THE APPENDIX
PART E
CLOSING NOTES/SONGS
With completion of the story I was asked to design a map of K'ha'dum to use as a visual reference to follow along. I found this to be quite difficult, but through painstaking hours of design by hand and calculating the average distance in inches(where one inch equals two miles), I was able to come up with the environment of K'ha'dum including all the mountains, rivers, volcanoes, castles, roads, swamps, caves, and other features the Prophecy encountered along the way. At first the map seemed not to follow the story to well, but after leaving Carn Dum, Angmar, the map becomes more accurate. I also included historical maps, invasion maps and, plant maps, the journey of the sorcerer map. These maps will feature on their own page near the end of this book as plates.
With the end of the appendix coming up, it would only seem fare to digress about the end of the book, Chapter 27, the journey back to Earth. When writing I intended to end at Chapter 26, but felt that the story left off at a horrible end note and that the fate of the main characters, the Prophecy and the universe should be explained in less then three pages. I have had intended for Kathren Mira to return back to Seattle, Washington, Earth, and with her, her friends like Jake and all the other patients, but because of the reality that they probably would want to live a normal life outside of the shadow of their past failure, I left them out and sort of filtered them out of the book in their own story.
So what is Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center?
Well it is a hospital built in 1907 on Queen Ann Hill, but grew quickly with patients and had to move to the present day Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Northeast Seattle in the 1950s. Children's became one of Seattle's delights, due to the fact that if your child was injured or ill you could take them to Children's and even if you could not afford the visit you would still be seen. I learned this to be true on February 11th 2006 when I went to Seattle, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center to visit Bender and Jackie from KISS 106.1, but with my concerns about finding anyone willing to help me with my own issues I was immediately sent to the Emergency Department and underwent a long visit with the Emergency Ward Nurse, Doctors, Volunteers, Financial Aid, Registration, Dietarians, Emergency Cardiologist, and Emergency Pulmologist, and X-Ray. Even though I really can't say much about the way I feel about the hospital, if you read my older series, Cystic Fibrosis compared to my new book coming out(haven't giving it a title yet), you would notice a major change in information and language...I sure have and almost decided to banned those books, but because when they were written I made the choice to keep them open to the public. In general, if you are reading this book, consider yourself lucky, this book is not for public viewing. It does not share my level of comfort I seek, due to the details in the story. Second, due to its philosophy and sociology, very questionable. I hope you enjoyed the book, it was a real challenge for me to write.
Songs
During the story many songs were included to further the plot of the story and the language of Middle Earth was given to deepen the relationship. Below are a the songs in the order they appeared in the story:
Mirah--St. Helens:
Harry Bri sung this song on the first day on Minbari, Bri had a love with Mount Saint Helens, but the song described his pain of missing home, and missing his friends.
"From the morning when I rise from my bed. 'Til the evening when I lay my head in slumber. Oh the loss of you does wreck my days. Leaves me with a violent hunger. I will never be free from you. 'Til I escape the lion's jaw. There's no welcome in the end. There's no reason to return again.
The mountain stood so large, we were humbled. We walked a high and lonely path; the sun beat down on the ground. We looked around us, there were no trees there, we found a creek there, we dipped our feet there. We were alone there; there was still hope there. There had been a great disaster; the hot winds came just after. A tremendous shock was felt, survivors often tell, the trees all hit the ground; death was all around and not a single lonesome sigh…
The example lay before you, you knew what you had to do, you have a pressure in you, to destroy the ones who loved you. The death was all around…
You were hotter to me than the sun, that burned me up the day we went to Mount Saint Helens, and if the special death you gave to me is the prize I get to take home solemnly and suffer with the fact that—I could never be your friend, I could never come back home again."
Landmarq--Suite to St. Helens:
Harry Bri sung this song after St. Helens, this song represents his pain with asthma and cystic fibrosis. The one line at the end: "I'm everlasting from beginning to the end, no safety, no defense, never sleeping, never tired, in agony and fire!" represents his suffering with his illness.
"Behind my tears there's no remorse, no ill at ease, my fear released, I bear no guilt, I take no blame; and though you curse me so; still remember my name.
We must let nature takes it's course, the pain we feel, in time will heal. We bear no guilt, we take no blame, our children's legacy will be our dying shame.
This fragile Earth on which we live, no longer has resolves to give. Who better gives, who takes away? Could it be just too late to end this tragic day.
From beginning to the end, I'm everlasting from beginning to the end, no safety, no defense, never sleeping, never tired, in agony and fire! "
Unknown Artist--Model of a Modern Major General:
Jake Gallen sung this song, it has no true meaning to him, he just chose it to please Bri in a competition. Although Model of a Modern Major General is not truly a song, it has been sung by Marcus Cole from Babylon 5.
"I am the Model of a Modern Major General, I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral. I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical. From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical.
I'm very well acquainted; too, with matters mathematical, I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical. About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news, with many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.
With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse, with many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse, with many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.
I'm very good at integral and differential calculus; I know the scientific name of being animalculous. In short in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral, I am the very Model of a Modern Major General."
J.R.R. Tolkien--Howard Shore--The Prophecy:
From The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, this prophecy of Sauron, the Elves, and the Nine foretell the pending doom, and also is the scripture on the one ring itself.
"Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne. In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all in the darkness bind them. In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."
Howard Shore--The Prophecy:
From the movie, The Lord o the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, this is the Ringspell sung in the opening title of the Prophecy of Sauron. In English it means: "The Seer Speaks...Out of the Black Years comes the words. The Herald of Death. Listen--it speaks to those who were not born to die. The Ringspell."
"The Seer Speaks...Venillior morne tulinte I quettar. Tereano nuruva. Hlasta--ayetes hfirimain: The Ringspell..."
Howard Shore--The Prophecy:
From the movie, The Lord of the Ring, Fellowship of the Ring, this is the curse of the ring, in English it means: "Into the fires of Orodruin the one must be cast, this the price, that must be paid. Only thus its power will be undone, only thus, a great evil, unmade. There is no other choice. There is no other way. One of you must take it, one of you must pay".
Mi naurath Orodruin boe hedi I ven, han I vangad I moe ben bango. Sin eridl natha tur in kgarnen, sin eriol um beleg ugannen. U cilith war. U men war. Boe min mebi, boe min bango."
Howard Shore--The Return of the King:
From the movie, The Lord of the Ring, Return of the King, this song was sung by King Aragorn as a promise to the citizens of Gondor of his rule. The English translations mean: Out of the Great Sea to Middle-Earth I am come. In the place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.
Et Earello Endorenna utulien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-mette.
Howard Shore--Angmar/Shadows of the Past:
From the movie, The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King. The section 'Dollost dîr cuiol ú'ar nin degi,' comes from the Movie Return of the King, the title of the song is labeled 'Angmar', it is the stand off in the "The Fields of the Pelennor". The other section deals with all the nine Nazgul leaving Minas Morgul in The Fellowship of the Ring, title called 'Shadow of the Past.'
The English translations for Angmar is: You fool no living man can kill me! The English translations for Shadows of the Past is: We deny our maker. We cling to the darkness. We grasp for ourselves power and glory. Now we come, the Nine, Lords of Eternal Life.
Dollost dîr cuiol ú'ar nin degi! Nêbâbîtham Magânanê. Nêtabdam dâurad. Nêpâm nêd abârat-aglar. îdô Nidir nênâkham. Bârî 'n Katharâd.
Howard Shore--Treason of Isengard:
From the movie, The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring. This is true Black Speech. These word are chanted during the duel of the wizards. The English translations are: Three rings for Elven kings under sky, Seven for dwarf lords in halls, Nine for mortals doomed to die, One for Dark Lord in darkness in Mordor where shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the Darkness bind them, in Mordor where shadows lie. There is no life in the cold, in the dark. Here in the void only death. I smell your blood. I shall devour it, eat it all, eat all the world.
Shre nazg golugranu kilmi-nudu. Ombi kuzddurbagu gundum-ishi. Nugu gurunkilu bard gurutu. Ash Burz-Durbagu burzum-ishi. Daghburz-ishi makha gulshu darulu. Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. Daghburz ishi makha gulshu darulu. Gû kîbum kelkum-ishi, burzum-ishi. Akha - gûm-ishi ashi gurum. Nubin sherkuk, rakhizinash, matizinashûk, matizin Umbrûk."
Keith Getty &Stuart Townend--In Christ Alone(My Hope is Found)
After the death of so many Prophecy, Bri and Jake sat down to hold a service to pray for the dead, including singing this one song.
In Christ alone my hope is found, he is my light, my strength, my song; this cornerstone, this solid ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, when fears are stilled, when strivings cease. My comforter, my all in all, here in the love of Christ I stand.
In Christ alone who took on flesh, fullness of God in helpless Babe! This gift of love and righteousness, scorned by the ones He came to save. 'Til on the cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied. For ev'ry sin on Him was laid; here in the death of Christ I live.
There in the ground His body lay, light of the world by darkness slain; then, bursting forth in glorious day, up from the grave He rose again! And as He stands in victory, sin's curse has lost it's grip on me; for I am His and He is mine, Brought with the precious blood of Christ.
No guilt in life, no fear in death, this is the power of Christ In me; from life's first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny. No pow'r of hell, no scheme of man, can ever pluck me from His hand; 'til He returns or calls me home, here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand!
J.R.R Tolkien--Wight Riddle
The Wight riddle was created by the chief Wight who spoke to one of the hobbits, it is later adopted by Gollum in Gollum's riddle. In Reign of Rulers Kathren Mira sees Sméagol, and Sméagol speaks this riddle to her.
Cold be hand and heart and bone, and cold be sleep under stone; never more to wake on stony bed; never till the sun fails and the moon is dead. In the Black Wind the stars shale die, and still on gold here let them lie, Till the Dark Lord lifts his hand over dead sea and withered land!
J.R.R Tolkien--Bridge of Khazad'dum
The song, Bridge of Khazad'dum is the song of the fight of the Balrog of Morgoth, the English translation is: Fire in the deep, flames lick our skin. Fear rips our heart. No! No! No! In Kathren Mira's dreams, these word come to her before they go through the Spectral Rift Zone and are transformed into Universal Breeders completing the Universal Prophecy and becoming rulers themselves.
Urus ni buzra. Arras talbabi filluma. Ugrud tashniki kurduma. Lu! Lu! Lu! Urkhas tanakhi.
Thanks for all the support, it is a good possibility that these characters are finally at rest, my ability to write is ending due to my life as a worker, but if you still look forward to my short stories, expect to see one every four to five years. Now for the fun part: I like to pay tribute to those who inspired me to write this book:
Thank You To:
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center, Michael J. Straczynski(Babylon 5 & Crusade), University of Washington Medical Center, Harrison Memorial Hospital, Harborview Medical Center, Pacific Lutheran University, Species, NBC's Surface, ABC's Invasion, NBC's Threshold, M Night Shyamalan's Signs, J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument, Spirit of Life Lutheran Church(ELCA), Cascade Volcano Observatory, South Kitsap High School, KCCRK103.
All Babylon 5 and Lord Of The Rings Characters/Places and Events all belong as copyrighted by the authors as the following: Michael J. Straczynski(Babylon 5 & Crusade) and J.R.R. Tolkien(Lord of the Rings)