{"id":110,"date":"2013-04-18T14:16:47","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T14:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/?p=110"},"modified":"2013-04-19T15:11:10","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T15:11:10","slug":"the-final-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/?p=110","title":{"rendered":"The Final Countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"113\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/?attachment_id=113\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1864\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1864\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sokal4site\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C218\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C510\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\" wp-image-113 alignnone\" alt=\"sokal4site\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site.jpg?resize=356%2C260\" width=\"356\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C218 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C746 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C559 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1118 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1491 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C510 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?w=1400 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4site-scaled.jpg?w=2100 2100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">Petrie wiped their mandible.<\/p>\n<h2 lang=\"en-GB\"><em>Report of Preliminary Archaeological Survey of Sokar IV<\/em><\/h2>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">Planet is solid mass, mainly silicon with high ferrous content. Volcanism evident from cones and numerous igneous deposits. Drift geology indicate past presence of aitchto-o. There are 10 sites of archaeological interest on planet, all originating from Sokar III. Orbital remains have also been recorded, as have a small deposit of a crashed vehicle on the larger of the planet\u2019s 2 satellites. Sites are located at the following planetary co-ordinates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">Cross. Ref. Petrie pasted the sphero locators and wiped their mandible, stretching discomfort in some limbs.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">Dating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">Fortune in absolute dates resultant presence of element 240 in energy sources for planetary \u201cexplorers\u201d (sites SIV- 5-10). Decay (assuming original purity of 240) gives date of ???? Relative dating complexed due to temporal proximity sites. Techno analyses&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">Cross. Ref.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">&#8230; by Rivers based on development of electronics proved of use. 2 symbolic azbuka present on artefacts await decrypt (consist of 26 and 33 symbol). Some progress made by Wheeler&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">Cross. Ref.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">&#8230;on Sokar III. Span of planetary exploration by Sokarans not accessible. Terminus ante quem date ???.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">Petrie wiped their mandible, wondered about Sokarans. Bilateral quadrapeds. Did they like joke?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">Site Descriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">Most site, despite vaporisation decay, indicate simple static probe, some damage on impact, no function. Later (?) probe ambulatory on simple roller bearing system. Why not use limb, skuomorphic to bilateral anatomy?&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">\u2026<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\">.Petrie re-sorted their eye, wiped other mandible, troublesome this quarter&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">&#8230;structure of mobile units indicate search for aitchto-o, possible also organics? Why this matter to bilaterals, given state of Sokar III? Origin mythology? Given decay of data source on Sokar III subsequent to the event, difficult to certainty. Assess&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\">Cross. Ref.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">Sub-Report Wheeler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">Site of latest(?) lander(s). Evidence damage due to sub-event delta. High radiation. Apparent result of bilateraled direct intervention. Single or multiple insertion unclear. Faunal remains indicate 10-12 bilateral biped, given minimum numbers calc. Based on Mays skeletal analysis from Sokar III. Some indication, as elsewhere, of dimorphism. Two species or types?<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\">Bilateral bilaterals? Petrie laugh, wipe mandible&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">As per Mays analysis, possible evidence breeding cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">Site to be referenced <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\"><b>Terminal Enumeration <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">(TE). Analysis of radioactive decay indicate resultant of damage to energy source. Accident\/deliberate? Unclear. Limited faunal preservation indicative of pre-mortem trauma. Sub event delta &#8211; conflict at lander site? Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\">&#8230;sorting eye, Petrie considered; correlative with <span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">THE EVENT<\/span>? Temporal indicators favourable but due to age of sites lacking sufficient precision. Clearly TE must predate <span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">THE EVENT<\/span>, but no hard evidence on chronology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">Sub-report Rivers. <b>THE EVENT<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\">Correlatives of TE with <b>EVENT<\/b> unclear. <b>EVENT<\/b> catastrophic for both bilaterals and other Sokal III organics. Remaining sites and stratigraphy subject to high energy infarct. Surviving azbuka contradictory data on <b>EVENT<\/b>. Clearly conflict, but cause unclear. Stratigraphy indicate heavy environmental damage (organics, climate) predate event by ????<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Conclusions<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8230;Petrie review brief report, wipe mandible. Zeno archaeology always difficult. Aliens always weird, lack sense of humour&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sokal culture typical of type 3 trajectory. Failure to launch. Evidence by datum of <b>EVENT<\/b>, insufficient materiel for cultural escape velocity. Ditto energy sources. Waste on futile activity, much chaos therefore lack resource for outward expansion. Sokal III high gravity not help.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Evidence Sokal IV brief attempts to break planetary boundary. But too small scale for sustained emergence. Failure to launch immediate precedent for the EVENT? Insufficient data. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_114\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114\" data-attachment-id=\"114\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/?attachment_id=114\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4.jpg?fit=563%2C512\" data-orig-size=\"563,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sokal4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4.jpg?fit=300%2C273\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4.jpg?fit=563%2C512\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-114\" alt=\"sokal4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/slightlymuddy.com\/kuriosum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sokal4.jpg?resize=300%2C272\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Blue Planet<\/p><\/div>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Survey of Sokal IV complete, complements data from moon of Sokal III. Further extra planetary survey not required; archive total record of Sokal III and depart.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Petrie wiped their mandible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petrie wiped their mandible. Report of Preliminary Archaeological Survey of Sokar IV Planet is solid mass, mainly silicon with high ferrous content. Volcanism evident from cones and numerous igneous deposits. Drift geology indicate past presence of aitchto-o. 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