The idea of dissolving into individual
parts had always fascinated him. This longing for the great
void that would finally free him from everything. Matter and
non-matter as a context. He believed in the independent
existence of the universe, and the universe would always be
there to incorporate his molecules, atoms, whatever – his
ribonucleic acids – to create something new for a moment.
However, the ensuing time trap multiplied earlier weaknesses to
an ever increasing extent, and vigour as a means to achieve an
end had become alien to him long ago. Still, he loved beaming.
The void in himself connected with the void of the world.
Redemption. Floating freely without being. It seemed like he
has found the measure of all things. However, as infinity
started grappling with finiteness, he was thrown back into the
narrow boundaries of matter.
Text excerpt > Part 1
Ursula Hentschlaeger
Ken Takki
Novel, 2001
SF-Short story in four parts
Ken Takki is an interstellar controller.
He lands on K54, a civilisation development station, to audit
irregularities in the station's Rumad accounts. The Rumad is a
complex automated clearing system under which social skills and
real work are remunerated. Ken Takki is faced with two problems:
en route, he got unfortunately caught in a time trap, and
moreover, he is a friend of the persons he is to audit and thus
actually biased.
Vienna: Medienwerkstatt 1997
