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outside. The walls curve towards the ceiling. They curve with the outline of the ship. There's light everywhere. But ... itjust comes, it'sjust there. They seem to be waiting for someone, or looking forsomeone. We stopped at the head ofthe ramp. And there's someone down the hall ... to myright They seem to be preparing something. There's the control room ... to the left of the ramp Ican see the windows but I can't... Idon't understand the controls. What doyou see thatyou can describe? Knobs, seems to be, knobs on sticks on the console. : Anything elsethatyou canmake out? (Pause, as though looking) I'm not sure. I'm not sure this is even real. D: That's allright. Wecan talk aboutit anyway. P: There seems to be a starchart. Seems they were showing me a starchart later. : Did they takeyou into thatroom later? Itwas not so much aroom as an area of the hallway. The hallway opened into that area. Well, et's go back ... you saidyou were waitingfor someone? Let's see what happens therefirst. (A big sigh) I'm afraid because I know what's going to happen. And I don't want it to. D: What do you mean, you know what's going to happen? P: Iknow what they're going to do. Ijust know. I don't like what's gonna happen. I'm afraid of... (pause) Phil was visibly cringing and unwilling to acknowledge whatever was coming next. Since this was obviously bothering him, I gave instructions that he did not have to participate in the scene. He could watch it as a detached observer and thus not have the emotional involvement. He had that option if he chose to do it that way. D: Who arethey waiting for? P: (Pause) I think they were waiting for me. (Sigh) I guess I decided to get it over with. I somehow felt I didn't want to let Ane Ane ne Atte ee TA A te them down, or disappoint them. Ikind of like them. They're ... good people. I like the feeling. And they said it would be all right, so ... I figured I guess Icould go ahead. D: Doyou thinkyou hada choice? P: Idon't know. I don't want to know. 216 The Keepers of the Garden