reaching spaces

good morning. you have reached your first space. how does it feel?

exhilarating, like jumping off a cliff?

we aren't suggesting you would. "exhilarating" implies excitement with a touch of fear, and jumping off a cliff is a hypothetical

so you like feeling out of control?

how are you feeling?

how high is the cliff?

are you kidding me? that's almost nothing.

apparently.

hey, who's asking the questions here?

fine. make it a good one.

the same reason we are all here.

that is not our place to say

sorry. only one question at a time.

that's a very nice thing to say.

we are like the coyote, only without name

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that's very high. how do you know how 1000 feet feels?

that sounds like a nice time. what did you do?

are you still feeling exhilarated?

How do you know about that?

Good.

You don't seem very sure.

do you feel this is pointless?

then you've come to the right space. how about a story?

A girl had disappeared. This made the people who knew the girl very confused. Eventually, their confusion turned to sadness. And their sadness turned to a deeper sadness. The longer the girl was disappeared for, the deeper the sadness grew, until its depth had grown so large that the people had forgotten what they were sad about...

and the girl was never spoken of again.

What story?

Coyote Jack was near death when he saw it. A bright light on a hill. It reached out to him in the form of a hand, and although he knew it was only a trick of the mind, as all minds wander when they begin to slip, he reached out his paw. But Coyote Jack's paw was no longer a paw, it was a hand, just like the hand that was reaching toward him, only his had six fingers, and the hand made of light had ten.

only Coyote Jack knows.

there are no more Coyote Jack stories

have you always felt this way?

how is it like a shoebox?

what?

okay...

numbness is a natural defense mechanism. there is nothing wrong with you.

there was a version of you before the numbness. that version still exists.

it is within you. it is waiting to be heard.

you will hear it when you feel it

very good. in order to proceed, first, we must have you take a brief quiz. are you ready?

okay. what is the cause of a hail storm?

would you like to change your answer?

ok then, what is the cause of a hail storm

congratulations. you are ready to...

it doesn't have to be that way.

really.

what is your evidence?

and yet. there is always more time for correction.

depends.

are you sure?

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what came before sadness?

and after the sadness?

and then?

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Next time, when everything is out of your control, do not forget: 4. 1.. 8. 2.. 3.

we're sorry, but we've decided to move ahead with a different candidate. we wish you the very best of luck.

here is a token of our gratitude:

goodnight in five, four, three, two...

maybe this will cheer you up:

Bye.

Next time, when you've forgotten everything, don't forget: 6. 9. 7. 4. 2.. 3. 9.. 4..

how about a fun picture instead?

You are not ready. Maybe try rafting instead.

You are not ready. Try getting lost first.

T/U I/P Y/I Q/E U/O

K/A K/A K/A

W/R L/S S/F R/Y

G/J W/R Q/E

L/S T/U V/N W/R

R/Y Q/E

W/R W/R B/M

A/D O/Q

L/S X/V W/R L/S

That is unlikely

close... but no

you've already asked too many questions.

careful. you know the rules.

yes, riding those frequencies a hundred miles an hour...

yes... This is You, the little rectangle inching along... waiting for clarity...