We have no choices.
Morpheus offers us neither red pill nor blue pill. The range of human volition includes provision for neither blue-pill amnesia nor red-pill awareness. Enlightenment is not choice, but responsibility, and amnesia is not comfort in innocence, but oblivion in non-existence.
According to LOST, we have only the green pill.
We live and move and have our being in a world with firm foundation in rules known to all. LOST’s premise is a monopole; the series is without choices, without dilemma, without unified conflict–even the antagonist has no name. Far from positing the vast, intricate, computer-generated, consciousness-bending false comic-book reality of the Matrix, LOST forces us to confront our world as a complexity beyond logic and cognition. Our daily reality is the chaos of the wreckage-strewn beach which we walk aimlessly, our muddled thoughts ruled by confusion, pain, and anxiety.
Lost is not drama, not science fiction, but a fresh genre, unique to fiction. LOST has a protagonist, Jack Shephard. But the antagonist is a nameless, formless black void that comes, fights, destroys, corrupts. Lost is not drama, but metadrama, for we are the story, and we know the antagonist, who bears seven billion names, who reads the words on this page in this instant. The antagonist is the Smoke Monster. We know this because we have met the Smoke Monster, and the Smoke Monster is us.
How deep does the rabbit hole go? There is no Matrix, no Wonderland. But the rabbit hole goes deep. The voyage is long, for the journey ends at the central core of our humanity, at the Source. There, bathed in brilliant light, stands Jack Shephard, bearing in his hand the single object of our contemplation: the green pill.
Chaos as Antagonist
The plane crash was the enemy. In its aftermath three hundred passengers died and the survivors were dazed, confused, injured, and angry. However, we soon learned our initial judgment was flawed. As wounds healed and water became scarce, thirst for answers became the driving force. The survivors were not only hungry and without shelter, they were being watched, then hunted and killed. The plane crash was not the enemy. The Others were the enemy.
The Others moved in stealth, covered their tracks, lied, cheated, stole, and killed. Their leader, Benjamin Linus, was single-minded in thought and deed. His brilliant deceptions and manipulations seemed the embodiment of evil. But when the freighter arrived, we discovered the rationale for his madness and lies. Events showed us again we had been hasty in our judgment. The Others were not the enemy. Charles Widmore and Martin Keamy were the enemy.
Widmore, like Alvar Hanso’s Dharma Initiative, wished to control the Island. Locke put his faith in that control, carved “In Marvin Candle We Trust” into the hilt of his Ka-bar and religiously pressed Execute every 108 minutes. But then at the Pearl he learned the Swan was a psychology experiment. Blind faith, Locke decided, was the enemy. He smashed the countdown computer and–all hell broke loose. Anger and pride clouded his thinking, caused him to confuse trust and control. Faith was not the enemy. Greed, selfishness, lust for power was the enemy.
Whoever was most greedy, we realised, would have to be the enemy. That person was identified at the end of Season Five.
JACOB: I take it you’re here ’cause of the ship.
MAN IN BLACK: I am. How did they find the Island?
JACOB: You’ll have to ask ‘em when they get here.
MAN IN BLACK: [Grimacing] I don’t have to ask. You brought them here.
Jacob. Jacob summoned the ships, the planes, the boats. Jacob enticed Magnus Hanso and Seth Norris, caused the deaths on the Black Rock, on Oceanic Flight 815, caused the dozens or hundreds of airliner crashes and shipwrecks over the millennia. Jacob, Protector of the Island, murderer of thousands. Jacob was the enemy.
But then we learned the Man in Black was Nemesis, opposed to Jacob, but no hero or even advocate for the Common Good; in fact, he hated humanity. He was the Smoke Monster. Not a guardian, not the Island’s Cerberus-like “security system” as the Dharma Initiative believed. The Man in Black was, in Temple Master Dogen’s words, “evil incarnate”. The Man in Black was the enemy.
Jacob’s brother, until he murdered the Protector, was a man of mundane self-interest, a creature of ordinary evils. But then Jacob beat him, kicked him, dragged him to the Island’s great Basic Input/Output System. The BIOS will return only what it is given. If the Source is fed the raw precepts of civilisation (for example, the principles carved into the Cork Stone), it will intensify those tenets and return them as the Light of civility, social cohesion, and human kindness. If the Source is fed a man interested only in self, it will intensify those tendencies, spitting out an entity capable of pursuing only greeds and lusts, the formless black void of pure selfishness: the Smoke Monster.
We come. We fight. We destroy. We corrupt.
SAWYER: Tell me something, Jacob. Why do I gotta be punished for your mistake? What made you think you could mess with my life? I was doin’ just fine ’til you dragged my ass to this damn rock.
JACOB: No, you weren’t. None of you were. I didn’t pluck any of you out of a happy existence. You were all flawed. I chose you because you were like me.
Indeed. All four of the final Candidates were just like Jacob. Flawed, damaged, hurt, capable of infinite selflessness, but capable also of unrelenting evil. In that respect not one of us reading is in any way different from the five gathered at the fire. We all have the potential, with Jacob, to wish on our brother an outcome worse than death. Which of us, if fed into the Island’s BIOS, would come out as pure as Jack Shephard? Most of us–maybe all of us–would rush out of the deep cave as a shapeless dark void. Even a man who is pure of heart and says his prayers by night… all of us at one time or another, and most of us on a daily basis, place selfish caprice and desire over the basic needs of others. Every day we do our best to chip away at the foundations of civilisation. Every day we become the Smoke Monster. Every day we unleash on this world, in ways small and large, in thoughtlessness and cruelty, the full chaos of our unmeasured lusts.
Chaos is the antagonist, and we are the creators of its confusing and ill effects. Chaos has no linear etiology, no clear chronology, else we could approach the problem as an exercise in scientific empiricism. The pharmaceutical companies engaging me as consultant could simply send me to the laboratory to whip up an anti-chaos pill, and all the world’s problems would disappear.
Metadrama
In proclaiming our shared identity as the Smoke Monster I bring nothing new to the discussion. The idea that individual evil characters can participate in a story that is allegory for human beings’ inhumanity to human beings is not new to literature. In the introduction to this essay, however, I made a statement, as yet unsupported, that LOST constitutes an entirely new genre of fiction. This is a bold claim, certainly novel; even the unabridged Oxford Dictionary carries no entry for “metadrama”.
I carry in my thoughts the full outline of an argument that might be deployed to support my strange new claim. But I am not going to develop the thought in this essay. I leave the development of the idea, the reduction to practice as it were, to those reading and to your decision regarding its merits as entertaining diversion or engaging analysis or silly drivel–or all of the above! The question I pose is simple: Do you wish to work with me toward the development of the idea of LOST’s dramatic premise as monopole?
If you wish to see this idea developed, leave a comment below. If you are a regular or occasional reader of my essays and you have never commented, now is the time. Based on the 8500 to 10,800 weekly Google hits on these essays, I know you’re out there, and you are legion. If you indicate interest, I will develop the idea.
Registration to leave comments takes a couple of minutes. You can even register as “anonymous”, as I do, which requires very little time and completely protects your privacy. But do leave a comment, especially if you never have before. What do I seek? Fifty is a good round number. If fifty unique individuals express interest, I’ll churn out the best essay my feeble mind can muster. So, bring the comments, and in a week or two we’ll begin a fascinating discussion of the Green Pill!
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August 1st, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Yeah, I'm interested in hearing about the new genre…
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:02 am
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August 2nd, 2010 at 12:24 am
of course, i wish to hear more. The green pill, seemed to be either cure or death according to how Jack believed.It felt like Dogen was giving Jack the choice in which it would be. Jack chose death and surprised Dogen by taking it himself. Can't wait to see how this ties in with your thoughts. I read everything you write,and have recommended you often. Just shy about offering more. I enjoyed Trinity. Please keep posting. If you need a few story line ideas…just looking for accolades? You got it ! we like you!
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:54 am
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August 2nd, 2010 at 2:34 am
Yes, I would like to hear about your new genre.
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:23 am
This sorta crystallizes my feelings about LOST. It's very “we are all sinners” (in a good way) and we need someone to “save” us (as unlikely as the “savior” is). Yes, I'd like you to finish your thought on the new genre that Darlton started.
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:33 am
Anything you want to write I'll read.
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:01 am
Hi Pearson, every week i wait for your interesting reviews. keep posting. Tell us more about the green pill.
see ya in another post, brother!
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
Well Pearson, as always, I am glad to hear your most recent thoughts and would be more than happy to hear your new thoughts about Lost as a metadrama.
I have certainly considered Joseph Campbell's monomyth in looking at certain aspects of Lost – and “The End” was true to many of the elements of the hero's journey.
And while I agree with you that we all carry both good and evil within us, and are equally capable of acting from either, for me Lost dealt brilliantly with the chaos inherent in both the natural world and within the hearts and affairs of humans. It is this that the hero must confront – and it is from this he must win – either the protection of society (as Jack did) or its ultimate renewal and redemption.
And of course, Lost mixed genres like nothing else I'd ever seen – action/adventure, mystery, science-fiction, romance and “ultimate concerns” all into one very heady brew. I would be fascinated to hear how you would approach this from the point of view of a metadrama and monopole.
And I would be more than happy to work with you to flesh out this idea.
I am wondering if you are familiar with the work of Jordan Peterson? He is a professor of psychology here at the University and delivered a lecture, titled “Reality and the Sacred” for our public education channel TV Ontario. I think you would find it very inspiring when considering Lost. You can find the lecture here:
http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?video...
Let me know what you think.
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:30 am
i have never commented but im really interested in your esssays as they are very deep and get to the core of what Lost actually is…keep it up
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:46 am
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August 2nd, 2010 at 7:30 am
Please proceed. I cherish your writing.
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:54 am
Yes, I'm interested! Your essay is refreshing.
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:53 am
YES, I'm very interested!
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Absolutely interested. Keep on writing, please. I love it…
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:31 pm
I am interested! I hope you get to 50 soon, or better yet 5000!
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Yes Pearson, please continue. I have followed your thoughts from the beginning and recomend them to all I have talked to.
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Yes, please write about the new genre! I love your reviews — you always bring a lot of new ideas to the table with your reviews.
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Yes. I indicate interest. Thanks for coming up with these thought provoking essays time after time.
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:27 am
green pill please
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:09 am
Hello there Pearson. While I haven't commented in quite some time, I have been keeping up with your very interesting interpretations of LOST. Always a pleasure.
Anyway, just a quick thought on my part. You write:
“LOST forces us to confront our world as a complexity beyond logic and cognition. Our daily reality is the chaos of the wreckage-strewn beach which we walk aimlessly, our muddled thoughts ruled by confusion, pain, and anxiety.”
In a cursory and thus reductive way, it sounds as though you're describing Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow rather than LOST!
Articulating the differences between metafiction and your theory of metadrama would help me understand your view much better. So far as I know, the latter term (search Google Books for “metadrama”) and the former are roughly homologous, at least in a general way.
Looking forward to reading what you devise, Pearson.
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:23 am
I continue to visit SL-LOST only to read your thoughts on the show, it seems necessary to do. Your essays keep alive one of the aspects I loved of the show – the community that emerged online of people watching, discussing, theorizing and wondering about all the strange plots and thoughts the story would put into our heads. As most of the other Lost-writers no longer write their recaps and theories, fortunately we still have you, and you are not just one, but the very best of the lot. Your essays become even better now that you (and we, the readers) have the oportunity to consider one topic at a time carried through the whole story, not just an episode or a season. I would very much love to read your metadrama essay, and I think all your essays should be collected to be read in sequence. And I hope you will still continue to write after the metadrama-essay.
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:57 pm
first time commenting. id be honored to hear your continued thoughts
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:30 pm
Of course Pearson!
I''m eager to hear about it.
Thanks for the always-amazing articles.
August 4th, 2010 at 12:06 am
Absolutely continue and keep up your weekly doses of enlightenment
August 4th, 2010 at 5:00 am
Giddy up Pearson. I've been reading all season and I won't stop until you do
August 4th, 2010 at 9:55 am
I'd love to read more from you…can't get enough of your essays!your writing style is unique!
August 4th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Please do.
August 4th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
I read your reviews every week almost, you depict lost in an extremely unique way imo, 1st comment, and im interested in whatever you have planned…
August 4th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Pearson, I just came back from a month of summer camp, and one of the first things I did when I got back (after taking a shower) was catching up on all of your essays, which are, every single one, fantastic. I am not quite sure what you mean by “LOST's dramatic premise as monopole”: if you could explain that, it would be well appreciated. I will share with you something that I think is perhaps related. I have started to read a lot of the famous conversations between Jack and Locke in the early days of LOST, but interpreting them as allegory for the world. For example, the famous White Rabbit speech:
JACK: How are they, the others?
LOCKE: Thirsty. Hungry. Waiting to be rescued. And they need someone to tell them what to do.
This is humanity: trying to meet basic physical needs while searching for a higher meaning, and ethics to be derived from that meaning.
LOCKE: I'm an ordinary man, Jack, meat and potatoes, I live in the real world. I'm not a big believer in magic. But this place is different. It's special. The others don't want to talk about it because it scares them. But we all know it. We all feel it.
This place, this world in which we live, is special. Most people don't want to approach that possibility of divinity, of the supernatural, because it scares them. But they all know it and feel it.
There are so many more examples, if you would like to hear more I would be happy to share.
August 4th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
I, too, read all of your essays and am so glad that, though, the show is sadly over, the discussion continues. I have also found it hard to classify Lost as a specific genre and am looking forward to your essay about it as a metadrama.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
I would love to hear about this. But I gotta say, when I read these dissertations the last thing I think is “feeble minded”
August 4th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Lost is but a mirror. We are the island and the island is us. I look forward to your expansion of this thesis.
August 5th, 2010 at 12:57 am
this is exactly what i have been thinking since season 3. remember in room 23 during karl's brainwashing session the phrase “we are the cause of our own suffering” flashed on the screen. well that phrase can be applied to every character on the show. the individual hells they all went through were of their own making. even their actions (or lack of action) during the 70s had repercussions that affected them negatively in the original time line. (the incident, ben losing his innocence etc.) looking forward to your thoughts.
August 5th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Yes, please, to more analysis.
August 5th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
I am thrilled when I look on here and find another of your essays. I rarely comment because I feel my responses are not equal to your brilliantly expressed ideas. If I am honest, I don't always understand them, or some of the language you use, but, without fail, your work stimulates my mind/brain in a way that Lost itself does.
I am really interested in the idea of 'metadrama' – I think the reason (or one of…) that Lost, and your essays, stimlate such powerful responses from the readers/viewers, is that they speak to something inside of us all. What is that? Humanity? Original sin?
August 5th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
play on dude
August 6th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Describing LOST in terms of a new genre of fiction is just what is needed to distinguish this show from anythung that has appeared on television. I am sure that you can lucidly prove your compelling hypothesis.
August 6th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
please don't stop! you know we neeeeeeed this!!!! thanks!!
August 6th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Hi Pearson,
Even though my truly feeble brain doesn't know the meaning of metadrama or monopole, which, I assume, is different from monopoly
, I have been fascinated by all your essays about Lost. I do hope that you will write your essay. I will be looking for it.
August 7th, 2010 at 4:09 am
do it
August 7th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
monopole is it catching? really love your work. continue please
August 7th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
read all your stuff. love it. keep up the lost conversations.
August 8th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Anything you write, Pearson… I'm there!! =)
August 9th, 2010 at 1:21 am
Yes, please!!!
August 9th, 2010 at 3:29 am
Yes ..please!! i love your isues.
August 9th, 2010 at 3:39 am
It's really interesting what you posted about the green pill,continue posting about Lost, thank you!
August 9th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
45,46,47,48,49,50 ok now begin
August 11th, 2010 at 1:09 am
I can't wait to hear about all this metadrama nonsense! Of course I'm interested!
August 11th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Yes, definitely do this! Looking forward to it.
August 12th, 2010 at 5:19 am
Pearson Moore, your writings on LOST are brilliant and provide intelligent analysis. Even though I don't agree with or even understand everything you write, I'm impressed time and again how you plumb the depths of this magnificent series. You're not trying to save face for LOST and everyone involved, you're writing these essays because you are passionate about the series, your faith, life, people in general and about what makes us 'tick'. I'm interested in hearing about this new genre. Thanks for all your hard work.
August 14th, 2010 at 1:33 am
Hi Jesse,
Thank you so much for responding. I submitted an essay on metadrama a few minutes ago. I expect we’ll see it posted in the next few days.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 1:36 am
Hi J4sh0rt,
Thank you for your kind reply. I’m glad you want to read more! SL-Lost is by far the best place to read my Lost writings, but if you want to take a gander, I’ve organised the essays according to type at my Lost website:
http://pearsonmoore-gets-lost.com/default.aspx
Thanks again!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 1:37 am
Hi Flylord,
Thanks for your interest! Another article is on the way.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 1:38 am
Hi Guest,
Thanks for your support, and for your most interesting contribution to the discussion. I hope you will continue to bring your ideas as we explore other aspects of Lost.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 1:39 am
Hi InTheDale,
Thanks! I guess in that case I’ll continue writing!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 2:12 am
Hi Rodrigo,
You will soon read more, much more–maybe more than you even want to read–about the green pill. In fact, you may be so overwhelmed by the colour green that you give up vegetables for a week!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 2:15 am
Hi Mpress,
Thank you so much for this excellent response!
I am indeed familiar with Dr. Peterson’s work and his most creative lectures. If only everyone could have professors of such brilliant eloquence.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 2:16 am
Hi Kasra,
Thank you for your kind words. You’ll be able to read more in the next few days.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Hi Jdgrinere,
Thank you for your kind contribution.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 2:18 am
Hi Wolf,
Thanks. And I will!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 2:19 am
Hi Anonymous4,
Thanks so much. You’ll be able to read more in the very near future.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 2:20 am
Hi Ole,
Terrific! I’ve submitted the next essay, and we should see it very soon.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 2:21 am
Hi Wickes,
Thanks!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 2:21 am
Hi JD,
Thank you so much for your interest. More essays are on the way.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 2:23 am
Hi Lostflatlander,
Thank you so much for your support through thick and thin (and some of those essays were pretty thin!).
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Your own website! I’m so excited, and am looking forward to reading what I know will be another excellent essay. Thanks for continuing your writing.
August 14th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Hi Neo,
You’re welcome!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Coming up!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Hi Jongleur,
Interesting idea about the relation between metadrama and metafiction. As I understand it, metafiction is concerned with the rubrics of writing. “Stranger than Fiction” seems a good example. The movie plays with the conceits and limitations of 3rd person omniscient POV in an entertaining way. Although metadrama has been used in a similar manner, I am not thinking of metadrama in this way as it could be applied to Lost. You’ll be able to read my take on metadrama in a day or two. I look forward to your comments!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Hi Tiqui,
I’m glad to see you’re enjoying the essays. You can read almost everything I’ve written on Lost right here at SL-Lost, at this page: http://www.sl-lost.com/?s=Pearson+Moore
Actually, now that there are over 30 essays, the list requires three or four pages.
You can also go to my website, where I have categorised the essays by type. The versions at my website are not quite as entertaining, since I have removed most of the images. Here is the website:
http://pearsonmoore-gets-lost.com/default.aspx
The metadrama essays ought to be posted soon. I look forward to reading your comments!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Hi Hygoniz,
I’m glad you’re still reading!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Hi Boone,
I will definitely continue. Thanks for commenting!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Hi Ziggy1391,
Thank you for your comments!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Hi EvieF,
Thank your for your kind comments. The next essay should be available in a day or two.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Thanks! I will.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Hi Fake,
Thank you for your generous comments. You should be able to read the next essay shortly.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Hi Mike,
Thank you for posting these insightful comments. I share in the opinion that Lost can be considered allegory, the supernatural phenomena become extensions of the notion that science is not up to the challenge of explaining reality, because reality is much greater than anything we can put into words or into coherent thoughts. Human reality transcends anything as limiting as science. The Island is our world in microcosm. If we are honest with ourselves, I believe we can truly say we are baffled by the ways of the world, that try as we might, there are things we simply will never understand. It’s a fascinating idea, and I think essential to a deeper understanding of Lost. Thanks again for these excellent comments!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Hi BD,
Thanks so much for your comments. The next essay should be out soon.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
Hi Guest,
Thanks for your comments!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Hi Jhoop2000,
You bring an interesting idea to the discussion. Keep this thought, read my take on it, and let’s discuss.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Hi Km6b77,
Will do!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Hi Bohemain,
Interesting ideas! I hope to read your comments after the next essay.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Will do, dude.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Hi Gillyjay,
Thank you for your kind comments. We are separated by few things, and these are really inconsequential when compared to the strong elements that bind us together. Lost tried to show us that–and I think it did a pretty good job!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Hi Paul,
Thanks for your comments. I certainly gave the old college try in supporting the hypothesis. We shall soon see what the world thinks!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Hi Dobberbeat,
Thanks for your comments!
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August 14th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Hi Diane,
Thanks so much for your kind words. The essay should be up in the next couple of days.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Thanks for your support!
August 14th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Hi Bbaker,
I’m glad you like the essays!
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August 14th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Hi Baker,
Thank you for commenting!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Hi Ole,
Thank you!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
Hi Diane,
I’ve completed posting all my Lost essays at my website–I even threw in some of the essays that were translated into Spanish and Polish, and an older essay from 2008. I found one a while back that had been translated into French, but it seems to have disappeared from the Internet.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Hi Guest,
It’s in the bag–it should appear on SL-Lost sometime in the next couple of days.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Hi Rafael,
Thank you for your interest!
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Hi Rbenirv,
I’m glad you are enjoying the articles. You’ll have another one to read very soon.
PM
August 14th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Hi J4sh0rt,
I think the sequence is 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42, 51…
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August 17th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Thanks! The follow-up is posted. It is called “La Mort et la Vie en Vert” (Death and Life in Green). Enjoy!
August 17th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Hi Lostdude,
Thank you for your response!
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August 17th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Hi Christian,
You are too kind. I’m glad you enjoy the articles, and hope you like “La Mort et la Vie en Vert”.
August 19th, 2010 at 6:21 am
Thanks for writing. I’m very interested in reading more
August 23rd, 2010 at 11:33 am
Hi Nima,
Thanks for your support! I enjoyed your comments on “La Mort et la Vie en Vert”.
PM