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In the final and longest story in the compendium, “Extant”, a character plays a video game called Calvary X. A Borgesian story of multiple doors and forking paths. The number of possible combinations of doors is 360 x 359 x 358. A blend of supernatural, obsession, and mystery. Reminds me of the films of Kurosawa Kiyoshi.

“Tungkol sa Nawawalang Isla ng Sangkabayagan” (About the Lost Island of Manosphere): Not sure how to translate that last word in the title. “Patriarchy”? “Manhood”? “World of Men”? “Men-kind”? It literally means “kingdom of testicles”.
A group of military men defended a palace from egg-throwers. There’s a wordplay in the story about bayag (manhood) and bayan (nationhood). A fabulous fable on toxic masculinity.

“Pagkatapos Nito” (After This):

Earlier, “Summertime” by Sarah Vaughan. Now, “Cry Me a River” by Julie London. The theme songs of the compendium are dope.

In “Tala” (Star): What happens when a fortune teller falls in love and, while searching for answers and the object of love, spontaneously combusts?

Story 9 of 13: “Silid II” (Room 2) is the sequel of “Silid I” (Room 1). Understatement of the year.