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FutureContact: Text Interpretations

"And now my adventure continues. And with the shift of time a new beginning slowly reveals itself. Awaken."

The Mayans talk about a shift of time in the year 2012 - the end of the fifth Age of the sun (in other worlds, basically the end of the world). They believe in a cycle of destruction and creation (creation perhaps being the "new beginning" which is revealing itself?). We all know the Mayans related to GRID, so perhaps this is what Gordon could mean?

"It is my greatest hope to be able to return one day and include you in my Book of Obelisks."

Obelisks are Egyptian structures that guarded against evil. More about them can be found here: Egyptian Obelisks. By Book of Obelisks, perhaps Gordon means a list of trustworthy people who will stay together and protect one another.

"The dreams....they weren’t dreams at all. The leather straps and shackles are broken now and one can sense a great freedom. Creative freedom."

Dreams....I know we all dream of D'ni. Is Gordon saying our dreams of D'ni are real? As for the straps and shackles, Gordon probably means the restraints he was under when under contracts. Now he has freedom to do what he wants. In that light, maybe dreams simply means Gordon's dreams of being free from the said "shackles."

"I can see it clearly now....it’s time to move to that great place we once called home. The work is about to begin."

I would imagine the great place we once called home would be D'ni, or maybe the way the community used to be. The work could be excavating D'ni? Solving these puzzles?

"Previous travels lead us to new discoveries. What lies in the past may certainly lead to the future. "

I think this basically speaks of GRID continuing through Future Contact.

"As one follows the tunnels, one discovers the many directions you can go. "

Following the tunnels I believe may have a double-meaning. The first most literal meaning would be following cave tunnels, like to D'ni. The caves leading to D'ni were very confusing and very easy to get lost in. The second meaning I believe refers to the puzzles on Future Contact and the many theories about them that lead to various things.

"This website will provide an understanding....a link to the past and future."

A link to past and future could be a link between GRID and Future Contact, or between D'ni (which could be classified as past) and us now (which could be future).

"Lost drawings have recently been found linking two worlds. We have much to learn from these maps. Underground pathways to follow."

The two worlds being linked are probably D'ni and Earth. Or it could also be D'ni and Eldoren, or even two companies. These maps could be maps to D'ni perhaps? Underground pathways certainly sounds like D'ni.

"Don’t fall into the trap...what you see when you look down will change. One speculates....Myst 4, Mudpie, or something else."

Trap could be taking what we see below us on the page for granted (so keep looking below :), or also following false leads. The fact that Gordon includes "something else" is a big hint there probably is something else.

"Time to draw your own conclusions before we venture forth."

This could mean that perhaps the time to solve has not come yet, and right now speculation is all that is necessary.

"The winds have shifted and my destiny awaits."

Gordon is going on trips to Toronto and Cyan soon, perhaps his destiny lies in one of these places.

"The tethers are breached....one may find one falling. But this great risk will reap rewards, Venture forth."

The tethers could be the contracts Gordon was formerly under. Otherwise I am not sure. "Falling" could refer to being stuck on puzzles, following false leads, or despairing of ever solving the mystery. Gordon encourages us by promising us rewards for our struggle.

"Soon the great books will open. The field work begins.An awareness unites...."

Great books always remind me of Descriptive Books. The Book to New D'ni perhaps? The Book of Obelisks? Or "great books" could simply be the answers to this mystery, great revelations. Field work reminds me or archeology. Excavating D'ni? Or maybe just working to solve these puzzles. An awareness of what lies ahead of us unites us.

"Look at this site you visit and this gathering of clues. There are 25 clues, 25 tunnels."

The twenty-five clues are probably the twenty-five letters released to us. This quote seems to confirm that the use of tunnels means clues, or paths to follow within the site.

"But only one site? Many sites! The one you see, the one I see, and the one they see."

Hmmm. This seems to imply that Gordon sees more than we do. What is he seeing? Seeing what pages we get to perhaps? Or perhaps as someone suggested, the futurecontact address is just a coverup for another server. We can't be really sure who "they" is. Perhaps everyone else - the non-AVIDS, who will think they have seen the whole site, when there is much hidden. Or perhaps "they" IS the AVIDS. In this light we probably have not completed the puzzles yet, so AVIDS (those who have completed the quest) would be referred to as they?