The Fauci family had kept their promise for eighteen hundred years and soon they would be relieved of their burden and the secret hidden beneath the catacombs for nearly two millennia would be revealed to the world.
Antonio Fauci, a prominent Roman physician, had been approached eighteen hundred years ago by a man who entrusted him with a key to the vault of the unknown saint, buried deep beneath the Roman catacombs, enclosed within was a relic that would change the course of history, but it was not to be opened until December 14, 2022.
The man asked Dr. Antonio Fauci to hire workers to ensure the vault was sealed securely and to also place a protective seal around it so the Fauci family and its ancestors could visit once a month to ensure the seal was still intact and the vault had not been violated, this was to be a sacred trust for which they were paid handsomely.
The moment had arrived, December 14, 2022, and the Fauci family was gathered excitedly around the vault, seal still unbroken, Dr.Fauci, patriarch of the family, slipped the key into the door guarding the vault and they all entered anxious for its secrets to be revealed.
The vault was bare except for a stone block upon which laid an object covered with dust and cobwebs, Dr.Fauci, reverently laying his hands upon the object and gently brushing the dust away stared in amazement as he realized it was a metal photo frame with the image of Elon Musk grinning mischievously at him.
Later that day Elon Musk posted the following message on Twitter: Dear friends I have some exciting news to share, I am thrilled to announce that I have started a new company xyTimeTravel, hoping to make time travel a reality in my lifetime.
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This is a fun read!
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Thanks, Paula. I just couldn’t resist.
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And Fauci asks “Oh Lord! Why me?”
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Oh this is perfect, Len, perfect satire of a man who deserves much more than to be ridiculed, and that for what he did to beagle puppies alone! The big reveal at the end of the story was perfectly set up, its gothic/sci-fi crowning glory. Five Prosecute/Fauci stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Thanks, Dora. I have been doing a lot of reading on ‘gain of function’ research and security around these research projects and just couldn’t resist.
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Oh brilliant, I hope Elon reads this.
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Thanks for your kind comment.
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Nothing less than brilliant, Len.
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Thank you, Nick. It’s a very topical subject.
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Excellent and immensely more satisfying than Geraldo Rivers’s search for Al Capone’s Vault! Back to the Fauci Future!! 🪐
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Ha! I remember the vault fiasco. Love “Back to the Fauci Future.”
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Thank you, at least the vault wasn’t empty and it was quite tidy.
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Most excellent, Len! Absolutely brilliant. Fantastic ending.
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Thank you, Abbi. It kind of wrote itself.
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ooh that was exquisite, Len. i love the suspense build up and the twist in the end. surely something that is within Elon’s nature.
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I have to say I am a big fan of Elon Musk, maybe it’s because he is not politically correct and just says what he thinks.
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Really? Like calling one of the Thai cave rescuers a pedophile and a child rapist because he criticised Musk’s publicity stunt submarine? This suggests a man who needs to do more thinking than saying.
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A little bit of “Back to the Future” and it is amazing what Elon Musk has been able to do. Fun!
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Yes, I can just see Musk revving up his Tesla and heading to who knows where.
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Thanks for visiting and commenting, Margaret. Yes, Elon Musk is definitely creative and a doer.
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A man without a moral compass who wants to export everything shitty about Earth to Mars and start all over again and who opposes the science on Covid that saves millions of lives? I just hope his supporters are on the first flight out. 😉
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Thanks for your comment, Doug. I have my trip to Mars booked already, and looking forward to it.
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Bon voyage. Just remember, in space no-one can hear you scream. 🙂
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Thanks for the fun read! It was just right.
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Thank you, Mimi. Just like the three bears when they tested the bed.
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It looks like Musk got there ahead of him. It seems that time travel would not only change the course of history but make it obsolete.
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I find time travel an interesting concept. I wish I understood physics a little better, but I flunked the course at school.
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Great twist, fun funny fun.
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Thanks, D…….and I did have fun with the story as it was topical.
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Nothing would surprise me with the Mighty Musk! Nice one.
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time travel!!!
(Damn! you hit one of my favorite: “No…no, wait, you have to see this movie!! It’s the best, purest form of TT tale there is!*)
The movie: ‘Predestination’ (2014) Perfect movie.
Fun Six (“All Hail PayPal!”). lol
* ‘ceptin, perhaps the original story by R. Heinlein
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I wonder what the family secret is. I wonder if your doctor Fauci is related with the Doctor Fauci we saw frequently on TV during the pandemic. An ancient secret is always so haunting…
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Pretty sure that I defer to all the above comments – when you come late to comment on such a fab story it’s hard to add. Just brilliant imo! 😊
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