[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] seeing is a corporeal vision, can you measure it? Beatrice asked of Zoltan Szabo, Professor Emeritus of Psychology from the Edgar Cayce Institute for Neuro-kinetic Studies in Bucharest. Professor Szabo had been reading while Boru was talking. He took off his pince-nez when he heard Beatrice address him, set down his copy of the Delaware State News and rose.  Rather than consider this phenomenon as a vision, we researchers in extraordinary reality prefer to look at it from the point of view of natural physical laws. The tall, thin, almost frail, white-haired academic s Rumanian accent and Eastern European manner gave him an air of cultured respectability. He was the epitome of old world charm.  We have developed a theory that when an event like this takes place, a measurable amount of psi energy is released. His pale skin and alabaster hair and beard were in complete contrast with his black bow tie, vest, and Edwardian suit coat and trousers. He wore a starched white shirt with a high collar and onyx shirt studs and cufflinks.  What is psi energy? Is this something scientifically legitimate? Beatrice asked pointedly, concerned that she may have wasted her money on this angle. The professor s coal-black eyes flashed as he responded,  In my opinion, psi energy is as scientifically legitimate as the neutrino. Annoyed at the question, Professor Szabo continued,  All that is required for its proof is empirical data. It s simply a matter of capturing it on film, as it were. To that end we have employed the eminent psychometrician, Dr. Laszlo Yaeger, to build us a device to measure it.  Dr. Yaeger, would you please explain just how such a device operates? Zoltan asked his colleague. Laszlo Yaeger was a short, emaciated electrical engineer, whose eyes looked like saucers behind his thick glasses. His lab coat fit like it was draped on a scarecrow and he had hair like a fright wig. The eminent psychometrician s little bird arms flapped in agitation when everyone s attention turned towards him. Instead of answering immediately, Laszlo left the group, flitted to the back of his van and retrieved something from inside. He returned quickly, rolling a large device that looked like a Weber Grill with a control panel attached to it into the midst of the group.  It might be easiest if you think of a psychomophometer as a psi energy trap, Laszlo explained with a nervous waiver in his voice.  We use it to measure psychic activity. When Clay Stool is having his vision, this instrument s sensors will precisely quantify any psi energy he s discharging.  And if he is not discharging? Beatrice thought she already knew the answer.  Then he is what we call a phony.  You ve hired a ghost buster, Ms. Howe! Brendan derisively looked at Laszlo,  In search of ectoplasm.  You will not ridicule any of your peers, Beatrice ordered. She didn t want her hired hands fighting amongst themselves and ruining her plans. Brendan had a look upon his face that seemed to say, These are not my peers, but he kept his mouth shut. The meeting was running longer than she d expected, and Beatrice didn t want to cut short the time her experts had to prepare for the afternoon s activities. There were cameras and microphones to place, sound levels to check, and the psychomophometer to set up. The Hour of Forgiveness started at three and she wanted all her people and their equipment in place and tested an hour before the show started. Having laid out the battle plan for the day, she shouted,  Okay, enough of this gabfest. It s time to climb down from your ivory towers and get to work. She was confident that once her forces were arrayed she would have the opportunity for journalistic immortality in her grasp. I ll be up there with Woodward and Bernstein, she thought, imagining herself on the Mount Rushmore of journalism. 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