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— CoEVOLUTION — An Interplanetary Adventure CoEVOLUTION Interplanetary Adventure In 1989, Alec Newald's lifepath took an unexpected turn when he was abducted by a group of benevolent aliens for ten days and transported to their homeworld. His amazing experiences have great significance for the future of humanity and our galactic cousins. lec Newald first contacted us in 1995 about publishing his book, CoEvolution, describing his incredible ten-day round trip to his abductors' homeworld, Haven, and the Earth-based controversy it created. We found lec's story particularly fascinating; and, having met him and had him speak at the 1996 NEXUS Conference, we have no reason to doubt his integrity. Here we publish some intriguing excerpts from his soon-to-be-released book. Ed. THE EARTH SEEN IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT I must have gone to sleep almost immediately. When I opened my eyes again, Zeena was sitting opposite my cubicle. "Verva," she said. "Did you sleep well?" "Like a rock," I replied. "Curious expression," was her reply. "How long has it been?" I added, enquiring as to the length of my sleep. "One half of an Earth day—twelve hours," she answered. "What's 'verva'?" I asked. "Oh, 'good spirit, fresh energy to you’. It is a greeting we use a lot, like your ‘hello'," she explained. "What's on the schedule?" I enquired. "Some more liquid replacement for you," was her reply. "Come on. We have only two more of your Earth days and there is much to learn if you desire, and quite a few questions Ihave for you, too, before I return home." Zeena appeared most anxious, but how could she be more inquisitive than I? Even though, I was still reeling from awakening to find myself 'dream-bound' and not back on Earth as I had expected. "Her home! Now there's something I'd like to know about," I thought to myself but realised almost immediately that Zeena would read it. "About the size of the planet Mars in your system," she replied, right on cue. "But it is not in the best of health, for our sun is slowly dying and we are being roasted with radia- tion. We are also losing our atmosphere. We can patch that up to a degree, but not for ever." "Doesn't sound good. What are you guys doing about it?" I asked. "Well, we have been looking for a new home for many of your years. The best bet is still Earth, but we cannot take your gravity, among other things. That has always been the major factor but it is also not of the right conformation for us yet. It used to be, but we are not quite like we used to be." Zeena hesitated, as if pondering whether to go on with this topic. She chose not to con- tinue. "There is every chance that the Earth is about to change in the not-too-distant future," was her revised answer. "Change its conformation?" I enquired, startled. "It shall mutate to a different density level, as you would understand it. It's no big deal. It's happening all over, all the time," she replied. I think she might now have been trying to downplay it all after she noted how panicked I must have appeared. "It'll what?" I queried, looking at her in amazement. "Well, that is another of those long stories I promised to tell you about. It is best we get comfortable first and you get some fluid intake." by Alec Newald ©1996-97 Extracted from Chapters 4, 5, 6 of his book — CoEvolution — Published by NEXUS Publications Mapleton, Qld, Australia, 1997 Extracted from Chapters 4, 5, 6 of his book — CoEvolution — Published by NEXUS Publications Mapleton, Qld, Australia, 1997 60 + NEXUS by Alec Newald ©1996-97 FEBRUARY - MARCH 1997