David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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The Decline of Civilisation (Ch.16a)
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Quotations from the book 'The Decline of Civilisation' by Janus Apinus. He writes of the development and then the decline of the consumer market economy in the Martan Empire and Gallanol, of the competition and efficiency which grew, stifling consumption and making the actual lives of the people miserable in the process. He mentions the development of new technologies, including Vidnet and the foodshute delivery systems to the blocks of apartments. A warning for our own world perhaps as our own economies 'develop'?
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Pontius (Ch.15) : Part 4 Jocarna
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Pontius, the Supreme Director of MIOST has some time to relax. He decides not to fly home in his flycar, but to call upon one of his mistresses in the suburbs of Marta City. His power and fortune has brought him certain benefits to make up for his nagging and less than warm wife. Set in the alternative futuristic world of Marta and Gallanol in the Modern Age.
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Autumn Sun and Dark Clouds: Brexit, Donald Trump and the Kurds
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Autumn Sun, the only kind of Indian Summer we’re going to get now. Never been here before, but it’s very near to Wentworth where my wife and I had...
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Liberation (Paradise Lost)
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The liberations of the 1960’s and 1970’s brought increased expectation for personal quality of life, in personal life, leisure, and at work. A...
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Progress In The Supermarket?
Progress In The Supermarket? Dreams of being something when he grows up. Everything falls into place, everyone has a place in society. All grow up to...
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- 432 reads