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parrot me. I said 'where?' Now you tell me-where did you see the light break?"
There was an extended silence. "You each saw it happen in your own universe,
you idiots!'' snapped Jathed. "You didn't have the faith and courage to
believe that I could walk up a wall and stand on the ceiling, in your
universes. That's impossible. But you could believe that a
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light could be broken. Because lights break. That's poss-ee-ble! " He drew the
last word out sarcastically. "When 1, Jathed, told you that the light would be
broken, so that you'd all have evidence Reho had been with me on the ceiling,
THEN you believed! Numbskulls! Reho broke the light in her own universe, only.
You-each of you-because for a moment you believed it was possible-broke it
yourselves in your own unt .verses, to make what I promised you actual."
He stopped talking. No one else said anything. "All right. Understand then,
that You have a universe, that you can do with it what you will-look at the
piece of broken light in your hand, those of you who've already picked a piece
up-the rest of you pick one up and look at it. Think. You did that, without
getting upfrom your chair, without even walking up a wall and standing on the
ceiling! Do you understand now? Do you comprehend how your universe is a place
where you can do anything you want, ifyou've got what's needed to do it,
thefaith, the courage-and the knowledge, which in this case is the knowledge
that a light will break easily? If I'd said Reho would punch a hole in the
ceiling, you might not have been as quick to believe and make it happen in
your own universe."
--Would you turn it off?. " said Hal. "Well, do as I sa 'v, pick up-The voice
of Jathed broke off abruptly.
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"That's curious," said Amid. "Why did you want the recording stopped, and
stopped just there, Hal?" "Because he said something very interesting. As you
just remarked." Hal smiled at the older man. "I'd like some time to think
about it." "And what was it that was so interesting in particular, if I might
ask?" Amid said. "What he said about everyone being in their own universe,"
said Hal. "Don't ask me why just now, if you don't mind. The only answer I
could give you would be too long and complex and right now I'm not even sure
it'd be satisfactory." "If you wish," said Amid. "This tape, and others of
Jathed, are here any time you want to listen to them." "Thank you," said Hal.
"Now, since dinner's over-for which, thank you-perhaps Amanda and I had better
make our move over to that office of yours, for the use of which, also thanks.
It's been a long day, all of it uphill." "I can imagine," said Amid. "Good
night, then. It's very, very good to see you both. You particularly, Hal,
since I hadn't been sure, until Amanda talked to me about bringing you, that
I'd ever see you again after I'd left the Encyclopedia." "No meeting is ever
impossible," said Hal. "True. Good night, then, as I say. Artur will show you
where the office is, and make sure you're properly settled there. Won't you,
Artur?" "Of course," said the big man.
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Amid's office-the Guildmaster's office, as Artur somewhat apologetically
explained it should be referred to, when they spoke about it to anyone but
Amid-was large enough for two work positions, and that was about all. It did,
however, have enough floor space to allow the folding down of an oldfashioned
mattress, which during work hours folded up against one of the walls. It was a
generously sized double mattress, for which both Hal and Amanda were thankful,
having had to do with a few ordinary-sized beds in their time. "Well," said
Amanda, sometime later and just before they fell asleep. "Do you want to tell
me why that recording of Jathed made you feel so good'? I could feel you
radiating cheerfulness right across the dining table. I probably could have
felt it clear outside that roorn.- "It was what I told Amid, what had struck
me in what Jathed had said," Hal answered, "about there being a universe for
every individual person. I haven't lacked for evidence. I was on the right
track in my search for the Creative Universe. But I haven't had any new
evidence for several years now; and, suddenly, along comes a man who agrees
with me." "How agrees with you?" said Amanda. They were lying on their backs
in the darkness, side by side, with all of the cloth covers with which the bed
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