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"I' I find it hard to envision that es"

"This is why the work of Kovacs was so important"

"In ay?"

Frobisher rose and paced back and forth a couple of tihts, then stopped and er

"This is different Electroed up like a huge electroes in the field can cause a shift in polarity, as we discussed a few o But there's another effect, which Kovacs hoes of y"

Trout nodded in understanding "What you're saying is that by changing the electroe the location of matter on the earth's surface"

"That ht explain the ocean disturbances," Gamay added

Frobisher snapped his fingers and sar"

"What would happen with a land shift?" Gamay said

Frobisher's smile vanished "The forces of inertia would react to the shift of matter The waters in the world's oceans and lakes would be jerked in a different direction, pounding the coastline, causing massive floods All electrical devices would fail We'd have hurricanes and tornadoes of unheard-of force The earth's crust would break open, causing huge earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and -lived Radiation sickness fronetic field would kill millions"

"You're talking a catastrophe of major proportions," Gamay said

"No," Frobisher said, his voice al less than the end of all living matter The end of the world"

On the drive back to Albuquerque to catch their flight home, it was Trout's turn to be silent

"A penny for your thoughts," Gamay said "Adjusted for inflation, of course"

Trout ca about Roswell, New Mexico, where the UFO supposedly crashed"