C4 antho - Chamber Four

How to Assemble a Portal to Another World ~53~
5. At regular intervals, test the strength of the
vein with your car battery or other electronic
device. The current should arc, disabling all cell
phones, television sets, handheld radio devices,
etc. The high-intensity veins flow beneath the
earth’s surface at varying depths, and so some
holes may tap into the vein at a depth of six
feet, while others may prove impossible without
sufficient machinery.
I scavenged flea markets and garage sales for old magnets
and steel wool. I started knitting it together into a sort of
chainmail with extra wire, industrial knitting needles and a
screwdriver. He spoke of bodies embedded in walls, warped
consciousness, the Philadelphia Experiment, a martyr’s
transcendent ecstasy.
6. Reinforce the hole’s walls with the steel beams.
Some holes may become tunnels and so proper
reinforcement is needed to support the integrity
of the roof. For the portal to become active,
it needs to be eased into wakefulness.
Employ as many conduits of electricity as possible
to divert the energy of the vein into your
chosen portal space. Many travelers do this by
embedding magnetic devices, discarded electronics,
batteries and bits of scrap metal into
the walls of a concentrated region of their hole
or tunnel. Begin constructing the coverings to
transform your mortal body into a part of the
mosaic itself. Medieval armor and chain mail,
constructed with overlaps and interlinking
metal pieces to ensure full coverage of the war-