Christ Clone by David McLeod Read Free Book Online

you to bring him to adulthood; there will be advanced accelerated growth techniques added to the site as they are developed, should you need them.
    This is also an opportunity for us to share techniques and groundbreaking science with all participants, and to increase the overall knowledge pool. For further information, click on the Science Techniques link. You will notice a password is needed to enter this area; one will be provided if you accept this challenge.
    There is solid and credible evidence that Jesus lived and walked among us. There are many relics allegedly connected with his life and crucifixion. Provided these relics have been stored correctly, DNA traces should be adequate as a blueprint for cloning. For details of these relics, please click on the Relics link.
    There is also a Chat Room for discussions. This will be manned twenty-four hours a day; please feel free to use this to confer with other parties.
    To register your interest, complete the online form on the Interested link. The full details will be forwarded to you.
We wish you good luck if you decide to register for this challenge. We know it will be difficult, but the rewards both financially and scientifically are beyond belief.
    To the right-hand side of the screen, among the collection of links, including those to the relics and the chat room, was one marked Terms and Conditions. Klaus clicked through to the small print and a new page opened up on his screen.
    Terms and Conditions
    – The person or persons offering this challenge will here-after be known as the Challenger. The officially registered competitors will hereafter be known as the Participants.
    – The date for final judging will be announced once all
Participants are registered.
    – The Challenger accepts no responsibility for any
    international laws that may be broken, nor for expenses incurred by the Participants
    in the fulfillment of this challenge.
    – A Participant fee of US$500,000 is required to confirm registration and ensure validity of all participants.
    – Upon registration, the US$25 million grant can be viewed by correspondence with the office of our lawyers, Donaldson,
Rory and Galbraith, Los Angeles, California, USA.
    The list of Terms and Conditions continued in the same vein, concluding:
    – All information that could assist other competitors must be exchanged, provided it does not infringe on internal company security.
    The Cloning Federation of the Globe has not sanctioned this challenge.
    Klaus was both intrigued and excited. It was an incredible challenge, and it could just be the answer to all their problems. He flicked through a few websites, including the lawyers', to confirm its validity, and once he was reasonably satisfied he printed off the details and sent an e-mail to his fellow board members requesting a closed-door meeting for ten in the morning.
    Klaus arrived at the meeting a little late, at ten past ten. He knew they would all be waiting, but he wanted to make a grand entrance; what he had was worth waiting for. He held in his hand a potential solution to all their money worries. He had to sell them on that side of things, but he also had to play down his growing excitement at the prospect of overseeing and being part of the greatest cloning experiment of all time. It was his chance to get the big bucks and do the science!
Checking his tie in the mirror before entering the room, he was sure he detected a small part of his soul that had reappeared.
    As he entered the smoke-filled room, the chairman looked at his watch and gave Klaus a disgruntled look. Klaus looked around the table; eight men stared back at him with looks ranging from anticipation to distaste. Klaus raised his hand in acknowledgement and remained standing as he started to hand out copies of his find. Without waiting for everyone to receive the printouts, he began, 'Gentlemen, as you know, for the few past weeks we have been desperately seeking a cash injection to our company —