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it's (either:"mid","late","early") (either:"july","august","june","september") and the heat is oppressive. the (either:"birds in the sky are birds in the sky","aeroplanes in the sky are areoplanes in the sky","vapour trails in the sky are still vapour trails in the sky","obelisks in the sky are still obelisks in the sky","clouds in the sky are clouds in the sky"). you're supposed to meet (either:"francine","jacques","hervé","gilles","armitage") in about (either:"half an hour","an hour","three hours"," six minutes"). on the table, the motorola (either:"microTAC ultra lite","dynaTAC 8000x","microTAC elite","microTAC ii","microTAC international 8900","microTAC 8200") vibrates. you know you should [[answer->answer1]] but you feel also, for whatever reason, that you don't have to, if you [[don't->ignore1]] want to.

you listen to (either:"//i got id// by pearl jam","//pony// by genuwine") and decide to take a shortcut. there's (either:"traffic","a terrible car accident up ahead") so you're late to your meeting with [[francine->moment13]].

You listen to (either:"//always be my baby// by mariah carey","//sweet dreams// by la bouche") and take the scenic route to where you're supposed to meet [[francine->moment13]]. the sky is a deep shade of (either:"purple","blue", "green"). it's kind of (either:"beautiful","amazing"), really.

francine says there's this item she wants to buy from this guy off craigslist. a. [["what's craigslist?"]] b. [["i can go with you if you want."]]

Francine stares and then says, "What do you mean?" a. [["I'm not sure"->wwf]]. b. [["I don't reallyknow"->sacrifice]].

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She says it's not until later this week. "There's a party tonight though--somewhere in the (either:"hills","canyons"), if you want, you can come with me. I don't have a +1 yet." [["Who is throwing the party?"]] [["I can't, I have stuff to do"->atm]].

"Let's go to the [[observatory]], there's something I want to show you."

"This guy from (either:"Barcelona","Madrid","Lisbon"), his name is (either:"Ricardo","Davies","Hong"), I think." [["Yeah sure, I'll go."]] [["No, that sounds absolutely terrible."]]

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Francine looks out the window of the diner for a moment and then says, "Hey, have you ever been out to Atlanta? [["Yeah. Once, in '94."]] [["No"->change of plans]].

"No way! Really? [[Tell me]] all about it!"

Your //Atlanta// story, for whatever reason, really fascinates Francine and she genuinely seems interested the entire time. And you tell her everything--about (either:"the drained pool, the country club, the purple sky that week","the dead dog, the boxing match, the lenticular clouds you saw that week") and you even mention [[Perry]].

"Perry showed up! What was he like?" [[Tell the truth.]] [[Lie.]]

You make something up about [[Perry->dream]].

You tell her that Perry isn't the same Perry she used to know. You say words like (either:"//depression","//mental anguish//") and (either:"//three arrests//","//assaulting an officer//") and (either:"//broken//","//shattered//")dreams. Francine doesn't say much. [[Order dessert]] [["How come you're asking about Atlanta?"]]

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At the observatory, it's not at all like what Francine imagined it would be like. There's a whole line of people. It'll be [[hours]] before you even set foot inside the observatory.

"Geeze--I didn't realize it would ever be this crowded." Francine appers to be contemplating something. "Hey, tell me about [[Atlanta->Tell me]]; 2 years ago, y'know, that big trip you went on? I've been dying to hear about it!"

At the diner, Francine looks tired. She says something about god but you weren't listening. You really feel like saying, "[[For sure]]," but then you wouldn't be true to yourself if yo usaid that. You could also say, "[[No]], that doesn't work." Or, just tell Francine you weren't actually [[paying attention]]. (She'll get over it).

That (either:"night","evening"), in your dream, (either:"Lucipher","Satan","Mephistopheles","the daemon") asks, "Do you go with something [[original]] or what's easier and more [[passé]]?"

You wake up to the sound of a woman. You left the television on all night, again. She's talking about this new radio program helmed by this guy, [[Howard Stern]].

You feel more tired than before you went to bed. There's a man's voice in the air. You left the television on all night, again. He's talking about this scandalous new radio show, and then says the name [[Howard Stern]].

You watch Bret Hart lose the WWF World Heavyweight Championship to Shawn Michaels. WrestleMania XII is over. You still feel like watching something else. The night is not over, yet. There's a blank VHS on top of the console. You [[pop]] it in.

It's that new film (either:"Independence Day","Twister","Scream","Die Hard With a Vengeance","The Usual Suspects","Happy Gilmore","12 Monkeys"). Harvard must have been to (either:"Blockbuster","Hollywood Video","Movie Gallery","Family Video").

It's a few hours later and you appraoch the shrine and offer a sacrifice of figs and oranges to [[Dhar'Mi'it Pa'D'H-err]], god of valence and solace

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At the ATM, you check your [[balance]].

The display reads, (either:"$334.12","$15,889.00","$100,881.18","$5,333.34","$10.01","$0.48")

There's no way to determine what's really going on and time's running out. You duck out and take the [[white->(either:"blue","red")]] car.

The liquid, it feels like it wants to consume you. You call the detective agency and continue along your way and ride the [[black->red]] car into town.

The [[moon]] tonight looks extra (either:"orange","green","red","blue").

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As you are driving, you notice a gasoline smell. a. [[Pull over]] and check it out. b. [[Keep driving]], it'll be fine.

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The waterfall is (either:"beautiful","majestic","sublime"). You keep looking at it, straight ahead. You feel like you want to say something to Justine. a. "I breathe [[poetry]]." b. "Eternal [[silence]] is the darkness of my mind." c. "[[...]]"

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You point (either:"east","west","north","south") and say, "Beyond that point lies the valley of [[giants]]."

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He says, "Brandon's joined a [[cult]], have you heard?"

You say it's the [[first->first time]] you've heard of this.

"Yeah, Francine says they're somewhere in (either:"Arizona","California","South Dakota","Delaware") now. Or maybe they're not. I [[can't->characters]] remember."

There is a spider on the chandelier. A daddy longlegs. a. [[Kill]] it. b. Do [[nothing]].

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Majeed says to the group, "You only get to pick one, like right now." He stops and looks at the back of his hand, for a brief moment. "Like a planet. If you only get to chose one. Your favourite planet. Which is it?" a. [[Mercury->silly]] b. [[Saturn->silly]] c. [[Venus->silly]] d. [[Uranus->silly]] e. [[Earth->silly]] f. [[Neptune->silly]] g. [[Mars->silly]] h. [[Pluto->silly]] i. [[Jupiter->silly]]

"That's (either:"wicked","tight","alright","solid")!" You feel silly.

you're driving back (either:"home","to the château","to the pod","to the station","to the ocean","to the moon","to algiers","to the submarine","to the city of gold","to juarez","to Earth","to eritrea") on one of those (either:"desert","mountain","forest","side","forgotten","shitty","dark","mysterious","moon lit") roads. there's (either: "a perceivable","a noticeable","an obvious") (either:"hum","sound","stench","stink","smell") (either:"in the air","all around"). (either:"something","a thing","a shadow","a shape") jumps out. you (either:"smash into","hit","destroy","run over") it. you (either:"stop","brake") and pull over (either:"to","onto") the side of the road. you (either:"get out","exit"). whatever you hit, it's not (either:"totally","completely","permanently") dead. you feel like you should just keep [[driving->drive2]]. but also, you want to [[check it out]] (either:"and be","to be") sure of //something//.

You'll take care of the black gooey substance later, but first, you play this (either:"slightly dated","brand new","old") video game. It's a (either:"dungeon crawler","real time strategy","massively multiplayer online roleplaying game","military simulator"). It received (either:"great","terrible") reviews. You decide to name your character [[Sophocles->maze]] because that sounds totally badass. You choose [[Marquez->maze]] because who doesn't like the name Marquez? Or you just stick with [[Boone->maze]] because it's easy and, just, why not?

The man asks, "How often do you think about dreaming?" a. [[Often->answer]] b. [[Sometimes->answer]] c. [[Never->answer]]

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Your heart begins to race. A pink beam of light from outer space pierces your skull and you experience an entire [[past life->bus stop]] you never knew existed. It is revealed that this is your (either:"30th","2nd","1,204th","17th") [[life cycle]].

You feel like dying. You look up into the sky. A wormhole manifests itself. You hear the voice of (either:"the devil","god"). The [[desert air->Oswald2]] is becoming (either:"cold","hot").

Words flash in front of your mind's [[eye]]: (either:"形而上学的回路","悪魔のパン"," あなたにファック","痛みの川").

you drive by a [[billboard]]. There is a picture of a man looking up into the sky. And then, in the sky, the words, "(either:"I will consume your soul.","Destroy all that is good.","People can never know")"

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Kevyn looks at [[you]] and says, "(either:"Darkness","Eternity") came early today."

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It's Sly. He says some things about the weather and the intolerable heat and how he wants to move to (either:"Japan","Sri Lanka","Tibet") after this is all over. You tell him it's not safe to talk about these sort of [[//things//->brandon]] over the phone. You look up into the sky and see a (either:"bird","bat","helicopter").

Gerard says, "Let's [[retire]] to the (either:"Think-Tank","Heavy Blood","Afternoon") room."

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You see the words (either:"savage","aversion","people instincts"), (either:"Vietnam","magic hour","people destroyer") and (either:"cauldron","gentle giant","broken philosophies") in the sky.

A thick black gooey substance (almost like an oil slick) is floating on the [[surface]] of the water.

You toss a stone into the pool (mostly to see what will happen to the water) but the black substance doesn't go [[away]]. It won't even dissipate--not even a little.

You've never owned a pool so all of this kind of upsets you. And it's kind of disgusting really, if you think about it. The house, you [[inherited]] it from your great uncle [[Oswald]], about five months ago.

You think about your situation and begin to feel sorry for yourself when all of a sudden, there is the sound of cracking bones and the sun shifts position. You are [[sweating->vision]] profusely.

He died in (either:"Algiers","Casablanca","Tibet"). You don't really know why or how. As a matter of fact, no one really knew uncle [[Oswald->Oswald2]] too well. Your mother's brother.

On the table, the Motorola MicroTAC Ultra Lite vibrates. You know you should [[answer->sky]] but you feel also, for whatever reason, this sudden urge, to [[not->ignore]] answer.

Sly asks about the black substance. "Is it still there, the gooey stuff, just sitting on top of the [[water]]?"

You throw on this emroidered torch logo shirt by Opening Ceremony and a pair of cotton Levi's 1967 505 Twills. The [[red]] car is out and ready to go. The [[blue]] car also, but you're not sure where the keys are--it's still a cool car, it just might take a minute or two and might make you even more late. But it might also be worth it. You can also stay [[home->video game]]. Like, say //fuck it// and maybe try and deal with the black goo stuff instead. That's legit too. (This gives you time to order a pizza too, if that's what you want to do).

You remember, "Oh shit, Francine." And just like that, fifteen minutes have [[lapsed->clothes]].

The moon tonight looks (either:"orange","red","blue","purple","green").

Who do you side with? Do you buy in to Seth's [[bullshit]], Wilma's [[idiotic]] explanation or Cypher's [[crazy]] truth?

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Seth will remember this.

Gerald tells us Chinatown is dead.

Armitage says some things about (either:"moon tides","solar flares") and oceans (either:"bulging","burning"). The [[cactus]] explodes and everyone is silent. Somewhere in the house (either:"'Music for Two Islands' by Laraaji","'1/1' by Brian Eno") is playing.

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You look up at the (either:"sun","moon") and realize that, for the first time in what feels like a long time, you no longer feel that feeling of [[dread]] you've always felt.

Emilie says, "[[Chinatown->chinatown2]] or [[Koreatown]]? Pick one."

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The air is rife with electricity. You recite a short incantation and ask forgiveness and pray for great wealth, happiness and eternal life.

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You turn around and look at the [[stuff]] and say "Yeah, it's still there."

Some more things are said and Sly admits to believing in (either:"soul mates","space aliens","metaphysical circuits"). It's a conversation that's going nowhere, you realize, so you say something about (either:"running late","feeling like you want to die") and quickly [[hang up->clothes]].

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/0LaKvXo.png"alt="title" width=140%> <center> //[[(either:"the spirit","the body","the soul","the mind","meat","the essence of a person","morality","mortality","immortality")->moment1]] is (either:"nothing but a","but a") (either:"temporary","transient","hollow","short-lasting","momentary","quick") (either:"thing","vessel","shell","objekt","piece of the puzzle","concept","idea","part of the puzzle","feeling") (either:"stuck","trapped") (either:"in time","forever","in limbo","in purgatory","nowhere","in a broken system","in a destroyed system","in a time loop","in a forever time loop","in a never-ending time loop","in an unending time loop")// </center>

There's something [[wrong]] with the pool water.

It's been like this for a [[few]] months.

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hi. hello. [[yes->yeah]]? so you're here? welcome.

so this is, uh, [[pomona air->Pomona Air]].

(text-style: "blur")[pomona air] is a game set in [[1996->19962]].

That means things like Google, Facebook, Twitter, hashtags and the iPhone don't [[exist]]!

Bill Clinton is the president. The economy is booming! Everything is great. There's really nothing to [[complain]] about.

Yet [[something]] just doesn't feel right.

Pomona Air aims to explore that [[//something//->simulator]].

At the same time, Pomona Air is also the the world's [[premiere->accurate]] 1996 simulator.

For example, here we go: [[Independence Day->director]] or [[Twister->director]]?

Okay, [[Madonna->country]] or [[Alanis Morissette->country]]?

Nice! eBay or Craigslist?

See, your answers help the game to better [[understand]] who you are as a player, so that your experience can be geared toward your particular //play// style! (This isn't some //The Lawnmower Man// stuff either, you can rest assured).

Seriously. We designed a very complex [[algorithm->algorithm2]] just for Pomona Air. It's kind of neat but also easy to miss!

So, in addition to learning about you through your answers, the game posseses this rather complex [[randomizer]] sequencer.

And it took us three months to get it [[right->perfect]].

Here, let's walk over to the [[Infinity Bookshelf->bookshelf]] and show you.

[[Grab->grab]] a book.

You pick up (either:"//Heart of Darkness// by Joseph Conrad","//The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle// by Haruki Murakami"). That was totally random! That's a good book too. Here, [[try again]].

You pick up (either:"//Magnetic Field(s)// by Ron Loewinsohn","//Brand New Cherry Flavor// by Todd Grimson"). See? Also, another good one. Okay, [[one more]] time.

You pick up (either:"//Bird by Bird// by Anne Lamott","//Gun, With Occasional Music// by Jonathan Lethem"). Ta-da!!! It's impossible to pick up the same book [[twice]].

Last we checked, the permutations are practically endless. The bookshelf holds something like (either:"10 million","100,000","12 billion") books. It's all code. Again, another element that took [[months]] to develop.

We can't prove that any of this is actually true. It's all code. You simply must take our word for it. (Unless you fancy [[restarting->startfakeone]] the game). You can trust us though. There would be no point in lying about [[any->lies]] of this.

Okay, so now, let's make our way to the (either:"salt water fish tank","Canadian maps","Tamagochi") [[room]].

Some elements, when you interact with them, will [[interact]] back.

For example, over there, there's a Chinese gong. Go ahead, [[touch->gong]] or [[hit->gong]] it, whatever.

You hear the gong, right? Now wait until it's done ringing. [[touch->Hit]] it or [[hit->Hit]] it again. <audio src="http://static1.grsites.com/archive/sounds/musical/musical046.wav" autoplay>

How come it sounded [[different]] this time? <audio src="http://static1.grsites.com/archive/sounds/musical/musical049.wav" autoplay>

Just like in real life, nothing ever sounds the same twice. Of course, in Pomona Air, this effect is exaggerated, slightly, for a lot of reasons we won't get into, but it's still pretty 1996-[[realisitic]].

You've come far enough at this point that it's time to confess something, only because we really [[like]] the answers you've picked so far.

Or, the game is more like 25% done. It's [[incomplete->complete]], plain and simple. There's no other way to put it.

We're a little embarassed to admit but, we're just a small team of three. We're not a big studio or anything. We're people, just like you. And all we have to offer right now, is this [[demo->allowed]].

We don't really have a game. There isn't a game, at all. Like, Pomona Air doesn't [[exist->exist2]].

Okay, so Pomona Air does exist, just, not as a [[completed]] game.

You're playing it right now but it's only [[half-done->demo]].

If, at this point, you feel like you've been duped, we're really sorry and offer the [[ending]], to you, as recompense. It's totally easy, we've programmed it into this demo and it's totally legit, but, like, it's up to you. If you want to find out the secret and mystery behind Pomona Air. But if you're cool with this, how it's been going so far, and you [[trust->show]] us, we've got plenty more to show you.

This is the end and we lied to you. Not about the money part. Yeah, we really did run out of money to make this game. But we never made the ending, because who makes the ending before the rest of the game is done? We do have an ending ready and all that, written out. But it's just not here yet. Sorry. [[Restart]]?

So, we're going to show you a little bit of the game. Literally, bits and pieces. We're going to be jumping between events. The game is not complete, so expect a few glitches and a couple [[dead ends->HAVE TO]]. Pretend you're looking to fund the game and we're showing you a demo so you can know you're investing your money into this.

Before we do that though, we totally forgot to talk about the custom sound generator we created for Pomona Air. The [[Quantus Personified Sound Generator Mark II->great]]. The engine for the sound generator was written entirely in code and it's a shame you cannot see the game's guts (so to speak) because it really is incredible.

We researched tons and tons of different sounds and studied literally hundreds of barometric pressure readings from 1996. As a result, we have, to the best of our knowledge, faithfully reproduced, in the most accurate way possible, the sounds of 1996. Pretty much any sound you can imagine, from 1996, the sound generator can [[reproduce->produce]].

Take, for example, this [[thunderstorm]] from June 13th in Montana at 6:38pm. <audio src="http://static1.grsites.com/archive/sounds/nature/nature005.wav" autoplay>

The Amazon Jungle. This is during the third week in March or April. A little after 3 o'clock in the [[afternoon->synthetic]]. <audio src="http://static1.grsites.com/archive/sounds/nature/nature027.wav" autoplay>

All of these sounds, of course, are synthetic and totally not real. Not even for [[a second]]. But they're very close to the real thing.

Another thing we want to touch upon before jumping into the demo, is the game's ability to really get to know you. It's amazing code. And it is all part of the Pamona Air [[experience]].

By the way, is your favourite colour (either:"sapphire","indigo","gerulean","opaline green")? [[No->no1]] or [[yes->yes1]]?

Well, you can't always be right. Even the computer makes mistakes sometimes. The computer has learned more about you though, because of your [[answer->answer2]].

Really? That's [[amazing->answer2]]!

See, to a computer, there's no such thing as a //right// or //wrong// answer. It's all just binary! And sorry about this but things are about to get ultra [[creepy]].

The game is going to try and guess your name. [[Cool]]?

Is it [[(either:"J=da-fdggttnbht btthhtth=s ^#(In___-=+cnwrw^#^^rf","UEuw(%_s^jd=-=-==--=..,<<>cjas/sadfrftl kfgkfgbrrr$>#epv")->name3]]?

Okay, no. So that wasn't supposed to happen. Obviously one of the [[glitches]], see? The code isn't 100% stable.

How about, instead of all that, we now look at a //moment// from the game? The entire game is split into what we call //moments//. They're like chapters, or scenes. Vignettes, if you will. Would you like to play one of these [[moments->moment]]?

So we showed you the Infinity Library and Quantus Personified Sound Generator Mark II, which is all super neat and everything, but at the end of the day, it's just behind the scenes stuff, which is all very important to the game but let's move away from that now. How about, let's actually show you some of the [[final->real]] game, yeah?

Okay. This is like, several minutes-worth of gameplay. Make sure you've got some time set aside to play the game [[properly->save button]].

A few Pomona Air things we would like to highlight: * No saves * No boss fights * No winning or losing * No going back * True uncertainty (like in real life) * The right answer isn't always the best answer * You cannot be best friends with everyone * There is always something else happening somewhere else; because life slows down for no one * You are not the center of the universe * This is a game for people who don't like to play video games * This is also a game for people who don't like to read, a lot * There are about a dozen features you will never discover because the game is incomplete * Remember to take your time, there's a lot that can happen Are you [[ready->Ready]]?

Okay. So, this is like, the beginning. Scene One. Or Chapter One. It can be either. What would you rather if you could choose? How do you want to look at it? Do you want to go with [[Scene One->heat3]] or [[Chapter One->heat2]]?

Pomona, California [[1996->1996fake]]

Wait, did you skip ahead to tne ending during the demo? I mean, it's either a [[yes->yes5]] or [[no->no5]] answer. Pretty simple.

Okay, cool. You were honest, You didn't lie. The game knows that so it will [[reward]] you.

Okay, you lied. And we told you the game was paying attention. Liars don't get to play so you're stuck here. And no, there's no hidden easter egg or anything. It's just this page. Because you're a liar. And there's no return button.

You get to continue, so, right--back to the beginning. [[Enjoy->1996]].

Pomona, California [[1996->startfakeone2]]

Since you're just wanting to test out our random chaos book generator aka Infinity Library, we're not going to make you slog through the entire beginning portion again. Here's the [[WARP->grab]] button back to picking out books!

**Scene One** 0 ) ) )

**Chapter One** 0 ) ) )

Have you ever walked outside at night and noticed the moon's [[glow]] was extra bright, for whatever reason?

Or do you ever notice how, sometimes, there's a sort of electricity in the air and everything smells like ozone and [[sulfur]], a little bit, especially right before it is about to rain?

Pomona Air is about those [[moments->algorithm]].

Whoah. Whoops. That was not supposed to happen. Not yet at least.[[ Ignore->landscape]] that, please. (text-rotate:180)[bug.]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/0LaKvXo.png"alt="title" width=140%> <center> [[start->prologue]] [[options]] [[about]] </center> <audio autoplay loop><source src="https://a.clyp.it/miklvs1q.mp3"></audio>

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/0LaKvXo.png"alt="title" width=140%> <center>indigo mood is [[on]] terror guard is [[on->on3]]</center> <center>[[main menu->start]]</center>

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/0LaKvXo.png"alt="title" width=140%> the year is 1996. (either:"bill clinton is president","google doesn't exist","godzilla is alive and well","//windowlicker// by aphex twin won't be out for another three years"). the economy is booming. everything is great. there's really nothing to complain about. yet, there is this horrible feeling of something that just doesn't feel right. almost like, there's something in the air. xyzzy is as much about (either:"mystical spaces","eternal recurrence","the numinous","hypnagogia","colonialism","imperialism","godzilla") as it is about (either:"time loops","the quotidien","the banality of everyday life","ambient noises","the black magicks"). taking place in the same universe as //(either:"mastodon farm","arafat mountain","kanley stubrick","the mystery of the seventeen pilot fish","where the sky meets the ocean and the air tastes like metal and the birds don't make a sound","lonely men club")//. written by mike kleine for ALWAYS CRASHING. created in twine, an open-source tool for telling interactive, non-linear stories. (either:"thanks","many thanks") to the following for valuable (either:"thoughts", "commentary","suggestions") and necessary (either:"criticisms","support","discussion"): austin breed, ben arzate, christian caminiti, grant wamack, greg hudson, jarett kobek, johnny buse, joshua young, lawrence sumulong, pippin barr, toby altman, tyler crumrine, tyler kenneth spragg & william e jones. [[main menu->start]]

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/0LaKvXo.png"alt="title" width=140%> <center>indigo mood is [[off->options]] terror guard is [[on->on2]]</center> <center>[[main menu->start]]</center>

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/0LaKvXo.png"alt="title" width=140%> <center>indigo mood is [[off->on3]] terror guard is [[off->on]]</center> <center>[[main menu->start]]</center>

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/0LaKvXo.png"alt="title" width=140%> <center>indigo mood is [[on->on2]] terror guard is [[off->options]]</center> <center>[[main menu->start]]</center>

"the speakers push air and my tears [[dry->1996]]." zuzi anablogue (put: (Prompt: "have you ever dreamt of the grand canyon?") into $name)

**moment 13** terror in the [[ganja->francine]]

<center>moment (either:"one","twelve","nineteen","seventy-three") [[(either:"the coyote","savage","dear meat","nocturnal animals","terror in the ganja","0 )))")->moment1 sc]]</center>

(either:"you destroy the animal and then something else takes over, a sudden urge. you keep pounding at the meat until it's just bones, blood, dirt and [[semen->moment2]]","you use the tire iron and finish it. you eat the meat. you feel the [[power->moment2]] of the universe, man","you destroy the bones and inhale the [[dust->moment2]]","whatever it was awakes and destroys you. centuries later, you return a changed [[person->moment2]]").

at the dinner party, you're not [[yourself->moment2]]. (either:"esmeralda","wayne","armitage","kaine","theopoles","qué","youssef","bassil","kuami","sallie","superman","patric","sara","petr","a'mir","desiré","camille","will smith") takes notice.

<center>moment (either:"two","thirteen","twenty","seventy-four") [[(either:"cav empt","&&&&&","white cube","king's canyon","american steve jobs","cloud india","tropismes 2")->moment2 sc]]</center>

it's (either:"1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","11","12")(either:"am","pm") and someone's broken into your (either:"cottage","mansion","hut","summer home","villa","apartment"). the (either:"sensible","right","obvious","correct") thing to do is (either:"dial","call") [[911]] probably, but also, you did just buy that [[(either:"taurus raging judge m513","sig-sauer pss9r","arsenal firearms 2011 dueller prismatic","lemat 1861","mossberg model 464","single action army peacemaker","para-ordnance black ops pistol","smith & wesson model 29","beretta 93r")->gunchoice]], (either:"specifically","especially","precisely") for (either:"moments","times","situations","problems","potential problems") like (either:"this","right now").

moment (either:"three","fourteen","twenty-one","seventy-five") [[master race->race1]]

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moment (either:"four","fifteen","twenty-two","seventy-six") [[the combine->combine1]]

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moment (either:"five","sixteen","twenty-three","seventy-seven") [[the sharpie->sharpie1]]

there is a [[society->sharpie2]] out [[there->sharpie3]].

you feel [[dead->normal]].

you feel [[alive->normal]].

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/0LaKvXo.png"alt="title" width=140%> <center>[[(either:"consume the broken secrets of time (again)","annihilate the passion of the desert (once more)","obscure the path of the enlightened one","traverse (again) the tides of the moon","abstain from impure thoughts","witness something that is greater than you","travel (again) to the sands of the sun","walk (once more) the fields of jupiter")->moment1]] </center> <center>(text-style: "fade-in-out")[thank you for taking the time to explore (either:"the world of","the lands of","moments from") xyzzy. you'll soon discover, **everything** is (either:"always","constantly") (either:"moving","disappearing") & out of place. what you thought was there before is there no (either:"longer","more")(either:"!",".") tl;dr basically, xyzzy never (either:"ends","stops"); (either:"thx","kthxbai","much <3")!]</center> <audio autoplay loop><source src="https://a.clyp.it/miklvs1q.mp3"></audio>

godzilla happens. do you run [[(either:"south","north","east","west")->meat1]] or do you [[flee->bones1]] to (either:"canada","senegal","the cape verde islands","hawa'ii")?

moment (either:"six","seventeen","twenty-four","seventy-eight") [[ゴジラ->coyote3]]

you eat the meat and feel the [[power->dust]] of the universe, man.

you destroy the bones and inhale the [[dust]].

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you dial 911 and the (either:"cops","police") (either:"show up","arrive","appear") (either:"nine","twelve","forty-five","three","eleven","twenty-two","a few") minutes [[too late->moment3]].

(either:"you spray bullets in the direction of your to-be assailant and there's [[blood->moment3]], everywhere. on everything. so much, that you don't even know what's happening anymore","you have no idea what you're doing. you accidentally [[discharge->moment3]] into your left foot","you can't find the [[gun->moment3]]","there's blood spray everywhere. it's [[beautiful->moment3]] really","there's the spray of blood on everything. it's [[magickal->moment3]] really").

<center>moment (either:"seven","eighteen","twenty-five","seventy-nine") [[(either:"the wolf","howling at the moon","the sky is made to look like meat","mother oil","satin island(s)","sleep well beast")->moment3 sc]]</center>

(either:"the man of one thousand years","the wolf","the man wearing the ski mask","the king in yellow","//le magicien noir//","the man of oil","the tax man","shiva, destroyer of worlds","//trevor from tomorrow//") returns and says, "i've come to collect (either:"what's mine","my dues","//the end//","a piece of the puzzle","what is mine","what is not yours","that which does not belong to you","the end of the end")." you've been waiting for (either:"eighteen","nineteen","one hundred","~eleven thousand","three","a handful of","seven","nine","two","four","five","six","seven","eight","ten") (either:"years","days","moments","minutes","weeks","months","seconds","aeons"). the best option is to [[obey->obey1]], but then, again, you could also just jump out that [[window]] over //there//.

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it's the (either:"thirty-seventh","eleventh","ninety-ninth","twelth","sixty-second","second","fifth","seventh","thirtieth") floor. you [[(either:"die","perish","expire","do not survive","end","disappear forever","evaporate","disintegrate","go splat")->moment4]].

he takes what is (either:"his","yours","hers","theirs") and (either:"destroys","erases","removes","obliterates") //(either:"the kimono islands","the southern mauristemo islands","r'lyeh","l'île aux enfants")//. you are left feeling [[(either:"whole again","alive","empty","dead","destroyed","drained of all your energy")->moment4]].

<center>moment (either:"eight","twenty-six","eighty","one hundred") [[(either:"francine","atl","//je suis devenu un magicien noir//","retro 5")->moment4 sc]]</center>

a (either:"high-pitched squeal","low hum") informs the call and the (either:"voice","whisper","scream","howling") on the other end tells you there's (either:"only","only about") [[(either:"nine","eleven","one hundred","one million","three","ten","twelve","seven")->moment5]] (either:"days","months","years","centuries","minutes","hours","seconds") left to (either:"live","die","enjoy","believe","listen").

you ignore the phone and watch (either:"some television","the screen") instead. on the (either:"screen","television"), there's this (either:"commercial","ad") playing and the (either:"man","girl","boy","lady") is looking at this (either:"billboard","sign","placard") of a (either:"woman","man","goat","sentient being","boy") looking up into (either:"the","the night") sky. there's the [[words->moment5]], (either:"//i will consume your soul//","//destroy all that is good//","//people can never know//","//obey the prophet//","//last nite was amazing//","//permanent scars and a pink ray//").

<center>moment (either:"nine","twenty-seven","eighty-one","ninety-nine") [[(either:"portable boys","predator v. predator","positive contact","nothing","magnetic field(s)","algerian hostage crisis")->moment5 sc]]</center>

you throw on this (either:"emroidered torch logo shirt by opening ceremony","blue kei slim-fit striped cotton seersucker blazer by canal","oversized camp-collar printed voile shirt by alexander mcqueen","alpha industries oversized reversible padded shell bomber jacket by vetements","striped cotton t-shirt by beams plus","printed cotton-jersey t-shirt by noon goons","slim-fit grosgrain-trimmed wool-twill tank top by calvin klein 205w39nyc","shetland wool sweater by prada","angry cat emroidered intarsia wool sweater by gucci","yoroke cotton-blend sweater by issey miyake men","colour-block cotton-piqué polo shirt by thom browne","knitted mélange virgin wool polo shirt by boglioli") and a pair of (either:"eastham slim-fit washed stretch-denim jeans by belstaff","midnight-blue slim-fit tapered stretch-jersey suit trousers by wooyoungmi","pleated wool-blend suit trousers by camoshita","adventurer slim-fit cotton-blend twill trousers by nonnative","dock stretch-cotton shorts by j.crew","pod wide-leg cady shorts by rick owens","maddox linen and cotton-blend oxford shorts by club monaco","linen shorts by barena","striped cotton-dobby shorts by neighborhood","overdyed cotton-jersey drawstring shorts by cav empt","embroidered loopback cotton-jersey shorts by gucci","eaton slim-fit stretch-twill shorts by ralph lauren purple label","colour-block satin-twill shorts by dries van noten","ari wool and mohair-blend bermuda shorts by acne studios","marco slim-fit garment-dyed stretch-cotton twill chinos by nn07") and head out the (either:"front","side","back","open") door. there's a party at (either:"franques'","justine's","simone's","luc's","benoit's","sally's","davide's"). it's in (either:"twelve","seventy-three","three","nine","nineteen","seven","two","ten","thirty-two") (either:"minutes","months","years","seconds","days","weeks","decades"). will you make it in time? you can take the [[red->red1]] car or [[blue->blue1]] truck.

you listen to (either:"//always be my baby// by mariah carey","//sweet dreams// by la bouche","//always// by bon jovi","//boombastic// by shaggy","//only wanna be with you// by hootie & the blowfish","//the rhythm of the night// by corona","//thank you// by boyz ii men") and take the scenic route to the party. the sky is a deep shade of (either:"purple","blue", "green","brown","yellow","orange","black","grey"). it's kind of [[(either:"beautiful","amazing","unbelievable","surreal"), really->normal]].

you listen to (either:"//i got id// by pearl jam","//pony// by genuwine","//i'll remember// by madonna","//fantastic voyage// by coolio","//groove thang// by zhané","//what's up// by 4 non blondes","//what is love// by haddaway","//two steps behind// by def leppard") and decide to take a (either:"shortcut","hidden passage"). there's (either:"traffic","a terrible car accident","construxion") and you're late to the (either:"party","gathering","gala","after-party","//fête//"). when you arrive, they (either:"force you to","practically make you") [[(either:"stare at the sun","eat your tongue","execute one of the slaves","walk toward the volcano","end yourself","traverse the sands of time","shoot the horses")->normal]].

pomona air is as much about (either:"mystical spaces","eternal recurrence","the numinous","colonialism","imperialism","godzilla") as it is about (either:"time loops","the quotidien","the banality of everyday life","ambient noises","black magique"). the game takes place in the same universe as (either:"[[mastodon farm]]","[[arafat mountain]]","[[kanley stubrick]]","[[the mystery of the seventeen pilot]] fish"). written in twine, an open-source tool for telling interactive, non-linear stories. please send questions or comments to iamthepomona@aol.com return to the [[main menu->start]] (open-url: "https://www.amazon.com/Mastodon-Farm-Mike-Kleine/dp/0984969284/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483307646&sr=8-1&keywords=mastodon+farm")

pomona air is as much about (either:"mystical spaces","eternal recurrence","the numinous","colonialism","imperialism","godzilla") as it is about (either:"time loops","the quotidien","the banality of everyday life","ambient noises","black magique"). the game takes place in the same universe as (either:"[[mastodon farm]]","[[arafat mountain]]","[[kanley stubrick]]","[[the mystery of the seventeen pilot]] fish"). written in twine, an open-source tool for telling interactive, non-linear stories. please send questions or comments to iamthepomona@aol.com return to the [[main menu->start]] (open-url: "https://www.amazon.com/Arafat-Mountain-Mike-Kleine/dp/1941918034/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1941918034&pd_rd_r=2TRGHHHQGB80B4FHSFBY&pd_rd_w=z5TSa&pd_rd_wg=qmnNm&psc=1&refRID=2TRGHHHQGB80B4FHSFBY")

pomona air is as much about (either:"mystical spaces","eternal recurrence","the numinous","colonialism","imperialism","godzilla") as it is about (either:"time loops","the quotidien","the banality of everyday life","ambient noises","black magique"). the game takes place in the same universe as (either:"[[mastodon farm]]","[[arafat mountain]]","[[kanley stubrick]]","[[the mystery of the seventeen pilot]] fish"). written in twine, an open-source tool for telling interactive, non-linear stories. please send questions or comments to iamthepomona@aol.com return to the [[main menu->start]] (open-url: "https://www.amazon.com/Kanley-Stubrick-Mike-Kleine/dp/0996421831/ref=pd_sbs_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0996421831&pd_rd_r=D23HKFMPQ3NFYP8A9QZH&pd_rd_w=7uDQq&pd_rd_wg=1nUiM&psc=1&refRID=D23HKFMPQ3NFYP8A9QZH")

pomona air is as much about (either:"mystical spaces","eternal recurrence","the numinous","colonialism","imperialism","godzilla") as it is about (either:"time loops","the quotidien","the banality of everyday life","ambient noises","black magique"). the game takes place in the same universe as (either:"[[mastodon farm]]","[[arafat mountain]]","[[kanley stubrick]]","[[the mystery of the seventeen pilot]] fish"). written in twine, an open-source tool for telling interactive, non-linear stories. please send questions or comments to iamthepomona@aol.com return to the [[main menu->start]] (open-url: "https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Seventeen-Pilot-Fish/dp/0991418344/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1483307697&sr=1-1&keywords=pilot+fish+mike+kleine")