CHOOSING YOUR PLANET OF BIRTH

"THE GOD GAMES:Legend of Kor"...Chapter Four...Choosing your planet of birth............................................ "Well, Ann," said Glenna, when we had finished our lunch in the Past Lives Pavillion, "I think you're going to like the next place we're going to, the Worlds of the Cosmos Library, because you'll get a chance to see different planets that are in the constraints of time and space, and get to choose which world you want to go to next. So let's get going; if you're ready. We walked to the next building; an enormous building with a sapphire roof-at the entrance, in gold letters, it said, "Worlds of the Cosmos." The entrance hall ceiling had a working model of the Sombrero Galaxy, a spiral galaxy. To the left and right lay wings of a huge library with row after row of books. Above the arch leading into the left side of the Library were the letters A to L, and above the arch leading into the right side of the library were the letters M to Z. The rooms were carpeted in 2" deep plush, so much fun to walk on. We chose to enter the right side of the library and Glenna showed me that the books were filled with videos. She explained that each row represented a galaxy in the Cosmos and on the shelves of each row were books of videos showing each star, and its planets, in that galaxy. On a table at the start of each row, was a large encyclopedic book of the galaxy represented in that row. We stopped at the first encyclopedia table and looked at the pictures of planets in the Mentaur galaxy. Nothing from that galaxy tugged at my heart, although each planet was unique and very beautiful. So we went around the room, taking it easy, looking through the encyclopedia for each galaxy. When we had circled the room and had looked through the encyclopedia of each of the M through Z galaxies, Glenna steered me through a door that opened into a large area filled with couches and fireplaces. A warm, inviting room with tables covered in cut up fruits and vegetables. There were deep vats of dressings and platters of richly crusted breads. Under domed glass trays were servings of every type of cheese imaginable, and fountains tinkled with iced fruit juices. Glenna and I filled our trays and found a deep red couch to snuggle into. On the hearth in front of us, were curled a pair of white Persian kittens, kneading their paws relexively in their sleep. We just relaxed and didn't speak for a while. My mind went over the pictures we had been looking at, and I was deeply in awe at the wide-ranging landscapes in the different galaxies. "Did any of the galaxies stand out to you, Ann?" asked Glenna. "Well, when we came to the Milky Way galaxy, several planets seemed familiar; seemed to tug at my heart." "That's not surprising Ann, you have spent many life games on the planets in that galaxy: MX-11; Earth; and Sylvan. When we go back in, we'll take out videos on those planets and see if you'd be interested in choosing one of them for your new life game." After finishing our meal, we strolled back into the M to Z library and found the Milky-Way-Galaxy row. There, we chose video books on the planets MX-11, Earth, and Sylvan. Then Glenna led me out of the library area and to the back of the "World's of the Cosmos" building where there were several sets of large dark-blue doors. Opening a set of doors, Glenna led me into a semi-dark room where there were other sets of doors. Opening a door on our left, we entered a room that had a huge screen on one end. In front of the screen were two recliners, and between them a table with another large wooden box with a slot for inserting the videos we had brought. We got comfortable and Glenna inserted the video for MX-11. MX-11 was a small gray planet with two moons. Its surface was stark desert. There were four large oceans, and three spiky, orange mountain ranges. Huge steel and glass cities floated a hundred feet above the desert floor. Inside of the city-enclosures could be seen fields and trees, lakes and waterfalls. The scene was ethereally beautiful, but something about it made my heart sad. I motioned to Glenna to stop the video. The next video Glenna started was for the planet Earth...to be continued.