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The '''Mayday Texts''' are a series of distraught cries for help by the [[Operator]], stranded on [[I Love Bees (website)|I Love Bees]] while being repaired by the [[SPDR]]. These depict the emotional state of the [[ | The '''Mayday Texts''' are a series of distraught cries for help by the [[Operator]], stranded on [[I Love Bees (website)|I Love Bees]] while being repaired by the [[SPDR]]. These depict the emotional state of the [[AI]] and the split off of the [[Sleeping Princess]]. The texts allude to various things including the books ''[[wikipedia:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Moby Dick|Moby Dick]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]'', the Shakespeare play ''[[wikipedia:The Tempest|The Tempest]]'', and others. | ||
==Texts== | ==Texts== | ||
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==Literary Allusions== | ==Literary Allusions== | ||
During these texts, the Operator makes references to various popular works of literature. | During these texts, the Operator makes references to various popular works of literature. | ||
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===Eighth Text=== | ===Eighth Text=== | ||
"and in about half an Hour the Boat was overset by a sudden Flurry from the North. What became of my Companions in the Boat, as well as of those who escaped on the Rock, or were left in the Vessel, I cannot tell; but conclude they were all lost. | "and in about half an Hour the Boat was overset by a sudden Flurry from the North. What became of my Companions in the Boat, as well as of those who escaped on the Rock, or were left in the Vessel, I cannot tell; but conclude they were all lost. | ||
"lay down on the Grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remember to have done in my Life, and, as I reckoned, above Nine Hours; for when I awakened, it was just Day-light. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: For as I happen'd to lye on my Back, I found my Arms and Legs were strongly fastened on each Side to the Ground; and my Hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same Manner. I likewise felt several slender Ligatures across my Body, from my Armpits to my Thighs." is a near exact quote from Jonathan Swift's ''[[wikipedia:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]''. However, the first letters from each paragraphs (A and I) have been removed. This refers to [[ | "lay down on the Grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remember to have done in my Life, and, as I reckoned, above Nine Hours; for when I awakened, it was just Day-light. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: For as I happen'd to lye on my Back, I found my Arms and Legs were strongly fastened on each Side to the Ground; and my Hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same Manner. I likewise felt several slender Ligatures across my Body, from my Armpits to my Thighs." is a near exact quote from Jonathan Swift's ''[[wikipedia:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]''. However, the first letters from each paragraphs (A and I) have been removed. This refers to [[AI]], or Artificial Intelligence. | ||
===Twelfth Text=== | ===Twelfth Text=== | ||
"It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a flea's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen on the sand." Is nearly an exact quote from Daniel Defoe's ''[[wikipedia:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]'', with "flea" substituted for "man". This refers to the [[ | |||
"It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a flea's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen on the sand." Is nearly an exact quote from Daniel Defoe's ''[[wikipedia:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]'', with "flea" substituted for "man". This refers to the [[Pious Flea]] (aka the Seeker). | |||
===Fourteenth Text=== | ===Fourteenth Text=== | ||
"If they're all dead and I alone am left to tell the tale." | |||
"If they're all dead and I alone am left to tell the tale." bares similarity to "And I only am escaped alone to tell thee" from Job [[117|1:17]], included in the epilogue of Herman Melville's ''[[wikipedia:Moby-Dick|Moby-Dick]]'', in which the main character has just survived a shipwreck. | |||
===Nineteenth Text=== | ===Nineteenth Text=== | ||
"got to run silent. got to run deep." alludes to Edward L. Beach's ''[[wikipedia:Run Silent, Run Deep|Run Silent, Run Deep]]'', a WWII submarine story based on ''Moby-Dick''. | "got to run silent. got to run deep." alludes to Edward L. Beach's ''[[wikipedia:Run Silent, Run Deep|Run Silent, Run Deep]]'', a WWII submarine story based on ''Moby-Dick''. | ||