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Date Posted: 22:32:31 05/02/09 Sat
Author: Grumpy
Author Host/IP: 67-61-232-104.cpe.cableone.net / 67.61.232.104
Subject: Page Nineteen

(Character and plot development)

Glass Eye strolled around the corner of the shack and joined Paco by the tree. �Here�s where we are, and what we want to try. A guy named Singhnam Remanajameen is going to drop by in a little while to take a look at the machine and try to figure out what sort of field it�s generating. Levi Rasmussen, Boromar Eckstrom and Sovayali Angestrin will be here to tackle the communications issues and decide on the most effective means of persuading people to support a renewed effort on universal education. We can�t afford to let governments get adjusted to the idea of near-monopolies in communications. This is no time for dictatorial governments to assume power.�
Paco regarded him thoughtfully. �You know, old man, you�ve changed a lot since this all started. You speak in sensible sentences, act like you know what day it is, and even manage flashes of logic. I think you�ve been pulling my leg.�
�Nah. We just don�t have time to fool around right now. I�ll revert to normal when we can afford it.�

Chapter 3. Shades of Paine

�Okay, I�ve gone over it from stem to stern, so to speak, and I don�t know how it does the time thing, or what the power source is, but I think I�ve got a little bit of a handle on how it moves. There are very minute differences in field strengths of any type of field, particularly electromagnetic fields, and it translates those differences selectively to provide a push-pull in the desired direction. The net result is to equalize the field strengths at a very fine granularity, and this collapse of granularity results in an equal increase in field differentials all around it. The destruction of the potential difference results in a backlash, so to speak, that has the same effect as a massive EMP, and that�s what has disrupted everything. The damage isn�t repairable, of course, but when we manage to replace them, things will be just fine until the time machine is moved again. Spatial or temporal movement; it doesn�t matter, the effect�s the same. So for the time being, it doesn�t matter where or how often we use it, it won�t cause any further damage.�

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You've been lookin at names from around the world -- Randy, 21:30:08 05/03/09 Sun