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1 MYLIFEUNTIL THE FIRST ENCOUNTER Introduction When I started this second book I wanted simply to relate what my life had been like before my fantastic encounter of 13 December 1973, to answer the many people who had asked firstlywhat I had done before that time, and secondly whether anythingextraordinary had happened to me during my childhood that couldhave foreshadowed such a destiny. I was surprised myself as I searched my memories, for even though I thought that nothing extraordinary had occurred at the beginningof my life, I found scenes resurfacing, which formed a whole whenput together, and I saw that my life had really been guided for me tobe what I was and to find myself where I did on December 13, 1973. I had almost finished writing this account when the second encounter took place. Consequently, I have summed up my earlymemories briefly in order to give as much space as possible to thesecond part of this message and to provide a full account of thissecond contact, which turned out to be even more fantastic than thefirst. 121