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Modulation

Sydney Alexis

XII [Twelve]

There is the empty chapel, only the wind’s home.
It has no windows, and the door swings,
Dry bones can harm no one.

T.S. Eliot

"We only have a few minutes," B'Elanna ventured, hoping to prod her into getting dressed.

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Modulation

Sydney Alexis

"Strength does not come from physical capacity.

It comes from an indomitable will."

Gandhi

XI [Eleven]

Kathryn sat at her desk near the large picture window in their living room. Her eyes were staring blearily at the PADD's display, but her mind wasn't focused on it. It hadn't been for hours.

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Modulation

Sydney Alexis

"Let be be finale of seem."

Stevens, The Emperor of Ice Cream

IX [Nine]

He walked through the winding, darkened streets of the capital making sure that he wasn't followed. The information that he'd gathered that afternoon and downloaded into the tiny PADD that he was carrying was damning, and the actions that he was ( Read more... )

Modulation

Sydney Alexis

VIII [Eight]

"J'ai pleuré en rêve. J'ai rêve en morte."

[I cried in my sleep. I dreamt you had died.]

~Heinrich Heine

"What do you mean Paris and Janeway were brought to the crematorium?" Tumeric thundered at his lead soldier, Kenoshia.

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Modulation

Sydney Alexis

"And we are here as on a darkling plain

Swept with the confused alarms of struggle and flight,

Where ignorant armies clash by night."

~Matthew Arnold, Dover Beach

VII [Seven]

After treating Sam, Tom returned to Kathryn. He carefully wrapped her body in a wet blanket and scooped her limp frame into his arms. ( Read more... )

Modulation

Sydney Alexis

VI [Six]
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Modulation

Sydney Alexis

[One]

Rating: PG-13

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Clarification: In music, modulation is employed when one is changing keys/tonal centers within a piece. Thus, the feel, idea, and emotion in the piece can change from a depressed to a happy sound.

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