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    Forgotten Realities
    Forgotten Realities
    Forgotten Realities
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    Forgotten Realities

    By M.J. Rumyantsev

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    Science Fiction of a somewhat different kind... The book 'Forgotten Realities' by M.J.Rumyantsev is a sequel to 'VI Seconds’, a new collection of science fiction short stories and philosophical essays.

    In ‘VI Seconds’ one of the characters asks a very simple question, which retains its relevancy even in our time:

    ” ‘Who are we then, oh Master; what are we?’

    ‘As much as it hurts me to say this to you, my dear friends – I do not know, I really no longer know...’, answered Kah the Wise absentmindedly, which was quite unusual for him. “

    ‘Forgotten Realities’ gives a possible, even plausible answer to the above question.

    Excerpt from the book’s Epilogue

    Any two-dimensional structure, including this book, cannot possibly express adequately the splendour of objects and structures existing in higher dimensions. It can only approximate them – to an extent. Our minds can then perhaps be used in order to compensate for this ‘2-D cannot adequately reflect and depict structures in n-D’ limitation, but they too are bound by the dimensional enclosure we exist in. Yes, they too are feeble. The best one can do and hope for is to make yet another drawing on the walls of the cave (in the cognitive sense of the word) we call ‘life’, as one goes through one of its gangways, trying to paint on its walls one’s own impressions of ‘how it all really might be in n-D’. This book is one of such drawings.
    ...
    The concept of multiple layered containers of realities is probably what our esteemed reader should take with him. Whilst we may not agree with the conclusions made by one of the book’s main charters, namely that these multiverse containers are by definition morals-neutral and unrelated to the concepts of good and bad (i.e. that they just are and may contain anything in parallel) – we should at least give him the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps he is right after all – but then again who are we to judge?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateAug 31, 2016
    ISBN9783981456073
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      Forgotten Realities - M.J. Rumyantsev

      M.J.Rumyantsev

      Forgotten Realities

      or Hyrolian Wall

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places or incidents depicted in it are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons (past, present or future) is entirely coincidental.

      First published in 2014

      Publisher: JerInc

      http://www.harmoniacaeli.com

      Copyright © 2014 M.J.Rumyantsev

      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any mechanical, electronic or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or data retrieval system, without the prior permission in writing from the Publishers, representing the author.

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the German Catalogue of Available Books (VLB) www.vlb.de

      ISBN 13: 978-3-9814560-7-3 (E-book)

      E-Book Distribution: XinXii

      www.xinxii.com

      This E-book is distributed by XinXii. If you liked the book, then please recommend it to your friends, asking them to download their own copy on www.XinXii.com. Thank you very much for respecting the work of the author.

      ‘The word is sharper and mightier than the sword, has always been, despite what some might believe. The sword can indeed slice the word into thousands of pieces. However, it is the destiny of all swords that they eventually turn into rust and then into dust. The pieces of the word remain and may one day reassemble into the original word. In fact, they do - in all chronocyclic Universes…’

      Kah the Wise

      Contents

      Preface

      The surgery

      The fair

      At the hypnotist’s

      The dream in the dimensional region Rm (5-7)

      Outside of dimensions R(1-7) - their funny reaction

      Alcheringa

      Teacher’s dreams

      Their just reaction...

      The dismissal

      Post-operative recovery

      At the hypnotist’s

      The book

      Channelers

      A comment

      U(ωi (ψj)) + E = 0

      Transliteration of glyphs¹ engraved on Togxar's sepulchre, containing the ashes of his very last of 47 organic shells

      

      ‘... as we have expected and as it happens always - he will now write the book ‘Forgotten Realities’... Indeed, there are no boundaries to our wisdom. These creatures are so predictable and incredibly easy to handle... ’

      

      Preface

      Many of us do not realise that science and fiction are deeply intertwined and to be found literally everywhere. One just needs to have the ‘right’ perspective and mindset to be able to see them.

      Indeed, there might be more science fiction in a bird singing on a tree or a small child playing in the playground, picking his nose to complicate the matters a bit further, than in all those sci-fi books written to date.

      Not to speak of our politicians and those long, hard-to-understand speeches and promises they tend to deliver with that distinct air of condescending confidence of those in possession of power over others (never mind that those ‘others’ are the ones who have elected them). How much science fiction one can only find in their verbal outpourings and empty posturings!

      …Or all those unnatural, throat-clearing, artificial coughs one usually hears in the theatre in the breaks between movements of a concerto - not that there is anything to be coughed out, but they still want to cough it out.

      Let us think for a second of the plethora of physical, chemical and mental processes involved on all levels of matter, forming the above mentioned beings and accompanying their actions - stupid or (other)wise...

      Pure science fiction - if you ask me...

      Now, having read the above, our esteemed reader would probably not want to proceed any further unless we gave him our firm promise that in this book he will find even more true science fiction then he could ever possibly find in ‘real’ life. By the way - what is ‘real’ really?

      So without further ado, let us start with our story telling. See you all at the end, on the other side. We do hope that you will enjoy it. Long live the reader!

      The surgery

      ‘Nurse, I take it that Mr. Johnson has been prepared for the operation?’

      ‘Yes Doctor, the patient’s body temperature has now reached 16 degrees Celsius. The pulse is normal, 5 beats per minute.

      His head is fixed and we have a clear Magnetic Resonance Image of the affected area.’

      ‘Thank you Nurse. I am now injecting 5 milliliters of liquid nano-robots into the opening of his Eustachian tube. I have programmed them to reach the tumour in the patient’s lower brain, dissolve it and form a temporary drainage pipe leading to the Eustachian ingress. Their positional information is derived from the MRI device.

      We'll wait for about 10 minutes for the nano-robots to orientate themselves in the patient's tissue by using MRI’s positional signals and work their way to the tumour, following the path of the vestibular nerve. Some of them will then form multiple drainage micro-funnels between the affected area of the patient's brain and the tube's exit, whilst others will engage in cutting out and dissolving the tumour.

      I have always admired the original idea of their inventor, Dr. Yerinich, that having performed all the tasks assigned, they become inert and are easily excreted from the body.

      This should be a quick and easy one.’ The surgeon looked at the motionless body of the patient and said in a low, soft voice: ‘Don’t you worry Mr. Johnson. Nowadays operations such as this one really are a piece of cake.’

      Nurse, would you please prepare the suction unit, whilst we are waiting...’

      

      The fair

      ‘Mirror mirror on the wall - am I real or have they made it all?’

      A Kah proverb

      Peter Johnson walked slowly across the Market Square to the fairgrounds. The fair was an annual event - the talk of the whole village.

      For the last three centuries the small settlement on the banks of the river Tonhak thrived, thanks to its agricultural products and trade with the nearest town of Migat, 142 leagues away. The inhabitants of Earth, the descendants of those who had survived the great meteorite shower 4 centuries ago and the subsequent enduring famine, were scattered across the only remaining inhabitable continent. People lived in small self-sufficient communities.

      It was not at all clear why the meteorite shower suddenly struck Earth. Some religious fanatics believed that it was God's ire and punishment for all the evil deeds, greed, vanity, ostentation and stupidity of the old humanity - those humans who lived during the era of technology, nowadays referred to as the Grand Past.

      Many villagers still had contrivances with dark glass-like flat surfaces, dating back to the days of humanity’s grandeur in their possession. They used to be referred to in some old books as intelligent devices - iDevices for short. Not that there was anything ‘intelligent’ left about them now. Apparently, these objects were once able to communicate over great distances amongst themselves and people using them were able to talk to each other and see images of places far away.

      No one knew anymore how all this was possible. Many believed that such miracles had never existed in the first place and were simply the result of someone's wild imagination.

      Amongst many other attractions a typical fair could offer, there was a small marquee belonging to a man who commanded the mystical power of being able to take his subjects to distant places... and all this in their dreams.

      Having a bit of fun - that’s what fairs are for. This year Peter wanted to try his luck and go to ‘the other side’, as villagers that had already visited the man, called it. He stepped into the tent.

      At the hypnotist’s

      What he saw there was just a modest wooden table and

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