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These Ideas & Fragments are Presented ‘As Is’ To Any Viable Writers or Film Makers with the Tacit Assumption that i ( The Creator ) will never do anything with them; e.g. Develop them into a Completed Story, Novel or ScreenPlay. All of these Ideas & Fragments; Which i Present here as Entirely Original; —To The Best of My Knowledge, Unless Otherwise Stated or Implied, As They would exhibit a Notably Structural Difference— Are to be used as A Public Commodity; Not only to The First that Makes Use of Them, But to Everyone that comes across them and uses them at Any Future Time; Which would include myself. The Assumption here; Is that No Matter Who or How Many Writers Take & Develop these Ideas & Fragments, Each Writer will Create a substantially Different Final Work. As such; If any Reader or Viewer of Such A Work were to be sufficiently interested in it; They would feel obligated to Purchase, Rent or Lease those properties created by Other Writers or Producers that used this material as A Seed Inspiration. In Other Words; These Ideas & Fragments are Presented in Such a Venue that they will Remain in The Public Domain under a Creative Commons Licensing Agreement for All Perpetuity. The Original Author(s would be Noted as : The Translucent Amoebae Consortium Tiny Wanda ( Wanda Louise Campbell ) Chrstphre N. Campbell [email protected] [email protected] Some Fraction of The Monetary Proceeds; To Be Determined by The Creator of The Final Work, May or May Not be Forwarded To This Original Source; At their Discretion. ,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.- ✘

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Technologies Principally Focused on Carbon Based, Planetary Life Forms. Slight Modifications may be Used for Exceptional Cases ......................................................................................................

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4B?  @FSCHA  M;O=?L  CM  @IOH>  CAACHA   NBLIOAB  NB?  C=?  NI  @CH>  @IMMCFM  CH  NB?  MO
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)HMC>?  NB?  MJ;=?=L;@N  CM  ;  P?LS  ;FC?H  '#NOF;BO'  FCE?  =L?;NOL?  CH  ;  M?;F?>  =IHN;CH?L.   4B?  #IHN;CH?L  Q;M  P?LS  I?>  NI    IHFS  QCNB  ;  AL?;N  >?;F  I@  ?@@ILNm    ;  Q;S  NI  =F?P?LFS  IJ?H  CN  ;HSQ;S. 5JIH  p  4B?  NBCHA  CHMC>?  CGG?>C;N?FS  FCKO?@C?M.

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3IIH  ;@N?Lp  !HINB?L  M;CFILm  JL?MOG?>  NI  B;P?  =IG?  @LIG  NB?  <;M?  CM  @IOH>  Q;H>?LCHA   ;LIOH>  NB?  MJ;=?=L;@N.  4B?  M;CFIL  CM  ;  =IGJIMCN?  I@  NB?  J;F?IHNIFIACMNM  NB;N  Q?L?  NB?L?  ;N   NB?  IJ?HCHA  I@  NB?  =IHN;CH?Lm  CM=IP?L?>  NB;N  HI  IH?  EHIQM  QBI  NB?  M;CFIL  CMm  QB?H  NB?S  AI  FIIECHA  @IL  BCGm   B?'M  >CM;JJ?;L?>. 4B?  H?RN  >;Sp  ;  P?LS  ;NNL;=NCP?  QIG;H  '!LLCP?M'  ;H>  G;H;A?M  NI  =IHPCH=?  NB?  M=C?HNCMNM  h   GCFCN;LS  I@@C=?LM  NB;N  MB?'M  CM=IP?L?>  NB;N  MB?  Q;M  HIN  M?HN  @LIG  ;HSQB?L?m  ;  M?;L=B  @IL  B?L  @CH>M  NB;N   MB?  B;M  >CM;JJ?;L?>  ;M  Q?FF. •·································································································

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3?P?L;F  I@  NB?  L?AOF;Lm  Q?FF  EHIQH  M=C?HNCMNM  ;H>  GCFCN;LS  J?LMIH;F    FC?L  ;H>  ;L?  GIL?  JLI>O=NCP?. !  =OLMILS  G?>C=;F  ?R;GCH;NCIH  I@  NB?G  >CM=IP?LM  NB;N  NB?S  HI  FIHA?L  B;P?  ;  B?;LN    NI  ?@?=;N?.    4B?  ;L?  NB?H  @IOH>  NI    =;H  HIN  .   7B?H  NB?  L?G;CHCHA  M=C?HNCMNM    ;  =L?Q  ?GIHMNL;N?  NB?M?  GCMMCHA  KO;FCNC?Mm  ;H>  NB?  ILCACH;F  L?MOFNM  ;L?  M?N  ;MC>?.  4B?  >I=NIL  CM   MNCFF  MOMJC=CIOMm    L?MOFNM  ;H>  NB?  =L?Q   G?G.  

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4B?  #IGG;H>?L  =IH@?LM  QCNB  NB?  >I=NIL  h  MIG?  I@  NB?  INB?L  I@@C=?LM  ;H>  NB?S  ;AL??  NB;N   C@  NB?S  L?JILN  ;FF  NBCM  NI  NB?  IONMC>?  QILF>p  4B?  MCN?  QCFF  C;N?FS  HOE?>m  ;H>  GIL?   ;F;LGCHAFSp  4B?  $I=NIL  ;H>  MIG?  I@  NB?  3=C?HNCMNM  ;L?  MOL?  NB;N  QB;N?P?L  ;FC?H  CM   ;GIOHA  NB?Gm  C@  ;HS  ;N  ;FFm  QCFF  MOLPCP?  NB?    ;FF  NB?  CH@ILG;NCIH  NB;N  NB?S'P?   A;NB?L?>  MI  @;Lm  QCFF    NB;N  QB;N?P?L  CM  AICHA  IHm  CM  =IHN;CH?>    @IL  NB?   NCG?  S  CN  IH  NB?CL  IQH. •·································································································

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!FIHA  QCNB  ;FF  NBCM  MOL@;=?  MNL;HA?H?MM.... 4B?L?  ;L?  G;HS  INB?L  'NB?ILC?M'  =CL=OF;NCHA  ;;Mm  "CA@IIN  h  %F  #BOJ;=;  CH  #;NM  #L;>F?. •·································································································

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/H?  I@  NB?M?  NB?ILC?M  CM  NB;N  NB?L?  CM  ;  @CHCN?  HOG?  ;FF  ?HNCNC?M  QCNB  NB?CL  @L??QCFF  h  ;ONIHIGSm  !H>  ;H   !A?H>;  @IL  QB;N  NB?S  GOMN  ;==IGJFCMB  CH  NB?  OHCP?LM?. 4B?  ;=NO;F  HOG  QB;N  NB?  MO?  NIQ;L>M....  "ON  NB?S  ;FF   M??G  NI  BIP?L  ;LIOH>  VZ. 4B?M?  NB?ILC?M  JLIJIM?  NB;N  NB?  MIOL=?M  G;S  Mm  IL  >;ICMNC=  FCE?  GILJBC=  @C?F>Mm  IL   H;NOL?  MJLCN?M  NB;N  B;P?  ;FQ;SM  ?RCMN?>m  ;FIHA  QCNB  ;H  ?N?LH;F  OHCP?LM?.  .;G?M  @IL  ;FF   NB?M?  M  ;L?  N;E?H  @LIG  NB?  P;LCIOM  F;HAO;A?M  I@  NB?  J?IJF?  NB?L?  ;N  NB?   <;M?.   %P?LSIH?  ;AL??M  NB;N  QBCF?  NB?  H;G?M  ;L?  OM?@OFm  NB?S  @;CF  NI  =;JNOL?  NB?  C>?;  I@  QB;N  NB?S   @??F  NB?S  ;L?  NLSCHA  NI  ?RJL?MM.  4B?S  M??G  NI  EHIQ  NB;N  MIG?NBCHA  CM  NLO?m  F?  IH  QB;N  NB?  NLONB  CMm  IL  BIQ  NI  >?@CH?  CN.

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%;=B  I@  NB?M?  !A?H>;  &C?F>M  CM  MOJJILN?>  IN?M  NB;N  >?GIHMNL;N?  QB;N  ;   ACP?H  C>?;  CM  NLSCHA  NI  >?M=LCM  NB?  OHC@C=;NCIH  I@  NB?  C>?;  ;M  ;  OHCKO?  G?N;q?HNCNS   NB;N  CM  >CMNCH=NFS  >C@@?L?HN  @LIG  NB?  INB?L  !A?H>;  &C?F>M. 4B?M?  3JLCN?M  ;L?  NB?  GOM?M  @IL  ;FF  =L?;NCP?  NBIOABNm  CL?=N  NILH;>I?M  h  FCABNHCHA  MNLCE?Mp  G;E?  ?;=B  >;CMS  ;H>  MHIQ@F;E?  OHCKO?m  =OLF  ?P?LS   FI=E  I@  B;CLm  ;H>  G;E?  JOLJIM?@OF  h  G?;HCHA@OF  JC=NOL?M  CH  ?P?LS  =FIO>  NB;N  @FI;NM   IP?LB?;>. •·································································································

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4B?  L?G;CHCHA  BOG;H  M=C?HNCMNM  ;H>  GCFCN;LS  J?LMIH;F  L?;FCT?  NB;N  IH?  CNCIH  ;L?    NI  4B?  !@@;?LMNII>  NI  CMNLO=NC?GIHMNL;N?>  CH   M?P?L;F  ;==C>?HNMm  MI  GO=B  MIm  NB;N  4B?  #IGG;H>?L  ;H>  NB?  INB?L  M=C?HNCMNM  HIQ  ;AL??   NB;N  ;  MCGJF?  HO=F?;L  MNLCE?  G;S  P;JILCT?  MIG?  I@  NB?Gm     CN  QIOF>  ;FMI  G?FN  NB?  C=?  NB;N'M  =IP?LCHA  NB?  MJ;=?MBCJ.  )N  G;S    MO==??>?>  CH  NL;JJCHA  IH?m  NB?H  CN  GOMN  I  NB?  M;G?....     •·································································································

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7BCF?  ;FF  NBCM  CM  AICHA  IHm  ;  N?;G  CM  CH  NB?  @FSCHA  M;O=?Lm  NLSCHA  NI  @CAOL?  ION  NB?  F;HAO;A?   I@  NB?  ;FC?HM  ;H>  QB;N  NB?S  ;L?  HIQ  >?;FCHA  QCNB.

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)N  B;M  ;FMI  ?N?LGCH?>  NB;N  >CL?=N  =IHN;=N    BOG;HM  CM  H?=?MM;LS   NI  NL;HMGCN  NB?  =IHN;ACIH  NB;N  =B;HA?M  J?IJF?  CHNI  LI?L  ;H>   MIG?  I@  NB?  INB?L  M=C?HNCMNM  B;P?  CMIF;N?>  NB?GM?FP?M  CH  ;  =;GJ  ;C=;FFS  NI  CHMOL?  NB;N  ?;=B  CM  BOG;Hm    ?P?H  Rq L;SM.  )N  QIOF>  CHA  QIOH>.   4B?  #IGG;H>?L  CM  >?MJIH>?HN  ;H>  >?=C>?M  NB;N  QBCF?  CN  CM  ;FGIMN  >IIG?>  NI  @;CFOL?m  B?   GOMN  M?H>  ;  G?MM;A?  NI  NB?  IONMC>?  QILF>m  CHMCMNCHA  NB;N  ;FF  NB?  H;NCIHM  I@  NB?  QILF>   =IG
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!@N?L  I?  NB;N  NB?  LI?  NB?  >?FCGCN?LM  I@  NB?  JL?PCIOMFS  =;N?FIAO?>  !A?H>;M.  4BCM  H?Q  =;N?AILS   G;S  ;G?HN;F  AIMM;G?L  MIIN  I@  NB?  OHCP?LM?m  ;H>  NBLIOAB  CN'M   @CHA?LMm  ?RNLO>?M  NB?  =;OM;FCNS  I@  
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3IG?  I@  NB?  M=C?HNCMNM    JF;HNM  ;H>  G?=B;HC=;F  >?PC=?M  ;H>  INB?L  ?P?H  GIL?    @OH=NCIH;FCNS. 4B?S  ;FMI  MOMJ?=N  NB;N  NB?  MI@NQ;L?  CH  NB?CL  =IGJON?LM  B;M  N;E?H  IH  NB?  ;NNLC  B;M  OH>IOFS  MJL?;>  NBLIOABION  NB?  QILF>.   4BCM  G;E?M  ;FF  NB?  /3'M  M??G  FCE?  NB?  IF>  /3'M    OM?L   @LC?H>FS. •·································································································

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)H  NB?  @CH;F  >;SMm  FCIHM  F;S  >IQH  ;GIOHN  MB??Jm  AL;MM  CM  ;FQ;SM  J?L@?=NFS  AL??Hm  ;FF  NL??M  ;L?   ;FCP?m  L?H   NI  DOGJ  CHNIm  NB?H    CHNI  NB?  AL;MM  QB?H  NB?  QCHN?L  MHIQ  G?FNM  ;H>  MJLCHA  L?NOLHM. 4B?L?  ;L?  HI  FIHA?L  ;HHISCHA  CHM?=NMm  DOMN  NB?  LCABN  HOGM  ;H>   =BCJGOHEM  FCPCHA  J?;=?@OFFS  ;GIOHA  MKOCLL?FM  ;H>  =;NM.   •·································································································

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)H  NB?  F;MN  >;SM  NB?L?  ;L?  MNCFF  MIG?  BOG;HM  F?@Nm  BCFF  3IONB  !G?LC=;H  !  ;    BCABFS  MOLL?;FCMNC=  QILF>m  QB?L?   ?P?LSNBCHA  CM  ;FCP?.  7;FECHA  "OCF>CHA  L?JF;=?  =;LMm  &L??Q;SM  ;L?  =IP?L?>  QCNB  AL;MMm   7B;F?M  h  NOLNF?M  MQCG  NBLIOAB  NB?  ;CLm  ;H>  ?P?LSIH?  CM  A?NNCHA  ;FIHA  QIH>?L@OFFS.  

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4B?  @FSCHA  M;O=?L  >I?MH'N  M??G  NI  B;P?  ;HS  =IHNLIF  MOL@;=?M  IL  CHN?LH;F  ?F?=NLIHC=Mm  IL   ;HSNBCHA  NB;N  FIIEM  FCE?  =IHNLIF  G?=B;HCMGM.  4B?L?  CM  HI  BS>L;OFC=  JCJ?Mm  HI  QCLCHAm  HI   G?=B;HC=;F  FCHE;A?M... /HFS  NL;HMJ;L?HN  M=L??HM  QCNB  J;NN?LHM  >;H=CHA  IH  NB?G.  /H  MIG?  I@  NB?  M=L??HM  NB?   J;NN?LHM  M??G  @LIT?Hm    NI    @LIG  IH?  ;HINB?Lm  ;H>  NB?H  CN'M  I  NB;N   ?;=B  h  ?P?LS  MOL@;=?  IH  NB?  MBCJ  CM  MO  QCNB  NB?M?  J;NN?LHM.  3IG?  ;L?   ;JJ;L?HNFS  MN;NC=m  ;H>  MIG?  ;L?  DCAAFCHA  ;N  NB?  H?;LFS  ;NIGC=  F?P?F.  4B?  ?HNCL?  MBCJ  CM  ;H   ;GILJBIOM  J;NN?LHm  MOJJILN?>  C  h  MNLIHAm  S?N   ;FFIQM  ;FF  NB?M?  MOL@;=?  J;NN?LHM  NI  MBC@N  ?H>F?MMFS  OJIH  NB?G. )N'M  QCF>FS  MJ?=OF;N?>  NB;N  NB?M?  J;NN?LHM  ;L?  ?RJL?MMCHA  NB?  M;G?  =;OM;FCNS  ?@@?=N  OJIH  NB?   @OH=NCIH;FCNS  I@  NB?  MBCJm  ;M  IOL  ?F?=NLI=B?GC=;F  J;NN?LHM  CH  IOL    MH;J. •·································································································

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