乐文小说网

第41部分（第3页）

〃Why　shouldnt　we　make　it？〃　Harry　said。

〃Jerry　might　do　something　first；〃　Beth　said。　Norman　felt　a　burst　of　irritation　with　her。　Didnt　she　realize　that　by　saying　that；　she　was　planting　the　idea　in　Harrys　mind？

〃We　cant　survive　another　attack　on　the　habitat；〃　Beth　said。

Norman　thought；　Shut　up；　Beth。　Youre　making　suggestions。

〃An　attack　on　the　habitat？〃　Harry　said。

Quickly；　Norman　said；　〃Harry；　I　think　you　and　I　should　talk　to　Jerry　again。〃

〃Really？　Why？〃

〃I　want　to　see　if　I　can　reason　with　him。〃

〃I　dont　know　if　you　can；〃　Harry　said。　〃Reason　with　him。〃

〃Lets　try　anyway；〃　Norman　said；　with　a　glance　at　Beth。　〃Its　worth　a　try。〃

Norman　knew　he　would　not　really　be　talking　to　Jerry。　He　would　be　talking　to　a　part　of　Harry。　An　unconscious　part；　a　shadow　part。　How　should　he　go　about　it？　What　could　he　use？

He　sat　in　front　of　the　monitor　screen；　thinking；　What　do　I　know　about　Harry；　really？　Harry；　who　had　grown　up　in　Philadelphia　as　a　thin；　introverted；　painfully　shy　boy；　a　mathematical　prodigy；　his　gifts　denigrated　by　his　friends　and　family。　Harry　had　said　once　that　when　he　cared　about　mathematics；　everybody　else　cared　about　slamdunking。　Even　now；　Harry　hated　all　games；　all　sports。　As　a　young　man　he　had　been　humiliated　and　neglected；　and　when　he　finally　got　proper　recognition　for　his　gifts；　Norman　suspected；　it　came　too　late。　The　damage　was　already　done。　Certainly　it　came　too　late　to　prevent　the　arrogant；　braggart　exterior。

＇＇279＇＇　I　AM　HERE。　DO　NOT　BE　AFRAID。

〃Jerry。〃

YES　NORMAN。

〃I　have　a　request　to　make。〃

YOU　MAY　DO　SO。

〃Jerry；　many　of　our　entities　are　gone；　and　our　habitat　is　weakened。〃

I　KNOW　THIS。　MAKE　YOUR　REQUEST。

〃Would　you　please　stop　manifesting？〃

NO。

〃Why　not？〃

I　DO　NOT　WISH　TO　STOP。

Well；　Norman　thought；　at　least　we　got　right　down　to　it。　No　wasting　time。　〃Jerry；　I　know　that　you　have　been　isolated　for　a　long　time；　for　many　centuries；　and　that　you　have　felt　alone　during　all　that　time。　You　have　felt　that　nobody　cared　about　you。　You　have　felt　that　nobody　wanted　to　play　with　you；　or　shared　your　interests。〃

YES　THIS　IS　TRUE。

〃And　now　at　last　you　can　manifest；　and　you　are　enjoying　this。　You　like　to　show　us　what　you　can　do；　to　impress　us。〃

THIS　IS　TRUE。

〃So　that　we　will　pay　attention　to　you。〃

YES。　I　LIKE　IT。

〃And　it　works。　We　do　pay　attention　to　you。〃

YES　I　KNOW　IT。

〃But　these　manifestations　injure　us；　Jerry。〃

I　DO　NOT　CARE。

〃And　they　surprise　us；　too。〃

I　AM　GLAD。

〃Were　surprised；　Jerry；　because　you　are　merely　playing　a　game　with　us。〃

I　DO　NOT　LIKE　GAMES。　I　DO　NOT　PLAY　GAMES。

〃Yes。　This　is　a　game　for　you；　Jerry。　It　is　a　sport。〃

NO；　IT　IS　NOT。

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