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Spacewarp, v. 5, issue 2, whole no. 26, May 1949
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NO INDICATION by WARREN BALDWIN 112 Park Avenue Norfolk, Nebraska "I asked you over tonight for an express purpose, Brent. I -- want you to be the subject in an--uh--experiment I'm performing. Oh, I know you've assisted along those lines before, but this is--well, a little different than anything I've ever attempted. I'm just a little doubtful..." The speaker's voice trailed off into nothingness, and abruptly he ceased his nervous pacing to stand squarely confronting the figure reclined in the room's only comfortable chair. "Professor Lane," -- it was the seated man who spoke now -- "I think you underestimate yourself. Well, I do not. As you say, I've worked with you on other occasions, and I'm very much aware that you're the best man the University has. Hell, they couldn't get along without you and they know it. You've been my friend long enough to impress me as someone who never does anything in less than thorough manner. This uncertainty of yours in an experiment is nonsense. You don't realize how good you are, that's all. I'm ready to get on with it any time you say." Lane had recovered his composure now. "Thanks. I needed a pep-talk like that. It's only that -- Never mind. Let's go into the lab." Brent eased himself from the chair and followed the other up a flight of steps into a well-equipped laboratory. The professor indicated a couch along one wall. "You lie down there, Brent, and while I'm getting a few things we'll need I'll brief you on the problem. What I'm attempting to do is to find out what happens to one mind when we enter that unconscious state which we call sleep. Something like trying to discover where the fire goes when it goes out." Lane laughed weakly. "I have a theory that, when in the state of sleep, the non-material ego, or soul, is free to leave the body and transport itself to any point in space or time. The difficultly is, we remember nothing of this travel when the ego returns and we awaken. The purpose of these two metal--uh, 'caps' you see is to transcend this difficulty. When these are placed one each upon the heads of two people, they will allow the wearer of one to receive all the thoughts and impressions from the mind of the other. But only if the other is asleep." The professor accomplished as he spoke the desired arrangement of the apparatus, then handed Brent a glass filled with a clear liquid. "This is a mild sedative. If you will -- thank you. Now relax. That's it. Soon you will be sleeping soundly. When your ego is freed, I shall be able to perceive and remember all that it experiences, for I shall be awake during the entire time. You see?" Brent's regular breathing signified that he already slept. * * * * * * * The doctor mused: "Most unusual case I ever ran into. Both died simultaneously, yet from what, my most complete examination gives no indication..." - END - 14
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NO INDICATION by WARREN BALDWIN 112 Park Avenue Norfolk, Nebraska "I asked you over tonight for an express purpose, Brent. I -- want you to be the subject in an--uh--experiment I'm performing. Oh, I know you've assisted along those lines before, but this is--well, a little different than anything I've ever attempted. I'm just a little doubtful..." The speaker's voice trailed off into nothingness, and abruptly he ceased his nervous pacing to stand squarely confronting the figure reclined in the room's only comfortable chair. "Professor Lane," -- it was the seated man who spoke now -- "I think you underestimate yourself. Well, I do not. As you say, I've worked with you on other occasions, and I'm very much aware that you're the best man the University has. Hell, they couldn't get along without you and they know it. You've been my friend long enough to impress me as someone who never does anything in less than thorough manner. This uncertainty of yours in an experiment is nonsense. You don't realize how good you are, that's all. I'm ready to get on with it any time you say." Lane had recovered his composure now. "Thanks. I needed a pep-talk like that. It's only that -- Never mind. Let's go into the lab." Brent eased himself from the chair and followed the other up a flight of steps into a well-equipped laboratory. The professor indicated a couch along one wall. "You lie down there, Brent, and while I'm getting a few things we'll need I'll brief you on the problem. What I'm attempting to do is to find out what happens to one mind when we enter that unconscious state which we call sleep. Something like trying to discover where the fire goes when it goes out." Lane laughed weakly. "I have a theory that, when in the state of sleep, the non-material ego, or soul, is free to leave the body and transport itself to any point in space or time. The difficultly is, we remember nothing of this travel when the ego returns and we awaken. The purpose of these two metal--uh, 'caps' you see is to transcend this difficulty. When these are placed one each upon the heads of two people, they will allow the wearer of one to receive all the thoughts and impressions from the mind of the other. But only if the other is asleep." The professor accomplished as he spoke the desired arrangement of the apparatus, then handed Brent a glass filled with a clear liquid. "This is a mild sedative. If you will -- thank you. Now relax. That's it. Soon you will be sleeping soundly. When your ego is freed, I shall be able to perceive and remember all that it experiences, for I shall be awake during the entire time. You see?" Brent's regular breathing signified that he already slept. * * * * * * * The doctor mused: "Most unusual case I ever ran into. Both died simultaneously, yet from what, my most complete examination gives no indication..." - END - 14
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