Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Shepard



And it came to pass that the organics, and the synthetics, and the universe itself merged into one.
The newly formed one acknowledged a name above all others.
And the one knew itself only as The Shepard.
All that could be known was known.
All that could be done had been done.
After eons upon eons The Shepard had reached the final stage of evolution.
There was only one thing left to do.  

And The Shepard said, "LET THERE BE LIGHT!"
And there was light –

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Apologies to Isaac Asimov for totally ripping off his short story, “The Last Question.”  

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