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As he gave this illustration, | understood him to mean that individuals on Earth would, when ready, advance to a planet of higher development. | wondered if, one day while still living on this Earth, we would learn the laws that govern space and be able to visit these other worlds as they now could. The master gave no specific answer to my mental question, but continued, ?You on Earth are bound by what you call ?time.? But even according to your estimations of time, when you achieve space travel you will be astonished at the swiftness with which you can reach other planets. ?For this adventure you will have to find new words. You speak of our craft?you call them Saucers ?as flying, a term which applies to the operation of your own planes. But we do not ?fly? as you mean it. We nullify the atmosphere by a mechanical procedure. You express it as ?suspending gravity.? In this way we are not hindered by atmospheric interference or resistance. This is why our craft are able to make the sharp changes in direction of travel and to move at the speeds that have so mystified your airmen and your scientists. 2We could tell you much about the control of gravity, knowledge that is necessary both for safe leaving or approaching any planet. We would gladly give you this knowledge which has served us so well, except that you have not yet learned to live with one another in peace and brotherhood, for the welfare of all men alike, as we have on other worlds. If we revealed this power to you or to any Earth man and it became public knowledge, some of your people would quickly build ships for space traveling, mount guns upon them and go on a shooting spree in an attempt to conquer and take possession of other worlds. 2You know that there are certain groups in your world who have already made claim for property rights and possession of your Moon for the purpose of using it as a military base. Many Earth scientists are hoping that, in the not too distant future, they will succeed in building space ships like ours for interplanetary travel. It is entirely possible that this will be done. But Earth men will not be allowed to come in numbers or to remain, until they have learned to embrace the all- inclusive life as lived by people of other worlds, rather than the selfish personal life as found on Earth today. And there will be much for you to learn about outer space, for it is on space itself that you will move. | recalled a simile | had often used, comparing space to a vast ocean in constant motion. And | thought now that, as our ocean liners move on or through the waves of the ocean, so these interplanetary ships move on the waves of the activity in space. 2?Yes,? the master said, ?it is very much like that, and as your scientists work on this principle, more understanding will come to them. For Nature herself will reveal her secrets to all who seek with an open mind. 2As you have been told, we travel space in order to learn. Within our ships are many instruments, some of which you have seen, and many others which you have not yet seen. Although on your Earth you have thrown all our craft into the category of Saucers, we have many kinds, many sizes, for many purposes. The largest have never come within the atmosphere of your world. In fact, they have never come within millions of miles of Earth. We cannot risk the lives of the thousands of people traveling in these gigantic ships, for if anything should