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SON OF THE SUN velously changed color, billowing and merging beautifully from hue to hue. The walls themselves were active. They appeared to be made of plastic materials and every square inch of the walls could glow with light as required. Adam knew this from the demonstration he was witnessing. aaa Cw wom 4 . ou eed c He felt himself flickering rapidly inside, a sense of un- worthiness seizing him and then suddenly leaving him to spring into euphoria, alternating back and forth. His reasoning mind told him he did not deserve this sublime experience, but the nectar he had drunk affirmed just as strongly that he did, and this rapid vacillation finally ended when the better decision of feeling worthy permeated his consciousness, and he made an agreement within himself to learn all there was to learn from it. Finally they reached their destination, the center of Andro- meda, the horizon now being five miles in each direction, and the sky ceiling five miles straight above. The perfect symmetry of the interior of the ship formed a wonderful half-sphere, crowned by uniform cloud overcast all around, yet all was clear daylight 7h a 1 Adam and Vega were preparing for the landing in this center, which was composed of buildings of great size, larger than the ones they had passed over on their approach. These were evidently their governing facilities. A large pool of water nestled like a jewel amidst the verdure of grass, where a few swimmers were enjoying themselves. The grass, trees, and other foliage were of many colors, so that vegetation served as flowers. In the air a few craft were cruising around—ships within a ship. Outside, at the ceiling of the clouds, there were constant lightning, fireballs, St. Elmo’s Fire, and other phenomena pro- duced by electrical discharge. Adam had read of such displays in the book, “The Secret of the Saucers,” but the author had made no attempt to fully explain them. He gave the matter no further thought now, because he felt that in due time all would be clarified to him. They landed slowly amid 78 within Andromeda. a cheering but orderly crowd.