clockwork

My adversary has an intellectual model of the world around him in his mind,
and it is as predictable as clockwork for him. That's how he got rich, and
it's how he hopes to continue his legacy long after he dies.

He converges on his victim like a sea urchin, but with its spines pointing
to the center where his victim is persecuted from all around with no way
out.

His plan after he dies, is for the spines to implode on his victim, rotate
180 degrees, and settle into a sea urchin again, but with its spines
pointing outward as usual. He will then use his victim to reincarnate
himself into a sort of immortality. He expects his plan for this to happen
like clockwork.

The only defense I've devised to fight my adversary, is to remain
unpredictable. If something works against him, I will use it once, discard
it, and find something else, something new that he'd never suspect. I'm
afraid this battle is ongoing, though, and any victory is only temporary.
It isn't long before my adverary finds a way around my victory and
establishes his dominion yet once again. Until, at least, after he dies,
and he is 86 years old.

As he scrambles to prepare an afterlife for himself, his lifelong quest,
hard work and diligence will probably land him a place in purgatory. He
will probably beam in pride over his victory for a few minutes, only to have
it consumed, and he will have to join the ranks with the rest of the
mindless zombies in the warehouses of souls in the caves of eternity. But
who knows? Maybe he will have stumbled on an exception to save himself and
the rest of them from their plight. I guess time will tell.

Two masses attract and move toward each other by the force of gravity. A
simple equation predicts their motions. However, if there are three or more
masses involved, it is impossible to predict their motions.

Or is it?

This is an example of the type of clockwork that my adversary will have to
deduce, if indeed he is going to take the mountaintop by storm

"Jon G." <jon8338@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
news:XQH3i.12721$j63.4360@newsread2.news.pas.earth link.net...
> My adversary has an intellectual model of the world around him in his
> mind, and it is as predictable as clockwork for him. That's how he got
> rich, and it's how he hopes to continue his legacy long after he dies.
>
> He converges on his victim like a sea urchin, but with its spines pointing
> to the center where his victim is persecuted from all around with no way
> out.

ooh, I know the feeling, mate.

>
> His plan after he dies, is for the spines to implode on his victim, rotate
> 180 degrees, and settle into a sea urchin again, but with its spines
> pointing outward as usual. He will then use his victim to reincarnate
> himself into a sort of immortality. He expects his plan for this to
> happen like clockwork.

How come your adversary is a sea urchin?
Mine is that bloke from the second floor, who always nicks my parking space.
He seems a little fishy, but I would hardly give him any attributes of a
Stronglyocentrus droebachiensis.
You could , however, describe him as echinoidean, at a push.

>
> The only defense I've devised to fight my adversary, is to remain
> unpredictable. If something works against him, I will use it once,
> discard it, and find something else, something new that he'd never
> suspect. I'm afraid this battle is ongoing, though, and any victory is
> only temporary. It isn't long before my adverary finds a way around my
> victory and establishes his dominion yet once again. Until, at least,
> after he dies, and he is 86 years old.
>

An 86 year old sea urchin.
Wow!

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Jon G.	clockwork My adversary has an intellectual model of the world around him in his mind, and it is as predictable as clockwork for him. That's how he got rich, and it's how he hopes to continue his legacy long after he dies. He converges on his victim like a sea urchin, but with its spines pointing to the center where his victim is persecuted from all around with no way out. His plan after he dies, is for the spines to implode on his victim, rotate 180 degrees, and settle into a sea urchin again, but with its spines pointing outward as usual. He will then use his victim to reincarnate himself into a sort of immortality. He expects his plan for this to happen like clockwork. The only defense I've devised to fight my adversary, is to remain unpredictable. If something works against him, I will use it once, discard it, and find something else, something new that he'd never suspect. I'm afraid this battle is ongoing, though, and any victory is only temporary. It isn't long before my adverary finds a way around my victory and establishes his dominion yet once again. Until, at least, after he dies, and he is 86 years old. As he scrambles to prepare an afterlife for himself, his lifelong quest, hard work and diligence will probably land him a place in purgatory. He will probably beam in pride over his victory for a few minutes, only to have it consumed, and he will have to join the ranks with the rest of the mindless zombies in the warehouses of souls in the caves of eternity. But who knows? Maybe he will have stumbled on an exception to save himself and the rest of them from their plight. I guess time will tell. Two masses attract and move toward each other by the force of gravity. A simple equation predicts their motions. However, if there are three or more masses involved, it is impossible to predict their motions. Or is it? This is an example of the type of clockwork that my adversary will have to deduce, if indeed he is going to take the mountaintop by storm

	#2
Steve O	Re: clockwork "Jon G." <jon8338@peoplepc.com> wrote in message news:XQH3i.12721$j63.4360@newsread2.news.pas.earth link.net... > My adversary has an intellectual model of the world around him in his > mind, and it is as predictable as clockwork for him. That's how he got > rich, and it's how he hopes to continue his legacy long after he dies. > > He converges on his victim like a sea urchin, but with its spines pointing > to the center where his victim is persecuted from all around with no way > out. ooh, I know the feeling, mate. > > His plan after he dies, is for the spines to implode on his victim, rotate > 180 degrees, and settle into a sea urchin again, but with its spines > pointing outward as usual. He will then use his victim to reincarnate > himself into a sort of immortality. He expects his plan for this to > happen like clockwork. How come your adversary is a sea urchin? Mine is that bloke from the second floor, who always nicks my parking space. He seems a little fishy, but I would hardly give him any attributes of a Stronglyocentrus droebachiensis. You could , however, describe him as echinoidean, at a push. > > The only defense I've devised to fight my adversary, is to remain > unpredictable. If something works against him, I will use it once, > discard it, and find something else, something new that he'd never > suspect. I'm afraid this battle is ongoing, though, and any victory is > only temporary. It isn't long before my adverary finds a way around my > victory and establishes his dominion yet once again. Until, at least, > after he dies, and he is 86 years old. > An 86 year old sea urchin. Wow!