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第24部分（第2页）

〃What　makes　you　think　Im　worried　about　anything？〃　Norman　asked。

〃Your　face；〃　Harry　said。　〃Thats　what　makes　me　think　youre　worried。〃

〃Maybe　I　am；〃　Norman　said。　〃But　about　this　sphere。。。〃

〃You　know；　Ive　been　thinking　a　lot　about　that　sphere。〃

〃And？〃

〃Its　quite　amazing。　I　really　dont　remember　what　happened。〃

〃Harry。〃

〃I　feel　fine…I　feel　better　all　the　time；　honest　to　God；　my　energys　back；　headaches　gone…and　earlier　I　remembered　everything　about　that　sphere　and　what　was　inside　it。　But　every　minute　that　passes；　it　seems　to　fade。　You　know；　the　way　a　dream　fades？　You　remember　it　when　you　wake　up；　but　an　hour　later；　its　gone？〃

〃Harry。〃

〃I　remember　that　it　was　wonderful；　and　beautiful。　Something　about　lights；　swirling　lights。　But　thats　all。〃

〃How　did　you　get　the　door　to　open？〃

＇＇155＇＇　〃Oh；　that。　It　was　very　clear　at　the　time；　I　remember　I　had　worked　it　all　out；　I　knew　exactly　what　to　do。〃

〃What　did　you　do？〃

〃Im　sure　it　will　e　back　to　me。〃

〃You　dont　remember　how　you　opened　the　door？〃

〃No。　I　just　remember　this　sudden　insight；　this　certainty；　about　how　it　was　done。　But　I　cant　remember　the　details。　Why；　does　somebody　else　want　to　go　in？　Ted；　probably。〃

〃Im　sure　Ted　would　like　to　go　in…〃

〃…I　dont　know　if　thats　a　good　idea。　Frankly；　I　dont　think　Ted　should　do　it。　Think　how　boring　hell　be　with　his　speeches；　after　he　es　out。　I　visited　an　alien　sphere　by　Ted　Fielding。　Wed　never　hear　the　end　of　it。〃

And　he　giggled。

Ted　is　right；　Norman　thought。　Hes　definitely　manic。　There　was　a　speedy；　overly　cheerful　quality　to　Harry。　His　characteristic　slow　sarcasm　was　gone；　replaced　by　a　sunny；　open；　very　quick　manner。　And　a　kind　of　laughing　indifference　to　everything；　an　imbalance　in　his　sense　of　what　was　important。　He　had　said　he　couldnt　crack　the　code。　He　had　said　he　couldnt　remember　what　happened　inside　the　sphere；　or　how　he　had　opened　it。　And　he　didnt　seem　to　think　it　mattered。

〃Harry；　when　you　first　came　out　of　the　sphere；　you　seemed　worried。〃

〃Did　I？　Had　a　brutal　headache；　I　remember　that。〃

〃You　kept　saying　we　should　go　to　the　surface。〃

〃Did　I？〃

〃Yes。　Why　was　that？〃

〃God　only　knows。　I　was　so　confused。〃

〃You　also　said　it　was　dangerous　for　us　to　stay　here。〃　Harry　smiled。

〃Norman；　you　cant　take　that　too　seriously。　I　didnt　know　if　I　was　ing　or　going。〃

〃Harry；　we　need　you　to　remember　these　things。　If　things　start　to　e　back　to　you；　will　you　tell　me？〃

〃Oh　sure；　Norman。　Absolutely。　You　can　count　on　me；　Ill　tell　you　right　away。〃

THE　LABORATORY

〃No；〃　Beth　said。　〃none　of　it　makes　sense。　First　of　all；　in　areas　where　fish　havent　encountered　human　beings　before；　they　tend　to　ignore　humans　unless　they　are　hunted。　The　Navy　divers　didnt　hunt　the　fish。　Second；　if　the　divers　stirred　up　the　bottom；　thatd　actually　release　nutrients　and　attract　more　animals。　Third；　many　species　of　animals　are　attracted　to　electrical　currents。　So；　if　anything；　the　shrimps　and　other　animals　shouldve　been　drawn　here　earlier　by　the　electricity。　Not　now；　with　the　power　off。〃