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can see? P: (Surprised) A messagel A message from... someone. Someone. For me! A message to me! D: Whatdo you mean? P: I don't know. (He was finding this emotional and exciting.) There's a message there forme. From someone ... someone I knew. (His voice was quivering.) A small, sort of square box ... someone long ago. Areminder. (Emphatic) A message from me long ago. To myself,toremember. To remember the purpose. (Softly) That's it. From me to me. But from a long, longtime ago. Different worlds. Different lives. His tone ofvoice on the tape sent shivers through me. Appar- ently I was not so affected during the session, as my voice sounded calm. : Is it awrittenmessage thatyou're looking at orwhat? Far more than I can comprehend in this form. But it's there. I recognize it. I remember it. (There was a definite sadness in his voice.) J built that (Pause) These are friends. : You said you had the feeling there were more people on board. Yes. Others. Other parts of the ship. . I'm just curious if you could see how this ship was operated. I don't have any idea. I have absolutely noidea. It's way beyond me. I don't want to know. : Is there anything dse in that room that you can describe? Windows. Knobs. Lights. Dials of some sort. I've never seen anything like it. I don't know what it is. Idon't even know ifthis isreal. Honest to God, this is not anything I've ever seen before. I don't know what it is. : Ts that room light like the others? Xoo AM W22. It's just there. D: What about the floor? Is it made out of anything particular? P: Hard. Gray. Hmm, it almost seems porous. God! ... I hope the ship’ s not alive. (His voice was becoming frightened. ) I don't wears TH 0 know. Isit? D: I don'tknow. What doyou mean? P: Is it alive? Maybe the damn ship is alive? I don't know. That Terrorin the Night 225 D: Well is there anything else in that room where the holograph is that you P: Yeah. All over. Only it doesn't come from anywhere.