Gnosior First Act in which the story is presented Gnosior Coming Home 200-249 Ian Argis This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Copyright © 2014 by Ian Argis. All rights reserved. Published in Canada by Gnosior Publishing, Toronto, Canada. Gnosior – Coming Home : a novel / Ian Argis. ISBN: 978-0-9937329-0-4 51700 Gnosior Publishing website address: www.gnosior.com v1.17 The light has come and gone. The darkness begins its sweet journey to meet the dawn, the shiny killer. c C Book I. Truly happy 206-208 1234567890v, Book II. The world is growing 208-210 n, Book III. Who I am 210-213 d Book IIII. Becoming a man 213-221 d Book V. Potis. Pater. 221-234 f Book VI: Blown away 234 - 241 h Book VII. 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Whaty ou r e ad abov er an i nf r ontofmy e y e s , puz z l e d,onel at emor ni ng,t ot hee ndl e s samus e me ntofi t s aut hor .Myy ounge rbr ot he rc oul dnotbef ul l e rt hanhewasof i t–i nt hatmome nt-amas t e r pi e c eofmoc k e r ygoi ngonf or t hr e et hous andwor ds ,f i l l e dwi t ht hi ngst hatmadenos e ns et o me .Andt oc l e art het hi ngsupt he r ewe r eanot he rt e nt hous and mor eofgl os s ar yase nl i ght e ni ngast hepape ri t s e l f . Why ?Ial way swonde r e dofhi ss e ns eofr e al i t y ,and e v e nmor eathi se ne r gywas t e dont hi ngss oe phe me r al .He al way shadt hi ss pe c i als e ns eofany t hi ngnumbe r sorge ome t r y r e l at e dande v e nl anguageandbe hav i orr ul e st ot hepoi ntt hat Il os tt heabi l i t yt ot r ul yf ol l ow hi m byt het i mehewass i x , may bes e v e n. Whynot ?Andhemadei tc l e arhedi dnotpl ant os ay any t hi nge l s e ,obv i ous l ypr oudofhi sf e at . I tmak e snos e ns e ? T oos mar tf ory ou?Chuc k l i ngwi t hhi she adc aughti n a me c hani c alf ugueofj e r k y ,s pe e dymov e me nt s ,e y e shal f c l os e d. Shoul di t ?St opi tF i s h,Ihi thi m,hi st he s i ss howi ngof f onc eagai n,be i ngt hi n,t r ul ye as yt odi s r e gar d. As kmeany t hi ng. Whydoy oupi c ky ournos e ? No,as kmes ome t hi nge l s e ,f r om . .s c i e nc e . Is t i l ldon' ts e et hepoi nt .Why ?Iwasnoti nt hemood. Hemi ghtbes mar t e rt hanmebutnott hats mar tt owas t emy t i meagai n. I ' m goi ng t os ubmi ti t .T hepape r .And hei ns i s t e d, poi nt i ng wi t hhi snos edanc i ng hi snos t r i l st omehol di ng i t . Whati shedoi ng?Idi dnotans we r ,nots e e i ngt hene e d. I ' ms e r i ous ,andhek e pts mi l i ngwi t hhi shugegr i n,but s ome how,may bef r om hi st one ,Ic oul ds e et hatt he r ewas s ome t hi ngs e r i ousbe hi ndal lt hi s .T haty e ar ,t hi r t yy e ar sago t het he s i smybr ot he r ,F i s h-t we l v ey e ar sol d,s ubmi t t e dt oone oft hes c i e nt i f i cf or umst ookourwor l dbys t or m. T hi s happe ne d att he e nd ofa pe r i od oft hr e e c e nt ur i e s ,may be mor e whe r es c i e nc e ,i fwe di s r e gar dt he adv e r t i s e de f f e c t sofc ompoundgai ns ,s t agnat e d.I fwear et o f ol l ow unof f i c i als our c e s ,we l l-t heonl ys our c e ss i nc enoone bot he r st odayt ogot hatf ari nk e e pi ngt r ac koft hepas t ,ot he r t hanasahobby ,s omeanc i e ntc hange st ot hehi e dt hats aw t hec r e at i onoft heKongor di nt hef are as tandOSARIi nt he s out hmov e dt het ar ge tf r om appl i e ds c i e nc e ss uppor t i ngt he e c onomyt oa de c e nt r al i z e dr e s e ar c happr oac h,us i ng v al ue bas e d, non pol i t i c i z e ds y s t e ms t hate nc our age d a mor e i ndi v i dualappr oac hi nt hec ont e x tofc ol l abor at i on,butwhi c h bot hdi dnots e eanyl e apsasonewoul dhav ee x pe c t e d,f or t hene x tf e wc e nt ur i e ss c i e nc ebe c ameac ommodi t y ,t her e al m of t e c hni c i ans wi t hf e w hobby i s ts c i e nt i s t s mak i ng e v e r i nc r e as i ngl yi mpor t antdi s c ov e r i e st hats ome how f ai l e dt o c onv e r ti nt ome ani ngf ulpr ogr e s sf ort her e s t . T hati snott os ayt hatt hepe r c e pt i onofpr ogr e s swas nott he r e .T hatwoul dbef ool i s h.P r ogr e s s i v e l ybe t t e rde f i ni t i ons ofpr ogr e s si t s e l fi nj e c t e di nt hes oc i almi ndmadet hathappe n. But ,byas s e s s i ng t hemai ns t r e am pe r c e pt i on ofs c i e nc eone c oul dnote s c apet hef e e l i ngofac e r t ai n,de f i ni t e l ynont r i v i al , appr oac h ofr e c y c l i ng ofde s i r e sand i de as ,punc t uat e d by hi dde nr e s e t s ,andoft hi ngsnotaddi ngupi nt i me . How c oul d we hav e pr ogr e s s e ds o muc h and f i nd our s e l v e si nawor l dj us tmar gi nal l ybe t t e r ,t ok e e ppos i t i v e ? F e w as k e dt heque s t i onany mor eandnoones e e me dt ohav e t heans we r .Unt i lnow. Whi c hbr i ngsmebac kt omyy ounge rbr ot he r ' spape r . F ol l owi ng a v e r y ol dt r e nd ofl anguage de v e l opme nt ,t he s c i e nc ev oc abul ar ymai nt ai ne dr e c y c l i ng wor dsofmundane or i gi nst ot hepoi ntoft het e x t sc ar i ngac e r t ai nf l av orofi di ot i c , j ux t apos i ngol df ar me rmar k e twor dsandwhatnott one we r c e nt ur i e s 'hi ghl yr e c y c l e dt e r msofv ar i ouss our c e s .Eggpl ant i mpl os i oni squot e dbyc as ual hi s t or i c als our c e sasoneoft he mos tpopul art e r msi n phy s i c smi dl as tc e nt ur y ,and hi ghe r mat h me t as pac e s ,and c omi ng bac ke ar l yt hi sc e nt ur y, be c omi ngmai ns t r e am,andnotl e s si mpor t ant l ybuti nbus i ne s s , c at c hi ngup,ne v e rt omi s st her e ali nne rv al ueoft r e nds . Asi thappe ns ,I ' ms ur et hi spr obabl yc ar r i e dac e r t ai n appe ale as i l yi nt hee ar l ys t at e soft hephe nome noni nge e k s ' c i r c l e s butwi t ht i me i tbor r owe dt he appe ar anc e of a c ons e r v at i v epr ac t i c et ot hepoi ntofbe i ngr i di c ul ous ,i nbad t as t e-asIc ont i nuet oe x pr e s smyopi ni on. Whydi dt he nt het he s i sbor r ow t hi sar t i f ac t ?waswhat Ias k e dhi m aswe l l .T hewor dsdonotmat t e rhe r ebutt he r e ' s anunde r l y i ngl ogi ct he ys y mbol i z e .I t ' sabi tl i k epoe t r yandI want e dt omak et hatc l e ar .Hi shandsmov ec haot i c al l y ,andhe s e e mst ot r yt os t ops ome t hi ngwi t huni magi nabl epowe r .T he ans we rwasc e r t ai nl ynotc l e aratt hef i r s tt houghtbutt hemor e Ik e ptc omi ngbac kt oi t ,t hes t r onge rt heat t r ac t i ongr e w. Butbe f or eIgoi nt ot hat ,Ine e dt os ayt hatt het he s i s , whi l ei ni t i al l yr i di c ul e dandqui c k l yi gnor e d,e v e nmor egi v e n i t s hobby i s tand anony mous or i gi n – my br ot he r ne v e r r e v e al i ng hi sr ol ei nc r e at i ng i t ,be c omea puz z l ef ormany af t e ra s e c ond unt r ac e abl e pape rf ol l owe d,s ol v i ng – wi t h pe r f e c tT 3v e r i f i c at i ons-t wo t hr e ec e nt ur yol d pr obl e msof ut mos tc ompl e x i t yandc ar r i e dr e f e r e nc e sbol dl yc r e di t i ngt hi s f i r s tpape ral one . Ne e dl e s st os ayt hatf ort hos es t i l lf ami l i arwi t ht he s ubj e c t sdi s c us s e dt hi smade no s e ns e atal l .Butt hemany aut omat e d and human r e v i e we dt e s t sr e v e al e dc l e ar l yt hat t he s epr obl e mswe r ei nf ac ts ol v e d.Mor e ,t hel as tpape rhi nt e d atc l e are ngi ne e r i ngappl i c at i onst hatwe r ei nt hee ar l yphas e s ofbe i ngde v e l ope dbas e dof ft hec onc e pt sunde r l i ne di nbot h pape r s .I noney e ar ,f ol l owi ngt hedy nami c sofr e s e ar c h,t he r e we r emor et hana hundr e d pe opl et r y i ng t o unde r s t and t he phe nome non.T hes e c ondy e ar ,t he r ewase v e nane w br anc h ofl ogi ct hatt r i e dt os i mpl i f yt heor i gi nalpape r ,whi c hme ant t r ans l at i ngi ti nt ot heol dv oc abul ar y .T he r ewasanpape rnow c ont ai ni ng t e nf ol dt he v ol ume oft he or i gi nali nf or mat i on, whi c hpape rc r e at e dabi tofc ont r ov e r s ys i nc eaf e wpoi nt e dt o t hei nc r e as e ,butonl yt of i ndt hati twasc ommons e ns enow t hats i mpl i c i t y ,whe n ai me d atmany -i fnotal l ,i ss t i l l s ome t i me snotl e s sbutmor e . Whe nIas k e dmybr ot he rt he n,af t e rt hes e c onds e tof pape r swe ntout ,t oe x pl ai nt omet hebas i ci de ashel aughe d. No,we l l ,i t ' sar i ddl e ,hes ai d.It houghtt he s ear eans we r s ,a s ol ut i onofs or t s ,don' tt he ys how s ome t hi ng?You' r er i ghti n t hatt he ys how s ome t hi ng,buti t ' sr e al l yat e s t–whe ns ome one wi l lunde r s t and whati sbe i ng s ai dt he ywi l ls ur e l ys e et he y hav ebe e nmi s l e ad.T hi swhol et he or yi sal mos tar andom s e t ofr ul e s ,ofl ogi c .I tmak e ss e ns ebe c aus eIge ne r at e di tf r om a muc hs i mpl e rt he or y .ButIc oul d hav ege ne r at e d hundr e ds , t hous ands ,pe r hapsmor e ,qui t ee as i l y . Ge ne r at e d?Idon' t . .Whydi dn' ty ouwr i t eaboutt he ot he rone ,t hes i mpe rone ?Whati st heot he rone ? Can' t ,i t ' sdi f f e r e nt .I t ' s. .i tdoe snotf ol l ow t hec ur r e nt s t r uc t ur alappr oac h.I t ' squi t eme c hani c ali nnat ur e ,l i k eat oy , e x c e ptf or t he numbe rand nat ur e oft he di me ns i ons ,t he pos s i bl ebe hav i or s ,andi t ' spos s i bl et ohav es hor t c ut sbe t we e n notf ul l yr e al i z e d poi nt si nv ar i ouss t at e s .Yous e e ,i t ' sbot h s i gni f i c ant l yl e s st han11page sandmuc hmor es i nc eI ' mr e al l y s t uc katt hegl os s ar y .Some how Iam notabl et owr i t ei tdown. I t doe s not f ol l ow our c ur r e nt s e t of l ogi cc r i t e r i a, of e x pe c t at i onsofl ogi c .ButIc an muc h mor ee as i l yge ne r at e pr oj e c t i ons . Ge ne r at e d?Iwass t i l lbe hi nd. .Youwr ot eapr ogr am t oge ne r at ei t ?Iwasc onf us e d.No,nott hatway . .Youk now t hos egame swepl ay e dwhe nwewe r ey ounge r ?Whe r ey ou woul d bei na s pac ewhe r et heobj e c t si nt hegamewoul d s ome t i me sdi s appe arbuty ouc oul ds t i l ls e et he i rpr oj e c t i onson ot he robj e c t sofv ar i ousf or msands ome t i me sonepr oj e c t i on woul dbec ompl e t e l ybl ur r e dandy ouhadt or unt hr ought hos e . .obs t ac l e sandmaz e s ? Ir e me mbe ry our ui ne dt hatgame .I twor k e df i neand t he n,af t e ry ourc hange st he r ewasnowayofge t t i ngpas tt he f i r s tl e v e l . . Youdi d nott r y ,t hatIk now.I ' m nots t upi d,y ou' r e c l e v e r e rt hany ous how.Ial way si gnor e dhi sc omme nt ar y ,an at t r i but eofbe i nganol de rbr ot he r ,butne v e rdi s c ar de di t .Idi d c omebac kandde al twi t h.Re gar dl e s sofhi st r i c k s ,hei smuc h s mar t e raf t e ral l . So,t hi st he or yi sl i k et hat ,pr oj e c t i ons ,mos t l ybl ur r e di f t hatwasanopt i on.Andt he r ear es hor t c ut s .A f e w.T y pe sof s hor t c ut s .Enoughs ot hos et wot he or i e sc anbes ol v e d.I nt he r e als y s t e m Ic annots e et heobj e c t sdi r e c t l ybutIal way sc an f e e lwi t hhi ghc onf i de nc et he yar et he r e .Andnotl i k eabl ob,I c anf e e lt he i rde t ai l s ,i t ' sasgoodass e e i ngbutIc annotmapi t t oanyi mage orwor ds . As e c ondar ys y s t e m?Sameasv i s ual ? Ye s ,e x ac t l y . But not qui t e l i ne ar , not t hr e e di me ns i onal . What ' st hepoi ntwi t ht hepape r ? Iwant e dt os e ei fany onee l s ec ans e ei t .Notonl y wor dswe r enoti mpor t ant ,Iwant e dt omak et hatc l e ar .And f un. Att hi spoi ntt omak ej us t i c et ot hes t or yIhav et obr e ak f r om t e l l i ngt hi spar t andgobac ki nt i met owhe nwewe r e muc hy ounge r . Iwasnotbor n he r e .Mot he rbr oughtme f r om t he r e s e r v at i onwhe nIwast ur ni ngf i v ey e ar sol d.I ' v ebe e nt ol dwe s t ay e d att he out pos tf ora c oupl e mor e mont hs ,unt i lmy br ot he rwasbor n,ar ound 474 It hi nk .Af t e rt hats he was pr e v e nt e dt oe v e rgo bac ki nt ot he r e s e r v at i on.We k e pt mov i ng and e v e nt ual l ymov e d bac kt ot hec i t ywhe n Iwas s e v e n.Mot he rs t ar t e dt owor ki nt headmi ni s t r at i on,al owl e v e l j obandwegott os t aywi t hhe r .Idon' tk now i fanyot he rk i ds we r eal l owe dt os t aywi t ht he i rmot he r s ,ors e et he m,ot he r t hanv i s i t at i onday sbutpe r hapsbe c aus ewewe r enotpar tof t hes y s t e m,butr at he rpar toft hatgr ay ,unc l e arar e aoft hel aw t hatal l owe dust oe x i s tbuti gnor e dusot he r wi s e ,wes t ay e d. Al lot he rk i dswe r eup,i nt he i rs e gme nt s ,ont he i rage f l oor s ,andt heonl yt i me swes aw t he m wasdur i ngt heCl ub day s onc e a we e kf ort hr e e hour si nt he af t e r noon and v i s i t at i onday s ,aboutonc eamont h.Mot he rmanage dt oge t usbot hmeand F i s hol ds t y l epas s e sand I Dsi nt hes y s t e m whi c hwe r et hemi ni mum r e qui r e dt obeabl et omov eatt he l owe rl e v e l s ,whe r ewewe r e ,bute nought oge tusi nt ot heCl ub whi c hwasne x tt oMyF ami l y ,t hev i s i t at i onl ounge .Howe v e r t he ydi dnotwor kwi t ht hee l e v at or ss owewe r ene v e rabl et o ge ti nt o one t he n,as i nc r e di bl e asi ts e e ms ,t o mot he r ' s unr e l e nt i nggr i e f .Wehadt ous et hes i des t ai r s ,or i gi nal l ybui l t t woandahal fc e nt ur i e sbe f or ebutpr obabl yne v e rus e d,ot he r t hanbyt hec l e ani ngt e amsonc ei nade c ade .T he s ewe r ei na wayt hee qui v al e ntoft hec i t ys e we rs y s t e m oft heol dday s , e x c e ptf ort hedi f f e r e nc ei nt e r msofne c e s s i t y ,ofus e f ul ne s s . Ye s ,t hatpl ac e duswe l li nt hebot t om 0. 01%oft hepoor e s tk i ds i nt hewhol eHomeEddi s t r i c tofov e rt hr e emi l l i onc hi l dr e nand y oungadul t sunde r25whowe r ebor nt obet hr owni nt her ac e game ,t of i ghtt ot he i rbe s ts k i l l ,r e ac ht hee nd,got ot hene x t l e v e l .And f e w we r el e f tout .And wewe r enote v e ni nt hi s gr oup.Wewe r eatt hev e r yot he rt op.Wewe r er e al l yl e f tout . Butwedi dnotc ar e .Wewe r ehappyt he n. T heuni tmot he rwasal l oc at e dwasa40 i nt heEas t End,homet oahundr e df i f t e e nt hous andsuni t sas s i gne dt ol ow andme di um l e v e le duc at or s ,c l e r k s ,k e e pe r sandot he rs y s t e m s e r v ant s ,awor dIs houl dr e me mbe rnott ous e .Ouruni twas t wo s t or i e s be l l ow t he s ur f ac e ne x tt o one oft he mai n war e hous e s ,andpr obabl yt hef ur t he s tf r om anye l e v at or .Not t hatwec ar e d. A uni ti sonl yme antf oroneadul t ,wi t hl i t t l es pac et o s par e .F i t t i ngat e e nt wi nbe dc aps ul ewast heonl ypos s i bi l i t y , andt hatl e f tt hef i v ebye i ghtuni tqui t ec r owde d.Mot he rc al l e d i tar oy alt r e at me nts i nc et hi swasal r e adymuc hmor epr i v ac y t hant her e gul arc hi l dwoul dr e c e i v eatourage ,andt heuni t i t s e l fwasdoubl et he s t andar d ar e a and had a bat hr oom, pr obabl yt oc ompe ns at ef ori t sl oc at i on. I nge ne r al ,notonl yi nt hi sbui l di ng,s i nc et he r ewe r e nor e t i r e dpe opl ehe r e ,buti nal lot he rdi s t r i c t s ,t hes i ngl euni t s we r el e gal l yas s i gne dt ope opl eol de rt han25and mos tdi d l i v ei ns i ngl euni t swi t haf e we x c e pt e dbyl aw.T hey ounge r andt heol de rhowe v e rwe r eal lc onf i ne dt oc ommunals pac e s , t hepr i v ac yal mos tf ol l owi nganobe s ebe l ls hape ddi s t r i but i on. Atbot he nds l ar ge ,i mpos i ng hal l s de c or at e d wi t h ni c e c aps ul e s ,f r om a f e wt e nst ohundr e dsc onv e r ge dt hr ougha c ur v eofuni t sf i l l e dwi t h12,8,6butnot2or4,t ot hes i ngl e adul tuni tl ongl i nei nt hemi ddl e ,r e s e r v e df oradul t s25t o65 y e ar sol d.T he adul tuni t sv ar i e dt he ms e l v e s ,t hos el oc at e d mor ec onv e ni e nt l y be i ng s mal l e r ,ass mal lasa 12 i n our di s t r i c tbute v e ns mal l e re l s e whe r eand hav i ng t os har et he bat hr oom andas mal lk i t c he nbe t we e nt woorf ouruni t s ,whi l e t hos ebe i ngatt heout s k i r t soft hede ns e l yc i r c ul at e dwor l dhad t hel u x ur yofs omemor epr i v ac y . And Ir e me mbe rt he t hi ngs we l onge df or .T he v i s i t at i onday s ,onee v e r ymont h,we r et hemome nt swel ook e d f or war dt ot hemos t ,t het i mewhe r ewef e l tf oraday nor mal , par tofe v e r y onee l s e .Wec oul dnotgoany whe r emuc hf ort he s i xday si nt hes pr i ngort het wowi nt e rbr e ak sormos toft he 12day sofs umme rv ac at i on.Mot he r ,l i k eal mos te v e r yot he r adul twasonl yal l ot t e df i f t e e nday say e ar .Wes pe ntt oge t he r al lt e nv i s i t at i onday swi t hmot he rupi nt heVi s i t at i onL ounge , f e e l i ng s pe c i al ,br i ngi ng pr e s e nt sand as k i ng our s e l v e swhat happe ne ds i nc et hel as tt i mewes aw e ac hot he r ,whi c hwas e v e r ys i ngl eday ,butt hi swasdi f f e r e nts oweal lpr e t e nde dt hat way . T her e s tofhe rv ac at i on–f i v eday s-mot he rwoul d t ak eust ov i s i tgr andf at he rand gr andmot he r ,mos t l yi nt he s umme r .Gr andf at he rwass i c k ,wi t hadi s e as eunk nownt ous , be t t e rt hatway-mot he rwoul ds ay ,s oher e c e i v e das pe c i al di s pe ns at i ont ol i v ewi t hgr andmot he r .T hi swass t i l lpos s i bl ea l ongt i meago. Ands i nc ef at he rc oul dnotbehe r ewi t hus ,t her e s tof t hev ac at i onwewoul ds pe ndi tf ool i ngar oundunc he c k e d. And t i me haspas s e d,e ac hy e arf as t e r ,f i l l e d wi t h manyt hi ngst hathappe ne d,ofwhi c hs omemayf i ndt he i rway i nt hi ss t or yl at e r .Unt i lonedayIde c i de di twast i mef ormet o l e av eand f i nd myown pat h.T hi swasnotbe c aus eofmy he i ghtout gr owi ng t he c aps ul e ' s ,asF i s hl i k e dt os ay ,not e nt i r e l y . Il e f tf ort heNor t hDi s t r i c ti nt hes pr i ngof487.T hi si s whe nt hemos te x c i t i ngpar tofmys t or ys t ar t s .ButIur gey ou f orpat i e nc e .T hef i r s ts t or yhasr anoutofbr e at hal r e adyand t hene wones t i l lne e dsbr e at hbl owni nt oi tt ot ak es hape .