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A Little Soph’s Book of Concepts

I think we’ve hit upon the subtitle for the published version of the picture dictionary, too, by the way.

(That was it.)

M is for Markets

M is for Markets,
one thing for another.
When trading together,
each soph is your brother.

N is for Nanolathe,
your tools in your hand.
Making and fixing,
Each at your command.

O is for Obligator,
a binder of oath.
When each keeps a promise,
it benefits both.

J is for Junklight

J is for Junklight,
the glow in the sky.
Thousands of stations
shine as they pass by.

K is for Kinesis,
to move with the will.
A thought made a deed
while the body is still.

L is for Lighthugger
the fastest of ships.
For beyond the Worlds’ edge,
the longest of trips!

G is for Galaxy

G is for Galaxy
a whirlpool of stars.
A trillion new worlds
to shape and make ours.

H is for Habitats
our islands in space.
Skyfarms and cities
each orbits in place.

I is for Immortagens
life without end;
captured in a bottle
to give to our friends.

D is for Digisapience

D is for Digisapience
a thinking machine.
A mind forged from metal
with light-woven dreams.

E is for Exoself
your thoughts in the air.
Working your will
even while you’re not there.

F is for Forking
making many from one.
On days when we’re busy
it helps get things done.

A is for Antimatter

A is for Antimatter,
the Sun in a Jar.
It powers the ships
that carry us far.

B is for Bactry
where little makers live.
All the world’s built
on the feedstock they give.

C is for Cornucopia
the Creation Machine.
Assembling atoms to plan
making real every dream…

KQYZ

These letters taunt me.

L is for Lighthugger

…some part of me wants the picture for this entry to be a very bright star in the sky, as an antimatter torch deceleration burn would appear from planetary ground, with three shepherds and a camel looking up at it.

And that’s why I’m going to hell this week.

A is for Antimatter, B is for Bactry…

Woke up this morning with an uncontrollable urge to write an in-universe children’s picture dictionary book.

So that’s what I’m doing.

Damn unruly muses.

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