THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE EARTH. SOMETHING VERY BIG. BIGGER THAN THIS TEXT, EVEN.
3325: MAJOR BLACKOUTS OCCUR WORLDWIDE. WHEN POWER RETURNS, SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IS FOUND IN CROWDED AREAS.
3326: THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IS INTEGRATED INTO REGULAR SOCIETY. ALL MAJOR DISEASES ARE CURED.
3331: NEW, INCURABLE DISEASES BEGIN TO CROP UP, SIDE EFFECTS OF THE SUPPOSED CURES.
3333: FIRST CONTACT WITH ALIEN RACES; A RACE OF PURPLE-SKINNED BEINGS AND SMALL ANTENNAE THAT ARE OTHERWISE IDENTICAL TO HUMANS. CORPORATIONS FROM ANOTHER WORLD DONATE THEIR TECHNOLOGY, WITHOUT EXPLANATION. HUMANITY CANNOT GRASP THE LANGUAGE OF ITS POSSIBLE SAVIOURS. THESE NEAR-HUMANS CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD, BUT ARE ALLOWED ENTRANCE TO THE EARTH, AS THEY EVIDENTLY POSE NO THREAT.
4000: THE NEAR-HUMANS STOP DEAD AND BEGIN TO SLOWLY SHOW SIGNS OF INSANITY. SOME ATTEMPT TO DIG AT THE GROUND. SOME ATTEMPT SUICIDE. THE NEAR-HUMANS BECOME KNOWN AS THE DERANGED, BY CERTAIN ANTI-ALIEN GROUPS. THE NEAR-HUMANS SAY ONLY ONE THING THESE DAYS; "TEKNIKA."
4001: THE DERANGED BEGIN TO CALM DOWN. TRANSLATION SOFTWARE BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE NEAR-HUMANS CONTINUE TO MENTION TEKNIKA IN CONVERSATION. THEN THEY PACK UP AND LEAVE. THIS IS THEIR STRUGGLE... FOR TEKNIKA.
[Whew... I think I put WAY too much thought into this monster... Never mind, let's see how it goes]
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[Did I overdo it, guys?]
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