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home. Then, she too became interested in looking up the story of Tobias, even as | had done. We shared our experiences with a few close friends. At night, however, | was tormented by the fear that | had not kept the secret that Raphael had wanted me to. For a long time, | tossed to and fro in bed and told myself now | had surely made a mess of things, and that perhaps Raphael would not want to have anything more to do with me. In the midst of my anxiety, Raphael again let his presence be made known to me. "Nothing happens without purpose," he said reassuringly. "Don't be fearful. What has happened was forseen. You will invite Tina as well as your friends to the next meeting, and you will accomplish what we then ask you to do." My fears were swallowed up in joy and consolation. In the middle of the night, | telephoned Tina, and finally fell into a deep sleep as morning dawned. wR On the afternoon of May first, we were on the highway going toward Finale. When we arrived at Calice Ligure, we turned off the main road and began ascending the mountain. At a certain time, Raphael told me that the four friends who had accompanied us should wait at a place several kilometers from the spot where the meeting would take place. | indicated to them where they should stop, and drove on farther with Tina. We came to the place where | had seen the discs the first time. Raphael asked us to continue on until we came to a very steep road. My Fiat 500 had a great deal of difficulty making the climb. It bounced all around because there was no longer an asphalt surface and the road was full of stones. We had to slow down to a snail's pace. Now and then Raphael would say something, but we could also hear the voices of other brothers who were with him. "That is the valley of contact!" Tina exclaimed, with a shout of irrepressible joy. "| seem to hear voices everywhere." She showed not the least bit of fear, but instead only an eager desire to meet these beings from other worlds. Just as Raphael had done with me earlier, | now cautioned her to stay calm, remain quiet, and wait patiently. We arrived at a meadow beyond which it became impossible to go farther, and there | parked the car. For the first time | became aware that the day was windy and the skies were gray. But | had no time to dwell upon that, for suddenly we heard footsteps behind us. | turned around and saw three men coming toward us. | was afraid that Tina would become panic-stricken, but, on the contrary, she got out of the car and went toward them as if she were greeting old friends. | followed after and found myself directly facing Raphael, who was wearing a loose-fitting, silver colored space suit. He greeted us joyfully, as did also the other two, who were dressed more or less the same way as Raphael, except that their space suits were tighter fitting and darker in color. They were of normal size, and their beautiful features expressed great beneficence and an inner depth of spirit. They introduced themselves, and said that their names were pseudonyms that were given to them by an Earth brother, George Adamski, who had met them some years ago. "lam Orthon," said the larger of the two. "My name is Firkon," said the other. ANGELS IN STARSHIPS 16 www.cos! www.cosmic-people.com