3 Guys and a Squirrel by Jared Bellis

Author:Jared Bellis [Bellis, Jared]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781080144730
Published: 2019-07-29T22:00:00+00:00

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“Are you sure this is a good idea, little brother?” Clarence asked nervously. Clarence was tall and skinny, with dirty blonde hair and glasses.

“Damn right, I’m sure!” replied the other boy. This boy’s appearance was remarkably similar to his brother’s.

“We can make the world a better place!” he shouted passionately. “Free energy, transmitted wirelessly! Just think of the possibilities; electric cars that run forever, reducing the carbon footprint of the world; green energy sources powering everything! We’ll be heroes!”

Clarence looked at his younger brother, basically a mirror image of himself. “I know, I just don’t want to go to jail. We wouldn’t do well in jail, Barry!”

“I told you to call me Balzac! It’s way cooler than Barry,” Barry retorted. “Just relax. We aren’t going to go to jail! We have permission to be on the site!”

“Permission to be on site to study for your dissertation on Tesla’s plans for energy distribution, not permission to try to make it work!” Clarence countered.

“It’ll be fine! Trust me!” replied Barry with a smile. Clarence sighed, knowing he’d go along with it. He always followed along with his twin’s crazy ideas.

“Okay,” he said reluctantly. “Do we have all the equipment lined up?”

“Most of the repairs are in place already. We just have to run a couple wires and we should be good to go!” Barry replied excitedly.

“What happens if this doesn’t work? For that matter, what happens if it does?” asked Clarence.

“If it doesn’t work, well, nothing. When it does work, power will start humming along, waiting to be pulled in by the public,” Barry explained, gesturing with his hands as he spoke.

“How do they do that?” asked Clarence. Barry sighed.

“We’ve been over this. Everyone will need a receiver, specifically keyed to take in the electricity provided by Tesla’s tower.”

“And you’re selling them to the people?”

“At minimal cost. I don’t plan on getting rich off this, that isn’t the point. What matters is saving the planet and providing a service to the people. Besides, once it starts working I’m sure there will be generous benefactors that will donate the money needed to build the receivers. Who knows, without the need to compete for energy we might just create world peace!” Clarence had always known Barry to be an idealist, he was starting to realize his brother had a hero complex on top of that.

“Let’s do this, then. You seem to have it all figured out.”

Clarence drove them out to the facility. It was in the process of being remodeled into a Tesla museum. Much of the original installation had been demolished in the early twentieth century but, luckily, the parts needed for Barry’s plan to work were still in place. Barry stared up at the statue of his hero, Nikola Tesla, as they drove past.

“He was the greatest genius of all time! We’re finally going to complete his work! I can’t wait!” he declared.

Clarence pulled up to the tower. They unloaded their tools and equipment and headed inside. The building itself was massive, filled with tons of early twentieth century technology.

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