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99 Red Balloons


Ninety-nine dreams I have had
Every one a red balloon
Now it's all over and I'm standin' pretty
In this dust that was a city

If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you and let it go...


- 99 Red Balloons by Nena (Lied's World)

"What has been so obvious for so long, but so rarely stated outside of private conversation is that our two worlds have a surprising symmetry concerning our divergent histories. The first half of our 20th century was a continuous disaster for humanity and in the latter half we struggled to fix those mistakes. We finally overcame them, but now it seems that though we've had many victories in spreading liberal democracy around the world, we face greater storm-clouds ahead. In comparison, the last century for our sister world, Pershing's World, began with events that produced euphoric optimism. Almost all of the terrible occurrences that still plague our cultural memories were avoided in our neighboring timeline. Despite how wonderful it could have all been, despite all of their hopes, in the latter half of its 20th century Pershing's World was was where the worst tragedies witnessed by human civilization on two parallel universes took place. Yet, while we prepare for imminent conflicts, what's left of Pershing's World has blossomed and no one on either side of the Bridge has reason to believe that its marvelous reconstruction will falter. It is very possible that study of this unexpected and improbable symmetry between our two worlds could help us all in mankind's quest to find long-lasting peace, prosperity and well-being..."

- Dr. Christian Lied, 2011 San Francisco Interworlds Conference (Lied's World)

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NOTE: This isn't ASB. This thread and this timeline isn't about the few ASB elements that occur in the background (crosstime interaction), it's about the actual history of this parallel universe. What ASB elements exist are used simply for a narrative device.
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