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    The Land of Tomorrow
    The Land of Tomorrow
    The Land of Tomorrow
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    The Land of Tomorrow

    By William R. Hicks

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    A short story in which William and his wife go to bed at night only to awaken into a futuristic, utopian land, along with their brother, Joseph. This land was inspired by Walt Disney's Tomorrowland.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam R. Hicks
    Release dateOct 30, 2012
    ISBN9781301345397
    The Land of Tomorrow
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    William R. Hicks

    William Raymond Hicks is a native of Southern California who met his wife, Elise (also a Southern California native), in 1996 through a transformational workshop environment called Lifespring (now M.I.T.T.). During much personal growth together, William was inspired to begin painting, as well as to co-write Wings: The Journey Home, with Elise in 1997. “Wings” is their first joint book, Our Experiences As Ghosts Aboard Titanic is their second, and ‘The Workbook’ for “Wings” is their third. They have also published 50 Poems & Musings for Ropepullers, which they co-wrote with their brother, Joseph Hicks.William has been painting, journaling, writing poetry, and creating his own works of both fiction and non-fiction. He has written a series of non-fiction books called What Most People Don’t Know..., which touches on alternative views of topics such as The Bible, cancer, money, and life purpose. William has also written a series of fiction books called Adventures with Joe, in which he and his brother, Joe, time-travel together to both the past and the future, come face to face with the paranormal, enter a wormhole to another dimension, and come face to face with alien visitors.William is working on several other books with both Elise and Joseph, as well as more of his own works. William and Elise are students of history, psychology, self-empowerment, metaphysics, and quantum physics, and their intention is to teach what they have learned in a unique, fun, and inspiring way.

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      The Land of Tomorrow - William R. Hicks

      The Land of Tomorrow

      A Short Story by William R. Hicks

      Inspired by Walt Disney

      Copyright 2012 William Raymond Hicks & Elizabeth Emily Hicks

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Dedicated to all people who have a positive vision for the future.

      ~~~***~~~

      "A vista into a world of wondrous ideas, signifying man’s achievements….a step into the future, with predictions of constructive things to come. Tomorrow offers new frontiers in science, adventure, and ideals: The Atomic Age, the challenge of outer space, and the hope for a peaceful and unified world."

      —Walt Disney

      July 17, 1955

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      Table of Contents

      Prologue

      Part I

      Part II

      Part III

      Part IV

      Part V

      Part VI

      Part VII

      Part VIII

      Part IX

      Part X

      Part XI

      The End

      Acknowledgements

      About the Author

      Connect with Us Online

      ~~~***~~~

      A Tribute to Tomorrow

      By William R. Hicks

      Inspired by Walt Disney & Joseph J. Hicks

      I daydream of a place, of a clean land

      People move slowly on an elevated track

      Other people move faster on a longer elevated track

      There are many plants and trees about

      The inner space is glimpsed

      The outer worlds are explored

      People are happy and having fun

      Their imaginations are peaked

      You may think you’ve been there

      I daresay you have not

      For this place does not exist

      It is but a vision…

      …a vision of what could be…

      ~~~***~~~

      "It’s kind of fun to do the impossible." — Walt Disney

      ~~~***~~~

      I went to bed one night thinking of a long conversation that I had had with my older brother, Joe, earlier on that same day. We were talking about going to Disneyland, and Tomorrowland came up. We chatted about what we thought Walt Disney had intended it to be—we agreed that it was his vision for the future and what it could be. My wife, Elise, climbed in bed to my left and I kissed her good night.

      I awoke to the sensation of cool moisture on my back. I figured it was simply due to the fact that it was a warm summer evening and my back had been perspiring, but when I opened my eyes I realized that I was very wrong. My eyes were ablaze with shimmering light and I found myself lying on a grassy hillside with Elise to my left, in the exact place where I had last seen her. What the…?! I exclaimed aloud. Where are we?

      Huh…wha…? Elise stirred next to me.

      Uh…Elise, I propped myself up on one elbow and tapped her on the shoulder. Are you awake?

      I-I am now, she whispered, squinting her eyes. What’s wrong?

      We must be dreaming, I explained. But it sure as hell doesn’t feel like any dream that I have ever had!

      Elise opened her eyes and looked around. She quickly jolted her body upward and peered around in shock, shouting, This is a dream?! But why do I feel so awake?!

      I know…right???!

      What our eyes beheld was unlike anything that we had ever seen before. What I mean to say is that it felt like…in the country, as there were lakes and streams amidst orchards, with rows and rows of fruit trees and grape vines, and yet superimposed over all of this was some sort of sprawling city! It actually looked like the city was made mostly of glass, as if the whole thing was a mirage or something. We sat and gawked as humongous circular crafts periodically arose from the center of the city several hundred feet into the air, glowed with a luminous light, and then shot upward high into the sky and disappeared from sight.

      We heard a voice behind us say, Where in the world are we?

      Elise and I quickly turned around and it was my brother, Joe, a little higher up on the hill. He was sitting up and rubbing his eyes, wearing an old tattered ‘I NY’ T-shirt, and some equally tattered Bermuda shorts. He was barefoot just as we were.

      Joe? I said, perplexed. Welcome to a very, very, vivid dream! Check out the futuristic city.

      It looks pretty cool! he exclaimed. We all sat there for a long while observing the city below. The topography reminded me of the few times that I had visited my mother’s family in southern Iowa—they live in Portsmouth, where there are rolling hills and fields, and it feels very peaceful. Well, should we go investigate?

      I’m up for it! Elise said gleefully. Although it feels pretty strange to be walking around in our silk pajamas and bare feet.

      Yeah, well, it’s only a dream. I don’t know about you two, but I am getting pretty hungry, I commented, rubbing my stomach.

      I could eat, Elise acknowledged.

      Now that you mention it, I could grab a bite, Joe said, following suit.

      We stood up and walked along the cool grassy hill until we reached a winding dirt trail lined with fruit trees. I snatched a fat luscious peach from one of the branches and took a bite. Juice oozed from where I bit it and it was the most succulent peach that I had ever tasted. Holy cow! I exclaimed. Elise and Joe, you have to try one of these! They did, and

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