From 6098d184521764cbd29b682605b0455df7f558d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: grr Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:27:13 -0400 Subject: pile of work-in-progress-crud --- essays/perception_dissociator.tex | 25 ++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'essays/perception_dissociator.tex') diff --git a/essays/perception_dissociator.tex b/essays/perception_dissociator.tex index 5cc55ea..af083d5 100644 --- a/essays/perception_dissociator.tex +++ b/essays/perception_dissociator.tex @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ \chapter{Exhibit of a Working Model of a Perception-Dissociator} + \section*{\textsc{Statement of Objectives}} To construct a model of a machine a thousand years before the machine @@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ and doesn't go back in. \cleardoublepage \newcommand\intab[1]{ \framebox[1.1\width]{\parbox[c][2.5em]{4em}{ - \centering\Huge #1}}} + \centering\Huge #1}}\vskip 1em} \newcommand\righttab[1]{{\raggedleft\intab{#1}\par}} @@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ and doesn't go back in. \vfill + \includegraphics[width=4in]{img/guidebook_01} \vfill @@ -206,40 +208,42 @@ from behind. Don't resist; just fall forward, break your fali with your arms (and retrieve this Guidebook). The floor is not hard and the gravity is weak, so the fall should leave you absolutely unhurt. -\plainbreak{2} +\vskip 2em \textsc{Avoid all touches (except floor and yourself) unless directed otherwise.} -\plainbreak{2} +\vskip 2em (You have been directed not to resist having your feet pulled out from under you.) -\plainbreak{2} + +\vskip 2em \textsc{In effect, if you bump into a solid object or step on one, draw back. Remember that you avoid touches by your tactile senses alone.} Whether your eyes are open or closed makes no difference. It is not necessary to avoid sights unless you touch something. -\plainbreak{2} + +\vskip 2em There may be the touch of being pushed forward at your shoulder blades. Don't resist; just move forward. -\plainbreak{2} +\vskip 2em As for the sights in this model, it happens that they will be humanoid. All the human appearances other than you in the exhibit hall are sights from the machine. This is just the way the model is; don't give it a thought. Sights may appear or disappear (for example, at the curtain) while you are looking. -\plainbreak{2} +\vskip 2em I am referring to the components of the model with the names of the components of the perception-dissociator. -\plainbreak{2} +\vskip 2em As soon as you understand the above and are prepared to remember and follow the instructions, go immediately to Page 6. @@ -354,6 +358,9 @@ and follow the instructions, go immediately to Page 6. \clearpage \lefttab{6} \section{First Phase} +\pagestyle{salpc} +\setheadrule{0.4pt} + You will now begin the first phase of perception-dissociation by the machine. Throughout this phase, you walk erect. @@ -672,7 +679,7 @@ parenthetically. You may turn back if you forget symbols. \gensplit{\item\BEQ{ \eyeC{\crouch{u}}\qquad\pushes{u}{t}}} {The big change comes next. -\plainbreak{2} +\vskip 2em \emph{(Keep going)}} \vfill -- cgit v1.2.3