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Authors: Darin Bradley
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would takea while before we knew whether they were random or another code themselves.
“The sooner they start dying, the easier it will be for the rest of us, the prepared, to survive.”
“
Three, ought,
” the jamming-code said, crackling through the black-and-white’s tiny speaker. The ’casts were feeding back on one another, making theremin sounds between the dots and dashes and the numbers. The voice sounded like a robotic child’s.
“That’s the theory, anyway.”
“
One.
”
The girls smoked. Mary looked pointedly at the ashtray, tapping her cigarette into it. She wasn’t looking at me. “What’s the yellow-brick road?”
“
Four.
”
Fluff stretched herself on the carpet. She blinked at me, her affronted green eyes staring, judging. Edmund—the other cat, the black one—looked, too, sitting beside Ruth.
“
One.
”
“It’s Broadway,” I said.
“Fucking … Can’t this asshat jam something else?” Levi said.
“
Five.
”
“Wait,
Broadway Avenue?
Like, outside the front door?”
“Yeah.”
Ruth looked at the window. The blinds were drawn.
“What happens on Broadway?”
“
Nine.
”
“It’s fucking pi,” Levi said. “Give me a break.”
“
Nine.
”
“Wait.”
“
Nine.
”
“
What happens on Broadway Street?
”
“That isn’t pi.”
“
Nine.
”
“What was that schedule, Levi?”
He looked at the window, too. “The fires.”
“
Nine.
”
We were quiet for a moment.
“Shit, everybody to the back of the house. Pick up the goddamn cats.”
THE BOOK:
“TWO”
SEC. “I,” SUBSEC. “C”
(“EVENT EXIT STRATEGY”)
(cont’d)
[10] (i) When the Event occurs, monitor news programs in constant shifts. (ii) If such programs are unavailable, allow capable Members to perform reconnaissance in graduated distances from the first-place. (iii) Reconnaissance operatives should follow the same guidelines as Members approaching the first-place on foot. (iv) You are watching for clear signs of the Collapse of Old Trade. (v) It is likely that looting, violence, arson, and vandalism will either accompany or precede the Collapse. (vi) When it has become clear that civil unrest has outpaced local authorities, you will begin the First Phase of your Event Exit Strategy.
[11] (i) As uncontrollable disorder becomes the new rule of law, law enforcement and military personnel will necessarily abandon their cohesion to tend to their own Groups and families. (ii) At this point, though your Group is now in considerable danger, you may Forage without fear of legal reprisal. (iii) Should you begin the First Phase while the rule of law still prevails, then your Group is Criminal. (iv) Contrary to popular anarchic thought, your new society is unlikely to develop order, and therefore operation, if it takes its infantile steps criminally. (v) The Plan is a reaction. (vi) It is not a catalyst; neither is it a revolution.
I.C.I.
“THE FIRST PHASE”
[1] (i) The First Phase is the acquisition of supplies before the Evacuation. (ii) This acquisition necessitates at least three Members. (iii) Additional Members can strengthen the operation, but care must be taken not to expand an excursion Party beyond the tolerance of its central, task-based Leadership. (iv) It is primarily an exercise in vigilance.
[2] (i) The excursion Party must only include Group Members who are capable of and willing to commit violence against others. (ii) Members who are willing yet incapable may assist as an Auxiliary Demolitions Party.
[3] (i) Contrary to the Narratives of contemporary media, committing acts of severe, debilitating violence against others is monumentally difficult for all but a small percentage of society. (ii) As such, overcoming the aversion to violence is best effected through disguise. (iii) Party Members should adorn themselves with masks. (iv) They should wear clothing or armor that obscures their skin.
CHAPTER SEVEN
c alm down, Ruth,” Levi said. “You have to make a
“The sooner they start dying, the easier it will be for the rest of us, the prepared, to survive.”
“
Three, ought,
” the jamming-code said, crackling through the black-and-white’s tiny speaker. The ’casts were feeding back on one another, making theremin sounds between the dots and dashes and the numbers. The voice sounded like a robotic child’s.
“That’s the theory, anyway.”
“
One.
”
The girls smoked. Mary looked pointedly at the ashtray, tapping her cigarette into it. She wasn’t looking at me. “What’s the yellow-brick road?”
“
Four.
”
Fluff stretched herself on the carpet. She blinked at me, her affronted green eyes staring, judging. Edmund—the other cat, the black one—looked, too, sitting beside Ruth.
“
One.
”
“It’s Broadway,” I said.
“Fucking … Can’t this asshat jam something else?” Levi said.
“
Five.
”
“Wait,
Broadway Avenue?
Like, outside the front door?”
“Yeah.”
Ruth looked at the window. The blinds were drawn.
“What happens on Broadway?”
“
Nine.
”
“It’s fucking pi,” Levi said. “Give me a break.”
“
Nine.
”
“Wait.”
“
Nine.
”
“
What happens on Broadway Street?
”
“That isn’t pi.”
“
Nine.
”
“What was that schedule, Levi?”
He looked at the window, too. “The fires.”
“
Nine.
”
We were quiet for a moment.
“Shit, everybody to the back of the house. Pick up the goddamn cats.”
THE BOOK:
“TWO”
SEC. “I,” SUBSEC. “C”
(“EVENT EXIT STRATEGY”)
(cont’d)
[10] (i) When the Event occurs, monitor news programs in constant shifts. (ii) If such programs are unavailable, allow capable Members to perform reconnaissance in graduated distances from the first-place. (iii) Reconnaissance operatives should follow the same guidelines as Members approaching the first-place on foot. (iv) You are watching for clear signs of the Collapse of Old Trade. (v) It is likely that looting, violence, arson, and vandalism will either accompany or precede the Collapse. (vi) When it has become clear that civil unrest has outpaced local authorities, you will begin the First Phase of your Event Exit Strategy.
[11] (i) As uncontrollable disorder becomes the new rule of law, law enforcement and military personnel will necessarily abandon their cohesion to tend to their own Groups and families. (ii) At this point, though your Group is now in considerable danger, you may Forage without fear of legal reprisal. (iii) Should you begin the First Phase while the rule of law still prevails, then your Group is Criminal. (iv) Contrary to popular anarchic thought, your new society is unlikely to develop order, and therefore operation, if it takes its infantile steps criminally. (v) The Plan is a reaction. (vi) It is not a catalyst; neither is it a revolution.
I.C.I.
“THE FIRST PHASE”
[1] (i) The First Phase is the acquisition of supplies before the Evacuation. (ii) This acquisition necessitates at least three Members. (iii) Additional Members can strengthen the operation, but care must be taken not to expand an excursion Party beyond the tolerance of its central, task-based Leadership. (iv) It is primarily an exercise in vigilance.
[2] (i) The excursion Party must only include Group Members who are capable of and willing to commit violence against others. (ii) Members who are willing yet incapable may assist as an Auxiliary Demolitions Party.
[3] (i) Contrary to the Narratives of contemporary media, committing acts of severe, debilitating violence against others is monumentally difficult for all but a small percentage of society. (ii) As such, overcoming the aversion to violence is best effected through disguise. (iii) Party Members should adorn themselves with masks. (iv) They should wear clothing or armor that obscures their skin.
CHAPTER SEVEN
c alm down, Ruth,” Levi said. “You have to make a
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