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(K)night of Babel
(K)night of Babel
(K)night of Babel
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A lone man asleep in a high-tech pod is awakened by a bad dream. His mind begins to analyze the dream soon realizing something sinister is going on. Technology in this not-too-distant future society has developed surgically implanted communications devices so he is constantly online. He logically follows the clues to uncover the threat and reach a thrilling conclusion.

All action takes place in our hero's mind as he lies in total darkness. It is a story with one character devoid of scenery, costumes, dialog or any of those other extraneous things usually thought to be part of a story. He lays still in total darkness throughout the story.using his implanted device and his intellect to analyze the situation. Important philosophical issues must be confronted in addition to solving the mystery. How much power can be entrusted to a central authority? is it better to rely on your own internal memory or stash it in the "cloud?" Imagine having your cell phone, calculator and GPS coupled with gigabytes of memory all tucked away safely within your own body, always online, never lost, never forgetful, never out-of-touch.

It may sound like far out science fiction but I'm old enough to have grown up in a world where phones were attached to walls by coiled wires, phone calls cost money, calculations were done on slide rules, no satellites orbited the planet to support GPS and the first high speed digital computers occupied several rooms. We've come a long way in less than one lifetime.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherRobert Padgug
Release dateApr 20, 2015
ISBN9781310058783
(K)night of Babel
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Robert Padgug

Bob Padgug is an Electrical Engineer residing with his wife Judy in Buffalo, NY. He is the father of two boys, Josh and Bram, and now has two wonderful grandsons, Micah and Isaac. His career encompassed several decades designing advanced radar systems and signal processing techniques. Bob also taught college engineering courses at the University of Buffalo contributing to several ideas included in his book Continuum.

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    (K)night of Babel

    Robert Padgug

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    Den woke with a start; something was strange. Waking had ripped him from the talons of a horrific dream leaving him safely free of its menacing grasp. But all memory of the nightmare had slipped away, slinking over the brink into some deep abyss of his subconscious mind. Recollection now eluded his semi-awareness as he searched in vain to recover its malevolent theme. This was foolish. Why was he torturing himself struggling to resurrect a nightmare? Forget it! Let it go! He breathed in one extended breath to still his convulsive gasps. A dream was a dream; now it was gone. Good riddance. Still something was strange.

    He had not yet opened his eyes but lay silently imagining what he would see if he opened his eyes. The heavy gel mattress had leisurely molded to every contour of his body, distributing his weight to float feather-like on its surface. It must be pitch black. After all, he was still in his sleep pod, his brand-new Morpheus II. No light could seep in. If it were up-count then his alarm would have initiated the usual waking process, soft melodic tones would be building steadily in volume as warm lavender light bathed his body. He heard no music therefore no light, ergo it must be pitch black.

    Slowly cracking open his left eye, Den confirmed this logically sound thesis; it was pitch black. His right eye followed. Two deep breaths punctuated the thought, further smoothing his erratic panting. He was awake, lying comfortably, enveloped in velvet black. What count could it be? It would be easy to find out but he opted instead to lie quietly, convinced his alarm was poised, ready to strike. But why did he feel so strange?

    Suddenly it hit him…cold…he was cold. At least he was pretty sure the sensation surrounding his body was the sensation of cold. It had been so long since he had felt it. That was it! That was his dream. Now he remembered. He had been plummeting uncontrollably down, accelerating along a slippery sinuous path, grasping for the slightest handhold to stay his fall. Icy wind whipped his hair, stinging his cheeks, helpless, unable to find the slightest anchor to slow his downward rush, faster and faster, until… splash…he slammed headlong into a frigid pool. His momentum drove him down deep below the foreboding surface, clawing to get back up, suffocating as glacial cold ripped his flesh. Above him, the faint glow of the surface beckoned mercilessly but struggling to the brink of exhaustion brought it no closer. His lungs exploded a last gasp as…he woke. Now he was fully conscious, panting irregularly, free from the frigid illusion but still cold. Impossible. The temperature in his sleep pod was carefully controlled for his comfort, as were all living spaces. Cold was not acceptable. Damn. He didn’t need a control problem in his brand-new top-of-the-line sleep

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