All Chapters of In the Name of the Sacred Tree: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

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130 | Ancient Tradition

"WHAT is going on? You seem interested in my grandfather?” Kacey asked."Nothing," I said.I then stopped at the traffic light. Even though I said it was nothing, my mind was still trying to relate everything I was going through. Are they related, or do they occur independently of each other?"Now that you know my grandfather's name," said Kacey, "it's your turn to tell us about your adventures.""Good. Since you like culture, I will tell you about one of the oldest cultures on the coast,” I said."Very good. What culture is that?” Kacey asked."The Milkfish Market," I said."What market?" Kacey asked."The milkfish market," I affirmed."Tell me," said Kacey.The Milkfish Market is one of the hundreds of years of tradition that is still carried out by residents of the Grisee Regency to welcome and end the holy month of Ramadan. What makes the tradition of the milkfish market special is its long h

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131 | Out of Law

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"I don't know that kind of stuff," Kacey said."It is okay. Do you want to chat about something else?” I asked.“Yes, but I'm interested in middle and lower-class people who are obedient to their religious leaders. Can you tell me some examples?” Kacey asked."Yes. And I'll give a simple example," I said."Very good," said Kacey.“Listen carefully,” I said. "And this has to do with traffic violations.""How come?" Kay asked.Recently, the people of the Grisee Regency have been shocked by the e-Ticket policy in the city of Surabaya. Although the policy was not implemented in his own city, wong Grisee also commented heavily. They compactly 'judge' the policies of the neighboring city governments.This is understandable. The reason is, Grisee Regency is a regency that is geographically directly adjacent to the City of Surabaya. Most of the residents who live in the City of Islamic Scholars often retur

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132 | The Empire

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"The Grisees are so funny," said Kacey."Oh, you haven't heard everything," I said. "Would you like another story?""Is there anything more serious about the Grisee?" Kacey asked."You can see Matt," I joked.“I mean the story about the Grisee. Is there anything more serious?”"There is. But this story is set in today and mixed. But remember, this story is just a story. Not sure if it's true," I said."Okay," Kacey agreed.Then I started my story.This person introduced himself as Jagalpati, the nickname of Mu'talim Jagalpati, his full name. He is one of the survivors as well as a living witness to the tragedy of the Kalamunyeng massacre in 1517 AD. At the age of almost 560 years, his body still looks solid. One thing that is unique from his appearance is that there are cut scars across the face. The incision injured his left eye which made him one-sided blind.That afternoon, we met at a well-known universit

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132 | The Empire

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133 | Ordinary Guy

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"Now it's my turn!" Kacey said."Turn for what?" I asked."I wanted to tease you," Kacey said."You mean?" I asked.“Some time ago, a friend sent a private message via Whatsapp. The message sent is a 46-second video. At first, I ignored the post because this friend's nature really likes to share his sexy video collection. Usually, I'm not necessarily attracted to play it immediately. But especially this one, I couldn't hold it in any longer. I thought you'd like it," Kacey said with a mysterious smile."Let me see," I saidLike Whatsapp private messages in video format, before downloading, the video preview looks blurry. Moreover, it is not accompanied by additional information about what the video is about.But, somehow for this one. My instincts are urgent. In the dim preview, she looks like a woman wearing only pink tank tops and thrashing around with her lower body clad in a batik-patterned brown bag. He looked like he was b

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134 | A Blind Man

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I then turned the car into an extraordinary school. Kacey looked surprised as I parked the car. I then invited Kacey down."Junior High School A Foundation for Blind Children's Education," reads Kacey. "Why did you invite me here?""You say you like exotic things?" I said."Yeah, that's true," Kacey replied."I'll introduce you to someone," I said.I then took Kacey and took her to a room. While walking, I told a story about this one friend of mine.In a corner of the hamlet, a group of elementary school students seemed to be playing happily while waiting to enter class. Like schools in general, the courtyard is filled with cheerful laughter, the typical joy of children before the bell rings.There, the most agile 2nd-grade elementary schoolboy. His oval face, framed by thin straight hair on the side. His skinny body was wrapped in tan skin. As an eight-year-old boy, he was agile running around.As in general, old-style school

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135 | A Blind Man 2

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Since he was an adult until he entered college, the feeling of pity from people continued to haunt Titus. He was furious. Titus can no longer stand discrimination against persons with disabilities. His heart stirred. Titus also decided to join as a member of one of the organizations with disabilities in the city of Surabaya. It's just that, as long as Titus has been a disability defender, Titus' progressive ideas have not found space where they belong."My ideas, such as holding seminars to distributing brochures, were rejected," said Titus. "Maybe because I was a junior at that time," he added with a chuckle. "Oh yes, it is often said that there are no funds."Titus could not do much to defend his fellow man. Discrimination is still a scourge for people with disabilities. The government, continued Titus, was accused of being one of the culprits. You see, at that time the government only built school buildings for people with disabilities up to junior secondary level (

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136 | Old Cinema

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Kacey stepped out of the extraordinary school in awe. He was amazed by Titus's unyielding spirit.“Do you still want to hear about Grisee? I still have one story and it really bothers me,” I said."What is that?"“Cinema,” I said. “In the past Grisee was one of the centers of film entertainment. But now it's faded. Want to hear the story?""Yes," said Kacey.When I was in the car, I started to talk.The long history of the cinema building in Grisee Regency in its golden age made this area one of the biggest screen industry players in East Java Province to be reckoned with. However, the glitter of cinema faded with time.Now, there is little history left to tell. The fragments of this glorious memory can only be traced through the spoken body of the elderly, plus modern literature in cyberspace, with very limited information.The current generation is guaranteed to be deaf and blind about the histor

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137 | Mother's Suspicion

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The car I was driving with Kacey as a passenger finally arrived at my house in Certajava. I purposely went back home to pick up some luggage that I had to take to the airport.When she got out of the car, Kacey looked serious as she saw the front of my house being ravaged with a police line in front of it. I then invited her into the living room.Jenny – my little sister – greeted Kacey warmly. Vice versa. They then chatted about what had happened while I went to my room to get the luggage that I had prepared beforehand.As I was about to leave the room, I thought of Julia. I thought back to how she arranged all my needs ahead of Ryg's concert. As I said before, Julia was the one who makes me famous as Che the Bassist with the Mask.I took my phone out of my pocket and considered, should I call her to say goodbye, again?I then put the phone back in because I thought I had told her a lot. Even I said that she is the person I've been wai

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138 | At the Airport 1

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ON the way to the airport in a taxi, I wondered to myself, what made my mother act like that? Did my mother ever know the people Kacey mentioned earlier? Lindsey, Torstein, and Lodewijk Scierholt.While next to me, Kacey seemed busy playing on her cellphone. Looked like she's typing her social media status or chatting with her friends. But, I was surprised by this one girl's indifferent attitude when my mother asked about her family."Kacey!" I called her."Yes," she turned to me."I'm sorry my mother asked so much earlier," I said."Oh, that's okay," Kacey replied, "everyone I've just met is asking the same thing.""Don't you find it strange?" I asked.“Yes,” Kacey replied, placing the phone on her thigh. “At first, I was surprised, but after a while, I got used to it. When I said this to my mother, she said that the Schierholt family was famous in the past.”I nodded as if starting to understand what w

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