〃Harry;〃 Norman said。 〃We cant go。〃
〃You have to go。〃
Norman sat on the bunk opposite Harry and watched as Harry drank。 Harry was demonstrating a rather typical manifestation of shock: the agitation; the irritability; the nervous; manic flow of ideas; the unexplained fears for the safety of others…it was all characteristic of shocked victims of severe accidents; such as major auto crashes or airplane crashes。 Given an intense event; the brain struggled to assimilate; to make sense; to reassemble the mental world even as the physical world was shattered around it。 The brain went into a kind of overdrive; hastily trying to reassemble things; to get things right; to re…establish equilibrium。 Yet it was fundamentally a confused period of wheel…spinning。
You just had to wait it out。
Harry finished the lemonade; handed the glass back。
〃More?〃 Levy asked。
〃No; thats good。 Headaches better。〃
Perhaps it was dehydration after all; Norman thought。 But why would Harry be dehydrated after three hours in the sphere?
〃Harry 。。。 ?〃
''137'' 〃Tell me something。 Do I look different; Norman?〃
〃No。〃
〃I look the same to you?〃
〃Yes。 Id say so。〃
〃Are you sure?〃 Harry said。 He jumped up; went to a mirror mounted on the wall。 He peered at his face。
〃How do you think you look?〃 Norman said。
〃I dont know。 Different。〃
〃Different how?〃
〃I dont know!〃 。。。 He pounded the padded wall next to the mirror。 The mirror image vibrated。 He turned away; sat down on the bunk again。 He sighed。 〃Just different。〃
〃Harry。。。〃
〃What?〃
〃Do you remember what happened?〃
〃Of course。〃
〃What happened?〃
〃I went inside。〃
He waited; but Harry said nothing further。 He just stared at the carpeted floor。
〃Do you remember opening the door?〃 Harry said nothing。
〃How did you open the door; Harry?〃
Harry looked up at Norman。 〃You were all supposed to leave。 To go back to the surface。 You werent supposed to stay。
〃How did you open the door; Harry?〃
There was a long silence。 〃I opened it。〃 He sat up straight; his hands at his sides。 He seemed to be remembering; reliving it。
〃And then?〃
〃I went inside。〃
〃And what happened inside?〃
〃It was beautiful。 。。。〃
〃What was beautiful?〃
〃The foam;〃 Harry said。 And then he fell silent again; staring vacantly into space。
〃The foam?〃 Norman prompted。
〃The sea。 The foam。 Beautiful 。。。〃
''138'' Was he talking about the lights? Norman wondered。 The swirling pattern of lights?
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