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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 [[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. | 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. | ||
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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 makes references to various popular works of literature. | ||
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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. | "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. | ||
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===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]]'', a WWII submarine story based on ''Moby-Dick''. | ||
[[Category:I Love Bees]] | [[Category:I Love Bees]] | ||