2. Strawberries & Almonds

03/29/21 • 13 min

“I still wouldn’t say I trust him. He’s been tight-lipped about any details on his side of the Anomaly, and I’m guilty of this too, but sometimes it feels like he’s talking me into circles. Our conversations get repetitive and often go nowhere. I’m starting to think he’s giving me the run around, delaying my research so he can get a head start."

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1. Wormholes & Plumbing

“There are a hundred million things that could go wrong. My body could disintegrate, or explode, or both. I could be trapped in seventh-dimensional space, stuck inside a bookcase, doomed to watch a highlights reel of the worst choices I’ve ever made in my life for the rest of eternity... Or, I could become the first person in history to safely pass through a wormhole... which would be pretty cool.”

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3. Carousels & Succulents

“Our goal was the same as the past three experiments - to find variances between our worlds with a focus on areas that could be exploited. Things like sports outcomes, lottery results, etc. Basically, things that could make us money. You see, on first glance, our worlds seem virtually identical — the Allies still won World War II; iPhone models are unchanged; same politicians, unfortunately. Our calendars and astronomical data align as well, so time appears to run at the same rate. Our worlds appear to be locked together, like they’re in an eternal three-legged race.”