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My New Novel
B♭ (B Flat)
Feel free to read on and explore more. 😃
(Of course, this is not the final draft.)
Important 😅
The female protagonist was originally written as a married woman.
However, as the story unfolded, the constraints of that setting became too restrictive.
Therefore, I have changed her status to single, now living with her partner.
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Scene: Los Angeles – The Beaudry – Majid Hamza
1:47 p.m. The heat of downtown Los Angeles drifted between buildings, and the dry air shimmered above the asphalt, warping the ground like a mirage. The midday sun poured vertically into the canyon of skyscrapers.
The façade of The Beaudry reflected the sunlight like a cold mirror, casting flickering shards of light into the eyes of passersby.
The Beaudry, standing in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, is a modern high-rise residential tower. Though its exterior is cold and inorganic, the building boasts luxury amenities. It faces Wilshire Boulevard and 7th Street, just steps from the 7th Street Metro station, offering exceptional convenience in an area where the business district intersects with the city's creative scene—a location in high demand.
960 W 7th Street. For a weekday afternoon, the area was oddly still. Though the office district bustled just a few blocks away, this particular corner seemed wrapped in a strange stagnation of air. Only two or three office workers passed by, presumably out for lunch.
A line of black Ubers honked briefly, then vanished down the road.
The glass-paneled entrance hall was as silent as a gallery. Behind the reception desk, a sculptural white lighting fixture floated like a piece of minimalist art.
Only residents or prospective tenants accompanied by real estate agents came and went. Visitors were rare. No one made eye contact. Everyone stared into the glow of their phones.
Majid, seated on a bench beside the bus stop with a few others, gently touched the mute-reader inside his bag. Subconsciously checking his surroundings, he connected the outdated smartphone—disconnected from the internet—to a tablet that operated only over Wi-Fi.
A few days earlier, he had received a single line from Rafi:
“July 24, 3 p.m. Look for the ‘♭’ mark at the bottom of mellow-echo.net.”
Majid quietly opened his browser. mellow-echo.net—the abandoned official site of a defunct indie music label. Its HTML pages hadn’t been updated in over a decade, but they still floated in some forgotten corner of the internet.
He scrolled to the very bottom. Against a gray background, an image of a musical note, slightly fuzzed with digital noise, lay embedded on the page.
At first glance, it looked like a mere piece of decoration. But when Majid held the mute-reader’s lens to the screen, a deep-layer QR code rose to the surface.
The scan took 0.7 seconds. A short encrypted sentence appeared:
"LA, 7/26, 21:00. Underground. Contact P. K1 → 38.91n / 118.40w"
Seconds later, the message vanished. The device powered down. Its memory wiped to zero. The QR code deleted itself from the server.
Majid’s screen now displayed the interface for a C4 detonation signal.
On the black display, a quiet message blinked once:
“C4-ID: Vanta+Core / Ready.”
He carefully lifted a thin directional antenna from the bag, aligning it along the seam of his trousers, resting it on his lap.
The C4 embedded deep within the pillar of The Beaudry awaited his signal.
This high-rise tower was built with hypersteel structural columns. According to the laws of engineering, if a single critical point was destroyed, the entire building would collapse upon itself like a tower of sand. Five years ago, under instructions from Rafi Gannam—then a student of architecture at the Islamic University—Majid had worked at the construction site and planted the charge. Los Angeles had been his responsibility. The East Coast buildings were under Rafi and Amir’s domain.
Majid took a single deep breath, then slid his finger across the screen.
0.7 seconds later, without a sound, the center of the tower gave a faint shudder. No one noticed. But in the next instant—
A snap. Or something like it.
The Beaudry began to fold in on itself, like a spine silently snapping. From the columns to the floors, from the ceilings to the walls—a silent avalanche of collapsing structures, all engulfed in pale dust. What had been standing just seconds before was now vanishing into the canyon of the city in a swirl of white fog.
A wind blew through the street. The building's mass, once so tangible, dissolved as if it had never existed. Only a soundless death cry remained, shivering the air with a cold, invisible tension.
The collapsed building lay frozen, silenced, severed from the city’s murmurs.
Majid adjusted the silver rim of his glasses and stood. Ignoring the rising chaos around him, he walked slowly toward the subway.
Even the sound of his footsteps was not erased by the thunder behind him.
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(iPhone 13 Pro shot)
motosuka Beach. Kujukuri Coast. Sanmu City. Chiba Prefecture. Japan. 2024. … 1 / 1
(Today's photo. It has not been released yet.)
Images.
Ellegarden - Sliding Door
youtu.be/rM1D8SikWsk?si=FGa2sAIckb49jvoi
My new novel:
B♭ (B-flat)
There’s still more to come. 😃
(This is not the final draft.)
Set in New York City.
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Soundtrack.
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack/pl.u-47...
Note: I gave a brief explanation of this novel in the following video:
youtu.be/3w65lqUF-YI?si=yG7qy6TPeCL9xRJV
iTunes Playlist Link::
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b/pl.u-47DJGhopxMD
Notes
1. "Bombay Blood Type (hh type)"
•Characteristics: A rare blood type that lacks the usual ABO antigens — cannot be classified as A, B, or O.
•Discovery: First identified in 1952 in Mumbai, India (formerly Bombay).
•Prevalence: Roughly 1 in 10,000 people in India; globally, about 1 in 2.5 million.
•Transfusion Compatibility: Only compatible with blood from other Bombay type donors.
2. 2024 Harvard University Valedictorian Speech – The Power of Not Knowing
youtu.be/SOUH8iVqSOI?si=Ju-Y728irtcWR71K
3. Shots Fired at Trump Rally
youtu.be/1ejfAkzjEhk?si=ASqJwEmkY-2rW_hT
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僕の新しい小説。
B♭ （ビーフラット）
さらにさらにどうぞ。😃
(もちろん最終稿ではありません。)
重要😅
主人公の女性は、当初、既婚者でしたが、物語の展開上、制約が大きすぎたため、独身とし、同棲している設定へ変更しました。
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場面 ロサンゼルス ボードリー マジード・ハムザ
午後1時47分。ダウンタウンの熱気がビルの隙間を吹き抜け、乾いた空気がアスファルトの表面を歪ませていた。真昼の太陽が、ダウンタウンの谷間に垂直に降り注いでいる。
ザ・ボードリーのファサードは、まるで冷たい鏡のように白く光を跳ね返し、通りを歩く人々の視界をちらつかせている。
ロサンゼルスにあるザ・ボードリーは、 ダウンタウン・ロサンゼルスの中心に位置する高層の住宅タワーで、建物自体は近代的で無機質な外観だが、ラグジュアリーな設備を備えたビルだ。ウィルシャー通りや7th通りに面しており、地下鉄の7thストリートからもすぐそばだ。便性が高く、ビジネス街と芸術系エリアが交錯する地点でとても人気が高い。
960 W 7thストリート。その一帯は、週日の昼間にしては静かだった。オフィス街の喧噪がほんの数ブロック先にあるにもかかわらず、この一角には妙な“空気の滞り”があった。人通りはまばらで、ランチのために出てきた会社員が2～3人歩き去るだけだ。
ビル前に停められた黒いUberの車列が、短くクラクションを鳴らし、すぐに消えた。
ガラス張りのエントランスホールは、まるで展示室のように無音で、受付の背後には白い彫刻のような照明装置が浮かんでいる。
建物に出入りするのは、住人か、不動産エージェントに連れられた見学者ばかりで、訪問者の数は極端に少ない。誰もが互いを見ない。誰もがスマートフォンの画面を見つめている。
上階のバルコニーにふと視線を上げると、午後の光に照らされたグレーの植栽と、黒いラウンジチェアが無人のまま置かれている。
ここは、人の気配があるのに「音」が存在しない、そんな場所だった。
遠くで、清掃車のローラーが道路をゆっくりと転がしていく音が響いた。
数人が腰掛けていたバス停のベンチに並んで座ったマジードは、バッグの中の“ミュートリーダー”にそっと手を触れた。無意識に周囲を確認しながら、手元の旧式スマートフォン──ネット非接続の「ミュートリーダー」をWi-Fi専用のタブレットに接続した。
数日前、ラフィから一文だけが届いていた。
「7月24日、午後3時。mellow-echo.netの最下部にある“♭（フラット）”マークを見ろ」
マジードは静かにブラウザを開いた。mellow-echo.net──それは廃業したインディーズ音楽レーベルの公式サイトで、十年以上更新されていないHTMLが、今でもネットの片隅に残っている。
マジードはページ最下部にスクロールした。グレイの背景に、わずかにノイズがかかった音符記号の画像が埋め込まれている。
一見すると、ただのデザイン装飾にしか見えない。しかし「ミュートリーダー」のカメラでレンズをかざすと、そこにディープレイヤーQRコードが浮かび上がった。
0.7秒のスキャンだ。画面に表示されたのは、暗号化された短い一文──
「LA, 7/26, 21:00。地下。Pへ接触。K1→38.91n/118.40w」
数秒後、表示は消え、端末はシャットダウンした。記憶領域はゼロ化され、QRコードはサーバーから自動削除された。
マジードの手元のデバイスには、C4起爆用の信号送信画面が表示されている。
“C4-ID:Vanta+Core/Ready.” と表示された黒い画面が、一度だけ微かに明滅した。
マジードはバッグの中から細く仕込まれた指向性アンテナをそっと持ち上げ、ズボンの縫い目に沿わせるようにして膝の上に置いた。
ザ・ボードリーの柱の中心に埋め込まれたC４は、マジードの信号を待っていた。
この高層ビルは、ハイパースチール製の柱が内部フレームに組み込まれており、一点を壊せば残りは構造力学に従って“砂の塔”のように自己崩壊する設計だ。5年前、イスラム大学で建築学を学んだラフィ・ガンナムの指示で建築現場で働き、仕込んだものだ。マジードはロサンゼルスを当時任されていた。東海岸の建築物についてはラフィとアミールが仕切った。
マジードは一度だけ深呼吸し、画面に指を滑らせた。
0.7秒後、何の音もなく、まずビルの中心がわずかに揺れた。誰も気づかない振動だ。だが次の瞬間──
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高層建築そのものが骨の中心、まるで背骨を折られたように、ボードリーのボディは静かに沈み始めた。柱からフロアへ、天井から壁へ、粉塵とともに連鎖する沈黙の断崖──
破片は内側に吸い込まれるように崩れ落ち、つい数秒前まで“存在していたもの”は、白い霧とともに都市の谷間に吸い込まれていった。
通りに風が吹き抜けた。そこにあったはずの質量は、まるで最初から虚構だったかのように失われていった。音のない断末魔だけが、辺りの空気を冷たく震わせた。
崩れ去った建物は、凍りついたまま沈黙し、都市のざわめきから切り離されていた。
マジードは、銀色の眼鏡の縁を掛け直すと、静かに立ち上がった。騒然とし始めた周囲を無視し、マジードは地下鉄へ向け、ゆっくり歩き出した。彼が残した足音さえ、爆音にかき消されることはなかった。
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( iPhone 13 pro shot )
本須賀海岸。九十九里浜。山武市。千葉県。日本。2024. … 1 / 1
(今日の写真。それは未発表です。）
Images.
Ellegarden - Sliding Door
youtu.be/rM1D8SikWsk?si=FGa2sAIckb49jvoi
僕の新しい小説。
B♭ （ビーフラット）
舞台はニューヨークです。
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www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/54628511025/in/dateposted...
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www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/54599616429/in/dateposted...
Soundtrack.
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack/pl.u-47...
追記 この小説を多少説明しました。
youtu.be/3w65lqUF-YI?si=yG7qy6TPeCL9xRJV
メモ
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「Bombay型（ボンベイ型、hh型）」
•特徴：通常のABO血液型を持たない（A、B、Oに分類されない）特殊な型。
•発見地：1952年、インド・ムンバイ（旧ボンベイ）で初めて確認。
•発生頻度：インドでは1万人に1人程度だが、世界的には約250万人に1人とも。
•輸血制限：同じBombay型しか輸血できない。
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2024年ハーバード大学首席の卒業式スピーチ『知らないことの力』
youtu.be/SOUH8iVqSOI?si=Ju-Y728irtcWR71K
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Shots fired at Trump rally
youtu.be/1ejfAkzjEhk?si=ASqJwEmkY-2rW_hT
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These shabby old buildings are some of the few around the end of the Union Canal that haven't been rebuilt or regenerated yet. Several eyesore old, mostly commercial buildings, garages etc, they're not nice to look at, but make for an interesting mono night shot! (freehand walking home, so very rough, but rough probably suits this subject)
A brief encounter on the streets of Manchester, Sliding Doors style.
Manchester, UK.
Why not have a butchers bigger on b l a c k?
19 March, 2010.
;-)
The J9 was based on the 1965-1980 J7.
2498cc diesel engine.
Production J9: Jan. 1981-1991.
New French license number after Oct. 2009 (Ardèche).
Number seen: 6.
Uzer/Le Ginestet (Fr), Montchalvi, Aug. 15, 2016.
© 2016 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
Please take time to view large [View On Black] and/or [View On White]
See where this picture was taken. [?]
We should have impeached George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, but history will show them to be war criminals, liars, and the worst president/vice president this country has ever had....you can quote me on that!!
Limpieza del templo budista Higashi Hongan-ji en Kyoto, Japan / Japón・日本・京都市・本願寺
buddhism / temple / people / cleanup / traditional / sliding doors
Hit L to see on black / Pulsa L para ver sobre negro
Hit F to fave / Pulsa F para marcar como favorita
Street scene from Centro Chihuahua City. Are these two CHAMP'S welcoming committee or the bar bouncers or both? Maybe they just borrowed the stool while he checks his cellphone?
Nice that it is a no smoking establishment. Looks a tad shady from the street.
The google translate for the no smoking sign:
Turn your cigarette, or any product of snuff, before entering
eldest son James......turning on the charm again......he would make a great character actor, so many faces, even my camera gets confused.
on black turns him into a very modern knight.
This remarkable design was made by Gerard Welter in cooperation with Studio Pininfarina. The prototype was presented in 2002. Sales started in April 2005.
The car was relatively expensive. Low sale figures made the 1007 project finally commercially unsuccessful.
The sliding doors are very unusual for a small passenger car like this.
1587 cc L4 engine.
1191 kg.
Production Peugeot 1007: 2004-2009.
Original Dutch reg. number: Sept. 2, 2006.
Bought at May 19, 2022.
Number seen: 1.
Cogne (It.), Valle d'Aosta, Frazione Valnontey, July 30, 2022.
© 2022 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Found behind Peugeot Garage Europe Auto. On May 2013 Google-Streetview it is visible at the very same spot.
Production J7: 1965-1980.
Number seen: 2.
Fresse-sur-Moselle (Fr.), Lorraine, Rue de Lorraine / Rue des Champs Rémy, N66, May 8, 2016.
© 2016 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
Chestnut Garden Centre, near Gedney, Lincolnshire. Barrel vaulted Nissan-hut style steel shed with big sliding doors, newer sheds behind with slatted timber and fabric roof. Sketched on site with 0.1 fibretip.
Preserved 1956 Daimler CVG6 with Northern Counties bodywork at Hooton Park Wirral on Merseyside during an annual running day event.
Title.
Footprints.
(Shot on iPhone 13 Pro)
motosuga Beach. Kujūkuri Coast. Sanmu City. Chiba Prefecture. Japan. 2024.
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(This is today’s photo. It has not been published yet.)
Images.
ELLEGARDEN … The End Of The World
youtu.be/3hAKmshltDY?si=x3N9A-311MSsTeMw
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My New Novel
B♭ (B Flat)
Part Seven.
A partial release of my novel currently in progress.
(Of course, this is not the final draft.)😃
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Scene: Madison Square Garden – Jack, Ben, Crime Scene Investigation
On the stage inside the Garden, temporary lighting rigs hung above, and white-and-blue barricade tape had been strung across in four overlapping lines.
The audience seating had been completely cordoned off by the police, and the only sound was the distant thrum of a news helicopter circling overhead.
A team from the NYPD’s Major Case Squad surrounded the stage, working in steady silence.
At the center stood a man from the forensic unit, wearing a jacket with “FORENSIC UNIT” printed boldly across the back.
“Two shell casings confirmed. Behind the lighting on the far right of the stage...”
One gloved forensic technician carefully placed yellow numbered markers beside each casing. Another, from the photo unit, captured them from multiple angles.
“Two bullet impacts, beneath the main monitor. They pierced through the back panel. Slugs have already been retrieved.”
Another investigator was measuring angles with a tape and reconstructing the line of fire using a laser. The trajectory of the bullets would help trace back to the firing point.
Faint traces of blood remained on the stage floor—drying, crusting.
A forensic officer, wordless, dabbed a cotton swab into the stain and sealed it in a specimen pouch.
“The CCTV backup has already been handed over by Garden security. The footage is being transferred onto the central laptop.”
The officers moved with a quiet efficiency.
Everyone kept their words to a minimum, focused solely on the scene before them.
It was a dead space—a place where the echoes of screams still lingered in the walls.
Here, cold precision and raw confusion stood shoulder to shoulder, caught in the wake of violence.
Ben had mostly completed his initial forensic scan.
The two shots aimed at Justin had been fired from the overhead center-hung screen, triggered remotely via an online connection.
The voice of Jack, which had echoed through the Garden’s PA system, had been edited using AI.
The audio file had been remotely accessed, overwritten onto the announcement server via the venue’s sound control system, and then played back. That too had been done over the internet.
Jack, shielding his eyes from the ceiling lights, turned to Ben.
“Still, why the hell did he use his real name? Professor Zakaria Haddad, Department of Engineering, Islamic University.”
Ben replied, half in jest.
“Maybe we should ask ChatGPT. You know, just enough to stay within its leak-safe parameters.”
Jack gave him a silent go-ahead, pointing at the MacBook Air Ben had placed on the stage floor.
Ben opened the site and typed in his question:
“The news is saying that Justin, the Republican presidential candidate, was shot. But why would the shooter use his real name?”
The AI didn’t take long to reply.
“Because it was revenge. Most likely, the act was tied to a previous incident in which many lives were lost. He killed himself to declare his unwavering intent.”
Ben typed again.
“In the leaked video, he clearly places the muzzle to his temple and dies. The screen cuts to black right after. Why are you certain he's dead?”
He pasted in the video’s link.
This time, the pause was slightly longer—around five seconds.
“Judging from the blood drops on the desk under two HMI lights, yes. The blood is real. Given the context, death was likely instantaneous.”
Ben frowned, a trace of doubt crossing his mind. He typed again.
“HMI lights? Isn’t that just sunlight coming through the window?”
“It’s not natural light. It’s manufactured—electrical. Likely HMI lights used in studio setups, mimicking daylight color temperature, around 5600K. They are designed to replicate sunlight streaming through a window.”
Jack turned to Ben again.
“Marcus said Zakaria was in Brooklyn. Pull up the map.”
Then he added, almost as an afterthought:
“Justin and Owen both survived. And despite all this elaborate setup, neither was hit in the chest. Ben, ask it—was that intentional?”
Ben echoed Jack’s words into the keyboard. The response came immediately.
“Considering the trajectory from the ceiling and the configuration of the firing devices, the shooter deliberately missed.”
“Why?”
“Because if the target had died instantly, he would not have instilled fear. This was revenge.”
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My new novel:
B♭ (B-flat)
There’s still more to come. 😃
(This is not the final draft.)
Set in New York City.
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www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/54628511025/in/dateposted...
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www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/54599616429/in/dateposted...
Soundtrack.
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack/pl.u-47...
Note: I gave a brief explanation of this novel in the following video:
youtu.be/3w65lqUF-YI?si=yG7qy6TPeCL9xRJV
iTunes Playlist Link::
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b/pl.u-47DJGhopxMD
Notes
1. "Bombay Blood Type (hh type)"
•Characteristics: A rare blood type that lacks the usual ABO antigens — cannot be classified as A, B, or O.
•Discovery: First identified in 1952 in Mumbai, India (formerly Bombay).
•Prevalence: Roughly 1 in 10,000 people in India; globally, about 1 in 2.5 million.
•Transfusion Compatibility: Only compatible with blood from other Bombay type donors.
2. 2024 Harvard University Valedictorian Speech – The Power of Not Knowing
youtu.be/SOUH8iVqSOI?si=Ju-Y728irtcWR71K
3. Shots Fired at Trump Rally
youtu.be/1ejfAkzjEhk?si=ASqJwEmkY-2rW_hT
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Title.
足跡。
( iPhone 13 pro shot )
本須賀海岸。九十九里浜。山武市。千葉県。日本。2024. … 1 / 1
(今日の写真。それは未発表です。）
Images.
ELLEGARDEN … The End Of The World
youtu.be/3hAKmshltDY?si=x3N9A-311MSsTeMw
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
僕の新しい小説。
B♭ （ビーフラット）
第七弾。現在執筆中の小説を部分的に公開しています。😃
(もちろん最終稿ではありません。)
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場面 マジソンスクエアガーデン ジャック、ベン、現場検証
ガーデンのステージ上には、仮設の照明が吊られ、白と青のバリケードテープが四重に張られていた。
警察によって観客席は完全封鎖され、報道ヘリの音だけが遠くに響いている。
NYPDの犯罪捜査課（Major Case Squad）のチームがステージを囲み、黙々と作業を進めていた。その中心に立つのは、背中に「FORENSIC UNIT」と書かれたジャケットを着た鑑識の男だ。
「薬莢、２つ確認。ステージ右端の照明裏……」
手袋をはめた鑑識係が、番号の付いた黄色いマーカーを1つずつ並べていく。写真係がそれを角度を変えて何枚も撮る。
「着弾痕、メインモニター下に2発。バックパネルを貫通してる。弾は回収済み」
別の隊員がメジャーで角度を測定し、レーザーで射線の再現を行っていた。銃弾の軌道は、発砲位置を逆算する鍵になる。ステージ床には微かに血痕が残っており、それが乾いて固まりつつあった。鑑識の一人が無言で綿棒を取り出し、血痕を拭き取っては密封パックに入れていく。
「CCTVのバックアップ、ガーデンのセキュリティから提供済み。映像は中央のノートPCに取り込み中」
警官たちは淡々としていた。誰もが目の前の状況に集中しながら、言葉数を減らしていた。
ここは、叫び声の残響がまだ壁に漂う“死んだ空間”──冷静と混乱が隣り合わせに立ち尽くす、犯罪の余韻が散らばっていた。
ベンが現場を概ね鑑識した結果、ジャスティンを狙った二発は、頭上のセンター・ハング・スクリーンからで、ネット経由からの遠隔操作だった。
ガーデン館内にアナウンスされたジャックの音声は、AIで編集され、音響コントロールシステムにリモートで侵入し、アナウンス用サーバーへ音声ファイルを上書きし、再生されたものだ。もちろんこれもネットからの操作だ。
ジャックは、天井の光を手で遮りながら、ベンへいった。
「それにしても、どうしてわざわざ本名を名乗った？ イスラム大学工学部教授ザカリア・ハッダード」
ベンは冗談混じりに応えた。
「とりあえず、チャットGPTに尋ねるか？ 漏洩しないレベルで」
ジャックは、ステージの床に置いたマックブックエアを操作するベンを指差し、無言でゴーサインを出した。
ベンは、サイトを開いて質問した。
「テレビで共和党大統領候補のジャスティンが撃たれたニュースやってるけど、なんで犯人は本名を名乗ったと思う？」
AIはしばらく考え込むかと思ったが即答された。
「復讐だからです。おそらく、なんらかの事件の復讐が絡んでいるのでしょう。しかも大勢が亡くなられた事件です。だから彼は自分の固い意思を表明するために自殺したのです」
ベンはつづけた。
「流れた動画で、確かにこめかみに銃口を当て、死亡した。その後、画面は真っ黒になって終わったよ。どうして彼が亡くなったと確信する？」
ベンはそう打ち込んだ後、動画のリンク先を貼り付けた。
今度は、多少の時間を要したが、それでも５秒程度だ。
「2台のHMIライトに照らされ、机にこぼれた数滴の血液の表面から判断しました。この血液は本物です。動画の状況からおそらく彼は即死でしょう」
ベンは、回答に疑問をもった。つづけて、キーを叩いた。
「HMIライト？ 窓の外は太陽の光じゃないのか？」
「太陽の自然な光ではありません。これは造られた光。つまり電気による照明です。おそらくスタジオなどで使用されるHMIライトで、昼光色、5600Kに近い、窓からの光の再現が可能なものです」
ジャックはベンにいった。
「マーカスがザカリアはブルックリンだと言っていた。地図を開け」
と、その前に、といってジャックは続けた。
「ジャスティンもオーウェンも助かっている。これだけのセッティングをしながら胸には当たっていない。ベン、偶然かどうかを訊いてくれ」
ベンはジャックの言葉を反復するようにキーを叩いた。答えは即答だった。
「発射装置の無線機器、天井からの角度などを考えると、意図的にはずしています」
「なぜだ？」
「即死した場合、畏怖を与えられません。それが復讐です」
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僕の新しい小説。
B♭ （ビーフラット）
舞台はニューヨークです。
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Soundtrack.
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack/pl.u-47...
追記 この小説を多少説明しました。
youtu.be/3w65lqUF-YI?si=yG7qy6TPeCL9xRJV
メモ
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「Bombay型（ボンベイ型、hh型）」
•特徴：通常のABO血液型を持たない（A、B、Oに分類されない）特殊な型。
•発見地：1952年、インド・ムンバイ（旧ボンベイ）で初めて確認。
•発生頻度：インドでは1万人に1人程度だが、世界的には約250万人に1人とも。
•輸血制限：同じBombay型しか輸血できない。
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2024年ハーバード大学首席の卒業式スピーチ『知らないことの力』
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Shots fired at Trump rally
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Well worth the trip to West Yorkshire, the unmolested & totally original 1963 Bedford CA van was a highlight in itself but lots of variety as can be seen here.
Very popular French delivery van. In France and in the Netherlands there are still a lot of them on the roads.
Note the nice hub-caps, probably from the older D4 Fourgonnette.
1934 kg.
Production J7-Series: 1965-1980.
Original old Dutch reg. number: June 1, 1972.
Amsterdam-Z., Uiterwaardenstraat, Sept. 8, 2015.
© 2015 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
Publicity photo of a brand new HY panel van.
This late version HY was not built in Amsterdam and not ment for the Dutch market: it is equipped with so called suicide doors. They were not allowed anymore after 1968.
The very basic HY van was designed by André Lefèbvre (France, 1894-1964), Flaminio Bertoni (Italy, 1903-1964) and Pierre Franchiset, and introduced at the October 1947 Paris Car Salon. Throughout its entire life the design stayed almost the same. Still we can recognize some changes.
Some characteristics of the early Phase I model: split windscreen (replaced in early 1964), big sized chevrons on the bonnet (changed to shorter ones in late 1964), narrow vertical rear window with curved corners (changed to a wider square one in Febr. 1963), and semi-circular rear wings (replaced by rectangular ones in Nov. 1969).
Later models were called HY.
French HY vans kept suicide doors till the very end of production. For the Dutch market conventional front hinged doors were introduced in 1968.
Lots of vans have survived as camper or as food truck.
1628 cc L4 petrol engine.
C. 1450 kg.
Production Citroën H/HY Fourgon: June 1948-Dec. 1981.
Production HY Fourgon this version: Nov. 1969-Dec. 1981.
Image source:
Ron Herlaar - Citroën 80 jaar toekomst, Haakman, Naarden, 2000.
Original photographer, place and and date unknown.
(Photo was not taken by me).
Halfweg, March 6, 2024.
© 2024 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
having come very close recently to selling the Leica to fund a new purchase, I felt myself having one of those 'sliding doors moments'......where my photographic future might split into a different direction, this camera which I had coveted for so long and feel very privileged just to hold, came so close to being consigned to just a lovely memory.......as I said recently, I need to really appreciate it's pixels......stand clear, these doors are closing.
This remarkable design was made by Gerard Welter in cooperation with Studio Pininfarina. The prototype was presented in 2002. Sales started in April 2005.
The car was relatively expensive. Low sale figures made the 1007 project finally commercially unsuccessful.
The sliding doors are very unusual for a small passenger car like this.
Petrol or Diesel L4 engine.
C. 1190 kg.
Production Peugeot 1007: 2004-2009.
Original Italian reg. number (type 1999-present).
Number seen: 2.
Near Cassibile (Sicilia), Autostrada E45, June 12, 2025.
© 2025 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Very popular French delivery van. In France and in the Netherlands there are still a lot of them on the roads.
Note the nice hub-caps, probably from the older D4 Fourgonnette.
1934 kg.
Production J7-Series: 1965-1980.
Original old Dutch reg. number: June 1, 1972.
Amsterdam-Z., Uiterwaardenstraat, Sept. 8, 2015.
© 2015 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
Armoured cars outside the Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1931 (TWAM ref 1027/9).
‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its predecessor companies. These great factories, situated in Newcastle along the banks of the River Tyne, employed hundreds of thousands of men and women and built a huge variety of products for customers around the globe.
The Elswick Works was established by William George Armstrong (later Lord Armstrong) in 1847 to manufacture hydraulic cranes. From these relatively humble beginnings the company diversified into many fields including shipbuilding, armaments and locomotives. By 1953 the Elswick Works covered 70 acres and extended over a mile along the River Tyne. This set of images, mostly taken from our Vickers Armstrong collection, includes fascinating views of the factories at Elswick and Scotswood, the products they produced and the people that worked there. By preserving these archives we can ensure that their legacy lives on.
(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email info@twarchives.org.uk.
this portable desktop/tabletop stows on the inside of the sliding door. i use it mostly on the arms of my beach chair.
Stepping into the Sea Ranch Lodge lobby feels like entering a space shaped entirely by intention—warm cedar, quiet light, and a sense of calm that settles over you the moment you cross the threshold. The architecture leans into simplicity without ever feeling sparse. Every surface is touched by natural texture: vertical planks rising toward the ceiling, the grain shifting in tone as it catches the soft interior glow, and the wide-plank floor guiding you forward with an almost meditative rhythm.
The sliding barn-style door draws the eye immediately, both for its clean geometric pattern and for the way it contrasts against the surrounding amber wood. Beyond it, the reception area offers a subtle splash of color, a reminder that even the most minimalist environments can hold small surprises. Nothing feels rushed here. The light fixtures create small islands of illumination, hinting at the contours of the space rather than overwhelming them.
It’s the kind of lobby that invites you to slow down. To pause. To appreciate how architecture can shape mood and movement with only a few materials placed in thoughtful conversation. In a world of noise and clutter, this space gives you permission to breathe.
This remarkable design was made by Gerard Welter in cooperation with Studio Pininfarina. The prototype was presented in 2002. Sales started in April 2005.
The car was relatively expensive. Low sale figures made the 1007 project finally commercially unsuccessful.
The sliding doors are very unusual for a small passenger car like this.
1587 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 109 bhp.
1191 kg.
Production Peugeot 1007: 2004-2009.
Original Dutch reg. number: June 22, 2005.
With current owner since Oct. 7, 2020.
Sold 18 (!) times since first owner.
Velp, Alteveer, March 22, 2025.
© 2025 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
The Estafette 1000 was introduced in 1965.
1289cc.
Production Estafette: 1959-1980.
Probably original French reg. number: 1966 (Ardèche).
Number seen: 3.
Rosières (Fr), La Planche, D104, Aug. 12, 2016.
© 2016 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
The J9 was a face-lifted J7, which was introduced in 1965.
2498 cc diesel engine.
Production J9: Januari 1981-1991.
Original first reg. number: unknown.
New French reg. number: 1993 (Ain).
Number seen: 3.
Between Saint-Jean-le-Vieux and La Route (Ain), D36, Aug. 5, 2019.
© 2019 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
Welcome to the tranquil beauty of a traditional Japanese garden. This image captures a serene corner featuring large, flat stones with a greenish hue, possibly from moss or algae growth. One stone has a black rope tied around it, likely serving as a decorative or symbolic element. These stones are carefully arranged, reflecting the meticulous attention to detail in Japanese garden design.
In the background, two ceramic pots sit on a stone platform, adding an element of traditional Japanese aesthetics. The bamboo fence on the left and the wooden structure with sliding doors and bamboo blinds on the right are typical features of traditional Japanese architecture. The wooden structure, with its simple yet elegant design, blends harmoniously with the natural surroundings, emphasizing the principles of simplicity and natural beauty.
The greenery surrounding the stones and pots enhances the peaceful atmosphere of the garden. The lush plants and carefully placed stones create a sense of balance and harmony, inviting visitors to pause and reflect. This scene embodies the essence of Japanese gardens, where every element is thoughtfully placed to create a tranquil and meditative environment.
Whether you're a lover of traditional Japanese culture or simply seeking a moment of peace, this garden corner offers a glimpse into the timeless beauty of Japan's landscape design. The combination of natural and architectural elements provides a serene setting for relaxation and contemplation.
A full hull model for display of a american style harbour tug. The model contains lots of details.
storage space on the front and rear deck. A slidingdoor to enter the detailed wheelhouse which also has a detachable roof for easy access.
There is a achor winch located at the bow and yellow engine underneath the funnel. Yellow so it must be a Caterpilar engine.
To be able to use this model in my harbour lay-out I made the underwatership in two pieces. you can easily lift off the the top part and put it in any lay-out.
A full hull model for display of a american style harbour tug. The model contains lots of details.
storage space on the front and rear deck. A slidingdoor to enter the detailed wheelhouse which also has a detachable roof for easy access.
There is a achor winch located at the bow and yellow engine underneath the funnel. Yellow so it must be a Caterpilar engine.
To be able to use this model in my harbour lay-out I made the underwatership in two pieces. you can easily lift off the the top part and put it in any lay-out.