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something that could bring you harm. We feel that you are a very had read my thoughts and taken the metal until they again made good contact for us on your planet of Earth. You are an average contact with me. Perhaps they did not wish me to tell, or to have person, and we know that what we tell you and show you will not the metal fall into the hands of the government. This piece of be believed by anyone you might tell. metal could reveal the truth that we were under surveillance by "You are not a person of great renown on your planet; therefore people from space. we have nothing to fear at present. We have a purpose for being I felt sick all day and couldn't eat. I told my stepfather I wasn't here, and we will be here for some time yet. We must not be dis- feeling well, and that it was probably due to the heat wave we turbed in our ultimate goal. As you see us here, we are not in our —_ were having. I felt uneasy at work and little things upset me. I natural form. We have found it necessary to take on the look of — was cranky and snapped at people for no reason. your people while we are here. This is mainly used as a means of Two days after I'd either had the contact or experienced a returning here without being detected by anyone. We have made dream, I waited in my room to see what would really happen. For numerous contacts with Earth by means of craft from our own the sake of curiosity I went to the box where I had put the metal. base and at present we have craft hidden at a remote spot on your. When I opened the box it was there, glowing slightly—in the planet. We have found it necessary to go to great extremes at same spot I had placed it two nights before! I reached in and got times to frighten off your Earth people, and it has resulted in their _it, and, as I did, so the thought of showing it to somebody came deaths. We have also found it necessary to carry off Earth people back into my mind. As I thought of this, the metal began to glow to use their bodies to disguise our own. with a deep red colour and got so hot I had to drop it. When it hit "We wish to keep in touch with you and tell you many things the floor it resumed its former appearance. I could see that I was because one day you will write about this, and we are certain that not to use it for any personal glory or gain, so I picked it up again nobody will believe you, but you will be much wiser than anyone _and decided to try to contact the three strange personages who had else on your planet. You will know what is out there in space, recently been my uninvited guests. and you will know what the future holds for your mankind. You will see all three held the metal in the palm of my of us again, but we shall not reveal our " . [= switched on my radio and names as they would mean nothing to ‘We have a purpose for being repeated the word "Kazik" sev- you. Refer to us as Numbers 1, 2 and 3. here and we will be here for eral times. For a few seconds noth- 3 We will answer according to number. ing happened. Then again I got the We will leave with you a small piece of | SOME time yet. We must not be sensation of extreme cold envelop- metal similar to your coins. It is to be disturbed in our ultimate goal ing my body. My temples throbbed kept in a secret place of your own. We like the breast of a bird when you wish to have you come with us at a time As you see us here, we are not hold it in your hand, and excruciat- to be announced to you soon." Fi " ing pain abounded just above my I was to keep the piece of metal and In our natural form. eyes. Again an overwhelming when I wished to make contact with them power was taking over my entire I should hold it tightly in my palm and person. I immediately went to my close my eyes, at the same time repeating bed to lie down: I felt so giddy I "Kazik", and turn on my radio. I should contact them in two days, was afraid I would fall. at this same time. As they gave me this information, one of them Thad hardly touched the bed when once again I could sense went to my radio, turned it on and switched the dial. I asked him leaving my body, and looking back could see myself lying on the mentally why he was doing it, and he replied only that it was a bed as I drifted away from it. Everything went dark and I felt method of getting back to their base. myself floating, as if on a cloud. How much time this floating They disappeared, and once again I could feel my body resting consumed I do not know, but it seemed like days. My only feel- on the bed. I was covered by perspiration, though during the ing then was the pain above my eyes. Why I should have this experience I had felt so cold. In my hand was the piece of metal: annoying discomfort I did not know, but it must have had some- finally I had physical evidence that I was not insane. This thing to do with the transformation taking place. I sensed that the cheered me in spite of the shocking circumstances I had just living part of my body was being transported to some other encountered. place—where, I didn't know. I squeezed the shiny piece of metal The metal was most peculiar. It seemed to shine almost like a tightly in my palm, as if it were my only contact with reality and light. In weight it was very light, yet very hard. I tried to make a life. Very well it might have been. mark on it with a file, without success. With the metal I could A sudden jolt ended my floating and all movement ceased. The make somebody believe me. I put it in my locked box for the darkness cleared away and I was suddenly surrounded by a bril- night. Already it was 2.00 am, and lying down I went off to sleep, liant glow, as if the beam of a large searchlight had suddenly hit waiting for morning when I could reveal the news to everybody. me in the eyes. As my eyes grew accustomed to the brilliance, I When I awakened I thought the experience of the preceding began to make out my surroundings. night had been a dream. Then I thought of the metal. I jumped I was in a huge, circular room with a glass dome. The walls from bed and went to the box. I couldn't find it! I threw all the gave me the impression of stainless steel, but they seemed to give contents out on the floor, but the metal was not there. Then I off light, accounting for their unusual glitter. I was seated in a wondered, as I had previously, if it had been a dream. Ihad been _ chair made of the same metal, while directly before me I noted a very tired; I had gorged myself with a midnight snack and it had sort of dais where a large tubular object about eight feet in diame- given me a nightmare. ter was mounted in the wall. Other similar chairs surrounded me, I felt disappointed as I thought I would be looked upon as a per- reminding me of a theatre or lecture room. I looked for a door, son of importance if I could only produce the piece of metal to but the walls appeared smooth and unbroken all the way around. back up my story. Then I thought that the three in black probably _ The ceiling was made of glass or some transparent substance, for I As you see us here, we are not in our natural form." 66 = NEXUS FEBRUARY - MARCH 1998