Alien Dream                                          rw spisak A large group of human, many types and styles dressed many different ways were brought to a large glass building which was both a test tube in a giants lab and/or an alien craft. The group crowded forward through rather conventional double doors. A plaque over the door informed - " man from far away " The experiment seemed to be a test of evolution. It would be played out on a somewhat larger scale than the "Microprose game CIVILIZATION". A game that  I've been playing lately. It seemed that I had a position somewhat above the fray. I was an observer and saw a leader develop a power structure. It could be seen floating overhead. The network of communication structures and pecking order was metaphored in space. The aliens were watching the power grid over the heads of the experiment. They were clearly getting more information from the floating & shimmering structure than could be seen amidst the crowd. I will try to describe the symbol that had appeared above the group. Clearly by imposing a field of some kind they were able to precipitate a structure from the psychic space of the people. The symbol that represented the development of a power structure was imaged as a floating hologram. In addition to this main structure which appeared as a house metaphor. Another set of shapes also appeared surrounding small symbols of hands holding hammers. This was commented on extensively as the aliens discussed the rotating 3d shapes that hung over the collected humans. I overhead them discussing the fact that these floating objects were created by jealous humans who desired power but did not understand even brute power's limited logic. A class of alien children were brought to examine the "ANT-FARM ". The teacher was explaining how these creatures created their social constructs, which through some special energy field were elegantly visible. The teacher explained "first, will build a structure." The young aliens seemed amused and yet were capable of minor admiration. That one might feel at watching an ant carry an object several times it's weight. You could almost hear them think, "cute aren't they?" I how ever was a different sort. I existed alone and outside this power structure. This seemed to them evidence that I had achieved a different level of perception. I could see with what seemed to be two sets of eyes. With one set what I'd begun to think of as my "N-human eyes" I could see the human tribe needs and desires and could relate more to the "game" than to the lab that I was in. The other eyes saw only the experiment. The display on this instrument in the alien lab. Here although alone, I felt the game was worthless and regarded it as a curiosity made more palatable and interesting my the facts that were made visible by this intersteller analytic device. I would spend hour watching the dance of the game. Power regarded like a talisman, that if one possessed it would provide unlimited benefits at least for the user. So I saw them reason and negotiate, since the message of power was passed into the ear as the way one learned. Therefore if they took the ear of the power structure, they would have control of the power. I laughed, it seemed that not only had they missed the point. Misread the levels and equated taking the ear of the alpha, and removing him they would possess the greatest thing. I turned away because I was so impressed with their stupidity I turned back and saw to my greater amazement, that not only had the dumb would-be-replacement leader killed the leader by "Taking his Ear" there was  a stack of earless bodies who each successively had, had there ears torn from their heads... a stack of earless bodies The aliens could only shrug.
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