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  2. ANTISOCIETIES
  3. Intentionally Left Blank
  4. Milking
  5. Stillville
  6. My Hand of Glory
  7. The Starving of Saqqara
  8. The Purlieus
  9. Saccade
  10. Antisocieties
  11. Oneiropaths
  12. Water Machine
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Jordan Grean: The water vector played the piano. Vector simulator—Leli [her nickname for her cousin] died owing to your inaction—correction – Leli’s hemorrhage was fatal within assistance window – Garnier-Chambray activity – no back sequence – transfer vessel viable viability was within window – Garnier-Chambray activity insured stable viability, over.

Dr. Berceau: When you say transfer vessel, you are talking about the baby?

Jordan Grean: (Nodding) Gosub, overduration-ability of window – transfer vessel refers to new autonomous transanimate relay, over.

Dr. Berceau: So, if I understand you, you mean that playing the piano helped keep the baby from dying?

Jordan Grean: That’s affirmative, four four eight niner.

Dr. Berceau: And you didn’t try to help your cousin because you believed the hemorrhage was too severe, and that nothing could be done for her?

Jordan Grean: Roger. Roger that delta.

Dr. Berceau: And playing the music, that is “Garnier-Chambray activity”?

Jordan Grean: Water vector played a piece of music that was determined subsequently to be “Feelin’ Good” by Laurent Garnier & Chambray.

Dr. Berceau: Is that the song you used to play in the music room?

Jordan Grean: Ten four.

Dr. Berceau: Why do you like that song?

Jordan Grean: You can start it at five minutes and forty seconds into the track, although it’s more expressive of the act of being tuned in to water machine if you begin at four minutes thirty-nine seconds into the track. What comes before is preliminaries.

Dr. Berceau: And what is about that song that you like?

Jordan Grean: It produces the affect known as feeling good.

Dr. Berceau: What about it makes you feel good?

Jordan Grean: The feeling of good occurs when listening.

Dr. Berceau: What does the song make you think of, Jordan?

Jordan Grean: Thinking.

Dr. Berceau: The song makes you think of thinking?

Jordan Grean: Ten four.

Dr. Berceau: What about the song makes you think of thinking?

Jordan Grean: The song is structured around four chords which repeat in patterns of ten. Ten four. Base ten. Drum and bass in repeat measures of four. (Sings and claps.) One two three four five six seven eight nine ten. This is the constant point of departure, digital music, ten digits. Base ten. The initial. Integer. Run program. Gosub sequence. Chords generally ascending in pitch to indicate expansion of consciousness to coordination of all things in extended causality, over.