,,advanc$ ,,*emi/ry  ,by ,,jack ,g4     
,,huekels    ,!re is a lot ( ent]ta9m5t 
& also a great  deal ( tru? 9 ?is /ory4 
,we recomm5d x highly4   ,pr(essor      
,c>bonic 0 dilig5tly at "w 9 8 spaci\s  
laboratory1 analyz+1 mix+ & exp]im5t+4  
,he _h be5 employ$ = m ?an fifte5 ye>s 9
 ! same pursuit ( happ9ess1 9 ! same    
h\se1 same laboratory1 & att5d$ by !    
same s]vant woman1 :o 9 h] long p]iod ( 
s]vice _h atta9$ ! plumpness &          
respectability ( two hundr$ & n9ety     
p\nds4  ,illu/ration3 ,! electric curr5t
 light$ up ev]y?+ 9 sight6  ,mag ,nesia1
 call$ ! pr(essor4 ,! s]vant's "n 0     
,maggie ,nesia--,pr(essor ,c>bonic _h   
contract$ ! title to save "t1 = 9 fifte5
 ye>s he _h n m\nt$ ! heights (         
greatness2 he mu/ "w h>d] & fa/] z life 
is %ort1 & elim9ate su* %ameful wa/e (  
"t z putt+ ! gie on ,maggie4  ,mag      
,nesia6 ! pr(essor repeat$4  ,! old     
woman roll$ sl[ly into ! room4  ,get rid
 ( ^! & br+ ! "o ! boy br\ght today4    
,he h&$ h] a tray conta9+ ?ree dead     

rats1 ^: bra9s _h be5 subject$ to       
analysis4  ,yes1 ,m>se1 answ]$ ,mag     
,nesia 9 a tone l citrate4  ,! pr(essor 
busi$ himself ) a new prep>ation ( z9c  
oxide & copp] sulphate & sal ammoniac1 8
 late/ concoction1 :i* 0 ab\t to be us$ 
&1 l its pr$ecessors1 to be ab&on$4     
,mag ,nesia appe>$ br++ ano!r rat1 dead4
 ,! pr(essor made no exp]im5ts on live  
animals4 ,he _h hir$ a boy 9 !          
neighborhood to br+ him fre% dead rats  
at tw5ty-five c5ts p] head4  ,tak+ !    
tray he prep>$ a hypod]mic fill$ ) ! new
 prep>ation4 ,c>efully he made an       
incision above ! "r eye ( ! c>cass ?r\gh
 ! bone4 ,he lift$ ! hypod]mic1 half    
hopelessly1 half expectantly4 ,! old    
woman wat*$ him1 z %e _h done _m times  
be=e1 ) always ! same pitiful           
expression4 ,pitiful1 ei!r = ! man      
himself or = ! dead rat4 ,mag ,nesia    
seldom express$ h] views4  ,ins]t+ !    
hypod]mic ne$le & inject+ ! cont5ts ( ! 
syr+e1 ,pr(essor ,c>bonic /epp$ back4   
,pr(4 ,c>bonic ,makes a ,great ,discov]y

  ,great ,sa9ts6 ,8 voice c\ld h be5    
he>d a mile4 ,sl[ly ! rat's tail began  
to po9t skyw>d2 & z sl[ly ,mag ,nesia   
began to turn :ite4 ,pr(essor ,c>bonic  
/ood z p>alyz$4 ,! rat trembl$ & mov$ 8 
feet4 ,! man ( sixty ye>s made "o jump )
 ! alacrity ( a boy ( sixte51 he grabb$ 
! enliv5$ animal1 & held x high above 8 
head z he jump$ ab\t ! room4  ,spy+ !   
s]vant1 :o until n[ _h seem$ unable to  
move1 he ?rew bo? arms ar\nd h]1 br++ ! 
rat close to h] face4 ,ar\nd !          
laboratory !y danc$ to ! tune ( !       
woman's %rieks4 ,! pr(essor held on1 & !
 woman yell$4 ,up & d[n spasmodically on
 ! laboratory floor came ! two hundr$ & 
n9ety p\nds ) ! pr(essor ?r[n 94        
,bottles tumbl$ f ! %elves4 ,furniture 0
 upset4 ,preci\s liquids fl[$ unre/ra9$ 
& unnotic$4 ,f9ally ! pr(essor dropp$ ) 
exhau/ion & ! rat & ,mag ,nesia made a  
da% = fre$om4  ,e>ly 9 ! morn+ p$e/rians
 on ,arl+ton ,av5ue 7 attract$ by a sign
 9 brilliant lett]s4  ,pr(essor ,c>bonic
 e>ly 9 ! morn+ betook himself to !     

ne>e/ h>dw>e /ore & pur*as$ ! tools     
necess>y = 8 new pr(ession4 ,he 0 an    
,m4,d4 & 8 rec5tly acquir$ k put him 9 a
 position to />tle ! _w4 ,hav+ procur$  
:at he ne$$ he return$ home4         99 
99       99       99       99  ,?+s 7   
develop+ fa/4 ,mag ,nesia met him at !  
door & told him t ,sally ,soda1 :o 0    
kn[n to ! neighborhood z ,sal or ,sal   
,soda g5]ally1 _h fall5 d[n two flights 
( /airs1 & to use h] own words 0 ,putty 
bad4 ,sal ,soda's "m1 9 s5d+ = a doctor1
 _h read ! elaborate sign ( ! new enemy 
( dea?1 & begg$ t he come to see ,sal z 
soon z he return$4  ,bidd+ ,mag ,nesia  
to accompany him1 he w5t to ! laboratory
 & secur$ 8 preci\s prep>ation4         
,pr(essor ,c>bonic & ! unwill+ ,mag     
,nesia />t$ out to put new life into a  
little ,sal ,soda :o liv$ 9 ! same      
block4  ,rea*+ ! h\se !y met ! family   
physician !n att5dant on little ,sal4   
,doctor ,x4 ,ray _h also read ! sign ( !
 pr(essor & 8 greet+ 0 v *illy4  ,h[ is 
! *ild8 ask$ ! pr(essor4  ,fatally hurt 

& c live b an h\r4 ,!n he add$1 ,i h    
done all t c be done4  ,all t y c d1    
correct$ ! pr(essor4  ,) a )]+ glance1  
,doctor ,x4 ,ray left ! room & ! h\se4  
,8 reputation 0 su* z to admit ( no     
intrusion4         99       99       99 
99       99  ,i am sorry %e is n dead1 x
 w\ld be easi] to "w1 & also a m        
reasonable *>ge4 ,giv+ ,mag ,nesia 8    
in/rum5ts he adm9i/]$ a local ane/hetic2
 ?is done he select$ a brace & bit t he 
_h procur$ t morn+4 ,) ^! in/rum5ts he  
bor$ a small hole into ! *ild's head4   
,ins]t+ 8 hypod]mic ne$le1 he inject$ ! 
immortal fluid1 !n cutt+ ! end (f a     
d[el1 :i* he _h also procur$ t morn+1 he
 hamm]$ x into ! hole until x w$g$      
itself tight4  ,pr(essor ,c>bonic seat$ 
himself com=tably & await$ ! action ( 8 
injection1 :ile ! plump ,mag ,nesia pac$
 or r waddl$ ! floor ) a bag ( c>p5t]'s 
tools "u h] arm4  ,! fluid work$4 ,!    
*ild came to & sat up4 ,sal ,soda _h    
rega9$ h] pep4  ,x w be "o doll> &      
tw5ty-five c5ts1 ,mrs4 ,soda1 apologiz$ 

! pr(essor4 ,i h to make t *>ge z x is s
 inconv5i5t to "w on !m :5 !y are /ill  
alive4  ,hav+ collect$ 8 fee1 ! pr(essor
 & ,mag ,nesia dep>t$1 amid ! ev] ris+  
bless+s ( ! ,soda family4         99    
99       99       99       99  ,at #c3cj
 ,p4,m4 ,mag ,nesia s\ght h] employ]1 :o
 0 asleep 9 ! sitt+ room4  ,m>se ,paul1 
a g5tleman to see y4  ,! pr(essor awoke 
& _h h] s5d ! man 94  ,! man ent]$      
hurri$ly1 hat 9 h&4 ,are y ,pr(essor    
,c>bonic8  ,i am1 :at c ,i d = y8  ,c   
y----8 ! man hesitat$4 ,my fri5d has j  
be5 kill$ 9 an accid5t4 ,y c\ldn't----  
he hesitat$ aga94  ,i "k t x is         
unbelievable1 answ]$ ! pr(essor4 ,b ,i  
c4         99       99       99       99
       99  ,pr(essor ,c>bonic = "s ye>s 
_h suff]$ f ! effects ( a weak he>t4 ,8 
fe>s on ?is score _h rec5tly be5        
entirely reliev$4 ,he n[ _h !           
prescription--,dea? no m6 ,! />tl+      
discov]y1 & ! happ5+s ( ! la/ tw5ty-f\r 
h\rs _h begun to take effect on him1 &  
he did n wi% to make ano!r call until he

 0 feel+ bett]4  ,i'll g1 said !        
pr(essor aft] a p]iod ( mus+4 ,my       
discov]ies are = ! b5efit ( ! human     
race1 ,i mu/ n consid] myself4  ,he     
satisfi$ himself t he _h all 8 tools4   
,he _h j suffici5t ( ! prep>ation = "o  
injection2 ?is1 he ?\ght1 w\ld be en\gh2
 h[ev]1 he plac$ 9 8 case1 two vials (  
diff]5t solutions1 :i* 7 ! basis ( 8    
discov]y4 ,^! fluids _h b to be mix$1 & 
aft] ! *emical reaction _h tak5 place ! 
prep>ation 0 ready = use4  ,he se>*$ !  
h\se = ,mag ,nesia1 b ! old s]vant _h   
made x c]ta9 t %e did n int5d to act z  
nurse to dead m5 on _! j\rney back to   
life4 ,reluctantly he decid$ to g )\t   
h]4  ,h[ is x possible6 exclaim$ !      
/rang]1 z !y climb$ into ! wait+ ma*9e4 
,i h work$ = fifte5 ye>s be=e ,i f\nd ! 
solution1 answ]$ ! pr(essor sl[ly4  ,i  
_c und]/& on :at y c\ld h bas$ a !ory = 
exp]im5t+ on some?+ t has be5 univ]sally
 accept$ z impossible ( solution4  ,)   
electricity1 all is possible2 z ,i h    
prov$4 ,see+ ! skeptical look 8         

companion assum$1 he cont9u$1           
,electricity is ! basis ( e motive p[]  
we h2 x is ! base ( e =mation t we "k4  
,! pr(essor 0 w>m+ to ! subject4  ,g on1
 said ! /rang]1 ,i am extremely int]e/$4
  ,e sort ( heat t is kn[n1 :e!r dormant
 or active1 is only "o arm ( ! gigantic 
=ce electricity4 ,! mo/ ( our k (       
electricity has be5 ga9$ ?r\gh its      
(fspr+1 magnetism4 ,a body entirely     
devoid ( electricity1 is a body dead4   
,magnetism is app>5t 9 _m ?+s includ+ ! 
human race1 & its pres5ce 9 _m p is     
prom95t4  ,b h[ did ?is lead to y\r     
exp]im5ts8  ,if magnetism or motive =ce1
 is ! (fspr+ ( electricity1 ! human body
 mu/1 & does conta9 electricity4 ,t we  
use m electricity ?an ! human body w    
induce is a fact2 x is app>5t !re=e t a 
c]ta9 am\nt ( electricity mu/ be g5]at$ 
)9 ! human body1 & )\t aid ( any outside
 =ces4 ,sci5ce has kn[n = ye>s t !      
body's p[] is br\ght into action ?r\gh !
 bra94 ,! bra9 is our g5]ator4 ,! little
 cells & ! fluid t sep>ate !m1 h ! same 

action z ! liquid ( a wet batt]y2 l a   
wet batt]y ?is fluid we>s out & we mu/  
replace ! fluid or ! sal ammoniac or we 
lose ! use ( ! batt]y or body4 ,i h     
discov]$ :at fluid to use t w produce ! 
electricity 9 ! bra9 cells :i* ! human  
body is unable to induce4  ,we are "h1  
said ! /rang] z he br\ght ! c> to a /op 
at ! curb4  ,y are /ill a skeptic1 not+ 
! voice ( ! man4 ,b y %all see %ortly4  
,! man l$ him into ! h\se & introduc$   
him to ,mrs4 ,murray ,attic1 :o conduct$
 him to ! room :]e ! deceas$ ,murray    
,attic 0 laid4  ,)\t a ^w ! pr(essor    
began 8 prep>ations4 ,he 0 ill1 & w\ld h
 pref]r$ to h be5 at re/ 9 8 own        
com=table h\se4 ,he w\ld d ! "w quickly 
& get away4         99       99       99
       99       99  ,select+ a gimlet1  
he bor$ a hole ?r\gh ! skull ( ! dead   
man2 ins]t+ 8 hypod]mic he inject$ all !
 fluid he _h mix$4 ,he _h n calculat$ on
 ! size ( ! gimlet & ! d[els he c>ri$   
w\ld n fit ! hole4 ,z a la/ res\rce he  
drove 9 8 lead p5cil1 broke x (f close1 

& c>efully cut ! spl9t]s smoo? ) ! head4
  ,x w be sev5ty-five c5ts1 madam1 said 
! pr(essor z he f9i%$ ! "w4         99  
99       99       99       99  ,mrs4    
,murray ,attic paid ! money             
unconsci\sly2 %e did n "k :e!r he 0     
embalm+ h] husb& or j try+ ! ke5ness ( 8
 new tools4 ,! dea? _h be5 too mu* = h]4
  ,! m9utes pass$ & /ill ! dead man %[$ 
no signs ( reviv+4 ,pr(essor ,c>bonic   
pac$ ! floor 9 an agitat$ mann]4 ,he    
began to be d\btful ( 8 ability to br+ !
 man back4 ,worri$1 he cont9u$ 8 tramp  
up & d[n ! room4 ,8 he>t 0 affect+ him4 
,he 0 tempt$ to return ! sev5ty-five    
c5ts to ! pro/rate wife :5--,,! ,,dead  
,,man ,,mov$6  ,! pr(essor clasp$ 8 h&s 
to 8 ?roat1 & ) 8 head ?r[n back dropp$ 
to ! floor4 ,a fatal attack ( ! he>t4   
,he became consci\s quickly4 ,! bottles 
!re1 he :isp]$4 ,mix--1 make injection4 
,he became unconsci\s aga94  ,! /rang]  
f\nd ! gimlet & bor$ a hole 9 !         
pr(essor's head1 ha/ily seiz+ "o ( !    
vials1 he p\r$ ! cont5ts into ! deeply  

made hole4 ,he !n realiz$ t !re 0 ano!r 
bottle4  ,mix !m6 %riek$ ! almo/        
hy/]ical woman4  ,x 0 too late1 ! "o    
vial 0 empty1 & ! pr(essor's body lay   
lifeless4  ,9 m5tal agony ! /rang]      
grasp$ ! second vial & empti$ its       
cont5ts also into ! pr(essor's head1 &  
/opp$ ! hole ) ! cork4  ,miracul\sly    
,pr(essor ,c>bonic op5$ 8 eyes1 & rose  
to 8 feet4 ,8 eyes 7 l balls ( fire2 8  
lips mov$ inaudibly1 & z !y mov$ little 
blue sp>ks 7 se5 to pass f "o to ano!r4 
,8 hair /ood out f 8 head4 ,! *emical   
reaction 0 go+ on 9 ! pr(essor's bra91 )
 a dose p[]ful en\gh to re/ore t5 m54   
,he tott]$ slightly4  ,murray ,attic1 n[
 ?or\ghly alive1 sat up /raight 9 b$4   
,he grasp$ ! brass b$ po/ ) "o h& &     
/ret*$ out ! o!r to aid ! /agg]+ man4   
,he caught 8 h&2 bo? bodies /iff5$2 a   
slight crackl+ s\nd 0 audible2 a blue   
fla% %ot f :]e ,attic's _h made contact 
) ! b$ po/2 !n a dull ?ud z bo? bodies  
/ruck ! floor4 ,bo? m5 7 electrocut$1 & 
! =mula is /ill a secret4   ,,! ,,end   

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