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X - A taste of powerMature
"Come again?" I asked. having a minute earlier came back after spending what I believed was an hour looking for plans I only vaguely knew.
"Walk deosil around the circle, at each cardinal point, take a deep puff of the tobaco. Begining and ending with the east side." Bookman repeated.
"What the hell is Deosil?"
"Clockwise, you profane shaman." He cackled out
I grumbled by did as he commanded. "Focus Daniel!" I said ignoring the balcony of the gazebo dancing to the music of Wish you were here... I felt good, really good. Apparently the herbs, I had to gather but getting acid from the servant that was alright.
"I call upon you! Watcher of the east!" I proclaimed, in the most authoritarian voice I could muster given the fact I was tripping balls, as I reached the east, the ocean side. I did the same for all other directions until I came back to the begining.
I settled on the altar table that had been put in place of the lectern. Inside the Cedar bowl, were a handful of berries, a cedar cone that I had crushed, tobaco leaves and some tinder.
"Alright" He said "Use the dagger and pour some blood on the mix"
I looked at him chocked. Didn't he know? How could he not, he was ME.
"Right... You're still like that." He said non-empathically. "But you have to do it."
"I hate you..." I grumbled.
My hand shook as I held the dagger to my palm, cold sweat begining to drop from my forehead, my hands were moist and I was covered with goosebumps. Thing was, I'm hemophobe... Not homophobe, H-E-M-O. I never could stand seeing blood. One of the reason I'd alway preffered books over TV and movies.
I took a deep breath and sliced my palm. I didn't managed to cut it.. I hadn't put enough effort into the blade... Again. This time, the warm liquid spilled, smelling of copper and stinking the place.
"Congratulation!" He declared, not sounding very cherful... "But seriously what kind of hero fears blood?"
If I wasn't about to hurl, or crumble down to the floor, I'd have stangled that son of a...
...That insult doesn't work when it's your own mother you speak of. Altough...
Maybe it was the acid, but for once, the sight the blood didn't affect me. Actually, It looked like I was leaking chocolate on a salad. Man that stuff was strong.
Next step, I already knew and I was thankfully that it didn't involve more gore. Using the set of cardboard matches, that I lit, I sat the mixture on red fire. Literally red, not yellow-orangeish. I wasn't sure it was the acid...
I prononced the last few words of the chant and the circle lit up like the sun, silvery fire burning at it's edge.
In the middle of the circle, a figure appeared. Out of thin air there was now a Native looking man, dressed in red tailored suit. Gold hanged from his neck, ears, and fingers. He stood casually, leaning on a dresscane shapen like the head of an eagle.
"I call upon you, Asga'ya Gi'gägeï, the Man in red, spirit of succes. I require your services for a task." I proclamed to him, brandishing a set or red beads.
"Alright gent, I am willing to hear your need an perharps harken to it."
I blinked several times... Did he just... Why the hell was he speaking like a british gentleman?
"Well lad? You don't want to be a wanker and miss your chance do you?"
Personally I couldn't get over this, But I had to go on. "Dear estimated spirit, I require your help finding a relative of mine. She goes by the name of Joelle Lachance."
"Why should I take part in such a buggery?"
"As the ancient laws declare, I offer payment of equal value to the service rendered."
"Now, that is quite good. So few blokes remember the old days. Quite a sad thing isn't it? I will find her in exchange for power. So few of the medecine men remain these days. I shall help you find her if you and her pay proper devotion to me when it is done."
"I accept your terms honorable spirit."
"Farewell, It has been a pleasure to meet you lad." He said. Taking the clue, I dismissed him and the circle the circle fell inactive.
Just as I did, a crushing migraine hit me all of a suddent and images flashed before my eyes. I saw an abandoned building. Next, I saw an apple next to a house, far larger than it. Last, I saw faceless women wearing crowns.
I stumbled back up, to the stare of the other me. "I think I know where to find her."


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The Lost Odyssey Collaboration is a collab of scenes from the game Lost Odyssey authored by different users here on FanFiction. The scenes are in no particular order, but were written for fun just to see how many people we can involve and to see some of the most popular scenes on paper.
Anyone is welcome to join. If you are interested, see the Lost Odyssey forum Sarah's Notebook (link on my profile page).
Submission Two (part one)
Author: -JansenFreidh827-
Lost Odyssey Collaboration
(The Ending, from the Tower of Mirrors Onward) (Part One)
The large ship slowly drifted its way towards a tall, white structure that resembled that of a bone, and had a white and blue fan-like configuration resting on the summit. Inside of the ship, the few people watching were silent. They were all quietly thinking about their journey, and how it all came down to the final battle in the Tower of Mirrors. The first to speak up was Kaim.
"We need to be prepared for the battle ahead," he said loudly, to gain everyone's attention. He turned to his two grandchildren. "Cooke, Mack; I don't think you should come with us. It'll be dangerous, and I can't take the chance of losing you both," Cooke snapped her head up to him.
"What? No! We're all in this together, Kaim!" She protested, stomping her foot. "It's because of him that Mom's dead. We're not going to back out now!" Mack nodded silently behind her. Kaim looked at his granddaughter. She opened her mouth as though to whine more.
"Fine, you can come," Kaim cut her off before she started. Cooke smiled triumphantly.
"Wait a second," Came an unwanted voice. "Shouldn't we like, say who will be fighting or what? Because won't it be a little difficult to have everyone killing one enemy at once? I, for one, do not want to be hit by friendly fire," Jansen sidestepped in front of Kaim. Kaim avoided his gaze, sighing.
"We need every chance we can get to bring down Gongora. Stop complaining and sit down!" Seth said commandingly. Jansen rolled his eyes and sat back down, mumbling something.
"We're coming in on her. We'll have to submerge to enter," Sed interrupted. "Are we all ready? Once we enter, we're not coming back out," Jansen opened his mouth to say something, but closed it. Tolten's eyes widened and he sat down onto a nearby stair. Seth met everyone's gaze, coming lastly to Kaim. She nodded. He mirrored her in response.
"We're ready. Bring us in," Kaim said. Sed nodded, beginning to press several lighted buttons before finally cranking down a lever. The ship's nose came apart, folding under the ship before it dove under the surface. Kaim closed his eyes, exhaling once before opening them again. He stood standing with his arms crossed, watching as they slowly entered a bright white and narrow tunnel near the bottom of the Tower. Several creases lined the tunnelvertically, making it seem as though the tunnel was made of several hundred joints. Finally, the Nautilus neared the end of the tunnel, entering what looked like a tall and wide palace room filled with water. It had what resembled a winding staircase rising up in the middle of the room. The staircase had several pieces of what could have been metal stretching from it to the walls, supporting the room. Sed maneuvered the ship around the tall white winding structure, while gradually rising towards the surface of the room. The group admired the beauty of the room, watching wide-eyed, capturing the peace of the moment.
The ship, almost to the end of the large room, began to bring the nose back up to the front of the ship. The room above had large purple gears emanating from it, as though someone was putting on a light show up above. When the Nautilus was back into it's normal surface mode, Sed cranked up the power and the ship shot up to the room above, breaking through the surface. The room was wide and empty, with naught but a single blue platform in the shape of a circle, and a large gear on one far side of it that was constantly turning. Kaim, looking out the ship and onto the circular platform ahead, saw a single man waiting for them as he turned to face the ship. Sed had turned off the ship. Everyone was silent. Although they weren't able to hear him well, nearly everyone knew what the man was saying.
"They're here," Gongora said with a simple chuckle.
* * *
The group approached Gongora in a triangular formation, with Kaim near the front and Sed and the kids bringing up the rear on either side. The group stayed silent. Cooke and Mack glared at the immortal man in anger. Tolten readied his sword, while Sed stared silently behind, seemingly relaxed. Jansen clenched his fist in anger, although the immortals stayed completely calm. Kaim broke the silence by swinging out his sword and pointing it at the man.
"Gongora!" He said in anger. Gongora merely smirked with an intimidating yet slightly crazed look in his eyes. Behind him, the large gears began to turn faster and a white light shone blindingly towards the group. Kaim gave the man a confused look before he heard a cry from behind him.
"Whoa, whoa!" Cooke exclaimed, looking down to her clothes that had begun to sizzle as white smoke rose from them. "What's happening?!" She exclaimed as Mack behind her madly watched as smoke rose from his hands.
"Whoa… What the…?" Said Sed in confusion watching his wrinkled hand as well.
"Everyone--!" Sarah said, whipping around to look at all of the mortals.
"What's going on?" Seth asked, doing the same. Jansen looked around at all the mortals he smelt something hot.
"Hm? Something's burning…" He looked down to his sizzling clothes.
"Ah, it's me! Over here!" He yelled, madly patting his clothes. Tolten said nothing but merely stared in horror as his sword seemed to be rusting in seconds before his eyes.
Kaim looked at the group, then back at Gongora who had the same triumphant look in his eyes.
"Stay out of the light! Get out!" He yelled to the mortals.
"Come on, hurry!" The mortals exclaimed as they ran out of the light, grabbing and yanking each other out of the light. Meanwhile Gongora stood laughing to himself.
"Time has returned to us!" He yelled.
"Kaim… Do you feel it?" asked Seth.
"It feels different. The force that pervades my body is from our world," He said. Ming whipped around to look at Jansen, who was calming the children down. He gave her a sad look. She returned a distressed look, exhaling sharply.
"We're not letting you get away, Gongora!" Kaim yelled, pointing his sword at the man once again.
"Oh, I'm not going anywhere! There is no better place for me to fight immortals than here," Gongora said.
"What?" Kaim asked quietly.
"In this light, it is like being a part of our own world. Here, beyond the mirrors, time flows normally. We are no longer immortal. In this light, one could say 'death lives'."
"Oh, that's so stupid," Jansen cut in. "'Death lives'." He said, imitating Gongora's voice.
"But Grand Staff has fallen!" Kaim yelled, keeping his blade up.
"What's left for you?"
"You do not understand." Gongora said with a chuckle. "I have conquered Uhra and vanquished Gohtza. This magic-energy will be enough to annihilate the Queen of Numara and gain the throne of the Gods!" Gongora yelled, bringing his staff up triumphantly.
"If that's the only answer you've come to after a millennium, there's no future for you!" Gongora laughed, throwing his head back.
"What would it be like to die after living a millennium?" He said.
"First, I shall deal with you who stand in my way. Then, I shall destroy these cursed mirrors!" He swung his hand in front of him. He slowly brought it down, closing his eyes, as though focusing. He then opened them and swung his staff in front of him with a grunt. Three gears imprinted on the floor quickly spun towards each other, making one large circle. Slowly, a large black creature began to rise out of the orange gear.
"This light that leads us to our death is now the source of life for a mighty beast." He said. "This great beast, born of powerful magic energy- do you think your puny magic can possibly defeat it?" He said. The creature was huge, towering over the group. It blocked the light from reaching them, allowing the mortals to join them again.
Kaim and the immortals readied their weapons; the mortals followed suit. Kaim ran at the beast, jumping up to it and swinging his sword around. It slammed against the creature's floating leg, damaging it but only slightly. Seth did the same, jumping up higher and hitting towards the center of the beast.
"Why isn't it defending?" She asked. Cooke quickly was casting a magic defense spell. Jansen shrugged, swinging his staff around and landed it on the ground in front of him. With a grunt, his thrust his hand towards the beast and fire briefly engulfed the creature. His smiled triumphantly, but the fire cleared, leaving the creature seeming more powerful than before. Gongora laughed, throwing his head back.
"Ha! Is that the best you can do? This 'Luminous Magic Beast', can absorb all or your puny magic!" Jansen growled.
"Then what do I do?!" he yelled. Sighing in defeat, he quickly cast a Powerus spell on Kaim, and then Seth in close succession. "It's up to you, Kaim! Go get 'em!" Jansen said. Ming cast Powerus spells on Mack and Tolten as well. The four physical attackers all ran forward to hit the beast.
* * *
"What is it doing? Why isn't it attacking us?" asked Mack after they had attacked the magic beast repeatedly.
"I say take advantage of this moment of silence," said Jansen, running forward to hit the beast with his staff. Suddenly, the beast reared up as two balls of light appeared on either side of it. Two beams shot out of them, lining the party's feet.
"It was charging power from the light," said Kaim, in realization. "Quick, move!" He began to say before magic-energy shot out of the lines beneath them. The attack left the group on the ground.
"You're no match for my magic-energy!" Gongora said with triumphant laughter. Kaim growled at Gongora as he ran at the beast, holding his sword out in anger.
* * *
The magic creature, defeated, dissolved into the air like all other defeated monsters did, leaving an angry Gongora staring at the worn out party.
"Don't underestimate our 1000 years," Kaim said. Gongora glared at the four immortals in silence.
"Don't forget. You're no different than us," said Seth.
"Yes. You're fear of death exists here just like ours," Sarah added. Gongora chuckled yet again.
"Me? I am fearful?"
"Your desire for some grand 'Throne of the Gods' shows your fear!" Ming said. Gongora threw his head back in crazed and winded laughter.
"Nonsense!" Gongora yelled. "I do not fear death! Death fears my existence as a god!" He laughed loudly before stopping abruptly. "Are you fools ready to battle this God?" He thrust his staff up in the air as a bright purple light shone brightly from it, engulfing himself.
"Just when you think you've seen everything…" Jansen said to himself. Cooke and Mack trembled in fear and surprise. Tolten gasped and began to back away. Suddenly, the light disappeared. Gongora was floating in the air above the immortals, and was in a completely black skin. He then had four arms and a new, black staff that seemed to resemble a darker version of the Tower of Mirrors itself. He laughed, his distorted voice echoing throughout the room. Kaim, Seth, Ming and Sarah all watched Gongora, ready to defeat him even if he was a different form. Seth moved first, bringing her sword out behind her and running at Gongora.
"Hey! W-we gotta do something!" Jansen stuttered, backing out of the light. The mortals nodded. Seth was about to hit Gongora when he thrust his staff out, and a sudden jolt of magic energy sent the party on their backs.
"Hah!" Sed yelled, bringing down his arm. He thrust it into the air, casting a spell. Four green shields appeared over the party all at once, protecting them. Kaim and Seth once again ran at Gongora, hitting him with all their power. Gongora than thrust his staff again into the air. A dark cloud appeared above the party, and a trail of dust flew into each member's body as they all were turned to stone.
"Ah!" Tolten said in surprise, watching them. He clenched his fist in front of him, focusing what magic-energy he had. "Ha!" He said, waving his arm as the four immortals were reverted back to their normal selves. The four continued to attack Gongora with all their power. Gongora then thrust his arm out towards the party. A bright red light appeared, and the protective wall between Kaim and Seth and the back row, Ming and Sarah, was destroyed.
"I'm in this too!" Mack cried out, and began casting a spell.
"Let's go!" He yelled to himself. The wall soon was restored fully as Mack fell onto his knees, having used all of his magic energy. Gongora frowned at the mortals' interference.
I shall destroy your weak mortals after I have eliminated all of you," Gongora said, looking to the party.
"Eliminate this!" Seth said, bringing her sword down onto Gongora's stomach. Gongora grunted, and, straightening up, began to cast a familiar spell. He wrenched his arms back and then pointed them at the party. A flash of different colors slammed into the party, and then brightly illuminated the room. It left the entire party with a single strand of energy left.
"Wait! Don't worry, I'll heal you!" exclaimed Cooke, finding her entry point into the battle. A green light enveloped the immortals as they were all brought up to full strength. Gongora began to growl, and focused his magic-energy.
"He's focusing his power to use a strong move, one I think we are familiar with," said Kaim. "We need to finish him off, now!" Gongora yelled as he unleashed his most powerful spell. Dark, red cloud appeared over the group as hundreds of red hot meteors crashed down onto the immortals. They slammed into the ground, hitting the four. The power was too much for the immortals, and they all collapsed onto the floor. Gongora laughed triumphantly.
"Not if I can help it!" Jansen yelled. He swung his staff around, and then pointed it and his hand at the group. "Oookay!" He yelled to himself. Gongora grunted in defeat as the immortals rose again, enveloped by white and green lights. Jansen nodded at the revived party. They turned back to Gongora, who was now facing the mirrors. He seemed to be absorbing the magic energy as red lines began to form on him. He turned around and faced the party, filled with seemingly unlimited power. The man laughed triumphantly.
"What's going on with his power?!" Seth said in shock.
"It's no use!" said Tolten. "We'll never win unless we block the power from the mirrors!"
"Damn it," Sed cursed. Jansen suddenly whipped around towards them with a gasp.
"That's it!" He said. "Hm… Well, if that's the case then…" Jansen began running towards the outer edge of the mirrors.
"Jansen! Jansen!" Mack and Cooke yelled in unison. He stopped right at the mirrors.
"Okay… Here we go," He muttered to himself, forming a dark barrier around himself. He grunted as he walked in front of the light, covering his face.
"Jansen!" Kaim grunted.
"No, Jansen!" Ming called out to him. Jansen thrust his hands out in front of him.
"Everyone- Everyone help! Help- block the light!" He strained to say.
"Aye aye, sir!" Cooke saluted him.
"I'm in this too, come on!" Mack said.
"You got it. Works for me!" Sed called, holding his fist in front of him.
"Let's do it!" Tolten said, and they nodded to each other before running to join Jansen. The five mortals strained against the light, giving what power they had to block it from Gongora.
"Hurry!" Jansen strained, pulling away from the light. "Take down Gongora before it's too late- Augh!" The light sent out a small blast, pushing back the group. They all strained to block it.
"Do what Jansen says!" Kaim commanded, turning to face each immortal. "We have to take Gongora down, now!"
"You don't have to tell me twice!" Seth said, running to Gongora. She jumped up and brought her sword down onto his shoulder as hard as she could. She jumped back, flipping through the air and landing on her feet. Kaim ran forward like she did, jumping up and slashing Gongora up from his waist. The man, immortal as he was, didn't bleed but still felt the pain. He thrusted his staff in front of him as a blast of fire shot towards Kaim. Reacting quickly, Ming threw her arms out and a barrier formed in front of Kaim. The fire hit the barrier and went right around it, evaporating into the air behind Kaim. Sarah used the same spell, shooting flames at Gongora. They enveloped him in an instant.
"You can't defeat us, Gongora," Kaim said. Gongora cried out in anger. "We are just as immortal as you," Gongora unleashed his most powerful spells, attacking the party with all of his strength.
* * *
Weakened, and having used all of his magic energy, Gongora's form evaporated in a bright white light. He fell to the ground, weakened. Turning around, he began to limp his way towards the dark barrier blocking the light. Seth ran towards him, holding out her sword.
"Ah, augh!" Gongora cried out as Seth's sword sent him flying onto his back.
"We did it!" Seth said triumphantly.
"Serves you right! You freak!" Sed snapped, smirking to himself. Kaim silently walked towards the powerless Gongora and pointed his sword at him.
Jansen, that's enough!" He said after a moment. "Drop the barrier!"
"I'm trying, but- something's not- I'm not sure what's wrong, I-" Jansen stuttered in confusion.
"It won't go away!" Cooke cried out, running to the barrier. She began to bang her hand on the wall.
"What's going on?" Tolten said. "We can't get out!" He began to bang his hand on the barrier as well. The immortals ran to the barrier, dropping their weapons and banging on the wall.
"It's magic-energy," Sarah said. "The magic-energy that formed the barrier! It's caused the power to increase!" She yelled out loud to the party. "It's eating through!" She moaned after a moment.
"This is bad," Kaim said. "Time is moving faster!" Sarah moaned and continued to bang on the barrier.
"What do we do?" Ming asked. Cooke and Mack were banging on the wall together. Tolten was staring at the light from the mirrors as Sed attempted to kick his way through. Without answering Ming, Kaim picked up his sword and began to hit the barrier. Seth picked up her weapon and did the same, whilst Ming began to cast a spell on it. The spell did nothing and the swords just bounced back off. Suddenly, a familiar white smoke began to rise from Jansen's arms.
"No, no, no," Jansen said, looking at him arms as they begun to burn. "It's happening again!"
"Not again!" Tolten said in fright.
"Looks like we're going to be mummies before we even get our clothes," Sed said, rubbing his chin. Tolten went back to pounding his fist on the magic barrier, grunting each time he hit it.
"Kaim, Sarah!" Cooke cried out, holding her brother up. "Help us!"
"Kaim! Kaim, the children!" Sarah cried out. Kaim jammed his sword into the wall as Sarah began to cry. Seth slowly stopped using her sword and dropped it to the ground, pressing up against the wall in front of Sed and Tolten. Slowly, the mortals began to fall to their knees.
"Ming…" Jansen coughed. He was on his knees, holding himself up with his hands. "I think this is the end," He strained. Ming stopped casting the spell, dropping her staff. She looked at Jansen for a moment, and then began to look around the barrier, pushing against it.
"No! You can't leave me like this," She said. She was panting, pushing against the barrier with her hands.
"I'm so glad I met you," Jansen said. "You made a guy like me feel like an honorable man," He paused to cough. "If only- for a little while," He couldn't get everything out in one sentence.
"No! You have to get out," Ming said.
"I don't think… That's gonna happen…" Jansen continued to cough uncontrollably.
"Jansen," Ming began to cry.
Kaim strained with his sword, then finally yanked it out of the barrier.
"Cooke! Mack! Get up!" Sarah said. Kaim dropped his sword, seeing his dying grandchildren.
"Cooke! Mack!" He yelled. Mack slowly lifted his head.
"I can't. I can't move…" Mack said, dropping his head again.
"We'll- We'll be okay," Cooke said. She gulped, her throat dry.
"Mommy's waiting for us," Mack said softly. Cooke nodded.
"I'm sure we'll see her in the aurora," She continued.
"Don't talk like that!" Sarah screamed.
"No!" Kaim stared at his helpless young children, unable to do anything.
Tolten noticed Sed coughing and straining. He left the barrier's wall and crawled to Sed. He held onto his sides and began to try and hold him up.
"Sed," He strained. "Get up," He tried to pull his arm.
"I can't move anymore- Your Graceness," Sed coughed, twisting up to look at the young king. "I'm older- than you- you know," He stopped between words to swallow.
"Sed!" Seth called out. The man slowly turned to his mother on the other side of the barrier.
"… Momma…" He said after a moment. "It looks like… I'm going before you," He said.
"Stop talking like that!" Seth said angrily, banging her first on the barrier.
Ming was crying, pressing her hands up against the wall. Jansen crawled over to her and tried to stand using the barrier as support.
"Declaring my love… To you at the end, before dying… Noble, isn't it?" Jansen coughed. "I… always wanted to play the dying hero, but- really, not really! I- I don't feel good," He said, now standing. Ming stood up as well to meet him, still crying, unable to speak. "Any thoughts?" Jansen moved his hand in front of hers. She did the same with the other hand.
"Jansen," She moaned, sobbing. Jansen took a breath before continuing.
"I- love you, Ming," He said sadly. "Augh…" He softly grunted, losing consciousness. He slowly left the barrier's wall and Ming, falling onto his back.
"No!" Ming screamed, crying uncontrollably. "Can't we do something, Kaim?!" Sarah cried, watching her unconscious children. "What would we tell Lirum? She wanted us to take care of them!" Kaim didn't answer, but instead watched his children.
"Hang on, Sed!" Tolten strained, holding up the old man.
"Lemme go," Sed twisted around to yank Tolten's arm from him. "I can't hang on anymore. I can't…" He fell from Tolten's hand. Tolten watched the man in silent sadness. He looked up to Seth, but instead saw someone else rising behind her. He gasped, stepping back in surprise.
"It's Gongora!" He yelled.
"What?!" Kaim yelled, whipping around. He saw the immortal man, slowly getting to his feet. He stood, but rocked back and forth.
"I… Have won." Gongora said, nearly falling to the side.
"What do you mean?" Kaim demanded.
"Do you want to save them?" Gongora asked. "Break the mirrors! Do it yourselves!" Kaim ran forward, skidding to a stop at Gongora's staff, snatching it up and holding it out next to him.
"Yes…" Gongora said, interrupting Kaim. "That's right! Use that and destroy the mirrors! But after you do so, we will never be able to return! My time has come! Ha!" Gongora said, throwing his fist into the air. Kaim hesitated with the staff, listening to Gongora. "Grand Staff was not my only weapon! I have prepared storage tanks of energy everywhere! And with its power, I shall control the world!" Gongora continued to laugh uncontrollably, putting his hands to his head and rocking back and forth, as though he were insane. "I shall lock your memories away! For all eternity!" The man's crazed and thunderous laugh echoed throughout the room. Finally Seth couldn't take it anymore. She began to run at Gongora.
"You bastard!" She screamed, hitting Gongora and pushing him back. "Kaim! Break the mirrors!"
"Seth!" Kaim called out. Seth strained and grunted, holding Gongora in his spot.
"Kaim, hurry!" She screamed. Kaim took a few steps forward, then yelled as he threw the staff at the mirrors.
The staff crashed into the glass, and it instantly shattered. Bright light shone from the broken mirrors. Kaim stared at the light, intrigued. Then, the barrier next to him disappeared. Jansen fell into Ming, and Sarah caught Cooke and Mack in her arms. Kaim ran forward, getting both Tolten and Sed in his arms and pushing them to safety. Seth strained, beginning to push Gongora into the light. Kaim looked up from Sed and Tolten, watching her. She reared back her fist and punched Gongora.
"I'll be seein' ya!" She said, turning her head to Kaim. "We're going back first!" Sed looked up and gasped. His mother turned and gave him a smile, but her expression grew sad. She turned back to Gongora and continued shoving him into the light.
"No!" Gongora screamed. "Stop!"
"Seth!" Kaim called to her. Seth grunted as she pushed the protesting man into the light, and then, after pausing a moment, walked in herself as well.
"Seth!" Ming called out. Jansen watched in silence. Tolten watched calmly next to Sed.
"No, Seth…" Sarah said, holding up Cooke and Mack who were only beginning to wake.
"Momma…?" Sed said. He held out his hand, moaning in sadness. The outer rims of the mirror shattered, and the bright light enveloped the entire room before disappearing, leaving nothing but pieces of light falling around the group.
Jansen strained to get up as Ming used a healing spell, helping him to his feet.
"It's okay. You're alright." She said as he got stood up straight. He nodded to her. "Just breathe, it's all right,"
"I don't think she should stay here any longer," Jansen said.
"Let's go," Kaim said softly after a moment.
"Yeah, right," Jansen said to himself. Sed walked forward, looking up at his ship and staring at it without a word. Tolten came up behind him and put his hand on his back. Sed looked at him once, then continued forward. Tolten followed him. Jansen paused to put his arm around Ming's back, and she leaned onto his shoulder. Sarah began walking the children towards the ship. Kaim stopped and turned around, looking once more at the empty room. Sarah noticed him and left the children to stand next to him.
"Seth…" She said quietly as the rest of the group walked towards the ship, leaving behind the once-immortal pirate.
Whoo! You have no idea how long that took me. It was VERY hard, but I think it came out okay. It was hard to include everything. This is part 1 of the ending, so stick around for part 2!


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Objective: To assess the frequency of, and risk factors for, colonisation with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Clostridium difficile and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms in residential aged care facilities (RACFs).
Design, setting and participants: We conducted a point prevalence survey in October – November 2010 in three RACFs associated with our health service. A single faecal sample was collected from each participating resident and screened for the presence of VRE, C. difficile and ESBL-producing organisms. Presence of risk factors for antibiotic-resistant organisms was identified using a questionnaire.
Main outcome measures: Prevalence of colonisation with VRE, C. difficile and ESBL-producing organisms; molecular typing of ESBL-producing organisms; prevalence of risk factors including presence of a urinary catheter, recent inpatient stay in an acute care setting and recent antibiotic consumption.
Results: Of 164 residents in the three facilities, 119 (73%) were screened. Mean age of screened residents was 79.2 years, and 61% were women; 74% had resided in the RACF for > 12 months, 21% had been given antibiotics within the past month and 12% had been in an acute care centre within the past 3 months. Overall rates of VRE (2%) and C. difficile (1%) colonisation were low, but ESBL-producing Escherichia coli was detected in 14 residents (12%) overall, with half of these residing in one wing of an RACF (27% of wing residents tested). Ten of the 14 ESBL-producing isolates had identical molecular typing patterns and belonged to genotye CTX-M-9. Eight of 13 residents had persistent colonisation on repeat testing 3 months later.
Conclusion: We found a high prevalence of multiresistant ESBL-producing E. coli in RACF residents. A clonal relatedness of isolates suggests possible transmission within the facility. RACFs should have programs emphasising processes that will limit spread of these organisms, namely good hand hygiene compliance, enhanced environmental cleaning and dedicated antimicrobial stewardship programs.
The prevention and control of transmission of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) has significant implications for health services. Challenges include limited infection control resources, lack of robust prevalence data, and complexities of service provision and governance. Antimicrobial stewardship is difficult because of multiple service providers, lack of understanding of organism susceptibility, and desire to treat residents before they become seriously unwell.
Frequent antibiotic use and multiple hospital visits result in an increased risk of RACF residents acquiring vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).1 They are also at risk of Clostridium difficile infection, which may present with varying severity, from mild diarrhoea to pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon or death. Since 2000, there has been an increase in the rates of C. difficile infection in health care facilities in the United States and Europe associated with an epidemic strain, PCR ribotype 027, characterised by increased toxin production and increased sporulation.2,3 This strain has recently been detected in Australia.4,5
The emergence of multiresistant gram-negative bacteria (with resistance to three or more different antimicrobial classes) is a major public health concern. Recent studies show that outcomes of multiresistant gram-negative bacteria infections are worse than those caused by susceptible organisms, and that RACF residents may be a source of transmission in the acute hospital setting.6-9 Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are capable of conferring bacterial resistance to all β-lactam antibiotics except cephamycins (eg, cefoxitin) and carbapenems (eg, meropenem).10 Patients at high risk of colonisation or infection with ESBL-producing organisms are often those who are seriously ill, with prolonged hospital stays and with invasive medical devices in place. Other risk factors include total parenteral nutrition, recent surgery or hospitalisation, haemodialysis, pressure ulcers, age ≥ 65 years, dementia, diabetes, poor nutritional status, international travel (especially to Asia) and antibiotic use.11,12 Studies have found a relationship between third-generation cephalosporin (eg, ceftriaxone) use and acquisition of an ESBL-producing strain.13,14 Up to 20% of patients may have no identifiable risk factor.15 Perhaps the greatest risk factor for nosocomial acquisition is accommodation in a ward or room with patients with ESBL-producing organisms.16
We conducted a point prevalence survey to assess the frequency of, and risk factors for, colonisation with VRE, C. difficile and ESBL-producing organisms in three RACFs associated with our health service in Melbourne.
In October – November 2010, we assessed three facilities with a total of 164 beds. Facility A accommodates 100 residents requiring high-level care for activities of daily living and behaviour, and complex nursing, in single and double bedrooms with ensuites. The facility is divided into two wings (X and Y), with Wing X specialising in aged mental health care. Facility B (30 beds) also provides high-level care, and Facility C (34 beds) cares for residents requiring specialist mental health services (requiring low-level care for activities of daily living and behaviour).
Residents and/or their next of kin were informed of the study by mail and could opt out if desired. All data were de-identified. The study was approved by Southern Health Human Research Ethics Committee A as a quality assurance project.
A single faecal sample was obtained from each participating resident's bedpan (or bed in cases of incontinence) to be screened for VRE, ESBL-producing organism and C. difficile.
At the time of sample collection, nursing staff used a brief questionnaire to collect data on whether each resident had risk factors for antibiotic-resistant organisms, including the presence of a urinary catheter, being an inpatient in an acute care setting within the past 3 months, antibiotic consumption within the past month, and concurrent diarrhoea. Data were also collected on the resident's room placement within the facility.
Medical records for residents found to be colonised with ESBL-producing organisms were accessed to identify any recent clinical infections and to further characterise antibiotic consumption in the previous 6 months. The appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in the RACFs was examined using data collected by infection control staff since July 2009 on residents prescribed enteral and/or parenteral antibiotics, and assessed using the well established definition proposed by McGeer and colleagues.17
In March 2011, we repeated screening on the residents with ESBL-producing organisms identified at the first screen to ascertain ongoing carriage rates.
To identify VRE, faecal specimens were cultured directly onto a chromID VRE medium (bioMérieux, Marcy-l'Etoile, France). After 24–48 hours of incubation, any purple (Enterococcus faecium) or blue (Enterococcus faecalis) colonies were subcultured onto a non-selective medium for simple biochemical testing, and isolates were confirmed as VRE by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for dll, van A, van B and van C genes.18,19
C. difficile testing was performed using a two-step algorithm. Samples were initially screened using the C.DIFF CHEK - 60 enzyme immunoassay kit (TECHLAB, Blacksburg, Va, USA) to establish the presence of C. difficile by detecting glutamate dehydrogenase. Specimens testing positive were subsequently tested using the GeneXpert C. difficile assay (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, Calif, USA), which detects toxin B, binary toxin and the tcdC gene deletion associated with the PCR ribotype 027 epidemic strain.20
ESBL-producing organisms were isolated from faecal samples using chromID ESBL medium (bioMérieux).21 After incubation for 24–48 hours, suspected ESBL-producing bacteria were identified to species level using the VITEK 2 GN identification card (bioMérieux). ESBL production was confirmed by the disc approximation ("keyhole") test.22 Susceptibility testing was performed using the VITEK 2 N149 susceptibility card (bioMérieux). All ESBL-producing isolates underwent molecular typing using pulsed field gel electrophoresis using established criteria,23 multiple-locus variant-repeat analysis24 and characterisation of genes encoding for ESBL production.15
The outcome for the analyses was the presence or absence of colonisation with VRE, C. difficile or ESBL-producing organisms. Data were collected on a standardised form and analysed using Stata 8.2 (StataCorp, College Station, Tex, USA). Categorical variables were compared using the χ2 test, and mean ages with the t test.
Of the 164 residents, 119 (73%) were screened. The mean age of screened residents was 79.2 years (range, 43–102 years), and 73 (61%) were women. Eighty-eight screened residents (74%) had resided in the RACF for > 12 months, 25 (21%) had been given antibiotics within the past month, 14 (12%) had been in an acute care centre within the past 3 months, and two (2%) had concurrent diarrhoea. Only five residents (4%), all from Facility A, had urinary catheters in situ (two indwelling and three suprapubic catheters).
The overall colonisation rates of VRE (vanB E. faecium) and C. difficile were low (2% and 1%, respectively), but the rate of ESBL detection was 12% overall, ranging from zero to 27% of residents tested in some sites (Box).
All ESBL-producing isolates were Escherichia coli. The mean ± SD age of residents colonised with ESBL-producing organisms was 83.7 ± 7.3 years (range, 73–95 years), which was not statistically different from non-ESBL carriers (mean ± SD, 79.1 ± 10.7; range, 43–102 years; P = 0.12). There was no association between colonisation with ESBL-producing organisms and duration of residence in the RACF, antibiotic use within the previous month, hospitalisation within the previous 3 months, presence of diarrhoea, or urinary catheterisation.
ESBL carriage was strongly associated with facility — 27% of residents in Wing X of Facility A were colonised with ESBL-producing organisms, compared with only 10% in the adjoining Wing Y. The majority of residents in both wings were highly mobile within the wings (but not between them) and not confined to their rooms.
Typing of the 14 ESBL-producing isolates found that 10 were identical, including all seven isolates in Wing X of Facility A. All the ESBL-producing strains were CTX-M (cefotaxime-hydrolysing) producers, with 13 isolates containing the blaCTX-M-9 gene and one the blaCTX-M-15 gene.
In addition to β-lactam resistance, the predominant ESBL-producing strain was resistant to ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. The isolate with blaCTX-M-15 was also resistant to gentamicin.
Medical records from 12 of the 14 residents colonised with ESBL-producing organisms were available for review. Antibiotics had been prescribed within the previous 6 months for 10 of the 12, but clinical specimens had only been sent for three. In August 2010, 2 months before the study commenced, one of these residents had asymptomatic bacteriuria with an ESBL-producing E. coli (with identical antibiotic resistance profile). Thus, the clinical rate of infection with an ESBL-producing strain was 7% (1/14).
Antibiotic surveillance showed that during the 15 months before the study commenced, residents in the facilities studied received antibiotics for 445 episodes, 44% of which did not fulfil the criteria for bacterial infection.
Thirteen of the 14 residents colonised with ESBL-producing E. coli had repeat faecal specimens tested at least 3 months later. Of these, eight remained positive, including the resident with the positive urine specimen in August 2010.
We found that rates of VRE and C. difficile colonisation in RACF residents were low, but that 12% overall, and up to 27% of residents in one RACF, were colonised with ESBL-producing E. coli.
The incidence of VRE has been increasing exponentially within our health service and others in eastern Australia.25 Many factors contribute to this, including increases in antibiotic consumption, numbers of patients at risk of VRE acquisition, and patient transfers between hospitals and RACFs. There is also likely to be a new VRE strain that is spreading rapidly across Melbourne hospitals.25 A Melbourne study performed in 1999 showed that 3% of 290 RACF residents were colonised with VRE.26 Given its increased incidence in acute care hospitals, it is surprising that our findings remain similar to this. However, VRE does appear to be an uncommon pathogen in RACF residents.27 It would have been of interest to assess the environment of the facilities for VRE, as environmental burden is a known risk factor for VRE acquisition.28
Similarly, we found a low rate of C. difficile colonisation. Although this low rate is comforting, only 2% of residents had diarrhoea, and there were no residents with clinical evidence of C. difficile infection at the time of our study.
RACF residents may be an important reservoir of ESBL-containing antibiotic-resistant E. coli. There is growing international literature on the problem of multiresistant gram-negative bacteria in RACFs, but information from within Australia is scant. A US study found that 15% of 117 residents in one facility in Illinois were colonised with ESBL-producing E. coli,29 while a study in Boston found that 51% of 84 residents were colonised with multiresistant gram-negative bacteria.7 Rates of up to 75% have been found among nursing home residents in Northern Ireland.30
Our study showed a clonal relatedness of ESBL-producing isolates, a finding seen previously in RACFs.9,31,32 Poor infection control practices may facilitate spread of this plasmid-mediated resistance. In the acute care setting, patients with multiresistant gram-negative bacteria are placed in contact isolation to limit spread, but this is difficult to implement in RACFs. As is common in many RACFs, residents in the facilities we studied share common dining rooms and recreational areas, enabling direct resident-to-resident spread. Environmental contamination and poor hand hygiene are also likely contributors to spread of multiresistant gram-negative bacteria. Although residents in each of the Facility A wings do not interact, nursing staff and cleaners work in both wings, which may explain the presence of the strain in both wings. Residents in Wing X are also highly mobile, making infection control interventions such as hand hygiene and environmental cleaning difficult. CTX-M enzymes have been detected in E. coli throughout Australia and are well established throughout the community.33
The use of broad-spectrum oral antibiotics is associated with development of resistance, with fluoroquinolone use being strongly associated.34 In addition to β-lactams, the predominant ESBL-producing strain in this study was resistant to norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim, antibiotics used commonly in older people, supporting a role for antibiotic selective pressure. Although there was no association between ESBL carriage and antibiotic consumption in the previous month, 10 of 12 residents colonised with ESBL-producing organisms had received antibiotics within the previous 6 months.
Also evident in our study was the prescription of antibiotics without clinical samples being collected to direct the treatment course. Having monitored antibiotic use in the RACFs over the previous 15 months, we found that, on average, 44% of prescribed antibiotics did not fulfil published criteria for clinical infection.17 Antibiotic stewardship is of paramount importance in RACFs, but it must also take into account the complexities of prescribing to frail older people who may present with atypical symptoms of infection and in whom early treatment may prevent significant deterioration.
The rate of clinical infection with an ESBL-producing strain that we found (7%) is likely to be an underestimate, given the lack of clinical specimens in the group. However, others have documented the association between colonisation and subsequent infection.35 An Israeli study showed that 15% of hospitalised patients colonised with multiresistant gram-negative bacteria subsequently developed bacteraemia with the same strain, while a US study showed that 25% developed a urinary tract infection.15,36
The duration of colonisation with multiresistant gram-negative bacteria is not well known but is vital to understanding the need for ongoing infection control interventions in the health care setting. We found that eight of 13 residents remained colonised with ESBL-producing E. coli for at least 3 months, with one resident having persistent carriage for more than 7 months. A French study has previously found one patient to remain colonised for at least 5 years.37
A limitation of our study is the small number of facilities and patients included, meaning our data may not be generalisable to other RACFs. Similarly, our finding that the majority of ESBL-producing isolates were clonal in nature may signify a localised outbreak rather than a broader issue facing other RACFs. More studies in this setting are required.
In conclusion, we identified a high prevalence of ESBL-producing E. coli colonisation in RACFs. It is likely that the development of a resistant strain, under selective pressure from antibiotic use, has spread rapidly in an environment that is conducive to rapid dissemination. Antimicrobial resistance in RACFs is of growing concern, and regular surveillance for antibiotic resistance patterns is needed. RACFs should have programs emphasising processes that will limit spread of these organisms, namely good hand hygiene compliance, enhanced environmental cleaning and dedicated antimicrobial stewardship programs.
Rates of colonisation with antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in three residential aged care facilities
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From The Gerald McGinnis Cardiovascular Institute, Allegheny General Hospital (Dr Benza), Pittsburgh, PA; the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Chicago Medical Center (Dr Gomberg-Maitland), Chicago, IL; Statistical Analysis, ICON Late Phase & Outcomes Research (Mr Miller and Ms Foreman), San Francisco, CA; Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine (Dr Frost), Houston, TX; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic (Drs Frantz and McGoon), Rochester, MN; and Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, and Cardiology, University of Colorado (Dr Badesch), Denver, CO.
Correspondence to: Raymond L. Benza, MD, The Gerald McGinnis Cardiovascular Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 E North Ave, 16th Floor, South Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15212; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Funding/Support: Funding for the REVEAL Registry is provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians (http://www.chestpubs.org/site/misc/reprints.xhtml).
© 2012 American College of Chest Physicians
In pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), survival predictions can be important for optimization of therapeutic strategies. The present study aimed to validate a quantitative algorithm for predicting survival derived from the Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-term PAH Disease Management (REVEAL Registry) and develop a simplified calculator for everyday clinical use.
Prospectively collected data from patients with newly diagnosed (< 3 months) World Health Organization group I pulmonary hypertension enrolled in the REVEAL Registry were used to validate a predictive algorithm for 1-year survival. Model calibration was evaluated by comparing algorithm-predicted survival with observed Kaplan-Meier estimates for the overall validation cohort and for five risk groups. Similarly, the risk discriminators for the simplified calculator were compared with those of the quantitative algorithm.
The validation cohort comprised 504 individuals with mean ± SD 6-min walk distance 308 ± 128 m, and 61.5% were functional class III. The proportion of patients surviving 1 year fell within the range predicted by the model (95.1%, 91.5%, 84.6%, 76.3%, and 58.2%, respectively) among patients in the low (predicted survival ≥ 95%), average (90% to < 95%), moderate (85% to < 90%), high (70% to < 85%), and very high (< 70%) risk strata. Predicted and observed 1-year survival were similar across risk stratum, and the c-index indicated good discrimination for both the full equation (0.726) and the simplified risk calculator (0.724).
The REVEAL Registry predictive algorithm and simplified risk score calculator are well calibrated and demonstrate good discriminatory ability in patients with newly or previously diagnosed PAH.
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ClinicalTrials.gov; No.: NCT00370214; URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov
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This place is opened by Mr Werner that specialises in all parts of the pig, from knuckle to the whole piglet as well as having the most variety of preparations i.e. the ham, oven roast or a simple grill. Always constantly improving on their dishes, the sms i received awhile ago informed that the german pork knuckle came with an improved 3rd version. I smiled and secretly laughed at the corner as i planned to raid the place for that huge piece of pig.
So i did, one fine day the day before my birthday with my 2 friends. Arriving early as our saliva drooled as we reached the front of the restaurant. Once seated, i was served with that ice cold beer that i showed you guys on Friday and followed by a small little cup of tomato soup.
Now although El-Cerdo is well known for their piggies from Spain and Germany, they are also perfectionists when it comes to cooking seafood. Ever sine i tried their paella which was filled with these huge crunchy tiger prawns, i swear that i will need another dose. I wasnt disappointed with the Tiger Prawns Salad at RM28. Not cheap but definitely cheaper then any of my other addictions, especially my camera equipment.
After another light dish, we were teased with a grilled Pork Shoulder. Being in an expensive restaurant, there must be a special mention of how attentive they were. Without being told that we were sharing (although very obvious), they gladly without any surcharge served the dish in 3 different plates without us digging in from the middle and making a mess out of it.
Our individual serve (the whole plate is RM40++), The meat was just right although my friend claimed it was too dry. To be honest, call me a Chinaman but i prefer my pork to be cooked through and through as unlike beef, i do not want to end up in hospital. Still pinkish in the centre, the meat had the right balance of chewiness and the potatoes and salad that came along served its purpose as a side dish.
Then came along for the main dish for the night, the German Pork Knuckle version 3. When i asked Mr Werner about the improvements, he made a comparison with his dish to the software, Windows. There will always be upgrades just like how Windows 95 was upgraded to XP. He also mentioned as we speak, there maybe version 4 or 5 until it is perfect. Part of his method was revealed, the knuckle is roasted in the oven at 70 odd degrees for 10 hours! before the final touches are made. The meat was way tender as compared to the previous version, more acceptable and more "user friendly" aka didnt cause my jaws to hurt after chewing.
The stuffing that came with it was a delight and the crispy skin and firm meat is unexplainable. I am just lost for words as i cant stop wiping saliva off my mouth as i type up this review. If this is not perfect, i seriously dont know what his definition of perfect is (RM90++).
Licking away the bone, we then proceeded with desserts. Girls always have a separate stomach for desserts but guys? They always have a stomach for anything and everything.
The rum and raisin pancakes served with a sinful scoop of rich vanilla ice-cream. The outstanding thing was the soaked raisins that gave it an oomph as you bite into it followed by a spoonful of ice cream.
The Chocolate Terrine with custard and pistachio ice cream. Although the combination didnt tickle my fancy, we actually loved this as compared to their best seller, the pancakes. The rich chocolate and the creamy custard complimented by good pistachio ice cream is about the best threesome combination one can wish for.
Overall a very good dinner with a bit of chit chatting about our friend new pet, a pussy named Helios. Thank god, she didnt buy a pig for a pet, if not it will haunt us that we didnt get to try the piglet this time around.
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so cause of the price of a off the shelf mixer and the fun of making something by yourself i want to make a diy dj(sort of) mixer
so what I need is 4 stereo inputs from a PC or cd player or whatever whit volume, bass-trable control, a cross-fader between the 2 channels and 1 mic input and it all goes to 1 stereo output that goes to my amp and finally to the speakers
i found this and I was thinking of making one of them per channel, using this mic amp (now can somebody tell me how to wire this cause i cant figure out what is a XLR pin) and then combining them into one with this
now what I also need is a cross fader with one extra function and that is chanall select so you have i dial to select one of the 4 channels on one side, and the other and than having the fader fade between those 2 channels
now I have an idea how to make the channel selector with a simple 4 position dial-switch but have no idea how to make the fader itself
and if you think I forgot something please tell me and do you think it could work like this
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Disco mixers sold here usually have RCA jacks for the turntables and a 1/4 phone jack for the mike. No phantom power for the mike, so they assume dynamic mike. RCA jacks have the ring connected to the case unless mounted on a plastic board, so the two turntable inputs send the shield of the cables out in two divergeant directions, plus the sheild on the cable to the CD player or radio, so it makes a really big ground loop and can pick up a lot of hum. XLR connectors sold at newark.com, Farnell United Kingdom | world-leading distributor of electronic and maintenance, repair and operations products. (I didn't type the ad, that came from them, but they are closer to you than North Carolina) and elsewhere, have 3 pins and a shell. You can use twisted pair with shield cable from your mag phono cartridges on XLR 3&2, with the shield only connected at the turntable end to 1 and the headshell of the cartridge, and carrying no current. Using T.P. really cuts the area of the ground loop, and if you also hook 3 & 2 xlr to the + and - inputs of the op amp in a balanced gain fashion, causes low hum current coming in, which, because it is common mode to the op amp, really cuts the gain on the hum.
My RA88a has high gain on the dual mag phono inputs, gain of 2 on the cd player input, and high gain again on the mono mike input. The outputs of the various input op amps are run through slider pots to ground (middle of +- voltages) and the resulting 4 signals are run into 10 k resistors all into one input of the last op amp, a low gain setup, that boosts them back up and out the rca jack to the power amp.
Your second drawing shows the mixer amp plus a bass trebel cut op amp mine doesn't have, then out. the lower drawings would go into that.
PA mixers tend to have 1/4 phone for midgain inputs like guitar amps, and xlr on the same op amp with more gain for mikes, plus DC phantom switchable power on the xlr's. They have no RIAA roll off on any of the inputs, so they have the gain for mag phono but are useless for it. All the disco mixers and PA mixers I have looked at schematic of have noisy 4558 or worse op amps, so you are starting off at an advantage for quiet sound with TL072. I'm upgrading a $15 disco mixer for a hub for my home hi-fi. It has superb sliders, and low noise op amps have tamed the hiss to acceptable levels, but I'm still chasing the hum. This week I'm trying a pi filter ahead of the 1000 uf power supply capacitors, which as bought come right off the rectifiers from the C.T. power transformer. If pi filter is not enough, next step-drilling the PCB and installing regulators. Not low hum enough, next step, ungrounding all the RCA inputs from the case, if I have to, requires sawing the case open and putting a plastic board and new RCA jacks in.
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Too late to edit. Correction: The third drawing above shows the mixer op amp with the 4 resistor inputs , volume and to the input of the first drawing. You don't need a 4 to 1 switch. The second drawing shows the mike input amp with a tone control after it, which is odd. My disco mixer on mike has pretty heavy treble cut standard, also bass roll off, as the mike on disco mixer is for talking, not music. It also has a switch that shorts the other 4 input resistors through a master resistor to ground to attenuate the music while the DJ is talking. If you don't need the tone controls and if TL072 has enough drive, you could change the output resistor and pot of the third drawing to 2 k or so and run it out to the power amp, if it is close (6' or less) and has 100k input resistance. My disco mixer is missing the 1st drawing stage entirely.
You don't have a drawing of a mag phono input stage, because there aren't enough capacitors on any input for bass boost and high filter.There are 3 more inputs to the 4 resistors in the third drawing besides the mike stage shown, 2 mag phono, one CD player, . I'd post the input of the Herald RA88a that I traced out, but I can't figure out how to use this sun drawing freeware I have to make .jpg drawing. Sorry.
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