[A. The time telepathy experiment]
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THIS IS THE VOICE OF MERLIN. LISTEN WELL,
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FOR IT CONCERNS YOU. THIS CHRONICLE COMMENCES IN THE YEAR 2084 A.D.
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MANKIND HAS VIRTUALLY DESTROYED ITSELF.
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IT'S SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON 'THE FINAL EXPERIMENT'.
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SCIENTISTS FROM THE 21ST CENTURY HAVE DEVELOPED
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A NEW COMPUTERPROGRAM CALLED 'TIME TELEPATHY'.
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BY USING THIS TECHNIQUE THEY HAVE SENT VISIONS OF HUMANITIES'
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DECLINE BACK IN TIME. THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE MIND
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OF A BLIND MINSTREL WHO LIVES IN 6TH CENTURY GREAT BRITAIN. HIS NAME ....
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IS 'AYREON'.
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[B. Overture]
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[C. Ayreon's quest]
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IT SHALL BE AYREON'S QUEST TO SING OF THESE VISIONS AND THUS WARN THE WORLD
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OF ITS IMPENDING DOWNFALL IN ORDER TO CHANGE ITS FUTURE IN A LONG
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AND PROSPEROUS ONE. LET US GO BACK TO 'THE DARK AGES'.
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Prologue
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Ayreon |