An Ode to the End An Ode to the End

001-invocation
Glorious Media, muse of muses. Patron of word and expression, of art and information. We invoke your presence as your humble vessels. Reveal to us the lost arts of the Future, for I fear we who are bound to the Past will destroy ourselves without them. Bless this tribute to your honor.
Receiver: Zak; Extractor: Kevin
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002-grave_shift
It never ends. You toil, you scrape, you sweat. You get up, you go to work, you go to bed, you get up, you go to work, you go to bed. And in your dreams you see your workplace in front of you and your hands aren’t stopping and the orders keep coming and now you’re dead. Don’t want to be late for work. Better get going.
Receiver: Zak; Extractor: Kevin
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003-counting_up
What we build and what we leave behind tells us what is important about our society. And what could be more important to us than lots and lots and lots of money. Numbers on a screen that must forever trend upwards. Infinite growth potential that only requires the sacrifice of everything around us. But at least the numbers keep growing higher. Ever higher.
Receiver: Zak; Extractor: Kevin
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004-the_archivist
What is strange was once familiar. Homes crumble to dust. Flesh rots to dirt. Life finds ways to live under harsher and harsher circumstances. There will always be a future. Always a Way Forward. The universe will keep spinning even when we are not there to see it. And we are not the only ones that observe. We are not the only ones who take note.
Receiver: Zak; Extractor: Kevin
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005-worse_than_dying
The Way of Life as Americans. What does that mean? Whose way of life? Who loses their way of life when people try to stay home to be safe? Whose lives are on the line when people are told they have to go back to work? What about when people are told to go out and spend money? What New Normal are we returning to? Who are we building this Future for? Do you feel safe yet?
Receiver: Zak; Extractor: Kevin
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006-the_bell_tolls
In America, we all have roles to play. Some of us are leaders. Some of us build wealth. But most of us, most of us have a very specific role to play. We work. We buy. We struggle and borrow and lean on each other to survive. And when calamity strikes, our job is simple. We keep working and keep buying and keep struggling and keep dying because in America, support is only available for those who can afford it. Play your role. Try not to die.
Receiver: Zak; Extractor: Kevin
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