ReaderPaul

Good chapter.

Justin is right to be cautious about upsetting the proverbial alpplecart. Learning when to apply the MYOB Doctrine (the Mind Your Own Business Doctrine) can be hard to learn. Lots more to enjoy as the story continues, I predict.

I have to admit I don't know much about Australia, but I often enjoy stories from authors who live there. I see a lot of potential and possible directions for the story to go from here. Well done, Wombat Bill.

Oliver is starting to give regular self-respecting pricks a bad name.

Another good chapter.

This is a really good chapter.

Good chapter! Enjoyed it very much.

Love the radio sections of the story. Bit by bit you are adding pieces of puzzles raised thus far.

Okay, R. Eric. I've read some of the lost books of the bible, including the Fragment of the Gospel of Peter. I've read the First and Second book of Adam, one version of The Book of Enoch (I understand there are at least three versions), and some other stuff. But I think a lot of your readers may be proverbially scratching your heads. The Nephilim also appear in the book of Judges, so did the genes reassert themselves, or did more angels mate with humans? Erik's plan to search the vaults of the church at Rome is an interesting one. While I am good with the way the story is developing, there might be too many rabbits for some people. But I have a hunch the action will pick up again, and that will mean fewer rabbits. When I was in college in the late 1960s and early 1970s, we talked about "wild hares" and "wild hairs." To some readers, these will indeed seem like wild rabbits. The physical realities of going back and forth from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemispheres -- I am glad you mentioned that.

I see the potential for possible misunderstandings. I hope I am wrong. But perhaps the guys could help Oliver find a boyfriend.

After some less-than-wonderful days at home, I finally am getting back to reading this story. I look forward to reading more and more.

R. Eric, I see you have already corrected the "Daniel" passages in this story to Joseph. One slight rabbit here-- When Potiphar's wife (using the King James Version [KJV] spelling of Potiphar) wanted Joseph to have sex with her ("Lie with me"), there are some who think that Potiphar was also known as Potipherah, the Priest of the Egyptian god On . Therefore, when when Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphnathpaaneah and assigned him Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On for a wife, according to those scholars, he ended up marrying Mrs. Potophar's daughter! I do not think, personally, that they were the same person. But I could be wrong. Referring to your comment above, having a lot of characters in a story is NOT wrong. Life has a lot of characters in it, and we usually survive.

Wonderful, James! Some of your best yet!

Okay, R. Eric. Good chapter, but if they are using a very similar holy book in Erik and Seth's universe as in ours, it was JOSEPH son of Jacob who told King Pharaoh about the dream of seven years of plenty and seven lean years. Joseph and Daniel BOTH interpreted dreams, but Daniel did it for 4 kings and Joseph for one kin, the baker, and the butler/food & wine taster for Pharaoh. I'm sure that within a few chapters we will learn Markum's part in this is. Since you are doing so well at Biblical references, will you bring in the Apocrypha? The story of Daniel and Susanna and the story of Bel and the Dragon and Daniel and Habakkuk in chapters 13 and 14 of Daniel are fascinating. Those are so-called Apocryphal chapters of the book of Daniel. Were you aware that the Apocrypha was originally translated into English as part of the King James Bible? (You probably did know that, but certain groups of Protestants suppressed the Apocrypha over the next 150 years or so.) Personal near-beef: Please use Lukus more in the story! (And also consider bringing Zeke and Gabe back into an active part of the story again.) And I am wondering who will learn to use magic next-- Thomas, Toby, Seth, or Beau!

Fascinating chapter, R. Eric. I think Bert is still missing a word or two of what you write/talk/whatever from time to time. I have a hunch the we will see more of Martha and Dara before this saga is over. I am not sure why I feel that way. Has Erik thought about healing Toby's ears?

I have enjoyed this story. I hope that sometime in the future a sequel might appear.

Oh, R. Eric, you have some really good stuff in this chapter! Examples: “What are you looking for?” Demetrius asked. “Truth! Answers?” “There may not be any,” Demetrius pointed out. “Maybe not,” I nodded. “I will promise this, we won’t find too many by not looking. I want to know and understand everything...."+ AND -- “People often forget who the Savior was friends with,” I chuckled. “He spent most of his times with tax collectors and lepers. They were below the acceptable line.” Excellent, R. Eric. I like how you work serious stuff into an interesting story.

Hopefully this new temporary crew will have been severely warned by those in charge of the show not to buck against the permanent crew and Edwin.

So Bert is your new speech-to-text program? Interesting chapter. Eric seems to be gaining some measure of control over his abilities.

I have to admit curiosity as to whether any of the crew are connected to the group which chased Edwin at that installation earlier. Either way, it will be a good story. Perhaps Edwin and Hunter and James should quietly ask the crew what other languages each one speaks. There might be a surprise or two.

Most of the ancient world think differently that do many persons today. At that time, rape was considered by most to end virginity. But many persons in today's world realize that virginity is given, not taken.

What a fascinating set of events! i really want to see where this goes from here.

Wow. The possibilities opened by this chapter are endless. Way to go, R. Eric.

Interesting. You know how to keep us guessing, Quokka/Preston.

It has not been established that, once through the rent in the dimensions of space/time, that the block creatures MUST remain within the field here on earth. It has been implied, but not firmly established. The original Mr. Ravishaw must have been very perceptive if he had established that the house and the field generated was acting as a refuge for the block creatures.