Manes?” Presley repeated.
“Yeah,” he began to explain. “They are a group of evil spirits that dwell here. They can manifest themselves into different forms, often evolving into our greatest fears, like the tornadoes. We aren’t sure exactly what they want from us. All we know is that within the walls of this small town we are safe. There are a lot of mysteries about this place, this planet, its past.”
“This is all a little farfetched for me, spirits, and planets. I don’t know,” Presley shook her head.
“Why? Spirits are accepted on Earth. So, no other planets can have spirits, only on Earth?” he asked.
“Well, I don’t know. Just thinking about another planet is strange,” she said, flustered. Jesse looked at Presley and gave her a gentle smile.
“But there are other planets. Do you know how many galaxies there are?” he charmingly asked.
“No,” replied Presley.
“Okay, let me try to put this into perspective for you. In the galaxy that we come from, the Milky Way, there are well over 100 billion stars. Again, just in our galaxy alone! And in the universe there are over 50 billion galaxies. Our sun provides life. Without it nobody would be alive. The planet that we are on is much like Earth, obviously it has a sun, but the difference, for some reason, is that this planet has a much stronger magnetic force. Thoughts are retrieved by the universe faster on this planet than on Earth. And this world is more matured-more evolved. It’s so much more beautiful, from the trees and flowers to the animals."
“I’m not trying to be difficult, but what does all this mean?” Presley said as she was trying to keep up with the conversation.
“It means that there are forces that are here and beyond. We may not understand them all, but they are present whether you believe in them or not. They are bigger than our minds could ever comprehend. I mean, trying to figure all of this out would be the equivalent of an ant trying to figure out what we are, or what we look like, or how we work together to build a house,” he laughed. “Impossible. They cannot begin to fathom who we are or how we do anything. They do not have the brain capacity, nor do we-I mean to understand spirits or the cosmos. So, just accept the notion that there are mysteries that we will never comprehend, because we lack the brain power to do so,” he said.
“So then you are saying that I am on a different planet?” Presley questioned.
“Different planet and different galaxy, but the same universe,” added Paulette.
“Isn’t there only one universe?” asked Presley.
“No,” he smiled. “There are many universes.”
“Okay. Never heard that before. So, how did we get to be here to this—uh, different planet?” Presley asked still confused.
“Our theory is that you, I, and everyone here from Earth have ventured through a worm hole of some sort— one that is much faster than the speed of light, and you ended up here, like we all did,” Jesse explained.
“How do you know all of this?” Presley asked.
“We have a book that was left for us here in this town. Though much of the book is scripted in code, which makes most of it impossible to translate, there are some entries that we feel were intended for us to understand. Through the illustrations we are able to view our world and our universe much differently. The book must have been written by several authors, but the one who presents himself many times throughout the book is Manna. If you two have any hopes of getting home then we must find him. That is, if he’s even still alive,” he explained.
“If you’ve never seen him then how do you know where he is?” asked Presley.
“The Book of Codes has several maps. Some, I believe, were intended to help lead us to him. If we decide to track him down, it will take us a while to get prepared,” Jesse stood up to leave. “Girls, get some sleep. I’ll see you in the morning,” Jesse picked up Presley’s hand
“Yeah,” he began to explain. “They are a group of evil spirits that dwell here. They can manifest themselves into different forms, often evolving into our greatest fears, like the tornadoes. We aren’t sure exactly what they want from us. All we know is that within the walls of this small town we are safe. There are a lot of mysteries about this place, this planet, its past.”
“This is all a little farfetched for me, spirits, and planets. I don’t know,” Presley shook her head.
“Why? Spirits are accepted on Earth. So, no other planets can have spirits, only on Earth?” he asked.
“Well, I don’t know. Just thinking about another planet is strange,” she said, flustered. Jesse looked at Presley and gave her a gentle smile.
“But there are other planets. Do you know how many galaxies there are?” he charmingly asked.
“No,” replied Presley.
“Okay, let me try to put this into perspective for you. In the galaxy that we come from, the Milky Way, there are well over 100 billion stars. Again, just in our galaxy alone! And in the universe there are over 50 billion galaxies. Our sun provides life. Without it nobody would be alive. The planet that we are on is much like Earth, obviously it has a sun, but the difference, for some reason, is that this planet has a much stronger magnetic force. Thoughts are retrieved by the universe faster on this planet than on Earth. And this world is more matured-more evolved. It’s so much more beautiful, from the trees and flowers to the animals."
“I’m not trying to be difficult, but what does all this mean?” Presley said as she was trying to keep up with the conversation.
“It means that there are forces that are here and beyond. We may not understand them all, but they are present whether you believe in them or not. They are bigger than our minds could ever comprehend. I mean, trying to figure all of this out would be the equivalent of an ant trying to figure out what we are, or what we look like, or how we work together to build a house,” he laughed. “Impossible. They cannot begin to fathom who we are or how we do anything. They do not have the brain capacity, nor do we-I mean to understand spirits or the cosmos. So, just accept the notion that there are mysteries that we will never comprehend, because we lack the brain power to do so,” he said.
“So then you are saying that I am on a different planet?” Presley questioned.
“Different planet and different galaxy, but the same universe,” added Paulette.
“Isn’t there only one universe?” asked Presley.
“No,” he smiled. “There are many universes.”
“Okay. Never heard that before. So, how did we get to be here to this—uh, different planet?” Presley asked still confused.
“Our theory is that you, I, and everyone here from Earth have ventured through a worm hole of some sort— one that is much faster than the speed of light, and you ended up here, like we all did,” Jesse explained.
“How do you know all of this?” Presley asked.
“We have a book that was left for us here in this town. Though much of the book is scripted in code, which makes most of it impossible to translate, there are some entries that we feel were intended for us to understand. Through the illustrations we are able to view our world and our universe much differently. The book must have been written by several authors, but the one who presents himself many times throughout the book is Manna. If you two have any hopes of getting home then we must find him. That is, if he’s even still alive,” he explained.
“If you’ve never seen him then how do you know where he is?” asked Presley.
“The Book of Codes has several maps. Some, I believe, were intended to help lead us to him. If we decide to track him down, it will take us a while to get prepared,” Jesse stood up to leave. “Girls, get some sleep. I’ll see you in the morning,” Jesse picked up Presley’s hand
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