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thing, I know. Is it at all possible that you would do this for me?” “Yes, Adam. Possible, yes. But probable? That is another thing. I would need the consent of Neptune, Orion, Lyra, Launie; I would also need the consent of everyone of our people here on Andromeda, and then wait ten years to get word back that assent was given by every one on our home planet. For my curing you would amount to interference with the timetable of evolution of the earth. My act would be the act of my world, and God’s detailed plan would have been interfered with. Two worlds would need to start all over again from the very beginning, yours and mine. Simply put, Adam, it means that God would begin all over again from the primitive beginning, like a man playing solitaire and cheating a move. He would just shuffle the deck to start the game anew. That is what the whole universe is to God, an endless shuffl- ing of worlds, each to fit into perfection by its own allotted elements. “If you were an Alpha Centaurian, twenty billion of us would not rest until you were cured, and on earth, no one shall rest until Pura. ade cw such blights as disease, war, and ignorance are things of the past. One world cannot interfere with another world which is behind it in evolution. It would be cheating God’s plan, and such things are not done with impunity. Would you hazard such calamities if it would mean having you live a few more years, only a few more years anyhow, Adam?” “No, Saturn. Assuredly, no. I am sorry I brought that up, and you may be sure I will not again,” said Adam humbly. “Well, now that you feel that way, I can add this. Besides disturbing the Plan, there is another thing to be considered. A dying man is very wise. A doomed man is resigned. When either is brought back to a measure of assured longer life, he is not like other human beings. He does not fit any more in life’s motion. You would find nothing on earth interesting, find motion. You would find nothing on earth interesting, for you would know that everything will end to you, no matter how long you might live. The slow and tedious ways of earth would become unbearable. You would welcome the end, mean- earth You motion. on 165 ADAM LEARNS ETERNITY