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“So have thousands I opted for in-home I never even set foot on campus”

“And never had any contact with other students?”

“Sure I did Over the ’link, E-ed his shoulders, druers over the top of the hand-tooled boot he’d cocked on his knee “I don’t remember any autotronics tech by that name”

She decided to change tacks “How much work have you done on individualized subliminals?”

“I don’t knohat you’re talking about”

“You don’t understand the term?”

“I knohat itwas jerky “And as far as I know, it’s never been done, so I don’t knohat you’re asking me”

Eve took a chance She looked over at her aide “Do you knohat I’ him, Peabody?”

“I think it’s clear enough, Lieutenant” She was struggling through the mud of confusion “You’d like to kno much work the interview subject has done on individualized subliminals Perhaps the interview subject should be real to research or have an interest in this area Only developainst current state, federal, and international laws”

“Very good, Peabody Does that help clear things up for you, Jess?”

The byplay had given hih time to settle “Sure, I’m interested in the area Lots of people are”

“It’s a little out of your field, isn’t it? You’re just a musician, not a licensed scientist”

It was exactly the right button His sat up in his chair, his eyes flashing once “I’y Music isn’t just a bunch of notes strung together, sweetheart It’s life It’s er specific and often predictable emotional reactions Music’s an expression of emotion, desires”

“And here I thought it was just a nice way to pass the time”

“Entertainment is only a slice of the pie The Celts went to ith bagpipes They were asnatives in Africa psyched themselves up with drums Slaves survived on their spirituals, andwomen to music for centuries Music plays the mind”