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""Practically,yousendyoursoulintoanotherperson’sbody.""Well,youmightputitthatway.""Andwhatdoesyourownbodydo?""Itmerelyfeelslethargic.""Well,butistherenodangertoyourownhealth?"Iasked."Theremightbealittle.Youhavetobecarefulnevertoletyourownconsciousnessabsolutelygo;otherwise,youmightexperiencesomedifficultyinfindingyourwaybackagain.Youmustalwayspreservetheconnection,asitwere.IamafraidIexpressmyselfverybadly,ProfessorGilroy,butofcourseIdon’tknowhowtoputthesethingsinascientificway.Iamjustgivingyoumyownexperiencesandmyownexplanations."Well,Ireadthisovernowatmyleisure,andImarvelatmyself!IsthisAustinGilroy,themanwhohaswonhiswaytothefrontbyhishardreasoningpowerandbyhisdevotiontofact?HereIamgravelyretailingthegossipofawomanwhotellsmehowhersoulmaybeprojectedfromherbody,andhow,whilesheliesinalethargy,shecancontroltheactionsofpeopleatadistance.DoIacceptit?Certainlynot.Shemustproveandre-provebeforeIyieldapoint.ButifIamstillasceptic,Ihaveatleastceasedtobeascoffer.Wearetohaveasittingthisevening,andsheistotryifshecanproduceanymesmericeffectuponme.Ifshecan,itwillmakeanexcellentstarting-pointforourinvestigation.Noonecanaccuseme,atanyrate,ofcomplicity.Ifshecannot,wemusttryandfindsomesubjectwhowillbelikeCaesar’swife.Wilsonisperfectlyimpervious.10P.M.IbelievethatIamonthethresholdofanepoch-makinginvestigation.