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		<title>Jazzcat: Created page with &quot;&lt;pre&gt;  STORY FOR THE LINK   ££££££££££££££££££      BY OLIVER KLEE OF THE DEMONS OF SOUND  AND THE MATSTERS' DESIGN GROUP &amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;  STORY FOR THE LINK   ££££££££££££££££££      BY OLIVER KLEE OF THE DEMONS OF SOUND  AND THE MATSTERS&amp;#039; DESIGN GROUP &amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^&amp;lt;^...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;  STORY FOR THE LINK&lt;br /&gt;
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 BY OLIVER KLEE OF THE DEMONS OF SOUND&lt;br /&gt;
 AND THE MATSTERS' DESIGN GROUP&lt;br /&gt;
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    oh no,again the toasted bread was&lt;br /&gt;
burnt! he threw the blackened bread into&lt;br /&gt;
the trashcan,got two other slices and&lt;br /&gt;
tried to toast them as well.  whilst&lt;br /&gt;
staring at the toaster not to forget to&lt;br /&gt;
switch it off.  the automatic switch was&lt;br /&gt;
defect,he drifted away into one of his&lt;br /&gt;
daydreams.  he was dreaming of his girl-&lt;br /&gt;
friend whom he expected to come in two&lt;br /&gt;
hours.  as his parents had gone out&lt;br /&gt;
(first to restaurant and then into a&lt;br /&gt;
hotel bed to have what they called a&lt;br /&gt;
romantic night - fucking with a full&lt;br /&gt;
belly,he thought) and they planned to&lt;br /&gt;
return about noon the next day.  he&lt;br /&gt;
considered it as possible - no ,very&lt;br /&gt;
likely -,that his girlfriend and he&lt;br /&gt;
would fuck as well.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    aaargh - what was that smell? shit,&lt;br /&gt;
two other pieces of toast burnt! perhaps&lt;br /&gt;
his concentration wasn't that good&lt;br /&gt;
before his date? a tea would be easier&lt;br /&gt;
to make.  but first,he had to open the&lt;br /&gt;
window to get that smoke out of the&lt;br /&gt;
kitchen.  outside,it was cold - and dark&lt;br /&gt;
 no wonder,as it was winter and ten past&lt;br /&gt;
seven in the evening.  quickly he closed&lt;br /&gt;
the window again - better dying of smoke&lt;br /&gt;
poisoning than freezing to death!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    coughing,he filled the kettle with&lt;br /&gt;
water.  the water wouldn't burn like the&lt;br /&gt;
toasts,he supposed.  although nearly&lt;br /&gt;
half of the water had gone to steam when&lt;br /&gt;
he noticed that it was boiling,he still&lt;br /&gt;
had enough of it to make at least half a&lt;br /&gt;
pot of tea - better than nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    oh you fool,daydreamin' again! he&lt;br /&gt;
nearly had forgotten to switch the oven&lt;br /&gt;
off.  gee,one time he'd burn the house&lt;br /&gt;
down with him inside without noticing it&lt;br /&gt;
then he'd say:daydreamin' again',too.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    he supposed that the tea was ready&lt;br /&gt;
now.  anyway,he never minded the 'three-&lt;br /&gt;
minutes-to-wake-upa-and-five-minutes-to-&lt;br /&gt;
calm-down rule.  he simply loved tea,no&lt;br /&gt;
matter how long it had infused.  he got&lt;br /&gt;
the teapot and a tealight and went into&lt;br /&gt;
his room.  he still had about one and a&lt;br /&gt;
half hour.  wait and drink tea,they say.&lt;br /&gt;
  well,the tea was no problem,but the&lt;br /&gt;
waiting! perhaps a gaming-session with&lt;br /&gt;
turrican ii,spiced with a little r-type,&lt;br /&gt;
katakis and the last ninja iii would be&lt;br /&gt;
nice.  under the creaking protest of his&lt;br /&gt;
chair,he sat down,collected the games&lt;br /&gt;
and loaded turrican ii,his favorite game&lt;br /&gt;
this time he was not very convcentrated&lt;br /&gt;
and did not even finish the first level.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    hadn't he heard something amidst the&lt;br /&gt;
sound of the game - a soft click as if&lt;br /&gt;
the door had not been well-closen? but&lt;br /&gt;
it could not have been the door for he&lt;br /&gt;
used to ensure that the door was well-&lt;br /&gt;
shut after he had closed it - his mother&lt;br /&gt;
had often told him that this was&lt;br /&gt;
unnecessary and,in addition,it was getti&lt;br /&gt;
ng on her nerves,but he had never really&lt;br /&gt;
kicked this habit.  yet,to be sure,he&lt;br /&gt;
went to have a look at it.  it stood&lt;br /&gt;
slightly open,and a ray of dim light&lt;br /&gt;
fell through it,but he also remembered&lt;br /&gt;
that he had switched off the light in&lt;br /&gt;
the other rooms.  something was not&lt;br /&gt;
quite right here,he thought,but then he&lt;br /&gt;
also remembered that  he had switched&lt;br /&gt;
off the light in the other rooms.&lt;br /&gt;
sometjing was not quite right here,he&lt;br /&gt;
thought,but then he gave himself a kick&lt;br /&gt;
and told himself not to be a fool.  of&lt;br /&gt;
what should someone be afraid who was&lt;br /&gt;
not very shocked even after nearly&lt;br /&gt;
roasting himself! these thoughts helped&lt;br /&gt;
a lot,but nevertheless a hardly&lt;br /&gt;
perceptible gooseflesh crept down his&lt;br /&gt;
back.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    nearly spilling his cup of tea&lt;br /&gt;
(daydreamin' again,eh?),he stood up and&lt;br /&gt;
strode to the door with steps which were&lt;br /&gt;
a little bit too hard.  strangely,the&lt;br /&gt;
light coming from the corridor to the&lt;br /&gt;
kitchen had a slight touch of blue - of&lt;br /&gt;
a blue that seemed to be completely&lt;br /&gt;
misplaced in this house,especially at&lt;br /&gt;
nighttime.  somehow,his eyes disliked&lt;br /&gt;
this light.  nonsense, he whispered to&lt;br /&gt;
himself(he tried to speak very softly&lt;br /&gt;
for if their neighbours,who loved to cha&lt;br /&gt;
t about other people,heard this,the&lt;br /&gt;
whole thing would be extremely&lt;br /&gt;
embarrassing),you have watched too many&lt;br /&gt;
horror films,and you certainly don't&lt;br /&gt;
want to open the door for your&lt;br /&gt;
girlfriend shivering and stuttering!&lt;br /&gt;
with a quick movement,he pushed the door&lt;br /&gt;
open and stepped through.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    somehow,he must have let loose the&lt;br /&gt;
door handle and closed the door,for as&lt;br /&gt;
he turned round,there was no opening&lt;br /&gt;
left.  meanwhile,the light had become so&lt;br /&gt;
blinding that he had to close his eyes&lt;br /&gt;
nearly completely.  great,a voice inside&lt;br /&gt;
him said:finally someone had changed&lt;br /&gt;
that torch-like bulb to a stronger one -&lt;br /&gt;
one of about five hundred watts.  his&lt;br /&gt;
daydreams seemed to become rather&lt;br /&gt;
intense lately.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    then he noticed that the unnatural&lt;br /&gt;
blue now was turning softly into a less&lt;br /&gt;
blinding green light. this green that&lt;br /&gt;
was a bit like the green of summer grass&lt;br /&gt;
and yet completely different - it was as&lt;br /&gt;
if the grass had been mummified for a&lt;br /&gt;
very long time and then been unwrapped&lt;br /&gt;
and put under water for some hours,&lt;br /&gt;
reanimated,so to speak.  as he looked&lt;br /&gt;
around once more, he noticed that there&lt;br /&gt;
was not exactly no opening behind him as&lt;br /&gt;
there was simply no wall or obstacle&lt;br /&gt;
behind him at all.  the light faded to a&lt;br /&gt;
ill-looking yellow and then to a dim&lt;br /&gt;
orange-red which was stronger in the sky&lt;br /&gt;
to his right(he had decided to call that&lt;br /&gt;
coloured surface far above him that).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    then he understood:he was the&lt;br /&gt;
witness of a multi-coloured sunset in an&lt;br /&gt;
alien world,perhaps the first human&lt;br /&gt;
being that had the opportunity to&lt;br /&gt;
experience these unnatural and yet&lt;br /&gt;
marvellous colours.  no,he couldn't be&lt;br /&gt;
sure that it was an 'alien world'.  so&lt;br /&gt;
he told himself to think logically and&lt;br /&gt;
mathematically.  you can't be sure that&lt;br /&gt;
you are in an alien world.  you simply&lt;br /&gt;
are seeing a sunset in many - very many-&lt;br /&gt;
colours.  he remembered to have read&lt;br /&gt;
something about impressive sunsets after&lt;br /&gt;
explosions of a-bombs.  that must have&lt;br /&gt;
been an article in one of those&lt;br /&gt;
scientific magazines he used to lend out&lt;br /&gt;
from the local library.  so now his hair&lt;br /&gt;
had to go out in tufts,he had to lose&lt;br /&gt;
his teeth and if the radioactivity was&lt;br /&gt;
very strong,he also expected himself to&lt;br /&gt;
puke his soul out of his body.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    but,at least at the moment,he had&lt;br /&gt;
the impression that his hair,his teeth&lt;br /&gt;
and the contents of his stomach(some tea&lt;br /&gt;
the cheese-and-sausage half of a buy-one&lt;br /&gt;
-and-eat-two pizza and three bars of&lt;br /&gt;
chocolate) had decided to stay with him,&lt;br /&gt;
and he thanked them,and hoped that they&lt;br /&gt;
wouldn't change their mind too soon.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    so he tried to do the best that&lt;br /&gt;
could be done in the situation and&lt;br /&gt;
examinated the ground under his feet -&lt;br /&gt;
under his bare feet,for his shoes and&lt;br /&gt;
socks seemed to have gone to a safe&lt;br /&gt;
place in case of radioactivity.  the&lt;br /&gt;
sand consisted of soft and dry desert&lt;br /&gt;
sand that now,under the sunset,had the&lt;br /&gt;
colour of a dark pink that came near to&lt;br /&gt;
a dim purple.  smooth dunes had been dug&lt;br /&gt;
into the infinitive masses of the sand,&lt;br /&gt;
which gave him the slight impression of&lt;br /&gt;
standing on the surface of a red ocean&lt;br /&gt;
that suddenly had got fed up with moving&lt;br /&gt;
and being driven by unfriendly winds all&lt;br /&gt;
day long.  all of a sudden, it came to&lt;br /&gt;
his mind that there was not a single&lt;br /&gt;
breeze - the air stood complety still.&lt;br /&gt;
it was as if the time on the surface of&lt;br /&gt;
this planet had been stopped for&lt;br /&gt;
undecided time - please be patient,&lt;br /&gt;
little refreshments will be served - and&lt;br /&gt;
only his own time and the time of the&lt;br /&gt;
space outside went on and on as it had&lt;br /&gt;
all those endless times.  the sand under&lt;br /&gt;
his feet felt a bit warm,but it also&lt;br /&gt;
felt dead,as if the surface of this&lt;br /&gt;
planet had already been dead for a long&lt;br /&gt;
time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    so what could he do? sit and wait?&lt;br /&gt;
no,actually stand and wait because of&lt;br /&gt;
the strange dead sand? that did not seem&lt;br /&gt;
to be a very smart idea.  so he decided&lt;br /&gt;
to walk out into the blue,no,pardon me,&lt;br /&gt;
out in the red.  to avoid going into&lt;br /&gt;
circles,he decided to go west,or which&lt;br /&gt;
direction it was where the alien sun had&lt;br /&gt;
set.  a line from a song by the beatles&lt;br /&gt;
came to his mind:'i'll follow the sun'&lt;br /&gt;
that would suit to the situation he now&lt;br /&gt;
was in.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    time was hard to estimate,as he had&lt;br /&gt;
no wristwatch with him and his sense of&lt;br /&gt;
time was extremely bad,but he suspected&lt;br /&gt;
that about one and a half hours had gone&lt;br /&gt;
by.  probably,he guessed the time as&lt;br /&gt;
lucky as you would hit the red heart of&lt;br /&gt;
a dartboard from a distance of two&lt;br /&gt;
hundred metres.  no matter how long it&lt;br /&gt;
had been actually - it was simply time&lt;br /&gt;
for a rest.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    he rested for quite a long time,for&lt;br /&gt;
he was already weary - perhaps some&lt;br /&gt;
sports would have been good for him.&lt;br /&gt;
then he laughed aloud at the thought&lt;br /&gt;
that he had intended to begin some kind&lt;br /&gt;
of,as hoped,quite regular sport with his&lt;br /&gt;
girlfriend.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    when he thought that he had rested&lt;br /&gt;
enough(although his legs were of another&lt;br /&gt;
opinion),the sun had gone down&lt;br /&gt;
completely so that it was utterly dark,&lt;br /&gt;
and at the very moment he did the first&lt;br /&gt;
step,he saw a light just above the&lt;br /&gt;
horizon.  before he could have a closer&lt;br /&gt;
look,it had gone,but for an instant it&lt;br /&gt;
had been there,of that he was sure.&lt;br /&gt;
with quickened pace,he strode on,and in&lt;br /&gt;
the following ten minutes of wandering,&lt;br /&gt;
more nearly unseen lights - blue lights&lt;br /&gt;
- passed his mind,instant for instant.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    as the daylight grew stronger - the&lt;br /&gt;
rhythm of the days seemed to be very fas&lt;br /&gt;
t on this planet - a silhouette appeared&lt;br /&gt;
on the horizon in the direction he was&lt;br /&gt;
heading.  if it hadn't been so dark,he&lt;br /&gt;
would have noticed it earlier, he&lt;br /&gt;
supposed.  the silhouette was shaped&lt;br /&gt;
like a small town with onion-shaped&lt;br /&gt;
rooftops that reminded him of those&lt;br /&gt;
pictures in which you are told it had&lt;br /&gt;
been in the near east about two hundred&lt;br /&gt;
b.b.,but there was one thing he didn't&lt;br /&gt;
like at all about this town(or whatever&lt;br /&gt;
it was):it was very silent - completely&lt;br /&gt;
silent.  his father used to call a&lt;br /&gt;
silence like that 'the silence of the&lt;br /&gt;
dead'.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    his heart beating heavily in his&lt;br /&gt;
chest,he went on,and twenty minutes&lt;br /&gt;
later,he had reached the town wall which&lt;br /&gt;
towered into the sky gigantically and&lt;br /&gt;
cold.  he stared at the wall as if in&lt;br /&gt;
trance and didn't hear the steps behind&lt;br /&gt;
him.  he didn't notice the other person&lt;br /&gt;
until he felt the hand touching his&lt;br /&gt;
shoulder from behind.&lt;br /&gt;
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