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THE GODS OF HYPERSPACE 145 "What's that?" Narcinko says. About five feet away lies an eggplant-like lump of flesh that you had not noticed. It sits on the colorful Persian carpet and does not move. Narcinko stares at the fleshy lump and a shiver runs up his body. "What the hell is it? What's happening here?" "We were here to help rescue the president. He was abducted by 4-D creatures." "How do you know this? That's classified." "Narcinko, can you find me a strong bag and lots of rope?" He eyes you suspiciously. "We heard rumors about the 4-D creatures. We're not telling the public much or else they may panic. The White House is officially closed today." "I think I can save Sally and the president. Get me a bag and rope." Narcinko dashes away and returns with a large burlap bag and about six feet of rope. "I got this from the gardner's closet." You take the bag. "Excellent." You slowly make your way over to the fleshy blob on the Persian carpet. Stooping down, you place the bag next to the blob and very gently push the blob into the bag. Narcinko brings you the rope and you tie the bag tightly shut. As you look into Narcinko's face, you see his mouth open and close spasmodically. Why? What could be wrong? You turn, and see that the lump of flesh is now out of the bag. It must have escaped quickly without making a sound. Your eyes had been off the bag for only a second or two. The rope is still tied tightly around the opening. Narcinko looks closer. "It's different." You nod. There are three pieces of it now, like pink hot dogs. Narcinko unties the knotted rope around the bag. He slowly places his hand inside as if he is about to plunge into ice-cold water. "Nothing's in here." "I should have expected this. I think the creature is stuck in our world and wants to leave. This is just a cross section of him, a solid cross section that is stuck in our 3-D world." You explain some of the same things you have been telling Sally. "If I stick my foot in the surface of a pond, 2-D inhabitants on the pond's surface would see only a circle or an ellipse depending on what angle I intersect their world. If a 2-D creature tried to trap me in his world by tying a rope around me, I could withdraw my
146 <strong>surfing</strong> <strong>through</strong> hyperspace foot—unless the rope is very tight or there is a larger part of my body on each side of the pond's surface." "But what about the girl and the president? Where are they?" You point to the several shapes that quickly coalesce into a single blob. "The struggles of this creature vaulted them into hyperspace." You pace back and forth. How could only a piece of an Omegamorph get stuck in your world? Somehow you must save Sally and the president. You are also worried about the creature escaping. You want it here to study. Perhaps you can get it to help you rescue Sally and the president in return for helping it get back into its own world. It is your only link to Sally. How can you make sure it stays in the White House? It is a 3-D section of the true creature. If you tie the burlap bag extremely tight around the blob, or blobs, perhaps you could keep it in this world. Again, you gently place the blob inside the bag, and this time you tie the bag tightly around the creature with all your might. Next you tie the other end of the rope to the large bronze replica of the Liberty Bell. You turn to Narcinko. "I'm going into hyperspace to search for them. But I want something stronger than rope. Can you find me some chains? Also I need two flares and a photo of the president." "What do you need all this for?" "Just do it." Narcinko looks like he is about to punch you, but then he walks away down a dimly lit hallway. Fifteen minutes later, Narcinko returns with some chains made of a light, strong alloy. He hands you two flares that you stuff in your pocket along with a photo of the president. Narcinko helps you tie the chain in a harness-like configuration around your shoulders and waist. The loose chain is coiled on the floor, three hundred feet of it, and the other end tied to the Liberty Bell. Narcinko steps back suddenly when the thing in the bag starts writhing like a worm. "I'm going to leap upward into hyperspace. I'll signal you if there's trouble by tugging on the chain once quickly followed by two long tugs. Pull me back if you feel that." Narcinko looks from you to the pulsating bag then back to you. "This is crazy."
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This book is dedicated to Gillian A
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An unspeakable horror seized me. Th
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X contents Appendix E Four-Dimensio
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xii preface I first became excited
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XIV preface problems—from a four-
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XVI preface My soul is an entangled
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XVIII preface I've attempted to mak
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The trouble with integers is that w
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XXII introduction cal and national
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xxiv introduction snaps a few photo
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degrees of freedom FBI Headquarters
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DEGREES OF FREEDOM 5 Figure 1.1 A f
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DEGREES OF FREEDOM 7 Figure 1.3 A f
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DEGREES OF FREEDOM -9 1800s. Howeve
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DEGREES OF FREEDOM 13 angles and lo
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DEGREES OF FREEDOM 15 with other my
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DEGREES OF FREEDOM 17 Figure 1.4b K
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further readings 231 Ehrenfest, P (
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about the author Clifford A. Pickov
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index 10-D universe, 15 Abbott, Edw
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