UNIVERSUM;

The Sum of All Things

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What do we do to sort out our magic systems?

Wade

Reading, Writing, Religion, and ARITHMETIC.

See if the primary curricular students can spot which discipline keeps getting left out.

Well, we ought to give you a hint: the one discipline associated with LAW.

Now, we…think…it is time for some music.

Wade.

Weighed.

Weight.

Wait…

Nah…

That's rubbish.

Unless people remember visiting a historical re-enactment of the Victorian era, they probably haven't heard of the Four R's. Free, uniform, global, universal education, eh? Not in this life.

Oh well.

'Regrettably, ladies and gentlemen, as no suitable assistants were found, this presentation will be solely conducted by my meagre person. Many of you will be tired from your travels, or the routine grind of living, and will be convinced that time attended here is little more than an unhappy dream, so feel free to slumber in the pews, or the aisles. There's plenty of room, and cushions, have been provided. Blankets and refreshments may be found at the back of the hall, if so required. One only need listen with half an ear, and occasionally appear to be paying attention by facing forwards. A selection of books, pamphlets, and portable display systems are to be found in the receptacles in front, should one wish to pursue other activities. I must ask, however, that noise is kept to a minimum, otherwise we will be here for a lot longer than necessary. Thank you'.

Sunday 3rd April, 2022.

'Oh, and for that complete and utter nuisance comedian wondering when Jesus is going to meet the Easter Bunny at Christmastime, the other three Commandments are NOT found on Mount Sinai. Don't let the linguists fool you. The others are out in the field'.

Friday 8th April 2022.

'Great. Now I've established where I, myself, am from, and what universe we currently occupy, let's establish something basic, yet important. A complete comprehension of physics, or the commandments of God, is not required; every single database and repository of knowledge written by human beings could be destroyed, along with humanity itself, and these rules would still exist. What would be different is that eight thousand million idiots would cease complaining about how the rules don't exist, because they don't understand them, and don't directly benefit us, save for the fact we wouldn't be here without them. Capiche?'

'Excellent. Now go away'.

'Seriously. My task here is finished. Other people have more resources than I do, substantially more intellect, and are less likely to interfere with getting my own head sorted out. The pieces fit, but I'm not the one to put them all together. Crucially, my inabilities stem from a failure to keep track of people, in exchange for keeping track of ideas. Talk about equivalent exchange'.

Saturday 9th April 2022, 05:25 AM.

'Let's start with something familiarly easy, rather than simple'. I stood at the lectern, rather than the pulpit, and lowered the microphone. 'Is this too loud, or can you not hear me at the back?'

"" "" 08:29 AM

'What do you mean, "What are the rules good for, then?"? Honestly, if you must know, the rules make it so the other part of the universe not containing humanity gets some benefits. It's the part of the universe you like to ignore; the bit where all the accomplishments of the species don't even merit a blip on the horizon. You call it freedom'.

'Yeah, look, if you didn't follow the rules at least some of the time, not only would you all be dead, and never been born in the first place, everything else on this rock would be exterminated by now'.

"" "" 9:05 AM

'Oh, good. You can hear me at the back. Big place this, isn't it?'

"" "" 11:03 AM

'And…cut!'

'Sorry, folks. I've got to upload this as-is'.

'We after all, never know when we're going to die'.

'So, in the interests of science, and those who aren't plugged in to hyperspace, time absolutely waits for us to notice'.

11:11 AM

Document uploaded.

Character Composed.


To construct: Pockets, Miracles, and Magic.

The first thing we do, is, Let's kill all the scientists.

Inflation, Deflation, Time, and Regression.

The Environment doesn't have lawyers.

We have layers.