The Binariest
“Well, look who’s here. How the hell,’scuze’ – how in heaven’s name, did you materialize just now?” “Well. it took me a long, long time.” ‘How old are you?” “Two hundred and two.” “Sweet Jesus - no one lives that long.” “That’s easy for you to say. Jesus had nothing to do with it. It was that damned Numerology. Why didn’t you teach me my numbers - so that I mightn’t have needed a calculator?” “Do you really think – that this is just a simple numbers game?” “If I really knew better- I would have come much earlier. But, how can that be? When there were eight or nine choices - I had to choose between eight times eight times eight time eight. Just imagine six times – producing over a quarter of million combinations.” “You followed a misguided path – so tortuous as to make one decrepit.” “True. What about you? Didn’t you need a password?” “Oh no. I was here in the first place.”
“Well, what do you do here?” “I’m a Binariest.” “…never heard of that. What does a Binariest do?” “I separate ones and zeros.” “That’s it? ….It seems so simple.” “you bet!” “And, that’s important?” “Is it ever! Everything in life is yes or no – off or on.” “For instance?” “If Eve had said NO! You would have never been – not here today.” “I take it - that you told Eve to say ON?” “Hmm, that’s a thought. Maybe – indirectly.” “Then you are the Grand Poobah – not just the gatekeeper?” “You could say that - however mislabeled. Even if you knew my right name (which you don’t) – you would not be permitted to utter same.” “O come now – Nameless. Why didn’t you bless me with the right password? I could have gotten here over a century ago.” “Because, we don’t do – or encourage co-dependency. You have to figure these things – all by your lonesome!” “Then I am always free to choose?” “You bet!” “That is all there is to it?”
“ No, there is more.” “Are you playing games with me? Enlighten – please!” “Just substitute the following nine letters for one’s and zero’s.” “…And you will get?” “G. O. O. D.
D. E. E. D. S.”
“Yes?” “Oh yes, my friend. Good Deeds! ...Good Deeds –are the password!”