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“T was startled, but did not reply. I let my look tell her of my amazement, as she continued. “Yes, Adam, we are now going even faster. Soon we will be doing ten million miles per hour. But our sensation of the acceleration is unnoticeable. As you know, every atom of the ship and of our bodies is being vectored and impelled at the same moment as the ship, so we are not affected by the laws of momentum or inertia.’ _ Vega spoke with such effortlessness it 1 . 1 tewd 1 seemed as simple as reciting nursery rhymes to a sleepy child, and not like a relating of physical facts as yet remote from the sciences of earth. Then she asked me to tell it to her in my own words, as a 1 wd 1 read. 1 “Vega, I complied, ‘this force field which impels our craft is magnetic and gravitational. It is focused upon us by the monitor, or mother ship, which is not far away. This field includes every atom and fraction of atom of whatever lies in the focus of the field, moving each one of these together as a body. I venture to say that we could not even feel the slight push against our bodies by the seats if it were not being done merely for my senses, and for a demonstration. They could easily nullify that effect.’ “No sooner had I said this than the effect ceased. We felt free of pressure altogether, like sitting in an easy chair at home. Vega and I exchanged smiles in confirmation of their response to my words. Then she continued her conversation. ““Adam, at this very moment we have attained the velocity of eight million miles per hour. If you will give your seat a twist it will turn until you release the force. Turn it around to the opposite direction, where a view is awaiting you. “I complied with her suggestion. At the same time, she turned her seat toward the back also. The entire rear hull of the craft became transparent, as clear as glass. But all was darkness. She put her hand to my eyes so I could not see, and asked me to open my mouth. She put a capsule in my mouth and asked me to swallow it. I did so without a qualm. “It must have worked fast, for my body relaxed at once and I could feel my whole physical being come to a sensation 53 THE DANCE IN A GLASS teacher would ask a child to do.