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The
Verses Came before The story
It all started
with 4 little
poems before 'A Group
of Humans' ever became a story or a script for a
screenplay. These verses grew over the years to become
"The Legendary Lines of
Ponder", the fictitious setting for the story, based on a
real place, close to where Bob lives. The story is not really about what happened or happens
to these
creatures. It's
more about the human
characters, and how they actually treat other
humans,
which in turn leaves no doubt as to how they would
treat animals. Bob
had the first 12 verses (4
creatures) pop into his head. They were all based on the simple format of 'I
See' 'I Hear' I Feel'.
They were little three stanza reports
of the creature's demise,
written in the first person on behalf of
that creature. As simple as they are, they can be very powerful
in
conjuring up the scene of the
creature's last moments, in fact some of
them are extremely moving. The first four
creatures are quite easy
to
identify, and almost 'Iconic' in terms of their persecution.
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What
Creature Am I?
That
is the 
question, and It's a very good question, because being written in the
first person, they do not refer to each creatures identity, so they
have added value, because the reader/ listener, has to unravel the
clues in the account of what happened to the victim. Click
here to solve the "What Creature Am I?"
mysteries...But shuuussh! keep the answers to your self...
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Collective
Noun For Perpetrators
It's a fair
assumption that all animals, including humans; suffering, or
about to suffer at the hands of any species, will not be considering
the collective noun used for that species, sub group, or variant. An
Elephant doesn't know what species 
it is let alone whether it's Indian or
African. All it is concerned with, is how it gets
treated by other creatures. Likewise human
victims will only be thinking about what is happening to them, and
not
any defining description of there social status, or cultural group. In
fact laws and protocols actually forbid the use of stereotypes, and
ethnicity prior to conviction in a court of law. So... 'A Group Of
Humans', is a good starting
place for pretty much ALL atrocities to ALL
species. It's safe to assume that all creatures will have clearly
defined images of the their attackers in their thoughts, so
the identities will emerge over time. All of the verses in the poems refer to one species of
perpetrators. 'A group of Humans'.
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Not
Animal Rights Rant
 Only 11 verses
are about animals,
so this is not a finger wagging exercise or animal rights rant. The
remaining 7 are about humans, who fell foul of the  deeds
that could only be perpetrated by 'A Group Of (Other)
Humans'. A Sad fact is, none of these deeds could have been carried out by
animals. As Humans we are the only creatures on the planet
who have the ability to change our lot. Animals simply continue to make the
best of what nature throws
at them. We have improved our lot considerably, but we still seek to
dominate and
control all creatures, including other humans.
Some seem bent on
making the lives of others intolerable for little more than greed,
or personal gratification. Others
appear to inflict suffering on fellow species for fun, or what is
sometimes described euphemistically as a sporting pursuit.
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Realisation
That All Of The Subjects Were Dead At The Time Of Writing Except one
Counting
the Human victims written about so far. The lines now number
eighteen. In 1996, Bob wrote
about a particularly beautiful and famous
"Human", and it stopped him in
his tracks,
because
she was not dead when he wrote 
the three
verses. This one was quite simply about Princess Diana, and
the way she was being treated at the time. It wasn't until her
death, a full
year later! in 1997 that he realised all of the verses were
actually about dead creatures.
A bit spooky really. It was
nine years before he wrote
about
another creature, even though he had a
'To do' list, for 8 more, at various stages of completion. That list is
now completed, and forms part of the Legendary Lines of Ponder. Audio Blogs on
his page: "Give Them A Voice" |
"The First Slave To An English
Princess"
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The Unfinished Legendary Lines of Ponder
Are They Used In the Script?
Not Specifically...The
legendary Lines (Or as Bob calls them: "The
Unfinished Lines of Ponder"), are not
use
in the dialogue of the script,
but are referred to, as
maybe or maybe not existing.  Some of the creatures featured
in the verses do appear, or get referenced in the script... The verses
also have a mystery surrounding them, as to WHO! actually wrote
them? In the story, they keep on turning up in different locations in different
languages...but ALL
with the same format. This means they can be added
to, which was always Bob's intention.
(Go to The Lines)
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"I
think of them as the UNFINISHED "Legendary
lines of Ponder". I would love to see examples
of the 'I See I Hear I Feel' formula written by
people on behalf of other people, and animals
from different parts of the world."
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Possible uses for
them...
SO...What
is going to happen to them?
Well...Bob
Would Like To Give The Legendary Lines To
Charity!
IS HE SERIOUS !?
Contact
Bob
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Bob
Says:
"Yes I am deadly serious, the victims are welcome to use
the verses. I would like to see them used as a marketing tool to raise money
for deserving charities, and hopefully draw attention to my
other writing skills, but preferably to shamelessly promote the "A Group Of Humans"
screenplay, or stage show, because there is a big message in the story.
also the victims represented would benefit for many years to
come. Ultimately I would like see an ALL SPECIES
CHARITY, but in the mean time, my message remains very simple:
To demonstrate a possible use for the Legendary
Lines Of Ponder, Bob has devised a the guessing game "What
Creature Am I" as a tool to generate income, but it must be run with integrity, fun, and little bit of mystery,
to benefit both human, and animal victims. Click
here for more
details, and the rules.
Solve
The What Creature Am I? Mysteries
"First Slave To An English
Princess" (Audio blog)
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Summary Of Options For Their
Use:
Split
Between Two Or More Charities
Bob's
experiencing difficulty in identifying a charity that supports both animals
and 
humans, and doesn't focus on one or the other. It looks as though
the lines may have to be split up, if they are to be used in this way. A
much better solution would be a for an established charity to change
it's approach. Bob believes an "ALL
SPECIES CHARITY" would be extremely successful.
Celebrity
Voices
Using celebrity voices from which
participants in a competition, could guess each creature's
identity; is one possibility. An online
audio version of 'What
Creature Am I?' with a donation to
the appropriate charity to
take part,
could
potentially raise a lot of money for charities.
Deny They Exist
They are referred to as the "Legendary"
lines, so allowing them to 
remain obscure, and to surround them with mystery
and intrigue is also an option.
Leave
Things As They Are
Continue to invite people to
guess the identities of the victims, whilst publicising the
story
Photos courtesy of www.Stockexpert.com
and Google
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