Title;;1997 /s Anne's story;;The meetup on the plane: The 4 scientists meet for the first time. There appears conflict and near breakdown at the very beginning of their mission. Welcome to New Patagonia;;... Angels among them;;Will Anne open up to John who is clairvoyant or will intellectual Sivah, the leader, be her first man? The first miracle;;The liberation of Anne's soul: Anne's near breakdown on the plane, being questioned by Sivah is finally resolved as she and John share their secrets. They almost make love, when she suddenly disappears from his arms. /j The beginning of the end;;... John's story;;The meetup on the plane: The 3 computer scientists regard John with suspicion when they discover he can read their hearts and thoughts. Anne and Sivah feel an attraction. John seems to be a barrier between them. Welcome to New Patagonia;;John and Father (Noel) Christmas meet. Noel has high hopes he will be saved, and that John is first in command to the Messiah. Angels among them;;Will Anne open up to John who is clairvoyant or will intellectual Sivah, the leader, be her first man? /e The first miracle;;The liberation of Anne's soul: Anne's near breakdown on the plane, being questioned by Sivah is finally resolved as she and John share their secrets. They almost make love, when she suddenly disappears from his arms. The beginning of the end;;... Miracles;;Faith, fasting, and prayer: John explains how miracles come from the separation of soul and spirit, that is, from within. Rapture, harvest;;Noel, obsessed with his salvation, cannot come to accept the supernatural. He is a stereotypical doubter and his unbelief leads to a lesson in Math -that miracles are logical though we cannot yet understand them. New patagonia;;Technology, wealth, and intelligence: Noel Christmas founds a port colony on the rim of Antarctica, off the grid, utilizing the latest technology. Irony, implants;;To be sure of their salvation, the Patagonians desire to remove the neuron-transmitters in their brains. This requires the support of the computer science team, to rewire the whole colony with regular, non AI workstations which were saved from 1997. Sivah, John and Anne subplot;;Strategy of control: Does Sivah Joseph really know everything about the world while cloistered Anne takes refuge from his high IQ, in comforting John? Mistrust;;John and Sivah both allude to their feelings for Anne but who will she choose -between such unusual and charismatic men, and why?