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THE GODS OF HYPERSPACE 151
Figure 6.3 If Lucifer were a 4-D being in Heaven, five feet upsilon from our 3-D
"plane," and then expelled delta below our world, could he, for a time, have gotten
stuck in our universe? This amusing fantasy leads to a good question: If there
were a fourth dimension, how come we seem to have such difficulty accessing it?
(Drawing by Brian Mansfield.)
payback, I'll guide you to the creature we have in the bag. And then we
will release the creature."
Can the creature understand you? The two black spheres just stare at
both you and the photos and then, suddenly, hundreds of moist, baseball-sized
flesh-balls come near you and you feel as if you're being pushed
down. There is a deep roaring sound. Is this what Lucifer felt as he was
expelled from Heaven? (Fig. 6.3).
You tumble to the White House floor along with Sally and the president.
There is a low rumble, and a painting of George Washington, hanging
on the wall, winks out of existence. Perhaps they have taken a souvenir.
Sally runs toward the hallway. "I'm getting out of here!"
"Sally, come back! I've made a deal with them. We're safe."
There, among some tall potted trees, Sally stops running. She stands
perfectly still, perfectly straight. One hand grasps a tortured convolution
of ficus bark, like talons of an eagle digging into the gray matter of a cat's