The Wind's Twelve Quarters
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T. Afraid of what? Bernard Decelis and his wife called Hughes every couple of days on the telephone, though they were prevented by the quarantine from coming to see him. On the 27th of July Hughes and Decelis had a significant conversation concerning the so-called room, Site D of the Psyche XIV survey. Decelis said, “If I don’t get on the Sixteen team and see that damned place, I’ll flip.” “Seing is believing,” Hughes remarked. He was not as excitable as he had been ear...lier, tending to be terse and rather bitter. “Listen, Gerry. Was there ever machinery in those pigeonholes?” “No.” “Hah! There’s a definite answer! I thought you wouldn’t assert anything about Site D except its incomprehensibility to the human mind. You softening up?” “No. Learning.” “Learning what?” “How to see.” After a pause Decelis asked cautiously, “See what?” “Site D. Since it’s all I can see.” “You mean, that’s what you—when your eyes are open—” “No.”MoreLess
T. Afraid of what? Bernard Decelis and his wife called Hughes every couple of days on the telephone, though they were prevented by the quarantine from coming to see him. On the 27th of July Hughes and Decelis had a significant conversation concerning the so-called room, Site D of the Psyche XIV survey. Decelis said, “If I don’t get on the Sixteen team and see that damned place, I’ll flip.” “Seing is believing,” Hughes remarked. He was not as excitable as he had been ear...lier, tending to be terse and rather bitter. “Listen, Gerry. Was there ever machinery in those pigeonholes?” “No.” “Hah! There’s a definite answer! I thought you wouldn’t assert anything about Site D except its incomprehensibility to the human mind. You softening up?” “No. Learning.” “Learning what?” “How to see.” After a pause Decelis asked cautiously, “See what?” “Site D. Since it’s all I can see.” “You mean, that’s what you—when your eyes are open—” “No.”MoreLess
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