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The Dream Sequencer
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Copyright © 2022
by Viktor Severn
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A book’s face
Viktor Severn
About the Author
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The messenger is not important. The message, however, is.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
About the Author
Table of Contents
A font embedded
Dedication
Anti Intro
The Angel of Death
Redemption City
Welcome to the Villa
The Death of an Angel
Seasonal Gods in Storm
Trans-cadence
Goral Education
The Gathering of Ones
Anamorphic with a Vengeance
The hot Eel from Hell
Note to Reader
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in this epub is Noto Mono, available here:
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& licensed under the SIL Open Font License
available here: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
Dedication
for all dreamers
Anti Intro
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pre loading...
setting initial rules
& existing norms & behaviors
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at times in this book
some symbols will appear
instead of letters, that is
that's on purpose
your device is not broken
& you're not doing anything wrong
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the end is the beginning
l i t e r a l l y
that means
this is book #6
of a series of 6 books
book #6 was written
in the span of 2 years
from sep 2005 to aug 2007
one might care to ask:
how come it's published first?
even though it is the series' last one
...
i really don't have an answer there
.
in fact, this kind of prologue
has no real purpose whatsoever
except 4 the chapters to be 12
consisting timely of 10 dreams
and don't forget the end notes
& the text you're reading here
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for optimal viewing experience
a question simple 2 B answered
is it 2 rectangles i'm seeing?
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if you see the 2 rectangles
you can just go to next chapter
no need to stick around in this one
and if not,
probly stay here
a little bit longer
...
now, the first question is:
(it instantly comes to mind)
what the hell does that mean?
...
in this book, a strange thing is
content is equally important to form
in fact, it’s form that dictates content
the words are chosen in such a way
so that the constructed sentences
will form arbitrary geo-sketches
that means that it’s really important
2 check various settings in your reader
font, size, orientation, margins & scroll
the whole notion of the operation
is to avoid the goddamn word wrap
which obviously breaks the schema
...
m o r e a n a l y t i c a l l y
...
as far as fonts go (the form basis)
your best bet is the original/default
or whatever includes a “mono” variation
an example:
monospace | droid sans mono | cutive mono
\ serif monospace | / courier std / / /
\ system mono / | nimbus L mono / /
these are some working ones i run into
included in readers i tested so far
more on that note down the road
and if you feel the need to try out more
here's a list of more that work
a subjective opinion
PT Mono
Noto Mono
Roboto Mono
IBM Plex Mono
Office Code Pro
Oxygen Mono
Cascadia Code
Source Code Pro
Overpass Mono
Jetbrains Mono
Liberation Mono
Inconsolata
Anonymous Pro
Share Tech Mono
Ubuntu Mono
Lekton, Cousine
Fantasque Sans Mono
Monoid & Courier Prime.
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i've already got a plan b
in case none of them exist
or the reader does not help
just choose publisher font
and the whole book will appear
in a compatible one to the initial
that is of course
if the app supports the feature
of being able to show that option in the menu
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size matters & also a bit tricky
a zoom big enough to read w/ ease
but not that big to break the line
.
a portrait will go a long way
for the orientation condition
or landscape w/ a single page
.
some would debate the overkill
of trying to minimize margins
just say it’s an alternative
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a scroll availability
a papyrus resemblance
a vertical secureness
...
all these things are mere suggestions
a manual of sorts, if you will
a 3D~glass contraption
there have been infinite tests
in readers & devices to make sure
there’d be some semblance of control
i cannot tell you which ones to avoid
a justified defamation not really my style
though some were really tiring to say the least
but i can talk in parabolic ways
incorporate the readers in the story
the ones that gave me hope & helped this
[a disclaimer:
i’m not getting paid for this
if i was, everything would be oh so easier]
keep in mind:
i am talking about reader apps
for all the (two) android devices i have tried
Kobo
Moon+
Aldiko
tolino
Lithium
Reasily
Media365
eSentral
Play Books
PocketBook
Apple Books
Amazon Kindle
...
then again, if a tablet is not your thing,
and u feel like reading this on a pc
there are more options as well
Calibre
Bibliovore
Kobo *Desktop
Readium -Chrome App-
Icecream Ebook Reader
Adobe Digital Editions
...
all these work really wel
l with this book
ergo, since u decided 2 read this
they’ll come in handy
there are obviously (or there will be) more
that are compatible, that are a good fit
it’d be amiss not 2 share what i know
...
a general rule of thumb:
protect the long sentences
do not let them break in two
...
. k u d o s t o t h e p a s t .
this was originally constructed in text mode
from lucida console in the beginning
till consolas before the end
*thank you notepad!*
a blessing in disguise:
you see, the font selected
was a totally arbitrary thing
turns out in these monospaced fonts
letters and characters each occupy
a same amount of horizontal space
how's that for luck?
cause that simply means
compatibility w/each other
to put it plainly:
the sketches all hold
while interchanging them
and there's a whole list of them
if one cares to search for
such specific info
so you can imagine my relief
that i hadn't used a font
with variable width
cause then 1 would have
to use the exact same one
to have the same experience
...
i’ll bet these 2 rectangles
don’t seem that strange by now
or at least their context won’t be
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well, i guess:
all that's left to say is:
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The Angel of Death
con 08:11 18/9/2005
rec 12:11 18/9/2005
ill ??:?? ??/?/????
~ $ e q u e n ( e . 1 ~
i n i t i a l i z i n g
t h e
r e c u r s i v e
p r o c e s s
^
v
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i am awake
always awake
and never awake
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i can c myself clearly
this main character anyway
but through the eyes of sm else
through the foggy lens of the camera
lying in this stretcher
i can't help but keep getting
this constant dull feeling of déjà vu
knowing that this is just another recurrence
.
i do not know how the tale ends
but, i know it has happened before
& i sense it's not going to be pretty
it is going 2 B the same & all so morbid
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there are several stitches in my face
suture: actually there is only 1
& it is vertical & squiggly
almost linear, but not
it is imperfect
mother comforts with small scissors in hand
she's saying it's all gonna B alright
she's saying it's supposed 2 B this way
& she believes it rather than faking hope
she is not a nurse
she is only a mother
she is only herself *
[* verification exception]
there R 3 main conjunctions of stitches
3 main knot points if u wish
1 above the forehead
1 below the chin
& a middle 1
i don't know where it's situated exactly
& i don't think that it matters anyway
OR that i really care 4 that matter
i only know that it holds my face together
it keeps it from falling apart
from poisoning all
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mother cuts upper stitch
& then lowest 1 down
& then middle 1
& i still can't feel a thing
can't sense any change
still the same
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turn him vertically
so we can c him
4 once agn
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now the fear starts 2 kick in
lying in this upright state
strapped in 3 main points
ankles, thighs & chest
white sheet covered
not moving an inch
sturdy & still
my feet R not touching the ground
it is almost like the whole body now
has gained a strange self poise ability
.
i a m a f r a i d
because i have no face
it is transparent, yet lucid
& resembles past skeleton demons
in purple under-skin shade
& arterial blackness
i am petrified
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in yellow (sepia) coloring
& bright shining beams of light
emerging from behind window entrances
i am the center of this glace room floor
sterilized & hospitalistic ajax cleaned glass
standing over the ground, never touching slippery
arms adjoined 2 the body, strapped & restrained belt
a door 2 the left behind, opened & drawing flashes
a window 2 the right, full studio sound proof
mother nurse by my side, scissors in hand
the face is spreading out fireflies,
they are constrained to a perfect circle
created radiant now around this death's head
identical 2 old church mural paintings of saints
in all its center crimson glory and ochre tint fills
they R flying around
blazing the space about
never being able 2 escape
the design around the head
this radiant perfect circle
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Redemption City
con 10:36 18/11/2005
rec 11:15 18/11/2005
ill ??:?? ??/??/????
~ $ e q u e n ( e . 2 ~