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¢ B efore we leave each other for the last time,’ he said, ‘do you have any questions to ask me?’ ‘You have interpreted the vision of Ezekiel as people equipped with space suits,’ I replied, ‘and you told me that the atmosphere of your planet was not the same as that on Earth. So why aren't you wearing 1 : » a pressurized suit now? “Because we too have progressed scientifically, and now we can do a 1 weer 1 "W without them. My face seems to be in the open air, but really it is protected by an invisible shield composed of repellent rays inside which I breathe different air from you. These rays let waves pass through, but not air molecules. It's a bit like the way you prevent fuel deposits escaping from certain ports in your technology by using emissions of bubbles.’ ‘Are nuclear weapons a danger for humanity?’ ‘Yes, a great danger. But if humanity does not become wise and peaceful, the existence of your nuclear weapons will mean that if the need arises, we will not have much to do in bringing about the destruction of your civilization. Perhaps you might even destroy 1 > yourselves.’ ‘If you do not, however, and if you become a threat to us, we will only have to destroy your stocks of bombs without sending offensive weapons against you. We could do this with either rays, or telepathy, 105 ‘THE ELOHIM Nuclear Weapons