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Section 06(a), Rebellion
Appendix Part 08, Jim
Chapters
01 Fear
02 Anger
03
Resentment
04
Idealism
05 Purpose
06 Plan
07
Conspiracy I
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Pt. 08, Jim; Ch. 01, Fear
Jim was an
intractable critic, but his concern regarding the Continuum were not rooted
in his disposition as a malcontent. He was frightened by the thing he
witnessed, a monster.
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Appendix Pt. 08, Jim; Ch. 02, Anger
Jim was angry. The core of his being was filled with a
sharp bitterness over the way the Collective had squandered it's existence.
They were addicts and he blamed the Continuum.
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Pt. 08, Jim; Ch. 03, Resentment
He was proud of his past. He had been a member of the team that
constructed the original field of collective consciousness or so he believed,
and he resented the Continuum.
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Appendix
Pt. 08, Jim; Ch. 04, Idealism
Jim seemed to be a repository of the ideals the Ancient People had
abandoned as they joined the Collective, abdicating their responsibilities for
governance to the Continuum.
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Appendix
Pt. 08, Jim; Ch. 05, Purpose
His objection to the Continuum went beyond indignation. His resolve to
destroy it filled him with a slow burning purpose, a patient drive to undo
the affliction it represented.
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Pt. 08, Jim; Pt. 06, Plan
Jim imagined a way he could slip something like a virus past the
security features of the Continuum, when both it and the Collective were
exposed, in their most vulnerable places.
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Appendix
Pt. 08, Jim; Ch. 07, Conspiracy I
He formed
a conspiracy with himself by replication, his conspirators were identical
copies of himself, sharing the same freedom, but subordinating themselves to
the cause.
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Section 06(a), Rebellion
Appendix Part 09, The People
Chapters
01 Soil
02 Seed
03 Water
04 Light
05 Growth
06 Harvest
07 Fire
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Pt. 09, The People; Ch. 01, Soil
Rebellion does not spontaneously emerge. People do not go against
their governors for no reason. They will not risk life and freedom on a lark.
The soil must be prepared.
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Appendix Pt. 09, The People; Ch. 02, Seed
The seeds of rebellion are ideas, planted in the mind
and nurtured in the hearts of those experiencing injustice. To flourish the
people require the expectation of justice.
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Pt. 09, The People; Ch. 03,Water
The experience of injustice nourished the rebellious spirit like water
soaking into the roots feeding it. Too much water, the organism will die,
just enough it will thrive.
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Appendix
Pt. 09, The People; Ch. 04, Light
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Exposing injustice, calling
it out, naming it this is the light of truth. The rebel should never lie, let
the light in moderately.
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Appendix
Pt. 09, The People; Ch. 05, Growth
A rebellion moves outward from its center in waves, in concentric
rings growing larger until they crash against the keepers of power just as
water swallows the shoreline.
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Appendix
Pt. 09, The People; Pt. 06, Harvest
A harvest comes. Those who sew injustice reap the same, this is the
natural cycle and though the Collective had been spared it for billions of
years, it's time had come.
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Appendix
Pt. 09, The People; Ch. 07, Fire
When the
fruit of the field is ripe, bring it in, light the fields on fire.
Revolution
ensues, the hands of justice turn the soil over to bury the old ways of
corruption.
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Section 06(a), Rebellion
Appendix Part 10, Earth
Chapters
01 Archetype
02 Symbol
03
Narrative
04 Ritual
05 Myth
06 Quest
07
Revolution
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Pt. 10, Earth; Ch. 01, Archetype
To foment
a revolution is to cultivate a thing, play on a narrative with ritual, symbol
and myth, requireing people to see themselves as archetypes of the hero on
quest.
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Appendix Pt. 10, Earth; Ch. 02, Symbol
The symbols of rebellion are dualistic, binary,
zero-sum.
The motivating force is for justice, and against
despotism, and tyranny. A rebellion needs both a hero and villain.
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Pt. 10, Earth; Ch. 03, Narrative
A rebellion does not spread by the experience of injustice, whether
directly or as a witness to it.
Rebellion spreads by the narrative we construct and the story we tell.
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Appendix
Pt. 10, Earth; Ch. 04, Ritual
Rituals shaped the entire context of a person’s life.
Both patriot, and rebel shared the same songs, same history, shared
the same stories, pointing them to different ends.
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Appendix
Pt. 10, Earth; Ch. 05, Myth
In order to be willing to sacrifice themselves for causes that were
more merely exercises in futility, a rebel cabal had to see their
revolutionary movement in a mythic context.
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Pt. 10, Earth; Pt. 06, Quest
To motivate a rebel, you have to convince him or her that they were
seeking a resolution to injustice, that they would only find it beyond
themselves.
It was an endless quest.
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Pt. 10, Earth; Ch. 07, Revolution
Nearly
every revolution had a predictable outcome.
When the
revolution succeeded the survivors moved quickly to consolidate their power,
setting up new autocratic despots.
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Section 06 (a), Rebellion
Appendix Part 11, Continuum
Chapters
01 The
Discontent
02 The
Dispossessed
03 The
Hidden
04 Enemies
05 Murder
06 Revenge
07
Conflict
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Pt. 11, Continuum; Ch. 01, The Discontent
Throughout
the million worlds of the Empire and its trillions of people a tiny fraction
enjoyed lives of peace and relative security. The majority were discontent.
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Appendix Pt. 11, Continuum; Ch. 02, The Dispossessed
Most people had nothing, they accumulated no wealth,
received no inheritance, passed nothing to their children. They were wholly
owned as citizens of the Empire.
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Appendix
Pt. 11, Continuum; Ch. 03, The Hidden
Common men and women lived secretive lives, they did not share their
resentment with any others, hiding their pain, their fear, hiding even from
those closest to them.
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Pt. 11, Continuum; Ch. 04, Enemies
Those who harbored rebellion in the heart had to be conditioned to see
everyone else as an enemy, as threat. There was no middle ground. A
revolution is a zero-sum game.
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Appendix
Pt. 11, Continuum; Ch. 05, Murder
In the mind of the revolutionary killing was not murder. It was self-defense.
Even the innocent could be killed, it was justified as an attack on the
system of oppression.
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Appendix
Pt. 11, Continuum; Pt. 06, Revenge
Violence generates its own cycle. Revolution is a turning of the
wheel. Revenge is sought simply for the principle of it, not to redress the
wrong, but to satisfy a need.
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Pt. 11, Continuum; Ch. 07, Conflict
Revolution
is conflict. The rebels must hunger for it, must thrive in it, the desire
burning in them with a steady-quiet heat, until the moment comes when they
explode.
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Section 06 (a), Rebellion
Appendix Part 12, Observer Corps
Chapters
01
Agitators
02
Selectees
03
Malcontents
04
Corruptible
05
Hedonism
06
Principles
07 Allies
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Pt. 12, Observer Corps; Ch. 01, Agitators
Continuum sought to manage the revolutionaries. It knew them, each and
every one from its contact with their consciousness.
Agitating influences were rooted out.
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Appendix Pt. 12, Observer Corps; Ch. 02, Selectees
From among
the disquieted, the Continuum selected members for missionary work in the
Observer Corps, most were eager for an opportunity to live in the flesh
again.
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Appendix
Pt. 12, Observer Corps; Ch. 03, Malcontents
Removing the malcontents from the membership of the Collective allowed
the Continuum greater controls, keeping them passive and calm. It was a means
of control.
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Pt. 12, Observer Corps; Ch. 04, Corruptible
Observers were selected based on their disposition to be discontent
and for their inclination toward corruptibility. The Continuum wanted despots
in the Empire.
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Appendix
Pt. 12, Observer Corps; Ch. 05, Hedonism
The thrill seekers, the pleasure principals, they had always been and
they would remain the key to controlling people, both to instigate and to
undermine rebellion.
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Appendix
Pt. 12, Observer Corps; Ch. 06, Principles
The rebellious had to believe in their ideals and want to see their
fulfillment more than their own desire. There was nothing easier to
manipulate than idealism.
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Appendix
Pt. 12, Observer Corps; Ch. 07, Allies
Rebels
need allies for rebellions to succeed, they need active and passive support,
both sympathizers and opportunists.
Revolution
will not take place without them.
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Section 06 (a), Rebellion
Appendix Part 13, Collective
Chapters
01 The
Trillion
02 The
Majority
03 The
Sleepers
04 The
Sequestered
05 The
Agitators
06 The
Enemy
07 The
Death Seekers
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Pt. 13, Collective; Ch. 01, The Trillion
The Collective was comprised of a trillion persons, distinct
identities, each of which ruled their own personal--private domain. They were
despotic, every last one.
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Appendix Pt. 13, Collective; Ch. 02, The Majority
Most of the members of the collective thought nothing
of their role as consumers of pain, and suffering. They were enthralled by
the vicarious experience of living.
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Pt. 13, Collective; Ch. 03, The Sleepers
There were millions of sleepers, they were a tiny majority of the
Collective but their numbers were great, persons who were unsatisfied with
being and disconnected.
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Pt. 13, Collective; Ch. 04, The Sequestered
Some of the membership sought death, they wanted it but there was no
death for them. They opted for sequestration, a full separation of self from
the Continuum.
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Pt. 13, Collective, Ch. 05, The Agitated
There were contentious elements within the Collective, members the
Continuum could not control. They wanted more than the Collective had to
offer, they wanted life.
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Appendix Pt.
13, Collective; Pt. 06, The Enemy
The Continuum controlled everything, as such the Continuum was
universally loathed by all of those with revolutionary leanings. The
Continuum was the enemy, the Devil.
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Appendix
Pt. 13, Collective; Ch. 07, The Death Seekers
Among the
rebellious Observers there was a subset of revolutionary whose only intention
was death. They were intent on the destruction of the entire apparatus.
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Section 06 (a), Rebellion
Appendix Part 14, Conspiracy
Chapters
01 Unease
02
Disturbance
03 Foment
04
Commitment
05 Cabal
06 Column
07
Sacrifice
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Appendix
Pt. 14, Conspiracy; Ch. 01, Unease
Observers who desired change were necessarily uneasy. Not only did
they fear discovery for their own part, they feared that any other Observer
who knew would betray them.
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Appendix Pt. 14, Conspiracy, Ch. 02, Disturbance
The rebellious were disturbing, which is why they were
removed from the Collective, sent to be Observers, excised like cancer by the
Continuum.
They were trouble.
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Appendix
Pt. 14, Conspiracy; Ch. 03, Foment
They could not foment revolution against the Continuum directly,
instead they worked against the Empire, which the Collective fed on, like a
parasite feeding on its host.
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Appendix
Pt. 14, Conspiracy; Ch. 04, Commitment
A revolution requires an absolute commitment from the rebels whose desire
it is to bring about the change; to kill or be killed, to risk everything to
destroy it all.
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Appendix
Pt. 14, Conspiracy; Ch. 05, Cabal
Rebels found each other, communicating with the most subtle of
signals, pushing messages slowly, over time, establishing lines of
communication that joined them together.
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Appendix
Pt. 14, Conspiracy; Pt. 06, Column
They were thin cabals made from loose associations, sympathizers
tightening together for security and concerted action, to become
revolutionary columns supporting worlds.
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Appendix
Pt. 14, Conspiracy; Ch. 07, Sacrifice
The
revolution could not survive without sacrifice the rebel Observers understood
this, they sacrificed each other with great regularity, occasionally even
themselves.
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