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73 The rectangle of light stopped in mid-air, and out of its center emerged a full-grown man, very tall, wearing a tight-fitting suit and a small helmet. The man stood up and leaned over her, bringing his face very close to hers. He was above her, but as she stared into his eyes, she said she felt as if she were falling. That's where the memory ended, and Beth was aware of nothing more until she awoke in the morning, in a dazed, groggy condition that persisted throughout the day. Enduring repeated episodes of such activity, she has no clearer understanding of these events now than at first. She does, however, have feelings about it all, and certain beliefs to which she clings. Although she is never certain of who has abducted her or what they have done, Beth feels that at least one of her experiences, the 1978 event, involved a benevolent group of aliens. “They brought me an enormous sense of affinity with God,” she said, “with the universe, and with love.” But she also recognizes that other forces seem to be a part of the overall phenomenon. "There’s a battle of good and evil,” she said, explaining her feelings about the situation. “Sometimes they interact in our lives, bring pain and confusion, but | hold onto faith that my good ETs will help us.” She feels very strongly that the future catastrophic events the aliens described will indeed come about, and that she and other abductees will play a vital role at that time. But that doesn’t keep her from feeling fear and depression. Most certainly she fears the possible military or human intrusions, unable to forget the threat that she is “expendable.” To face these fears, she relies on her religious beliefs for strength. “My faith has nurtured me,” Beth said. “I’m a part of God. Faith, love, and truth will pull us through the enormity of things that are going to happen. That is the spiritual part.” The physical part, unfortunately, continues to include anxiety, sleep disorder, sudden and total energy losses, a number of health problems, and marks on her body that indicate the aliens are interested in more than just her spirit. Vil - Jane Most abductees have always been aware of strange events in their lives: odd lights, unaccountable time gaps, unknown figures in the night, extending back into childhood. They may not have been aware of UFOs and aliens, at least by those terms, but they knew mysterious things had occurred. In Jane’s case, however, her consciously recalled experiences with the unknown didn’t begin until 1992. Since that time, she has witnessed almost every typical detail of the abduction situation-a life’s worth of experiences in less than two years. And with all the events so recent, her situation offered an excellent opportunity for research. She was eager to share information after our initial contact, and she genuinely wanted to understand this mysterious new puzzle in her life. Born in 1943, Jane has Irish, English, German, French, Creek, Cherokee, and Apache