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Chapter 16

           

           BeforeIreturntomyadventuresIamcompelledtotelloneremarkableincidentthatoccurredinsolitary.Itisremarkableintwoways.Itshowstheastoundingmentalpowerofthatchildofthegutters,JakeOppenheimer;anditisinitselfconvincingproofoftheverityofmyexperienceswheninthejacketcoma.

           “Say,professor,”Oppenheimertappedtomeoneday.“WhenyouwasspielingthatAdamStrangyarn,Irememberyoumentionedplayingchesswiththatroyalsouseofanemperor’sbrother.Nowisthatchesslikeourkindofchess?”

           OfcourseIhadtoreplythatIdidnotknow,thatIdidnotrememberthedetailsafterIreturnedtomynormalstate.Andofcoursehelaughedgood-naturedlyatwhathecalledmyfoolery.YetIcoulddistinctlyrememberthatinmyAdamStrangadventureIhadfrequentlyplayedchess.ThetroublewasthatwheneverIcamebacktoconsciousnessinsolitary,unessentialandintricatedetailsfadedfrommymemory.

           ItmustberememberedthatforconvenienceIhaveassembledmyintermittentandrepetitionaljacketexperiencesintocoherentandconsecutivenarratives.Ineverknewinadvancewheremyjourneysintimewouldtakeme.Forinstance,IhaveascoreofdifferenttimesreturnedtoJesseFancherinthewagon-circleatMountainMeadows.

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