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He smiled and said, ?That will not be necessary. Come and look?with this instrument we can bring the Moon up to within a short distance of where we are, so that you will be able to see it as clearly as if you were walking on it.? | asked him how far we now were from the Moon, and was told, ?About forty thousand miles. ? | hoped very much that we might circle the Moon, so that | could see for myself what was on the other side in that temperate zone he had mentioned. At the same time | realized that there might be things there which they did not care to have me see. And to this thought came a quick confirmation from the Saturnian ees pilot. 2We must test you with the information already given you before we reveal some things. We realize, perhaps better than you, the weaknesses of men, even of those who have a great desire to do right. We must be careful not to add to Earthly destruction.? As the instrument for viewing the Moon at close range was adjusted, | was amazed to see bow completely wrong we are in our ideas about this, our nearest neighbor. Many of the craters are actually large valleys, surrounded with rugged mountains, created by some past terrffic upheaval within the body of the Moon. | could see definite indications that, on the side which we see from Earth, at one time there must have been plenty of water. Zulu said, ?There is still plenty on the other side, as well as much hidden deep within the mountains on this side.? He then pointed out to me, up on the flanks of the mountains surrounding the craters, definite traces of ancient water lines. True, some of the craters had been formed by meteorites hitting the Moon?s surface, but in every such case, these craters showed definite funnel bottoms. And as | studied the magnified surface of the Moon upon the screen before us, | noticed deep ruts through the ground and in some of the imbedded rock, which could have been made in no other way than by a heavy run-off of water m times past. In some of these places there was still a very small growth of vegetation perceptible. Part of the surface looked fine and powdery, while other portions appeared to consist of larger particles similar to coarse sand or fine gravel. As | watched, a small animal ran across the area | was observing. | could see that it was four-legged and furry, but its speed prevented me from identifying it. Little of what | was seeing was strange to me, because for years | had been thinking and talking about it in much this way. The Saturnian appeared aware of this, for he stated that it was partly for this reason they had decided to give me this close view now. He promised that, at some later date, they would show me the other side of our Moon. ?This, too,? he added, ?will not be too different from the way you have imagined it.? As the promise was made to me, the screen showing the Moon went blank, although the other screens continued to operate. Zuhl led me again toward the disk room, but before we reached it the ladies came out to meet us. The six men who had come down in the elevator with us rose from their seats as the Saturnian pilot suggested that we return to the lounge.