11 “So, your pilot John had saved my miserable life then, is that right?” Brian wanted to confirm. “Yes, we all wanted you to survive, Brian. You were given a second chance, so to speak. Wasn't that what you'd been asking for? You weren't gonna kill yourself, were you?” “Well, I ain't suicidal at all, to begin with. But, how do you read my mind, Peter? Are you sure you're the one you say you are? Are you actually a living person or something more?” Brian was bewildered again. “Look Brian, let me explain. Here, on the Moon, we keep all the knowledge and wisdom of the world, or the Solar System rather, if not the entire Galaxy, or the Universe.” “Now, that was a metaphor, or an overstatement, right?” Brian exclaimed. “You need to decide for yourself, Brian, but what I meant was that we

