The 4th Birth - Part 1

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Adelaide 2023
THE 4th
BIRTH
Part 1
Sead Spuzic

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Preface
I always thought that the brain was the most important organ in the body.
But then I realized who was telling me this.
Pavel Kantorek
This preamble outlines the motives behind the creation of a two-volume science fiction duology titled The 4-th Birth
and The Next Birth. These texts feature hyperlinks that lead readers to a range of online sources, granting them a level
of freedom and choice that traditional print novels cannot provide. The author, a Sci-Fi enthusiast, has a strong passion
for blending fantastical storytelling with scientific information, theories, and hypotheses, encouraging readers to expand
their knowledge in areas of their interest.
At the heart of storytelling lies an objective to enlighten and educate readers about important things. While this is often
associated with child-rearing, more complex variations can be found in well-crafted novels and adult-oriented
entertainment media. This approach has recently gained traction in higher education programs, such as
Problem/Project/Team-Based Learning and Authentic Assessments.
As we have accumulated more and more knowledge, these growing volumes have surpassed the capacity of individuals
or teams, to fully understand and communicate their content. To make use of this treasure, we have developed
computerized means for storing and retrieving knowledge components at will. Indeed, Artificial Intelligence — an
offspring of mathematics — now allows us to combine knowledge ingredients and process immense amounts of data
at the speed of electro-magnetic waves. AI-supervised robots are taking over non-creative tasks, freeing up creative
minds. This has raised the bar for what we can learn. We now need to be able to take existing information and theories,
create and test new hypotheses necessary to solve problems we have not yet faced. This has brought the theory of
probability and its descendants, such as statistics, big data analytics, and evolutionary algorithms, to the forefront.
When the author pointed out at a regular meeting at the engineering department — an academic unit at one of the
eminent polytechnic universities — that organisations as powerful as NASA and Intel have hired science fiction writers
to help drive future innovation, this was met with silent acknowledgment. Then, the hoped-for agenda of introducing
the Sci-Fi component in engineering, was laid aside and not returned to. On the other hand, when the same issue was
discussed informally with individual colleagues, it was met with excitement, commendation, and approval. Perhaps this
can be explained by the notion deeply guarded in the codes of behaviour associated with educational institutions: science
and engineering are based on a robust knowledge acquisition, which demands rigorous discipline, hard work, and
persistence, all of which are supposed to grant an image of seriousness, validity, and accountability.
The reality is that even the most complex knowledge can be presented in an enlivening and captivating atmosphere.
Lectures decorated with attractive effects, such as coloured illustrations, graphics, and animations, mobilize attention.
If the targeted knowledge is presented unhurriedly and includes inspirational examples of applications, the audience
feels relaxed and prompted to ask questions.
The beneficial effect of fine arts (including humour and music too) on the learner's capacity to focus on the object they
study is widely acknowledged. The thoughts expressed by David Hume in his discourse "An Enquiry Concerning
Human Understanding" continue to resonate across the centuries. Hume described how some authors present complex
concepts by “...painting (a complex concept) in the most amiable colours; borrowing all help from poetry and eloquence,
and treating their subject in an easy and obvious manner, and such as is best fitted to please the imagination, and engage
the affections. They select the most striking observations and instances from common life; ... by the soundest precepts
and most illustrious examples”.
The word "robot" was introduced by the Sci-Fi writer Karel Čapek in his play "R.U.R." published in 1920, the same
year Isaac Asimov was born. Asimov graduated in biochemistry from Columbia University and wrote over 300 scientific
and science fiction books, including the Laws of Robotics. Another brilliant author of futuristic epics, Arthur C. Clarke,
first proposed the idea of global communications satellites in 1945. It is worth noting that Clarke earned a first-class
degree in mathematics and physics from King's College London. Other notable Sci-Fi authors, such as Herbert G. Wells,
Olaf Stapledon, Stanislaw Lem, and Stephen Baxter, to name a few, have also acquired higher education.

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The Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University administers "Hieroglyph", a project that fosters
science fiction writing to spur innovation in science and technology. This wave of indicative fiction suggests a new role
for science fiction that may influence evolving sciences and education. At its heart lie the beliefs that — along with
intelligence — intuition, imagination, and curiosity, are also important means helpful in striving to find our way in the
universe.
Instead of limiting itself to scientific evidence, science fiction went further by asking "what if," thus inciting readers'
curiosity, a state of mind highly desirable for educational purposes. Some authors dubbed science fiction as a literature
of ideas, a genre that conveys the progressive message that there are no insurmountable barriers to expanding into the
cosmos. As Kim Robinson wrote in his science fiction novel "Aurora": "It's an evolutionary urge, a biological
imperative, something like reproduction itself. Possibly it may resemble something like a dandelion or a thistle releasing
its seeds to the winds so that most of the seeds will float away and die. But a certain percentage will take hold and grow.
Even if it's only one percent, that's a success!"
The first story The 4th
Birth is (just seemingly) about the Lemurians, an ancient race which appears to have existed prior
to and during the time of the equally mysterious empire of Atlantis. Some authors believe that Lemurians developed
their civilisation (also called Lapita and Mu - Motherland) some 70,000 to 80,000 years ago, mainly in the South-West
Pacific, between China and Australia.
Lemurians were living through alternating periods of peace and prosperity, conflicts and crises over the millennia.
During this time, they made considerable advances in culture, politics, sciences and technology causing only
minor ecological catastrophes. At the peak of their civilisation, the Lemurian people were both technically advanced
and very spiritual. However, they were unaware that the indifferent Nature was leading their world towards an ultimate
cataclysm. Fortunately, alongside the Lemurians and several neighbouring nations that worked hard to enslave one
another, another civilisation (if one is to believe the fragments that appear in certain legends), much older and hence
somewhat more mature, was witnessing this course of events.
The Next Birth expands the plot beyond the boundaries of planet Earth by projecting the trajectory of the evolution of
living species. New forms of living entities have evolved over a period of four billion years from common ancestors
through hereditary variation and natural selection, resulting in millions of distinct species. This evolution is
characterized by the development of attributes such as the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, and
reproduction. This process brought forward mutations equipped with ever better sensing abilities and ultimately led to
the rise of the breed with the brain, arguably occupying the highest position on the evolution ladder. The new Homo
Telepathic has further developed powerful technical means such as AI and deep space communication technology. This,
in turn, has contributed to the mind evolving into a higher stage, capable of imagination experienced by minds such as
Leonardo da Vinci, Pascal, Newton, Galilei, Mendeleev, Einstein, Gauss, Lagrange, and Tesla, to mention a few only
in an arbitrary order.
Unlike the blue-colored hyperlinks in this preface, the hyperlinks dispersed randomly within the story are hidden and
can only be found by hovering the cursor over the text. This approach is based on the belief that satisfying the reader's
curiosity when coming across certain terms is of great importance. "Curiosity may put the brain in a state that allows it
to learn and retain any kind of information, like a vortex that sucks in what you are motivated to learn, and also
everything around it" wrote A. Durayappah. Furthermore, "when curiosity is stimulated, there is an increased activity
in the reward center in the brain... The investigators at the University of California found increased activity in the
hippocampus during curiosity-motivated learning... They also found that engaging curiosity learning increased
interactions between the hippocampus and the reward circuit.”

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THE 4th
BIRTH
Prelude
All gods were immortal. (Stanislaw J Lec)
Some Tamil writers, such as Devaneya Pavanar, associate Lemuria with Kumari Kandam, a legendary sunken landmass
mentioned in Tamil literature, claiming that it was the cradle of civilization. While the existence of this ancient race is
not scientifically proven, a number of intriguing archaeological and geological finds exist in the South-West Pacific
regions. For example, the scientific evidence confirms that the ancestors of the New Guinea and Australia might have
arrived in that region more than 60,000 years ago.
Others believe that Lemuria stretched as far as Madagascar. The biogeographic origins of Madagascar’s fauna remain
one of the greatest mysteries, as eighty percent of the island’s species are endemic, meaning they are found nowhere
else on Earth. This island is home to a bewildering array of wildlife, from sideways-jumping lemurs to picturesquely
colourful chameleons. The name "Lemur" comes from the Latin word "lemures", which means "ghosts" or "spirits".
Even the etymology of some ancient words such as amor, mare, and l'amor point to very old linguistic roots underlying
the most ancient myths about the Sea and man's yearnings for ethereal sentiences.
These controversial legends of the existence of Lemuria are complemented by fairly argued hypotheses regarding the
causes of its disappearance. There is also geological evidence of large-scale changes in temperature and sea levels, as
well as the rise of new oceans and landmasses. The sinking of Lemuria may well be linked to the raising of the Himalayas
and the emergence of the Amur river system. It appears that a cataclysm of enormous magnitude took place in that
region some 70,000 years ago, which is confirmed by recent research into the genesis of the Earth's crust. During that
time, the sea level was much lower than today, and most of Maritime Southeast Asia was one landmass known as the
lost continent of Sunda.
About that time, the Visitors, who belonged to an entirely different phylogeny – a highly developed race from some
system of evolution in the infinitely distant past – became aware of signs of the rarest phenomenon in the Universe:
Intelligence. For many years, the Visitors acted as invisible observers, not intervening or becoming involved with their
subjects of study. However, when the course of planet Earth turned towards catastrophe, they decided to step in.

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The First Birth
Real birthdays are not annual affairs.
Real birthdays are the days when we have a new birth.
Ralph Parlette
The first birth is one of the most familiar wonders known to our civilization, as it was to the race of Lemurians. It has
been experienced by all mammals and many other branches of fauna over the innumerable millennia of evolution. The
survival of mankind was unthinkable without conception, pregnancy, and birth. Some even believe that human beings
are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them; life obliges them, over and over again, to give
birth to themselves.
— No-Ja, I had that strange dream again, — said A-Eg-Le as they walked down the alley of junipers and cypresses.
Birds were fluttering through the trees and bushes, their twitter mingling with the ceaseless splash and gurgle of the
nearby fountain, the voices of passers-by, and the murmur of the distant city. — We were sitting on the beach and the
sand was white, not like the sand on Toba lakeshore or any seaside I have ever seen...
No-Ja looked at her with his dark, smiling eyes — I was on such strands while camping with my parents last year...
— But I've never seen such a shore! — objected A-Eg-Le haltingly.
— Maybe a photo or a painting, — said No-Ja gently, pulling her to avoid an excited group of schoolies dressed in blue-
and-white uniforms.
— The water was so clear and quiet, and I can still picture that clean, balmy sand. But then...
— No-Ja! I hope this is just a nightmare! — A mighty bass drowned out her voice and caused a minor earthquake, the
center of which was detected by the birds that escaped in sphero-radial directions. The powerful slam on No-Ja's
shoulders meant that his teammate Su-Mo had spotted them despite the large crowd cheerfully roaming all over the
place.
— Are you out of your mind? — the Su-Mo's tone was now lowered by fifty decibels. — The game starts in less than
two hours, and the crowd is already taking the best seats...
A-Eg-Le gave them both a grim look before turning to inspect the fish in the nearby pond.
— Look, Su-Mo, leave my ticket with me and you go ahead. Nobody will notice if you take two seats anyway, —
whispered No-Ja, earning another blow to his abdomen. However, at least A-Eg-Le was facing in another direction, and
he had time to hide the ticket in his sleeve.
The red, yellow, and blue fish wriggled around A-Eg-Le's fingers immersed in the pond. No-Ja gently grasped her wet
hand and the wishing fish escaped between the wishing coins, blinking below the surface.

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— Shall we go camping again this weekend while your parents are still on holiday? — he said as they continued
walking. She didn't answer, just followed him, musing on the sensation that had sparkled in her fingers from the touch
of his hand. As they made their way back towards the bus station, she decided not to continue with her story about the
eruption in a lagoon she had dreamt about…
When thinking about how life itself was born, the time span becomes elusive because such a birth could not happen
over the period of one year or even a thousand years. Perhaps a more appropriate timeframe should cover the phenomena
antecedent to the appearance of protocells the possible predecessors of life.
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and their refinements such as Genetics and Astrobiology provide plausible descriptions
for the developments in the matter-forms that led to the existence of organic compounds. As the mutations of the self-
replicating organic compounds persisted in favourable environments the first RNAs came into the existence by means
of combining free-floating nucleotides that emerged in a primordial soup of molecules. Organic building blocks such as
nucleotides can form under a wide range of conditions. These units bonded together to make strands of RNA that weren't
very stable and degraded quickly. Some RNA-based forms eventually switched to DNA which are showing a much
higher stability. A number of theories consider single-celled forms (prokaryotes) to be on the boundary between the
living and non-living forms. The eukaryotes (plants, animals, fungi and protists) separated from the prokaryotes (bacteria
and archaea) more than a billion years ago (some say 4 billion). Present-day cells evolved from a common prokaryotic
ancestor. In summary, evolution on the Earth has permuted the clusters of molecules for millions of years, until
favourable combinations have enabled oxygenic photosynthesis and aerobic cellular respiration and the subsequent
development of living organisms.
Yet, a more thorough understanding of life boundaries might unravel still different trajectories.
The Lemurians achieved a competent understanding of maternity, a fundamental phenomenon for reproduction, only at
the sunset of their civilisation. After centuries of misconceptions, they not only learned how to increase the success rate
of natural delivery, conception, and pregnancy, but also how to incite semi-artificial pregnancy with excellent
acceptance rates by the remaining merits of Mother Nature. They realized that child delivery was not the beginning, but
merely a developmental transition. They devoted meticulous care to all stages of pregnancy, including the moment of
conception, which required both rational hope and sincere intention to create a healthy and happy child.
— My dear girl, you are right, you conceived at least one month ago, — the Health Adviser pronounced in her
benevolently modulated voice. — You'll be pleased to hear that your medical checkups confirm your health is in perfect
order to...

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A-Eg-Le was not sure whether that confirmation had stirred her fears or raised her spirits. Her heart trembled as she
remembered No-Ja's words of comfort and his determination to have their baby. No-Ja and she had already used the
pregnancy probe kit and were almost certain that she had conceived.
— …have you already thought about a session with the Antenatal Counsellor? This would help you to prepare yourself
for the next period.
— Oh yes, I'd like to make an appointment. Is it possible to have it before the end of the month — Sara rushed to answer,
as if afraid that the Counsellor might sense the dissonance that was unsettling her mind.
A-Eg-Le left the Health Suite overwhelmed by mixed emotions, the intensity of which surprised her. The atmosphere
of being directed as to what to do, and the Health Advisor implying that she had already decided to keep the baby, all
initiated an unfamiliar feeling of being caught. The sense of being entrapped into something that would change her life
so fundamentally filled her with such strong emotions that she was ready to burst into tears. She didn't want to use the
elevator, and by the time she reached the ground floor, she was nearly running.
Shapeless corridors, faceless bystanders, and colourless walls passed by, and she almost ran into No-Ja, who grasped
her shoulders. The smile lines around his eyes were still there. He took her into his arms and didn't let her off until she
returned his smile. Then they walked along the old walkways, downstairs to the river and uphill along pathways until
the familiar gardens and fountains replaced the noisy streets beginning their evening shimmer. Gradually,
almost imperceptibly, a feeling of happiness welled up through her body and glee surrounded her. It felt like it would
stay forever, or at least for this timeless while.
They stayed longer than usual, until daylight waned, twilight faded, and it started to become cold. Walking downhill
was easy for them as they had visited the gardens so many times. A-Eg-Le stopped to look at the stars before they
reached the streetlights.
— Look, the star is falling! — she was about to shout, when what she thought was a comet reversed its course and
started climbing in the dark sky with increasing speed. No-Ja, who turned to look at her, now stared in amazement in
the same direction.
— This must be one of those inventions the Army is coming up with nowadays, — he said later, when they reached the
cross-section near her home. — Whenever the quarrels at the northern borders escalate, they get approved budget for
some new war toys.
Over time, issues such as birth complications and prenatal and postnatal depression became rare occurrences. The safe
and expert guidance of the creation of human life extended not only to delivery, but also to the period before and after.
One of the unintended but significant consequences was a sexual revolution that liberated young Lemurians and those
who felt young enough from unwanted pregnancy. Lovers were free to enjoy their love and choose the timing of
conception as they pleased. The path to happiness was paved for people seeking love, friendship, and creative work
aligned with the needs of society.
However, some wanted more than that. Despite the considerably advanced Lemurian technology and the riches of the
Federation, a gap between the wealthy 3% and the rest of the population has significantly widened in recent years.
Lemurian sociologists were trying to explain such differentiation by pointing to the political disempowerment of
producers of goods and the empowerment of financial administrators. They were drawing attention to the fact that the
rich have established a monopoly over the control of the media and other sources of information and knowledge.
However, these theories did not meet with the approval of the Federation decision-makers, such as politicians and higher
levels of industrial management, and even less so of the rich. By some stroke of luck, the financial administrators and
the decision-makers made up a considerable share of those 3% of the wealthy.

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Nobody in the whole of Lemuria, least of all Mo-Ne-Ve herself, could have guessed at that moment that she would one
day be known throughout the world thanks to an oil painting on a wooden surface. Everyone was busy washing the
blood from the tiny, slippery body, cutting the umbilical cord, and comforting A-Eg-Le, who was fighting to remain
conscious. She still couldn't believe that the contractions had stopped and used all her remaining strength to lift her head
and look at her baby. Mo-Ne-Ve was fighting for her breath, kicking her legs, and as soon as she took her first gulp of
air, she used all of it to cry out loudly.
A-Eg-Le couldn't see No-Ja because the Health Adviser had decided to keep him away when he realized that No-Ja,
who questioned everything, had become an obstruction during the delivery. But she was certain that No-Ja was just as
anxious as she was and was wishing with great intensity to help their little fragile human being overcome the thin line
between life and death. As though he could hear their thoughts, the Adviser grasped No-Ja's arm and said, — The child
is well, it's breathing, everything is good...
— And the mother? How is A-Eg-Le? Why can't I see her? — No-Ja kept asking anxiously.
‘Oh my gosh, those fathers are all the same,’ thought the Adviser, while maintaining a calming smile on his face. ‘Can't
they see this is just another delivery?... One cute baby came tonight, another will arrive tomorrow...’
But when he spoke, his voice was reassuring and empathetic. — She is doing well, there is nothing to worry about.
Everything on Earth is just in perfect order.
The Advisor was rightly confident about the optimistic outcome of deliveries at the maternity ward. The birth rate in
Lemuria was chronically low, so each delivery was handled with meticulous care and expertise. There were significant
concerns regarding low natality, especially in urban areas with high living standards. Nonetheless, the Adviser was
hugely mistaken about the conditions of Earth's sphere, particularly in the maritime southeast Asia.
Hundreds of kilometers beneath them, immense forces had, at that very moment, fractured the tectonic plate and
unleashed the molten magma from its thousand-year entombment. The earth muffled this underground roar and flexed
its mighty ligaments to create a pressure that could level a mountain range. Reluctantly and slowly, millions of tons of
lava receded back into the depths of the mantle. It would return, very soon and very swiftly.
Hundreds of kilometers above, the sensors on a LEO satellite were recording their data. The signals sent to an unknown
destination were detected by one Lemurian astronomical observatory, but all efforts to locate the emitting device failed.
Similarly, attempts to decode the captured emission yielded no clues.

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To the Lemurian scientists, it was inconceivable that Mother Nature could have exhausted the lures that motivated the
leaders in the evolutionary race to reproduce their own kind. Despite their education, sophistication, civilization, and
gentleness, the best of young Lemurians seemed to be losing interest in having children as they learned to enjoy their
social lives, art, science, sex, and love.
Moreover, the paradox of an exponential increase in birth rates in the neighbouring underdeveloped nations, contrasted
with the stagnant natality in the highly developed Lemurian Federation, sparked heated debates. The most
straightforward explanation was that the less developed societies were guided by a natural instinct to compensate for
high mortality rates due to poor medical, nutritional, and other factors that shortened their lifespan. This stood in stark
contrast to the prosperous welfare and comfort enjoyed by the Lemurians. It appears that this inequality led to the
development of highly inflammable friction along the northern borders of the Lemurian Federation and the impoverished
regions.
Was this a sign that the tribal northern nations were more vital? Had the Lemurians overlooked some biological
fundamentals in their race to improve technology and standards? It wasn't long before more serious dilemmas surfaced
while searching for answers to these questions.
With an increase in education and living standards, the Lemurians became increasingly concerned with the long-delayed
question of why each individual was sentenced to a merciless aging process. Lemurian youth found themselves standing
at the doors of adolescence without a solution to this distressing enigma. In a childish hope of deferring this terminal
indignity, many young Lemurians refused to accept a responsible role in the society of adults, believing that doing so
invited an accelerated physio-psychical decline.
Were they lost in desperation, or were they intuitively avoiding vain routes and instead searching for a hidden passage?
At the same time, the rulers of the Lemurian Federation struggled to revitalize the workforce and, even more so, the
supply of cadets for military crews. Although the Lemurians had developed the most advanced technology in the region,
a rapidly growing population of neighbouring nations, suffering from chronic instability in all socioeconomic structures
starting with food shortages and epidemics, proved to be a continuous source of threats along the Federation's borders.
The Lemurians began experiments with cloning relatively late in their history. Over the last 50 years, scientists have
conducted cloning experiments using techniques such as gene and reproductive cloning. A revolutionary work has just
been started with therapeutic cloning, and the ethical dilemmas about using the embryonic erupted on an unprecedented
scale. The Lemurians would not accept cloning that involved the destruction of human embryos in the test tube. Public
aversion continued to grow, and lawmakers were forced to place a ban on experiments with cloning animals. However,
Lemurian military, along with some scientists and scholars in the fields of bioengineering and cybernetics, never stopped
theoretical and laboratory research. While all laboratory evidence pointed out that cloning technology was converging
towards the successful reproduction of a human being, cloning the memory was a completely different problem.
Memory engrams are unique. They are built by the personal experiences of each human. Memories are encoded by the
pattern of neurons that fire when given a stimulus. Consciousness is therefore much like a pathway through the brain so
that when the start of the path is triggered, neurons fire electromagnetic impulses along the paved chain of synapses.
This includes the interconnection of nearly 100 billion neurons, all of which possess the individual shape of
neurotransmitters and receptors defined by the individual's experience. Replicating this was dreamt of by the most
enthusiastic theorists as something to be achieved in a thousand years' time.

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The Second Birth
The mystery of learning is the mystery of growing.
At first glance, the Second Birth appears to be less spectacular in its kinetics, and the associated processes do not
culminate in a single, dramatic final event. It takes place gradually as the child's mind reaches different stages ― a
network of synapses and neurons builds up, forming its subconscious and consciousness. The child's character emerges
from its genetic mould with a spectrum of "colours" painted by somewhat random impressions, accrued information,
and early experiences. The touch of a caregiver's hand, the laughter of a friend, or the scolding of a teacher, all leave
their mark. Initially, the features of a new character grow rather chaotically. However, as this intricate cluster becomes
enriched with new information, its structure starts to assume a more specific form ― a unique individual personality.
An important question is to what extent education can influence an individual's personality?
A group of teachers, led by a retired academic renowned in Lemuria for her innovative ideas became interested in a
hypothesis that a child's innate curiosity could be directed to increase their motivation for learning. The mainstream
education institutions remained confident in the traditional approach of guiding students through primary and secondary
levels. However, Professor No-Ja Vin, who held a high rank in the Ministry of Education and Sciences, took the initiative
to provide funds for the research team to establish a small facility within the fences of the Pedagogical Academy.
The project, Curiosity Based Education, aimed to create a learning environment based on the subject's free choice. The
initial stages involved introducing the child to various attractive examples and items borrowed from the university's
departments of physics, mathematics, biology, astrogeology, and chemistry. During this phase, the child's curiosity was
primarily stimulated through the initiation of various social games. This practice aimed to transform the child's
perception into a noesis driven by an investigative mind.
The team comprised three academics, including the retired Educator. Initially, they faced challenges in finding a family
that would volunteer their child for the project. Professor Vin ultimately decided to include his own daughter, Mo-Ne-
Ve (after a lengthy debate with A-Eg-Le). Eventually, several academics from the University also brought in their
children. Later on, when parents from less affluent families realized that the Curiosity Based Education Institute charged
lower fees than the regular government primary schools, the researchers were able to select more children for their
project.
The learning process was designed to take place in a social environment where all students had access to a variety of
toys. Initially, the games and toys were selected to challenge the child's understanding of the fundamentals of literacy,
health, and numeracy. As the children became more familiar with the available assortment, new items were gradually
introduced, often borrowed from various university laboratories. In the final stages, the children were entrusted with
making their own decisions about what to learn, as they began to ask more and more questions.

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All sources of knowledge were made freely accessible, and soon the young learners began to explore the boundaries of
the unknown. This was the zone where true learning began. A significant transition in the child's personality could be
observed when they become capable of designing and directing their own learning, and constructively sharing and
applying this knowledge.
In contrast to the first birth, where newborn children have no choice in their development and growth, the second birth
was impossible unless learners were given the freedom of choice.
I know myself, but that's all.
F. S. Fitzgerald
The Educator sat comfortably near the window, playing with her coral necklace. Despite her old age, her gaze was sharp
and perceptive, her comments brisk, and her composure unshakeable. Meanwhile, Mo-Ne-Ve was eagerly attempting
to turn over an aquarium that was twice her size.
— We apologize for the damage that occurred in the center, and we will certainly pay for repairing the toilet, — said
A-Eg-Le wishing her husband No-Ja was there; she felt that a very cautious consideration was needed to understand
Mo's attitude. No-Ja's engagement in the Academic Council was certainly taking him away from his family much too
frequently. — I hope you understand our concern… It is certainly alarming when a 6-year-old girl experiments with
ways of breaking a toilet casing.
— In fact, we do not share this view, — replied the Educator in her calm voice.
— But her grades are all below average, despite Mo-Ne-Ve spending hours in front of the computer. She even reads my
husband's textbooks on mathematics...
— We think she is just bored with the routine school tests, — continued the Educator, still twiddling with her necklace.
— Let me show you some of our recently developed Experimental Education facilities.
A-Eg-Le, somewhat disconcerted, glanced towards Mo-Ne-Ve. Her daughter had just abandoned attempts to climb, turn
over, or slide the walls of the colourful aquarium whose gathered inhabitants appeared disappointed when Mo turned
her attention towards the Educator's computer table. — Do you think Mo-Ne-Ve should join us?
— Oh, there is no need for that, my assistant will entertain her with computer games, right here. We will only be away
for two hours. — The old lady moved swiftly from the chair to the door and had almost disappeared into the corridor
before A-Eg-Le reacted by scuttling after her.
They walked along the corridors, occasionally entering some of the classrooms. Already in the first room they entered,
A-Eg-Le couldn't resist being mesmerized by a device in which spheres were sliding across small toboggans, propelled
to the top in an incessant loop. In the second room, a group of children were putting together small cubes to create
patterns that revealed formulas for calculating the sum of natural numbers, the sum of odd natural numbers, and so on.
Yet in another room, students were playing with optical illusions that captured A-Eg-Le’s attention to such an extent
that the Educator had to take her arm to draw her away.

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— Now, here is the infamous toilet, — stated the Educator, not without some excitement in her voice, and continued to
explain, — the class discussed properties of materials, and the teacher pointed out that ceramics are among the hardest
known materials. He gave them a small hammer and a screwdriver and challenged the class to try breaking or scratching
some ceramic object. So, Mo-Ne-Ve emptied the flush cistern in the toilet, blocked the water inlet, and loosened the
supporting screws. Then, she simply opened the water supply valve and gravity did the rest.
A-Eg-Le listened to the Mo-Ne-Ve’s ingenuity without much enthusiasm. ‘I definitely need to make No-Ja spend more
time with Mo,‘ she thought, but allowed the Educator to continue with the tour.
You can’t learn less. (Buckminster Fuller)
Over the centuries, a massive stock of knowledge was accumulated by the Lemurian Academia. During the fourth
quarter of their era, the body of knowledge records stored in libraries grew faster than the actual knowledge itself making
the task of searching, communicating, and transferring this voluminous structure increasingly difficult. Academic efforts
to categorize sub-domains and fragments of knowledge into specialist disciplines, had certainly contributed to the
progress of knowledge. However, the confinement of knowledge within formal domains and the exaggerated emphasis
placed on certain fields at the expense of others had also created unwarranted barriers.
Problems such as misalignment in scientific concepts and nomenclature (synonymy and homonymy), as well as
excessive use of jargon, acronyms and abbreviations were suffocating both education and application of knowledge.
Yet another, rather more essential problem, began to shake the very foundations of Lemurian civilization: the growing
trend of legalizing knowledge confidentiality reflected increasing discrepancies between the motivations of information
generators and recipients. Progressive educators who observed these trends were seeking means to counteract and quell
these hindrances. However, the academics who promoted equal opportunities in education, free access to scientific
knowledge, and the curiosity based education found themselves out of favour of the agencies in charge of funding
scientific endeavours.
Despite this, the enthusiastic educators persisted in scrutinizing the nature of knowledge and gradually came to realize
that the link between teaching and creating knowledge works in two ways. In other words, simply learning existing
knowledge is incomplete without also creating new knowledge. Years passed by and their passion for investigating new
ways for inspiring young pupils to search for knowledge seemed to became stronger as the support from the
administration became weaker. Most of the staff at the Curiosity-Based Education were volunteers, either parents or
relatives of the students, and they played a crucial role in keeping the institute running. However, ultimately it was only
the reputation of Professor Vin that prevented the Administration from closing down the site altogether.

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Mo-Ne-Ve had the impression that the teachers didn't really know the answers to her questions. However, they didn't
seem to be perturbed by that fact. On the contrary they greeted her inquiries with enthusiasm, encouraged her to explain
what had prompted her to ask her questions, and to delve deeper into whatever subject she found intriguing. The
educators provided her with an array of models and devices, and joined her in predicting the outcome of modifications
that she would come up with. At a mere 12 years of age, Mo-Ne-Ve had already finished her elementary education in
core sciences and embarked on the third phase of unrestrained curiosity learning.
— I think electrons must look like whirlpools, — she said one afternoon to Le-On-Ad, who always pretended to be
much older than her. Mo-Ne-Ve was constantly under the impression that Le-On-Ad was thinking about something else,
more important than whatever they were talking about. He was visiting another group, but there were no restrictions on
changing studios, and Mo-Ne-Ve often visited his class.
— They certainly rotate or follow some closed trajectory, — replied Le-On-Ad with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old
whose real interest was in painting.
— Electrons must be some kind of vortices or rotations... there is no other way of moving in a completely unempty
space, — Mo-Ne-Ve continued as she sat on the table, halfway between Le-On-Ad's palette and the flower he was trying
to paint.
— What do you mean by an 'unempty space'?
— I mean everything! Imagine that the entire space is filled with something!
— And how do you think the electrons are attracted to the protons?
— Protons are just the opposite vortices, like hurricanes are opposite to whirlpools. The substance emitted by the protons
is sucked in by the electrons.
— The electrons can't always be sucking in matter. They would just explode. — Le-On-Ad was annoyed at being
disturbed in his effort to paint the red, blue, and yellow petals of a flower placed in front of his palette.
— Yes, they can! — exclaimed Mo. — The electrons can radiate matter at the same time. I once saw a lamp placed in
a water fountain. The water falling downstream didn't prevent the light from protruding upwards...
— Tell you what. Why don't you make a sketch of such an electron? I can't picture what you have in your mind.
— That's not a bad idea, you know — replied Mo, jumping from the table and disappearing through the door in her
fluttering skirt, leaving Le-On to realize that he now missed her disruptions. Although he was unyielding, determined,
and focused on his work, his gaze kept slipping towards the door, hoping to see her return.
Although traditionally five human senses are identified (sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing), it is now recognised that
the senses evolved in living organisms are even greater in variety and number. It can be stipulated that the original zones
actuating the tactile, electromagnetic (light) and thermal senses in the unicellular organisms led to developing neurons.
The earliest forms of nervous systems involving specialized components, such as sensory receptors, transmitters,
processors and reaction actuators were found in primitive multicellular organisms. The more advanced nervous systems
contain intricate biological functions that allowed for gathering information about the world. As the living organisms
evolved into more complex life forms, nervous systems became centralized, with clusters of neurons gathering together
to form simple ganglia. Over time, these ganglia became more complex, eventually leading to forming the brain. It is
important to understand that he evolution of the brain is and ongoing process.
The physiology of brain operation involves the communication between neurons through electromagnetic and chemical
signals. This network of neurons enables various brain regions to work together to perform cognitive processes such as
thinking and decision-making. Different brain regions coordinate to execute thinking. For instance, the prefrontal cortex
is involved in functions like decision-making, while the limbic system regulates emotions and motivation. In addition,
during this process, the brain emits external electromagnetic waves known as brain waves or neural oscillations, which
can be detected through techniques such as electroencephalography. A question arises whether certain regions of the
brain can develop receptor-like functions to sense the transmission of electromagnetic waves emitted by another person's
brain. Some animals, such as birds, salmon, and sharks, find their way using the Earth's magnetic field. Birds, for
example, have specialised photoreceptor cells in their eyes called cryptochromes that enable them to use compass
information from the magnetic field.
The exact mechanisms underlying these processes are subject to ongoing studies, and advancements in neuroscience
continue to unravel ever new challenges in understanding the process of understanding.

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— There's something about her presence. — said the old Educator to her young assistant, who was at that moment
struggling to connect an old spectroscope to a power point without disconnecting an interferometer. — I think the closest
description is 'radiant'. No wonder the old Teachers used that word to refer to talented students.
Her young assistant, Le-On-Ad's uncle, who worked as a volunteer in the Institute, was sweating while being entangled
in a web of cables as he crawled under a massive table, trying to reach a power connection node hidden in the darkest
corner. This was a considerably challenging task because the lab was packed with tables, instruments, chairs, and
whiteboards, leaving very little space for movement.
— Just look at little Mo-Ne-Ve, — continued the Educator in the same lively spirit. — I can almost feel her radiance.
When she enters the lab, it's like the whole room becomes illuminated. One day, I'll try to measure whether any
electromagnetic field can be detected around her… Do you know what she has chosen for her minor thesis?
The young assistant didn't know what Mo-Ne-Ve had chosen for her minor thesis, but he knew that if he chose the
wrong connection right now, a short-circuit would fuse both the interferometer and the spectroscope.
— She selected the topic 'The definition of definition’! — The old educator exclaimed not without a pride and began
looking for her tea cup, which must have been lost somewhere among the collection of permanent magnets. — Here
you are! — she called out triumphantly as she finally spotted it. As she reached for it, a small spark of electricity arced
from the cup to her wrist for a fraction of a second.
— Well, well, — remarked the educator with a note of self-satisfaction, — I might be enlightened myself, after all.
— Please try to use interferometer to check this — yelled the assistant from under the tables after he finally reached the
power point and connected the cable.
— Young men, your disrespectful joke is a clear indication of the lack of proper upbringing in your family — stated old
lady in a firm voice and left visibly annoyed without turning the interferometer on.
The assistant desperately tried to find the right words to reverse this unfortunate misunderstanding. However, it was the
sound of the slammed doors that forced him to face the cruel reality. He will have to crawl backwards between the table
legs to extricate himself from the corner before stretching and standing upright. There was no way for him to reach the
instrument table unless he pulled himself out and straightened up. It took him a while to summon the courage to begin
this operation, and just as he made his first move, the doors suddenly opened. Two pairs of legs in girls' boots and socks
entered the room. The girls quickly closed the door behind them and started giggling. The assistant was still considering
the most appropriate way to make his presence known when their conversation caught his attention.
— …and he’s so cute when he’s focused on his paintings — said one voice — although he gets annoyed when I comment
on his artwork…
— Mo, if you want to get his attention, — chimed in the second voice — you should try complimenting him on
something like his basketball skills. They just love to be good at sports.
— Le-On-Ad is more interested in soccer, — responded the first voice in a rather worried tone — and if I go watch his
team, it will be too obvious. None of the girls in my class goes to watch the soccer games.
— Right, this would be too risky, — corroborated the second voice.
‘Well, well,’ thought the Assistant while massaging his numb leg, ‘it appears that my nephew is developing into a real
heartthrob!’ Fortunately, the bell signalling the start of next class made girls leave in a hurry, finally leaving the
Assistant to solve the logistic puzzle on his own.

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Why is my knowledge limited? Why my stature?
(B. Pascal)
While it is broadly accepted that neuroscientists have a long way ahead on the voyage to understand the depths of human
mind, philosophers continue extrapolating hypotheses using epistemology, phenomenology, ontology and similar
paradigms. Philosophy embraces contemplations about the questions the answers to which escape the limits and
boundaries of knowledge acquired by other scientific undertakings. It is indicative that philosophy includes exploring
ethics and aesthetics. Hypernym for philosophy is ‘noesis’.
‘Thought’ is whatever can cross a human’s mind. Without taught, consciousness would be unconscious. By a deliberate,
premeditated process termed ‘noesis’ a single person arrives to ‘noema’ ― a special case of a somewhat relative
fragment of knowledge (a perception) achieved at the specific point in time. Both thinking and noesis are affected by
emotions and experiences, and, perhaps even more intriguing, by the thoughts of other people. Neither a ‘thought’ nor
a ‘noema’ can be stored in computers as they can only happen in the human brain.
Although ‘thoughts’ and ‘noemas’ are intrinsic to a single human brain, both can still be communicated to others using
various intermediate means. Yet, they both disappear when no humans are involved. On the other hand, ‘knowledge’ is
a validated system of logical relations which continue to exist once they are recorded, even if there are no humans
present. Knowledge is an infinitely replicable intensifier for the probability of contemplated actualisations.
— Who knows where this country is going to — sighed A-Eg-Le with a sense of hopelessness when No-Ja entered the
doors. No-Ja returned home that day earlier than usual. The routine afternoon meeting at the Ministry of Education was
cancelled at a short notice and without explanations, so he decided that it was too late to organise any serious work for
the rest of the day. — The soldiers — she continued in frustration, — the armed troops rigged in weaponry invaded
Ang-Hsu’s home and took the whole family away in armoured vehicle!?
No-Ja took her in his arms. — Oh, gosh. These must have been people from Immigration Detention Unit. Look, they
treat all interventions with the same precautions… this still does not mean that the family will be considered for
deportation. It could be just that their visas are not updated…
— Dad — cried Mo-Ne-Ve while running in,— soldiers detained Ki… and her mum… and her dad! We have a
presentation in class tomorrow, and Ki and I were supposed to work on it together.
— Mo, the things might clear up tomorrow, — said A-Eg-Le gently — I shall talk to the teacher. Go over to their garden
and pick up their cat. We'll keep it here until they return. It's always playing with our cats anyway.
No-Ja hesitated to show that he knew more about this. Earlier this month, the Immigration investigators paid him a visit
at his workplace and inquired about the Ang-Hsu family. He conveyed nothing but nice comments about his friendly
neighbours who maintained gorgeous line of flowers in their front yard. Ang-Hsu's husband ran a popular bakery at the
end of the street, while his wife baked delicious cookies for the shop. No-Ja couldn't provide much information about
how long they had been residing in the area. The Hsu family already lived across when A-Eg-Le and No-Ja moved in
new home eleven years ago. But this all could not change the fact that the Hsu family had immigrated illegally.

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When, centuries ago, the expeditions from West settled in Lemuria, the indigenous nations tried in vain to protect their
land. While the war waged between the newcomers and native tribes was short and merciless, the history of successive
negotiations and conflicts between the uprising Lemurian Federation and its northern neighbours extended over the
course of Lemuria's entire history, up to the final days of its civilisation. Several streams of the original inhabitants
managed to escape annihilation, with some finding passage to the north and others escaping by boat in other directions.
Only a few small groups survived in controlled reservations scattered across the Federation, serving as enduring pangs
of conscience that never ceased haunting the Lemurians.
The borders of the new empire were marked immediately, along with the friction in the adjacent regions. The Lemurian
political parties occasionally proposed various philanthropic resolutions to alleviate this unsustainable situation. The
Federation Council at some stage yielded under the public pressure and adopted supporting education programs in poorer
countries. Idea was to enable them to build a skilled workforce and invest in research and development. This approach
was meant to help to promote long-term economic growth and reduce their dependence of on natural resources.
However, the blooming lemurian industry continued exploiting the same natural resources abroad for short-term
economic gain, with little regard for the long-term environmental consequences. Supporting these countries in
establishing and enforcing environmental protection laws to promote sustainable management of their natural resources
was publicly proclaimed, but the advocated regulations were circumvented on a large scale.
The Lemurian Federation financed programmes to help poor countries through the transfer of technology and expertise
in areas such as agriculture, medicine, and renewable energy. This was meant to enable poorer countries to improve
their economies and achieve sustainable development. However, somehow this left these countries with high levels of
debt.
The initiatives intended to bridge the gap between rich and poor countries, reduce poverty, and provide access to better
healthcare, education, and infrastructure ended up creating miniature replicas of those gaps in the northern countries.
Their corrupt governments too often misused the funds by diverting the money into their own pockets or into projects
that benefited them personally, rather than improving the lives of their citizens.
The whole situation has fuelled a significant increase in immigration trends. The lack of opportunities and the unbearable
living conditions that people faced in poor countries forced them to seek better prospects in the prosperous Lemuria.
The immigrants were easy targets to be exploited by employers and found themselves to live in precarious conditions.
Ultimately the wealthy people benefited from the cheap labour and this further perpetuated the gap between the rich and
poor.
— My friend’s cousin has a brother who serves in the northern province, — reported Su-Mo, sitting in the front of No-
Ja in a small cafe in the City Arcade. — He found out that the whole family is temporarily accommodated in the
immigration camp about 200 km from the Federation northern borders. Apparently the officials are reviewing the
family’s status, especially the financial matters, eventual debts and credits before deciding on the final deportation.
Su-Mo, No-Ja's childhood friend, joined the law enforcement agency around the same time that No-Ja enrolled in
university to study applied mathematics. By the time No-Ja graduated, Su-Mo had finished his training and probation
and had become a Constable in the Capital City Police Force. They celebrated together after No-Ja successfully defended
his PhD thesis and Su-Mo was promoted to Senior Constable. Sergeant Su-Mo became the godfather of Mo-Ne-Ve
when No-Ja became the Chair of the Department of Mathematical Physics. It was during this time that No-Ja became a
member of the Federation Council and Su-Mo was appointed as a Police Inspector when they both learned that some
laws can be bent.
If the facts conflicts with laws, either the laws must be changed or the facts.
Albert Einstein
The trouble with law is lawyers.
Clarence Darrow

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The Third Birth
Who never loved, never lived. (paraphrased, John Gay)
The Third Birth is an event that is revered across cultures and civilizations, and is often regarded as a phenomenon that
is both physical and spiritual in nature. In the field of health sciences, it is commonly defined as the attainment of sexual
maturity and the ability to not only conceive or inseminate but also to give birth to and nourish a newborn child
throughout its growth. For many, the discovery of their sexuality and the accompanying joy is an event they refer to as
being "born again". The full accomplishment, however, would only come when young Lemurians became capable of
being responsible parents. The third birth was taking place when young people become capable of extending their
genetic branches into the future by giving birth to new beings, nurturing this new branch, and guiding yet another
generation towards achieving intellectual, emotional, and creative maturity.
The prospect of the love brought about a personality change in the soon-to-be parents themselves. Their new capacity
for nurturing care extended beyond their limited circle of their closest kin. Through a ripple effect, the future lovers,
mothers and fathers became capable of spreading these positive emotions to everything around them. Those who
previously showed no interest in pets or gardening began to change their habits. They became more amiable at work
and in social settings, planted flowers in front of their homes, volunteered with charity groups, and even fostered children
in need.
Yet, all of that radiation of philanthropy and the love for different forms of life were outshone by the source that ignited
them: the passionate love shared between the man and the women. Why?
Because love is the morning and the evening star. (Sinclair Lewis)
Because love is the answer to everything. It's the only reason to do anything. (Ray Bradbury)
Because love is the meeting point of truth and beauty. (Rabindranath Tagore)
Because love is the greatest force in the universe, it has the power to transform your life
to a higher level. (Deepak Chopra)
Because to see coming toward you the face that will mean
an end of oneness is—far more than birth itself—the beginning of new life. (Holly Roth)
— Le-On, is that you!? — Mo-Ne-Ve's voice was as vibrant as he remembered, but her body and face had taken on
new curves.
— Hey Mo! When did you arrive? I was looking for you yesterday and thought you weren't going to make it.
It was an annual anniversary, two years after the first generation of Curiosity Based Education had graduated at the
High School level. This was a rather unusual reunion, because the term 'generation' did not imply the equal age of
graduates, but to equal accomplishments, ambitions, and determination to enrol in University courses.
— Oh, my father got transferred to Capital City at a rather short notice, — uttered Mo-Ne-Ve while nearly stepping on
the Le-On-Ad's feet as they both rushed towards each other, — and I had to help the family in moving to new home and
arranging everything.
— I heard this was quite a promotion. Not everyone's father is invited to become a member of the Federation Council.
— It wasn't really an invitation... He is appointed for a limited time by the Executive Secretary. But, how are you doing
in the Civil Engineering? We all expected you'd choose the Art Academy.
— Oh, you'd be surprised how much art is needed when designing roads and towers. A bridge without beauty is like a
woman without a smile.
— You rotten male chauvinist! What does your wisdom say about a man without a smile?
— But Mo, I'm smiling now when I see you again…
Where there is a love, there are always miracles. Willa Cather

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How are drawn those lines and shades
So your face is bright and shining
So that light is caught and fades
And your smile is right and wining?
Why I fly and sail like swallow
When you call me with your whisper?
Why the alps are looking shallow
And my heart is stirred and crisper?
How you stand and move so easy
Like a swan and like a daisy
When your lips, so soft and rosy
Make my soul and mind so dizzy?
All my wish and all my dreaming
Of my touch and words of lure
See just you and you affirming
That our love is still secure.
Unlike the exact date of her birth, Mo-Ne-Ve never knew the exact day their love was born. It wasn't until most of their
friends had noticed their mutual affection that they themselves became aware of it. For some of their friends, this was a
pleasant surprise; for others, it wasn't a surprise; and for a few, it wasn't pleasant after all.
When Le-On decided to confess his love to her, he didn't think that he had made a decision; he thought he had been
chosen. They both felt themselves subject to such an overarching change that they forgot about the rest of the world,
and the other feelings became just casual passers-by, if they were to be noted at all. For Mo-Ne-Ve and Le-On-Ad,
falling in love was like an arrival at a final destination, where everything was just about to begin.
What exactly is love? Why is it that one person can stir our affectionate emotions while another cannot? These are
questions that have puzzled humans for centuries, provoking poets, artists, scientists, and philosophers alike to seek
answers. What is it about a particular individual that ignites a spark that sets hearts racing and minds spinning? Is it their
physical appearance, their personality, their charm, or some elusive mixture of all these things? How come that love—
that intangible, inexplicable connection—can leave people feeling utterly enchanted and helpless? Is love a mystery that
we may never fully comprehend?
Many thinkers have attempted to draw a link between love and our understanding of nature, often pointing to the
seemingly palpable chemistry between lovers. This prompted scientists to reflect on the fact that chemical reactions and
bonds are fundamentally driven by the interactions of electrons and ions, which are inherently influenced by
electromagnetism. The reactions of substances are determined by the electromagnetic forces. So, to cut this dry
contemplation short, one can say: there must be some kind of wave interference between the lovers.
Thanks to advancements in medicine during the 4th quarter of Lemurian history, individuals had the opportunity to
engage in safe and healthy sexual experiences. The development of effective methods for preventing unintended
pregnancies and reducing the transmission of sexually transmitted infections further enhanced sexual health. Regular
screenings and treatments became more accessible. Moreover, medical interventions and therapies have helped address
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Yet, looking for sex solely for physical pleasure disregarded its true emotional, psychological, and spiritual dimensions.
When approached with love, sex deepens the bond between individuals, fosters intimacy, and strengthens connections
on multiple levels. Reserving it for moments of genuine love allows for cultivating an enriching and profound sexual
experience, promoting emotional well-being and a lasting happiness.
Sex without love is like a drum without music.
No matter how strong the drumming or how perfect the rhythm,
without a melody, the miracle is missed out.
Dr. Ni-Tes-La, a progressive physicist at the Mathematical Physics Lab, began speculating about the possibility of life
forms based on electromagnetic radiation even before he obtained his PhD. He named this hypothetical concept
'electromagnetic life’, or 'plasma-based life'. Plasma is a state of matter where electrons are separated from atomic nuclei,
leading to the rise of an electromagnetic 'sea'.
His hypothesis was that complex, ionized plasma structures forming in such an environment could exhibit properties
like self-replication, response to stimuli, and even evolutionary processes. These hypothetical plasma-based life entities
would interact and communicate through electromagnetic radiation, bypassing any biochemical processes characteristic
of organic life. This plasma life could exist in a fifth dimension, enabling it to move and interact through space and time
in ways undetectable by the four-dimensional space-time understanding prevalent in Lemurian sciences.
These ideas were inspired by measurements collected by Docent B-Ra-Ag, who noted a distinct pattern of bright spots
or peaks, similar to the pattern left by sunshine rays passing through a grid onto walls. When the inevitable fluctuations
were filtered out using statistical averaging, repeated measurements consistently produced the same characteristic
diffraction pattern. This technique was used to determine the structures of inorganic crystals, such as sodium chloride
(table salt) and diamond.
It was already known that crystals have a propensity to grow under favourable conditions, i.e., they exhibit the property
of self-replication through the addition of particles (such as ions, atoms, or molecules) to the crystal lattice. Some years
later, another postgraduate student, Pi-Re-Ri, an immigrant from the Northern Kingdom, noted that certain crystals,
such as quartz, could be used to generate and detect electromagnetic waves. He continued work in this direction and
discovered resonance in crystals, which opened up a whole new field of research.
The research team found that crystals can "sing" ― vibrate at a certain pitch, much like a tuning fork or a guitar string.
This became known as the crystal's "resonant frequency". When plucking a guitar string, it vibrates and produces a
specific sound. Similarly, when energy is applied to a crystal, it vibrates and "rings" at its unique frequency.
When external force is applied to some crystals, they can generate a magnetic field, and vice versa: a magnetic field can
cause crystals to vibrate. So, when a magnetic field is applied to crystals in a specific rhythm, they can start to vibrate
with increased amplitude, reaching their resonant frequency. When he discovered that even diamonds could vibrate in
such a way, Ni-Tes-La used lasers to induce vibration in the diamond and studied the resulting light phenomena. In this
manner, two additional conditions for life were mimicked: crystals were not only able to absorb and generate energy,
but also to react accordingly.
Lemurian scientists were already speculating that there is a fourth state of matter that exhibits unique properties and
self-organizing behaviour. Ni-Tes-La reasoned that all life requires a stable, overarching framework with enduring
attributes within which it can adapt and evolve. For example, Earth provides such an all-embracing, steady 'cradle' for
life within its ecosphere. In a similar fashion, crystals could provide such an encompassing system for hypothetical life
at the level of a sub-atomic magnetic field.
He did not have the means to test this hypothesis, so he had no way of knowing how sound his assumptions were. Also,
Ni-Tes-La could not have guessed that he underestimated the size and scale of such a form of life by a ratio of one to
ten to the power of 30.
1 : 1030

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— I don't get it, — sighted Mo-Ne-Ve, while paddling tirelessly in the front seat of the small canoe that was spiritedly
cutting through the wavelets on the Lake Toba, — all this claptrap about the commercial value of the collection...
— Which collection? — Le-On-Ad managed to respond, maintaining a normal sonority in his voice despite fighting for
breath. As he rowed from the back seat, he had to steer the proper course while still propelling the canoe forward. Mo
was enthusiastically swinging her paddle, an action that resulted in the canoe's trajectory following the pattern of a
second harmonic.
— This whole concept of one painting being worth more than another is so... so... — Mo-Ne-Ve made three powerful
but wrongly directed strokes while looking for the right expression, —... presumptuous!
The net effect of that exclamation was that the canoe was now heading parallel to the washing line.
— Mo, you can stop rowing now. We must slow down to avoid any rocks, — Le-On said. He corrected the steering,
pulled in the oars, and the canoe began to glide towards the beach.
She jumped out of the canoe with no effort and pulled the rope while he was directing the bow into the soft sandy patch.
Not long after they were seated comfortably by the wood fire, with Le-On leaning against the base of the palm tree and
Mo gazing at the sunset with her head on his shoulder…
— How do you mean 'presumptuous'? — He became intrigued, — there must be some difference between the two
paintings.
— There is a difference, for sure. And I understand that some price must be attached to any item, if only to pay for the
exhibition venue... — said Mo straightening up sharply.
— Well, then one painting will inevitably be cheaper than the other.
— And why do you think this should be so?
— 'Cos they are different! That's why.
— Le-On, — she said patiently, — two different paintings can still have the same price.
— But what’s wrong with someone qualified estimating that one painting has more value than the other?
— Someone qualified? Who is more qualified in arts than the artist?
— Artists might find it more convenient when marketing is left to professional dealers...
— Here we go! These 'professionals' are just degrading the artwork!
— Mo, just imagine how ludicrous the singers would look selling tickets for their own performances...
— This whole idea of expressing the value of an artwork by the money is ludicrous. The beauty is in the eyes of the
beholder! What I find beautiful might mean nothing to you…
— But Mo, for me you are the most beautiful one…
— You cheeky swindler! You’re dodging my point!
Later in the evening, Le-On nudged another log into the fire with his foot, thus avoiding using his hands which were
marred by three blisters on each palm. The fresh log struck a charred chunk, causing a mini-eruption of sparks and
flickers. Mo-Ne-Ve ceased her argument. The sparks propelling from the firewood reminded her of a recent dream. In
her nightmare, lake water burst upwards, hissing as sparks of magma cut through the sky... 'I'm dreaming,' she exhaled
in relief when she woke up in the middle of that night…

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Le-On noticed her sudden silence and drew her closer to his side — Oh Mo, you are such a dreamer... People care about
money, not about art...
She was so close to telling him about how much of a dreamer she was, but instead, she leaned closer into the embrace
of his arms around her waist. And the lake didn't seem to reflect anything but the moonlight…
The night, studded with twinkling stars, covered the tranquil lake. The contours of the teak and palm trees became
silhouetted against the sky. In the forest, the night-dwelling creatures started their routines. The sparrows and sunbirds
had become quiet, resting in the trees, while the slow loris began its nightly activities, carefully navigating the
underbrush to join the soft sounds of the rainforest at night.
Deep down, beneath the water's surface, below the lake bed, underneath the lithosphere crust, the cracks in the mantle's
silicates began to connect, paving the way for the overpowering surge of 4,000-degree hot magma upwards
As for me, I know of nothing but miracles. (Walt Whitman)
— We don't know who, or what they are, but the military experts assured me that none of our neighbouring countries is
capable of dispatching such a direct message by usurping our own system of communications. So far, we have not seen
any physical appearance of these Senders. There were no electronic disturbances, except from the audio records of the
message itself, from which the printed text is produced. — The Coordinator I-Ban-I spoke while facing a large glass
window. Twenty floors below, the two-million city was sliding into twilight. I-Ban-I was presenting a rather
extraordinary matter to an audience whose faces reflected a mixture of disbelief, confusion, and shock, and he couldn’t
help wondering about what his own expression looked like.
No-Ja, seated at the opposite side of the room, was one of forty advisors and executives who were listening with tense
attention. Nobody interrupted the Coordinator’s presentation for almost seventeen minutes, an event unprecedented at
the meetings of the Federation’s Council.
— The initial message arrived a month ago. After twenty-two days, the same message was repeated. The senders of
these messages claim that they have been observing our nation for over 20 years. However, this is their first official
contact with our government.
The Coordinator slowly turned back to face the speechless audience. Despite he was making long pauses between each
sentence, expecting questions or comments, there was only total silence.
No-Ja spoke up, sensing that the utter silence was hindering the speaker. — Have there been any other reports of
unexplained communications?
— To the knowledge of the inquiry committee, there have been none, — replied the Coordinator. — We have
thoroughly reviewed the complete archive, spanning almost 30 years of media and administrative records. However, the
Senders claim to have discreetly influenced certain individuals to promote their development, although these individuals
may not be aware of it. According to the Senders, these selected individuals possess some exceptional gifts and have
progressed well…
— Progressed well in what? Do we possess any knowledge regarding the identities of these chosen individuals? Why
were we not contacted earlier? — Suddenly, the entire room erupted with questions, as if a soundproof barrier had been
lifted.
‘This is more like it,’ remarked Coordinator to himself, before addressing the crowd with a resolute tone.

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— You will find the complete copies of the message enclosed in your folders. I urge you to thoroughly examine it in
the upcoming hours and come prepared with your inquiries tomorrow by 10 am…
— Why can't we ask the questions now?
— We don't have any other available information... until tomorrow.
— What do you expect to happen tomorrow? — A murmur in the room subsided after this question, and it felt as if the
tension was building, awaiting the forthcoming answer.
— Tomorrow, — declared the Coordinator in a firm voice that surprised even himself, — at 11:30 am, there will be a
meeting with the Senders. — The hum reverberated through the room once again, growing louder and faster as the
audience exchanged comments.
— They desire us to select three individuals to whom they will communicate urgent matters of critical importance, as
they put it. We can choose two members, but the third person will be selected by the Senders.
No-Ja shared the mixed feelings of excitement and bewilderment that filled the conference room. Then, for some reason,
he recalled a long-forgotten occasion when their seven-year-old daughter, Mo-Ne-Ve, had recounted her nightmares to
A-Eg-Le and him. In her dreams, Mo witnessed the destruction of a lake caused by a volcanic eruption. What made it
even more intriguing was that A-Eg-Le had experienced similar dreams before Mo was even born. At the time, Health
Advisors dismissed it as a child's imaginative invention seeking attention, assuring them that there was no cause for
concern, particularly because Mo's progress in other areas was exceptional. In fact, she had been invited to join an
experimental school for exceptionally talented students. However, despite her remarkable progress, the dreams persisted
throughout her teenage years, largely unchanged. Just recently, their 19-year-old daughter had shared with them that she
was still having the same recurring dream.
These thoughts occupied No-Ja's mind entirely until he suddenly realised that Coordinator was staring at him. As was
everyone else in the room.
..nowhere in all space or on a thousand worlds will there be men to share our loneliness.
There may be wisdom; there may be power; somewhere across space great instruments... may stare vainly at our
floating cloud wrack, their owners yearning as we yearn.
Nevertheless, in the nature of life and in the principles of evolution we have had our answer.
Of men elsewhere, and beyond, there will be none forever. (Loren Eiseley)
Despite a multitude of projects spanning over fifty years, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence has yet to yield any
evidence of alien intelligence. Given the unresolved nature of the Fermi paradox, scientists have shifted their focus
towards the identification of the minimum conditions necessary for the emergence of life in any form. When these
specific conditions are met, essential molecules, such as amino acids (often referred to as the monomers of life), can be
formed. The basic chemicals believed to have catalyzed the genesis of life include ammonia, methane, sulphides,
phosphates, and most importantly, water.
Amino acids have been detected in meteorite samples, and a substantial amount of water has been found on Europa, one
of Jupiter's moons. Moreover, evidence of these life-essential substances has been observed on the Martian surface.
Given these discoveries, one cannot help but reflect on the vast timescale that separates the emergence of these primitive
life forms and the advent of intelligence; on our home planet Earth, this process spanned almost five billion years. Thus,
the search for extraterrestrial life has had to expand its range significantly. The expansion of this search has been made
possible by advancements in space exploration technologies, such as gamma-ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, infrared, and radio
telescopes. Furthermore, astrobiologists now have access to neutrino and gravitational wave observatories. Combined
analyses of phenomena like gravitational lensing, radiation, and gravity suggest the existence of additional matter in the
vast expanse of space. This elusive substance is named "dark matter."
While our understanding of dark matter is currently based on several competing hypotheses, deductions from advanced
physics and astronomy suggest that visible astronomical bodies like planets, stars, and galaxies only constitute about
5% of the Universe's total content. Interestingly, dark matter isn't just found in distant galaxies—if it exists, it permeates
every corner of our familiar world, including our very own planet Earth.
Given the unlikelihood that Earth is the only harbor of life in the observable 5% of the Universe, one can't help but
ponder: What are the chances of intelligent life evolving somewhere within the remaining 95%?

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