“Mr. Wilson, you are not supposed to know.”
Page 5In case anyone should ever find this letter, I would like it to serve as an appeal to mankind to never create a device more powerful than humankind, as it will only result in the destruction of all life, instead of serving it.
My father understood the technology of Arti-mind better than anybody did because he helped develop it. In other words, my father and I were the only ones who knew this whole story and what really went wrong.
Humans cannot deal with things that operate on such a level.
This is my message and the purpose of this letter, which is the last communication from the human species.
Now you can take the correct actions in the future.
[Signed]
Freddy Ivanov
The last human on Arcturus
Mike Wilson’s hand s shook as he held the letter. He was totally shocked by this data, which had hit him like a shot in the face.
The message had been found in a small metal container in space, a time capsule that had been orbiting the sun for more than 800 years, per the computer’s analysis. Its origin was unknown, and it had no destination. It had been a coincident that the observer ship from this space platform over Earth had spotted it and picked it up.
Mike went away in a dreamy state and walked over to the window with his favorite view, because it was the only one from which one could see Earth clearly.
He looked out over a world in darkness and there it was: planet Earth - “The Blue Diamond”. He had not been down there for more than ten years.
The message had come from another planet in another solar system. Mike was in a state of wonder.
His thoughts went faster than he had ever experienced before.
Suddenly he froze with fear.
My god …
I can see it …
It is repeating…
Earth is in great danger…
Mike came back from his dream-state, turned around, and realized that the other seven members of his crew - the entire staff of the space platform - were standing behind him, waiting. They stared at him sternly, all silent and still.
Mike looked at them as if he had never seen them before … and then he realized who they really were.
Then the one closest said very calmly and clearly:
“Mr. Wilson, you are not supposed to know”.