,! ,,great ,,implication                
,by ,,/anley ,r4 ,,lee                  
,illu/rat$ by ,,f9lay                   
,p5delton outl9$ an exp]im5t to te/ !   
exi/5ce           ( ! ,god-idea4 ,! "q  
!n became obvi\sly3              0 !    
exp]im5t ,p5delton's idea--or ,god's8   
,transcrib]'s ,note3 ,?is etext 0       
produc$ f                       ,amaz+  
,/ories ,augu/ #aifa4                   
,ext5sive rese>* did n uncov] any       
evid5ce t           ! ,u4,s4 copyright  
on ?is publication 0 r5ew$4      ,0 !re 
some?+ contagi\s ab\t ignorance8        
,p5delton wond]$  al\d t day4 ,0 x      
inevitable1 0 x 9 ! air ! same z ideas  
78 ,he ?\ght t might be ! answ] because 
:at else c\ld  expla9 ! fact t a c\ple (
 accompli%$ physici/s 7 ab\t  to fall   
into a "t-honor$ trap t 0 already gorg$ 
) old1  rancid sci5ce fiction writ]s2 & 
n only rancid1 b crook$3 !y  accept$ pay
 = writ+ ab\t a subject !y knew no?+ ( &
  wasn't t /eal+8    ,p5delton wasn't   
actually try+ to be obnoxi\s4 ,9 fact he

 lik$  to make good impressions4 ,he    
smil$ a lot1 = in/ance4 ,& he kept  8   
h&s 9 8 pockets s he w\ldn't po9t4 ,he  
_h a peculi>  blunt-subtle m9d1 half (  
:i* c\ld split hairs ) a ,jesuit :ile  !
 o!r half c\ldn't di/+ui% betwe5 a pat  
on ! back & a  pun* 9 ! jaw4    ,he     
roll$ "r along1 smil+ & tell+ !m !y knew
 no?+ ab\t  "t travel4 ,no?+4 ,!y 7     
babes 9 ! temporal woods6 ,hav+ a  "t   
ma*9e "u con/ruction meant t !y 7 9 !   
possession  ( :at he ref]r$ to z        
ma!matical conceptuosity plus above     
av]age h>dw>e skills4 ,b t didn't       
necess>ily raise !m above  ! level ( !  
sci5ce fiction writ]s :5 x came to      
applications4  ,or ! editors4 ,! read]s 
too1 = t matt]1 all bli!ly play+  _!    
cosy little aft]-!-fact p>ts 9 a        
fanta/ic _w-wide  conspiracy (          
ignorance4    ,blackburn & ,%ahe51 (    
c\rse1 ?\ght he 0 out ( 8 m9d4  ,!y'd   
only agre$ to li/5 to him because he _h 
a lett] f !  ,humanities dep>tm5t head1 
t & a wild1 int5se expression on  8 face

 :i* made !m ?9k x w\ld be easi] to he> 
him out  ?an ?r[ him out1 s !y sat at _!
 back-to-back desks glanc+  at ea* o!r  
occasionally :ile ,p5delton rambl$ on   
ab\t ! ,great  ,implication & h[ x 0 "o 
day go+ to sep>ate ! logical m5  f !    
p>adoxical boys--& aft] ab\t tw5ty      
m9utes ( ?is !y  7 actually li/5+ to    
him4    ,s t six mon?s lat] ,blackburn &
 ,%ahe5 got into a viol5t  argum5t 9 !  
(fice ( ! univ]sity presid5t1 ,dr4      
,freyl+huys51  ! two                    
ma!matical-physici/s completely unable  
to agree on !  color ( a girl's dress1 a
 girl !y'd n only nev] se5 9 _!  lives  
be=e t5 t morn+1 b "o :o subsequ5tly    
level$  *>ges ( assault & malici\s      
mis*ief & attempt$ rape at  ! univ]sity 
along ) a civil suit = #ej1jjj4 ,al?\gh 
x _h  to be said 9 ,p5delton's def5se t 
x wasn't 8 fault4 ,x 0  ,*apla9 ,r[an :o
 spr9t$ across ,voltaire ,mall &        
attempt$ to  /rip ,miss ,e!l ,*att+]1   
purely 9 ! int]e/ ( sci5ce (  c\rse b ! 
"y lady c\ldn't q see x t way1          

especially  s9ce ,r[an1 ! univ]sity     
*apla91 _h gott5 away ) q a  swat*1 a   
l>ge jagg$ piece ( knit wool5 dress :i* 
he lat] on  triumphantly deposit$ on    
,dr4 ,freyl+huys5's desk1 only to f9d t 
he hadn't really prov$ any?+ at all o!r 
?an t p]haps ,miss  ,*att+]--o!rwise    
kn[n z ! ei!r_/or proposition--0 n a    
quick *ange arti/ & ! ,humanities       
dep>tm5t's #ce-ye>-old prodigy  ( an air
 condition] repairman ,leopold ,p5delton
 wasn't a practical  jok]4           99 
99       99       99       99    ,! fir/
 ?+1 ,p5delton said t fir/ day1 is = y  
to =get  ab\t p>adox4 ,p>adox has no?+  
to d ) "t travel4 ,no?+4  ,x's a monkey+
 ar\nd ) words = purposes ( pr(it & x   
has no  place 9 ! (fice ( two exp]im5tal
 physici/s4 ,anyone :o answ]s  an hone/ 
"q ) a p>adox is a gu>ante$ %ifty "* &  
! *ances are he's writ+ on ! sly4       
,preoccupi$ ) n s\nd+ obnoxi\s1         
,p5delton miss$ ,blackburn's            
o/5tati\sly bor$ expression1 didn't     
notice ! enorm\s s>ca/ic  att5tion t    

,%ahe5 0 giv+ him4 ,in/ead1 he rem>k$3  
,feel  free to int]rupt me ) que/ions4  
,i want to f9i% (f p>adox s  we c get on
 to ! ,great ,implication4 ,w t be a    
satisfactory  proc$ure8 ,he hov]$ ov] ! 
desks />+ at !m ) big eyes  until !y    
sl[ly nodd$ _! heads up & d[n4    ,okay4
 ,n[4 ,a man travels 9 "t1 he said4 ,he 
travels 9 "t &  fifty million ye>s ago  
he /eps on a mo?4 ,fanta/ic4 ,y w\ldn't 
believe ! effect "o humble mo? c\ld h6  
,! man returns to !  pres5t & f9ds to 8 
guilty a/oni%m5t t ! ,empire ,/ate      
build+ is n[ fly+ ! ,bolivian flag &    
g>goyles are /ick+ out  ( ! #gi? floor4 
,?is is cute s be c>eful ( x4 ,boy meets
 mo?1  boy loses mo?--g>goyles6 ,except 
t all ^? n completely devoid  ( common  
s5se or debau*$ by poetic lic5se w\ld "k
 t if !  g>goyles 7 !re !y 7 !re be=e he
 w5t back 9 "t4 ,8  own body is a "p ( a
 cont9uum ( :i* ^? g>goyles are a prior 
sequ5tial segm5t2 8 entire life is s    
inextricably wrapp$ up 9  ^? g>goyles t 
he c\ldn't possibly be surpris$ by !m1  

or by  any o!r *ange he'd caus$4 ,z he  
return$ to ! pres5t 8 memory  w\ld alt]4
 ,to take any o!r view ( ?is--to close  
y\r eyes &  hide beh9d p>adox--is go+ to
 get u all 9 tr\ble because y've  got   
y\rselves a real "t travel] n[ & x's    
ab\t "t y />t$  ?9k+ ab\t ^! ?+s4       
7,well :y didn't y say s1 ,blackburn    
murmur$4 ,be glad to ?9k  ab\t x1 give x
 e consid]ation4 ,we'll be 9 t\*4    ,i 
don't ?9k he he>d y1 ,%ahe5 said47    ,i
 won't ev5 bo!r discuss+ !              
suicide-by-kill+-old-gr&pa  my?1        
,p5delton buzz$ on ) a great deal (     
imp]turbability1  o!r ?an to po9t out   
!re is no su* ?+ z negative fe$back  z  
appli$ to human be+s4 ,i realize t's    
only a small nuance4 ,b  !n1 take c>e ( 
! nuances & ! break?r\ghs w take c>e (  
!mselves1 ,i always say4    7,oh ,"l1   
,blackburn :isp]$47           99        
99       99       99       99    ,ano!r 
small po9t4 ,i hate to v]balize ! obvi\s
 l ?is b  x cle>s ! gr\nd1 don't y ?9k8 
,i realize y two might l  to traipse    

back ?r\gh "t & h a fri5dly *at )1 say1 
,mike  ,f>aday4 ,b t's exactly :at y c't
 d4 ,y "k a little too  mu* ab\t "t     
ma*9es4 ,he'd pick y\r bra9s 9 half an  
aft]noon  & beat y back to y\r own      
(fice4 ,z ,i say t's only a nuance4     
,x's a nuance t elim9ates #ge ( all "t  
travel sci5ce fiction  ev] writt5 b t's 
/ill only a nuance1 wait till ,i get to 
!  ,great ,implication4    ,x 0 a curi\s
 ^w = him to h us$--nuance--because six 
mon?s lat] 9 ,dr4 ,freyl+huys5's (fice  
,blackburn & ,%ahe5  7 to tangle ov] !  
nuance ( blue v]sus gre51 a matt] (     
obs]vation :i* comp>$ 9 subtlety to     
apples v]sus bananas1  ,%ahe5 say+      
heat$ly3 ,! dress 0 blue4 ,i'm n color  
bl9d & ,i  h tw5ty-tw5ty vision4 ,i'll  
/ake my reputation z an exp]im5tal      
physici/ on x4 ,blue6 ,& ?is 0 a lucid  
well def9$ /atem5t  ( 8 position1 a     
/atem5t rival$ 9 lucidity only by t (   
,blackburn :o _h 9 all s9c]ity to insi/ 
t ! dress 0  blue--b only #aj3ca t morn+
 at :i* "t x turn$ gre52 &  if t wasn't 

bad en\gh a pant+ r$ fac$ *apla9 ,r[an  
_h to  da% 91 c>efully lock+ ! door     
beh9d him & tak+ out a huge  swat* (    
dress :i* he plunk$ d[n on ! desk %\t+3 
,gre51  gre51 gre56 ,gre5 z ! envi\s    
devils ( hell6 ,gre5 ,i say6 ,gre5      
be=e1 gre5 aft]1 gre5 = et]nity6    ,i  
?9k1 9 spite ( all1 ,blackburn rem>k$1  
y've manag$ to f9d  a way4    ,no1 b t's
 int]e/+1 ,%ahe5 said4 ,semantically1   
anyway4 ,i  w did4 ,curi\s4    ,a       
grammatical revolution6 ,p5delton 0     
tell+ !m t fir/ day4  ,i d1 ,i did d1 ,i
 w d4 ,i h done1 ,i w h done4 ,i d1 ,i  
did  d1 ,i w d4 ,i h done1 ,i w h done1 
,i %\ld h done1 ,i  w did6 ,!y're all ! 
same n[6 ,s y see1 ,i'm n really wa/+   
y\r "t4 ,! future & ! pa/ are n[ unit$ 9
 a fanta/ic  t5seless embrace4 ,at "s "t
 9 ! future ,i c 9 ! pa/ save  ,caes>'s 
life4 ,?us1 !re be+ no m future & pa/1  
h[ c ,i be  wa/+ y\r "t8    ,m ?an      
curi\s1 ,p5delton repli$4 ,practical4 ,!
 ,greeks z y  may "k ?\ght t no man c\ld
 be sure he _h a happy life until  x 0  

ov]4 ,i on ! o!r h& ass]t t ,caes>'s    
assass9ation is  /ill 9 d\bt because ( !
 future-pa/ equival5ce1 t he has n  yet 
successfully cross$ ! ,rubicon1 t he is 
/ill swimm+ to !  ,alex&rian ligh?\se1 t
 he is n yet emp]or ( a ,rome t has  n  
yet fall56 ,n emp]or & yet 444 emp]or4  
,n yet fall5 &  yet 444 fall5 & gone    
l--:at8 ,! w9d8 ,no1 n ev5 ! w9d4  ,no?+
 is gone1 x's all /ill !re moil+ & see?+
 ar\nd 9  temporal abeyance4 ,wait+ to  
be resolv$6 ,give me a "t ma*9e &  ,i c 
mold e second ( ,caes>'s exi/5ce &1     
incid5tally1 by  ext5sion1 my own4 ,!   
,greeks !re=e 7 wrong4 ,a man c no long]
  be sure he 0 happy ev5 :5 he's dead6  
99       99       99       99       99  
,blackburn lean$ back 9 8 *air & inquir$
 bl&ly3 ,did we get to  ! great         
implication yet8    ,if y 7 li/5+ we    
did1 ,p5delton answ]$4 ,elem5t>y        
!ology3 if man's fate is det]m9$ !re mu/
 ( necessity be  a ,det]m9] :om we w    
call = ! sake ( conv5tion1 ,god4        
,det]m9ism )\t a ,god1 ne$less to say1  

is eighte5? c5tury  me*ani/ic twaddle4  
,b suppose n[ t a man c det]m9e 8 own   
fate8 ,run x ?r\gh y\r ma*9e aga9 & aga9
 until he gets x d[n  ! way he wants x )
 all degrees ( fre$om & irrespective ( 8
  m]it or k>ma or s9lessness or h[ev]   
our cosmic report c>ds are  suppos$ to  
be made out8 ,9 t case man becomes 8 own
 det]m9]1  ! individual consci\s m9d    
becomes ! deity & t :i* we h  h]et(ore  
ref]r$ to z ,god becomes :at is kn[n z  
an outdat$  ar*etype4    ,good ,god1    
,%ahe5 said4    ,b spell$ ) a small g1  
,p5delton repli$4 ,t is ! ,great        
,implication4    ,y mean to say he 0    
propos+ to disprove ,god's exi/5ce8 ,dr4
  ,freyl+huys5 said to !m t day4 ,& )   
univ]sity equipm5t8  ,don't y g5tlem5   
realize ,i h tr\ble en\gh ) ! tru/ees  z
 x is8 ,& ,*apla9 ,r[an1 :o _h long s9ce
 lo/ ! ability  to react                
spontane\sly--slipp+ back & =? almo/ on 
s*$ule  betwe5 catatonia & ,/4 ,vitus   
dance--said3 ,:y are y sitt+  !re do+   
no?+8 ,:y isn't ! city be+ sc\r$8 ,if t 

dress  isn't pro( en\gh = y1 t man is   
loose some:]e ) color$  motion pictures 
( ! :ole ?+4 ,:at m d y want8 ,a little 
illum9ation is all1 ,freyl+huys5 repli$4
 ,all ,i've he>d s f>  is "s r loose    
discussion ab\t free w & det]m9ism &  x 
wasn't v conv9c+4 ,didn't anyone bo!r to
 po9t out to ?is  ,leopold ,p5delton t y
 c't prove or disprove any?+ ab\t y\r   
own det]m9$ exi/5ce s9ce ! pro( or      
dispro( itself c\ld be  det]m9$8 ,yes1  
,blackburn answ]$4           99       99
       99       99       99             
,blackburn _h ?\ght ov] ! ,great        
,implication = ab\t two  seconds4 ,y h  
be5 wa/+ our "t1 he said4 ,y _c         
actively disprove det]m9ism because !   
dispro(--! exp]im5t  itself--c\ld be a  
"p ( y\r own det]m9$ exi/5ce1 arrang$ by
  y\r ,det]m9]4 ,god might1 = in/ance1  
all[ ! exp]im5t to be  successful m]ely 
to te/ y\r fai? 9 ,him1 ! same way he   
all[$  y to get ! idea 9 ! fir/ place4  
,an odd smile cross$ ,p5delton's face4  
,y really ?9k s8 he ask$4  ,y figure    

,he'd try & cross me up l t8 ,let's g   
back & take  ?is a /ep at a "t4         
,specifically1 :y c't ,i play ,god )    
,caes>'s  life8    ,w\ldn't prove any?+1
 ,%ahe5 said4 ,god c\ld h det]m9$ y  9 !
 selection ( ,caes>'s "n4 ,! *ange w\ld 
!re=e be ,8  do+1 n y\rs1 x w\ld /ill be
 old ,god play+ ,god ) ,caes>'s  =tunes4
    ,b x doesn't h to be ,caes>4 ,t 0   
only an example1 x c\ld  be anyone4     
,control anyone's de/9y1 anyone at all1 
& y've prov5  ! po9t4 ,we c\ld select   
our man by means ( a comput]1 by r&om   
sampl+ ov] :i* only ! physical laws ( ! 
univ]se _h control1  ?us elim9at+       
det]m9acy 9 ! selection4    ,b ,god c\ld
 alt] ! laws ( *ance4 ,aft] all1 !y are 
,8 laws4  ,a second-rate miracle w\ld   
=ce y into select+ ,8 man4    ,y mean1  
,p5delton ask$1 t if ,i select$ a "n e  
morn+  at #aj3jd-a_/b ,god w\ld d a     
miracle at ! same "t8    ,ye-es1 ,%ahe5 
answ]$4    ,b if "o morn+ ,i *ang$ my   
m9d & wait$ until a qu>t] pa/  two to   
select ! "n1 ,he'd hold (f & wait = me1 

w\ldn't ,he8    ,!re 0 r a long sil5ce4 
,he c\ldn't v well p]=m ,8 miracle until
 ,i'd pick$ my "n1  c\ld ,he8           
,hmmmmm1 ,%ahe5 said4    ,& if ,i decid$
 to wait until #c3ae1 ,he'd h to wait   
too4 ,& if  ,i decid$ n to pick a "n    
we'd d )\t a miracle t day4 ,!  fact is1
 ,i'd be tell+ ,him :at to d4 ,put me 9 
! possession (  a r&om sampl+ comput] & 
a "t ma*9e & ,i1 ,leopold ,p5delton1    
w\ld be ! bigg] ,god6    ,& ! po9t 0    
well tak51 ,%ahe5 _h to admit1 p\r+ (f  
"s ( ,dr4 ,freyl+huys5's ice wat]4 ,we  
c\ld = example use a  comput] to select 
at r&om any "o ( all ! phone books 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 !n a page 9 t "o book1 !n
 a l9e4 ,t "o "n  w\ld !n truly be      
r&omly select$4 ,assum+ ( c\rse1        
,blackburn  said1 t y _h fir/ us$ !     
comput] to r&omly select !  c\ntry ^:   
phone books 7 to be us$4 ,& also !      
p>ticul>  ye>'s edition1 ,freyl+huys5   
murmur$4 ,x 0 fairly +5i\s1  ,%ahe5     
said1 especially :5 y consid] t kn[+ h[ 
to d x  meant y didn't h to bo!r4 ,x 0  

en\gh j to "k we c\ld4  ,! only po9t t  
ne$$ exp]im5tal v]ification 03 c\ld we 9
  fact alt] ! pa/8 ,*ange some?+1 any?+ 
at all & ev]y?+  else foll[$1 includ+ ! 
dea? ( ,god4 ,y mean ! dea? ( !  concept
 ( ,god1 ,blackburn add$4 ,ah yes1      
,%ahe5 answ]$1 glanc+  guiltily at      
,*apla9 ,r[an4 ,! "q 01 :at 7 we go+ to 
*ange & h[ 7 we go+ to "k x *ang$8      
99       99       99       99       99  
,*apla9 ,r[an _h be5 ,%ahe5's idea4     
,x _h occurr$ to him "o day z he &      
,blackburn 7 cross+ !  campus & he _h   
obs]v$ to 8 colleague t ?+s 7 look+  bad
 = ,god4 ,x's e man = ,himself1         
,blackburn _h repli$4 ,if  ,i'm n mi/ak5
 t's "o ( ,8 own laws4 ,aft] all1 :o    
inv5t$  survival ( ! fitte/8            
,s]i\sly1 ,%ahe5 said4 ,a1 we've got a  
"t ma*9e4 ,b1 hav+ ,a1  !re's no reason 
t ,i c see :y we c't *ange ! pa/4 ,& ,c1
  if we d1 well1 !y'll be us+ ca!drals =
 b[l+ alleys4    ,maybe n[ we'll see :at
 k9d ( a los] ,he makes4    ,look "h    
,blackburn1 y ne$n't p>ade y\r a!ism s  

o/5tati\sly4 ,i'm well aw>e ( x4 ,9 fact
 t's :at's bo!r+  me4 ,y're an a!i/     
:]eas ,i 444 well1 ,i nev] did make up  
my m9d  ab\t ,god4 ,t's n v a/ute ( me1 
,i suppose1 b ,i hav5't4 ,i'm  betwixt &
 betwe51 & s ,i 0 wond]+ if x w\ldn't be
 only fair  to h a repres5tative ( ! o!r
 side 9 on ?is4    ,= a few seconds !re 
0 only ! s\nd ( _! %oes on !  blue/one  
walk t ?read$ across ! /unt$ fall grass 
( !  campus4    ,fair8 ,y're us+ ! ^w   
fair 9 connection ) a sci5tific         
exp]im5t8    ,only because its outcome  
seems s obvi\s to u4 ,we h /rong        
preconceptions & because ( !m we're     
liable to ov]look  possibilities4 ,i ?9k
 we %\ld h someone ) u :o expects !     
exp]im5t to "w out diff]5tly1 someone :o
 believes implicitly 9  ,8 exi/5ce4     
,blackburn ?\ght ab\t x z !y rose 9 !   
,physics build+  elevator4 ,well :y n1  
he said1 smil+ 9 8 peculi> cata/rophic  
fa%ion4 ,y & ,i h an aggregate ( #gj    
ye>s exp]i5ce 9 !  laboratory1 :y n br+ 
9 a cl]gyman to *eck our te*niques1 be  

9 keep+ ) ! g5]al tone ( ?is :ole ?+4   
,hell1 yes6           99       99       
99       99       99    ,lat] t day     
,brokley ,l4 ,r[an li/5$ ) a froz5 s]i\s
 face z  !y decl>$ _! int5tions to him4 
,a "y & consci5ti\s man  :o sp5t a great
 deal ( "t tell+ budd+ und]graduate     
physici/s  t ,god 0 e bit z ubiquit\s z 
,planck's con/ant1 he li/5$  )\t "o ^w (
 compla9t1 n prote/+ t !y'd put him 9  a
 !ologically impossible position1 a     
position 9 :i* ! only two  alt]natives 7
 to ei!r refuse to look aft] ,8 int]e/s 
or else  p>ticipate 9 a piece (         
sacrilegion ! purpose ( :i* 0 to        
demon/rate t ! fir/ alt]native 0 n a    
valid "o4 ,& :5 he  met ,p5delton a week
 lat] 9 ! ,physics build+1 ,p5delton    
told him3  ,y & ,i'll get along f9e4 ,i 
want x to be cle>ly und]/ood t ,i  h    
no?+ aga9/ ! *ur*4    ,*apla9 ,r[an took
 8 glasses (f & began clean+ !m4    ,&  
!re's absolutely no?+ = y to worry ab\t4
 ,ev5 if we d  disprove ,him !re'll     
always be d\bt]s4 ,y c\nt on a c]ta9    

p]c5tage ( p :o won't believe our       
evid5ce4 ,y'll get all !  skeptics %[+  
up on ,sunday morn+ z usual4    ,%ahe5  
spoke ) comp5sat+ sob]ness4 ,:at ,i     
?\ght we'd d1 he  said1 is hold daily   
discussions on /rategy4 ,t way y c "q   
any assumptions we make1 *eck our logic1
 object z y see fit4    ,:at we're try+ 
to be ab\t ?is ?+ is fair1 ,blackburn   
said4    ,( c\rse1 ,r[an repli$4    ,n[ 
! fir/ po9t ,i wi% to raise1 ,%ahe5     
said1 is 9 reg>d to  ! g>goyles4 ,!y're 
v important1 ! g>goyles4    ,*apla9     
,r[an sat d[n on ! w9d[ sill4    ,if !  
g>goyles are a product ( ! pa/-*ange1   
,blackburn put 91  anticipat+ ! problem1
 h[ are we go+ to "k x8 ,h[ are we  go+ 
to p]ceive ! *ange8 ,t ! "q8    ,ar5't y
 go+ to ask :at g>goyles h to d ) ?is8  
,p5delton said to ,*apla9 ,r[an4    ,i  
don't believe ,i w1 ,r[an repli$1 light+
 up 8 pipe4    ,! answ]1 ,blackburn     
said1 is ?is3 ! exp]im5tal obs]v]1  n ! 
"o :o takes ! "t trip1 mu/ be /&+ 9 pla9
 view  ( ! build+4 ,he mu/ be expect+   

g>goyles to appe>4 ,:5 !y  d1 he w n be 
tempt$ to call ! ph5om5on a miracle4 ,:5
 !  g>goyles sudd5ly pop out--9 app>5t  
defiance ( v>i\s physical  laws--he c   
intellig5tly conclude t a specific "t   
exp]im5t  has be5 p]=m$ & t a *ange 9 ! 
pa/ has 9 fact occurr$1  a conclusion t 
w re/ore ! appe>ance ( ! g>goyles to !  
realm ( non-miracul\s ev5ts4    ,!n !   
*ange we make mu/ be s specific1 mu/ h  
su* easily  d$ucible consequ5ces1 t     
we'll be able to anticipate our         
equival5t  ( ! g>goyles4    ,sort ( l an
 ei!r_/or proposition1 ,blackburn said4 
,f9d an  ev5t t c g only "o ( two ways4 
,swit* ?is ev5t f its  already proce$+  
alt]native to ! bypass$1 ! n-us$1 !     
temporally-no-long]-exi/+ possibility4  
,! indep5d5t obs]v]1  wat*+ ! "o        
disappe> & ! o!r take its place1 w !n "k
  t ! pa/ has *ang$4 ,x w prove !       
pr9ciple t man c  det]m9e 8 fate & is   
!re=e alone4    ,r[an nodd$1 *ew+ on 8  
pipe4 ,i'll wait'll x's ov]1 ?\gh1 he   
said4           99       99       99    

99       99    ,presid5t ,freyl+huys5   
fill$ a glass ) ice wat]4    ',y _c take
 ,god's photograph1' he said4           
,surrealism4 ,%e]  surrealism4 ,0 he    
smil+ :5 he said x8    ,( c\rse he 0    
smil+1 ,blackburn repli$ bleakly4 ,he's 
always  smil+4    ,aft] mak+ man's fir/ 
trip ?r\gh "t1 ,freyl+huys5 said1 he    
/epp$ out ( ! physics build+ to f9d y\r 
ei!r_/or proposition  yell+ its head (f 
& ,r[an "h /&+ 9 ! c5t] ( ,voltaire     
,mall ) half a dress 9 8 h&4 ,s ,i'm    
surpris$ he 0 smil+4  ,b :at 0 he talk+ 
ab\t8    ,& :y1 ,%ahe5 said1 did he pu% 
,blackburn into ! %rubb]y &  run (f ) ! 
cam]a8 ,i don't und]/& t at all4 ,he    
turn$  away4 ,oh1 ,i suppose !re's pl5ty
 ,i don't und]/&4    ,:at ab\t on !     
trip1 ,freyl+huys5 (f]$4 ,c\ld some?+ h 
happ5$--    ,:at8 ,blackburn repli$4 ,he
 w5t back 9 "t exactly "o h\r4 ,he  0 to
 walk to ,e!l ,*att+]'s ap>tm5t4 7,t    
fabul\s woman1  ,freyl+huys5 murmur$47  
,all he _h to d 0 spill india ink ov]   
"o ( ! two new dresses %e'd b\ght4      

,app>5tly1 ! mo/ try+  problem ( h]     
rec5t exi/5ce 0 to decide :i* ( ! two to
 we>  to h] ,spani% coa* ?is morn+4 ,b  
he'd be ru9+ ! dress he'd  already se5  
h] we>+ an h\r lat] on ! ,mall4    ,&   
t's z subtle a way ( gett+ a girl's     
dress (f z y're  likely to f9d1         
,freyl+huys5 rem>k$4 ,al?\gh te>+ !m (f 
has its po9ts too1 he add$1 look+ at !  
ceil+4    ,!n :at c\ld h gone wrong8    
,blackburn ask$4    ,z f> z ,i c see1   
,freyl+huys5 answ]$1 ! only flaw 9 ?is  
exp]im5t 0 ! sci5ti/s !mselves4 ,y\r    
obs]vations positively  reek )          
subjectivity4 ,to ,r[an1 ! dress 0 gre51
 always gre54  ,?is j happ5s to prove   
,r[an's orig9al belief1 namely t !  pa/ 
c't be alt]$ & !re=e ,he exi/s4 ,! a!i/ 
on ! o!r  h&1 he glanc$ at ,blackburn1  
has se5 :at looks l a miracle--a        
mat]ial object *ang+ a basic physical   
quality "r be=e 8  eyes4 ,/rangely en\gh
 ?is miracle goes to prove t !re are no 
su* ?+s z miracles4 ,blackburn's case is
 also prov54 ,y saw :at  y want$ to4    

,take ,%ahe5 "h4 ,he 0 positive ! dress 
0 blue  all ! "t--until he saw ,r[an's  
exp]im5t]'s sample--& s n[  he's back at
 8 old /&3 ! f5ce4           99       99
       99       99       99    ,!re 0 an
 emb>rass$ sil5ce1 s9ce two sci5ti/s _h 
quietly  to own up to ! crime (         
subjectivity 9 ! laboratory :ile !      
!ologian _h to someh[ dispose ( a piece 
( spuri\s rationality  t might be =giv5 
b w\ld nev] be =gott54    ,& !n ! door  
op5$ & a smil+ face appe>$4    ,:at'd   
ev]yone run away =8 ,p5delton said4     
,! presid5t 0 ! fir/ to recov]4         
,ev]yone w please rema9 seat$ & calm1 he
 said to ! o!rs4    ,calm be damn$6     
,blackburn answ]$4 ,?is "o has a pun* 9 
! nose  com+--& :]e ! devil's my cam]a8 
,%\ld h told me y 7 go+ to take         
pictures1 ,p5delton said1  g+]ly h&+ x  
ov]4 ,w\ld h sav$ u a lot ( tr\ble4 ,&  
if y're int]e/$ 9 facts x wasn't me t   
snat*$ x1 x 0 a  law /ud5t4 ,i guess he 
figur$ x might h "s legal use4 ,!re's   
"s int]e/+ footage 9 x />r+ ,*apla9     

,r[an & a di/urb+  "y creature nam$     
,e!l4 ,he toss$ a yell[ box on ! desk4  
,y  see *apla91 ,i'm n anti-cl]ical aft]
 all4    ,r[an's eyes flick$ f ,p5delton
 to ! box & back aga94 ,t's  ! film8 he 
said4    ,p5delton nodd$4    ,%ahe5 wet 
8 lips4 ,y develop x8 he said4    ,yep4 
,he's play+ ) u1 ,freyl+huys5 said4     
,well1 ,i c't say ,i blame  him4 ,aft]  
all1 h[ _m times 9 a man's life does he 
get a scoop l  ?is8 ,look1 he said1     
turn+ to ,p5delton1 !re seems to h be5  
"s disagreem5t ab\t :at happ5$ on !     
,mall ?is morn+4 ,we've  got            
eyewitnesses prov+ any?+ y want4 ,y've  
se5 ! film1 maybe  y'd l to tell u4 ,he 
?umb$ ! desk top1 try+ to ?9k ( a       
decor\s way to phrase x4 ,oh hell1 is   
,he or isn't ,he8    ,p5delton purs$ 8  
lips & ?\ght a mom5t4    ,i'm n 9 a     
position to say at ?is "t1 he said4     
,f\r ( ! five m5 sat fr[n+ because1 9   
conv]sations ) !  fif?1 "t _h cont9ually
 to be all[$ = recov]+4 ,!n ,r[an's     
eyes bright5$ & he jump$ up4    ,i take 

x y mean by t ! dress 0 gre5 all ! "t1  
he said1  giv+ a rhetorical answ]4    ,b
 don't />t r++ bells ov] x1 ,p5delton   
said1 smil+4 ,i  ought to expla9 t x _h 
to be gre54 ,n because !re's a ,god1  b 
because x _h to4 ,c\ldn't be any?+ else4
 ,except always blue1  ( c\rse4 ,always 
blue1 always gre51 b no?+ 9 betwe54 ,x  
rhymes4 ,he %rugg$ 8 %\ld]s4 ,because :5
 y *ange ! pa/1  :y !n y *ange ! pa/ & t
 includes cam]as & film :i*  are (t5    
also a "p ( ! pa/4    ,gre5 all ! "t1   
,r[an said1 look+ ar\nd at ! o!rs4      
,gre54    ,gre5 & immat]ial6 ,p5delton  
repli$4 ,gre5 & irrelevant1  gre5 & s   
:at6 ,we took ! wrong approa*4 ,i didn't
 realize x  until ,i saw ,blackburn     
gett+ x d[n on film4 ,film is "p ( !    
pa/1 s x *anges4 ,b our heads are also a
 "p ( ! pa/4 ,!y  *ange too4 ,!re 0 a   
fla% ( :ite tee? aga9/ 8 flu%$ face  z  
he said3 ,depress+1 isn't x8            
99       99       99       99       99  
,wait a m9ute1 ,%ahe5 said4    ,b x's   
true4 ,! man wat*+ ! g>goyles pop out ( 

! ,empire  ,/ate ,build+ w\ld n h notic$
 any?+4 ,q sudd5ly !  g>goyles w\ld     
always h be5 !re4 ,! human m9d c be toy$
  ) z ?\gh x 7 a piece ( film1 a coat+ (
 silv] nitrate  cry/als on celluloid4   
,x's positively degrad+6    ,wait a     
m9ute1 ,%ahe5 said1 press+ 8 head betwe5
 8 fi/s4  ,some?+'s wrong4 ,y spill$ ink
 on "o ( t girl's dresses4 ,!  blue "o  
app>5tly4    ,i spill$ ink on a         
co-temporally-e>li] edition ( ! dress ! 
girl  0 we>+ on ,voltaire ,mall1        
,p5delton said1 b c y gu>antee  %e      
wasn't we>+ ! gre5 dress to beg9 )8 ,y  
c't4 ,n[ ,i'll  say ?is sl[ly4 ,if y    
*ange ! pa/ !n y c h no memory (  :at x 
0 be=e y *ang$ x & !re=e y c nev] prove 
t y h *ang$ x4 ,he sigh$ & sat d[n4 ,i'd
 l t to be  kn[n z ,p5delton's          
,exclusion ,pr9ciple4    ,x's a %ame    
really1 ,r[an rem>k$1 y w5t to an awful 
lot (  tr\ble4    ,well1 ! presid5t said
 sl[ly1 ,i don't "k b t x might be      
bett] to keep physics & metaphysics ap>t
 aft] ?is4 ,l *ur*  & /ate4             

,metaphysical que/ions1 aft] all1 are ^?
 t don't h  answ]s4    ,a fr[n pass$    
briefly ov] ,p5delton's c\nt5ance4 ,wait
 a m9ute1  he said4 ,z ,i recall x1 ,i  
said some?+ ab\t ! wrong approa*1 ,i    
don't rememb] say+ ! jig 0 up4 ,z f> z  
,i'm conc]n$1 we've  only tri$ ! pa/ s  
f>1 we hav5't scrat*$ ! future4    ,take
 ! ye> #bjfh = example1 ,p5delton said1 
smil+ at !m1  try+ n to s\nd obnoxi\s4  
,if exi/5ce is really det]m9$ !  ev5ts (
 t ye> are already writt5 d[n 444 sort  
(4    ,he sudd5ly :irl$ on ,r[an4 ,!re  
is no "q ( ,god *ang+ 8  m9d betwe5 n[ &
 !n s9ce !re is no?+ t c\ld possibly    
happ5 betwe5 n[ & !n t w\ld surprise    
,him1 give ,him a reason  = *ang+ ,8    
m9d1 because if ,he did ,he w\ld be     
violat+ ,8 own  def9ition :i* includes  
absolute k ( all ev5ts pa/ &  future4   
99       99       99       99       99  
,r[an1 immovable1 />$ back at him4    ,b
 we ne$ two "t ma*9es1 ,p5delton resum$4
 ,i "k1 ^!  ?+s are exp5sive b if y're  
really int]e/$ y'll ram x pa/  !        

tru/ees4    ,/op6 ,freyl+huys5 said4    
,no1 g ahead4 ,damn6    ,i won't g ?r\gh
 ?is aga91 ,r[an %\t$1 ris+4 ,all he's  
go+  to d is play m tricks ) words6     
,won't hurt to li/5 to him1 ,freyl+huys5
 repli$4    ,n[ we s5d "o "t ma*9e back 
to #ahfh by means ( ! o!r4  ,!n "o ( u  
travels to #bjfh f #ahfh :ile ano!r goes
 to t  alleg$ly same ye> #bjfh f !      
pres5t1 f #aifh4 ,see :at ,i'm  gett+   
at8    ,%ahe5 sl[ly nodd$ 8 head & !n   
clos$ "o eye4    ,if !re's free w1      
,blackburn mumbl$1 !y won't meet4       
,let's look = exclusion pr9ciples1      
,freyl+huys5 comm5t$1  putt+ ! balls ( 8
 f+]s toge!r & />+ at ! ceil+4    ,r[an1
 ignor$1 wat*$ !m = a few seconds & sat 
d[n aga94  ,aft] a :ile he began to     
wond] h[ _m exp]im5ts x w\ld take  be=e 
,p5delton f\nd ! pro( he 0 look+ =4     
,,! ,,end