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of my books have been sold worldwide. The vast majority have been printed, published and distributed under the control of various national branches of the International Raelian Movement (IRM). In the thirty-two years of its existence, the IRM has grown steadily. Currently, the organization has a total of more than 65,000 members worldwide, and national branches are now established in nearly 90 countries, including all the world's major nations. At present, the Movement is strongest in France, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Africa. It is also expanding strongly in the United States, Australia, Britain, South East Asia, Latin America, and most of the other countries of Europe. More recently, new national branches have been founded in Bulgaria, Mongolia and Lithuania. At regular seminars held on every continent of the world, the teachings of the Elohim as outlined in these books have been passed on to many thousands of people of all ages by myself and senior members of the IRM. In all, there are now over 200 Guides, or Raelian priests, worldwide. The Movement has two main publications in which I and other leading Raelians write of current developments: Apocalypse, an international glossy magazine which is published twice a year, and Contact, a weekly e-newsletter that is distributed online at raelianews.org. These publications help to further disseminate the philosophies and insights of the Elohim. The birth of Dolly the sheep was a landmark event in human scientific history, and it then became clear that very soon the cloning of human beings would become fairly commonplace. Just as on the Elohim's planet, cloning on Earth will become a means for human beings to achieve eternal life. After Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, I initiated a project called Clonaid to bring attention to the issue of human cloning. Soon after, Dr. Brigitte Boisselier, a brilliant scientist and Raelian Bishop, took over the project and created a company. I withdrew myself completely from any and all involvement, since my initial purpose was simply to promote the concept of human cloning, so the IRM has no direct connection to Clonaid whatsoever. I will, of course, continue to philosophically support Dr. Boisselier and her company 365 AUTHOR’S PosTscRIPT The Movement has two main