Legend tells of a whimsical land
called Ur that was formed in a dream shared by eleven sleeping Giants. It was
full of funny creatures called Glitchen who did all manner of ridiculous
things. They mined and cooked, blended and petted, jumped and splanked, all in
the name of fun and imagination. They played for a good long while and wanted
to believe that their fun would never end.
But then one day the Giants
began to wake up.
As we all know time passes much
slower for the dreamee than it does for the dreamer, so as the Giants awoke it
was not a sudden and shocking ending of the world; instead the Glitchen were
aware of what was happening and they knew they didn’t have much time left.
The day the first trembles were
felt was a day of great mourning. Some Glitchen were angry, some begged for
more time and some denied that anything was happening at all. They reasoned
that the world still existed, so what evidence was there that the Giants were
waking up at all?
In the end no manner of
bargaining or begging could change the fate of Ur, however. The Giants did stir
from their sleep and on the last day there was a great celebration. It was a
party to end all parties since technically it was the end of all parties.
Glitchen shared food and drinks; danced in their favorite places and made
whatever peace they could with a situation they could neither control nor fully
understand.
On that last day the Giants
spoke into the minds and hearts of all the Glitchen for the Giants loved their
creations, but knew the Glitchen could not exist in a dream world without the
dreamers. Some of the Giants offered words of kindness; some, words of regret;
while other reminded the Glitchen to be strong and rejoice for the time they
had been given. When the end approached there were many hugs, kisses and
tearful goodbyes but everyone was anxious to know what would happen next. As
the last Giant opened its eyes the entire world held its breath and then... it
was all just gone.
But then something altogether
unexpected happened. In the midst of the crying and praying, just as existence
was blinking out for the inhabitants of Ur, somewhere in Groddle Forest a Glitch
sat up and opened its eyes for the first time.
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