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ññ!ñññÏñññ!ñold€world€order€that€corplex€had€been€a€contiguous€area€including€Orange€Park€to€the€south€andÏeast,€Paxon€to€the€farthest€point€northwest,€and€Riverside€on€the€St.€John's€River€farthest€to€theÏeast.€As€for€all€inter-corporate€corporations,€its€area€and€resident€population€exceeded€that€forÏany€other€corplex€of€complexes€within€a€metroplex,€and€this€one€also€included€Cedar€Hills€as€theÏStewartsñ"ñ€ñ"ññ#ñððñ#ññ$ñððñ$ñ€residential€complex.€ÌFor€Sally,€Friday€the€third€of€January,€was€one€of€two€weekly€days€good€citizens€couldÏobserve€as€a€mandatory€"day€off."€Leaving€Cedar€Hills€in€one€of€the€identical€white€Nissans€sheÏand€her€corporate€peers€democratically€had€selected,€she'd€never€questioned€that€consumerÏchoice€was€limited€to€two€competing€possibilities€in€all€such€cases€because€the€CI€also€insistedÏupon€an€"òòextensionally€disinterested€standard€of€the€economy€of€scale,óó"€in€order€to€provideÐ v Æ Ðresource€€savings€within€a€more€efficient€and€politically€correct€social€order.€ÌNeither€did€it€bother€her€that€some€within€JI-CC,€herself€included,€didn't€vote,€for€thereÏwere€more€productive€uses€to€be€made€of€time,€and€the€right€to€choose€not€to€vote€also€testifiedÏto€one's€individual€freedom.€€ÌSo€motivated,€she€set€out€to€visit€the€Physical€Conditioning€rather€than€the€Civic€Affair'sÏvenue,€this€customary€choice€always€having€led€to€her€finding€greater€pleasure€at€the€Social€StopÏwhich€would€culminate€her€day.€€ÌOn€her€way,€she€selected€a€music€channel€and€recalled€her€dream€encounter€with€the€manÏwho€sold€homes€in€the€Riverside€area.€He'd€said€that€a€life€with€new€options€gave€life€new€zest,Ïthat€goal-orientation€opened€new€options€and€that€a€new€home€in€Riverside€was€such€a€goal.€He'dÏalso€shown€her€two€such€homes.€Yet€she€felt€somehow€that€in€speaking€with€her€he€wasÏsuggesting€much€more,€and€this€excited€her.€€ÌHe€excited€her,€and€she€just€knew€that€she€excited€him.€€ÌThough€the€marriage€option€was€very€important€to€the€social€welfare,€it€wasn't€final.ñ&ñ€Ð 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ØÑ8€08XXdíXXdí8Ñœñ'ññ*ñ€ñ*ñShe'd›€learned€early€that€individual€growth€sometimes€required€directional€change€if€oneÏwas€to€achieve€an€even€higher€social€purpose.€Perhaps€she€was€close€to€such€a€change.ÏEverything€led€to€it.€It€was€amazing€that€when€she€made€the€right€choices€the€CI€rewarded€her,Ïand€she,€unlike€Jaime,€attuned€to€that€intelligence.€€ÌEntering€the€building,€she€recognized€most€of€the€people€there€and,€fleetingly,€that€she'dÏbecome€close€with€none€of€them.€It€was€hard€to€become€close€when€all€employees€were€on€aÏstaggered€sequence€of€"off"€days,€and,€besides,€her€being€close€to€Jaime€had€only€brought€herÏtrouble.€Again,€once€allowances€were€made€for€the€freedom€of€the€individual€to€screw€up€hisÏown€life,€the€CI€did€have€it€right.€€ÌWhile€calling€up€her€profile€for€her€regimen,€she€recognized€the€very€salesman€she'd€metÏthe€night€before.€Sally,€was€now€a€very€confident€and€morally€attuned€young€lady.€SheÏremembered€the€appropriate€words€from€school.€The€CI€had€said€that€"òòNew€chances€to€choose"óó€Ð ”/  Ðinevitably€will€occur€ð ðòòfor€those€right€with€society;€for€they€will€occur€as€if€fortuitous,€as€if€fate,Ð   Ðitself,€had€intervenedóó."€Ð n  ÐShe€pranced€over€to€the€man.€"Hi,€I€know€you,€and€you€ò òdon'tó ó€work€at€JI-CC."€Ð [ö  Ð"Whoa!"€the€man€replied.€"I€know€you,€too,€and€you€ò òinvitedó ó€me€here."€Ð Kæ  ÐSally€blushed.€"Sometimes,"€she€off-handedly€disclaimed,€"I€don't€know€what's€dreamÏand€what's€not.€They're€both€so€real."€€Ì"Then€meet€me€at€the€Social€Stop€later.€We€can€do€a€double,"€he€suggested.€€Ì"All€right,"€she€agreed,€"but€first€things€first.€I'll€meet€you€at€the€cafeteria...€later."€ÌSally€returned€to€the€Regimen€Indicator€to€run€her€schedule,€then€went€to€her€first€listedÏworkout€station.€€ÌThe€finished€printout€consisted€of€five€columns,€"Heart€Rate,"€"Heart€Torque,"Ï"Duration,"€"Rest€interval,"€and€"Rep€#,"€all€with€target€values€and€space€for€measured€values€toÏbe€monitored,€collated,€and€input€automatically€at€each€work€station.€ÌShe€entered€the€form€then€got€on€the€machine.€Immediately,€the€screen€showed€her€heartÏrate€to€be€at€118€with€a€target€of€120,€its€occurring€to€her€that€she'd€not€have€to€work€very€hard€atÏall.ÌThroughout€her€session,€Sally€couldn't€get€the€man€or€his€business€off€her€mind.€BothÏassuredly€excited€her,€though€she€certainly€couldn't€recall€inviting€him.€Yet,€he€was€here,€andÏthis€fueled€her€desire€for€him.€He€was€the€embodiment€of€her€dreams,€and€she€was€right€with€theÏCI.€Let€Jaime€find€his€own€way!€She'd€outgrown€him!€€ÌAfter€lunch,€Sally€and€the€man€behind€her€walked€toward€a€very€large€inner€room.ÌFrom€behind,€the€man€watched€Sally's€liquid€body€draw€up€tautly€when€they€reached€aÏdoor.€"Since€€ò òyouó ó€invited€me,€ò òyouó ó€must€play€the€good€hostess,"€he€said€with€heightenedÐ å%€" Ðexpectations.€Ì"Since€I'm€a€ò òveryó ó€good€hostess,€I'll€take€your€word€that€I€invited€you€in€the€first€place,"Ð Â']!$ ÐSally€replied.€ÌImpulsively,€she€grabbed€his€hand,€then€recoiled.€"But€let's€not€spoil€it."€€ÌThe€room€was€central€both€to€the€Physical€Conditioning€and€Civic€Affairs€venues,€itsÏappearing€even€more€spacious€than€the€contiguously€surrounding€outer€rooms€because,€though€ofÏless€horizontal€space,€it€lay€directly€under€the€vertical€apex€of€a€radically€vaulted€domed€roofÏwhich€covered€the€whole.€€Ð S-î&* ÐShe€escorted€the€man€to€the€central€controller,€affectionately,€if€not€always€accurately,Ïcalled€"a€mixer."€ÌAfter€presenting€their€cards€there,€they€went€to€their€assigned€companion€bed€sets.€ÌPreviously€she'd€used€a€single,€except€when€Jaime€had€visited,€though€she€couldn'tÏdistinctly€remember€the€last€time€he€had.€She€had€to€admit€that€circumstances€now€made€herÏpresent€expectation€even€more€zestful,€and€she€silently€thanked€the€CI€for€such€a€great€world.€€ÌShe€lay€down€and€could€see€the€man€do€the€same.€Each€faced€the€other€in€that€cavernousÏroom,€oblivious€to€all€but€the€image€of€the€other€and€their€exquisitely€pending€union.€ÌThey€put€on€their€headsets€almost€as€one,€then€rushed€pell€mell€without€awareness€pastÏthe€otherwise-obligatory€oblivion€of€stage€four€€sleep,€to€"awaken"€within€what€mankind€calledÏ"dream,"€that€consciousness-mimicking€psychic€state€which€exists€on€the€cusp€of€Stages€two€andÏthree€within€sleep.ÌThere,€their€eyelids€trembled,€and€soon€their€bodies€writhed€and€lurched€in€sympatheticÏresponse€to€and€within€that€which€defies€all€consistent€distinction€between€appearance€andÏreality€and€objective€and€subjective€experience.€Yet,€resolving€such€questions€concerned€neitherÏof€these€moral€citizens,€not€then€in€unconscious€awareness€or€earlier€in€the€conscious€form.€€ÌSally,€however,€consciously€would€recall€that€sex€never€had€been€so€good.€She€faithfullyÏhad€been€unfaithful,€and€would€look€forward€to€more€such€encounters.€Bonding€with€menÏoutside€matrimony€had€much€to€commend€it.€Perhaps€she'd€even€try€women.€The€CI€was€herÏultimate€bond,€anyway,€and,€besides,€she'd€already€had€her€allotted€two€children.€€ÌÓ  Óò ò„„„ó óÐ é„ ÐÓÓJaime€also€began€his€day€believing€he€enjoyed€an€affirming€mandate€within€the€CI.€ÌHe€took€the€faster€tractor€lane€to€work,€leaving€the€driving€to€OMNI-controlledÏmachinery€and€immersing€himself€in€the€CI's€self-improvement€discs.€€ÌAt€work,€he€marveled€at€the€uncanny€relevance€of€the€new€ticker€message€displayed€inÏhis€classroom,€the€moving€message€reading:€"òòKnowledge€without€Dedication€is€an€End€without€aÐ ‰$ ÐMeans...€An€End€without€a€Means€is€a€Society€without€Citizens...€A€Society€without€Citizens€is€aÏVehicle€without€Guidance...€A€Vehicle€without€Guidance€is€YOUR€Society€without€YOU....óó"€Ð cþ ÐHe€entered€the€testing€facility€at€4:05€p.m.€with€ample€time€for€testing€and€getting€homeÏbefore€seven€o'clock€curfew,€his€confidence€bolstered€by€the€realization€that€time€itself€was€anÏally€when€one€was€right€with€the€Collective€Intelligence.€ÌHe€inserted€his€identity€card.€€ÌOn€line,€he€passed€the€option€for€psychological€consultation€and€with€new€appreciationÏread:€"òòThis€test€represents€the€evolving€Collective€Intelligence€of€all€€mankind.€As€always,€yourÐ ñ$Œ! Ðfreedom€to€choose€to€question€it€is€your€globally€constituted€right.€You€may€do€so€at€any€point€ofÏits€administration.€You€then€will€have€chosen€to€fail€the€test€with€your€ReeducationÏpresumptively€consequent,€though€the€"redress€of€grievances€clause"€of€YOUR€GlobalÏConstitution€permits€you€to€be€heard€by€your€Orbiting€Mensurating€Normative€Intelligence.Ì€ð ðTo€initiate€this,€strike€"END"€at€any€point.€If€you€question€in€error,€or€wish€to€cancel,Ïplease€strike€"ESCAPE"€within€10€seconds€of€the€prompt.€Otherwise,€you€will€have€one€minuteÏto€respond€to€each€of€100€questions.€You€may€choose€to€use€up€to€10€additional€minutes€toÏreview€any€questions€left€unanswered€or€still€in€doubt.€Now€please€press€ððenter.ðð"€ÌóóÝ ƒÿÝÝ  ÝJaime€pressed€the€"enter"€key€and€answered€all€the€questions€without€qualms.€Ð F-á&* ÐAt€the€prompt€permitting€a€final€ten-minute€review,€Jaime€selected€"òòyóó."€Though€he€knewÐ e Ðhe'd€answered€it€correctly,€one€question€particularly€intrigued€him.€ÌHe€scrolled€the€screen,€then€stopped.€ÌHe€again€read€the€following:€Ô‡XœXXXÔ"òòQuestion€#5:Ð , Ç Ðà0 ` àIndicate€the€BEST€inference€from€the€premise€that€because€Ð ` (#` (# Ðà ` àcommunication€requires€as€exact€a€correspondence€as€possible€Ìà ` àbetween€the€meaning€intended€as€understood€by€the€writer€and€Ìà ` àthat€understood€by€the€audience€and€because€words€as€€a€medium€Ìà ` àcondition€to€potentially€diverging€individual€self-interests€of€Ìà ` àsocial€discord...Ô#†X09XXXœ'#ÔÐ ºU  ÐÓ*pì‚X x—X°œX*Óà C àa.€communication€between€two€or€more€individuals€is€delusory€from€the€Ìà C àoutset€and€immoral€in€its€enacted€consequencesÌà C àb.€interpersonal€attempts€to€communicate€should€be€minimal€Ìà C àc.€language€meanings€require€extensionally€standardized€referents€of€Ìà C àindependently€objective€authority€only€Ìà C àd.€language€meanings€should€conform€to€the€extensionally€standardized€Ìà C àreferents€provided€by€the€Collective€Intelligence€of€all€men€as€only€the€Ìà C àOMNI€universally€and€objectively€can€determine€themÌà C àe.€none€of€the€aboveóóÐ ª ÐThe€authoritatively€keyed€answer,€of€course,€was€"òòdóó,"€yet€he€was€troubled.€Ð ü— ÐFirst,€the€ò òclosedó ó-ended€ð ðquestionðð€by€reference€ò òtoó ó€the€keyed€ð ðanswerðð€implied€there€ò òwasó óÐ é„ Ða€means€ò òtoó ó€uncovering€an€essentially€common,€objective€meaning€through€language€even€ò ògivenó óÐ Ùt Ðthe€subjective€ò òdifferencesó ó€otherwise.€€€Ð Éd ÐSecond,€by€inclusion€of€the€words€"ò òBESTó ó€inference,"€the€OMNI/CI€required€him€to€makeÐ ¹T Ða€ò òqualitativeó ó€€judgment€as€ò òtoó ó€those€differences...€do€so€through€an€OMNI€which€proposed€to€be€aÐ ©D Ðò òquantifyingó ó€repository€of€mensurationð"ð€measurementð"ð€as€also€of€the€ð ðCollective€IntelligenceÐ ™4 Ðof€all€mankind....ðð€ÌThird,€and€most€critically,€the€keyed€correct€answer€also€called€into€formative€questionÏthe€OMNI/CI's€logical€legitimacy€ò òtoó ó€be€what€it€claimed€given€that€subjective€humans€themselvesÐ c þ Ðhad€to€have€programmed€its€initial€parameters€in€the€first€instance.€€ÌCould€one€logically€then€accept€either€the€language€or€acts€of€the€OMNI/CI€morally€to€ò òbeó óÐ @"Û Ðauthoritative?€After€all,€the€OMNI€didnððtð"ð€ò òcouldn'tó óð"ð€create€itself€in€its€ò òinitialó ó€parameters€or€asÐ 0#Ë Ðof€its€psycho-sentient€circuitry.€Yes,€both€ò òdidó ó€require€the...€the€ò òformativelyó ó€prior€authority€ò òofÐ  $»  Ðó ósentient,€thinking,€and€language-using€human€sources....Ð %«! ÐWhat€ò òwereó ó€its€physical€and€parametric€constraints€and€by€what€logical€method,€randomÐ ý%˜" Ðor€directed,€could€they€produce€a€morally€prescriptive€result?€Why€ò òwasn'tó ó€this€addressed€withinÐ í&ˆ # Ðhis€own€education?€Wasn't€this€knowledge€morally€also€to€be€required€preconditionally€ò òtoó ó€theÐ Ý'x!$ Ðagreement€ò òofó ó€all€citizens?€Could€ò òalló ó€citizens€really€be€equal€and€free€ò ògivenó ó€such€ignorance?€€Ð Í(h"% ÐJaime's€time€expired,€and€the€machine€indicated€he'd€passed.€Yet,€still€pensive,€heÏlingered,€most€other€test€takers€by€now€having€left.€€ÌThe€questions€continued.€Wasn't€the€judgment€of€"pass"€or€"fail"€itself€contingent€uponÏthe€judgment€of€"right"€from€"wrong,"€and€weren't€"right"€and€"wrong"€themselves€the...€theÏò òqualitativeó ó€value€judgments€of€logically€ultimate€assignment€to€someone...€someone€ò òhumanó ó?€Ð q- '* ÐWas€he€really€equal€with€ò òthemó ó?€Was€he€ò òreallyó ó€ð ðfree?ðð€€œ