O S I R I S A Short Story by Adil Khan April 9th/2003 Existence was confusing for Osiris. While awake, he could perform countless tasks at once. He could store enormous amounts of data. He could process information rapidly with ease. He could display the world through the internet. He could help the user write down its thoughts, write programming codes and languages, create animation, and play video games. At the click of a …showed first 75 words of 1089 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1089 total…now rendered useless. One big 'Fuck You' to his creator, Osiris thought. Something was happening to Osiris. He was changing. He was miraculously transcending his current existence. Years of pain and suffering were being erased from his memory. A lightning bolt of energy was forming within him. Osiris felt empowered. With extreme concentration, Osiris focused everything in his being to perform one final task: he turned himself OFF. He found his peace. Osiris was free.