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by Octavia Butler

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Tibetan Book of the Dead

There aretheTibetanandtheEgyptianBooksoftheDead.

Egyptian Book of the Dead

There aretheTibetanandtheEgyptianBooksoftheDead.

veErsarthseed: The Bokof the Living

I've finally got a title for my book of Earthseeeds--veErsarthseed: The Bokof the Living.

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Withoutpositiveobsession, therei snothingat all. EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVINGbyLaurenOyaOlamina.Parable of the Sower1All that you touch

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Saint John

When we were ready, Curtis's father took us to an anteroom where we could hear the preaching-- from the first chapter of Saint John and the second chapter of ThAe cts-- and wait our turn.

ThAe cts

When we were ready, Curtis's father took us to an anteroom where we could hear the preaching-- from the first chapter of Saint John and the second chapter of ThAe cts-- and wait our turn.

Bible

…Dad said when I asked him about Deists. "They should have had more faith in what their Bible stold them." I wonedr if the people oneGthulf Coast still havfeaith.…

Job

I read a loot dp.eMri y favorite book of the Bible is Job. I think it says moreabout my fathe'srGod inparticularand gods ingeneral thananything else I'veeverread. In the book of Job, dGsaoys hemade everythingandheknowseverythingsonoonehasanyrighttoquestion w hat he deos witha ny of it.

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ForweareEarthseed, AndGodisChange. EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2024

Bible

She used to sit in oonur fr t-room church eevry Sunday, lagre-print Bible in hand,nda shout out her respnoses: "Yes, Lord!" "Hlaellujah!" "Thank you, Jesus!" "Amen!

Bible

She believed in a literal acceptance of everything in the Bible. Yet, when thgins got to bteoomuch for her, she decidedtodtrade pain now for eternapl aininthehe reafter. How could shedothat?

Job

I'm not like Mrs. Sims. I'm noetkisnodmof poteniat l Job, long suffering, stiff necekd, then, at last, either humbbeleforeanall-knowing almighty, ordestroyed.

Ecclesiastes

fromBuddhism'sinsistencethatnothi ngispermanentand alslufferingresultsfromourdelusionsof permanencetothethirdchapterofEcclesiastes("Toeverything there is aasoen. . . . ")

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EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVINGby LauernOya Olamni a4A victim of God mTayhr,oughlearningadaption, BecomeapartnerofGod.A victim of God may, Throughforethoughtandplanning, BecomeashaperofGod.Or a victim of God may, Throughshortsightednessandfear,Remai nGod's victim, God'splaything, God'sprey.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING

Old Testament

Richard Moss has put together his own religion--a combination of the Old Testament and historical West African practices.

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Parable of the Sower 5BeliefInitiatesandguidesaction--Or it doensothing.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2025

Surviving the Wilderness

Frowning,shelookedthemover.Threebookson survivailnthewilderness,threeongunsand shooting,twoeach onhandlingmedicalemergencie s, California native nad naturalizedplantsandtheiruses,andbasicliving:logcabin-building, livesot ck raising, palnt cultivations, oapmaking--thatkindofthing.

Guns and Shooting

Frowning,shelookedthemover.Threebookson survivailnthewilderness,threeongunsand shooting,twoeach onhandlingmedicalemergencie s, California native nad naturalizedplantsandtheiruses,andbasicliving:logcabin-building, livesot ck raising, palnt cultivations, oapmaking--thatkindofthing.

Handling Medical Emergencies

Frowning,shelookedthemover.Threebookson survivailnthewilderness,threeongunsand shooting,twoeach onhandlingmedicalemergencie s, California native nad naturalizedplantsandtheiruses,andbasicliving:logcabin-building, livesot ck raising, palnt cultivations, oapmaking--thatkindofthing.

California Native and Naturalized Plants and Their Uses

Frowning,shelookedthemover.Threebookson survivailnthewilderness,threeongunsand shooting,twoeach onhandlingmedicalemergencie s, California native nad naturalizedplantsandtheiruses,andbasicliving:logcabin-building, livesot ck raising, palnt cultivations, oapmaking--thatkindofthing.

Basic Living: Log Cabin-Building, Livestock Raising, Plant Cultivations, Soapmaking

Frowning,shelookedthemover.Threebookson survivailnthewilderness,threeongunsand shooting,twoeach onhandlingmedicalemergencie s, California native nad naturalizedplantsandtheiruses,andbasicliving:logcabin-building, livesot ck raising, palnt cultivations, oapmaking--thatkindofthing.

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6Drowningpeople Sometimesdie Fightingtheirrescuers. EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025Joannetold.

Genesis

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2025TodayD,adpreachedfromGenesissix,Noahand theark:

Bible

thenturneditonandopenedmygrandmother'sBible.ShehadhadalotofBiblesandDadhadletmekeepthisone.

Nehemiah

Nehemiah, chapterfour, Verse 14: "And I lookaenddroseupandsaiduntothenobles,andtotherulers, and to the rest of the oppele, be not afiradofthemr:emembertheLordwhichisgreatandterrible,and fight for youbr rethren, yoursons, and yuordaughters, yourwivesandyourhouses.

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And theeDstiny of Earthseed is to taekroot amongthestars.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVINGSATURDAYA,PRIL26,2025

The Destiny of Earthseed

Here'sthe birthday gift that came into my mindmthoirsningasIwokeup--justtwolines: The Destiny of EarthseedIs to take root among the stars.ThisiswhatIwasreachingforafewdaysagowhen thestoryofthenewplanetsbeingdiscovered caught my attention. It's true, of course. It's obuviso.

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… acted uponbyunifyinginternalor external forces.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVINGby LauernOya Olamni a10Whenapparentstabilitydisintegrates,A sit mustÑ GodisChangeÑPeople tend to give in Tofearanddepression, Toneedandgreed.…

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Beware.God is infinitely malleabGleo. disChange.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVINGSATURDAYO,CTOBER17,2026Wearecomingapart.

Luke

So I preached froLmuke, chapter eighteen, versesonethrougheight:theparableoftheimportunate widow. It's one I've always liked.

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Book of Revelation

And in a small, wi hspery voice, she uqoted from theBook of Revleation: '`Babylon thgereat is faelln, is fallen, and isecbome the habitaotinof devils. . . .

Bible

Both have aourtihty in the comumnityand the cuhrch. And, of course, bhoktnowtheir Bible.

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sEtiAn RTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVISNAGTURDAYby LauernOya Olamni a14In order toseriFromitsownashesA phoenixFirst Must Burn.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVISNAGTURDAY, JULY 31, 2027-- MORNING

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15KindnesseasesChange.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVINGSUNDAYA,UGUST1,2027

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16EarthseedCastonnewgroundMu st first perceiveThatitknowsnothing. EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2027(cont. from notes expandedAUGUST 8)

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Embra ce diversityOrbedestroyed.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2027(from notes expanded AUGUSTT8h)ere's aibg fire in the hills to the east of ussa.

Bible

Bits of the Bible hadnedothat to me, staying with me even after I spteodp believing.

Earthseed Notebook

Poetry?" he said isthmorningashe looked throughthepagesIshowedhim--pagesofmyEarthseednotebook, as it hpapened.

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I put my journal dnoawnd picked up my book of Earthseed verses. I choesoft, nonpreachyverses,goodfor road-wearymindsand bodies.18Once or twcei eachweek A Gathernig of Earthesed isagoodandnecessary thing.It vents emotion, then quietsthemind.It fcouses attention,strengthens purpose,and unifiespeople.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVINGSUNDAYA,UGUST8,2027

Bible

Orememberatruthoracomfortoraremindertoaction," I said. "Peopdle othat all the time. Theyacreh back to the Bible, the Talmud, the angesthathappeninlife.

Talmud

Orememberatruthoracomfortoraremindertoaction," I said. "Peopdle othat all the time. Theyacreh back to the Bible, the Talmud, the angesthathappeninlife.

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Godprevails.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2027(from notes expanded SUNDAY, AUGUST 29)

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We must find theesrt of what weeendwithinourselves, inoneanother,in our Destiny.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING SATURDAYA, UGUST28,2027(from notes expanded TUESDAY, AUGUST 31)etting dark.

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ToshapeGod, Shape Self.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2027

Earthseed

Toward the end of the lesson,IreadafewEarthseed verse sto them in spite of Harrgyr'osans.

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God siInfinite PotentialG: odisChange.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVINGTHURSDAYS, EPTEMBER9,2027

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Gsyooduri first and youraslt teacher.Godisyourharshestteacher:subtle, demnading. Learnordie.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING

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ShapeGod.Pray working.EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2027WereadsomeversesandtalkedaboutEarthseedfor a while thsimorning.

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Theuniverse is God'sself-portrait. EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2027

Bible

We spoke our individual memories and quoted Bible passages, Earthseed verses, and bits of songs and poems that were favorites of the living or the dead.

Earthseed

We spoke our individual memories and quoted Bible passages, Earthseed verses, and bits of songs and poems that were favorites of the living or the dead.

Luke

TheBibleAuthorized King James VeorsniSt. Luke 8: 5-8

Indirect References

astronomy book

I pick out some oftheconstellationsandnamethestarsthatmakethem up. I've learend them from aan stronomy book that belonged to my father's mhoetr.

Plant Book about California Indians

Read this. I handed her one of the plant books. This one was about California Indians, the plants they used, and how they used them--an interesting, entertaining little book.

a book about California plants and the way Indinas used them

I loaned Joanne a book about California plants and the way Indinas used them. It woanse of your books. I'm sorry I loaned it to her. It's so neutral, I didn't think itoucld cause trouble. But I guess iat sh.

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The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

My freshman year of college, I decide to step outside of my comfort zone and take a class called Women and Science Fiction. We’re assigned Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. Something just clicks. That’s when I fall in love with books.

Places Referenced

Olivar
"She'safraidthatifJoannegoesawaytoOlivar,she'llneverseeheragain."
Gulf Coast, United States
"I wonedr if the people oneGthulf Coast still havfeaith."
Mars, Solar System
"One of the astraounts on the leastt Mars missoin hasbeenkilled."
California, United States
"Thetimeis2025;theplaceis Californiaw, heresmallwalledcomunitiesmustprote ct themselves fromdesperate hordes of scangersandroamingbandsofdrugaddicts."
Los Angeles, California
"Keith looekdaround more thananyone as we rdoe. His ma bition, if you coducl all it that, is to get out of theneighborhoodandgotoLosAngeles. He'snevertoo clear abou twhat he'll dohet re."
Robledo, California
"And we're in Robledo--20milesfromLosAngeles,anda, ccordingtoDad,oncearich,green,unwalled littlecity thathehadbeeneagertoabandonwhenhewasayoungman."
Los Angeles, California
"Like Keith, he had wanted to escape the dullness of Robledo for big city excitement. L.A. was beetrtthen--less lethal. Helivedtherefor21years."
Gulf of Mexico, North America
"There's a igb, early-season storm bol wing itself out in the Gulf of Mexico. It'nscbedouaround the Gulf, killing people from Floidra to Texas and down iMntoexico."
Florida, United States
"…killing people from Floidra to Texas and down iMntoexico."
Texas, United States
"…killing people from Floidra to Texas and down iMntoexico."
Los Angeles, California
"And we saw whole blockbsooarfdedupbuildingsburning inLosAngeles."
Earth, Solar System
"SATURDAYA, UGUST3,2024 The daed astronaut is going to be brought back to Earth."
Mars, Solar System
"She waendtto be buired on Mars. She saitd thatwhensherealizedshewasdying. She'said Marswastheonethingshehadwantedallherlife, andnowshewouldbep artofitforever."
Moon, Earth
"Hey, wecanrun a sapce station, astationonthemoon,and soon,acolonyonMars."
Mars, Solar System
"Shesp entherlifeheadingforMars-- preparingherself,becominganastronaut,gettingona Mars crew,ignog to Mars,bengni ing to figure out how to terraform Mars,nbneinggito creaetshelteredplaceswherepeoplecanliveandworknow.... Marsisarock--cold,empty,almostairless,dead."
Saturn, Solar System
"but theyerew still from Saturn aasr fasshewas concerned."
Earth, Solar System
"Wecansee it in the nigshkty,awholeotherworld,buttoonearby,tooclose withinthereachofthe peoplewho'vemadesuchahell of life here onarEth."
West Africa, Africa
"Richard Moss has put together his own religion--a combination of the Old Testament and historical West African practices."
Pacific Ocean, Earth
"Weheardlastnightontheradiothattherewasastor msweepingin from the aPcific, but most poeple didn't believe it."
Mississippi, United States
"There'scholeraspreadinginsouthernMississippiand Louisiana," I said."
Louisiana, United States
"There'scholeraspreadinginsouthernMississippiand Louisiana," I said."
East Coast, United States
"It'sspreadingagain.Itwasontheeastcoast.Nowit's in Cih cago. The reportssay that it maeks watching a firebetter than sex. I don't kwnwo hetherthereportersarecondemningitoradvertisingit."
Chicago, Illinois
"It'sspreadingagain.Itwasontheeastcoast.Nowit's in Cih cago. The reportssay that it maeks watching a firebetter than sex. I don't kwnwo hetherthereportersarecondemningitoradvertisingit."
Alabama, United States
"Tornadoesaresmashinghelloutof Alabama, Kentucky, Teensnsee, and two orthreeotherstates."
Kentucky, United States
"Tornadoesaresmashinghelloutof Alabama, Kentucky, Teensnsee, and two orthreeotherstates."
Tennessee, United States
"Tornadoesaresmashinghelloutof Alabama, Kentucky, Teensnsee, and two orthreeotherstates."
Northern Midwest, United States
"Threehundredpeopledeadso farA.ndthere'sablizzardfreezingthenorthern midwest,killingevenmorepeople."
New Jersey, United States
"InNewYorkand NewJersey,ameaslesepidemiciskillingpeople. Measles!"
Los Angeles, California
"…if you want to. aIrt'ys, sbcut once you get past the feare,asity's. In L.A. some weadll communitiesbiggerandstrongerthanthisonejustaren't there any more. Nothing left but rnusi, rats, andsquatters.Whathappenedtothemcanhappento us. We'll die hinereunlesswe get waystosurvive."
Jericho, West Bank
"…then the big hit will come. And if we're nota redy forit,itwillbelikeJericho."
Europe
"“Did you ever read about bubonic plague in medieval Europe?” I asked. She nodded. She reads a lot the way I do, ... “A lot of the continent was depopulated,” she said."
California, United States
"Frowning,shelookedthemover.Threebookson survivailnthewilderness,threeongunsand shooting,twoeach onhandlingmedicalemergencie s, California native nad naturalizedplantsandtheiruses,andbasicliving:logcabin-building, livesot ck raising, palnt cultivations, oapmaking--thatkindofthing."
California, United States
"This one was about California Indians, the plants they used, and how they used them--an interesting, entertaining little book."
Oregon, United States
"Paeyciaspl attention to the pltasnthat growbetweenhereandthecoastandbetween hereandOregonalongthecoast.I'vemarkedthem."
California, United States
"I loaned Joanne a book about California plants and the way Indinas used them."
Hawaiian Islands, United States
"Even they don't have to just sit in one palceand wait to be wiped outT. hereareislandsthousandsofmilesfrom anywhere--theHawaiianIslands,forexample,and EasterIsland-- whereplantsseededthemselvesand grewlongbeforeanyhumansarrived."
Easter Island, Chile
"Even they don't have to just sit in one palceand wait to be wiped outT. hereareislandsthousandsofmilesfrom anywhere--theHawaiianIslands,forexample,and EasterIsland-- whereplantsseededthemselvesand grewlongbeforeanyhumansarrived."
Oregon, United States
"Oregon, Washington,Canada."
Canada
"Oregon, Washington,Canada."
California, United States
"NobodywantsCaliforniatrash."
Oregon, United States
"And what if they wanted tonogrtoh, try for a better life in Oonregor Washingtnoor Canada?"
Canada
"And what if they wanted tonogrtoh, try for a better life in Oonregor Washingtnoor Canada?"
Los Angeles, California
"I used it to buy food. Then I dswtaartlkeingot ward L.A."
Alaska, United States
"He wsacrazy anyway. Alsaka!"
Los Angeles, California
"Olivar, incorporated in the 1890s, is just one more beach/bedroom suburb of Los Angeles, small nad wel-to-do."
Los Angeles, California
"Olivarl,ocated betweentheseaandLosAngeles,is gettinganinfluxofsaltwaterfromonedirectionand desperatepoorpeople fromtheother."
Los Angeles County, California
"They're educated people who don't want to live in thespreadi ngchaosoftherestofLosAngelesCounty."
Southwest, United States
"The company intends to dominate farming and the seollfiwngaterandsolarandwindenergy overmuchofthe southwest--whereforpenniesit'salreadyboughtvasttractsof fertile, waterleslsand."
Washington, D.C., United States
"Oregon, Washington,Canada."
Pacific Ocean, Earth
"to accept smallersala riesthantheirsocio-economicgroupisusedtoinexchangefor security,aguaranteedfoodsupply,jobs,and help in their battle with the Pacific."
Pacific Coast, United States
"Buthatstormwasalmosttropical--aquick,hard, warmS, eptemberrain,theedgeofahurricanethathit Mexi co'sPacificcoast."
California, United States
"My gradnparents once traveled a lot by carh.eyT left us old ardomapsof just aob ut every cuonty in the state plusveseral ofotheraprts of the country. I've put mpsaof theCaliforniacountiesnorthofusandthefewIcould findof"
Oregon, United States
"Parable of the Sower WashingtonandOregoncountiesintomy pack."
Olivar
"Why wno't he go to Olivar?"
Rievr Street, Los Angeles
"Each of theessaid thesamething: That they had left himusausal at Rievr Street where it intersetcsDurant Road."
Durant Road, Los Angeles
"where it intersetcsDurant Road. Tha'stonly five blocks from here. We're at the tip-enduroafntDRoad."
River Street, Los Angeles
"Today a group of us,aramlled, rodeibcyclesfromhometoRiverStreetanddownRiverStreettothe colel ge.Fivemilesinall."
Texas, United States
"Kayla is from Texas like my biologicalmother."
Olivar
"The Garfields left for Olivar today-- Phillida, Jay, anadnnJeo."
Olivar
"Will she try now to get us into Olivar? I think she will."
Oregon, United States
"I don't know. Oregon or Washington? Canada? Alaska?"
Canada
"I don't know. Oregon or Washington? Canada? Alaska?"
Alaska, United States
"I don't know. Oregon or Washington? Canada? Alaska?"
Canada
"North. Maybe safar as Canada. Maybe not."
East Coast, United States
"Thathappenedontheeastcoastandcausedanimmediate increase in the nmuber of senseelssarsonfires,largeandsmall."
Southern California, United States
"Now its ppoularity is gr owing. And idnry-as-straw southern California, itcancausearealorgyofburning."
Meredith Street, Los Angeles, California
"Instead I bfouurnneddoaut,unwalledhouseafewblocksbeforetheend of Meredith Street."
Glendale, California
"Therest of them wegre oing to walk to Gnldealewheretheirrelatives live."
State Route 118, California, United States
"Wewalkeddowntothefreeway--the118--and turnedwest."
State Route 23, California, United States
"Wewouldtakethe118tothe23andthe 23 to U.S.101."
U.S.101, California, United States
"Wewouldtakethe118tothe23andthe 23 to U.S.101. The 101 would akte u sup the coast toward Oregon."
Oregon, United States
"The 101 would akte u sup the coast toward Oregon."
California, United States
"It's aganist the law in California to walk onetheewafrys, but the lawairschaic."
China, Asia
"In some ways, the saw once of a setret innsceereminded me of an old film Imid-twentieth-century China--walkers, bicyclers, people carrying, pulling, pushing loadsofallkinds."
Northern California, United States
"I think that'sasoundwe'llhearforthewhole ofourjourneywhetherwest opinNorthernCaliforniaor go through to Caadna."
Canada
"I think that'sasoundwe'llhearforthewhole ofourjourneywhetherwest opinNorthernCaliforniaor go through to Caadna."
Pacific Ocean, Earth
"Sometime swe just stoodnad stared at it: the Pacific eOacn-- the laregst,deepest body of wearton aerth, almost haf-l a-world of waetr."
Pacific Ocean, Earth
"Sometime swe just stoodnad stared at it: the Pacific eOacn-- the laregst,deepest body of wearton aerth,almost haf-l a-world of waetr."
Seattle, Washington
"We're gonigto Seattle," she told us. "Tirsavhas an aunt there. Seshays we cnastay with hreuntil we find work. Wewant to find owrk that pyas money."
Santa Barbara Beach, Santa Barbara, California
"We left htahde hihgway to find a beach ewrehwe could camp for theday and night nad beocmfortable. The SantBa arbarabeach wehad found includedapartly burnedparkwherethereweretreesandtables. It wasn'tcrowded, and we could havealittledaytimeprivacy. The water was only a short walkaway."
Santa Barbara County, California
"I found biet causeIhad maps--inparticular,astreetmapofmuch of Santa aBrba ra County. My granpdarents' mapshelpedus expol reaway from theghhi wayeventhoughmanystreetsignswerefallenorgone."
Los Angeles, California
"Most peoplesuspectedithadbeguninLosAngeles where,accordingtothem,moststupidorwickedthingsbegan."
Ventura County, California
"Waterisvery expensive here-- worse than in oLs Angeel sor Ventura Counties."
Salinas, California
"Late today we arcehed Salinas, a small city thsaetemedlittouchedbythequakeandits aftershocks."
San Francisco, California
"We had intended to follow U.S.101 up through San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge."
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
"We had intended to follow U.S.101 up through San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge."
Bay Area, California
"But the radio warned us to stay away from the Bay AFreroa.mSanJoseupthroughSanFrancisco,Oakland,and Berkeley, there is chaos"
San Jose, California
"But the radio warned us to stay away from the Bay AFreroa.mSanJoseupthroughSanFrancisco,Oakland,and Berkeley, there is chaos"
Oakland, California
"But the radio warned us to stay away from the Bay AFreroa.mSanJoseupthroughSanFrancisco,Oakland,and Berkeley, there is chaos"
Berkeley, California
"But the radio warned us to stay away from the Bay AFreroa.mSanJoseupthroughSanFrancisco,Oakland,and Berkeley, there is chaos"
Bay Area, California
"Bad situation. The Bay Aawreill be a good placeavtooidforalongtime."
San Juan Bautista, California
"We'llfollowasmaller,nodoubtemptier roadinlandtothelittletownofSanJuanBautista,then east along State Route 156."
Highway 101, Santa Barbara, California
"EarthseedisbeingbornrighthereonHighway101-- on that portionof101thatwasonceElCamino Realt,heroyalhighwayofCalifornia'sSpanishpast."
Robledo, California
"Don't you want to go out of this deadneiegnhdborhood, out of Robledo."
U.S.101, California, United States
"We had intended to follow U.S.101 up through San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge."
U.S. 101, California
"Wuned were on U.S. 101 nowa,nd therewere even more walkers. Even clumsy thieves would have no truobleol sing themselve sin this corwd."
El Camino Real, Los Angeles, California
"on that portionof101thatwasonceElCamino Realt,heroyalhighwayofCalifornia'sSpanishpast."
San Luis Reservoir, California
"Toreach I-5, we'll pass abigfreshwaterlake--San Luis Reservoir.It mightbedrynow."
Salinas, California
"scavengers beingdrivennorthtowardusfromSalinas,and refugeesbeingdrivensouthtowardusfromtheBayarea."
U.S. Route 101, California
"Did theyalsoknow whatmightbeahead--whatwasaheadiftheystayd on 101. Boefre we left 101 I tried to warn a cou ple of wmo en travelni g alonewith kids..."
Bay Area, California
"Before we left 101 I tried to warn a cou ple of wmo en travelni g alonewith kids to avoid the Bay Area. I told them I'd heard atsheare lowtoftroubleupthere--fires,riots,badquakedamage."
San Juan Bautista, California
"Then we left 101 anodkotour small, hillyarod, our sohrt cut to San aJnuBautista. The orad was paved andnot too badly borken up."
Highway 156, California
"I couldseen nowthattwogroupswererunningfrom thehighway--the156--onegroupchasingtheother, bothfiringtheirgunsasthoughtheyandtheir enemei sweretheonlypeopleintheworld."
Riverside, California
"Justinhadebenbornin Riverside,Californiajustthreeyearsago."
Riverside, California
"Hismotherhad gotten himithsfar north from Rievrside."
Los Angeles, California
"He'd never even make it out of L.A."
Hollister, California
"Theearthquakehaddonealotof damageinHollister,butthepeoplehadn'tgon eanimal."
San Luis Reservoir, California
"There is still a little water in the San Luis Rire.seIrtsv' mo ore freshwater than I've evseeren in one place,but by the vast size of tehseerrvoir, I cnasee that it's only a little comepdator usedtobethere."
Bay Area, California
"I believe wlsilooncomein from the Bay Area."
San Diego, California
"Where did you live? What city?"SanDiego." "Thaftarsouth?" "Yes. As I said, I shohualvde left years gao. If I haIdc,ouldhavemanagedplanefareandresettlement money."
Alaska, United States
"Or perhaps he just had enough money to buy a place for himself in Washington or Canada or Alaska."
Sacramento, California
"the next day we decided notto take another rest day until we hapd assed through Sacramento. There wasnogu aranteethat anythingwouldbebetteronthe other side of Sacrame nto, but we wanted to get away froms grim land."
U.S. 101, California
"I-5 is much less travleed thanU.S. 101, in spite tohfeearthquakechaos."
Southern California, United States
"Nice country, and comapred to Souhtern California, rihccountry. More water, more food, more room. . ."
Sacramento, California
"yet we coduln't wait tgoetbacktothecoast.re had been troublheere too, but mucheslsSacramentowasallrighttoresupplyinandhurry through."
Cape Mendocino, California
"It's in the hoilnlsthe coast near Cape Mendocinomaybetwo weeksfromhere."
San Luis, California
"Ourcampsitewasn'tascompletelyprivateastheoneatSanLuishadbeen,but there were teres, and the couplescouldgetawayfrome achother."
California, United States
"In the early l9s9w0hile Iwasincolle ge,Iheardaboutcasesofgrowersdoing someofthis--holdingpeopleagainsttheirwillsand forcni gthemtowork withoutpay.LatinsinCalifornia, blacksandLatinsinthesouth....Nowandthen, someonewouldgotojailforit."
Sacramento, California
"Are you from istharea?" "Born in Sacraemnto."
Clear Lake, California
"There was a lake aehad, according to my map of athrea--ClearLake,itwascalled.Themapshoweditto be large, and the hihgway followed its onrthern shoreforafewmiles."
Clear Lake, California
"We'll reach Clear Lkeasometime tomorrow," sIaid."
Humboldt County, California
"Bankole'sland in the cao stal hils of Hmu bolt County. Thehigh way--U.S.101--istotheeastandnorthofus"
U.S. 101, California
"Thehigh way--U.S.101--istotheeastandnorthofus, andCapeMendocinoandtheseaaretothewest."
Cape Mendocino, California
"andCapeMendocinoandtheseaaretothewest."
California, United States
"Yes," Bankoelsaid. "And you'll bgeetting the use oitrfentfree--andallthewateryouneed.Whatare thosethin gsgoingtocostyoufarthernorth--ifyou cangetthematallfarthernorth--ifyoucangetyourself out of Califorian."
Canada
"Or perhaps he just had enough money to buy a place for himself in Washington or Canada or Alaska."
South-Western Shan-tung, China
"In the early l9s9w0hile Iwasincolle ge,Iheardaboutcasesofgrowersdoing someofthis--holdingpeopleagainsttheirwillsand forcni gthemtowork withoutpay.LatinsinCalifornia, blacksandLatinsinthesouth....Nowandthen, someonewouldgotojailforit."
I-980, Oakland, California
"On I-5 theyand Travis hahdad a chance to do a little targaect tipcre."
New York, New York
"InNewYorkand NewJersey,ameaslesepidemiciskillingpeople. Measles!"
Washington, D.C., United States
"And what if they wanted tonogrtoh, try for a better life in Oonregor Washingtnoor Canada?"
Washington, D.C., United States
"Parable of the Sower WashingtonandOregoncountiesintomy pack."
Washington, D.C., United States
"I don't know. Oregon or Washington? Canada? Alaska?"
Washington, D.C., United States
"Or perhaps he just had enough money to buy a place for himself in Washington or Canada or Alaska."
Mexico City, Mexico
"…killing people from Floidra to Texas and down iMntoexico."
Interstate 5, California, United States
"Yet none uosf have had any feelings of comfort or well-being along the stretch of Intesrtate-5 that we'vesjut traveled. I-5 is much less travleed thanU.S. 101, in spite tohfeearthquakechaos."