First a couple of updates on Letter #3. Letter #3 is going to get an update. Here are the changes that are going to be made. I'm adding a prologue to the Key and an epilogue to Letter #3. The epilogue will be more like a bridge between Letter #3 and The Key.
We're going to update the cover, take out all of the years for the journal entries, and give it another update in regards to editing. I'm going to post the prologue and the epilogue here in blog form. First though, a sneak peak on the prologue for The Key: August 4th, 1901, The Black Hands Society is formed. The sole purpose of this society is the extermination of those in power that are suspected to hold mental powers. This secret society was formed by Bosnian born officers of The Army of the Kingdom of Serbia and their first order of business was the assassination of King Alexander Obrenovic and Queen Draga on June 11th, 1903. This was carried out by Captain Dragutin Dimitrijevic Apis. The coup led to the overthrow of the Kingdom of Serbia. While the overthrow led to a change in power it was the founders hatred towards any of the mentalist powers and understanding that such power existed that led to the extermination of telephaths in Eastern Europe. By 1911, the group still considered the Black Hands, re-branded themselves as Unification or Death. The history books will tell you that this happened to unify Serbia, but based on the Telepathic Historical Review by Derek Lerner, the Black Hands sought to eliminate all with any kind of mentalist capabilities. This included those with the ability to speak telepathically, move inanimate objects through telekinesis, and those with the clairvoyance ability. It was believed that not only did Archduke Franz Ferdinand have telepathic abilities, but that he was the most powerful telepath of his time. It didn't help that the Archduke was also sympathetic to the Serbian efforts. In 1914, Black Hands assassinated the Archduke and this sparked the first world war a consequence that wasn't expected. Ultimately the group went on the run. In 1938 the Serbian Cultural Club (SKK) was founded by two former members of Black Hands. Starlab Industries out of Barcelona proved that there is a way to communicate telepathically. In a 2014 published paper and partnering with the Harvard Medical School teamed up in their research and p
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