X"HOW IS HE, BEN?" I asked when I could come up close enough not to startle him. Although Ben was one of the hardest persons to startle I had ever met.
"He's still fine physically, Sal. No real change in vitals. Like a deep sleep, but no dreams." Ben was reading the monitors.
I pulled up a chair and took John's hand in mine. He did seem at peace, but not like dead peace, but quiet sleeping peace.
Neither Ben or I said anything for awhile.
Ben finally cleared his throat and I looked up at him, finding his eyes waiting for mine.
"I did seem to get something in deep meditation, some contact, but I couldn't be sure. After I came back, I walked up here and checked the read-outs. There was some minor changes, but nothing particularly significant. Mostly on delta levels. We'll need some alph
