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Song of my soul, my voice is dead! Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed Shall dry and die in Lost Carcosa Conclusion e have now entered the last decade of the twentieth century. Fundamentalist religious groups expect an Armageddon over the Middle East and a "rapture" during which God will save 225 CASSILDA'S SONG IN THE KING IN YELLOW ACT 1, SCENE 2 the true believers, taking them up to Heaven at last. The sky seems to be filled with puzzling and wonderful things, and the pages of New Age magazines are replete with announcements of lectures about UFO abductions, revelations of government cover-ups, and speculation about the imminence of the final landing of the aliens. So why do I have the feeling that I am not watching a genuine new spiritual movement here, but a well-orchestrated puppet show? Consider, if you will, the current fate of the various informers I have mentioned throughout this book. Robert Lazar, under the scrutiny of various investigators, has turned out to be far less credible than he was first claimed to be when John Lear referred to him as his "most trusted source." Not only has he been prosecuted for running a prostitution operation—he was part-owner of a bordello called the Honeysuckle Ranch!—but his background as a