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For the observant reader, you’ll find something wrong with one of the pics in Chapter 10. No, Jack really doesn’t have three hands! An error crept into the artwork. We fixed it, but the wrong pic slipped into SOL. I’ve submitted the fix, but it might take a few hours to post.

With Chapter 10, we effectively come to the end of the original story. Moving forward, it won’t be all fornication. We will start seeing how the crystal came to our protagonist’s life, and what it can do. We will also learn of the responsibilities it brings. Hopefully you will like it.

I found a few typos, so I uploaded a fixed version. It should be live sometime today. I also fixed my master copy and when the story is finished, I’ll upload a repaired book to ZBS. Purchasers will be able to download a fixed copy for free.

In chapter 7 we begin to see where the green crystal comes from. This is where the basic substance of the story begins to differ from the original. Much of the story going forward will focus on the origin and power of the crystal.

Over the years I’ve had people ask what rlfj means. I even googled it once and discovered it meant Rigid-Link Flexible-Joint, which is some sort of engineering gizmo for robots. For a long time I would respond it was an acronym for “Really Large Fucking Johnson!” (Trust me! Would I lie?) Since I’ve started posting stories on ZBS I’ve been using the nom de plume “Rollie Lawson”; that gives you a start. Not going to tell you what the FJ stands for.

There were a few typos found in the story, probably because there was just enough change from the original story that they slipped through. I am fixing the uploaded SOL chapters as they are found. The published ZBS story will be republished at the end. Keep me informed of any typos or errors you find. Thanks.

I was asked does a person need to read The Atlantis Crystal to read The War of the Crystals? Or does it stand alone? Answer - I totally rewrote the story. Within the next few chapters you will see where it begins to vary from the original. I simply mention the original story because A) I believe in giving credit where credit is due, and B) I can absolutely guarantee that if I don't mention it, somebody is going to complain that I am plagiarizing a story! I discussed that a few blog posts ago.

Ther was a small error in Chapter 3. The coding to place the last pic was incorrect and it was placed at the end of the chapter. I’ve uploaded a fixed chapter, and it should be fixed soon. Sorry about that. Please keep me informed. Thanks.

I recently read a news story on ‘Tilly Norwood’. For those not aware, Tilly is an AI ‘actress’, totally faked but so realistic you can’t tell she’s not human. She was created by Xicoia, the AI division of Particle6 Group. While she hasn’t been put into movies or television shows, this simply shows what the future might hold.

Why do I mention this? Because of Rule 34 - If it exists there is porn of it. Today, Tilly takes millions of dollars of hardware and software, along with highly trained graphic artists to create. In two or three years, that cost will be down to a few hundred thousand dollars and AI actors will be showing up in commercials and ads. In five years, it will be cheap enough that teenagers will be using it on a tablet to create their own version of Tilly getting airtight with three AI generated guys.

Whether you like it or not, the future is rushing towards us!