Chapter 9: The Golden Key
Sensing President Gigolo's confusion, Craig took his opportunity in both hands. He called together his supporters from all over Planet Rock. It was time to tell the world how it really was.
As he waited he thought about how best to make his plans best known. He could just announce them, of that he was sure. No, he had to drip-feed it into their psychos so slowly that they would hardly realise his deception. After all, in this free world they had to choose to follow him of their own decision.
He would start by announcing a plan for the future which Shagileo was sure to approve of. It would be a motivational masterpiece, designed to convince the world that they had no real worries, that all their nightmares were no more than just that.
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"Turn on the TV" he ordered his followers. They obeyed, ready to transmit their minister's words to the nation. Shagileo had agreed to this speech himself, reassured that someone was willing to help him guide the people through to fulfilment of the dream.
"Get on up outta your seats" he said, "Get yourselves to that place over the hill, where life is sweeter. No it's not a physical place, somewhere it takes energy to get to! It's a place inside your head! A place of certainty! Collect your senses and your wits! Become one with the world that is waiting for you! Grasp it with both hands and don't let go!
And you know what; those quadraphonic headphones won't do you no good there! You don't need them in the secret world of gold. Look to the light and grasp that golden key!
But what is this key you ask?! And you might as well. This key is the promise the great dreamer told us about! Why it's the very reason that rock exists! Feel it with your hear and we will travel there together my friends! Feel it with your soul and we will be free! Think about it. Happiness of the mind, happiness of the heart, happiness of the soul. You know you want it! The answer is there to see! Will you reach and grasp it Will you follow the shining star? Of course you will!"
As the camera went blank, Craig's people asked, "Did you really mean all that?"
"What do you think?" he replied.
"I think that its very likely that we never will see it!"
"Let the people get their debts, see things in black and white instead of the grey that they really are. Then we'll see what success the dreamer has with his moral teaching.
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As the people turned off their TVs their minds filled with beautiful dreams. Closing their eyes in a sleep of innocence, they dreamt that they had found the golden key.
Ford saw the door as he dreamed at night. He saw the door to a secret world. In his never-never dreams all the worries of his parents were gone. There was no disease and everyone was happy.
He turned and picked an apple from the tree in his secret orchard. It tasted pure and sweet. As the juice dribbled down his chin he could think of nothing better. This was nuclear purity, the final twilight of a new dawn.