The Oracle Trilogy Book One Ohm's Node

A Fable Is a Bridge

'No, I'm fine my lady.'

'And how long did it take?'

'Yes, my childhood dream. It is a long story to match the thousand-mile bridge my lady.'

'First, relax, then take a deep breath and then tell your story. You will have as long as it takes. I'm eager to share in your experience for it has been told as I'm sure you've heard, that to walk the bridge will add ten years of wisdom and extend longevity by as much.'

'Yes, its true that and more. My parents met on the bridge and walked it together. All stories told before sleep were always based on their experiences, so I grew up in wonder and because we are taught to always question and seek answers for ourselves, I left home to test the validity of it.'

'And of course for the adventure?"

'Yes, my lady, for the thrill of discovery. You meet an elder who fixes on your signature brain pattern before you step onto it, so they know if an unpleasantness occurs. The optional immersive meld disenfranchises you of any possible fear of danger you may face, creating a more nutritive space to utilize all developing senses. I chose to go without neural intervention. I wanted to experience those emotions that create responses that ensure safety! So, my lady, as you experience my stored memories, you will understand that not all is tranquil.'

'I trust you, young warrior. If I require a lifeline I'll let it be known and now, let us take these chairs on such a beautiful morning and begin.'

When her inner third eye opened , sensing the sway of the bridge and scents rising from the thousand years of fecundity below, she was overwhelmed. She reached for the arm of the chair and found balance. A quilt of a thousand different hues of green and a rainbow of bright and muted color, with enormous spikes of growth that rose hundreds of feet with leaves that shimmered under the two suns and a scattering of ponds and small lakes interconnected by streams and rivers through forests as far as she could see, what she understood to be the pioneers of all worlds. And fields like her own but curving this way and that with shimmering ponds, suffused in gold beneath a thin mist created by giant geysers that glittered like cosmic dust. This was a world heritage site healthy and evolving. He*she was lying prone on the walking slats listening to the first entry.

Welcome to all seekers of knowledge and restless Imaginaries. For all who haven't been informed of this millennial project, we suspect off worlders mostly, it is a culmination of the deep passions and love of a few survivors of the great disruption who are revered now and put on pedestals for their dogged determination and perseverance. The story of the colossal effort to right the effects of the Great Disruption on life that almost led to our annihilation is greater than any myth of other worlds cloaked in the fuzziness of comprehension.

'Highly complex shared stories of our ever-evolving planetary depository of a collected universe of life by the Guardians are the coin of a thousand planetary research stations below. Some of these shared memories hold the masterful works that have been shared with children for eons, some our history to establish continuity and others of The Great Disruption, held in the walking planks made from the detritus from a lesson hard learned. The millions of square miles of terraforming below is a tribute to the time put in by the Guardian biologists to our living incubator which will serve not just us but all. The preserve holds a blend of hybrid fauna that both add to the diversity and protects it from interlopers. We are truly sorry to have these ungodly creations present but trust all will understand. These things everyone knows. The rules of entry are clear. Don't or be killed. There would be no more mistakes. The pattern of an evolving interconnected life form allows all inhabitants their genetic heritage with one moral imperative; thou shalt not deny the inherent laws of the universe and Nature.