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Gentle Fire Grid — A peaceful, family‑focused virtual world where creativity thrives and community stands strong. Join us at GentleFireGrid.net and experience a grid built with heart, respect, and u...

Join Dolly at London city https://gyazo.com/58c61042dcff9f21674143d347fab5eb awesome Tribute to Dolly Parton Dj Jon thank you and God Bless her family and friend


Lynne DeAngelo: https://gyazo.com/e87e6d7c9db57c80f4c6cc5a7e199b84 2 hours ago
🌙 APHRA’S LATE NIGHT SHOW

🎧 DJane Aphra starts playing at 22:00 CET at Solaris Club

And then… 👀✨

🎁 SPECIAL GUEST AT 23:00 CET?

Surprise, surprise…
Someone special may join us behind the decks.
We’re not telling. Yet. 😉

🌴 Solaris Club · Cozy Comforts Sun Grid

Space Shuttle: sun.cozycomforts.net:8002:SOLARIS - post into big map!

🎶 Dance • Pop • House • 80s • Lounge • Live Mixing
💃Great music - Good Vibes - Nice People
🌴 Extended Beach Area
⭐ Party Space Free to Rent
🎁 Skyboxes Available

WHERE MUSIC, MAGIC & MEMORIES MEET
Dolly performed this concert in London UK and this a tribute to the fabulous Country Icon. Starting at 12:00 ost with 30 mins of country classics with DJ Jon Temple then 12 :30 till 1pm ost will see that full concert in the Avalon Theater in London City, finishing with 30 mins of classic country music from DJ Jon.
hop://login.gentlefiregrid.net:8002/London%20City/109/134/...
Come along for the weekly Social Greedy event!

You do not have to play to join in on the social chat, you are welcome to come along, watch and just chat, playing Greedy is optional!

Monday 10:00 AM – 12:00 Every Week
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

a friendly game, beginners are welcome, chat in voice, join in the banter, an opportunity to make new friends, and to cheer everyone on!

AVW We believe in one custom Peace for one and all, just takes a second is all!

Picture taken by Sofee. Thank you so much!

Taxi--------->tomis-world.de:8002:Club Real

Regal Emerald Canopy Bed set with window bench and Armoire. All animated (G) . Great little filler for any Elven home!

DJ Dragon heute 17 bis 19 Uhr im Bikers Heaven Rock, hard rock, metal.
Kommt in Badekleidung
Nehmt Eure Freunde und kommt rüber zu Bikers Heaven.
Freu mich auf Euch
bis gleich
Dragon
DJane Dragon at Bikers Heaven TODAY 8 to 10 am gridtime playing Rock, hard rock, metal.
Wear bathing clothes,Take your friends, come over to Bikers Heaven lets have some fun.
See you there
Dragon
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe%20Noctem/220/242/1...
IM for a teleport
Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com
🖤 THE MASTER'S CHAMBERS — GRAND OPENING

Some doors are opened. Others are unlocked.
And some… you really should be curious enough to enter.

Tonight, the doors to The Master's Chambers open for the first time.

This is a MASKED EVENT — identities remain hidden, mystery is encouraged, and what happens behind the mask… stays behind the mask. 😉

Expect an atmosphere of leather, straps, latex, elegance and dark temptation, with everyone invited to dress to impress — whether your style is wicked, sophisticated, mysterious or completely unexpected.

🎭 Masks encouraged. Mystery required.
🖤 Leather • Straps • Latex • Elegance
🥂 Everyone Welcome
🔥 Come dressed for the occasion… or come wondering what the hell you walked into.

12–2 PM Grid Time
📍 hop://mk3.org:5002/Port/72/227/22

The doors are open.
The masks are on.
The rest is up to you.

Dare to enter? 😈

Tromso, Norway, viewed in WolfStorm web viewer. https://wolf-grid.com

DJ Naya is gonna kick off your Manic Monday with a bang!

Bringing you the best music she has to offer, DJ Naya know's how to entertain!

all are welcome to come along!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

Debbie Phoenix: Live on the decks, DJ Naya is kicking off the day with some awesome tunes, all are welcome to come and join!! 9 hours ago

We're back!

Sub-Version grid is now back up and accessible.

I hold your hand.
And as my strength begins to fade,
I reach for the hand that holds us both.
..............................................................................
Ich halte deine Hand.
Und während meine Kraft schwindet,
suche ich nach der Hand, die uns beide hält.
FLEETWOOD MAIN STORE IS REBUILD

My shop on Fleetwood Beach has been completely rebuilt and redesigned from the ground up. The goal was not only to give it a new look, but also to make the shop clearer, more interesting, and more enjoyable to explore.

You can now find a wide range of free steampunk products there. There is nothing to pay and no complicated menu system to deal with: if you like an item, simply click on it and take a free copy.

As part of the redesign, the selection has also been expanded with a variety of trees and palm trees, giving you even more options for landscaping and decorating your own region. In addition, the popular lagoons are now available again and have returned to the product range.

There are many different things to discover in the shop, from decorative objects and landscaping elements to typical steampunk buildings and accessories. Take your time, look around, try out whatever catches your interest, and take the items you would like to use in your own region or home.

A visit to Fleetwood Beach is worth it for more than just the shop. Once you have finished browsing, you can extend your tour and experience the region from a different perspective. Hop on the Monorail and enjoy a ride through the region, or take a relaxing balloon ride above Fleetwood Beach.

This way, you can combine shopping, exploring, sightseeing, and a little inspiration for your own builds all in one visit.

I look forward to welcoming you to Fleetwood Beach and hope you have lots of fun browsing, discovering, and taking home your favorite items!

Jules08: Wow this place is beautiful! Well done! I'll be back! 5 hours ago

Testing the keyboard in the bass bar.
dorenas-world.de:8002:Westend


Aphra Hendrix: There was a problem with the prims of the object. It went up to 79 prim when rezzed on osgrid, but did behave normal on other grids. I barely understand the technical details behind and I dont know ho... 6 hours ago

Sub-Version Grid is going down for maintenance. We expect it to be available again in an estimated hour (maybe two)

Thank you all you nice people who came yesterday to the opening of this new region! Would never have expected to have 27 guests while a few other clubs had parties the same time...
Coming Sunday we will have Max Kleene coming over from Second Life... i have seen dozens of his shows, he is incredible, you wont regret to be there....
https://opensimworld.com/events/139652

Aphra Hendrix: Thank you Sofee and thanks to Max Hill who is the creator of that region: https://opensimworld.com/user/Ignis 14 hours ago
Contacting Outworldz

We want our community to know how to reach us when you have questions, need assistance, or would like to get in touch regarding Outworldz or DreamGrid.

Fred Beckhusen remains the main contact for Outworldz and can be reached at:
fred@outworldz.com

Marianna Monentes
Manager, Outworldz, LLC
marianna@outworldz.com

As Outworldz Manager, Marianna also works with Fred in supporting the Outworldz and DreamGrid community and is available as an additional point of contact.

For technical problems and bug reports, please continue to use the Mantis Bug Tracker so issues can be documented and followed through to resolution:

https://outworldz.com/bugreport
https://outworldz.com/
https://www.reddit.com/r/DreamGrid/

Outworldz — DreamGrid • OpenSim • Free Resources • Community

Max Hill: very beautiful image which makes you want to come and visit 14 hours ago

Does anyone have translator scripts that work?


Debbie Phoenix: Translator at the AMV landing works, free to get. hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/304/331/64 yesterday

Arcfury: I like that giant spacecraft floating there. It is funny because I also happen to have a giant spacecraft floating over water between islands in my region as well. :P 10 hours ago

start the week with a bit of mystery.... monday vibes haha

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Join Alife Virtual Dance Party And Make New Friends!

We are live at:

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/4d3arEA1NMk

Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/alifevirtual

Facebook https://fb.watch/JkfVAJYvYZ/

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we have a cooking timer if you put something in the oven and come back to your computer. party in the jet.

I added PBR Materials to the Dump!

For those who want to download the IAR. They are also listed here:
https://outworldz.com/cgi/freesculpts.plx?q=pbr&s=Popular&...

I created these in Blender, the ground textures look nice in Region Land settings especially the snow.


three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002/GracieandDexterCommunityDump/169/126/35

Amanda Lee: It looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us! 18 hours ago

Join us at the Shit Show today at 2pm Grid Time! Hope to see ya there. Here's the Uber: hop://login.twiztidtimez.com:8002/Wicked%20Waves/545/538/2...

🤣 SPONTANEOUS AT BUDZ!

No plans. No warning. Probably no idea what’s going on. 😂
Just good music, drinks, questionable dance moves and whatever chaos decides to turn up
11AM grid time
📍 BUDZ
hop://grid.virtual-worlds.zone:8002/Budz/595/553/26

Turn up. Get weird. Blame the vibes. 🍻🔥

Kashi Takeshi: Tunes! yesterday
Miss Munk will be spinning her wheels of steel at 1 pm grid time, at The Piazza!
Bring your headphones and get on down here and listen to nonstop beat matching and full spectrum sound!



Plug the link into your map and we'll see you there.

http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon
Ab 19 Uhr heißt es: Deutsch, deutsch, deutsch!
-Neue Deutsche Welle
-Deutsch Rock
-Deutsche Hits – alt & neu
Die besten deutschen Songs zum Mitsingen, Tanzen und Abfeiern!
Von den Klassikern bis zu den aktuellen deutschen Lieblingssongs – hier ist für jeden etwas dabei.
Also: Freunde einpacken, gute Laune mitbringen und dabei sein!
TYPISCH DEUTSCH – WIR FEIERN UNSERE MUSIK!
Sonntag | ab 19 Uhr
Kommt vorbei und feiert mit uns! ❤️

Europa, Moon of Jupiter, In WolfStorm web viewer. https://wolf-grid.com

hg.gbg-world.com:80:Aestria


Nickos: limo hg.gbg-world.com:80:Aestria yesterday
ANNOUNCEMENT
hey all animeshies fans!
Im happy to tell, the dolfin pod is ready, jumpin, foolin about.....
this is the basic setup; later I will add a version with special effects embedded.
U can watch em @ the W-coast of my shop island.
Have fun!:)

AVW grid we have built a dedicated region called HoneyBee, this region has a club and nature walk with bee's of course and best of all it's all copy. Leave a comment for the builder Shea Butter when you visit. avirtualworld.org:8002/AVW Welcome
Join us for an unforgettable session at the New Landing Point in Alternate Metaverse Grid!
Expect a rich musical journey with rock anthems, romantic ballads, couples’ dance tunes, and high-energy dance tracks to get your heart racing.

Bring your friends, your dance shoes, and your love for great music. Let’s start the day with rhythm, connection, and pure virtual joy.

Hypergrid enabled – everyone is welcome!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

Debbie Phoenix: Thalion is playing amazing music, all are welcome to come on down and join in!! yesterday

Holoneon Mile High Club - find the teleport at the Welcome Center
also take a ride in our new helicopter

Every day I open this, someone is attacking someone. Why? I am writing this to everyone because we need to talk about the ongoing drama and how we treat one another.Every single one of us is fighting our own battles in real life. Whether it is stress, health issues, or personal struggles, the real world is heavy enough. We all come to OpenSim for the exact same reason: to escape the pressures of real life, to build, to create, and to enjoy a game with others.Why must we log in here just to face judgment and attacks? It makes no sense to bring real-world toxicity into a space meant for relief.To the people who constantly want to bash, judge, and tear others down, I say this: look in the mirror. Some of the loudest critics have closets that are blacker and dirtier than anyone else's. Before you start knocking on someone else's door to point out their flaws, you need to own up to your own faults first. None of us are perfect.Please, let's keep this drama off the OpenSim pages. This community should be a sanctuary, not a battleground. I can only imagine what some of you write on your personal Facebook pages if this is how you treat people in a virtual escape. Let’s remember why we are all here, respect each other's battles, and leave the negativity at the door.

Spax Orion: Drama is only ideal for NPC SHOWS in Opensim. 6 hours ago

0girly0: but hey some can be walking dead's :D yesterday

bear furry hoodie with casual pants - Sunday special it's going to get colder soon

Is the mudslinging match against AMV starting now?
@Yana Dakota
You wanted to leave Open Sim, after all.
And you’ve turned off the reply function, too.
Are you afraid of reading something negative about yourself?

Orbert: As one of Yana's targets, all I can say is that she is her own worst enemy and a liar on par with the worst of the political class. She makes enemies by the dozen every time she opens her mouth, and t... yesterday
Between light and darkness,
between destruction and life,
I look to the sky and wonder:
Why does this world need both?
....................................................................
Zwischen Licht und Dunkelheit,
zwischen Zerstörung und Leben
blicke ich zum Himmel und frage:
Warum braucht diese Welt beides?

Xenon Darrow: WOW! I love that image! 35 minutes ago

💚Dream cottage on Nihilon.💚
dorenas-world.de:8002:Nihilon

Come dance at The Pier

The Dichotarians and the Fall of Atlantis

It is said that at the beginning of all things, there were no opposites.

There was no up and no down, no light and no darkness, no inside and no outside. Things simply were as they were, and it would never have occurred to anyone to separate them. The Dichotarians later called this era the Time of the One.

But memories are strange things. They change when told too often.

On their planet, the Time of the One had long been forgotten.

The planet itself had fallen ill. Its seas had receded, leaving behind black crusts upon their shores. The forests still stood, yet their leaves no longer stirred in the wind. Even the wind seemed to have grown weary.

Deep underground, the ancient fires rumbled.

The cities of the Dichotarians had once been magnificent. They had built towers that reached into the clouds and gardens where the flowers glowed at night. But eventually, they had begun to divide their world.

At first, they divided only things.

They said: "This belongs to me, and that belongs to you."

Then they divided thoughts.

"This is right; that is wrong."

Then they divided people.

Some were one way; others were different.

And finally, they even divided time.

There was a past that was revered and a future that was feared.

Amidst all these divisions, the space in between grew ever smaller.

No one remembered when it had begun. Perhaps no one had started it at all. Perhaps the separation had come slowly, like a shadow creeping across a meadow at dusk.

But one day, an old Dichotarian child noticed that the sun on their planet shone upon only one half of the city.

He asked his father:

"Why is the other half dark?" The father looked out and said:

“Because it doesn’t belong there.”

The child asked:

“Who decided that?”

The father did not answer.

Many years later, no one remembered that conversation anymore.

But the planet remembered.

And one day, it began to die.

The Dichotarians knew they could not stay. They built a great ship, though no one knew exactly where it was to fly. It was not a ship made of metal. It was built from the memories of their people.

They placed within it images of their cities, the voices of their dead, the seeds of their plants, and the stories of their grandmothers.

They even took a handful of earth with them.

“So that we know where we come from,” said an old woman.

On the day of departure, the sky was red.

A thousand Dichotarians boarded the ship.

No one waved back.

For behind them, there was nothing left to wave to.

The ship rose into the sky and vanished among the stars.

It flew through regions where the stars were positioned differently than in their old books. It flew through clouds of blue dust and past vast, silent worlds.

Sometimes the travelers believed they would never arrive anywhere.

Then Atlantis appeared.

At first, they saw only a golden shimmer.

Then islands.

Then towers.

Then the sea.

And finally, the city itself.

Atlantis lay upon seven large islands, connected by bridges of white stone. Waterways wound through the streets. Trees with silver leaves stood in the gardens, and at night, small lights floated above the canals.

The Dichotarians had never seen anything so beautiful.

“Perhaps,” said one of them, “this is the place we have been seeking.”

When the Atlanteans spotted the strange ship in the sky, they did not take to the streets with weapons.

They went to the gates. The Queen of Atlantis stood there and looked up.

Beside her stood a little girl.

"Who are they?" the girl asked.

The Queen replied:

"People who have lost their home."

"May they come in?"

The Queen smiled.

"If we do not help them, who will?"

And so, the gates were opened.

The Dichotarians stepped off their ship.

They were exhausted, hungry, and filled with fear.

The Atlanteans gave them water.

They gave them bread.

They gave them clothing.

They showed them houses where no one lived anymore.

And for the first time in a long while, the Dichotarians slept without waiting for the earth beneath them to shatter.

The first few years were wonderful.

The two peoples shared their stories with one another.

The Atlanteans learned the Dichotarians' songs.

The Dichotarians learned the Atlanteans' dances.

Together, they built new houses.

They planted the seeds the Dichotarians had brought from their destroyed planet.

Soon, flowers bloomed in Atlantis that no one had ever seen before.

The people called them star-flowers.

They opened their blossoms only at night, shimmering like tiny moons.

It seemed as though the world itself had decided that everything would turn out well.

But the world had decided nothing.

Worlds do not make decisions.

It is always people who make decisions.

And eventually, someone began to say:

"We ought to make a distinction."

At first, it was merely a sensible question.

The Dichotarians had different habits than the Atlanteans. They spoke differently. They ate different foods. They thought differently about property, family, and time.

At first, this was interesting.

Then, it became uncomfortable.

"Where we come from, we do things differently," said a Dichotarian.

"Where we come from, we do them better," replied an Atlantean.

At first, both sides laughed about it.

But the laughter grew rarer.

It did not take long for the old words to resurface.

Right.

Wrong.

Ours.

Yours.

Good.

Bad.

The Dichotarians had believed they had left their old world behind.

But they had only left their bodies behind.

Their old ideas had traveled with them.

Those ideas had remained invisible as long as everyone was struggling together to survive.

Now that they were prospering, they once again had time to distinguish themselves from one another.

The initial disputes were minor.

A market stall was moved.

A law was altered.

A school was to be run according to Atlantean customs.

The Dichotarians protested.

Then, they founded their own school.

At first, the Atlanteans did not mind.

But soon, there were two schools.

Two councils.

Two festivals.

Two ways of telling history.

And finally, two stories about who Atlantis actually belonged to.

The children were the first to notice that something was amiss.

They had played together.

Now, they were told whom they were allowed to play with.

One day, an Atlantean girl asked her father:

"Why am I not allowed to play with Lira anymore?"

"Because she is a Dichotarian."

"But she’s Lira."

Her father remained silent. The child could no longer make sense of the world.

Perhaps that was the moment when Atlantis began to shatter.

Not when the towers collapsed.

Not when the sea arrived.

But within a small child’s heart—one that could not grasp why a person should suddenly be considered less human simply because they had been born different.

The years passed.

The city grew richer.

And, at the same time, poorer.

Richer in walls.

Poorer in trust.

The Dichotarians built a great temple to their ancient gods.

Beside it, the Atlanteans erected a temple to their own.

Soon, the two temples stood facing one another like two opinions carved in stone.

No one remembered anymore that they had once formed a single garden together.

Then came the dispute over the star-flowers.

The Dichotarians claimed the flowers had sprung from their seeds and therefore belonged to them.

The Atlanteans argued that they had grown on Atlantean soil and thus belonged to Atlantis.

It was a ridiculous quarrel.

But humanity has an astonishing knack for turning ridiculous things into catastrophes.

There was arguing.

There was shouting.

There were threats.

And eventually, the first weapons were drawn.

That night, the earth shook.

No one knew if the tremor was linked to the dispute.

But the ancient priests of Atlantis knew that something had happened.

They went to the sea.

There, they saw fissures in the water.

The sea receded.

Far.

Very far.

Fish lay thrashing on the seabed.

People ran to the coast.

"What is happening?"

No one answered.

Then came the wave.

It was so high that even the tallest towers of Atlantis seemed small beside it.

It crashed over the outer islands.

Bridges snapped.

Palaces shattered. Temples vanished.

The water surged into the streets.

People ran, but there was nowhere left to flee.

And amidst this chaos, something strange happened.

The Atlanteans and the Dichotarians stopped fighting.

They began to save one another.

A Dichotarian pulled an elderly Atlantean from the water.

An Atlantean woman carried a stranger’s child on her shoulders.

Two men who had fought each other the day before held fast a door behind which people sought shelter.

For a brief moment, the old division vanished.

Not because someone had issued a rule.

Not because a king had commanded it.

But because the water washed away all differences.

Atlantis sank.

When the sun rose in the morning, only a few towers still jutted out of the sea.

The survivors stood on a hill.

They were silent.

Beside them lay a small box.

Inside was soil from the Dichotarians' destroyed planet.

A child picked up the box.

It opened it.

The soil was still moist.

And something was stirring amidst the grains.

A tiny green shoot.

"What is that?" someone asked.

The child smiled.

"A possibility."

No one knew what it meant by that.

Perhaps it meant a new plant.

Perhaps a new world.

Perhaps just the thought

...that the end of a story is not necessarily the end of everything.

The survivors set out on their journey.

They walked for a long time.

They crossed mountains and passed through forests.

They carried their few belongings on their backs.

But something had changed.

They no longer called themselves Dichotarians and Atlanteans.

They had become human.

Not perfect.

Not redeemed.

Not suddenly wise.

They still argued.

They made mistakes.

They were jealous, fearful, and sometimes unfair.

But when someone said:

"We must choose. Either this or that."

Then someone would remember Atlantis.

And sometimes, another would reply:

"Perhaps there is something in between."

Many years later, they found a place where the land was fertile.

There, they planted the soil from the small box.

From it, a tree grew.

No one knew what kind of tree it was.

Its roots reached deep.

Its branches spread wide.

And when the wind brushed through its leaves, it sounded as if two voices were speaking to one another.

One high.

One low.

But if one listened long enough, one realized that they were not two voices at all.

It was a single voice.

It had simply learned to hold more than one truth at the same time.

The people later named the tree the Tree of Beginnings.

And when the children asked where it had come from, the elders told them of a lost planet.

Of a people seeking a home.

Of a city that had welcomed strangers.

Of a paradise that had shattered under the weight of its own contradictions.

And of Atlantis, which sank so that a new story could begin.

But the wisest elders told of something else, too.

They said:

"Never forget that Atlantis did not die because of the flood." “Then what caused it?” the children asked.

The elders looked toward the tree.

“It died the moment its inhabitants believed they had to choose between one another.”

The children did not always understand this.

But that did not matter.

Some truths take a long time to take root.

And deep beneath the sea, amidst the ruins of the ancient city, a small seed stirred in the mud one day.

No one saw it.

No one heard it.

Yet perhaps, right where Atlantis had ended, something new was already beginning to grow.

Die Dichotarier und der Untergang von Atlantis

Es heißt, dass es am Anfang aller Dinge keine Gegensätze gab.

Es gab kein Oben und kein Unten, kein Hell und kein Dunkel, kein Innen und kein Außen. Die Dinge waren einfach, wie sie waren, und niemand wäre auf den Gedanken gekommen, sie voneinander zu trennen. Die Dichotarier nannten diese Zeit später die Zeit des Einen.

Doch Erinnerungen sind merkwürdige Wesen. Sie verändern sich, wenn man sie zu oft erzählt.

Auf ihrem Planeten war die Zeit des Einen längst vergessen.

Der Planet selbst war krank geworden. Seine Meere hatten sich zurückgezogen und an ihren Ufern schwarze Krusten hinterlassen. Die Wälder standen noch, aber ihre Blätter bewegten sich nicht mehr im Wind. Selbst der Wind schien müde geworden zu sein.

Unter der Erde bebten die alten Feuer.

Die Städte der Dichotarier waren einst prächtig gewesen. Sie hatten Türme gebaut, die bis in die Wolken reichten, und Gärten, in denen die Blumen nachts leuchteten. Doch irgendwann hatten sie begonnen, ihre Welt zu teilen.

Zuerst teilten sie nur die Dinge.

Sie sagten: Das gehört mir und das gehört dir.

Dann teilten sie die Gedanken.

Das ist richtig, jenes ist falsch.

Dann teilten sie die Menschen.

Die einen waren so, die anderen anders.

Und schließlich teilten sie sogar die Zeit.

Es gab eine Vergangenheit, die man verehrte, und eine Zukunft, die man fürchtete.

Zwischen all diesen Teilungen wurde das Dazwischen immer kleiner.

Niemand wusste mehr, wann es begonnen hatte. Vielleicht hatte überhaupt niemand damit begonnen. Vielleicht war die Trennung langsam gekommen, wie ein Schatten, der sich am Abend über eine Wiese schiebt.

Doch eines Tages bemerkte ein altes Dichotarier-Kind, dass die Sonne auf seinem Planeten nur noch auf eine Hälfte der Stadt schien.

Es fragte seinen Vater:

„Warum ist die andere Hälfte dunkel?“

Der Vater sah hinaus und sagte:

„Weil sie dort nicht hingehört.“

Das Kind fragte:

„Wer hat das bestimmt?“

Der Vater antwortete nicht.

Viele Jahre später erinnerte sich niemand mehr an dieses Gespräch.

Aber der Planet erinnerte sich.

Und eines Tages begann er zu sterben.

Die Dichotarier wussten, dass sie nicht bleiben konnten. Sie bauten ein großes Schiff, obwohl niemand genau wusste, wohin es fliegen sollte. Es war kein Schiff aus Metall. Es war aus den Erinnerungen ihres Volkes gebaut.

Sie legten darin Bilder ihrer Städte ab, Stimmen ihrer Toten, Samen ihrer Pflanzen und Geschichten ihrer Großmütter.

Sie nahmen sogar eine Handvoll Erde mit.

„Damit wir wissen, woher wir kommen“, sagte eine alte Frau.

Am Tag der Abreise war der Himmel rot.

Tausend Dichotarier bestiegen das Schiff.

Niemand winkte zurück.

Denn hinter ihnen gab es nichts mehr, dem man hätte winken können.

Das Schiff stieg in den Himmel und verschwand zwischen den Sternen.

Es flog durch Gegenden, in denen die Sterne anders standen als in ihren alten Büchern. Es flog durch Wolken aus blauem Staub und an riesigen, lautlosen Welten vorbei.

Manchmal glaubten die Reisenden, sie würden niemals irgendwo ankommen.

Dann erschien Atlantis.

Zuerst sahen sie nur einen goldenen Schimmer.

Dann Inseln.

Dann Türme.

Dann das Meer.

Und schließlich die Stadt selbst.

Atlantis lag auf sieben großen Inseln, verbunden durch Brücken aus weißem Stein. Wasserläufe zogen sich durch die Straßen. In den Gärten standen Bäume mit silbernen Blättern, und nachts schwebten kleine Lichter über den Kanälen.

Die Dichotarier hatten noch nie etwas so Schönes gesehen.

„Vielleicht“, sagte einer von ihnen, „ist das der Ort, den wir gesucht haben.“

Als die Atlanten das fremde Schiff am Himmel entdeckten, gingen sie nicht mit Waffen auf die Straßen.

Sie gingen zu den Toren.

Die Königin von Atlantis stand dort und sah hinauf.

Neben ihr stand ein kleines Mädchen.

„Wer sind sie?“, fragte das Mädchen.

Die Königin antwortete:

„Menschen, die eine Heimat verloren haben.“

„Dürfen sie hereinkommen?“

Die Königin lächelte.

„Wenn wir ihnen nicht helfen, wer soll es dann tun?“

Und so wurden die Tore geöffnet.

Die Dichotarier stiegen aus ihrem Schiff.

Sie waren erschöpft, hungrig und voller Angst.

Die Atlanten gaben ihnen Wasser.

Sie gaben ihnen Brot.

Sie gaben ihnen Kleidung.

Sie zeigten ihnen Häuser, in denen niemand mehr wohnte.

Und zum ersten Mal seit langer Zeit schliefen die Dichotarier, ohne darauf zu warten, dass die Erde unter ihnen zerbrach.

Die ersten Jahre waren wunderbar.

Die beiden Völker erzählten einander ihre Geschichten.

Die Atlanten lernten die Lieder der Dichotarier.

Die Dichotarier lernten die Tänze der Atlanten.

Sie bauten gemeinsam neue Häuser.

Sie pflanzten die Samen, die die Dichotarier von ihrem zerstörten Planeten mitgebracht hatten.

Bald blühten in Atlantis Blumen, die niemand zuvor gesehen hatte.

Die Menschen nannten sie Sternenblumen.

Sie öffneten ihre Blüten nur nachts und schimmerten dann wie kleine Monde.

Es schien, als hätte die Welt selbst beschlossen, dass alles gut werden sollte.

Doch die Welt hatte nichts beschlossen.

Welten beschließen nichts.

Es sind immer die Menschen, die Entscheidungen treffen.

Und irgendwann begann jemand zu sagen:

„Wir sollten unterscheiden.“

Zunächst war es nur eine vernünftige Frage.

Die Dichotarier hatten andere Gewohnheiten als die Atlanten. Sie sprachen anders. Sie aßen andere Speisen. Sie dachten anders über Besitz, Familie und Zeit.

Das war zunächst interessant.

Dann wurde es unbequem.

„Bei uns macht man das anders“, sagte ein Dichotarier.

„Bei uns macht man es besser“, antwortete ein Atlante.

Noch lachten beide darüber.

Doch das Lachen wurde seltener.

Es dauerte nicht lange, bis die alten Worte wieder auftauchten.

Richtig.

Falsch.

Unser.

Euer.

Gut.

Schlecht.

Die Dichotarier hatten geglaubt, sie hätten ihre alte Welt hinter sich gelassen.

Aber sie hatten nur ihren Körper verlassen.

Ihre alten Vorstellungen waren mit ihnen gereist.

Sie waren unsichtbar gewesen, solange alle gemeinsam ums Überleben kämpften.

Nun, da es ihnen gut ging, hatten sie wieder Zeit, sich voneinander zu unterscheiden.

Die ersten Streitigkeiten waren klein.

Ein Marktstand wurde verschoben.

Ein Gesetz wurde verändert.

Eine Schule sollte nach atlantenischer Art geführt werden.

Die Dichotarier protestierten.

Dann gründeten sie ihre eigene Schule.

Die Atlanten fanden das zunächst nicht schlimm.

Doch bald gab es zwei Schulen.

Zwei Räte.

Zwei Feste.

Zwei Arten, die Geschichte zu erzählen.

Und schließlich zwei Geschichten darüber, wem Atlantis eigentlich gehörte.

Die Kinder bemerkten zuerst, dass etwas nicht stimmte.

Sie hatten gemeinsam gespielt.

Nun sagte man ihnen, mit wem sie spielen durften.

Ein atlantenisches Mädchen fragte eines Tages seinen Vater:

„Warum darf ich nicht mehr mit Lira spielen?“

„Weil sie eine Dichotarierin ist.“

„Aber sie ist doch Lira.“

Der Vater schwieg.

Das Kind verstand die Welt nicht mehr.

Vielleicht war das der Augenblick, in dem Atlantis zu zerbrechen begann.

Nicht als die Türme einstürzten.

Nicht als das Meer kam.

Sondern in einem kleinen Kinderherzen, das nicht verstehen konnte, warum ein Mensch plötzlich weniger Mensch sein sollte, nur weil er anders geboren worden war.

Die Jahre vergingen.

Die Stadt wurde reicher.

Und zugleich ärmer.

Reicher an Mauern.

Ärmer an Vertrauen.

Die Dichotarier bauten einen großen Tempel für ihre alten Götter.

Die Atlanten errichteten daneben einen Tempel für ihre eigenen.

Bald standen die beiden Tempel einander gegenüber wie zwei steinerne Meinungen.

Niemand wusste mehr, dass sie einst gemeinsam einen Garten gebildet hatten.

Dann kam der Streit um die Sternenblumen.

Die Dichotarier behaupteten, die Blumen seien aus ihren Samen entstanden und gehörten deshalb ihnen.

Die Atlanten sagten, sie seien auf atlantenischer Erde gewachsen und gehörten deshalb Atlantis.

Es war ein lächerlicher Streit.

Aber die Menschheit hat eine erstaunliche Begabung dafür, aus lächerlichen Dingen Katastrophen zu machen.

Man stritt.

Man schrie.

Man drohte.

Und irgendwann wurden die ersten Waffen hervorgeholt.

In dieser Nacht bebte die Erde.

Niemand wusste, ob das Beben mit dem Streit zusammenhing.

Aber die alten Priester von Atlantis wussten, dass etwas geschehen war.

Sie gingen zum Meer.

Dort sahen sie Risse im Wasser.

Das Meer zog sich zurück.

Weit.

Sehr weit.

Die Fische lagen zappelnd auf dem Meeresboden.

Die Menschen rannten an die Küste.

„Was geschieht?“

Niemand antwortete.

Dann kam die Welle.

Sie war so hoch, dass selbst die höchsten Türme von Atlantis klein dagegen wirkten.

Sie stürzte über die äußeren Inseln.

Brücken brachen.

Paläste zerbarsten.

Tempel verschwanden.

Das Wasser drang in die Straßen.

Menschen liefen davon, aber es gab keinen Ort mehr, an den sie fliehen konnten.

Und mitten in diesem Chaos geschah etwas Merkwürdiges.

Die Atlanten und die Dichotarier hörten auf zu streiten.

Sie begannen einander zu retten.

Ein Dichotarier zog einen alten Atlanten aus dem Wasser.

Eine Atlantenfrau trug ein fremdes Kind auf ihren Schultern.

Zwei Männer, die sich am Tag zuvor noch bekämpft hatten, hielten gemeinsam eine Tür fest, hinter der Menschen Schutz suchten.

Für kurze Zeit war die alte Trennung verschwunden.

Nicht weil jemand eine Regel erlassen hatte.

Nicht weil ein König es befohlen hatte.

Sondern weil das Wasser alle Unterschiede fortspülte.

Atlantis versank.

Als am Morgen die Sonne aufging, ragten nur noch wenige Türme aus dem Meer.

Die Überlebenden standen auf einem Hügel.

Sie waren schweigend.

Neben ihnen lag eine kleine Kiste.

Darin befand sich die Erde vom zerstörten Planeten der Dichotarier.

Ein Kind nahm die Kiste.

Es öffnete sie.

Die Erde war noch feucht.

Und zwischen den Körnern bewegte sich etwas.

Ein winziger grüner Trieb.

„Was ist das?“, fragte jemand.

Das Kind lächelte.

„Eine Möglichkeit.“

Niemand wusste, was es damit meinte.

Vielleicht meinte es eine neue Pflanze.

Vielleicht eine neue Welt.

Vielleicht nur den Gedanken, dass das Ende einer Geschichte nicht unbedingt das Ende von allem ist.

Die Überlebenden machten sich auf den Weg.

Sie gingen lange.

Sie gingen über Berge und durch Wälder.

Sie trugen ihre wenigen Habseligkeiten auf dem Rücken.

Doch etwas hatte sich verändert.

Sie nannten sich nicht mehr Dichotarier und Atlanten.

Sie waren Menschen geworden.

Nicht vollkommen.

Nicht erlöst.

Nicht plötzlich klug.

Sie stritten weiterhin.

Sie machten Fehler.

Sie waren eifersüchtig, ängstlich und manchmal ungerecht.

Aber wenn einer sagte:

„Wir müssen uns entscheiden. Entweder dies oder das.“

Dann erinnerte sich jemand an Atlantis.

Und manchmal antwortete ein anderer:

„Vielleicht gibt es noch etwas dazwischen.“

Viele Jahre später fanden sie einen Ort, an dem das Land fruchtbar war.

Dort pflanzten sie die Erde aus der kleinen Kiste ein.

Aus ihr wuchs ein Baum.

Niemand wusste, welche Art Baum es war.

Seine Wurzeln reichten tief.

Seine Zweige breiteten sich weit aus.

Und wenn der Wind durch seine Blätter strich, klang es, als würden zwei Stimmen miteinander sprechen.

Eine helle.

Eine dunkle.

Doch wenn man lange genug zuhörte, merkte man, dass es gar nicht zwei Stimmen waren.

Es war eine einzige Stimme.

Nur hatte sie gelernt, mehr als eine Wahrheit gleichzeitig zu tragen.

Die Menschen nannten den Baum später den Baum des Anfangs.

Und wenn die Kinder fragten, woher er gekommen sei, erzählten die Alten ihnen von einem verlorenen Planeten.

Von einem Volk, das eine Heimat suchte.

Von einer Stadt, die Fremde aufgenommen hatte.

Von einem Paradies, das an seinen eigenen Gegensätzen zerbrochen war.

Und von Atlantis, das unterging, damit eine neue Geschichte beginnen konnte.

Doch die klügsten Alten erzählten noch etwas anderes.

Sie sagten:

„Vergesst niemals, dass Atlantis nicht an der Flut gestorben ist.“

„Woran dann?“, fragten die Kinder.

Die Alten sahen zum Baum.

„Es starb in dem Augenblick, in dem seine Bewohner glaubten, sie müssten zwischeneinander wählen.“

Die Kinder verstanden das nicht immer.

Aber das war nicht schlimm.

Manche Wahrheiten brauchen lange, bevor sie Wurzeln schlagen.

Und tief unter dem Meer, zwischen den Ruinen der alten Stadt, bewegte sich eines Tages ein kleines Samenkorn im Schlamm.

Niemand sah es.

Niemand hörte es.

Doch vielleicht begann dort, wo Atlantis aufgehört hatte, bereits wieder etwas Neues zu wachsen.

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