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THE PHOENIX
A STORY OF REVOLUTION



“[F]rom the grey, scattered ashes, on trembling wings unspeakably beautiful and solitary, rose a bird with jeweled feathers. It uttered a mournful cry. No bird which ever lived could have mourned so agonizingly.

It hovered above the ashes of the completely ruined earth. It hovered hither and thither, not knowing where to settle. It hovered above the grave of the sea and above the corpse of the earth. Never, since the sinning angel fell from heaven to hell, had the air heard such a cry of despair.

Then, from the solemn mighty dance of the stars, one freed itself and neared the dead earth. Its light was gentler than moonlight and more imperious than the fight of the sun. Among the music of the spheres it was the most heavenly note. It enveloped the mourning bird in its dear light; it was as strong as a deity, crying: «To me… to me! »

Then the jeweled bird left the grave of the sea and earth and gave its sinking wings up to the powerful voice which bore it. Moving in a cradle of light, it swept upwards and sang, becoming a note of the spheres, vanishing into Eternity…”


- Thea von Harbou, Metropolis
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Before continuing to the proper timeline, I would like to warn that this would be my first TL. I have lurked through here for a while now, having recently created an account, and now I finally found myself writing a timeline I would actually enjoy to share here.

Also, I would point out that I am a very amateur history fan, whose proficiency, when compared to the well-read members here, will be surely lacking, I fear. Adding to that, English is not my first language either, so if you see a mistake do warn me, so I can fix it for better enjoyment to others.

Nevertheless, I find that those problems would be no excuse for a poorly-performed work, and so I encourage you to comment and criticize honestly what I have written - I am interested in what I have learned doing research and no doubt your insight could help me expand my knowledge.

This timeline starts with two main PODs (the latter could be said to be a result of the butterfly effect, but in all honesty I thought of that one first); after that, butterflies kick in and the story spirals out, with the worldwide effects being felt soon after the changes.

Hope to hear some feedback soon, I will proceed to write the first part of the timeline soon enough.
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