June 2010
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Meetup: Earth Team in London
UK meetup was a success for Earth Team representatives.
April 2010
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Bulletin: UK Meetup
Stephen Reese, translator of the Inlanders manuscript, and Lynn Davies, Inland map illustrator, will be in the UK this May to meet members of the Earth team. Timing should coincide with the Earth Door’s return to London after an appearance in Glasgow.
Front Lines: Indash Compromised
Indash team reports heavy congestion of Squatters in both sub- and superconscious planes of visiting population. Requesting reinforcements from Piirahn and Earth teams.
March 2010
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Dream Detail: Clara Planck
“Psychic Sidekick,” said Clara, tired.
The caller stayed silent.
“Hi there. I’m a psychic. I’ll do my best to help you make sense of your life. I can see bits and pieces of what’s coming to you, but I can’t promise to understand them any better than you might. If we work together, we could find some meaning.”
Except, she wasn’t seeing any bits or pieces. There wasn’t anything in her head,...
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Door Sighting: Oudan
The Earth Door was in France:
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Dream Detail: Bill Oaks
She’s sitting alone at the table in the corner. The bluest eyes you’ve ever seen. Dirty blonde hair you want to put your fingers in. The way she holds her cigarette is like she’s doing ballet with just her arm. The smoke takes its time drifting away from her.
When you sit down, she turns her head as if she expected you. Her smile says she understands you’re doing what every other guy in the bar...
Translation: To My Father
Following is a partial translation of the oath exchanged between father and son when youth in the tribe of Rising People have come of age and are about to make their first Rising. Structured as a call-and-answer, this portion of the text contains a son’s reply: My Father I am of you Made from you at the first Sworn to you ‘til the last Map my days beside you Rise and pay tribute...
February 2010
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Front Lines: Eranthus Clear
Eranthus team reports all instances of Rogues and Squatters cleared from superconscious planes of the indigenous population. Soulstring is secure.
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Bulletin: Detecting Infection
Record and study your dream narratives and geographies. Ask yourself: Is there a perception of malaise and wrongness, something that ‘shouldn’t’ be there? Do you sense a presence distinct and separate from your own personality? Are persons appearing whom you don’t recognize from your daily life? Will familiar landscapes or locations block your dream-self’s entry? ...
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Door Sighting: Berlin
The Earth Door in Berlin.
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Dream Detail: Gerald Petty
He waits for the ball of fire to pass the distant reaches of the membrane, skirting the edge farthest from his slot so many leagues away. It spins, circles and for a few precious hours spears its light into the depths. Now his eyes are open. He can see. Shaft by shaft, luminance reaches into the deep and shutters open the darkness. Fathoms across the span, the slotweave arcs over, crushingly...
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Map: Alhain Solmner
Artist’s reproduction of an original diagram by Freines Solmner, depicting the Inland of his brother Alhain: