第24部分(第3/7 頁)

od；　my　energy's　back；　headache's　gone…and　earlier　I　remembered　everything　about　that　sphere　and　what　was　inside　it。　But　every　minute　that　passes；　it　seems　to　fade。　You　know；　the　way　a　dream　fades？　You　remember　it　when　you　wake　up；　but　an　hour　later；　it's　gone？〃

〃Harry。〃

〃I　remember　that　it　was　wonderful；　and　beautiful。　Something　about　lights；　swirling　lights。　But　that's　all。〃

〃How　did　you　get　the　door　to　open？〃

＇＇155＇＇　〃Oh；　that。　It　was　very　clear　at　the　time；　I　remember　I　had　worked　it　all　out；　I　knew　exactly　what　to　do。〃

〃What　did　you　do？〃

〃I'm　sure　it　will　e　back　to　me。〃

〃You　don't　remember　how　you　opened　the　door？〃

〃No。　I　just　remember　this　sudden　insight；　this　certainty；　about　how　it　was　done。　But　I　can't　remember　the　details。　Why；　does　somebody　else　want　to　go　in？　Ted；　probably。〃

〃I'm　sure　Ted　would　like　to　go　in…〃

〃…I　don't　know　if　that's　a　good　idea。　Frankly；　I　don't　think　Ted　should　do　it。　Think　how　boring　he'll　be　with　his　speeches；　after　he　es　out。　'I　visited　an　alien　sphere'　by　Ted　Fielding。　We'd　never　hear　the　end　of　it。〃

And　he　giggled。

Ted　is　right；　Norman　thought。　He's　definitely　manic。　There　was　a　speedy；　overly　cheerful　quality　to　Harry。　His　characteristic　slow　sarcasm　was　gone；　replaced　by　a　sunny；　open；　very　quick　manner。　And　a　kind　of　laughing　indifference　to　everything；　an　imbalance　in　his　sense　of　what　was　important。　He　had　said　he　couldn't　crack　the　code。　He　had　said　he　couldn't　remember　what　happened　inside　the　sphere；　or　how　he　had　opened　it。　And　he　didn't　seem　to　think　it　mattered。

〃Harry；　when　you　first　came　out　of　the　sphere；　you　seemed　worried。〃

〃Did　I？　Had　a　brutal　headache；　I　remember　that。〃

〃You　kept　saying　we　should　go　to　the　surface