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This is a story pertaining to the human brain; but, not the brain as humans tend to perceive and describe it. Humans view their Self, their consciousness, their thoughts, and their brains as being special; even to the point of being of concern to a god, to their God.
Tzarak, however, is a hyper-intelligent extraterrestrial and has no inherent bias to portray humans or their brains as being special; they are simply another animal inhabiting another planet. Through observing human behavior and assimilating their collective recorded knowledge, he has come to realize these animals have larger, but flawed, brains; they often function improperly.
Tzarak also has a philosophical side. He believes the universe is comprised of time, space, matter, force and energy. And, that every entity in the cosmos is subject to the reality of laws of a physical universe, the laws of nature; these determine the truths-of-reality and impose forces restricting how things evolve and how things can behave.
Fate has brought Tzarak to the planet earth, which led to his obsession with the idea that he can modify the human brain to improve it; to enable it to better fulfill its destiny, thereby improving the entire human species. That is what he will do; this is his mission.
Now, Jon, a human computer programmer, has developed computer software that emulates the cognitive function of the human brain. And, during his design and development efforts, he has also concluded that human brains do not serve their host beings in the best manner.
So, for Tzarak, this has presented an opportunity for him to gain insight into how these human brains work - the actual methods and means used by their thinking processes. He abducted Jon; transporting him to his laboratory. Both characters, the abductor and his victim, can now share and discuss this common belief - human behavior is far from being ideal or even proper. They will define the flaws and consider how they can be corrected.