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could be seen. “We must be entirely protected now,” Eve said. “In fact, the hull of our craft will become more opaque as we approach the sun. Look, even now the sun makes its outline in front of us. It penetrates the hull. Oh, Adam, this is the moment. I am, after all, only a woman; I must lean on you spiritually. Hold your courage, and know that from now on you have no mortal peer in the cosmos. Know that in God’s plan and in God’s eyes you are my strength. Now,” she said, pushing a button gently, “our seats are on swivel so we may turn in all directions, for in the sun we have no control over the Little Dipper. It may be spun like a top, but we WW . As she spoke, catapulting Adam into a new estate, the music became distorted. Suddenly it became a mere jumble, then a constant humming static. The radio waves were a torrent of noise, steady and angry. Adam took all these developments without loss of poise. Adam the primitive now felt himself Adam the master. Yes, now he was aware of the fact that all other mates and partners were east of the sun, and soon he and Eve would be one, fused by its fire into perfect love, into perfect oneness. Only in the bowels of the sun can man and woman be merged into soulmates, which nothing can rend asunder. West of the sun is all manner of aspiring evolution. West of the sun is the fusion of perfection, known only by the highest beings, swarming majestically around the Fatherhead. Yes, now he knew. He knew not from what he had fallen, but he knew to what he must aspire. aod a tea ad > + 1 known swarming trod As he thought these things, Adam’s face became the counte- nance of a god, and sitting beside him, snuggling closer and closer, was truly a goddess. Fear? Apprehension? What were these? He no longer knew such immature emotions. The interior of the ship began to flicker, like sheet lightning. It grew more rapid. The hum which was once music became mixed with a faint roar. The disc of the sun now engraved itself fully across the entire front of the Little Dipper. Yes, 194 SON OF THE SUN Suddenly the entire hull became opaque and nothing outside will remain erect.”