the second life - sample chapter

8/2/2019 The Second Life - sample chapter

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-second-life-sample-chapter 1/3

. . .

?# Weo W`vwo ij X`ckf

Fiddooc ciwkfog Olloww vw`}w wi }uc ekv e`cg we}iuae ekv e`k}$ weoc f`wfe eklvodj$ `cg vwix#

Eo q`v ficzkcfog we`w weo co}ziuv e`mkw q`v ficw}kmuwkca wi ekv e`k}dkco }ofovvkic# @dweiuae Fiddooc

fd`klog ciw wi ciwkfo ` gkjjo}ocfo$ veo wii fiudg voo kw# @cg veo bcoq z`ckw{ q`v xo}e`xv weo o`vkovw

ij weo Vozoc Go`gdkov wi ficfo`d$ vi veo dojw ekl `dico wi j}ow `miuw kw# Eo moa`c wi fdkfb ekv xoc ic`cg ijj$ ic cg ijj# Kw voolog weo l`c‛v wekcbkca coogog wi mo owo}c`dd{ vwklud`wog# Eo a}ucwog$

vpukcwkca `w weo f}ivvqi}g# —Llll$ vk,dowwo} qi}g ji} wi}wu}o$“ eo v`kg#

—Woocào}v$“ Fiddooc }ovxicgog# Kw q`v eo} vkac`d we`w veo vwkdd q`cwog wi w`db `miuw kw$ ozoc

weiuae weo{‛g mooc we}iuae weo qeido wekca dovv we`c `c eiu} ai# Veo bcoq Olloww q`v x}im`md{

wekcbkca$ Aow iuw weo mo`wkca vwkfb ji} we`w xii} idg go`g ei}vo#

Olloww gkgc‛w vlkdo# Eo wiib ijj ekv }o`gkca ad`vvov$ jidgog weol$ `cg g}ixxog weol ic weo

f}ivvqi}g ic ekv d`x# —We`w‛v ckco dowwo}v$“ eo fekgog vijwd{#

—Veo wekcbv veo bciqv kw `dd$“ Fiddooc a}ulmdog#

—Qo `dd gkg$ qeoc qo qo}o vkwooc$“ Olloww }olkcgog eo}#

—[iu‛g wekcb ij `dd xoixdo$ veo‛g dkvwoc wi lo# Giov veo q`cw wi ocg ux dkbo lo$ i} qe`w9“

Olloww vlkdog# —K gic‛w wekcb {iu wu}cog iuw vi m`g#“

Weo fillocw q`v xu}o Olloww# W{xkf`d$ vqoow idg Olloww# Veo qkveog kw qo}o w}uo# —Qkdd

{iu vwix w}{kca wi l`bo lo jood mowwo}9“ veo gol`cgog# —K‛l w}{kca wi zocw l{ j}uvw}`wkicv izo}

eo}o#“

—G`}dkc‛$ f`vw {iu} f`}ov uxic Ekl$“ Olloww v`kg# —We`w‛v weo movw wekca qo f`c gi# Veo‛v

l`g ciq$ muw veo‛dd aow izo} kw#“

Vilowklov Fiddooc l`}zodog `w Olloww‛v `xx`}ocw `mkdkw{ wi jiddiq ekv iqc mkmdkf`d `gzkfo#

Veo q`v `q`}o we`w veo xo}vic`dd{ d`fbog weo j`kwe cofovv`}{ wi qeido,eo`}wogd{ w}uvw kc `c kczkvkmdo

Aig qeoc weo gkdoll` `w e`cg kczidzog eo} icd{ gùaewo}# Eiqozo}$ kw q`v ciw vilowekca veo q`v

}o`g{ wi zikfo `diug wi eo} euvm`cg# Veo feivo wi gojdofw weo fillocw qkwe v`}f`vl# Veo `vbog$

—Qe`w gi {iu wekcb weo feu}fe qiudg v`{ `miuw uv kj qo difbog eo} kc weo m`volocw ucwkd veo‛v `miuw

wqocw{,wqi i} vi9“

—Qo qiudg v`zo vilo lico{ ic weo xeico mkddv$ qiudgc‛w qo9“

Fiddooc vlkdog `cg vkaeog# —@l K gikca weo }kaew wekca9“

Olloww vow weo f}ivvqi}g `vkgo `cg fdklmog izo} weo jiiwvwiid wi nikc eo} ic weo vij`# Eo

wiib eo} e`cg# Ekv q`v q`}l cg vliiwe# —K wekcb vi# K }o`dd{ gi$“ eo v`kg# —Vkwooc,{o`},idg ak}dv

`dd wekcb weo{‛}o Nudkow$ gic‛w weo{9 Qo l`bo ` mka go`d iuw ij wekv au{$ vi c`wu}`dd{ we`w l`bov ekl

]iloi# Qei bciqv9 Kj qo‛g e`zo dow kw dico$ veo lkaew‛zo ji}aiwwoc `miuw ekl ic eo} iqc#“

—M{ weoc kw lkaew‛zo mooc wii d`wo# [iu gic‛w bciq qe`w ]`cg{‛v dkbo#“ @ fdiug{ klào ij fidg zkc{d vo`wv$ }`kc vxd`wwo}kca ic ` f`} }iij$ l`go eo} vekzo}#

—@cg cokweo} gi {iu$ }o dd{# Nuvw qe`w {iu‛zo eo`}g$“ Olloww v`kg$ `cg weoc eo vwixxog$

xo}e`xv ciwkfkca Fiddooc‛v feoobv e`g vuggocd{ jduveog# Eo fifbog ekv eo`g `cg `vbog$ —Ciq kvc‛w

we`w vi9“



Fiddooc wu}cog `q`{$ ji}fkca weo loli}{ j}il eo} lkcg# —K nuvw e`zo m`g joodkca `miuw ekl

kv `dd$“ veo v`kg$ vc`wfekca weo WZ Aukgo j}il weo jiiwvwiid# —Diib$ {iu‛}o ciw eodxkca lo jood `c{

mowwo}# F`c qo w`db `miuw vilowekca odvo9“

—@mviduwod{$“ Olloww v`kg# —Qe`w gi {iu q`cc` w`db `miuw9“

—Eiq `miuw qe`w wi aow wqkc mi{v qei `}o `miuw wi wu}c ckco$ `cg icd{ vool kcwo}ovwog kc

weivo `qjud zkgoi a`lov ‗“

Veo vwixxog$ eo`}kca `c `m}uxw vpuo`d ij }ummo} ic weo }i`g iuwvkgo$ jiddiqog m{ weo pukfbd{

j`gkca viucg ij `c ocakco we`w q`v wii diug wi e`zo e`g ` lujjdo}#—[iu bciq$ K e`xxocog wi mo wekcbkca `miuw qe`w wi aow weo mi{v nuvw wekv li}ckca$“ Olloww

moa`c$ muw veo vkdocfog ekl qkwe ` }`kvog kcgo jkcao}#

—Qe`w9“ eo qekvxo}og#

—Gkg we`w viucg dkbo ` F`l`}i wi {iu9“ veo `vbog#

—Fiddooc$ vqooweo`}w$ {iu‛}o mokca x`}`cikg$“ Olloww v`kg# Muw veo q`v `d}o`g{ ic eo} joow$

eo`gkca wiq`}g weo vw`k}f`vo#

—K‛l aicc` ai l`bo vu}o veo e`vc‛w vcufb iuw$“ Fiddooc v`kg#

—[iu‛}o mokca }kgkfudiuv$“ Olloww v`kg$ muw veo }ovxicgog icd{ qkwe ` }`kvog o{om}iq#

Ozoc ciq$ `dlivw wqi {o`}v d`wo}$ `v veo do`cog à`kcvw weo mulxo} ij eo} Feo}iboo iuwvkgo

ij L}v# Gùaewo}kgao‛v w}`kdo} vlibkca eo} wek}g locweid$ Fiddooc fiudg zkzkgd{ xkfwu}o weo

ox}ovvkic Olloww e`g e`g ic ekv j`fo we`w L`}fe ckaew$ `v eo e`g v`w vdiufekca ic weo vij`#

Weo diib ic ekv j`fo e`g dow eo} bciq we`w eo }o`dk~og eiq juwkdo ekv x}iwovwv qiudg mo# Eo

bcoq# Eo bcoq we`w ci l`wwo} qe`w eo v`kg$ veo qiudg ai ux wi B`}oc‛v }iil `cg voo ji} eo}vodj#

Eo `dvi voolog xo}jofwd{ ficjkgocw we`w veo‛g viic mo m`fb giqcvw`k}v$ woddkca ekl eo q`v }kaew$ we`w

veo e`g mooc jiidkve `cg x`}`cikg wi vuvxofw we`w B`}oc e`g vco`bog iuw eo} mog}iil qkcgiq#

Muw Olloww gkgc‛w bciq `v lufe `v eo weiuaew eo gkg# Eo e`g mooc }kaew `miuw eo} vqkjw

}owu}c giqc weo vw`k}f`vo# Kc j`fw$ kw e`g mooc `dlivw kllogk`wo# Muw qe`w e`g }o`dd{ we}iqc ekl ji}

` diix$ qe`w e`g pukwo xivvkmd{ l`go ekl feibo ic weo Voo$ gkgc‛w K wodd {iu we`w eo e`g ci giumw

mooc }oeo`}vkca q`v qeoc eo} jk}vw qi}gv e`g mooc$ —F`dd Veo}kjj E`cbv#“

Fiddooc vc`xxog ` jiu}we fka`}owwo j}il weo f`}wic `cg dkw kw qkwe weo g{kca muww ij eo} wek}g#

Kc eo} xo}kxeo}`d zkvkic veo fiudg voo L}v# Gùaewo}kgao xoobkca we}iuae weo j`gog a}ooc fu}w`kcv ij

eo} bkwfeoc$ ci giumw qicgo}kca qe{ Fiddooc e`g ciw vklxd{ eixxog kc weo Feo}iboo `cg w`boc ijj

icfo veo‛g xkfbog ux weo fka`}owwov$ dkbo uvu`d# Muw Fiddooc fiudgc‛w f`}o dovv# Veo vufbog ` dica

g}à j}il weo locweid$ jodw kwv kf{ ovvocfo fiu}vo giqc eo} we}i`w `cg kcwi eo} ducav$ `cg dizog ozo}{

voficg ij kw# Fiddooc eodg kw kc ` joq voficgv moji}o dowwkca kw iuw$ v`zi}kca weo vocv`wkic$ `cg weiuaew

li}o `miuw eo} E`wo#

@dweiuae L}v# Gùaewo}kgao fiudg ciw wodd kw j}il eo} z`cwào$ `w we`w zo}{ lilocw Fiddooc

q`v dowwkca eo} e`w}og ficvulo eo} vi filxdowod{ we`w kw `dlivw mof`lo ` zkvkmdo ocwkw{# Weo e`w}ogq`v mummdkca dkbo d`z` qkwekc eo}$ vxkddkca kcwi ozo}{ ciib `cg f}ozkfo kc eo} viud# Veo bcoq kw q`v `

vkc wi e`wo$ `cg vi weo e`wo kwvodj a}oq vw}icao}$ juodog m{ weo `ggog `g}oc`dkco }uve ij }omoddkic#

E`w}og q`v ` Weu}vg`{,ckaew vkc# @cg kw w`vwog dkbo locweid fka`}owwov#

X`ckf$ ic weo iweo} e`cg$ w`vwog gkvwkcfwd{ dkbo L`qodd Eiuvo fijjoo#



Kw e`g mooc co`}d{ wqocw{,wqi licwev ài$ we`w `qjud L`}fe ckaew# Fiddooc e`g mooc vkwwkca

}kakgd{ `w weo bkwfeoc w`mdo$ qi}bkca ic eo} voficg xiw ij L`qodd Eiuvo$ qeoc X`ckf e`g ijjkfk`dd{

vow kc#

@jwo} veo‛g jiucg B`}oc‛v }iil olxw{$ Fiddooc‗ qkwe Olloww ‗ e`g vxocw weo cow fiuxdo ij

eiu}v gkzkgkca eo} wklo mowqooc w`dbkca wi weo Veo}kjj‛v Gox`}wlocw `cg g}kzkca `}iucg weo m`fb

}i`gv wi `dd weo j`lkdk`} l`boiuw vxiwv$ `dd weo qekdo w}{kca wi vwkjdo weo a}iqkca }ào kcvkgo ij eo}#

Nuvw q`kw ucwkd K aow l{ e`cgv ic we`w ak}d$ veo }ololmo}og wekcbkca# Ozocwu`dd{$ weo }ào e`g mooc

nikcog m{ o`vxo}`wkic `cg j`wkauo# @dd we`w e`g fe`caog qeoc veo‛g eo`}g weo zikfo ij XekdLkfeòdv#

Xekd q`v weo qo`weo}l`c ic BQM$ co`}m{ @mo}gooc‛v icd{ JL }`gki vw`wkic# Qekdo Fiddooc

v`w `w weo bkwfeoc w`mdo$ weo }`gki xd`{og vijwd{ kc weo dkzkca }iil# Olloww e`g vwoxxog iuw wi feofb

ic weo wqkcv$ vdooxkca cow gii} `w L}v# Jowwo}l`c‛v# Nuvw dkbo `dq`{v$ Xekd Lkfeòdv f`lo ic wi akzo

ekv qo`weo} }oxi}w#

Vuggocd{$ ` g}ix ij Fiddooc‛v fijjoo vxd`veog icwi weo w`mdowix# Fiddooc }o`dk~og we`w weo

e`cg eidgkca weo lua e`g vw`}wog wi pukzo}# Xekd Lkfeòdv gkgc‛w filo ic ucwkd weo vozoc i‛fdifb

li}ckca veiq# We`w lo`cw kw q`v weo cow g`{# B`}oc e`g mooc aico `dd ckaew# Wekv q`v ci dicao}

nuvw ` }omoddkiuv woocào vwucw# Wekv q`v wu}ckca kcwi `…` vkwu`wkic# Olloww qiudg e`zo widg eo} veo

q`v izo}}o`fwkca# Olloww qiudg e`zo `vvu}og eo} we`w ozo}{wekca q`v aikca wi mo `dd }kaew# Muw

Fiddooc bcoq mowwo}# Nuvw `v vu}o `v veo bcoq weo wklkg bcifb we`w f`lo ic eo} j}icw gii} lkcuwov

d`wo} qiudg ciw mo filkca j}il viloico qei e`g jiucg B`}oc# Weo }ào$ o`vxo}`wkic$ `cg j`wkauo

qo}o aico# X`ckf q`v vufe ` vodjkve woc`cw ij weo lkcg#

Kc j`fw$ kw e`g mooc Veo}kjj E`cbv bcifbkca wklkgd{ `w weo gii}# Kc Fiddooc‛v lkcg‛v o{o$ veo

fiudg voo weo a}`zo ox}ovvkic ic ekv j`fo ji} qe`w kw lo`cw# Qeoc eo e`cgog eo} B`}oc‛v xu}vo$ veo

e`g bciqc qe`w kw lo`cw# Veo bcoq we`w eo qiudg wodd eo} ciw wi qi}}{$ we`w kw e`gc‛w lo`cw `c{wekca

ji} vu}o$ muw veo bcoq$ nuvw weo v`lo# Kw e`g mooc jiucg kc weo j}icw vo`w ij ]`cg{ LfOd}i{‛v

F`l`}i# ]`cg{ e`g mooc x`vvog iuw ic ekv mog}iil jdii}$ vwicog `cg f}`cb{# B`}oc q`v ciqeo}o

wi mo jiucg# Veo qiudg d`wo} jkcg iuw we`w ]`cg{ e`g ` vidkg `dkmk$ we`w eo e`g vuxxivogd{ ciw ozoc

vooc B`}oc weo ckaew ij eo} gkv`xxo`}`cfo# We`w veo e`g dojw eo} xu}vo kc ekv f`} qeoc eo‛g g}kzoc eo}

eilo j}il vfeiid we`w `jwo}ciic# Muw ji} weo wklo mokca$ `dd Veo}kjj E`cbv e`g mooc `mdo wi wodd eo}

q`v we`w ]`cg{ q`v mokca eodg ji} puovwkickca$ we`w ekv iqc goxuwkov qo}o gikca `dd weo{ fiudg# We`w

kw q`v q`{ wii o`}d{ wi vw`}w x`ckfbkca# Muw Fiddooc bcoq qe`w kw dd lo`cw#

Kw q`v icd{ `jwo} Olloww e`g filo m`fb j}il L}v# Jowwo}l`c‛v `cg e`g w`dbog qkwe E`cbv

we`w Fiddooc e`g jkc`dd{ `ffoxwog ekv ijjo} wi x}`{ qkwe eo}# Gu}kca eo} eiu}v ij }ào `cg

o`vxo}`wkic$ veo‛g ciw mooc kc weo }kaew j}`lo ij lkcg wi x}`{# We`w‛v qe`w e`g mooc vi k}ickf#

Eiu}v e`g x`vvog$ `cg weo x}o`feo}‛v iqc qkjo e`g coadofwog wi x}`{# L}v# Fiddooc V`cgv eo}vodj$

qei co`}d{ vozoc {o`}v moji}o e`g mooc fe`caog j}il weo ozkd f}o`wu}o veo e`g mooc$ e`g j`kdog wi

ocdkvw weo eodx ij weo @dlkaew{ Ico qei e`g vi adi}kiuvd{ }ogoolog `cg v`cfwkjkog eo}#Vi jkc`dd{$ `lkg weo f}klvic we}iov ij X`ckf$ Fiddooc e`g bcodw movkgo eo} euvm`cg ic weok}

bkwfeoc jdii} `cg x}`{og wi Novuv Fe}kvw$ eo} Di}g `cg V`zki}#

Ci$ Novuv q`v eo} Di}g# Olloww V`cgv e`g mooc eo} v`zki}# @cg Fiddooc fiudg gkvwkcfwd{

}of`dd ` lilocw$ `lkg weo vwkjdkca X`ckf we`w ckaew$ qeoc veo e`g jk}vw vuvxofwog we`w miwe ij weol

qiudg wu}c iuw wi mo j}ùgv#

the second life - sample chapter

Documents