Princeps initiated uplink, a timed audio tone-burst greeted eventually by the Polity to enqueued, vetted members with a handshake and Service Agreement and Privacy Policy.
They appeared as a sort of a sea of glimmering jewels in a night sky, gently twinkling–Indra’s net.
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Tim Boucher
Together, they were Shareholder Value. They were the Continuum. They were everything.