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P: That is correct, it was irreversible. D: I was thinking of the way today's scientists are conducting genetic experimentation. P: We say to you again, that is not what we speak of, in terms of the interference. (There was a pause.) We wish to consult on this, for there is some feeling that this information should not have been given at all, lest the concept be broadcast in a misunder- stood form. Mentally, I could almost see them huddling into a group to discuss this. Achange ofpractice. Where previously they had refused to elabo- rate further on this topic, now they apparently decided to clarify it weeds are not as plants like the crops, but are merely bad soil. We wish you to think of this interference then as not weeds, but of bad soil which had been thrown in from some outside source, and this will better clarify the situation. For by saying "weeds," there is given the impression that certain living beings on the planet are somehow tainted and are the offending characters. This would program people to look at other people, at possibly those races or religions or whatever their prejudices lie in. They would consider them weeds and so encourage that very thing which we wish to heal. So we must change the concept from cay 4 weeds to poor soil. This prejudicedoutlook was not the way Iunderstoodit, but Ican see how somebody else might interpret it that way. That is why we must be so very careful, for we must anticipate not only how you and the vehicle and those around would translate or interpret this, but also there is the general populace to be aware of. For if this is to be included in the material, then the interpretations of the population in general must be considered. That is why there is much information which is not allowed, because it could be readily perceived ina false manner. 148 The Keepers of the Garden D: That's where my partcomes in, to try to make sure it's understoodin the tone P: The crops are not the weeds. The weed would be in the soil. The