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breakdown, because | was afraid he would never believe me. He checked the car carefully, and was astounded at its condition. The only possible explanation he could offer was that | must have driven in slow traffic for a long time, causing a massive engine overheating which melted the joint compounds and gaskets. But he really had no explanation at all, that could satisfy him For my part, | did not press the matter further, and simply agreed that he might be right, so no more questions were asked. In order not to have to reveal to the auto repair man my close encounter with the extraterrestrial flying disc, and since | could not disprove his theory, | kept quiet, and let him entertain his own ideas about how this engine damage might have occurred. Thus came the evening of that significant day, and | had to return to Genoa by train. | left my Fiat 500 at the repair garage in Finale. Some time later, | asked Raphael and the other space brothers why they had allowed this harm to come from the flying disc, a thing which had caused me inconvenience because of having to return to Genoa by train, and to spend money for auto repair. | told Raphael that it didn't seem to me to be in tune with their teaching about universal love. Raphael's answer seemed reasonable and well-considered. He said that it was very important that | have no doubt that | had a real encounter with the flying disc and with him. With an indication such as this, which could not possibly be misunderstood, | would have no lingering doubt that | might have had a dream experience, or might have been the victim of some strange fantasy. According to him, the fact that the cosmic energy from the space vehicle could do serious damage to my auto would be evidence that | could not easily set aside, of the reality of all that | had experienced. | was urged not to let the incident trouble me, nor to be excessively concerned about the reasons for it. | was to accept the fact that there was a purpose behind that which was done. Now | want to relate another incident, still in connection with that first encounter, known only to two of my friends in Genoa. Against Raphael's wishes, | went to that first meeting with a mini-tape recorder, which | carried concealed in my pocket the whole time, in an effort to obtain as much evidence as possible. Raphael, who without doubt knew about it, warned me not to make use of any technical apparatus during our meeting together. But he did not specifically insist that | turn off the recorder. He did tell me that no picture taking would be allowed. During my return trip from Finale to Genoa after the meeting, | held the mini-recorder to my ear to hear how much of that first meeting might have been successfully recorded on the tape. | was very happy to find that the apparatus did indeed play back some portions of my conversation with Raphael, although in an irregular and incomplete form; evem the humming sound of the nearby spaceship could clearly be heard. The following morning, when | had to return the mini-tape recorder to my two friends in Genoa, | could not resist the temptation to give them at least some idea of the reason for my asking to borrow their little recorder. So | wanted them to hear at least the first part of the recording | had played over to myself while on the train. To my great surprise, it was almost completely erased, as if by some invisible hand. What little was left of the voices and the humming sound seemed so distorted , it was of no use at all, and my friends could not understand what could have happened to cause their recorder to produce such a poor result. These and other details which | purposely left out of the Italian edition of "Angels in Starships" certainly add nothing, especially on the human level, to the inner and spiritual realities of those supernatural events that I, Tina, and the other friends from Genoa experienced. But for us, they remain as an enrichment of the experiences which we had, and they could also serve as objective proof. They confirm, on the human level, the great and sympathetic ANGELS IN STARSHIPS 80 www.cosmic-people.com 80 www.cosmic-people.com