From the
Annals of “The National Liar”:
Birth Column
Joseph G. Smith, a.k.a. “Zorgon”; USA;
neuro-programmer. Will pioneer neural implant technology, brain-mapping,
cyber-sex, artificial orgone, virtual corporality. Will succumb to system-crash
on April 2, 2068.
Hans Asmunssen, Denmark; first European
Prime Minister. Will consolidate European Union; will be instrumental in
negotiating end of Sino-Israeli War. Will die of pneumonia on January 23, 2081.
Alfredo Jesus Gonzales, Bolivia;
Neo-Socialist activist. Will lead first Global General Strike to successful
conclusion. Will be assassinated by corporate agents on July 17, 2049.
Dogo Khan, Bangladesh, planetary
financier. Will finance U.S.A. bailout, transatlantic tunnel, second Mars
colony; lobbied successfully against raising planetary surtax. Will be fully
acquitted of all involvement in Gonzales assassination. Will die of heart
failure on August 10, 2092.
Athande Ashoto, Nigeria; bio-medical
researcher. Will discover cures for AIDS, cancer, stroke, emphysema, and the
yaws. Will die of German measles on March 18, 2063.
George Fuller, Australia; cosmonaut.
Will explore asteroid belt, Jovian moons, Saturn's rings. Firsts will include:
descending into Neptunian atmosphere, rendevous with comet, flyby through solar
corona. Will die en route to galactic core, of quark irradiation, on September
11, 2070 (shiptime); June 7, 300000 (Earthtime).
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