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Chapter 36

           ""Butnototherscientists?""No."Isippedtheraki;itwaslikefire.Almostpurealcohol."Butyouspokeabouthavingproof.""Ihadproof.Butitwasnoteasilycommunicable.AndIlaterdecidedthatitwasbetterthatitwasnotcommunicable,excepttoafew.""Whoyouelect.""WhomIelect.Thisisbecausemysteryhasenergy.Itpoursenergyintowhoeverseekstheanswertoit.Ifyoudisclosethesolutiontothemysteryyouaresimplydeprivingtheotherseekers…"heemphasizedthespecialmeaningthewordnowhadforme…"ofanimportantsourceofenergy.""Noscientificprogress?""Ofcoursescientificprogress.Thesolutionofthephysicalproblemsthatfacemanthatisamatteroftechnology.ButIamtalkingaboutthegeneralpsychologicalhealthofthespecies,man.Heneedstheexistenceofmysteries.Nottheirsolution."Ifinishedtheraki."Thisisfantasticstuff."Hesmiled,asifmyadjectivemightbemoreaccuratethanImeant;raisedthebottle.Inodded."Onemoreglass.Thennomore.Ladivebouteilleisalsoapoison.""Andtheexperimentbegins?""Theexperiencebegins.NowIshouldlikeyoutolieinoneoftheloungingchairs.Justhere."Hepointedbehindhim.Iwentandpulledthechairthere."Liedown.Thereisnohurry.Iwantyoutolookatacertainstar.DoyouknowCygnus?TheSwan?Thatcrossshapedconstellationdirectlyabove?"Irealizedthathewasnotgoingtotaketheotherchaiselongue;andsuddenlyguessed."Isthis…hypnosis?""Yes,Nicholas.Thereisnoneedtobealarmed.

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