Stalking the Average Man: The Trilogy Copyright © 2014 John Axelson Smashwords Edition All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the written consent of the author: Cover by Geri Nolan Hilfiker. Based on a True Story: The following events occurred within a non-linear teaching scheme designed to force me to claim lessons as my own knowledge. Presenting my results in a coherent chronology required that I provide fly-on-wall notes based on what my teacher must have known to administer a given lesson at a particular time. Phase One: The Seduction Foreword Chapter 1- The Fourth Estate Chapter 2- Contexts Chapter 3- The Nature of Events Chapter 4- Spending Energy Chapter 5- The Magic of Mankind Chapter 6- The Bridge of Reason Chapter 7- Positioning Chapter 8- Uninformed Consent Chapter 9- Beauty, and the Beast Chapter 10- The Foretime Chapter 11- The Message and the Messenger Chapter 12- Essential Acts Chapter 13- Metaphor Chapter 14- The Guardian Chapter 15- The Crafty Wraith Chapter 16- Changing History Chapter 17- Losing Reason