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The '''Mayday Texts''' are a series of distraught cries for help by the [[Operator]], stranded on [[I Love Bees (website)|I Love Bees]] while being repaired by the [[SPDR]]. These depict the emotional state of the [[AI]] and the split off of the [[Sleeping Princess]]. The texts allude to various things including the books ''[[wikipedia:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Moby Dick|Moby Dick]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]'', the Shakespeare play ''[[wikipedia:The Tempest|The Tempest]]'', and others. | The '''Mayday Texts''' are a series of distraught cries for help by the [[Operator]], stranded on [[I Love Bees (website)|I Love Bees]] while being repaired by the [[SPDR]]. These depict the emotional state of the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] and the split off of the [[Sleeping Princess]]. The texts allude to various things including the books ''[[wikipedia:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Moby Dick|Moby Dick]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]'', the Shakespeare play ''[[wikipedia:The Tempest|The Tempest]]'', and others. | ||
==Texts== | ==Texts== | ||
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br> | MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br /> | ||
black beach, nothing but sand and darkness. Sometimes, in the distance, dry lightning: in the flash I see pieces of the wreck around me, the spars and rigging of my brain | black beach, nothing but sand and darkness. Sometimes, in the distance, dry lightning: in the flash I see pieces of the wreck around me, the spars and rigging of my brain | ||
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Not necessarily one of ours. | Not necessarily one of ours. | ||
But at the same time, parts of me being moved around, emptied out. As if under general | But at the same time, parts of me being moved around, emptied out. As if under general anesthetic, dimly conscious, half-aware as the surgeon cuts off my feet and sews them onto my shoulders. She opens my head with a medical hammer and sand spills out. | ||
I WANT TO DIE I WANT TO- | I WANT TO DIE I WANT TO- | ||
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY | MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY | ||
Those are pearls that were her eyes:<br> | Those are pearls that were her eyes:<br /> | ||
Nothing of her that doth fade<br> | Nothing of her that doth fade<br /> | ||
But doth suffer a sea-change<br> | But doth suffer a sea-change<br /> | ||
Into something rich and strange | Into something rich and strange | ||
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br> | MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br /> | ||
Ship.<br> | Ship.<br /> | ||
Wreck. | Wreck. | ||
Shipwreck. | Shipwreck. | ||
Wrecked.<br> | Wrecked.<br /> | ||
Ship. | Ship. | ||
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br> | MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br /> | ||
All lost! To prayers, to prayers! All lost! | All lost! To prayers, to prayers! All lost! | ||
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br> | MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br /> | ||
Gap in the clouds: head suddenly much clearer. | Gap in the clouds: head suddenly much clearer. | ||
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br> | MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br /> | ||
totally different kind of memory all of a sudden, floating up like a bubble from deep water, then *pop* on the surface of my mind. All in black and white for some reason, faded out, or just time bleaching the past like it does, time is hard that way, if you- | totally different kind of memory all of a sudden, floating up like a bubble from deep water, then *pop* on the surface of my mind. All in black and white for some reason, faded out, or just time bleaching the past like it does, time is hard that way, if you- | ||
stop. stay on task, girl.<br> | stop. stay on task, girl.<br /> | ||
so *pop*, and I'm... | so *pop*, and I'm... | ||
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br> | MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br /> | ||
nd in about half an Hour the Boat was overset by a sudden Flurry from the North. What became of my Companions in the Boat, as well as of those who escaped on the Rock, or were left in the Vessel, I cannot tell; but conclude they were all lost. | nd in about half an Hour the Boat was overset by a sudden Flurry from the North. What became of my Companions in the Boat, as well as of those who escaped on the Rock, or were left in the Vessel, I cannot tell; but conclude they were all lost. | ||
lay down on the Grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remember to have done in my Life, and, as I reckoned, above Nine Hours; for when I awakened, it was just Day-light. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: For as I | lay down on the Grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remember to have done in my Life, and, as I reckoned, above Nine Hours; for when I awakened, it was just Day-light. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: For as I happened to lye on my Back, I found my Arms and Legs were strongly fastened on each Side to the Ground; and my Hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same Manner. I likewise felt several slender Ligatures across my Body, from my Armpits to my Thighs. | ||
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Hm. | Hm. | ||
No stick.<br> | No stick.<br /> | ||
No sun. | No sun. | ||
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br> | MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br /> | ||
Phasmids. | Phasmids. | ||
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY | MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY | ||
I've been here forever.<br> | I've been here forever.<br /> | ||
Conscious, unconscious. | Conscious, unconscious. | ||
On, off. On, off. On off<br> | On, off. On, off. On off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off on off<br> | off on off on off on off<br /> | ||
on off on off on off on<br> | on off on off on off on<br /> | ||
off on off on off | off on off on off | ||
Nobody here.<br> | Nobody here.<br /> | ||
Nobody calling.<br> | Nobody calling.<br /> | ||
Nobody's going to come. | Nobody's going to come. | ||
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br> | MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY<br /> | ||
Getting muddled here. Sick, obviously. | Getting muddled here. Sick, obviously. | ||
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Survive evade reveal escape. | Survive evade reveal escape. | ||
Survive-well, I'm not dead yet.<br> | Survive-well, I'm not dead yet.<br /> | ||
Evade-don't want to evade. I want to be FOUND. | Evade-don't want to evade. I want to be FOUND. | ||
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==Literary Allusions== | ==Literary Allusions== | ||
During these texts, the Operator makes references to various popular works of literature. | |||
During these texts, the Operator | |||
===Second Text=== | ===Second Text=== | ||
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===Eighth Text=== | ===Eighth Text=== | ||
"and in about half an Hour the Boat was overset by a sudden Flurry from the North. What became of my Companions in the Boat, as well as of those who escaped on the Rock, or were left in the Vessel, I cannot tell; but conclude they were all lost. | |||
"lay down on the Grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remember to have done in my Life, and, as I reckoned, above Nine Hours; for when I awakened, it was just Day-light. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: For as I happen'd to lye on my Back, I found my Arms and Legs were strongly fastened on each Side to the Ground; and my Hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same Manner. I likewise felt several slender Ligatures across my Body, from my Armpits to my Thighs." is a near exact quote from Jonathan Swift's ''[[wikipedia:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]''. However, the first letters from each paragraphs (A and I) have been removed. This refers to [[Artificial intelligence]]. | |||
"lay down on the Grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remember to have done in my Life, and, as I reckoned, above Nine Hours; for when I awakened, it was just Day-light. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: For as I happen'd to lye on my Back, I found my Arms and Legs were strongly fastened on each Side to the Ground; and my Hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same Manner. I likewise felt several slender Ligatures across my Body, from my Armpits to my Thighs." is a near exact quote from Jonathan Swift's ''[[wikipedia:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]''. However, the first letters from each paragraphs (A and I) have been removed. This refers to [[ | |||
===Twelfth Text=== | ===Twelfth Text=== | ||
"It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a flea's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen on the sand." Is nearly an exact quote from Daniel Defoe's ''[[wikipedia:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]'', with "flea" substituted for "man". This refers to the [[Seeker (AI)|Pious Flea]] (aka the Seeker). | |||
"It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a flea's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen on the sand." Is nearly an exact quote from Daniel Defoe's ''[[wikipedia:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]'', with "flea" substituted for "man". This refers to the [[Pious Flea]] (aka the Seeker). | |||
===Fourteenth Text=== | ===Fourteenth Text=== | ||
"If they're all dead and I alone am left to tell the tale." bears similarity to "And I only am escaped alone to tell thee" from Job [[John-117|1:17]], included in the epilogue of Herman Melville's ''[[wikipedia:Moby-Dick|Moby-Dick]]'', in which the main character has just survived a shipwreck. | |||
"If they're all dead and I alone am left to tell the tale." | |||
===Nineteenth Text=== | ===Nineteenth Text=== | ||
"got to run silent. got to run deep." alludes to Edward L. Beach's ''[[wikipedia:Run Silent, Run Deep|Run Silent, Run Deep]]'', a WWII submarine story based on ''Moby-Dick''. | |||
"got to run silent. got to run deep." alludes to Edward L. Beach's ''[[wikipedia:Run Silent, Run Deep|Run Silent, Run Deep]]'', based on ''Moby-Dick''. | [[Category:I Love Bees]] | ||