Broken: A Plague Journal (22 page)

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author:
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle
agent 66.14.7.050.
title: of loss, of ruin: An Introduction.
publication:
Ein Journal des Instituts für die Erforschung des Heiligenscheineffektes
.

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Thank you, [
Hocking
,
Peter
], for your interest in [
Hughes
,
Paul
].

As you know,
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle
is still recovering from the effects of the Forever Dust. As such, results to your initial query may be incomplete or irretrievably lost. We are working to refine our recovery methods, and we assure you that the best teams of quantum-X string theorists are making valiant efforts to contain the loss of our database and re-integrate the mind-essence of our host soul caches.

[
Hocking
,
Peter
], your inquiry regarding [
Hughes
,
Paul
] presents several unique difficulties in that access to biographical elements of that particular string are severely restricted due to [[
security
+
protocols
] + [
threat
+
matrix
] + [
containment
+
Forever
+
Dust
]]. We hope, [
Hocking
,
Peter
] that you will understand our concerns when [(
excerpts are expurgated due to aforementioned security concerns
) + (
incomplete data retrieval prevents total output of designated inquiry elements
)].

We hope that you find [(designated output): [
Hughes
,
Paul
]] helpful and informative.

Sincerely,

agent 66.14.7.050
primary avatar re: [
Hocking
,
Peter
]: [inquiry
#77.75.140
]
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle

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author:
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle
agent 66.14.7.050.
title: of loss, of ruin: An Introduction:
technical
specifications
[re: search results.]
publication:
Ein Journal des Instituts für die Erforschung des Heiligenscheineffektes
.

[full text]:

[
Hocking
,
Peter
] [trace:(lock:
68.166.235.153
)], your search re: [
Hughes
,
Paul
] was generated [Q3:0
7
.
14
.20
64
] by temporal servers [B.0-B.6] [Sedna Core Information Archive: tight-beam encrypted transmission] outside of the plague zone quarantine demarcation [refer:
Forever Dust
].
la biblio[“o]mnitheque
, in conjunction with
des Instituts für die Erforschung des Heiligenscheineffektes
, maintains quantum computing facilities [Omega-point hyperthreading techbase reverse-engineered from target Whens (salvage law compliant)] utilizing the best semantic web search engines available [B-LGoogle @ 147zettabytes/sec.(147x2^70mb/sec.) on MS/Halliburton™ dedicated a-zero servers].

This report represents the best assemblage of non-deepblack declassified intelligence fulfilling your designated search parameters [
Paul
+
Hughes
] + [
silver
]]. Due to ongoing security concerns regarding your line of inquiry, our engines have limited output, in cases removing sensitive passages and expurgating entire documents. This report embodies the most complete analysis of [
Hughes
,
Paul
] available to the public at this time. Due to ongoing concerns this Institute has [re: security clearance:
Hocking, Peter
], your access has been limited. You may re-query the database at any time after [Q3:0
7
.
21
.20
64
] given bandwidth availability and continued access rights.

For your convenience, physical report [re: inquiry
#77.75.140
] has been printed on week-dissolve fiber. Your access to the digital output will expire [Q3:0
7
.
21
.20
64
] to conserve resources.

We hope that you find [(designated output): [
Hughes
,
Paul
]] helpful and informative.

agent 66.14.7.050
primary avatar re: [
Hocking
,
Peter
]: [inquiry
#77.75.140
]
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle

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author:
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle
agent 66.14.7.050.
title: untitled.
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ghost
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direct: [
Hocking
,
Peter
] re: [
Hughes
,
Paul
].

Well, you have balls, I’ll give you that much. Listen, I don’t have much time, so I’ll get right to the point. I’ve hacked the backend of lb’otu to send you this message and give you special access to your search results. The sysops would usually time out your connection and draft a threat matrix asap, given last year’s lockdown. I’ll let you in for as long as I can. Consider me your guardian angel.

You’re not unique. Everyone wants to know why he did it and where he went. I ran a search on you, and I think I know why you’re asking. I’m putting my ass on the line for you, not that I expect anything in return, but it’s information that needs to get out. Read it. Spread it.

If you’re looking for answers, you might not find them here. Much of it’s there, the influences, the actions, but as for intent... Who knows? We can fumble around the edge of his intent for as long as we’d like and never get to the core. It’s obvious he was troubled. He thought that he wrote worlds into existence. Given the forty billion dead across seventeen charted systems, given the silver infestation, maybe he did. I’m not a religious man, but he’s the closest we’ve found to Omega.

Fuck this, I’m out of time. You’re safe for now; I’ve shielded your transmissions i/o lb’otu. Look around. Try to find meaning. As meticulous as he was at analyzing himself, you think he’d have done a better job analyzing his creations. He spent twenty-seven years undermining existence, and we’re still suffering the aftershocks and still trying to find intent. Lawyers love this case.

This is the last you’ll hear from me. I need this job. Good luck. Purpose be.

agent 66.14.7.050
primary avatar re: [
Hocking
,
Peter
]: [inquiry
#77.75.140
]
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle

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search results: [[
Paul
+
Hughes
] + [
loss
+
ruin
]]: [translate:
standard
]:
author: unknown.
title: “An End of Us: An Ontological and Epistemological Discourse on The Forever Dust.”
publication:
Ein Journal des Instituts für die Erforschung des Heiligenscheineffektes
.

[recovery team notes signal shatter; text incomplete.]
[
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle
confirms textual probability to statistical significance +/-33%]

...] deny that the Forever Dust was the defining metaphysical and cosmological event in the history of the first universe, the least of whom, those charted survivors. More than an historical crux from which we delineate the major eras of humanity into pre- and post-argent, the Dust is an evolution, a chimera of [...

...] far lower than first believed, the ignition point of the silver catalysis experiencing total sub-spatial anchor diffusion consistent with first universe crossover. The magnitude of the primary [...

...] found that contrary to their initial fears, the consumption line of the dust zone experienced a near-predictable transition to clean space.

...] hadn’t been for the discovery of the untainted genetic code of the arc female (later identified as Patra Jennings West, Enemy line -FD), the continuation of the species would have almost certainly relied upon XY splitting and double-X recombinant techniques. Viable male codes were plentiful; the pre-Dust attacks on Sol-3 (native: standard: Earth) and Alpha Centauri AB (Proxima Centauri destroyed in native civil war only twenty years prior to loss of binary system: AC A destroyed by Sol-3 forces. AC B hidden by native forces in a megascale system enclosure, later the site of the Dust trigger.) had in effect eliminated the female of both species, due largely to metallurgical contaminant’s ability to destabilize double-X codes via chromosomal synch/dislodge.

The discovery of the arc female allowed primary expansion of both species. Cross-pollination difficulties resulted both from basic atmospheric requirements (nitrogen active agent in AE-line humanoids; oxygen active agent in Enemy-line humans) and sub-genetic differentiation. Silver un-process rates for affected sample: AE: 99.9>%, E: 0.00~47.1%.
*

The arc female’s voluntary life partner, one Enemy-line Adam West, was [...

*
refer
: “La Séparation L’argent et la Poussière: Une Analyse d’Improbability des Existences Auteur-Créées,”
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle
, FD+MCDVII.

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author:
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle
agent 66.14.7.050.
title: of loss, of ruin: accomplices [re: Hughes, Paul]
publication:
Ein Journal des Instituts für die Erforschung des Heiligenscheineffektes
.
[full text]:

[
Hocking
,
Peter
] [trace:(lock:
68.166.235.153
)], your search re: [
Hughes
,
Paul
] includes supplementary information to your primary search string [[
Paul
+
Hughes
] + [
silver
]]. This supplemental information is intended to provide a context for the crime and suggest possible accomplices. It is unlikely that [
Hughes
,
Paul
] was the sole catalyst for our current socio-political desolation [refer: [[
post
+
Forever
+
Dust
] + [
Heiligenscheineffektes
]]]. As such, we at la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle have included a partial analysis of possible [(
influences
+
inspirations
+
peers
) + (
accomplices
+ [
Paul
+
Hughes
])] that might have [participated/precipitated] the tragedy of 2050 [refer: “An End of Us: An Ontological and Epistemological Discourse on The Forever Dust”].

We hope that you find [(designated output): [
Hughes
,
Paul
]] helpful and informative.

agent 66.14.7.050
primary avatar re: [
Hocking
,
Peter
]: [inquiry
#77.75.140
]
la biblio[“o]mnithèque universelle

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Hughes
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forever
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dust
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