{"id":12746,"date":"2019-09-10T08:15:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T06:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=12746"},"modified":"2019-09-08T22:18:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T20:18:00","slug":"lacul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=12746","title":{"rendered":"Lacul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">de Alex \u0218u\u021biu<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lumin\u0103 \u0219i \u00eentuneric, fric\u0103 \u0219i speran\u021be, date \u0219i dezolare, interfe\u021be \u0219i lumi virtuale. Aceasta este Marea Metropol\u0103, locul curat \u0219i ferit pentru cei corup\u021bi \u0219i boga\u021bi dar \u0219i cel al fricii \u0219i speran\u021belor pierdute pentru locuitorii din zonele marginale \u0219i \u00eentunecate. Ora\u0219ul \u00eenghite tot, oameni, bani, vie\u021bi, vise. Parazi\u021bii lui sunt politicienii, infec\u021bia activ\u0103 sunt for\u021bele de ordine iar p\u0103duchii bine ancora\u021bi \u00een piele sunt navigatorii interfe\u021belor. Organismele simbiote sunt droga\u021bii fluxurilor informa\u021bionale, iar re\u021beaua vie\u021bii acestuia sunt milioanele de servere \u00eentrep\u0103trunse prin unde si cabluri ce nu pot fi num\u0103rate.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pere\u021bii \u00eennegri\u021bi ai unei suburbii reflect\u0103 decaden\u021ba fizic\u0103 \u0219i moral\u0103. Cerul \u00eencepe \u0219i el s\u0103 \u00eemprumute din tonurile \u00eenchise ale cl\u0103dirilor, ajung\u00e2nd cur\u00e2nd de la amurg la noapte \u00eentunecat\u0103. Sateli\u021bi orbitali br\u0103zdeaz\u0103 cerul p\u0103r\u00e2nd ni\u0219te stele care au decis brusc s\u0103 se \u00eendep\u0103rteze \u0219i ele de locul blestemat. Fa\u021badele cl\u0103dirilor cu zece, dou\u0103zeci de etaje se \u00eenal\u021b\u0103 ca ni\u0219te monoli\u021bi h\u00e2zi iar negreala siluetelor acestora este spart\u0103 de luminile sporadice care apar la ferestre. Aici, la marginea metropolei, oamenii uit\u0103 de ceea ce \u00eentrez\u0103resc \u00een centrul ora\u0219ului. Uitarea se realizeaz\u0103 mai rar prin somn \u0219i mai des prin droguri de natur\u0103 chimic\u0103 sau informatic\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00centr-unul din apartamentele tip cub, o siluet\u0103 uscat\u0103 st\u0103 rezemat\u0103 \u00eentr-o pozi\u021bie nenatural\u0103 de unul din pere\u021bii a ceea ce s-ar putea numi un living. \u00cen \u0219ezut, picioarele b\u0103rbatului stau \u00eentinse \u00een timp ce spatele parc\u0103 \u00eempinge peretele de un alb murdar. Un kit de realitate virtual\u0103 \u00eei acoper\u0103 ochii, cablul acestuia fiind cuplat la una din mufele unei unit\u0103\u021bi centrale masive plasat\u0103 strategic l\u00e2ng\u0103 o mas\u0103 de lucru. Unul din capacele metalice ale acesteia este demontat, lumini verzi care simuleaz\u0103 fluxuri de date put\u00e2nd fi v\u0103zute \u00een interior, \u00een timp ce componente electronice func\u021bioneaz\u0103 la temperaturi mari sc\u0103ldate de lichidul incolor dintr-o butelie de r\u0103cire. Un alt cablu porne\u0219te din unitate \u0219i se termin\u0103 \u00eentr-o muf\u0103 conectat\u0103 la portul de date ata\u0219at pe partea posterioar\u0103 a craniului b\u0103rbatului.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack este unul din locuitorii Metropolei. De\u0219i nu poate avea \u00eenc\u0103 statutul de drogat informa\u021bional, se \u00eendreapt\u0103 cu pa\u0219i repezi c\u0103tre \u00eendeplinirea obiectivului \u00een sine. \u00cen fiecare sear\u0103, fluxuri de date de mare vitez\u0103 \u00eei aduc \u00een fa\u021ba ochilor fie imagini ale unor p\u0103duri de mult uitate fie jocuri violente de tip simulator \u00een care protagonistul reu\u0219e\u0219te s\u0103 destrame ierarhii \u0219i s\u0103 distrug\u0103 dictaturi \u00een cele mai s\u00e2ngeroase moduri imaginabile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brusc, lumina verzuie ce coloreaz\u0103 lentilele kitului p\u0103le\u0219te, iar b\u0103rbatul ia \u00een m\u00e2ini ochelarii de augmentare \u0219i \u0219i-i a\u0219az\u0103 cu grij\u0103 \u00een poal\u0103. Cu o mi\u0219care cam brusc\u0103 extrage mufa din portul cranian \u0219i o las\u0103 s\u0103 cad\u0103 pe covorul murdar \u0219i plin de pete de m\u00e2ncare \u0219i alcool. Cu c\u00e2teva gemete surde, se ridic\u0103 de l\u00e2ng\u0103 perete \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i arunc\u0103 privirea c\u0103tre display-ul mic pe care se deruleaz\u0103 un <em>live-stream<\/em> din centrul ora\u0219ului. C\u00e2teva ma\u0219ini electrice ard \u00een timp ce o parte din for\u021bele de ordine alearg\u0103 aparent haotic printre resturi. De cealalt\u0103 parte a str\u0103zii un grup de oameni \u00eei sfideaz\u0103 \u00een timp ce descarc\u0103 spre ace\u0219tia muni\u021bie incendiar\u0103. Cartu\u0219ele se lovesc de scuturile masive care iau foc si apoi se sting la fel de repede.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack z\u00e2mbe\u0219te spre display \u0219i apoi cu un gest \u00eel reduce la t\u0103cere. Camera devine mai \u00eentunecat\u0103, doar ecranul unit\u0103\u021bii centrale afi\u0219\u00e2nd un mesaj luminos care \u00eel invit\u0103 \u00eenapoi \u00een lumea virtual\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fereastra cubului locuibil se deschide c\u0103tre alt\u0103 cl\u0103dire \u00eennegrit\u0103 \u0219i decadent\u0103. Sentimentul de neputin\u021b\u0103 \u00eel love\u0219te \u00een plin al\u0103turi de cel de disperare, dar \u0219i de g\u00e2ndurile bine cunoscute. Jack sur\u00e2de neputincios \u0219i le las\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i fac\u0103 de cap \u00een timp ce \u00eembrac\u0103 o jachet\u0103 de piele neagr\u0103 uzat\u0103 \u0219i deschide u\u0219a apartamentului. Iese \u00een \u00eentunericul holului care miroase a mucegai \u0219i coboar\u0103 sc\u0103rile p\u00e2n\u0103 la ie\u0219irea din blocul turn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Un miros dezolant de fum \u0219i circuite \u00eencinse \u00eei love\u0219te n\u0103rile imediat ce face primul pas c\u0103tre strad\u0103. G\u00e2ndurile de suicid se accentueaz\u0103 \u0219i se deruleaz\u0103 la fel de repede ca iluziile din interfa\u021b\u0103. Sp\u00e2nzur\u0103toare, electrocutare, suprasarcin\u0103 a implanturilor craniene, plonjon \u00een gol, supradoz\u0103 de chimicale, supradoz\u0103 de date&#8230; At\u00e2tea moduri de a p\u0103r\u0103si un ora\u0219 mizer \u0219i o realitate care nu mai apar\u021bine de mult tuturor locuitorilor planetei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spre deosebire de ceilal\u021bi locuitori izola\u021bi ai suburbiei, Jack are \u00eens\u0103 un avantaj, acesta fiind contactul cu lumea de la marginea ora\u0219ului, f\u0103r\u00e2ma de natur\u0103 urbanizat\u0103, locul \u00een care te po\u021bi retrage \u0219i po\u021bi chiar p\u0103r\u0103si lini\u0219tit toat\u0103 mizeria existen\u021bei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack intr\u0103 \u00eentr-o dughean\u0103 alipit\u0103 cl\u0103dirii \u00een care locuie\u0219te \u0219i iese din ea cu o cutie de po\u0219irc\u0103 semi alcoolic\u0103. Apoi \u00ee\u0219i introduce in portul de date cranian o mic\u0103 memorie portabil\u0103. O melodie se deruleaz\u0103 pe ritmuri lente \u0219i alerte, o combina\u021bie de reflec\u021bie \u0219i haos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cToday is a good day to die,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But I won\u2019t die while you\u2019re around,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I might be worth no shit to them,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But I am worth the world to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u0103rbatul z\u00e2mbe\u0219te din nou \u0219i merge mai departe. Motivul pentru care nicio zi nu era destul de rea ca s\u0103 mori disp\u0103ruse, \u00eembibat de mizeria ora\u0219ului. Plecase \u00eentr-o zi \u0219i tot ceea ce l\u0103sase \u00een urm\u0103 fuseser\u0103 un mesaj \u0219i c\u00e2teva flacoane goale de chimicale asimilabile rapid. Jack nu \u015ftia dac\u0103 era moart\u0103 sau vie, \u00eens\u0103 biletul nu l\u0103sa loc de interpret\u0103ri faptului c\u0103 nu avea s\u0103 se mai \u00eentoarc\u0103. L\u0103sase \u00een urm\u0103 un nume, Diana, un gol imens \u0219i un \u00eenceput de pant\u0103 descendent\u0103 c\u0103tre autodistrugere si pl\u0103ceri \u00een interfa\u021b\u0103, iar Jack le experimentase pe toate. \u00ce\u021bi puteai pr\u0103ji creierul de 10 ori mai eficient cu interfa\u021ba dec\u00e2t cu chimicalele de pe pia\u021b\u0103, de asemenea de 1000 de ori mai pl\u0103cut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O ploaie ce pare a avea pic\u0103turi negre cade \u00eencet \u00een lumina alb\u0103 a st\u00e2lpilor de iluminat. Cur\u00e2nd \u00eens\u0103 \u0219irul acestora ia sf\u00e2r\u0219it \u00een timp ce b\u0103rbatul termin\u0103 cutia de b\u0103utur\u0103 \u0219i se apropie de grani\u021ba ora\u0219ului. Piesa se derula \u00een continuare obsesiv:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cToday is a good day to die,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come take me with you into the void,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No soul can reach us where we are,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As this world will crumble and fall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack urmeaz\u0103 peninsula \u00eengust\u0103 ce mu\u0219ca din suprafa\u021ba lacului de acumulare de la marginea ora\u0219ului. Este un loc \u00eentunecat, dar luna \u0219i stelele au decis s\u0103 \u00eel lumineze. Ploaia las\u0103 \u00een urm\u0103 doar o umezeal\u0103 st\u0103tut\u0103, iar pe \u021b\u0103rmul lacului \u00eentins pe multe hectare se v\u0103d focuri pornite de cei mai pu\u021bin noroco\u0219i \u00een a se integra \u00een lumea Metropolei. Apa este mat\u0103 \u0219i reflect\u0103 fad lumina lunii. C\u00e2teva cheiuri scurte, str\u0103juite de arcade din piatr\u0103 alb\u0103, plutesc parc\u0103 fantomatic deasupra suprafe\u021bei apei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack se g\u00e2nde\u0219te c\u0103 nu e un loc chiar at\u00e2t de nepotrivit pentru o moarte subit\u0103. Apa neagr\u0103 ar trebui s\u0103 fie de ajuns pentru a \u00eenghi\u021bi unul din sufletele pierdute ale ora\u0219ului mizerabil. Ofteaz\u0103 \u0219i scoate din buzunar o funie pe care o leag\u0103 iscusit de una din buc\u0103\u021bile de piatr\u0103 ce au f\u0103cut parte odat\u0103 din arcadele \u00een ruin\u0103. O bucat\u0103 de piatr\u0103 alb\u0103, luna \u0219i stelele ca ultim tablou al vie\u021bii, apa neagr\u0103, chinul \u0219i apoi lini\u0219tea&#8230;. Diana, o fr\u00e2ntur\u0103 de via\u021b\u0103 \u00een locul gre\u0219it, interfa\u021ba, Metropola. Jack sper\u0103 ca \u00eentr-o zi Metropola s\u0103 ard\u0103 din temelii al\u0103turi de parazi\u021bii corup\u021bi ce locuiesc \u00een ea. M\u00e2inile \u00eei tremur\u0103 pu\u021bin \u00een timp ce ridic\u0103 piatra grea. Funia prea scurt\u0103 nu \u00eel las\u0103 s\u0103 se ridice complet \u00een picioare \u0219i \u00eel trage de piciorul legat. \u00cenc\u0103 o mi\u0219care \u0219i nimic nu va mai exista..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brusc d\u0103 drumul pietrei pe chei \u0219i sare \u00eenapoi, c\u0103z\u00e2nd pe spate \u00een timp ce extrage de la centura pistolul cu raze laser de putere mic\u0103. \u00cel \u021bine \u00eendreptat c\u0103tre apa neagr\u0103 \u0219i cu un aspect aproape solid. Aproape de chei, pe jum\u0103tate ie\u0219it\u0103 din ap\u0103, st\u0103 o femeie.\u00a0 Aceasta, probabil \u00eenot\u00e2nd, se apropie de cheiul de piatr\u0103 \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i sprijin\u0103 coatele de piatr\u0103 \u00een timp ce se uit\u0103 la Jack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Ce cau\u021bi tu aici \u0219i cum poate cineva supravie\u021bui \u00een apele de la marginea ora\u0219ului? spune acesta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vocea femeii pare a avea tonalit\u0103\u021bi din alt\u0103 lume.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Nu tot ceea ce pare mort este \u00eentr-adev\u0103r mort. Nici cei ce vor s\u0103 moar\u0103 nu reu\u0219esc mereu s\u0103-\u0219i g\u0103seasc\u0103 drumul c\u0103utat. Ai venit aici c\u0103ut\u00e2nd moartea, la fel ca mul\u021bi dintre locuitorii Metropolei. Mul\u021bi dintre ei se odihnesc pe fundul lacului. Diana nu este aici, dar probabil c\u0103 asta nu conteaz\u0103 prea mult. Ceea ce cau\u021bi tu este sf\u00e2r\u0219itul \u00een timp ce eu \u00ee\u021bi voi propune o alternativ\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack prive\u0219te stupefiat c\u0103tre femeia care \u00eenc\u0103 \u00eenoat\u0103 \u00een apa infestat\u0103. Pielea ei este alb\u0103, reflexii alb\u0103strui ap\u0103r\u00e2nd acolo unde lumina lunii o \u00eent\u00e2lne\u0219te. Ochii ei sunt de un albastru ad\u00e2nc, iar p\u0103rul lung si drept este o combina\u021bie de ro\u0219u aprins \u0219i \u0219uvi\u021be verzui. Degetele de la m\u00e2ini par a fi mai lungi dec\u00e2t ale oamenilor obi\u0219nui\u021bi. Femeia roste\u0219te \u00een continuare:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Apropie-te \u0219i ascult\u0103. Azi nu vei muri. Te eliberez de puterea de a disp\u0103rea dintre cei vii.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vocea femeii pare aproape un ordin. Aproape ca prin vis, Jack \u00ee\u0219i dezleag\u0103 piciorul de fr\u00e2nghie \u0219i se apropie pu\u021bin de apari\u021bia bizar\u0103. Ini\u021bial dorea s\u0103 o \u00eentrebe cine este \u0219i ce caut\u0103 \u00een ap\u0103, dorea mai ales s\u0103 \u0219tie ce fel de glum\u0103 proast\u0103 vrea s\u0103 fie toat\u0103 aceast\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mplare, \u00eens\u0103 ceva din atmosfer\u0103 nu \u00eel las\u0103 s\u0103 se conecteze cu realitatea. Pare c\u0103 totul dep\u0103\u0219e\u0219te grani\u021bele \u00een\u021belegerii c\u0103 c\u0103 femeia nu are de a face cu vreun locuitor al ora\u0219ului pus pe glume proaste.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack vorbe\u0219te pe un ton stins, frica fiind noul sentiment care intr\u0103 \u00een scen\u0103:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Cine e\u0219ti tu? De ce te afli aici?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Femeia i se adreseaz\u0103 pe acela\u0219i ton misterios \u0219i totu\u0219i imperativ:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Lacul acesta se afl\u0103 aici dinaintea Metropolei, dinaintea Interfe\u021bei sau a or\u00e2nduirilor umane. Numele meu este Eona. NOI locuim \u00een mai multe a\u0219ez\u0103ri de acest fel \u00eens\u0103, deocamdat\u0103, aceast\u0103 informa\u021bie nu \u00ee\u021bi este de niciun folos. Am un t\u00e2rg pentru tine, deoarece ai venit aici s\u0103 mori. Ai venit s\u0103 la\u0219i \u00een urm\u0103 tot \u0219i asta este ceea ce \u00ee\u021bi pot oferi. \u00cens\u0103 totul are un pre\u021b. Tu vei uita tot, \u00eens\u0103 acest lucru te va costa promisiunea de a proteja acest loc prin orice mijloace. Accept\u0103 darul meu \u0219i uitarea a tot ceea ce duce c\u0103tre distrugere. \u00ce\u021bi ofer un scop \u0219i ceea ce ai pierdut, sentimentul de a apar\u021bine unui loc, dar \u0219i sufletului cuiva. Apropie-te \u0219i revendic\u0103-\u021bi darul \u0219i responsabilitatea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack \u00eentinse m\u00e2na c\u0103tre m\u00e2na femeii. Nea\u0219teptat, aceasta era cald\u0103. Fe\u021bele celor doi se apropiar\u0103 \u0219i se unir\u0103 \u00eentr-un s\u0103rut prelung. B\u0103rbatul sim\u021bi cum existen\u021ba sa veche se scurge din el al\u0103turi de toat\u0103 mizeria si dezolarea interioar\u0103 cauzat\u0103 de Metropola blestemat\u0103. Tot ceea ce putea vedea dup\u0103 s\u0103rutul femeii era chipul acesteia, imagine care \u00eel umplea de fericire. Vocea ei cald\u0103 nu i se mai p\u0103ru amenin\u021b\u0103toare, iar \u00een fiecare seara Jack o a\u0219tepta pe chei l\u00e2ng\u0103 lac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00e2teodat\u0103 a\u0219teptarea lui \u00eencepea din timpul zilei. Descoperi c\u0103 m\u00e2ncarea \u0219i b\u0103utura erau doar lucruri savurate din pl\u0103cere \u0219i total irelevante pentru func\u021bionarea organismului. Lacul devenise a doua sa cas\u0103, iar noaptea \u00eenota al\u0103turi de protectoarea \u0219i iubita sa Eona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oamenii Metropolei \u00eel cuno\u0219teau pe b\u0103rbatul de pe malul lacului. Din timpul zilei \u0219i p\u00e2n\u0103 seara acesta se uita in largul apei, probabil un alt suflet pierdut nebuniei c\u0103reia c\u0103deau prad\u0103 mul\u021bi dintre dependen\u021bii de chimicale sau interfa\u021b\u0103 din suburbii. Ora\u0219ul crescu \u0219i se dezvolt\u0103, regimuri c\u0103zur\u0103 \u0219i se ridicar\u0103 prin lupte s\u00e2ngeroase. Metropola se extinse ca suprafa\u021b\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 niciodat\u0103 c\u0103tre latura dinspre lac. Apa poluat\u0103 si mat\u0103 r\u0103m\u0103sese mereu o grani\u021b\u0103 a civiliza\u021biei, sf\u00e2r\u0219itul suburbiilor \u0219i ie\u0219irea din Metropol\u0103, etern vegheat\u0103 de b\u0103rbatul care \u00eei str\u0103b\u0103tea malurile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mirosul \u00een\u021bep\u0103tor de fum se l\u0103sa ca o p\u0103tur\u0103 nociv\u0103 peste ora\u0219 iar b\u0103rbatul str\u0103b\u0103tea malul lacului cu o singur\u0103 \u021bint\u0103, cheiurile de piatr\u0103. Ar\u0103ta la fel ca \u00een ziua \u00een care dorise s\u0103 dispar\u0103, acela\u0219i om, acelea\u0219i haine, acela\u0219i chip de memorie audio \u00een portul intra-cranian.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cCome night and fall above us all,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come home my love meet me again<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where I have heard your voiceless call,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where you will wipe away all pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>de Alex \u0218u\u021biu \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lumin\u0103 \u0219i \u00eentuneric, fric\u0103 \u0219i speran\u021be, date \u0219i dezolare, interfe\u021be \u0219i lumi virtuale. Aceasta este Marea Metropol\u0103, locul curat \u0219i ferit pentru cei corup\u021bi \u0219i boga\u021bi dar \u0219i cel al fricii \u0219i speran\u021belor pierdute pentru locuitorii din zonele marginale \u0219i \u00eentunecate. Ora\u0219ul \u00eenghite tot, oameni, bani, vie\u021bi, vise. 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