The First Contact with the Highlanders

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What happens when someone brings a rose closer to his nose? He gets a faint smell of Aroma in it. However, if one holds the rose longer and continues smelling it? the fragrance fades away gradually with the passage of time. The same thing happens here. Everyone must have been accustomed to his or her surroundings; they must have initiated co-existing with the weirdness around them! Else, so many wonders surrounding them right now and they remain indifferent to those events – how, this is itself a puzzle!

When they entered the conference room, where the 'All-in-All' was waiting for them, the entrance door to the room opened itself while they were about to enter, and then it closed automatically after they had entered the room! When things happen seldom and suddenly, they are considered to be as if a wonder, but when they happen frequently, they seem to align itself into a mutual co-existence; and this is the exact same thing that might have been happening here!! Let us save the talkies and see what is happening inside this room.

The scenario inside the room is titanic! A big chamber with low lights inside, allowing the darkness to occupy half of the room. Walls are polished like glass and it seems that there are many Graffiti curved in this polished walls; as a point of the matter, these Graffiti are appearing and disappearing in a frequent manner, changing the content on the wall very frequently. On a closer look, they may have appeared as if some kind of maps on the wall, but nobody among the visitors was sure which kingdom they are inscribing on. According to Ashtabasu in a later period, it might have been some kind of constellation in some area; Maharshi Valmiki accepted this theory, but neither Ashtabasu nor the great sage himself recognises the exact nature of this constellation. The mystery of Graffiti along with others in 'Somras' asteroid remains unsolved.

In essence to the mysterious allocation and fading out of the 'maps' off the walls, Dharmakhshema remembers his childhood memory. A long time ago once, they had a visit to the Bazar of the kingdom of 'Vringya'; a kingdom in the middle east of the land between The 'Narmada' river and 'Vindya' mountain. There, along with others, he was a spectator to a local 'magic show'. A boogeyman was pulling out a rabbit from his empty knapsack, and then he puts it back in, had some spell on it and BAM! The rabbit was gone! The same thing he observed today, at his old age, in entirely different surroundings and atmosphere; the Graffiti are in this moment here and in the next, they are gone!

'Kaalatit' was seated in the center of the room, in a high Altar and on a Golden Throne. He has a steep long and high stature and elongated cranial, which must be the average features of his kind. He is bearded, middle-aged (At least, he seems to be of that age), broader shoulders and brawn physique type. He has a crown aside, which has four headdresses at four distinct directions; but why four? He seems to have a single head there-

-"Welcome! Have your seats, please!"

In the same altar where the 'All-in-all' has his Throne set, there are five seats more facing him; one in the middle and the rest of four are around that central seat. Maharshi Valmiki secured that middle seat with Maharshi Markendeya in the front-right seat, Dharmakhshema in the front-left. Ashtabasu and Subhamangal occupied the back seats. Everybody had their gratitude and respect shown to the 'All-in-all' before they had their seats. Now, the 'All-in-all Kaalatit' started to speak-

-"We cordially welcome you in 'Somras'- the debris asteroid with warm regards. Allow me to express my gratitude for you to visit us."

His voice was very harmonious. Strong, yet hospitable.

-"Maharshi Valmiki! Greetings for you and Dharmakhshema both and well wishes, for both of you, ascended up to the path of light leaving your darker image behind! And of course, for devoting yourselves for the sake of humanity. Long-live to both of you."

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