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<p>“I was thinking I’d start asking around our friends and see who invested totally up here and who didn’t, then perhaps put out the question to a wider audience. That ought to get me a good amount of responses.”</p>
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<p>“I was thinking I’d start asking around our friends and see who invested totally up here and who didn’t, then perhaps put out the question to a wider audience. That ought to get me a good amount of responses.”</p>
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<p><em>“It is a bit of a shotgun approach, is it not?”</em></p>
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<p><em>“It is a bit of a shotgun approach, is it not?”</em></p>
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<p>Codrin laughed, shrugged, and knelt down to begin building the next pile of stones. “You got any better ideas, fox?”</p>
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<p>Codrin laughed, shrugged, and knelt down to begin building the next pile of stones. “You got any better ideas, fox?”</p>
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<p>It knelt beside them, digging up stones of its own and handing them to em. <em>“Of course I do. Do ask our friends, as I think they will have much to say, but also, while poking around, I saw an old, familiar name who might be interesting to talk to. They were also a member of the Council of Eight.”</em></p>
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<p>It knelt beside them, digging up stones of its own and handing them to em. <em>“Of course I do. Do ask our friends, as I think they will have much to say, but also, while poking around, I saw that several of the founders have made the launch. I suppose that I am not surprised that this is the case..”</em></p>
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<p>“Oh? Here on the launch?” Ey plopped a root-tangled rock on top of the growing pile, laughing. “I don’t know why that surprises me. Of course they’re here. Who is it?”</p>
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<p>“Oh? That makes sense, I suppose” Ey plopped a root-tangled rock on top of the growing pile, laughing. “Something exciting after all those years, back to being at the heart of something important”</p>
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<p><em>“Zeke. Or, ah…I believe that he is going by Ezekiel, these days. He is quite mad, you will like him.”</em></p>
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<p>Dear splayed its ears. <em>“It is hard to let go of that desire, yes. Many of them are quite mad now, however.”</em></p>
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<p>“Mad how?”</p>
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<p>“Mad how?”</p>
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<p><em>“All of the council was reasonable in their own ways, but Zeke in particular was the logical one. I sure as hell was not.”</em> It sat back on its heels and watched Codrin finish the cairn. <em>“After things with the council began to disintegrate, he got frustrated and left to get up to his own things. We…lost track of each other after that, but I have seen his name around there and there, and I know that he is on the launches, as well as the System. He might have some interesting insights to give you.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“All of the council, all of those who uploaded so early, was reasonable in their own ways, but some more logical than others. I sure as hell was not.”</em> It sat back on its heels and watched Codrin finish the cairn. <em>“After things with the council began to disintegrate and the meaning of being a founder grew all the more poignant with the explosive population growth, many got frustrated and left to get up to their own things. Many of us…lost track of each other after that, but I have seen many of their names around there and there, and I know that several are on the launches, as well as the System. They might have some interesting insights to give you.”</em></p>
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<p>“Interesting good? Interesting bad?” Ey laughed. “You can’t call him mad and then just leave ‘interesting’ hanging in there.”</p>
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<p>“Interesting good? Interesting bad?” Ey laughed. “You can’t call them mad and then just leave ‘interesting’ hanging in there.”</p>
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<p><em>“Of course I can.”</em> It stood again, dusting off its legs. <em>“But I love you, so I will not. As far as I can tell, he poked around here and there, after those early days, getting into writing, then back into leadership, then, about twenty years ago, he fell back to his namesake and became a prophet.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“Of course I can.”</em> It stood again, dusting off its legs. <em>“But I love you, so I will not. As far as I can tell, many initially picked up artistic endeavors of some sort or another, and almost to a one, they became interested in history and preservation. I am sure that you have read several of their works. Much of the strain on their personalities began to show about twenty years ago.”</em></p>
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<p>“Twenty years ago, huh?”</p>
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<p>“Twenty years ago, huh? Around the time of the Qoheleth stuff? Or the launch?”</p>
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<p>The fox only grinned.</p>
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<p>The fox only grinned.</p>
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<p>“Well, I’ll put him on the list, then. I’m curious to hear what a prophet has to say about travelling however many kilometers a second through space. Anyone else?”</p>
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<p>“Well, I’ll put them on the list, then. I’m curious to hear what a mad founder has to say about travelling however many kilometers a second through space. Anyone else?”</p>
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<p><em>“I am sure there are more Odists on here who would be willing to talk. Some of them might even be interesting.”</em> It admired the waist-high cairn, smiling. <em>“If you want actually interesting perspectives, however, you cannot go wrong hunting down artists, though. They will always have something to say.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“I am sure there are more Odists on here who would be willing to talk. Some of them might even be interesting.”</em> It admired the waist-high cairn, smiling. <em>“If you want actually interesting perspectives, however, you cannot go wrong hunting down artists, though. They will always have something to say.”</em></p>
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<p>“Alright, I can accept that.”</p>
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<p>“Alright, I can accept that.”</p>
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<p>It leaned in to bump its nose against eir cheek. <em>“Thank you, my dear. Be kind to Ezekiel, as May Then My Name suggests. Be patient with him. Be prepared for a difficult conversation.”</em></p>
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<p>It leaned in to bump its nose against eir cheek. <em>“Thank you, my dear. Be kind to Ezekiel, as May Then My Name suggests. Be patient with him. Be prepared for a difficult conversation.”</em></p>
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<p>“Difficult how?”</p>
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<p>“Difficult how?”</p>
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<p><em>“He is not who he used to be. Time has not been kind to him, to his sanity. He is no longer the shrewd and funny politician he was back then.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“He is not who he used to be. Time has not been kind to him, to his sanity. He is no longer the shrewd and funny politician he was back then. Since about the time of the launch proposal, he has returned to being called Ezekiel and donned the mantle of his namesake.”</em></p>
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<p>“What’s that?”</p>
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<p><em>“A prophet.”</em></p>
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<p>Codrin was not sure what a prophet looked like, but the conversation with Dear dogged em all the way until ey was finally able to find Ezekiel and get him to agree to an interview.</p>
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<p>Page generated on 2021-09-04</p>
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<p>Page generated on 2021-09-04</p>
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