Post by mrkite23 on Apr 23, 2008 8:52:55 GMT 12
It was yet another wet rainy night
In Kite`s hometown of Hyde in greater Manchester.
Hyde was a small Cotton Industrial place in the Victorian days of old , probably if your Grandad had a Trilby [ that`s a hat ] more than likely it was made in Manchester, , you know how people who work in toffee shops have lots of sweets , Kite`s Granddad had a cupboard full of hats .
Looking round at the old mills it made Kite think of a time , when his parents were still alive .
Kite`s Father was an accountant , his mother was a Nurse, strange thing was that he never really thought he belonged to them , Kite had red hair tall thin , but His parents were both small, dark haired , no sense of humor and no interest in his love of music .
At a very early age he loved music , couldn't get enough , Kite had to go to sleep, work, and eat to music , so when he eventually left school , he wanted to join a band , and lo and behold he did
He met a lad who was a drummer at school , and with his first weeks wages he bought a guitar, and they got a singer and a bass player and they became" Lazer" [ it sounded a good name at the time ] but they did n t .
So they split up after many failed rehearsals and we became concert goers , and one night we , went to see Motorhead at Manchester Apollo , they blew them away , and they were that loud , Kite couldn't here for about 2 weeks , they went back stage after the show .
Stood at the stage door was a old looking man , stood to attention with his arms folded .
"Hey Mister , are you going to let us in ?" .
"Why would I do that boy?" said the old man .
I`m not a boy ! I'm 17 , and because we want to see Lemmy
[ for he was the singer of the band and a legend , and once got sacked from Hawkwind in Canada, while they were on tour , and so he went back to the UK and did what the band had did to him with every member of Hawkwinds girlfriends , its true !]
He`d told them to bugger off , and Lemmy was only into lady groupies .
One year later , Kite was minding my own business and , the Time Machine , turns up, and changes his life [ that`s another story].
Kite was walking home from the pub on this wet night [The year was 2007]
He walks past the phone box , where most nights a tramp would be asleep stood up right !, never really took much notice of him , but this particular night he was singing in his sleep.
"gambling`s for fools but that`s the way I like it baby , I don`t wanna live for ever" he sang
Which was ironic that he was singing that song !.
That`s the Ace Of Spades ! by Motorhead , Kite said to myself ,
Kite thought he`s got taste, so he went nearer, and shock of all shocks it was Albert , and he also was dressed as that bloody roadie at the Motorhead gig .[ for Kite would`nt forget anyone who call`s him boy .]
So he woke him up .
Whats your game boy ? he said , he called me boy ! I`m 45 !
Table Tennis , he replied
"Oh a comedian" he said
He didn't recognize Kite , he was on the verge of calling him Albert , but he thought , better not , start that chaos theory , consequent.
"Are you hungry ?" Kite asked him
"Does Poo Poo in the woods ?" he said .
"Funny old bugger , come on , I`ll take you home and get you cleaned up and something to eat" .
Kite had a strange feeling that he`d dreamed this happening before , or was it a de ja vu thing going on , he just did`nt know
When they got to the front of the house ,as usual my cat was sat in the window waiting for me .
A cat !, said the old man
That`s right said Kite , Eric`s not going to like that ", said Albert .
"Eric ?, who`s Eric , I`m not having every vagabond in town in my house ! ".
"Oh nobody" he replied .
They got inside , and Albert took one of his coats off .
"My word you boy have a lot of stuff, how many books can you read at once" he said picking one up , "whats this called ?"
"can you not you read?"
"Only Latin"
"Latin that`s a dead language! ,oh the books called How to make homemade glue " kite replied .
"What !?"
"Its a good read , I couldn't put it down ".
"And this one , it has a shed on the front !"
"How to build a Time Machine by Ivan Van Burntoast its only a second edition , very rare "
"That`s a silly name he said . looking at my picture over the t.v , who`s that?"
"The Beatles"
" The Who ?" , "no The Beatles , you never heard of The Beatles?"
No , I havn`t said the old man .
"You must remember the 60s ?"
"No I don`t , I was a in a commune then" he said .
"Who was your leader Charlie Manson ?"
"No Percy Clutterbuck " he answered .
And where was that ?
"Bron Yr Aur in Wales , nice place, and a nice cottage in which four young lads stayed a few weeks writing songs " he said
"That`s a Zeppelin song and did`nt they write songs there?!"
I know I helped them write it , he replied .
"Oh yeah , and I`m Ringo`s Uncle , so any road whats your name ?"
Albert Percival Van Helsing.
The next morning Kite got up fell over the cat as usual and then Kite realized he didn`t come home alone
"Jesus I`ve brought home a tramp!", he said to the cat, who just sat there looking at me with his , is`nt it time you feed me look , well that`s what Kite guessed it is .
Kite got down stairs and on the settee was the man he had came home with .
"Morning boy whats for breakfast ?" he asked
"Cornflakes " replied.
"Is that all ?, not much of a breakfast ", he muttered.
I`ll put the kettle on , your name is Albert right ?, I don't know why , but I`ve seen you a few times , but last night I remembered you , from my youth , and from a Moterhead concert, I don't know why but I get a feeling that we were friends or something I cant work it out .
"Have you ever heard of a parallel universe ?" asked the old man
"Isn`t that were there is another universe , another earth on on that earth there is another you living out a different life ?"
"That`s right , you have heard of it ?! " said Albert .
Yeah I saw it once on The Twilight Zone , or was it Outer Limits , I cant remember ,anyway its not real its Science Fiction !.
"It is real boy trust me, and I have to tell you something very important , but you better sit down first " , so Kite did .
" Something has gone wrong , in the time line , when we time travel in a few weeks, we must have caused a Chaos Theory , a Butterfly effect ! he said .
"This is silly how did you know I had a time machine , if I havn`t told you yet , and you hav`nt a clue I had one , and now your saying that there`s something`s gone wrong, before we even time travelled to cause a butterfly effect " .
"That`s right, a parallel universe" he said .
"Oh god I`m confused "
"Well its quiet simple really , the Time Machine from the other universe has ended up on our Earth , and its gone a bit crazy , and we have to go to the future and save you and your wife "
My Wife !!
That`s right Lana he said .
"well we better get dressed and save me and my erm... wife then , I`ll go and get a t shirt an some toast for the trip ," .
They got into the Time Machine and Albert set it for 2123 and with a flash and a bang , they opened the shed door .
"Oh Jesus !" Kite cried. "Whats wrong?" said Albert ," I`ve forgot to feed the cat " he sighed .
Kite looked around and there was nothing as they were on a beach , and behind them was a oasis , trees plants, and coconut trees for miles .
"where on earth are we?" Kite said to no one in particular.
"The garden of eden project on Earth 2 "said Albert
"Your insane you old man , why would you know this , your a homeless person who sleeps in a bloody phone box ! " he cried .
"Well that`s a question , you know the parallel universe thing I told you about well I'm not from your Earth , I`m a from this earth , and its all gone a bit pear shaped
You see , you , on this planet , got a bit greedy and got feed up of living a normal life , and used the Time Machine for profit
So you traveled back to your teenage years and bought stocks in the World Wide Web with your savings from 2007
Which was a lot because you go back in time and take pictures of The Beatles at the cavern before they were famous
Then sold them for thousands in the future and became a very rich man ,with the help of the time machine and you bought this whole Island what were stood on this minute." said the old man .,
"And where doe`s the married bit come into it then ?"
"Well in a few weeks from were we just left , that`s 2007
We find out the worlds in danger, and I go to the future and save the world , but I make a big mistake and bring someone back from the future, an astronaut called Lana and the time line is messed up and you end up going to the future and marrying , then going to the future even further and buying this place , and there`s just you two living on the Island" said Albert .Hoping it made sense
"I see.. apart from being very jealous of my parallel universe double ,I cant seem to get why are we here to save them ?"
"This Island is about to be hit by a tidal wave , and completely cover the Island and destroy everything on it , but the other Kite won`t believe me
He`s upset that I borrowed the Machine and thinks I`m after the place for myself , but I`ve seen it in the future and they both die !" he said .
"So you think he will believe me?"
well.. yes your him said Albert with smile on his face .
"OK lets get it over with I`m getting a headache "
They walked a few miles down the beach , until we came to this amazing house looking over the beach , it was huge there was a yacht, a football pitch a tennis court, and a pair of golden gates at the bottom of the road that lead up to the house .
They approached the voice com on he side of the gate.
Kite pressed the button as he did he turned round to the old man and asked who should he ask for ?
"Mr Kite" he answered .
Of Course , he pushed it, and spoke .
"Hello ! could I speak to a Mr Kite please ," he said .
A woman`s voice replied " who is this ?"
Without thinking he said "Mr Kite"
"Why The hell would you want to speak to yourself ,have been drinking and have you lost your electronic key again ?" she replied .
"No I`m not your Mr Kite I`m the other one "
"How many pints have you had ?".
"just tell her to let us in" whispered Albert
"Erm can you just let me in?"
The huge gates opened and up to the house they went , and as they did Albert's steps quickened , they reached the door and as they stood at the
metallic door a beam shot across my eyes and a mechanical voice from nowhere said
"Good afternoon Mr Kite " and with that the door opened .
They stepped in and Kite could see a middle aged woman with red hair coming toward them and as she got a few feet away her expression changed to dread and she let out a scream
Kite turned towards Albert and he was pointing a small type of Lazer at the woman .
Albert what the hell!! Kite screamed and a shot was fired .
Albert slumped to the floor face down , and he had a large hole in his back, and inside the smoldering hole was a mess of wires and micro chips which brought back a memory of when Kite trying to fix a Video recorder once .
"Is Diarrhea hereditary?, because its in my jeans" said Kite . Who always turned to humour in scary moments
He looked further behind him, and there was ,well him [ a bit older looking though ] standing there with a smoking gun .
What did you just say ? asked the woman ?
I'm sorry I always make a joke when I`m nervous , and hell I`m scared silly now , Kite said with his head in his hands .
At that moment Albert started to get up and the other Kite shot him again .
"Will you stop shooting him!" Kite yelled .
"Oh sorry , said the other Kite ," but I have to make sure its dead "
"It ! that`s Albert ", Kite cried.
"That`s not Albert that`s a replicant "said the woman , were sorry we scared you , but we had to make sure he was a replicant by letting him in through the door which detects human and none human life form , and we were ready for the chance that he was , and so we had to shoot it.
I see , so what the hell is it if its not human ? Kite asked .
"Its a Artificial Intelligence from another planet , as we can figure out all the space probes we have sent into space over the decades have somehow evolved into this race of androids and they are at war with us and they have one aim , and its to get the secret of time traveling , and they will change the past and rule this planet " said the other Kite .
"But they must have a time machine to come from the future , to get me , so why go to all this trouble to get to you ? .
"You need a book to build a Time Machine , and there`s only one in its existence and we have it , said the other Kite .
"You mean I. Burntoast`s book?!".
"Yes its the only one that survived the 3rd world war" , said the woman .
"3rd world war ! what the hell , and all that the android told me was a lie about you two ?".
"Well whatever he told you was just to get the book , because there is only two machines and they only fit four people at the most and you can`t rule the world with four people can you ?"said the other Kite.
"I guess not , so where the hell am I if it was lie?"
This Earth 2, in the constellation of Cygnus near the Northern Cross , said the other Kite .
"I`m up North then!"
"What?" asked the woman.
"So this is a parallel universe , and your another me ?" Kite said hoping he`d wake up any minute .
"No this is your future , and I`m you" said well ..Kite.
"This is 2123 , and we have come to the future to help fight the A. I.`s and help the future of the human race and this is the new beginning ,
and its better than the old Earth which is almost dead from the constant pollution and the extinction of almost every animal and completely covered in water ", said the woman .
"And wheres Albert?"
Albert stayed on the old Earth , he didn`t want to leave the planet that was really his home for almost 3000 years , and he said he was ready to go and meet his maker , said the future Kite
"Jesus the old bugger , has finely called time" said Kite wiping his cheek .
"I think you better get back home " said the woman
"And your Lana the astronaut ?" Kite asked .
"I am" she said with a smile
"All in good time" the other Kite said "We better not go into what your future holds had we .
"Bugger"
They both walked me back to the Time Machine ,Kite hugged himself and kissed his future wife Kite thought and set the Machine for home 2007
Just after the Camelot experience so Kite knew where the hell he was up too , and sneaked in the house where Albert was fast asleep in front of the T.V. which was showing Blade Runner and on his lap was the Cat staring at the old man .
"The old bugger ! he`s not feed the cat yet" .
And Kite picked up the cat and took him into the Kitchen and he looked out of the window at the shed
Do Albert`s dream of electric sheep he thought to himself .
In Kite`s hometown of Hyde in greater Manchester.
Hyde was a small Cotton Industrial place in the Victorian days of old , probably if your Grandad had a Trilby [ that`s a hat ] more than likely it was made in Manchester, , you know how people who work in toffee shops have lots of sweets , Kite`s Granddad had a cupboard full of hats .
Looking round at the old mills it made Kite think of a time , when his parents were still alive .
Kite`s Father was an accountant , his mother was a Nurse, strange thing was that he never really thought he belonged to them , Kite had red hair tall thin , but His parents were both small, dark haired , no sense of humor and no interest in his love of music .
At a very early age he loved music , couldn't get enough , Kite had to go to sleep, work, and eat to music , so when he eventually left school , he wanted to join a band , and lo and behold he did
He met a lad who was a drummer at school , and with his first weeks wages he bought a guitar, and they got a singer and a bass player and they became" Lazer" [ it sounded a good name at the time ] but they did n t .
So they split up after many failed rehearsals and we became concert goers , and one night we , went to see Motorhead at Manchester Apollo , they blew them away , and they were that loud , Kite couldn't here for about 2 weeks , they went back stage after the show .
Stood at the stage door was a old looking man , stood to attention with his arms folded .
"Hey Mister , are you going to let us in ?" .
"Why would I do that boy?" said the old man .
I`m not a boy ! I'm 17 , and because we want to see Lemmy
[ for he was the singer of the band and a legend , and once got sacked from Hawkwind in Canada, while they were on tour , and so he went back to the UK and did what the band had did to him with every member of Hawkwinds girlfriends , its true !]
He`d told them to bugger off , and Lemmy was only into lady groupies .
One year later , Kite was minding my own business and , the Time Machine , turns up, and changes his life [ that`s another story].
Kite was walking home from the pub on this wet night [The year was 2007]
He walks past the phone box , where most nights a tramp would be asleep stood up right !, never really took much notice of him , but this particular night he was singing in his sleep.
"gambling`s for fools but that`s the way I like it baby , I don`t wanna live for ever" he sang
Which was ironic that he was singing that song !.
That`s the Ace Of Spades ! by Motorhead , Kite said to myself ,
Kite thought he`s got taste, so he went nearer, and shock of all shocks it was Albert , and he also was dressed as that bloody roadie at the Motorhead gig .[ for Kite would`nt forget anyone who call`s him boy .]
So he woke him up .
Whats your game boy ? he said , he called me boy ! I`m 45 !
Table Tennis , he replied
"Oh a comedian" he said
He didn't recognize Kite , he was on the verge of calling him Albert , but he thought , better not , start that chaos theory , consequent.
"Are you hungry ?" Kite asked him
"Does Poo Poo in the woods ?" he said .
"Funny old bugger , come on , I`ll take you home and get you cleaned up and something to eat" .
Kite had a strange feeling that he`d dreamed this happening before , or was it a de ja vu thing going on , he just did`nt know
When they got to the front of the house ,as usual my cat was sat in the window waiting for me .
A cat !, said the old man
That`s right said Kite , Eric`s not going to like that ", said Albert .
"Eric ?, who`s Eric , I`m not having every vagabond in town in my house ! ".
"Oh nobody" he replied .
They got inside , and Albert took one of his coats off .
"My word you boy have a lot of stuff, how many books can you read at once" he said picking one up , "whats this called ?"
"can you not you read?"
"Only Latin"
"Latin that`s a dead language! ,oh the books called How to make homemade glue " kite replied .
"What !?"
"Its a good read , I couldn't put it down ".
"And this one , it has a shed on the front !"
"How to build a Time Machine by Ivan Van Burntoast its only a second edition , very rare "
"That`s a silly name he said . looking at my picture over the t.v , who`s that?"
"The Beatles"
" The Who ?" , "no The Beatles , you never heard of The Beatles?"
No , I havn`t said the old man .
"You must remember the 60s ?"
"No I don`t , I was a in a commune then" he said .
"Who was your leader Charlie Manson ?"
"No Percy Clutterbuck " he answered .
And where was that ?
"Bron Yr Aur in Wales , nice place, and a nice cottage in which four young lads stayed a few weeks writing songs " he said
"That`s a Zeppelin song and did`nt they write songs there?!"
I know I helped them write it , he replied .
"Oh yeah , and I`m Ringo`s Uncle , so any road whats your name ?"
Albert Percival Van Helsing.
The next morning Kite got up fell over the cat as usual and then Kite realized he didn`t come home alone
"Jesus I`ve brought home a tramp!", he said to the cat, who just sat there looking at me with his , is`nt it time you feed me look , well that`s what Kite guessed it is .
Kite got down stairs and on the settee was the man he had came home with .
"Morning boy whats for breakfast ?" he asked
"Cornflakes " replied.
"Is that all ?, not much of a breakfast ", he muttered.
I`ll put the kettle on , your name is Albert right ?, I don't know why , but I`ve seen you a few times , but last night I remembered you , from my youth , and from a Moterhead concert, I don't know why but I get a feeling that we were friends or something I cant work it out .
"Have you ever heard of a parallel universe ?" asked the old man
"Isn`t that were there is another universe , another earth on on that earth there is another you living out a different life ?"
"That`s right , you have heard of it ?! " said Albert .
Yeah I saw it once on The Twilight Zone , or was it Outer Limits , I cant remember ,anyway its not real its Science Fiction !.
"It is real boy trust me, and I have to tell you something very important , but you better sit down first " , so Kite did .
" Something has gone wrong , in the time line , when we time travel in a few weeks, we must have caused a Chaos Theory , a Butterfly effect ! he said .
"This is silly how did you know I had a time machine , if I havn`t told you yet , and you hav`nt a clue I had one , and now your saying that there`s something`s gone wrong, before we even time travelled to cause a butterfly effect " .
"That`s right, a parallel universe" he said .
"Oh god I`m confused "
"Well its quiet simple really , the Time Machine from the other universe has ended up on our Earth , and its gone a bit crazy , and we have to go to the future and save you and your wife "
My Wife !!
That`s right Lana he said .
"well we better get dressed and save me and my erm... wife then , I`ll go and get a t shirt an some toast for the trip ," .
They got into the Time Machine and Albert set it for 2123 and with a flash and a bang , they opened the shed door .
"Oh Jesus !" Kite cried. "Whats wrong?" said Albert ," I`ve forgot to feed the cat " he sighed .
Kite looked around and there was nothing as they were on a beach , and behind them was a oasis , trees plants, and coconut trees for miles .
"where on earth are we?" Kite said to no one in particular.
"The garden of eden project on Earth 2 "said Albert
"Your insane you old man , why would you know this , your a homeless person who sleeps in a bloody phone box ! " he cried .
"Well that`s a question , you know the parallel universe thing I told you about well I'm not from your Earth , I`m a from this earth , and its all gone a bit pear shaped
You see , you , on this planet , got a bit greedy and got feed up of living a normal life , and used the Time Machine for profit
So you traveled back to your teenage years and bought stocks in the World Wide Web with your savings from 2007
Which was a lot because you go back in time and take pictures of The Beatles at the cavern before they were famous
Then sold them for thousands in the future and became a very rich man ,with the help of the time machine and you bought this whole Island what were stood on this minute." said the old man .,
"And where doe`s the married bit come into it then ?"
"Well in a few weeks from were we just left , that`s 2007
We find out the worlds in danger, and I go to the future and save the world , but I make a big mistake and bring someone back from the future, an astronaut called Lana and the time line is messed up and you end up going to the future and marrying , then going to the future even further and buying this place , and there`s just you two living on the Island" said Albert .Hoping it made sense
"I see.. apart from being very jealous of my parallel universe double ,I cant seem to get why are we here to save them ?"
"This Island is about to be hit by a tidal wave , and completely cover the Island and destroy everything on it , but the other Kite won`t believe me
He`s upset that I borrowed the Machine and thinks I`m after the place for myself , but I`ve seen it in the future and they both die !" he said .
"So you think he will believe me?"
well.. yes your him said Albert with smile on his face .
"OK lets get it over with I`m getting a headache "
They walked a few miles down the beach , until we came to this amazing house looking over the beach , it was huge there was a yacht, a football pitch a tennis court, and a pair of golden gates at the bottom of the road that lead up to the house .
They approached the voice com on he side of the gate.
Kite pressed the button as he did he turned round to the old man and asked who should he ask for ?
"Mr Kite" he answered .
Of Course , he pushed it, and spoke .
"Hello ! could I speak to a Mr Kite please ," he said .
A woman`s voice replied " who is this ?"
Without thinking he said "Mr Kite"
"Why The hell would you want to speak to yourself ,have been drinking and have you lost your electronic key again ?" she replied .
"No I`m not your Mr Kite I`m the other one "
"How many pints have you had ?".
"just tell her to let us in" whispered Albert
"Erm can you just let me in?"
The huge gates opened and up to the house they went , and as they did Albert's steps quickened , they reached the door and as they stood at the
metallic door a beam shot across my eyes and a mechanical voice from nowhere said
"Good afternoon Mr Kite " and with that the door opened .
They stepped in and Kite could see a middle aged woman with red hair coming toward them and as she got a few feet away her expression changed to dread and she let out a scream
Kite turned towards Albert and he was pointing a small type of Lazer at the woman .
Albert what the hell!! Kite screamed and a shot was fired .
Albert slumped to the floor face down , and he had a large hole in his back, and inside the smoldering hole was a mess of wires and micro chips which brought back a memory of when Kite trying to fix a Video recorder once .
"Is Diarrhea hereditary?, because its in my jeans" said Kite . Who always turned to humour in scary moments
He looked further behind him, and there was ,well him [ a bit older looking though ] standing there with a smoking gun .
What did you just say ? asked the woman ?
I'm sorry I always make a joke when I`m nervous , and hell I`m scared silly now , Kite said with his head in his hands .
At that moment Albert started to get up and the other Kite shot him again .
"Will you stop shooting him!" Kite yelled .
"Oh sorry , said the other Kite ," but I have to make sure its dead "
"It ! that`s Albert ", Kite cried.
"That`s not Albert that`s a replicant "said the woman , were sorry we scared you , but we had to make sure he was a replicant by letting him in through the door which detects human and none human life form , and we were ready for the chance that he was , and so we had to shoot it.
I see , so what the hell is it if its not human ? Kite asked .
"Its a Artificial Intelligence from another planet , as we can figure out all the space probes we have sent into space over the decades have somehow evolved into this race of androids and they are at war with us and they have one aim , and its to get the secret of time traveling , and they will change the past and rule this planet " said the other Kite .
"But they must have a time machine to come from the future , to get me , so why go to all this trouble to get to you ? .
"You need a book to build a Time Machine , and there`s only one in its existence and we have it , said the other Kite .
"You mean I. Burntoast`s book?!".
"Yes its the only one that survived the 3rd world war" , said the woman .
"3rd world war ! what the hell , and all that the android told me was a lie about you two ?".
"Well whatever he told you was just to get the book , because there is only two machines and they only fit four people at the most and you can`t rule the world with four people can you ?"said the other Kite.
"I guess not , so where the hell am I if it was lie?"
This Earth 2, in the constellation of Cygnus near the Northern Cross , said the other Kite .
"I`m up North then!"
"What?" asked the woman.
"So this is a parallel universe , and your another me ?" Kite said hoping he`d wake up any minute .
"No this is your future , and I`m you" said well ..Kite.
"This is 2123 , and we have come to the future to help fight the A. I.`s and help the future of the human race and this is the new beginning ,
and its better than the old Earth which is almost dead from the constant pollution and the extinction of almost every animal and completely covered in water ", said the woman .
"And wheres Albert?"
Albert stayed on the old Earth , he didn`t want to leave the planet that was really his home for almost 3000 years , and he said he was ready to go and meet his maker , said the future Kite
"Jesus the old bugger , has finely called time" said Kite wiping his cheek .
"I think you better get back home " said the woman
"And your Lana the astronaut ?" Kite asked .
"I am" she said with a smile
"All in good time" the other Kite said "We better not go into what your future holds had we .
"Bugger"
They both walked me back to the Time Machine ,Kite hugged himself and kissed his future wife Kite thought and set the Machine for home 2007
Just after the Camelot experience so Kite knew where the hell he was up too , and sneaked in the house where Albert was fast asleep in front of the T.V. which was showing Blade Runner and on his lap was the Cat staring at the old man .
"The old bugger ! he`s not feed the cat yet" .
And Kite picked up the cat and took him into the Kitchen and he looked out of the window at the shed
Do Albert`s dream of electric sheep he thought to himself .