The “second greatest story ever told" needed a villain..., plain and simple. Oddly enough, members of the “Abacus mob”
stancd behaving in a suspicious manner about a year before “the bi v divide" of ‘‘Purple,'' the oldest and largest
best-friend—identity-cluster in the movcinent— the flagship of the “ ying single" societal model. Apparently. everybody in the
community except Jud wanted less and less religion in their lives. a softer confrontational-gestalt approach to differences and
criticism, tutd a more affluent. upper-middle class lifestyle. Jud wanted to maintain the purity ofthc idealism. simplicity and
religion of the community. that which had originally attracted the other members to the trip in the first place! Jud's i isteiice
on purity became a burden on the others, but it was they who had changed, not Jud! But, to change onc‘s mind—that's
okay—and so is to "divide and regroup." But the way they did it1'.7! After twenty two years of being together!?! Yipes!!!

A. Abacus mob
members secretly
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former covenant
around “no duplicity,”
and plan to embezzle

distorted assumptions,
they villainously hold

the 2 projects
originated by Jud: kanlgaroo court and

l’.A.S.S., Inc. and KCC, 3 ‘Ck 5"“ "“"
both 501(c)(3) A . . V —

corporations. Suddenly ' _ caring: u re gton.
they have forgotten the wM:jvV9vyl|°nl~ schgnnvemg‘-}«k
iJuri>0§e and orlgms of V ‘ .£“s..°.?§ft‘¥;i'z'r"3'i’n«:'"
the trip to which they

had been so dedicated.

C. The

welsh
on al their
agreements and
reassurances
given to Jud

verball . The
have b’ecomey E. The Abacus mob, soon to become infamous

liars and cheats. “corporate rustlers," led by the “gang of 5,”
resorting to confiscates the $1.6 million net worth ofAbacus, Inc.
“Skinhead” and the $800 thousand fund balances of the two 501

(c) (3) corporations, leaving the movement penniless
and betterment of society programs in the dust!

D. They renounce graceful distancing.

r»;zIfg.:‘.).'.|.-$3-::|.d A real cliffhanger!!!
here! As they hold Sister Kerista and the
whole utopian movement hostage, the
snmhm Abacus Mob is in a state of disarray
and confusion. One thing is for sure,
they have forsaken their high ideals
and integrity and have become yuppie
entrepreneurs, living in a vending
machine, zombie Babylon-type
existence. Meanwhile, Bro Jud
examines his options, hoping to avoid a
V , complete scandal, which will crush
F.Abacus people abandon pursuit nfthe Abawsa I“C- afld its 101 9mPl0y995~
“righteous high." They abandon their
K fonner ideals completely!

The whole community falls to pieces in one fell swoop—22 years of utopian idealistic work go down the drain. only to produce
yet another group of meaningless yuppie consumers.

Bro Jud is perplexed and morally torn between turning the other check or pulling the plug on the viscious outlaws. Rumors of
the community officially busting up and separating into smaller families start almost immediately. The four-night~a-week
Gestalt-0-Rama sessions and the 88 mi/idurds are dropped. Thus. the “vision with a business" beeamcjust another
husincss..., with not much vision at all.