a symphonic epic of technology

John A. Mills

You cannot live life without the threat of death

For the Technologists of the world

Preface Lunar Side: Northern Air Earth Side: Southern Earth Worlds Enraged: Eastern Fire Luna Triumphant: Western Water Appendix: Song of Songs II

©1998, 1999 by John A. Mills

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Lunar Side: Northern Air

Moonshine atop th' Air Glowing orb in the blue sky Heart and mind toucher

Canto 1: Round Up
Star-Rider, one of the deep space round up crew

Canto 2: The Times of Luna
Star-Rider (priest), Thane (pastor), and Astra (prophet), in a triangle of love through a day marked by work, fun, and sleep periods

Canto 3: Luna Station Tour
Thane as tour guide; visiting ghetto teens, one of whom is the young servant

Canto 4: Transcendent Mind
Thane, Astra, and Star-Rider executing the ultimate luna experiment

Canto 5: Technological Sabbath: Commission for Mission to Earth
Thane, Astra, pastor, and congregation

Twilight dusk and dawn Earthly smells and clanging sounds Tangled and twisted

Canto 1: The Invisible
Thane and Astra guests of a worldwide conference on the propagation of the New Way; the young Servant and the old woman.

Canto 2: Oh, Geneva
Astra and Thane in their host's garden.

Canto 3: Freedom
Thane alone at night in his room.

Canto 4: Exorcism
Pastor and congregation before a drug house
Thane
Astra

Canto 5: Deepen Love
Thane
Astra

old, dry leaves and twigs struck by lightening and set ablaze a forest consumed

Canto 1: Star Rider Revisited
Thane, later joined by Astra, sits before the prone Star-Rider, awaiting his failed returned; Star-Rider thinks.

Canto 2: Flight From Mars
Astra's pregnant sister (Sophia) is critcally hurt in the attack on the Mars rocket, and is placed in suspended animation. Her unborn child (Creation) awaits birth.

Canto 3: Luna Besieged
The Luna Station is attacked.

Canto 4: Gathering Armies
Thane, held hostage, must decide between the rebels and Luna.

Canto 5: The Final Defeat
Astra realizing the true human, sacrifices herself to deny both Luna and Earth control of L₅.

Canto 6: Victory
Newspaper of Luna's victory over Earth.

fresh, green branch twisting around and through, old branches new hope intruding

Canto 1: Sophia Awakens
Thane, Sophia and Star Rider suspended
Star-Rider is forever lost
Sophia's gift of science accepted

Canto 2: Virtuality
Thane & Chloë

Canto 3: Abyss Restored
Thane and Chloë

Canto 4: Going Home
Thane and Chloë

Canto 5: The Voice of the People
Thane and Chloë at Earth Central
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Song of Songs II