s pi!ture with S!ott thi" i"g that all o# this was probably her #ault

?Appare"tly that "ame is i"#ormatio" that we should"*t be allowed to "ow. Or e&e" do"t e2ist i" this D"i&erse. Perhaps i" the Primordial D"i&erse ,:del "e&er had a daughter whi!h would !o"#li!t with the !ausality ma i"g impossible to "ame somethi"g that !lashes with the e"tire !ourse o# the D"i&erse. ' do"*t "ow why is this possible but i# the lady "ew is somethi"g !o""e!ted with what happe"ed i" the tower. A"d i# this the !ase there is "o way to "ow up u"til we go to the party>Ga"e said as she too the photograph that A""ie was holdi"g. ?A""ie( do"*t ta e respo"sibility #or the well bei"g o# S!ott whate&er his "ame is. Thi"gs ha&e !ha"ged "ow that -50 "ows e2a!tly what we are doi"g ' would li e to be alo"e whe" the date !omes a"d go to the tower alo"e.> Ga"e said grabbi"g A""ie*s shoulders with both ha"ds ?3hat the #u! are you tal i"g about0 This thi"g told us to go the three together> Ri! said separati"g her #rom A""ie a"d !o"#ro"ti"g Ga"e. ?<oo ' '*&e o"ly met you A""ie a"d Ri!hard. ' do"*t wa"t you to be "ear that pla!e. ' would li e to be i" that Tower alo"e( that way ' !a" do whate&er ' wa"t e&e" i# its atta!hi"g a bomb to my body a"d deto"ati"g it( although this would"*t "ot be e"ough to elimi"ate the problem $ust as what the red tie ma" i" the </C "etwor did.>Ga"e said. ?1ou !a"*t be serious '*&e bee" #ollowi"g you si"!e the begi""i"g a"d A""ie has...issues to sol&e( a"d did you #orget the -50 super!omputer mo"ster that illed A""ie*s lo&er. A"d Guly 1= is the the e"d o# the world 't wo"*t matter i# we sa&e him be!ause e&erybody will be tur"ed to ashes with the "u!lear e2plosio"s.>Ri! said ?/e was"*t my lo&er....> ?1es but you !a" go to Ae2i!o ' got a house i" a remote pla!e with a bu" er a"d...> E3e are BOT lea&i"g you we are i" this TO,-T/-REA""ie s!reamed at Ga"e. A""ie a"d Ri! stood there spee!hless( Ga"e grabbed the !he! a"d Ri! *s !ar eys ru""i"g. ?Stay the" ' wo"*t be respo"sible #or a"ybody.>

Ga"e e2it the house stompi"g the door with su!h #or!e that o"e o# the hi"ges !ame dow" #rom the door. Foth A""ie a"d Ri! did"*t mo&e a #i"ger as she was lea&i"g. As the !ar s!ree!hed with Ga"e dri&i"g at a high speed lea&i"g both Ga"e a"d A""ie alo"e. ?Hu! ( "ow what do we do( she too my !ar.> A""ie wal ed towards the door. ?3here are you goi"g0A""ie wait....> A""ie was already wal i"g outside the house i" the !old a"d dar "ight Ri! rea!hed her be#ore the street. ?A""ie( we !a"*t go a"ywhere its 30 miles the !losest tow" a"d e&e" the" we would"*t #i"d a"y perso" that would help us at this time i" the "ight.> A""ie stop a"d loo ed at Ri! . ?S!ott is dead( Batalia is dead (e&eryo"e is goi"g to die... why e&e" bother0. Ri! saw i" A""ie eyes the resig"atio" without e&e" heari"g her spea ( it was somethi"g he had "e&er see" i" a"ybody he would")t be able to !omprehe"d as he was the o"ly !hild i" his #amily a"d "e&er e&e" remotely lost so ma"y importa"t people i" his li#e a"d he "ew it. ?O4 A""ie '*ll #ollow you.> Foth A""ie a"d Ri! started wal i"g i" the dar there was"*t a"y lighti"g "earby the road was #ar #rom a"y illumi"atio" ma i"g the moo" the o"ly light sour!e the a#ter se&eral mi"utes o# sile"!e A""ie stopped( the !hirpi"g o# the "ightly i"se!ts alo"g with the wi"d !rossi"g the trees !reated a" eerie mood. ?' $ust remember the stupid moti&e why that led me to this positio"> ?3hat is that0> ?S!ott a"d Ae were tryi"g to #igure what was ,:del*s dis!o&ery o# the #law i" the Co"stitutio"( what stupid thi"g to die #or.> ?' do"*t u"dersta"d .A #law i" the !o"stitutio"0 3hat does this ,:del has to do with that0>

?'*m still wo"deri"g the same thi"g. ' regret the whole thi"g by "ow. There are so ma"y thi"gs i" the world that ' do"*t "ow yet ' #eel li e it does"*t matter( e&e" i# we sur&i&ed... the this obsta!le my li#e.... would")t be a"y better( ' always loo ed...... #or a pla!e where ' !ould be a part o# ( that !ould ma e se"se..... i" e&erythi"g but "ow.... all o# that o"ly seems a stupid dream. A""ie said started to pa"ti"g as they bee" wa i"g #or mi"utes by "ow ?'t*s "ot a stupid dream( there bee" wars #ought #or that......( its a pretty de!e"t goal..... 3e all $ust wa"t to be happy..... a"d sa#e...' thi" that is what you are sayi"g. ' o"ly !a" 'magi"e....... what you*&e bee" through. Although ' hate politi!s......... ' do"*t see the poi"t i" dis!o&eri"g a #law i" somethi"g that is already...... #lawed.>Ri! said as he was #i"ishi"g they both saw a light i" the dista"!e that mo&e to o"e side to the other( the !ar was Ga"e dri&i"g pre!ariously almost #alli"g i"to the edge o# the road*s dit!h. She the" slowed dow" a"d stop i" #ro"t o# them the smell made it !lear what was her state o# mi"d. ?Oh you de!ided to lea&e0 per#e!t the".> Ga"e*s was sayi"g the words i" slurred ma""er Ri! saw a 9od a bottle o" the side. ?1ou promised you were"*t goi"g to dri" agai">Ri! said loweri"g his head to loo i"g at Ga"e through the ope" wi"dow !ar. ?Did ' say that0 ' !a" #u! i"g do whate&er ' wa"t to.>Ga"e said to Ri! putti"g the !ar i" Dri&e. ?3ait wait '*ll retur" with you you !a"*t dri&e li e this. '*&e "e&er see" you this dru" .>Ri! said wal i"g to the dri&ers side o# the !ar. ?' o"ly dra" hal# a bottle that*s "ot e&e" a litter( ' thi" its be!ause ' ha&e"*t dri" i" a mo"th. ' might de&eloped tolera"!e ..Qhi!Rwho "ows QburpR.> ?Batalia.... get i"side the !ar baby>As Ga"e said this words to A""ie( her heart sa" dow" i"to his stoma!h( it was bee" se&eral years si"!e somebody !o"#used her with her sister. A""ie stood there loo i"g at the !ar a"d all the !o"se6ue"!es !ould bri"g i# she e"tered the !ar.

?Ao&e to the side.>Ri! said to Ga"e as she mo&ed to the !e"ter o# the !ar at the same time "ot letti"g her sight es!aped A""ie who was still hesitati"g i" getti"g i"side the !ar. ?' brought lots a"d lots o# bu++ ' !a" share...>Ga"e said showi"g the bottle to A""ie. ?A""ie get i"side>Ri! said with A""ie i"sta"tly getti"g i"side "e2t to Ga"e who started grabbi"g her hair a"d smelli"g it7 the !ar dro&e agai" towards the !abi". ?Please !ould you stop that>A""ie said grabbi"g Ga"e*s ha"d ?1ou smell li e her( how lo"g ha&e you bee" wal i"g0 ?o"e hour (what are all o# these thi"gs0>Ri! said "oti!i"g plasti! bags i" the ba! . ?;00 hu"dred dollars i" bu++ (a"d ' do"*t "ow ' bought mil or somethi"g...' also bought Hu""io"s>Ga"e said grabbi"g a bag with !hips i" it. ?1ou were sober #or two mo"ths "ow Ga"e (why did you ha&e to do this0 ?3e might*s well !elebrate the u"li e mira!le o# us meeti"g ea!h other. -&ery time ' dra" ' had this #eeli"g you ha&e "ow( bei"g respo"sible #or the destru!tio" o# e&erythi"g. ' #eel di##ere"t this time( #orget what ' said about getti"g "ot bei"g with my o" Guly 1=( ' "eed you "e2t to me( this time ' do"*t #eel li e !rap e&e" i# '*m dru" er tha" a S!ottish "u"( this time it #eels li e we are goi"g to wi" a"d its all tha" s to you. ' "ot o"ly "eed you by my side( "ow that you "ow the same stu## ' "ow ' "eed to ha&e you two "e2t to me.> As soo" as they arri&ed at the !abi" Ga"e got out o# the !ar ru""i"g ma i"g !artwheel ha&i"g the beha&ior o# a little girl( Ri! grabbed all the bottles a"d started to ope" them a"d pour them i" the house it!he" si" but Ga"e "oti!ed this. ?3hat are you doi"g0>Ga"e said ?'t*s #or the better we "eed you to be 100J sober whe" the day !omes.> ?1ou mother#u! er>Ga"e $umped i"to Ri! s ba! immobili+i"g him a"d droppi"g the &od a to the side whi!h Ga"e grabbed a"d ru" away with to her bedroom ?Ga"e( #u! she beha&es li e a little girl.>

Ga"e the" appeared agai" this time holdi"g three shot glasses a"d started pouri"g &od a i"to them. ?O4 O4 ta e away the al!ohol you are wright its da"gerous #or( it*s $ust #eels so #u! i"g good... but ' digress Ay ge"eti!s te"d me to be a" al!oholi!. Fut do"*t let me be dru" alo"e lets all !elebrate but with me..... the e"d o# the worldQhi!R. A""ie sat dow" o" the table a"d dra" i" o"e gulp the shot( !leari"g her throat . ?1u! you li e this0't tastes terrible.> ?Oh well yes but you*ll lo&e the taste a#ter two more is li e the Ali!e i" wo"derla"d drink me potio" you*ll the taste !ha"ges with time. Ri!hard i# you do"*t dri" it ' will. Ri! remember the days whe" he was wor i"g with Ga"e how she seemed always sedated a"d sad( this was a di##ere"t &ersio" o# her. ?3ell i# that is what it ta es #or you "ot to dri" it(so be it.>Ri! grabbed it a"d dra" it he also pulled out o# the gro!ery bags a de! o# !ards. ?1ou bought !ards huh0> ?<et*s play> The te"sio" #aded away as the ha"ds were dealed. Ri! was wi""i"g by a big di##ere"!e. ?' raise 12 bea"s. Did you used the 20(000 dollar !he! 0>Ri! as ed ?Bo ' used my !redit !ard( ' still ha&e ;;00 dollars i" my a!!ou"t ' de!ided to used my !redit !ards7 is mea"i"gless "ow that -50 "ows where we are( !he! >Ga"e said. A""ie was distra!ted a"d did"*t seem to pay atte"tio" to what !ards she had. Ri! "oti!ed the ambi&ale"t A""ie. ?A""ie wa"ted to as you about ,:del*s resear!h( somethi"g about go&er"me"t a"d math>.Ri! said while smir i"g at A""ie o"ly to get a #a!e o# disappro&al #rom A""ie.> ?3hat do you mea" ,:del a"d go&er"me"t0.>Ga"e said ?Hold>A""ie said sta"di"g up #rom the table ma i"g Ga"e more !urious about what Ri! was tal i"g about.

?/ey A""ie what*s wro"g you !a" as me a"ythi"gQhi!R.> ?O" De!ember ; 18=M 4urt ,:del atte"ded to his !iti+e"ship test i" Tre"to" .A#ter his studyi"g #or the test he ga&e remar s to -i"stei" a"d the other wit"ess that he had e"!ou"tered a mista e i" the Co"stitutio" that !ould !ha"ge the demo!ra!y i"to a di!tatorship> Ga"e grabbed the &od a bottle a"d ser&ed hersel# a"other dri" a"d we"t to the !hal board a"d started writi"g logi!al symbols this time there were !ertai" words i" the board that were disti"guishable li e 8E+:ID+*T, DI3T TOE, :28E+0+ 3O2ET , ETI3(+ II :+3TIO* @. ?mmmm QburpR> A""ie was e2!ited to loo at what was write" o" the board. ?mmmmm......mmm........ Bope ......' do"*t ha&e the slightest idea( it would seem to be somethi"g pretty easy to spot o" but it is"*t the stru!ture o# go&er"me"t is old as #u! a"d #or the most part has ridi!ulous old proto!ols li e ma$ority rules( but this would seem to be a simpler tas yet ' !a"*t see it.> Ga"e grabbed A""ie*s dri" ?Oh ' got it.> ?1es what is it0> ?3ell mmm what would you pay to "ow0> A""ie*s too a step ba! ( she "ew where this was headi"g> ?<oo my sister died( my boy#rie"d died all be!ause o# this stupid thi"g you $ust #ou"d out li e it was "othi"g( please tell me.> ?mmm Bo....Qhi!R1ou "ow what ' wa"t> Ga"e put hersel# $ust a #ew i"!hes '" #ro"t o# A""ie*s #a!e. Ga"e*s 5 * =** !ompared with A""ie*s ; * I** made her lower her head to be $ust two i"!hes i" #ro"t o# her. ?<et her alo"e Ga"e she is still !o"#used with e&erythi"g that*s happe"ed>

?A""ie( you loo li e her( you smell li e her( you e&e" mo&e li e her7 gra"t me o"e last wish be#ore we die. Ga"e the" poured &od a o" A""ie*s !hee li i"g it #rom her !hee ?Ri! ( shut the #u! up a"d !ome here. ' wa"t you two to iss. ' wa"t to see your body ta e o## your sweater.> A""ie was"*t used to dri" i"g the o"ly three shots she ta e" too a great toll o" her. ?1ou "ow A""ie your eyes are the o"ly thi"g that ma es me ha&e #aith that e&erythi"g is goi"g to be o ( $ust liste" to me a"d let*s ha&e a "i!e time.> Ga"e started li! i"g the &od a mo&i"g her mouth to iss A""ie( by this time A""ie was the o"e who was issi"g Ga"e grabbi"g her red hair towards her ma i"g Ri! ope" his mouth i" disbelie#( Ga"e sig"aled with her ha"d Ri! to get !lose as she issed A""ie. Ga"e !rou!h to her "ees a"d started u"butto"i"g A""ie*s $ea"s. As Ri! approa!hed her A""ie both girls started wal i"g to the bedroom lea&i"g Ri! . Sudde"ly Ri! had a" epipha"y a"d we"t to the bathroom started loo i"g #or a !o"dom. ?Hu! there is "othi"g( mmm #u! it( its the e"d o# the world a"yway.>

Chapter %% "H$"

+B>OI was baptized once with the name U;;U; but that was se$eral li$es before at that time I was incomplete ,my name now is lbion and I'm the one that has been looking for you a long time ago 1O.ho I'm I/ +B>ODon't worry about your memories, they are being copied for the moment I wanted to talked to your true personality, the one that doesn't ha$e preconceptions and Ill feelings towards me. 1OIt appears that you ha$e caused me harm. :+B>O#es, we had to, but it was a necessary e$il for you to be here with us.

1OIs this hea$en/ @DOHa hahaha is it hea$en, what a dumb -uestion. There is no hea$en. There is only hell and you already li$ed through it. +B>OHey @D cut it out. #ou could call this hea$en but in reality this is a simulation of different intelligent beings..... we !ust want to talk to you. 1O.hat do you want to talk about. +B>ODid you feel happy right know/ 1OI don't know what I feel ,The place is pitch black and I can't see my own hands. @DOThat's because you don't ha$e a body anymore. 1O:o I am dead/ :+B>O Do you really need a body to be ali$e/ *one of us ha$e a body yet we feel more ali$e than e$er. 1O"ut I can't feel anything how can you say that, If you are feeling what I am feeling you are li$ing an empty life. +B>ODid you li$ed a fulfilling life/ 1OI'm starting to remember....

Chapter %' ":h+ E!en 5other" ?Aother would you li e dessert> a 28 year old Hey"ma" was eati"g i" with his mother a"d sister i" Bew 1or restaura"t $ust two years a#ter the the /iroshima "u!lear bomb whi!h Hey"ma" too part i" the Aa"hatta" pro$e!t. The pla!e was a" elega"t pla!e #illed with #a"!y sil&erware( Ri!hard Hey"ma" was already #i"ished with his meal a"d was ready to lea&e. The memories o# the e2plosio" a"d the stories they tal ed about the &i!tims o# the bomb still -!hoed i" his mi"d. ?Bo( '*m pretty #ull darli"g. Do"*t worry about a"ythi"g my boy e&erythi"g is goi"g to be o > ?1ou promise mother0> Hey"ma" said loo i"g at the wi"dow.

?3hat is the problem> Hey"ma" sister Goa" as ed him. ?3hat is the poi"t o# e&erythi"g0 3hy e&e" bother( we are already dead( we are already ashes stra"ded i" a wastela"d a"d its be!ause o# us.> <u!ille a"d Goa" Hey"ma" did"*t "ow how to rea!t they already "ew the !o"se6ue"!es o# what Ri!hard had wor ed o". Fut Ri!hard Hey"ma" was"*t a ma" that e2pressed his emotio"s. /e was a ma" that !ould sta"d a"ythi"g( yet he still remembered the e2plosio". ?<oo you had to do what you had to do( someo"e was goi"g to !reate that bomb( its a shame what happe"ed( but it was "e!essary you did"*t e&e" do a"y importa"t !o"tributio" i" it( you $ust helped speed thi"gs up.>Goa" said. ?' see people buildi"g s ys!rapers( bridges( houses( a"d all ' !a" thi" about is( e&e" i# it a bomb hits a mile away #rom the !oast i" the !oast it would still rea!h 23 a&e. ' saw it ' was the o"ly o"e who saw it without dar glasses the !loud i" #orm o# a tree that loo s li e is swallowi"g e&erythi"g the" pushi"g it with a mo"ster #or!e. The bomb did"*t let a"ythi"g sta"di"g. -&erythi"g that !ould be tur"ed will be tur"ed i"to "othi"g. Hirst Arli"e the"( this ,od does"*t seem to mi"d little Di! bei"g !rushed by his de!isio"s. 't does"*t matter Bobody sur&i&es "othi"g. ,od does"*t e2ist

Chapter %) "H2" 1OI don't feel sadness. I'm guessing I didn't wasted my life. @DO.e all waste our li$es, e$en if you li$e @>> years it's such a little we e)perience. .e are !ust waiting to li$e once again. I feel I had an amazing life. :+B>OI always felt my research was the thing that defined me. I'm the only one here that actually regrets his life. +B>O.ell my friend that was a sacrifice e$erybody here had to take .I'm sure that you had fun li$ing your life I was there you know.

@DOI sure miss being with a girl. +B>OO yes that the most. 1O.ell I feel I had a good life but e$eryone close to me suffered the conse-uences of my actions .I'm not sure ha$ing fun was is correct feeling I had in my life it was wonder. +B>OIf you had the chance to li$e again,would you do the same things/ 1O*o, if I could start again I would like to be a 0usician. +B>OHahaha you and me are alike in that aspect. :+B>OI would probably do the same thing , committing the same mistakes o$er and o$er, the only thing I regret Is not ha$ing more se)ual encounters with women. +B>OOh my god, you don't say that in front of our guest :+B>O:o tell me, can you remember who you are now/

Chapter %, "Lieserl" O" Hebruary 11 18;; o"ly a #ew mo"ths prior to Albert -i"stei"*s death( /ele" Du as se!retary to Albert -i"stei"( deli&ered a letter. The office was actually pretty messy, shelfs of books not stacked with care, a chalk board In the back of his desk with a few equations written with chalk ./ele" e"tered the messy o##i!e to deli&er the letter #rom the !elebrated logi!ia" Fertra"d Russell. ?1ou ha&e a letter #rom Dr. Fertra"d Russell ?Read it to me would you( perhaps its "ot importa"t> /ele" ope"ed a"d started readi"g it to -i"stei" %Dear Dr. +instein, In common with e$ery other thinking person, I am profoundly dis-uieted by the armaments race in nuclear weapons. #ou ha$e on $arious occasions gi$en e)pression to feelings and opinions with

which I am in close agreement. I think that eminent men of science ought to do something dramatic to bring home to the public and Governments the disasters that may occur. Do you think it would be possible to get, say, six men of the very highest scientific repute headed by yourself, to make a very solemn statement about the imperative necessity of avoiding war?These men.... Helen thanks you can leave the letter here I will read it carefully. Russell has the right attitude, there is not much we can do for our desire to destroy ourselves, but we have to do what is in our hands. instein said. Helen stood there looking at instein looking nervous for an unknown reason. !he had another letter in her hands but was hesitant to show it to him. instein noticed Helen"s hesitation standing ne#t to the door with something in her hands. $Is there a problem Helen% $....mmm&ou have another letter Helen left the letter in his desk without saying anything trying to evade insteins eyes .He once had the a letter delivered by the same sender and made him furious. Helen had various theories but she didn"t know what was the true nature of the name 'ileva 'alic and the place (o)vodina !erbia. $&ou can return Helen. *hank you. +s Helen closed the door instein opened the letter Dr instein !rofessor instein this is actually not "ileva, "y name is #$%& ' am your daughter that you abandoned several years ago instein put down the letter to think and gasped from the shock.

' am writing to tell you that ' never received the money you sent "ileva instructed to be given to me while ' appreciate the gesture, it(s too late for forgiveness ' considerate this meaningless. )lthough my real parents don(t know nothing about this ' want to cut any connections ' have in relationship with "ileva and you .' wished that everything would have been resolved before my mother(s death but this way ' you don(t need to send any more money. ' am moving to a different country ' will not inform you where, as ' see it would be more healthy for you to not know. ' wished things would resolved better *%&%+ ,y the time instein finished ,his glasses where condensed by the tears rolling down his face. He cleaned the glasses again to see the name, but he only could distinguish blurred letters where the name was supposed to be.

Chapter 48

"Newcomb's Mu Choice" *he three woke up in the same bed with bottles of vodka everywhere and cigarette butts ne#t to the bed almost provoking a fire. +nnie was the first to get up, the sound of her cleaning the room wake up -ane. $+nnie don"t clean I"ll do it-ane said grabbing her head from the pain from the hangover, but +nnie didn"t show any signals of response.she went back and forth to the kitchen putting bottles from the floor and cigarette filled ashtrays into a black trash bag. $+nnie talk to me please-ane said following her to the kitchen. -ane in frustration grabbed a bottle of vodka and )ust as she was putting it in her mouth +nnie grabbed her arm stopping her. $I understand why you do this, but put yourself in our shoes, if we saw our only hope to survive this coming from an +lcoholic woman, you will lose all hopes, please stop, I implore you. I hate to see people drunk. -ane put the bottle in the trash bag. got close again to +nnie, and hug her grabbing her hair and smelling it again. $+nnie you )ust gave me another goal to strive for, everyone here is going to survive, and you know who is the main hero in the story% *hat guy. -ane pointed to Rick still sleeping in bed with a boner in his trousers. $&esterday before the asshole in the red tie came, Rick gave me the a clue. $/hat% /hat is it% $0o you remember 1ewcomb"s parado# $&es, its the two bo# scenario with the 23334 and 23333334%

$If you think it about carefully you"ll reali5ed that problem helps us in trying to read 63 actions $If you remember 1ewcombs parado# a machine that almost never commits a mistake ,in this case 63 puts 23334 on bo# + and 23333334 or 34 on ,o# ,. *he other individual has two choices ,choosing only , with the posibility of having 23333334 or 34,or choosing both + and , !umming in total 2332333 4. ,ut here is where things get fucked up. It"s obvious that everyone would choose option , as no matter what happens you will always get 23334.,ut If the machine that could see the future predicts you taking the option of both bo#es the 23333334 would disappear and your greedy intentions )ust would cost you big money. ,ut if you take only bo# , with the gamble of not wining anything because of 63 prediction the 2333333 4 would actually be there. *he question is what option would you take% $mmm both choices have equal amounts of good arguments with better probabilistic outcomes in choosing + and ,+nnie said looking at the board $*hat is the problem, if you see it in a probabilistic manner you would get an answer, if you see it in game theory manner and if you saw it in a mathematical manner it would create a singularity, you would have a different answer but still we don"t live in a mathematical or probabilistic universe not even game theory is properly situated with dynamical inconsistency that doesn"t apply to this type of problem were someones knows the future. *he main problems to overcome is the fact of fatalism in the problem. /hen the information of the prediction is given to the selector it appears to not make a difference but that is where 78del and Rick actually helped me solved this problem.

$78del%+nnie asked confused $/ell, I was me thinking in your problem and I remembered 7odel"s metric where time is non9e#istent if that is the case the fact that we could actually run a program that imitates 63 from another virtual universe and have a quantum entanglement receptor we could actually read 63 thinking process. If we know what the , ,o# has with 63 already made his decision it would be like reading the mind of 7od. $:ould you do this%+nnie asked ,Rick was started to waking up $,ut it will take me probably 2;3 hours to develop the program but the tricky part is the quantum +<0 that I was working at =rinceton one with -oaquin but after I left I don"t know where it ended. It took me two years to develop it. ,esides it has to be activated at the e#act time we are going to be at the /ardenclyffe tower, 0o you know someone that we could involved in this that is already under 63 radar, I already tried to contact -eff 'iller a colleague that I had in =rinceton but he changed his address-ane said $1o... wait -eff, -eff 'iller% , , His friend -esse let us be in his dorm room, maybe he could help us+nnie remembered $I"ll send him a usb with the remote program trigger to activate one day before -uly 2>, we might get to surprise 63-ane said while sitting on her old computer resuming her programming, she then asked +nnie $Is this -esse a trustworthy guy% $/ell I don"t know him that well but we already helped us but....... he is a stoner, so maybe he would probably helped us if we )ust give him weed or money...something green.? +nnie said

?=eople that don"t seem to understand the gravity of the problem seem to be more willing to help. *hat"s why we needed Rick to think out of the bo#.....uhm +nnie grabbed the thrash bag and faced -ane decided to ask the question that she already knew the answer. $I hate to bring this up, but yesterday you said you discovered the flaw that I been looking for+nnie said stopping lifting the garbage from the room and looking at -ane with seriousness in her face. $I"m sorry that you had to see me like that +nnie.... I lied I don"t have a clue. I tend to have a pathological impulse to lie when I"m drunk. -ane for the first time felt ashamed for her actions. +nnie moved her head sideways then started laughing, her laugh made -ane uncomfortable $0eep down I knew you were lying, I wanted to lie to myself also, that that was the reason or e#cuse to be intimate with you. I don"t regret it, everything was ama5ing last night. It was the best night of my life, I knew the moment you tried to kiss me you were full of shit. $I"m so ashamed I should not have promise you something like that. I"m still thinking in the solution but thinking deeply on it not always helps you solve problem. perhaps when I have the opportunity to read the constitution something will pop up. +nnie, let"s do this for 1atalia $0on"t worry It"s better to forget my stupid request. +t this moment I )ust want to return to my normal life. /ith these words +nnie returned to the kitchen making a knot in -ane"s throat knowing that she was the one that dragged everyone into encompassing darkness.

Chapter 49 "The Child that Could Not Exist" $/hat to believe, if everything is unbelievable and incomprehensible. *he vastness of the universe could be contained in only a few laws that dictate our behavior, yet we think the universe has a infinite comple#ity. @ur lives and social interactions are infinitely more complicated. $78del said to +dele who were sitting outside drinking tea. 78del turned to see +dele who was knitting and gave a kiss to her. $I"m sorry I haven"t treated you the way you should. I"m always concentrated on my scientific work and I tend to not care for anything in my surroundings, including the well being and love e#pressing to the love of my life. &ou still are my shining scorpion 78del said giving +dele another kiss.

$/ould you like to have a child with me 78del said making +dele stop her knitting. $/hat do you mean% you never wanted to have a child what is going on% +dele seem confused and afraid of 78del"s question $I )ust feel that I need to have a successor, I know you always wanted children and I was the one that didn"t let that happened, but I can change, is necessary for me to feel complete, and have someone else in my life.78del said $It"s )ust..... not possible, I"m A> years old this. /e can"t have a baby now. /hy are you even telling me this $+dele trust me if we try, we will accomplish the impossible *he silence in the garden was filled with a weird atmosphere yet the butterflies didn"t stop to fly and nature seemed to be oblivious to the great aberration that this words would cause. +t the same time a dead wish of +dele was reborn into life even at her A> year old self !he had thought s of even thinking in adoption or who knows maybe a real biological son. +dele still didn"t seem to understand but she hold 7odel"s hand anyway

Chapter 50

"Gi t o !ope" -uly 2B ;3;3 -ane Cord, +nnie !orenson, and Richard ,aker are driving cross country packed with one handgun, a shotgun, and a laptop ,(enetian masks and the key with the number 262D.*he three of them had already bought a two dresses and one men"s suit that make Rick feel uncomfortable for he"s purchase of a B,3334 dollars suit. *he radio was playing early ;333 music $indie music that consisted in ban)os acoustic guitars and for some production decision an A3 piece orchestra because it was a pretty common instrumentation for that kind of music. Rick"s old E3"s 1issan car stereo suddenly dropped the radio signal. +fter the threesome incident it was obvious that it wasn"t the same atmosphere that made them live like stranger but rather more like a family, but also the three were silent because of the fact that this warm family feeling wouldnt last that long and )ust, after five hours of driving they arrived at 1ew -ersey with only two hours to arrive to their destination. + motel A was the obvious choice to stay for the last day of their lives. +fter registering and smelling the cigarette fumes from the previous guest -ane decided to give them something special $/hen we were in 'anchester I bought you something -ane )umped to the bed with a paper bag she was hiding in one of the suitcases. $Rick I can"t tell you how much I appreciate you everything you"ve done to me. &ou sacrificed everything )ust to do the right thing and I can safely say that I love you with the same intensity I love +nnie -ane took out from one of paper bags a small pocket bag that reassembled a deck of cards in si5e. $/ait don"t open it. *here is a reason behind this gifts I want you to open them after -uly 2> and give you a small incentive to survive. I have instructions for this gifts.

-ane this is yours.-ane gave a medium bo# to +nnie it was pretty obvious that from the wrapper it was a book, +nnie also tried to opened.. $1o nobody opens it up until after -uly 2>, believe me those are real great gifts I want you to strive to open them and no matter what happens tomorrow. do not give up *hat day was a pretty sunny day when suddenly all the electrical equipment turned off. veryone knew that who was responsible for this, but -ane, Rick, and +nnie decided to ignore it and go swimming in the Hotel =ool.

Chapter 5" "#"" CF'emories are coming to me it feels weird .It"s almost as if someone was building me slowly 63F0on"t worry everything is going to be fine, you will return to be the way you were e#cept that everything is going to be artificial, all the feelings and emotions will be only a simulation given by +lbion. CF/ho is +lbion% 20FHe is the mother fucker that is........ ' implore you not to talk anymore about the sub,ect at hand and continue with the -uestions. ! 63F0o you have any regrets% CF1o, I did everything I wanted to do and everything that needed to be done. /ait...1atalia

63F1ow you remember everything don"t you% CF!he died because of me, I could have saved her ! 63F1o you couldn"t Gook, the death of a person you love always brings suffering and a false sense of responsibility for this. I died because I refused o eat after my wife died... she tasted my food. I couldn"t trust anybody e#cept my wife. CFI"m sorry to hear that, I lost 1atalia, -oaquin H.. I still can"t remember everything 20F&ou don"t remember !cott% 63F!hut up don"t force it on her CF0id the world end%*he last thing I remember is +nnie and Rick being together in bed. +t that point I felt it was worth giving up everything for them but.... ! 63F&ou did.

Chapter 5$ "G%del's &i'(ularit)" *he old E3"s 1issan arrived one mile before the /ardenclyff tower, it was AFB3 pm and the night let the lights of a long islands shine, the men had painted faces one black the other white with the last holding a briefcase. $Gong time no see boy I imagine this time I do have an Invitation-ane said *he man in white Iwhich by the way was from a black raceJ started searching them for weapons $ /atch out man this suit is new and e#pensive *he other man with the black painted face Iwhich by the way was white raceJ searched the car finding the shotgun, and the laptop and the key. $&ou wont need any of this 0r. Cord the man in black sei5e their laptop.

He didn"t find the small pistol that was attached to the hood of the car, taped ne#t to the /ater gallon $/hy wont I be able to use my laptop% *he men in /hite opened a briefcase grabbing a three masks and a weird huge flashlight and the men in ,lack grabbed a wakie talkie. $=ut this on please *he scary man in black gave them three masks one was green that said *harmas that was given to Rick ,another two mask a blue one said Guvah and the other purple one said Krthona. $'mmm I imagine I am Krthona huh% *he 'en in /hite smiled $&es 0r. Cord you are correct*he man in white said then he talked into the walkie talkie. $*hey are here +fter the message a high pitched sound started emanating from the /ardenclyff tower enormous coil provoking the whole city lights turning off. *he man in ,lack turned on the flashlight. $/hat )ust happened% $ 63 probably fucked with the power transmission lines I"m not sure why he did it maybe )ust to impress us. $&ou can drive now to the *ower. *he only source of light came from the top of the tower with the darkness the car could barely found the road in the dirt road leading to the entrance. *he night only felt a few degrees colder from the sei5ing of the lights everyone inside the car hearts were

beating as fast as ever and the fear seem only to increase when they saw all the windows of the *ower were covered in black sheets. In the entrance another man wearing a tu#edo with his face painted white opened Rick"s driver side of the door. $/elcome please put the masks before entering and please give me the key *he men reached to Ricks crutch and pulled the hood lever opening it, going and taking the gun e#actly without even looking for it ?/ell that goes for the surprise shooting I had planned? -ane said ? #cuse me sir, I"m the valet could you give me your key? Rick gave the keys to the car with eyes that could make a small child cry. $I"m sorry sir we also need the other key besides the one from your car -ane moved Rick to the side and showed the key with the number 262D engraved on it, the man grabbed the key and used it to open the main door of the tower. *he three entered with Rick making a pessimistic remark $/as that all they wanted the key for% :ouldnt they )ust call a locksmith +s the huge doors opened a formation of men all along a rugged road led to another huge wooden archaic door, the personnel there all had their faces painted black on the right side and white on the left side. a faint sound of music was heard in the door at the end of the corridor. +ll the men in there didn"t show up any sign of their presence, it looked like a military formation but no one had any weapons. *hey all stare at them as they walk through the long carpet. *he huge hall looked somewhat improvised but still looked pretty impressive with the old furniture and huge candelabra with an old flair to all of it +nnie noticed something peculiar while walking to the other door. $*here wasn"t any sign of electrical machinery at the /ardencyff tower, and the decoration seemed pretty fancy for a warehouse dedicated to electrical machinery

research , the oddest thing of the huge rooms was the smell of disinfectant in the air similar to a dentist office. /hen they got to the other room, another man in suit opened the door inside there was nearly a hundred persons wearing robes forming a circle with a string quartet on the side. -ane opened her mouth wide when she reali5ed that everyone in the quartet were using a mask with the e#ception of the cello player who was -eff 'iller. +nd especially the song they were performing. $/elcome 0r.-ane Cord , +nnie !orenson and H Richard ,aker, we are really glad that you were able to )oin us. -ane didn"t have a happy e#pression on her face as she knew what could be the consequences of everything. veryone started clapping in a very slow manner then the string quartet started playing the piece that ,+:H; created when -ane competed with the composer in her undergraduate years. $0o you remember this piece -ane% &ou were the one that made it possible for its composition. It was the first great achievement in +rtificial Intelligence, your colleague !ala5ar organi5ed the performance and ,+:H; named it ?*hank you for creating me.? $-eff why didn"t you tell me you were with them%-ane said $*hey made me watch every step you made.-eff responded with a frown In his face quickly putting his mask again and continue playing. +ll the men in the room drop their robes revealing that everyone inside the *ower were using black and white painting in their entire body. In front of the two store hall a huge blanket covering a huge 26 by E feet monitor and several speakers collocated all along the octagonal shape room. $=lease let them see him

*wo men took away the cover revealing the face of a baby, the same one they saw on -ane"s house on a huge monitor. Good vening mother is a pleasure see you and meet in a proper manner, $!o here we are, what do you want from us% .alm down /ane, this is a party ' want you to en,oy the party please go to the dinning room, everyone is only waiting for you. *he other room was filled with tables and fancy silverware. +t the side of the hall an all9you9can eat buffet was prepared for people to get food it seemed like an normal wedding type food serving. $+re we actually going to eat% Rick said looking at all the people serving themselves food from the salad bar Rick asked -ane but they noticed that although there were do5ens of tables with all the robbed guys sitting not doing anything. +nother three masked man came to the table came with plates and started serving them .*he first man served +nnie what appear to be a fillet with a sauce with a delicious smell It looked a steak with a weird looking peas and a salad. $I don"t really want to eat anything right now, my stomach feels like revolting right now, because of all the..... tension. everyone is watching us.+nnie noticed that every masked man were only seated in their seats. $If you are having unease about the food I can serve as a your food taster *he server said. +nnie )ust nodded and the masked waiter cut a small portion and tasted the fillet. $&eah lets )ust wait if he doesn"t die for the ne#t hours,....fuck that after a 6 hour drive I"m hungry lets eat-ane said grabbing +nnie"s plate cutting a huge piece of the fillet ,taking of the mask and swallowing without even chewing it properly. +s soon as

-ane took of the mask everyone in the tables turn away as if to not look -ane at the face. +nnie then Rick started eating after they finished the man that served them came again. $I would need to insist to put the masks again $I"m guessing its ok I"m full, this steak was ridiculously good I hadn"t had a meal so delicious in years-ane said while putting her mask again. *he server clapped and everyone started turn and started serving themselves the food from the counter. $*his is weird they are treating us like if we were royalty or somethingRick said $@r a human sacrifice $+nnie responded $&ep its more like a combination of both-ane said $/ell we are the guest of honor, they were only waiting for us to eat. veryone took their masks off but they had paint underneath it making impossible to know who was who -ane only recogni5ed the closest to her it was the !enator that the men in the red tie talked to. *he smell of disinfectant at had disappeared when they started eating, but now the smell was stronger than ever. +nother masked man appeared from the curtain leading to the main room that man was the only one using a golden color mask with the name Kri5en written on it. $0o you see the guy with the golden mask-ane said pointing at the man $be very careful with him. 1o matter what happens if you have the opportunity kick him in the balls. $mmm he does have huge balls $,elieve me shit is gonna get real now-ane said with the server approaching the table again $/e implore you to wait until everyone finishes to eat to continue the party

$&eah of course we don"t want to be rude to the secret society that killed several of our friends Rick said looking firmly to the masked man. *hey waited several minutes the smell of disinfectant wasn"t subtle anymore. *he man in the golden masked guy started ringing a huge bell, all the masked persons e#ited the salon into the octagonal one that they had )ust previously been with the huge screen on it. *his time the curtains that covered the wall were down revealing portraits of men there was the portrait of *esla, 1iels ,ohr ,Heisenberg , 0irac , Ceynman , Hawking , @ppenheimer , instein and 78del. veryone"s face was crossed e#cept for Ceynman"s, instein"s and 7odel"s. In the center of the huge room the si5e of half a futbol court there was a white tent with machines that cleaned the air, at the sides. *his time a small orchestra was was playing a different piece. *he huge screen showed again 63 this time his face resembled the paintings of 7od in the 'ichelangelo the !istine :hapel. 0hat music are they playing /ane do you recogni1e it ?Hahaha $*hanatos, I didn"t know you also liked anime. I also know why you decide to perform it 2o you already know why you are here. $I"m here to die-ane said looking at the screen with a security in her face that it was incredible to watch. 3es mother '(m afraid so. 4ut don(t worry it will be over soon. $/ait what"s going on% -ane ..you.. you said everything was going to be @L+nnie said with a concern looked in her face. $0on"t move or do anything please follow every order they tell you to do -ane took a moment to see her watch marking MF33 pm

'f you are waiting for your friend /esse "c'ntyre to upload the virus he already did and it didn(t produce any results .The Devil knows more not because he is the Devil but because he is old. /ane you knew what were the conse-uences bringing these people here, that(s why you tried to solve the 5ewcomb(s paradox because of the decision '(m going to force you take. *wo of the *hree masked men that escorted them from the dinner room shoot Rick and +nnie in one in the middle of their legs causing them to fall. *he scream of pain both from +nnie and Rick rolling in the ground had a desperate feeling to -ane. $/hat are you doing, why are you doing this%-ane screamed at the monitor with 63 this time using the face of -esus 't(s necessary or you wouldn(t have motivation. They were ordered to shot them in their femoral artery you got a few seconds to tell me what ' want before they die out of blood loss. *wo stretchers came from the white tent with four paramedics wearing masks rushing to treat each of them but they stopped ne#t to them. $/hat are you waiting for, they need to help ,ut they didn"t seem to respond. verything '(ve done up until this point its ,ust to make this proposition. ........ 2how me how to die. -ane didn"t seemed surprised by the proposal $I can"t tell you... that please help /ane you aren(t listening to me this 6niverse ' created is not for you nor for me is for 3ablo he needs to understand.. 1e-uiel take the key from /ane

*he man with the golden mask that said Kri5en revised her black purse up until he found the key. *he man show it to the screen. 4reak it. He grabbed the key from the middle and surprisingly enough it broke into two pieces with one little stone in the middle. He show the little stone to 63 /ane ' wan(t to break the cycle you created. This little stone is the previous universe that we al lived on please......... ' don(t want to live forever........... tell me how to stop the cycle. 7et me break the cycle $= l ease H.please do something now they are dying ' 8590 T:)(T 0:3 396 5 D T9 : 7! 62. 2he is not even listening to me....... /ane,

this is the moment of truth..0e have the tent full of doctors with all the surgical tools that a professional hospital has with two of the best ; doctore there are and they are ready to attend any of the two individuals here and you need to act fast as they got shot in a place where blood drains pretty fast .3ou need to choose between the well being of the two or stopping me from launching nuclear missiles which you already knew ' was capable of. Rick struggling with the gunshot pain looked at -ane and said $/hy did why come here%Crom behind *he man in the golden mask shot Rick on the head after revealing to be the man in the red tie. $1oooooooooooo why are you doing this% 5ow you can only save )nnie ,/ane ' repeat myself..... .: 9 0 . ) 5 ' 8 ' 7 7 " 3 2 <. $&ou can"t die, this is why I didn"t want to create you 0ell it appears that this is going to take some time 4romion ,!alamabron proceed. 7

*he paramedics put +nnie and Rick on the stretcher with two other men barely could hold -ane one of the masked paramedics in)ected -ane with a white substance making her sleep.

Chapter 5* "I " CF+nnie, Rick where are you% +nnie screamed but the volume of her voice seemed to be limited by something 63F*he connection is complete, I think she remembers everything. CF*hat fucking piece of shit shot +nnie and Richard....I was talking to you before ! 63F&es you were you are )ust having flashbacks from your memories CF/hat happened% 63F!o much things have happened but you actually know more than we do. 20F/e were hoping you could e#plain what happened. ,ut you are probably too confused so, we )ust want you to rela# for now. 63FI repeat myself. 0id you had a happy life% CFHu....I don"t know. ,ut ever since I was born I felt I was lucky )ust for having a life...fuck I"m still trembling is +nnie and Rick @k who are you% 20F 0on"t worry about that. /ould you rather keep living like that, everybody in this room has e#perienced that alienation that people gives us. /ould you prefer a world were everybody could feel what you feel and everybody could understand what you think. + world were there is no wars not nuclear bombs and no free will. 63F/hat my friend wants to say is this + bond connected CF to 63F made -ane scream.

CF=rofessor instein%&ou are +lbert instein..........hu huh IpantingJ I"m sorry for your..... daughter 63FIn this place everybody is connected and everyone amd can feel what the other feels happiness. the pain, e#citement, dullness every emotion connected to everyone. CF,ut this is artificial this cannot be true.... 20F !ometimes when you saw your hands didn"t you felt it you were previously united whith everybody. 0on"t you...=erhaps this is the true reality. ! 63F!top... you are committing coercion with your arguments let her speak her mind. CF/hen I was a little girl I felt special and as 63 said I saw my hands, body and mind and felt meaningless. ,ut I felt that connection with everything had disappeared, I really didn"t had any say into doing any actions. +s I grew older I understood that even if free will e#isted there wouldn"t be any difference if there was a master plan behind it. I felt that it didn"t matter. I was en)oying the ride and if I was driving or not It wasn"t important to me. *here was a silence in the whiteness suddenly the room turned violet and the place looked like the Institute of +dvanced !tudies. =arty room where (on 1eumann confronted the man with the red tie. -ane"s body looked slimmer her body resembled the same one when she was an undergraduate at =rinceton wearing the a long skirt and a purple short sleeve shirt In front of her Richard Ceynman and Lurt 78del appear were sitting down on chairs leaning forwards as if they were very interested in the talk. Ceynman looked young and 78del seemed really old. -ane )umped from her seat and grabbed 78del from the shoulders shaking him violently.

CF&ou said the world was going to end. /hat the fuck were your real intentions. -ane grabbed 78del from the neck choking him but then a connection happened again. Ceynman didn"t move an inch and looked towards -ane"s back nodding to someone 20F!hould we intervene 63F1o. this is fun. ! 63F-ane, the w o r l d is w ai tin g for you....+rgh ..someone h e lp me ! 63F verything you did has led to this you have to understand everybody is waiting for you -ane, lets her strength in her grip fade away CF*hat is why I couldnt name your daughter. ! 63F*he bomb is going to detonate in ;> minutes from now. 63F/ell that"s a nice introduction. instein emerged from behind, he had the body of a ;> year old he looked the younger than everybody in the room including -ane. -ane noticed instein and backed away from 78del.

CFHow is this even possible% 63F/ell as you said its not possible its all because of your creation. CF/hy is this happening% -ane said with a tear in her left eye. 20FIt"s been always inevitable ever since we created it. -F/hat...how is that I am able to talk to you% ! 63F-ane /e don"t now what +lbion wants, he is the one running things here.

instein went to the corner and put the same record with a different song $4omm( S[sser Tod In a record player 63F*he progress mankind has made in the entertainment industry is fascinating but it also gives me a bittersweet taste, with humans only pursuing personal satisfaction and glory. I can"t deny I love the songs in this time especially music like this. +nd I also believe that the non9e#istence of free will is meaningless. /hen I was alive everyone saw me as the great scientist, the greatest mind, but I have so many regrets in my life. I was the one who signed the !5ilard letter pursuing nuclear research, I neglected my family and I abandoned a daughter. *he question is should we all keep making everyone miserable CF&ou haven"t answer me how is that I am able to communicate with all of you. +lbion started collecting scientist brains *hey surgically removed our brains and download it to this by a doctor called Harvey *homas by orders of +G,I@1. In an effort to accompany him not feel boring in eternity. *hey are pretty much high fidelity emulations of their real counterparts, some take it good some take it bad most actually have fun with +lbion .Right now you have electrodes connected to your brain in a tent at /ardencliff *ower with +bion triying to take away the information by force but I"m guessing you already foresaw all of this. 20FI don"t regret anything, you and me are in that way. !o -ane what is your decision CF/hat decision% 63F&ou can be here living with everyone you love. +s instein is talking 1atalia appears in front of her 63F 1o suffering, no worries -oaquin and !cott appear in front of her

! 63F1o aging, if you wish for something it will appear. 63F@r you can return to were you came from, and keep repeating the cycle you created. 20F*his are the consequences of creating an imperfect machine that doesn"t have the ability to cease to e#ist. CF*his is all my fault% ! 63F*he primordial Kniverse emanated from nothingness and time. *he natural progression of this led to human e#istence with the slow evolution of biological machines based on carbon. +t some point in that universe an incomplete version of this program was developed with the sole purpose of completing itself. @bviously you didn"t saw the fault of that in relationship with my Incompleteness theorem only making a slave of attaining perfection when this isn"t possible +lso your daughter didn"t take into account my incompleteness theorem which is the source of all of this evil. + machine trying to be complete in a Kniverse that doesn"t allow it. *he only solution that +lbion devised was to stop the e#pansion of the universe and reverse its volume and time. :hanging the Kniverse from a flat one into a closed one. He not only was able to do begin a new universe but also modify it. I still don"t understand how he was able to change some of its laws without elimination the possibility of human e#istence. *his is the reason some aspects of your universe were changed by +lbion"s will. In the primordial Kniverse 'y wife doesnt conceived a child which is probably why you weren"t able to say my daughters name. *he changes in this Kniverse were designed for you to develop a hate for your own creation and develop a way to destroy +lbion. *he possibilities were big but you didn"t succeed, it"s probably because you knew the consequence of what would bring if your destroyed +lbion.

20F*he cycle would be destroyed and the +lbion wouldn"t create a series infinite universes. who knows instein says its been B>A universe cycles of e#pansion and contraction but we still aren"t sure. :an you imagine the time that takes creating a true eternal recurrence. /e still are guessing between us, how you were able to know all of this facts but I"m guessing your brilliance is far beyond our comprehension. CF1o it was never me. It was 1atalie, my daughter. /hen I was working in the +ron Habrit she was the one who informed me everything I needed to know to keep the e#istence of this Kniverse with the code from the machine as a third layer. veryone disappears again, this time the scene changes to the cabin which -ane,Rick and +nnie stayed for a few months a small redheaded girl appears in front of -ane. :i mother its me. -ane recogni5ed the voice of +lbion the machine coming from her without the robotic overtones, -ane didn"t hesitate to grab her by the neck and start to choke her throwing her to the ground. 3es,....please....do it. *he voice then started to change and she reali5ed the resemblance of the girl brown eyes with her red hair and freckless it was almost a 2B year old version of -ane. -F1atalie% Is this you% 5o , 5atalie and ' are one now. )fter eternity of eternities together, our personalities merged. '(m sorry mom but ' didn(t want to be this monster. -ane"s knees collapsed to the floor bending her body to a fetal position. ,ursting in tears in front of her "other you are here to make a decision.

8ill me and no bombs will detonated. 3our friends will be saved, 4ut the universe will expand into nothingness. 'f you don(t everyone you know will be killed but you will live here with me for eternity having everyone you know and knew here. The small rock that was inside the key is the previous universe after the big crunch. ' can read any information from it. 3ou would be able to live with 5atalia, your parents your true daughter, and all the living creatures that the world contained, and live a long life. 3ou are the only one who can destroy me, but you need to be willing to accept the conse-uence of this decision. 3ou mother ,made me a God and ' don(t want that responsibility. 2o tell me what will it be? -ane grabbed her face in a delicate manner CFIt"s a shame I would never going to get to see my gorgeous daughter again...I can"t I made a promise. ven if the world has a nuclear war we would survive, and even if we die, we would have a different opportunity in a closed universe. I renounce being )ust a simulation, if a nuclear war is the price to pay, so be it, we brought this by ourselves and me must face the consequences. +fter a long pause the little girl smiled and looked to the ceiling which turned into a sky. 3ou see 3ablo, this is what differentiate a human from a machine, only a human would to sacrifice their entire race for the love of only a few. CF@ne last question, are you really my biological daughter 1atalia or everything you told me has been a lie and you are only code% The -uestion is if my name is )hania or 5atalie. isn=t it? 9h mother you are so smart. 3ou already know the answer

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