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I just read this really good story in one of my horror anthologies. I thought it was brilliant.

It is a Sci-fi story about this primitive planet with this group of creatures known as the Weskers. The Weskers live a simple, peaceful and happy life. They do not know the meaning of hate and they are non-violent and do no harm. But they are eager to learn and love knowledge. They process new things very quickly and tend to have very logical minds.

Living among them is ...

I want a skateboard mind of youth
to fly freestyle through open windows
into the new age strange,
it's pixellated vibrance
scattering hues on bare white patches
colouring me in.

My heroes could be masters of online battles
where nobody dies, but everyone
gets RSI,
or I could be a kungfu master of textology
my fingers hardened flat by tapping
the metal held in my palm,
a thousand times a day...
...

I feel it like a storm gathering over the horizon. That dark, mysterious, enthralling, language whispered so softly that few can hear it; promising adventure, hinting of danger, sending its vague message of urgency to those who will listen. It is a request, begging to be answered. It speaks to my cowboy blood, intoxicating my heart and spirit, compelling me to go find that elusive . . . reason for my being. It demands of me that which I am more than willing to give, that which gives my lonely ...

IS YOUR LIFE WORTHLESS?
HAS YOUR WIFE LEFT YOU FOR A TOASTER?
DID YOUR MOTHER ABANDON YOU TO GO SMOKE CRACK AND MURDER PUPPIES?
WE HAVE THE ANSWER FOR YOU!!!!!!
A subscription to housekeeping today?
Flooding my inbox with your nonsense
How can I live without
A forty horsepower blender?
What is missing in this life of mine?
AH HA!
A degree
From the national university of rubbish
How could I possibly survive
...

I was reading a book by this Eckhart Tolle; I am sure some of you have heard of him. Anyway, this is a great video. Look into it. :)

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPg9DnMP2D4&feature=rec-HM-r2[/url]