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in which he remained impoverished. Yet he felt that his mathematical poverty was amply compensated for by the wealth of understanding coming to him as a result of these immeasurable thoughts and visions. The music seemed to accent his intuitions. Vega had spoken in wisdom. Things Adam had once merely assumed now became confirmed knowledge to him; false pre- mises were quickly rejected by his enlarged scope. Yes, in the upheavals which were ushering in this new awareness, mathe- matics would dissolve even from the consciousness of a genius. youowqroog doa cot . anything as yet. It was clear to him now that all the physical con- cepts of his brother earthmen were erroneous. Atoms were not spinning packets of energy; they were bubbles in the ether. The music itself was emanating from vibrating ether. The universe was one grandiose spectacle of spheres within spheres. Something strange was taking place. The “window” had reached a position directly in front of Vega and him, but it was also growing steadily larger, like a balloon being inflated. Its clear crystal structure began to turn cloudy. Soon it became soupy thick and the cloud surged and swirled, obliterating all the stars completely. The music stopped momentarily, then began again, this time surely coming from that now enlarged window, as through a swirling, cloudy television screen. The mood of the music changed to deeply vibrant, inspiring strains with lively tempo. Strain merged into strain. The clear window took on a fresh green hue, and Vega put her hand to her eyes as she ended the period of Adam’s silent instruction with, “Adam, that is my people’s anthem; the anthem of our own planet. When we land on our home ship you may refer to our social strata as the ‘regulars’ and the ‘peers.’ Remember this, the ‘regulars’ number nearly half a million, and the ‘peers’ number not more than one thousand. That is all you need bear in mind.” m1 cut . cra. a " aa The green of the window now faded to soft yellow, then gradually became orange, then amber. Soon it evolved to the white of brilliant clouds. 73 VENUS, OUR SISTER Yet he felt that his Indeed, he knew now that men of earth have not measured