CONCLUSION

THINGS SHOULD NOW BE PRETTY COMFORTABLE FOR YOU, AND YOU’RE WELCOME

It turns out that learning enough to survive in the distant past . . . was simply a matter of time.

This is, sadly, where our guide comes to an end. In it you have found answers to some of the most profoundly life-changing questions humans have ever asked, including “What is the universe made of?” (Section 11: What Are Things, and How Do I Make Things?); “How can I live in comfort and not die for a while?” (Section 5: Now We Are Become Farmers, the Devourers of Worlds); and “I keep pooping too much and would like to do that less in the future, so does anyone know anything I should do to make that happen?” (Section 14: Heal Some Body). We’re absolutely certain this knowledge will serve you well in the days, months, and years to come.

As you step out of your state-of-the-art FC3000™ rental-market time machine and survey an unknown Earth—one soon to be transformed into a home, a community, and a civilization—we are envious. You are about to enter a world of untold wonder and potential, and you will face it with a gift the rest of humanity never had: the gift of foresight. Use it wisely and you’ll reach heights greater than we ever dreamed, all while avoiding our most terrible and harmful pitfalls.

Reading this book has transferred knowledge of humanity’s greatest achievements from the palm of your hand to the interior of your mind. Earlier, we remarked that this text, once stranded in the past, was the single most powerful and dangerous thing on the planet. That is no longer true.

You are.

Go get ’em, tiger.

Figure 72: Despite everything, the FC3000™.

With warmest professional regards from your friends at Chronotix Solutions.