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SON OF THE SUN while living languidly in a world no longer to your liking. No one can change that fact, certainly not I. That is in the hand of God only, Adam. “So, no matter what, you would hate me for curing you. You would hate everybody on earth, including yourself. You could no longer be an excellent physician, for the very thought of just ministering to others, all of whom are sooner or later doomed, would pall on you. It would not be curing you; it would be killing all of what is the real Adam. Though you may not fully comprehend the consequence to the evolutionary plan of the worlds, the second consequence is just as dire, and surely you comprehend that, Dr. Adam.” Launie came close, caressed his hair and kissed him full on the lips. “That is for your understanding, Adam, and confirmation that in the end we all meet. Even Saturn must go on,” she said, with a 1 wos reo te As she drew her head back Adam saw that Lyra had risen and was standing before him. She bent down and added her kiss, smiling warmly. “Never let it be said, Adam, that I was not alert and attentive during this fine meeting.” “Imagine,” Launie said in a low voice. “A peer kissing you after me, and where my own lips had touched you. That is real democracy, is it not?” “Yes, Launie, it is. It is also the result of true spiritual awareness and of intellectual maturity.” Lyra suggested it was time for some refreshment and for more casual conversation. Launie and she quickly got the table ready in the dining area, and all were summoned to be seated. yout co ted. 14 In the course of the conversation, which touched upon various subjects, mostly on the lighter side, Adam raised a question, directing it at Orion. “nN . 1 ‘ a 1 . 1 “Our earth has experienced great earthquakes since our known history. Is it always to have such shuddering and destructive spasms?” “Your earth, Adam,” Orion replied, “is not fully set in Adam,” replied, Orion 166 tenderness that was reward in itself. “is not fully set in