CHAPTER 12“I’m sorry,” Paul Bender said. “It was no good. I had no control over you whatever. The experiment failed.”
Mike gulped down raw scotch. “It was as strange as all hell. I don’t know whether any of it was real or not. The whole thing was different—not like any of the other lapses.”
Paul Bender’s eyes were boring into Mike’s. “There must be others like you. If we could only find another one with your gifts.”
Mike laughed. “That’s certainly a great way of putting it. My gift. With a padded cell my reward.”
“Cut that out,” Paul Bender said sharply. “You’re not insane and you know it.”
His annoyance surprised Mike. “I think this thing is bothering you more than it is me. I’m actually accepting it, you know. I’m looking forward eagerly to what’s coming next.”
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