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"Someday it will be invented," a woman naraph the departure of the true self froh," Albert said, "is a ’science of dying’--physical and mental aids to accelerate and ease the separation of bodies" He looked at s I mentioned earlier," he reminded me "Will people ever have that science?" I asked "They should have it already," he answered "No one should be unprepared for survival Infor it has been available for centuries"

"For example," said another of his friends; a man named Phillip " ’As to man’s survival after so-called death, he sees as before, he hears and speaks as before; smells and tastes; and when touched he feels the touch as before He also longs, desires, craves, thinks, reflects, loves, wills as before In a word, when afros he had possessed in hihteenth century"

"Wouldn’t the problem be solved immediately if direct communication were devised?" I asked I looked at Albert "That ’wireless’ you spoke of earlier"

"In time, that, too, will happen," Albert said "Our scientists are at work on it constantly It’s a treh"

"It would certainly make our work easier if mere were such a wireless," said another of Albert’s friends; a man named Arthur

I looked at him in surprise It was the first time, since I’d arrived in Summerland, that I’d heard an inflection of bitterness in anyone’s voice

Albert put his hand on Arthur’s shoulder "I know," he said "I rean our work"

"It seerow more difficult all the time," Arthur said "So few people, who co with them are worthless values All they desire is a continuation of what they had in life no raded" He looked at Albert with a pained expression "Will those people ever progress?" he asked "Even with our help?"

As they continued talking, I could feel ain What exactly was Albert’s work? I wondered And to what dark places did it take him?

Worst of all, why did I continue to associate this anxiety with Ann? It made no sense to me She possessed awareness Her values weren’t worthless She wasn’t raded

Why, then, was I unable to break this dis connection?