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Chapter 7: ‘epIk

After several trips to The Church of the Beloved Humanist, Samuel gets to know ‘epIk better and realizes that ‘epIk is not a normal Shaman. ‘epIk’s appearance, though entirely human, does not give the impression that he is from Dome City, which is, of course, impossible. After hearing further of Samuel’s dilemma regarding his knowledge of Πβ (the Secret Number), ‘epIk reveals his own knowledge of a beautiful, domed Dream City and the Dream Master. Instantly, Samuel recognizes these as places existing only in the fairy tales that children and fools believe in. The Dream City is thought to be a fantastical construction used to teach the young that citizens must always continue the very necessary task of consciously and conspicuously separating the real (what is) from the ideal (what can never be). Yet ‘epIk seems to convincingly speak of the Dream City as more than a metaphor. ‘epIk suggests that Samuel knows, and has always known, this truth. The Dream Master is the one who holds and protects the Dream City from The Beast.

All of this is too much for Samuel, and he gets up and turns around to leave. Before him, though he did not recognize it when he entered the Contemplation Chamber, stand two doors. Samuel looks at ‘epIk for guidance. “The Leftmost Door will lead to the real world from which you came to me. The Rightmost Door leads to the ideal world of the Dream City. Knowing what you know and being told what you have been told, which will you choose, Samuel? If you choose the Leftmost Door, I will no longer be able to guide you. If you choose the Rightmost Door, I will guide you to the Dream City, where the Solution is decreed and utopia reigns. You must also know that you will come face to face with the Dream Master and The Beast – if you make this choice from your heart and not your head.” Samuel still does not believe the Dream City actually exists, but is curious where ‘epIk will take him, so he agrees to take the journey, and they both pass through the Rightmost Door.

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from The Legend of Kopesh​-​Ra, track released June 6, 2013

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drummIs is an improvisational electronic musician. Most of what you hear on this site is played live in one track. Tools include the trapKAT MIDI controller, TD-5 drum brain, electric bass guitar, the RC-50 Looper, ME-25 effects, guitars, an iPad with too many apps, and a squeaky octopus. Located in upstate New York, he goes by Kurt Reymers, and is otherwise occupied as a professor of sociology. ... more

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