第40部分(第3/7 頁)

ge；〃　he　said。　〃Just　think：　if　you　were　a　sculptor；　first　you　would　get　an　idea；　and　then　you　would　carve　it　in　stone　or　wood；　to　make　it　real。　The　idea　es　first；　then　the　execution　follows；　with　some　added　effort　to　create　a　reality　that　reflects　your　prior　thoughts。　That's　the　way　the　world　works　for　us。　We　imagine　something；　and　then　we　try　to　make　it　happen。　Sometimes　the　way　we　make　it　happen　is　unconscious…like　the　guy　who　just　happens　to　go　home　unexpectedly　at　lunchtime　and　catches　his　wife　in　bed　with　another　man。　He　doesn't　consciously　plan　it。　It　just　sort　of　happens　by　itself。〃

〃Or　the　wife　who　catches　the　husband　in　bed　with　another　woman；〃　Beth　said。

〃Yes；　of　course。　The　point　is；　we　manage　to　make　things　happen　all　the　time　without　thinking　about　them　too　much。　I　don't　think　of　every　word　when　I　talk　to　you。　I　just　intend　to　say　something　and　it　es　out　okay。〃

〃Yes　。。。〃

〃So　we　can　make　plicated　creations　like　sentences　without　effort。　But　we　can't　make　other　plicated　＇＇271＇＇　creations　like　sculptures　without　effort。　We　believe　we　have　to　do　something　besides　simply　have　an　idea。〃

〃And　we　do；〃　Beth　said。

〃Well；　Harry　doesn't。　Harry's　gone　one　step　further。　He　doesn't　have　to　carve　the　statue　any　more。　He　just　gets　the　idea；　and　things　happen　by　themselves。　He　manifests　things。〃

〃Harry　imagines　a　frightening　squid；　and　suddenly　we　have　a　frightening　squid　outside　our　window？〃

〃Exactly。　And　when　he　loses　consciousness；　the　squid　disappears。〃

〃And　he　got　this　power　from　the　sphere？〃

〃Yes。〃

Beth　frowned。　〃Why　is　he　doing　this？　Is　he　trying　to　kill　us？〃

Norman　shook　his　head。　〃No。　I　think　he's　in　over　his　head。〃

〃How　do　you　mean？〃

〃Well；〃　Norman　said；　〃we've　consider