
By Jonathan Dunn
Chapter 1: Past and Present
Chapter 2: Predestined Deja Vu
Chapter 3: Zards and Canitaurs
Chapter 4: Onan, Lord of the Past
Chapter 5: The Treeway
Chapter 6: The Fiery Lake
Chapter 7: Down to Nunami
Chapter 8: The Temple of Time
Chapter 9: Mutually Assured Deception
A nameless narrator introduces himself as Jehu, a figure whose very name feels foreign and cold, yet he bears the weight of a world’s forgotten wisdom. The story opens with the discovery of a weather‑worn manuscript, translated from an ancient Latin, and invites listeners into a meditation on how societies repeat their mistakes while cloaking themselves in the illusion of enlightenment.
Through vivid analogies—chasing a bird’s shadow instead of the bird itself—Jehu explores the gap between spiritual truth and its superficial representations. He questions whether an individual can be held accountable for the collective sins of a people, and how ignorance weaves a rope of guilt around humanity. As the first act unfolds, the listener is drawn into a philosophical journey that challenges the boundaries between personal responsibility and the larger currents of history, all while the narrator’s voice beckons us to reflect on the deeper forces shaping our world.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (252K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jonathan Dunn
Release date
2005-08-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

A little-known speculative fiction writer whose best-known work imagines time as a repeating cycle, shaping history, prophecy, and war in unusual ways.
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