MID-WINTER III
THE CHOICE—THE OUTCOME (S)
Well here you stand knowing the water gives you life for a day or three and surely enough to get you out of the desert unless you get lost and aren’t found. Now there is a map and as long as you can follow it, it is right, and the path doesn’t take too long to travel you will reach safety. The Mirror let’s you communicate over a great distance and may get you out of the mess in moments or get you assistance, and yes there is that diamond. If you could make it on your own and hadn’t you made it on your own this far? If you could do this then you would have a great reward.
so before the big reveal... here’s how a few of the choices in alternate realities turn out.
What happened— choice one.
You make your choice and head out with confidence towards the promised land. You are pretty certain you are on the right path because you can read Spanish and the map is showing you small but clear landmarks along the way. sure you are thirsty, however with this level of enthusiasm and confidence you are moving fast and within six or seven hours you can see the edge of the desert on the horizon. Clearly the map was indeed the right choice. You see a clear plan. Will almost always get you to a good destination. Except....
As you reach the edge of the barren sandy desolate landscape you come to a huge wall that. Has but one gate. That gate is guarded by a ruthless guard who says “Halt!” “You cannot enter this new paradise unless you pay the entry fee.” You really don’t have much of any value but you ask anyway...”What is the fee for my salvation?” One diamond,” says the guard. So you take the map and start back to the shack. Unfortunately, your body fails. You start walking in circles. You eventually fall into the sand and all life passes from your body.
Choice Two: So you make your choice and head out. You line yourself up with a corner of the shack and start walking as straight as you can toward what you are really certain will be the place where salvation is. You walk at a steady pace in order to make the liquid in the water bottle last hoping that it will give you enough health to reach your goal. As you walk along for a day or so you know you are going slowly and yet you have survived so you put one foot in front of the other and finally reach the edge of the sandy landscape....except —-no not the huge wall with one gate and a guard—You are met by a small group of castle guards who shackle. You and say “You may enter the promised land if you can help us find the Queen’s. Magic Mirror—and the whimsical leader whispers...”oh young one any mirror will do as the Queen just talks to hersaelf these days.” You explain that there is a mirror on a table where you came from and you will be glad to take the queen’s soldiers to find it if it means getting out of the desert. The troopers confer and say we don’t trust you to return with this valuable object on your own and so we will come with you to get the mirror. Well...you say “I will need. Some water. the guards realize that one of them would have to give up their valuable water and trust the other guards to do what is needed and while this seems simple the queen has chosen her guards in manner such that they don’t trust each other. If the guards don’t trust each other. They won’t join together to overthrow the kingdom. So on of the guards has a solution. “Let’s put this b all and chain around. Your leg and then when you come back with the mirror we will take it off.” We will fill your water bottle and you may be on your way. . well this seemed like a plan so you set off back for the3 shack with enough water to get you as far as you came. Unfortunately as one might imagine it’s hard to walk a straight line with an iron ball on one leg. You have enough water for a day, however as you see the shack off in the distance on the3 second day your water runs out. You spin around and notice that you have walked in a series of circles for the last few hours. So while you see one of the goals of your trip...you just give out still shackled by another group’s mistrust.
Choice III —-Oh not till tomorrow my friends...
No come now
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