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summoned?”
    â€œLet’s not say summoned—Let us just say invited—It’s more humane that way you see—Actually we are taking an opinion poll in regard to someone with whom I believe you have a long and close association, namely Mr. Winkhorst of The Lazarus Pharmaceutical Company—We are interviewing friends, relatives, co-­workers to predict his chances for reelection as captain of the chemical executive softball team—You must of course realize the importance of this matter in view of the company motto ‘Always play soft ball’ is it not?—Now just to give the interview life let us pretend that you are yourself Winkhorst and I will put the questions directly ketch?—Very well Mr. Winkhorst, let’s not waste time—We know that you are the chemist responsible for synthesizing the new hallucinogen drugs many of which have not yet been released even for experimental purposes—We know also that you have effected certain molecular alterations in the known hallucinogens that are being freely distributed in many quarters—­Precisely how are these alterations effected?—Please do not be deterred from making a complete statement by my obvious lack of technical knowledge—That is not my job—Your answers will be recorded and turned over to the Technical Department for processing.”
    â€œThe process is known as stress deformation—It is done or was done with a cyclotron—For example the mescaline molecule is exposed to cyclotron stress so that the energy field is deformed and some molecules are activated on fissionable level—Mescaline so processed will be liable to produce, in the human subject—(known as ‘canine preparations’)—uh unpleasant and dangerous symptoms and in particular ‘the heat syndrome’ which is a reflection of nuclear fission—Subjects complain they are on fire, confined in a suffocating furnace, white hot bees swarming in the body—The hot bees are of course the deformed mescaline molecules—I am putting it simply of course—”
    â€œThere are other procedures?”
    â€œOf course but always it is a question of deformation or association on a molecular level—Another procedure consists in exposing the mescaline molecule to certain virus cultures—The virus as you know is a very small particle and can be precisely associated on molecular chains—This association gives an additional tune-in with anybody who has suffered from a virus infection such as hepatitis for example—Much easier to produce the heat syndrome in such a preparation.”
    â€œCan this process be reversed? That is can you decontaminate a compound once the deformation has been effected?”
    â€œNot so easy—It would be simpler to recall our stock from the distributors and replace it.”
    â€œAnd now I would like to ask you if there could be benign associations—Could you for example associate mescaline with apomorphine on a molecular level?”
    â€œFirst we would have to synthesize the apomorphine formulae—As you know it is forbidden to do this.”
    â€œAnd for very good reason is it not, Winkhorst?”
    â€œYes—Apomorphine combats parasite invasion by stimulating the regulatory centers to normalize ­metabolism—A powerful variation of this drug could deactivate all verbal units and blanket the earth in silence, disconnecting the entire heat syndrome.”
    â€œYou could do this, Mr. Winkhorst?”
    â€œIt would not be easy—certain technical details and so little time—” He held up his thumb and forefinger a quarter inch apart.
    â€œDifficult but not impossible, Mr. Winkhorst?”
    â€œOf course not—If I receive the order—This is unlikely in view of certain facts known to both of us.”
    â€œYou refer to the scheduled nova date?”
    â€œOf course.”
    â€œYou are convinced that this