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The sound of the revving engine and the wheel´screeching departure of the Plymouth drew Jovil's attention away from the Bourbon bottle。 He lurched out on to the veranda to watch the tail lights dwindle in the rain´swept night。 He stumbled to the open door of room number three and gazed inside。 There were signs of a violent struggle。 The monitor was smashed upon the floor。 Table and chair upturned。 Across the wall above the bed was a garish streak of red。 Elvis and the Time Sprout were nowhere to be seen。 The deadly black box was nowhere to be seen。
Jovil slumped on to the bed and buried his head in his hands。 A stranger in a strange land。 And now one with very unfavourable prospects。
Jovil Jspht groaned dismally and vanished from the plot。
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NOTICE IMPORTANT。 PLEASE FOLLOW CAREFULLY THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PLAYING PLEASURE AND HAPPY USING OF THE KOSHIBO HOLOPHON 2000。
Note One。 The KOSHIBO 2000 is designed and built as same for your happy using to the highest standards as yet。 To this purpose remendation is made that all surfaces must be clean for use and not touched with hands nude or otherwise uncovered。 Or with dust on。
1�� Place the record with the playing side uppermost upon the playing deck。 With hand in glove。
2�� Closed the top must be for the playing。
3�� Play in order with button marked for on。
4�� DANGER TO HEALTH。 Do not unjack plug until the play is done with。
5�� The KOSHIBO corporation accepts no responsibility in the small print。
Holophon instructional manual 1993
Disforting but inevitable successor to the augmented CD�察�the Holophon 2000 now offers the enthusiast by far the greatest ever opportunity to burn out what few remaining brain cells he�察�she or it may still possess。 Latest in a long line of trial´by´error technology intended to augment audio playing through the introduction of analogued sensory stimuli�察�which create what the manufacturers refer to as Inner Visuality�察�this is another turkey。 The flaw in this particular system�察�as in all those previously marketed�察�is that the analogue frequency remains fixed�察�with the result that no two listeners experience the same image patterns。
Regular readers will recall the brilliant article by Sir John Rimmer�察�Telepathy�此�Food for Thought Unfit for Human Consumption�殖察�which explained that telepathy is impossible between most humans due to the unique ��fingerprint�� brain frequencies of each separate individual�察�telepathy being only conclusively proved between identical twins who share the same alpha and beta brain´patterns。
Thus a system broadcasting upon a single fixed frequency can only offer you the opportunity to play Russian roulette with your brain。
So not one for the Christmas stocking�察�kiddies。 High Tech Review 27。7。93
Dalai Dan wormed the small plastic beads from his ears。 Sickly yellow gobs of unappealing wax now clung to them。 He touched a sensor and wrenched the jack from its socket。 Two minutes and twenty´two seconds�察�or it could have been several lifetimes。 It was all the same in there。 He reached out for the highball glass and missed。 His brain was still vibrating and he had no sense of perspective。 The room before him was a flat canvas。 To the left of the picture a door vanished sideways and the cut´out of a woman swelled to enpass the greater part of the room。 Yet she appeared to get no closer。 Most curious。
Gloria gazed into the face of the God King。 'That is disgusting��' said she�察�I've seen you do some pretty revolting things�察�but both pupils in one eye�察�that's a new low�察�even for you。'
Dan blinked violently and rubbed at his eyes。 'Mirror� �Mirror��' Gloria delved into her sharkskin handbag and brought out the vanity。 The flat room vanished to be replaced by Dan's flat face。 His right eye was blank and white。 His left。。。 'Goddamn��' howled the high lama�察�'what have I done��'
'By the smell of you�察�you've done your underwear。'
'No control of bodily functions in there。'
'Ah。' Gloria understood。 'You've been in the holophon。 You will kill yourself in there。 Don't e crying to me when you do。'
'Oh�察�ha bloody ha ha。 My eyes�察�woman。'
Gloria sighed。 'You jacked out of the system before it closed。 If you must persist with this madness�察�you really should read the instructional manual。 You'll be all right in a minute or two。'
'Hand me my glass。' Gloria pressed it into the shaking hand and closed the fingers。
'What were you playing anyway��'
'Classical music。 Black disc。'
Gloria raised a manicured eyebrow。 'A vinyl recording�察�you've got one of those��'
'Circa 1950 something。'
'Elizabethan。 How did you e by that�拭�Those things are almost。。。'
'Icons�拭�This one was。。。'
Gloria's flat face left the picture。 Dan tried to turn his head but the effort made him giddy。 Gloria bent over the holophon。 Beneath the squat dome upon the system's deck lay the ancient seventy´eight�察�encased within a two´centimetre protectrite shell。 'Do you know what it says on the label��' Gloria asked。
'It is by SUN。' Dan clutched his skull。 'The script is old English。 I thought antiques were your speciality。'
Gloria lifted the dome and ran a finger reverently across the protectrite。 'And you've played it。 Heard it play。 Does it play��'
'Impressed�察�aren't you�拭�It plays�察�I've heard it。' Dan laughed painfully。 'I've experienced it。 You wouldn't believe what's in there。'
Gloria sniffed。 'Probably a fake。 I've seen more than one。'
'Check it out。'
Gloria did so。 Imprinted upon the protectrite was the seal of the Antiquities Federation。 'Goddamn��' said Gloria Mundi。
Dan ground at his eyes。 Normality was returning。 'So what do you want here�察�anyway�拭�e to get yourself laid��'
Gloria stuck her tongue out and made a face。 'Something has e up。 Something important。 Where did you get this��'
'None of your business。 What something has e up��'
Gloria closed the dome and turned upon the Dalai。 'She has been here again。'
'She�拭�What she is this��'
'The she who makes you wake up screaming。 The she you call Christeen。'
'Rubbish。' But they both knew it wasn't。
'We've got her on tape this time。'
'Interview is it�拭�Don't wind me up。'
'Not exactly。 Listen。。。' Gloria seated herself upon a Persian pouffe。 'I know we've had our differences in the past。。。'
'And in the present。 My precognitive senses advise me that the future looks no rosier。'
'You get right up my nose。' Gloria's knowledge of twentieth´century vernacular was impeccable。
'Please��' Dan grinned�察�'I prefer the missionary position。'
'Clearly the matter is of no interest to you。 I shall be going。'
'Sit down。' It was a mand�察�not a request。 Gloria sat down。
'How many seconds of activity on the tape��'
'Thirteen。'
'The exact number of seconds that your brother was brain dead。'
'The same thirteen seconds。 What do you mean�拭�You knew about those gobshites torturing my brother。 You let it happen and did nothing until they killed him。'
Dan raised his eyes。 The pupils were correctly rehoused but appeared to be lit from within。 'I see everything�察�Gloria。 I am the Dalai Lama。'
'But you let them put my brother through that when you could have stopped it��'
'It was a controlled experiment。 Anyway�察�your brother is alive and kicking。' Dan touched the centre of his forehead and closed his eyes。 'No�察�correction�察�alive and shitting。 He is currently venting his bowels into your bidet。'
Gloria opened her mouth to release invective。 Dan held up his palm。
'Save it until you are alone。 I will hear it then。 All in all I don't think your brother has had an unsuccessful first day。 I think he deserves a little bonus。 Have him e up to see me tomorrow at ten sharp。 And Gloria´'
'Yes。'
'You can bugger off now。'
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The term Universal Law is meaningless。 In universal terms no absolutes can possibly exist。 Each truth mankind discovers is inevitably modified by another which ultimately disproves it。 And bearing this in mind we turn to the vexed question in point。 'Do the Gods exist��' In universal terms the question is unanswerable because the word 'exist' has no absolute definition。
So to rephrase the question�察�'In terms understandable to the human mind�察�do the Gods exist��' This is somewhat easier。 The answer is yes。 The Gods of men exist。 Whether the Gods that the great apes of Africa worship�察�when they dance beneath the full moon�察�exist�察�I don't know。 Whether the Fish God of the Sargasso to which the eels make their yearly pilgrimage exists�察�I don't know。 Whether the nameless winged spirit�察�to which all birds sing their hymns each dawn�察�exists�察�I can't say。 But the Gods of men�察�they are certainly real。 I know this because I have met one。 The Suburban Book of the Dead
Rex snored soundlessly in his battered armchair。 Before him the terminal flickered�察�the EYESPI scanning his sightless pupils and feeding points back to MOTHER。 Rex's expulsion from Gloria's apartments had been abrupt�察�undignified and sadly lacking in fond farewells。 His bodily functions had figured large in the tirade of abuse which had issued from his sister's mouth。 In fact her manner was so threatening that Rex considered it prudent to avoid the subject of her bed�察�on to which he had recently thrown up。 The only thing that saved the evening for Rex was the kindness and camaraderie shown to him by the two security men who found him wandering�察�half´naked and drunk in equal part�察�about the maze of corridors。 They had fitted him out with a new radiation suit�察�loaded its pockets with beer and ciggies�察�made profuse their apologies for the little misunderstanding and finally flown him home to Odeon Towers。
Rex dreamt about the woman of his dreams。 The lady he had seen in his dying vision。 They were alone running through fields of tall waving brown stuff。 And they didn't have any clothes on。 Rex was dead peeved to be awoken by the violent rapping at his chamber door。
Mungo Madoc rarely slept。 Being the product of some pretty snazzy genetic engineering�察�he merely topped up his system every day with a cocktail of vitamins�察�proteins and things of that nature。 A tiny implant in the base of his skull calculated exactly which doses were required to maintai