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About The Novel:

The novel 2044 by Robert Franklin is a 380 page sequel to George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 that has been reincarnated into the 21st century, but more bizarrely and extraordinary. The book is gaining ground amongst readers alike who have found this novel somewhat thrilling and exciting. When we all thought 1984 and its predictions were out of the way since we entered the new millennial era - well, think again, because 2044 brings all the highlights to the fore giving you the details and secrets of Big Brother in a more refined manner. When reading 2044 you participate in the world of Big Brother and not just grasp the knowledge by reading it.
   The character Edward Thomas in the novel is partly modeled after the true-life experiences of Robert Franklin concerning a man who works for Big Brother, as well as, the rich and famous as an electronic technician. Suspicion was brought on by some of Bob's holistic and strangely familiar pet projects involving robots and his research into immortality here on planet Earth. Since the age of four Robert Franklin sometimes called Bob by his family has been researching the subject of how to make immortality possible - a desire humans have so far not been able to find the solution. Robert believes that immortality is possible right here on planet Earth is plausible believing wholeheartedly in its future success.
   Robert Franklin isn't only an impeccable writer with good thought flow of sequence when he picks up the pen and puts ideas on paper, he is also a singer and song writer. In 1981 Bob retitled a song he wrote in 1977 calling it Franklinstein about a robot designed and created to be immortal. Moving forward to the year 1984 Bob introduced Frank Jr. the robot. The demo song Franklinstein is available at www.bobfranklin.com for download under the artist name Bob Franklin.
   In 1989 Bob began studying physics. Bob believes the answer to his creative ideas can be found in having a thorough foundation in physics. Bob created 1D alpha vector theory and 2D beta theory from scratch which are two ideas in direct competition with the popular physics theories called strings and banes. Since 1991 Bob has worked on a practical photonic design for telescreens and Bob's best new technology called "mind slate technology" based on what Bob calls "tabūla mentis theory" which is an idea that Bob created in 1991 to handle the artificial intelligence (AI) portion of Frank Jr's thinking processes.
   A timeline listed inside the physics book unfolds by the year 2051 with quantum systems in photonics and quantum artificial intelligence as the main accelerants of innovation turning life for humans into immortal virtual digitalized humanoid avatars called metatrons, metapeople, metapersons, metathings, etc. that will exist in 3D simulated virtual reality metaverse spaces. A dystopian real world and an immortal metaverse virtual world ruled by Big Brother will for sure make the seven years of great tribulation between 2044-2051 very interesting to say the least!

Edward Thomas was laying on his small bed folding his hands as he rested his head on a scrubby pillow with his eyes continuously staring up at the battered ceiling above him. He thought he really needed some gin to cool off that hungering to satisfy his taste buds, so he quickly jumped off his bed, sprawling the bed sheets at the far end of his bed and dashed off to the kitchenette. He took a bottle of Victory gin from a small cabinet by the side of a crooked stove and filled a cup. The victory gin got worse by the day, he thought. It smelt like ammonia and tasted quite horrible that gave you a pang in the chest when you gulped the drink. He drank from the cup making some little folds on his face in disagreement with the drink. Then Edward dropped the cup abruptly on a little table in the small kitchen area and began to walk in a drab sordid manner to an average sized closet, picking up a rusty spanner so he could fix a leaking drainage pipe in the loo.
      Edward Thomas was a member of the Outer Party caucus of Big Brother. He had medium light color skin, was tall, quite gregarious, strong and handsome with dark brownish auburn hair. Edward is a freelancer who does not work regular hours. He worked for the ministries quite often maintaining their technological apparatus. Edward also worked for the top echelons of Big Brother’s government: the singers, actors, top officials and members of Minitrue, Minipax, Miniplenty, and Miniluv. Minitrue is a Newspeak word for the Ministry of Truth that is in charge of propaganda, altering history, culture and entertainment. Minipax is a Newspeak word for the Ministry of Peace that manages Oceania's Ministry of War that is in charge of the armed forces. Miniplenty is a Newspeak word for the Ministry of Plenty that keeps the population in a state of constant economic hardship. And Miniluv is a Newspeak word for the Ministry of Love where the secret police interrogate, torture and brainwash enemies of Oceania.
      Edward was a highly influential person and his inquisitiveness would at times raise suspicion which is a bit risky, especially in Big Brother's system of ruling. He was more or less what someone could describe as an unpredictable person ready to be caught, tortured and then vaporized. Being vaporized in Newspeak means a person's life is terminated by an electric chair and in most cases their past life is totally erased from history forever. Edward's futuristic ideas were chilling to some in the Outer and Inner Parties, though Edward managed to stay out of trouble.
      Edward walked in a dull manner to the loo knocking against his working tools that straddled the patchy floor. The victory gin seemed to dampen his senses making him wobble across the room. Then he opened the door under the sink in a hasty manner and the door squeaked as it opened. He stared for a second at the leaky pipe that dripped continuously wetting the patchy floor. With a long yawn he mumbled some words as he wobbled his way to the leaky pipe:

"Silly pipe, how long i-rm I gonna patch ya up," he spoke in a rather casual manner as he loosened the plumbing pipe coupling nut. "Next time you trouble mei i-rm gonna change you for something better."

      Edward slowly walks back to the living room area within what could be described as a medium-size bachelor unit and dropped his spanner on an average-size desk at the far end of the wall just beside his little television that was under the telescreen. He grabbed his radio and tuned in some military music that flowed in good rhythms. It was twenty-one hundred hours and this was the time the Oceania anthem played. It had this archaic way of giving a message perhaps desiring to make the words hypnotize someone or sink right into their head:

"Oceania, tis for thee," sang the rather brutish voice from the radio.

      Edward slowly sat on his small bed and sighed some when he heard the rhythm of the song. Then he quickly straightened up his face to avoid detection by the telescreen. The telescreen was just right before him, a little to the right of his room. Any form of human sensibility called facecrime in Newspeak, with Newspeak being the official language of Oceania, could make you wanted by Big Brother and his pawns. Facecrime is a Newspeak word for being guilty of a thoughtcrime based on facial expressions. A pawn is someone who is a front-line member who represents the Proles or the Outer Party, or a back-line member who represents the Inner Party. The music rhythm quickly crackled and changed immediately, then the gentle voice of a female was heard:

"Good day comrades. We are winning at the Eurasian front and they are reducing in numbers," she said rather proudly. "The forces of Oceania aren’t taking any chances. Big Brother is using new strategies to conquer and we’re winning. Long live Big Brother."