Saturday, February 05, 2005

Take a stab at the wild direction

The gnome is still struggling, but I quickly withdraw from the helpless animal. Let its body collapes in the fading sun, I walk towards another one.
The green field is filled with gnomes that move to my rhythm. There is no place to hide. It's much cooler now. My sleeve is soaked with blood now as they drop one by one.
The castle looms large as the shadow close in when the sun finally goes down. The forest across the field is as dark as the night. The Southern cross comes out from behind the thick cloud as the moon slide smoothly in the darkness. You can almost feel the air. It envelopes my cloak as I open the castle door.
Move quickly across the hall, I notice the forms glide in the parallel universe. A very young Harry Potter is walking toward his dormitory. Teachers are still finishing their dinner. I open the door of Hogwarts castle as my tired hands can no longer kill any more gnomes in the field.
Say hello to the road that goes towards Penacles. Occasionally, you will be able to catch the glimpse of a rabbit on the road. Most of the time, you see people travelling from Penacles quickly towards where the mob are congregating.
Yes, this is a virtual world filled with mobs that you can kill. Otherwise, how can a student of biology kill gnomes and have tired hands? You can see people from all walks of life playing here. Computer programers. University lecturers. Students. Secretaries. Managers.

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