THE PANAMANIAN RUNNING MAN
L'HOMME COUREUR PANAMÉEN
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80 20’N, 780 W – TRINIDAD, CARIBBEAN SEA - MER DES CARAÏBES
Trinidad est une petite île coloniale, large de seulement 120 kilomètres et d’une superficie de 3 080 kilomètres carrés, située au large de la côte nord-ouest du Venezuela, en Amérique du Sud. La population est aujourd’hui d’environ 1,5 million d’habitants, contre 850 000 dans les années 60, ce qui est proportionnellement analogue à la population du Royaume-Uni au 1/70e, d’où proviennent de nombreuses coutumes de Trinidad et de son île sœur, Tobago. Leurs tribunaux fonctionnent de manière si similaire que les affaires sont rapportées dans les rapports juridiques hebdomadaires du journal The London Times, qui est rapidement devenu une référence mondiale. L’ironie est l’inversion des rôles entre l’import-export de connaissances.
« Salut Marjorie, je suis fasciné par ton homme qui court et je me demandais s’il y avait d’autres images. Cordialement, Sam »
Marjorie
regarda, perplexe, tandis qu'elle lui tendait une canette. Sam ouvrit le couvercle de sa canette en même temps que Marjorie. Ils inclinèrent tous les deux la tête en arrière et prirent une grande gorgée. Ahhhh, et voulurent roter instinctivement, mais s'arrêtèrent et se regardèrent maladroitement ; puis tous deux rirent. Il regarda la photo sur la canette avec intérêt, puis les traits époustouflants de son hôte. Sam, qui se tenait maintenant à côté d’elle, détourna les yeux de son haut en dentelle. Le coureur était un Caucasien bien bronzé portant un survêtement argenté moulant. Il semblait mesurer environ un mètre soixante-dix et était superbement tonique. « Est-ce qu’il y avait quelqu’un avec toi ? »
80 20’N, 780 W – TRINIDAD, CARIBBEAN SEA
Trinidad is a small colonial island, just one hundred and twenty kilometres wide and 3,080 square kilometres in area, lying off the north west coast of
Venezuela, South America. The population is roughly 1.5 million today from 850,000 in the sixties which is proportionally analogous to the United Kingdom at 1/70th ratio, where many of
Trinidad’s customs and its sister island, Tobago, stem from. Their courts operate in such similar fashion that cases are reported in The London Times newspapers’ weekly law reports, soon after to become authorities around the world. The irony is the knowledge import-export role reversal.
“Thanks Joe. I’ll do that.”
Sam had his feet up on the desk, at the time of the call lazily gazing out of an open window, appreciating the fresh onshore sea breeze, as it wafted heavenly scents of the season to tease his senses. He tilted his straw sun hat back. He was wearing a tan short sleeved sport shirt and light coloured trousers, perfectly suited to the
increasingly hot climate. Sam knew that the report must be a hoax, but what a scoop if it turned out to be even partially true.
“Hi Marjorie, I’m fascinated by your running man and wondered if there was more footage. Regards, Sam”
“Miss Boyle, Miss Boyle.”
The front door opened wider. The reporter knocked again harder looking back up the path. “Anyone home?”
As he turned back toward the door he met the gaze of a beautiful tanned blonde standing in the doorway. She was about 5’ 10” and of athletic build. She was wearing a tight white lace shirt, unsupported, and off-white denim shorts, which complemented her figure perfectly. For a moment he was speechless. He’d expected something different. Backpackers were usually crusty intellectual,
creatures.
Marjorie Boyle stood in the doorway smiling. She knew she had this effect on men. Pity they all turned out to be simpletons after a good time – at least the ones she’d come across to now.
“What kept you? Fancy a cold one?”
“I’m Sam Hollis.”
“Yes.” She said, “I know who you are Mr Hollis.”
“Call me Sam Miss Boyle.”
“Call me Maj, Sam.”
Sam enjoyed the repartee as much as Marjorie. “Where’s your accent from?” said Sam.
Marjorie spoke in British tones with a hint of colonial Africa.
“Fools everyone. I’m from New Zealand. I just travel a lot.”
She led Sam into her kitchen and opened the refrigerator, looking over a few cans on the middle shelf. She’d forgotten it was shopping time. Sam spotted the problem, between admiring the curves of her denim shorts.
“Oh, anything you’ve got.”
“That’s lucky.” She handed him a Solar Tonic™ – a new health drink sensation from the mainland, but Sam wouldn’t know about that.
“Hey, I’ve been meaning to try one of these.”
Marjorie looked on mystified as she handed across a can. Sam cracked the lid on his can at the same time as Marjorie. They both tilted the heads back and took a big gulp. Ahhhh, and went to belch instinctively, but stopped themselves and looked at each other awkwardly; then both laughed.
“Strewth,” said Sam, affecting an Australian accent, “that’s bloody nice.”
He looked at the picture on the can interestedly, then at the stunning features of his host.
Marjorie beckoned Sam to follow her to her study where she had a 32” LCD screen running a sweeping planet saver program. He followed, mesmerized by her shorts. She bent over her desk and moved a mouse to reveal several files in a folder called ‘Panama Holiday,’ then opened the middle one.
“This is the one you’ll be interested in.” Marjorie played it full screen.
Sam, who was now standing beside her, dragged his eyes away from her lace top. The runner was a well tanned Caucasian wearing a tight silver track suit. He looked to be about five feet ten inches tall and superbly toned.
“Christ,” blurted Sam, almost spraying the screen with Tonic. “That’s really moving.”
The clarity was several times that on the web, it made a heap of difference to the perception of speed. Sam turned to Marjorie mouth agape. Marjorie gave a knowing smile back.
“I know,” she said “it’s unbelievable, that’s why I had to film it.”
“Was anyone with you?”
“No. I’d wandered off that morning, to powder my nose. I went to Panama with a friend. You’ll see her on the camera before and after the runner." Marjorie handed Sam her phone. "Check the time of creation of the files.”
Sam was already on to that. “Hey, nice phone.”
He scrolled through the saved images, admiring the metallic pearl finish on the mobile and oyster shell undulating pattern. The dates checked out and Marjorie was indeed with a very attractive looking brunette. He looked up at her.
“Can you meet my friend?” she said. “Yes of course you can.”
“Thanks Maj, perhaps I should take up hiking.”
He played the clip a couple more times, noting the change in pace of the athlete as he breezed up to 30 miles and hour to jump over a mound. He seemed to take it all in his stride.
“Wish this guy was in our running club. He’d wipe the floor with Usain Bolt’s record.”
Usain Bolt was a six foot tall
Jamaican who set a new world record of 9.58 seconds over 100 metres at the 2009 Berlin Olympic Games.”
"Well folks, it looks like someone’s gone and built the perfect man!"
The BBC's Jill Bird, commented: "For my money, that's got to be the world's fastest man."
Little did they know how close to the truth they were?
Marjorie was inundated with enquiries for her film clip and eventually sold the exclusive rights to a documentary film company for an undisclosed sum, after which other media companies left her alone, but not Sam.
PROLOGUE INNER CIRCLE OF SIX - Nazi funded medical human research laboratories Joseph Mengele's Fourth Reich escape to Brazil reserve plan. CHAPTER 1. THE POISON ASP - The Queen of the Nile takes her own life with an Egyptian cobra in a suicide pact with Mark Antony CHAPTER 2. WRATH OF THE GODS - The destruction of Thonis and Alexandria in 365 AD, a tsunami sinks the ancient city port CHAPTER 3. NEW WORLD ORDER - A plan by Neuwelt Rittertum knights to regenerate Aryan supremacy without a war CHAPTER 4. CYBERCORE GENETICA - Nano computer technology is purchased at an auction by a Neuwelt Rittertum knights CHAPTER 5. INCUBUS - Roberta Ferrara secures the expertise of Franco Francisco for knights of the New World Order: Neuwelt Rittertum CHAPTER 6. SPLICE - Klaus and Eva von Kolreuter find a way to live forever using cloning technology; Genonimo Investments, Geneva CHAPTER 7. TREMORS - Cleopatra's tomb lay lost for centuries. Until a shift in the tectonic plates triggered a tremor off the coast of Alexandria CHAPTER 8. PANAMANIAN RUNNING MAN - Alexis Luther is clocked on a Panamanian beach, as the world's fastest human runner CHAPTER 9. THE AMAZON - John and Dan wend their way up the river to Manaus, to meet Charley Temple and Jack Mason, CIA CHAPTER 10. TOMB RAIDERS - Safiya Sabuka and Musa Bomani dive among sifting sands to discover precious artifacts and golden treasures. CHAPTER 11. SCOTLAND YARD - Corrupt police Chief Constable Harold Holland plans to cover up theft of DNA database with MP Nick Johnson CHAPTER 12. OPERATION ALEXANDRIA - Neo-Nazi occultists recover Cleopatra's sarcophagus from underwater tomb near Palace CHAPTER 13. KIDNAPPED - Charley Temple is captured by Neuwelt Rittertum guards while breaking into their laboratory near Manaus CHAPTER 14. UNESCO - Catholic Church fear grave desecration heritage theft, asks agencies for help. Interpol issue Red Notice CHAPTER 15. REINCARNATION - Neuwelt Rittertum clone Cleopatra in Francisco's RepliVator™, uploading synapse sequence and implanted memories CHAPTER 16. FULL STEAM AHEAD - Storm speeds to Thonis, then uses the Swann's AI sensors and the Ark database to find tomb has been plundered CHAPTER 17. RITUAL SACRIFICE - The Baron prepares a drugged Cleopatra for ceremonial unification with her royal bloodline CHAPTER 18. SANCTUM INTERRUPTUS - John finds secret Neuwelt hideout near Alexandria, disturbs ritual - rescues Cleopatra, arresting conspirators CHAPTER 19. THE CHOSEN ONE - The reincarnated Cleopatra falls for her rescuer. John falls under the magic spell of the reincarnated Nile Queen CHAPTER 20. MILITARY INTERVENTION - The military detain Cleopatra to appease stakeholders, despite media & medical protests. Storm distraught CHAPTER 21. DÉJÀ VU - History repeats itself, military lock up technology as gross violation of human rights, John left disillusioned: FINALE FOR NOW
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GRAPHIC BRIEF - SUGGESTED LAYOUTS/ FORMAT
CHAPTER 1. THE POISON ASP - Overwhelmed by grief, Cleopatra poisons herself with a cobra bite in her mausoleum CHAPTER 2. WRATH OF THE GODS - The destruction of Thonis and Alexandria CHAPTER 3. NEW WORLD ORDER - A Neo-Nazi plan to regenerate Aryan supremacy CHAPTER 4. CYBERCORE GENETICA - Nano computer technology is purchased at an auction by a religious sect CHAPTER 5. INCUBUS - Franco Francisco accepts offer of employment from Roberta Ferrara CHAPTER 6. SPLICE - Klaus von Kolreuter perfects a method of gene manipulation CHAPTER 7. TREMORS - Cleopatra's tomb lay lost for centuries, until shift in the tectonic plates trigger tremor off the coast of Alexandria CHAPTER 8. PANAMANIAN RUNNING MAN - Marjorie Boyle videos exceptionally fast athlete, Sam Hollis investigates CHAPTER 9. AMAZON QUEEN - Elizabeth Swann navigating river and docking at Manaus CHAPTER 10. TOMB RAIDERS - Safiya Sabuka and Musa Bomani dive among sifting sands to discover precious artifacts and golden treasures CHAPTER 11. SCOTLAND YARD - London's secure DNA database is stolen CHAPTER 12. OPERATION ALEXANDRIA - Neo-Nazi occultists recover Cleopatra's sarcophagus from underwater tomb near Palace CHAPTER 13. KIDNAPPED - Charley is taken prisoner, John, Dan and CIA rescue her CHAPTER 14. UNESCO - Catholic Church fear grave desecration heritage theft, asks agencies for help. Interpol issue Red Notice CHAPTER 15. REPLICANT - The Society reproduce Cleopatra using Francisco's RepliVator™, uploading synapse sequence, implanted memories CHAPTER 16. FULL STEAM AHEAD - To Thonis, then uses the Swann's AI sensors and the Ark database to find tomb has been plundered CHAPTER 17. RITUAL SACRIFICE - The Baron prepares a drugged Cleopatra for ceremonial impregnation CHAPTER 18. SANCTUM INTERRUPTUS - John finds Nazi hideout near Alexandria, disturbs ritual - rescues Cleopatra, arresting conspirators CHAPTER 19. THE CHOSEN ONE - The reincarnated Cleopatra falls for her rescuer. John comes under her spell, despite her being a replicant CHAPTER 20. MILITARY INTERVENTION - Military detain Cleopatra for stakeholders, despite media & medical protests. Storm distraught CHAPTER 21. DÉJÀ VU - History repeats itself, military lock up technology as gross violation of human rights, John left disillusioned
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