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T H E U N D E R G R O U N D E M P I R E

In March of 1980, John J. William, a N!" M!#ico $Pa%rio%$ "ho &'(lih!) %h! an%i*+omm'ni%ori!n%!) $REE- MG/INE$ a% %h! %im! aaila(l! from2 +on'm!r%ronic +o., c3o John J.

William. Pr!., 4011 +r!c!n% Dr., P.O. Dra"!r 567., lamoar)o, NM 88610 r!!al!) om!incr!)i(l! )!%ail on an all!!) '(%!rran!an :%!m "hich %h! Na: ha) (!!n !#&lorin (!lo" %h!"!%!rn Uni%!) ;%a%!. Th! r!&or% a&&!ar!) in i'! No. < of hi maa=in!, an) "a la%!r r!&ro)'c!)in %h! >all, 1985 ?1


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$On! r!&on! "a from a r!%ir!) con!n%ional '(marin! )'%:C * ran%on '(marin!comman)!r, "ho accor)in %o him, &!n% man: :!ar in %h! "a%!r off +alifornia. H! %a%!) %ha% %h!ca!rn )o NOT !#i%.

$no%h!r r!&on! "a from an anon:mo' &!ron "ho ci%!) 'n&'(lih!) oil com&an:!imora&hical )a%a, an) %a%!), Bl%ho'h mo% of %h! ca!rn :o' )!&ic% in :o'r )ra"in ar!

mall!r, lar!r or loca%!) om!"ha% )iff!r!n%l: %han %h! ac%'al ca!rn, :o' ar! !!n%iall: corr!c%...M: informa%ion i mor! '&*%o*)a%! %han "ha% :o' a&&ar!n%l: r!li!) '&on.B H! or h! )i) no%'&&l: an: ma& %o &in )o"n o'r )iff!r!nc!, A'% om! "ri%%!n )!cri&%ion. Ho"!!r, om!Fno"l!)!a(l! &!ron co'l) &ro(a(l: )!)'c! hi or h!r o!rall Bma&B from %h! ol'mino'!imora&hical )a%a !n%. I am in %h! &roc! of looFin for %hi in&'% i%B (!!n !!ral :!ar no"an) i% ma: ha! all (!!n %hro"n o'%... Inci)!n%all:, %h! oil com&an: !imic )a%a ha) m'ch )a%aro'n) %h! >r!no ar!a if %ha% h!l& an:.

$On! inci)!n% "hich %!n) %o confirm %h! fac% %ha% +alifornia i in fac% floa%in on %h! oc!an"a a %or: "hich ma)! %h! h!a)lin! in r!c!n% :!ar. Thi inci)!n% inol!) an oil )ico!r:

(!n!a%h -on !ach, +alifornia. Wh!n oil com&ani! (!an &'m&in oil o'% of %h! ro'n) (!n!a%h

-on !ach i% "a oon l!arn!) %ha% %h! !n%ir! ci%: EGN ;INING INTO THE O+EN

$I% anF '& %o 4< f!!% an) )iF! ha) %o (! ('il% %o F!!& o'% %h! "a%!r. Th! &ro(l!m i%!m&oraril: (!in r!c%ifi!) (: B"a%!r inA!c%ionB**i.!. &'m&in an !'ial!n% amo'n% of WTERin%o %h! ro'n) %o %h! amo'n% of oil an) "a%!r %aF!n o'%, in or)!r %o F!!& %h! ci%: >-OT$

On! %hin "hich ma: (! of in%!r!% in conn!c%ion "i%h Mr. WilliamB acco'n% "a a %a%!m!n% "hich"a ma)! (: a &romin!n% +alifornia ifoo% in!%ia%or (: %h! nam! of irinia -o'i! ;"anon,"ho ha )on! a oo) )!al of %'): on ca! an) %h!ir conn!c%ion %o %h! ifoo% &h!nom!na. ;h!r!f!r %o %h!! ca!rn in %h! follo"in "or)2

$...;om!"h!r! I o% %h! i)!a %ha% a (i &or%ion of D!a%h all!: i loca%!) on a h!lf of >-;E(!)rocF. c!r%ain %:&! of !ar%h'aF! "o'l) colla&! all of i% )o"n %o an !normo' !ri! ofca!rn %ha% "o'l) o&!n '& in%o ano%h!r Gran) +an:on.$

ccor)in %o o'r Fno"l!)!, %h! onl: n'cl!ar '(marin! !!r %o )ia&&!ar 'n)!r m:%!rio'circ'm%anc! "!r! %h! U.;.; THRE;HER an) %h! U.;.;. ;+ORPION. I% i 'nc!r%ain "h!%h!r %h!r!%ir!) Na: Offic!r "ho John J. William &oF! of "a r!f!rrin %o %h! THRE;HER or %h!;+ORPION, al%ho'h %h! )ia&&!aranc! of %h! Thr!h!r &ro(a(l: ca'!) mor! &'(lici%:. Th!Thr!h!r "a %h! -ED ;HIP or B>laB hi& in %h! "orl)B mo% a)anc!) cla of n'cl!ar a%%acF

'(marin!. ;h! "a )!in!) %o o&!ra%! )!!&!r an) mor! il!n%l: %han an: of h!r &r!)!c!or an)"a alo !n)o"!) "i%h inifican% a)anc! in onar !'i&m!n%, in noi! r!)'c%ion, an) in fir!*con%rol. ll in all, h! "a %h! mo% a)anc!) in%!rna%ional '(marin! in %h! "orl) a% %h! %im! of h!r)ia&&!aranc! an) "o'l) ha! (!!n an i)!al choic! for a %o&* !cr!% miion 'ch a %h! !#&lora%ionof %h! ca!rn m!n%ion!) (: John WilliamB o'rc!.

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%h! &oi(ili%: of a lon*)i%anc! conn!c%ion or $comm'nion$ on a )!!&, !mo%ional l!!l (!%"!!n ah'(an) an) a "if! ho'l) no% n!c!aril: (! conin!) %o %h! r!alm of %h! occ'l% or $&:chic$

&h!nom!na. Man: r!liion (!li!! %ha% %h! !r: &iri%'al na%'r! of a h'(an) an) a "if! ar!'ni%!) '&on %h! con'mma%ion of a marria!, an) %h' %h!: (!com!, a +hri%ian %!achin a:,$on! fl!h$. Th! ac%'al "or) of %hi "oman, "ho "a in%!ri!"!) (: Will +aron an) J!anni!Jo:**%"o "ri%!r )!o%!) %o &'r'in %ran! !!n%**hor%l: af%!r %h! Thr!h!r inci)!n%, "!r! a

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$M: h'(an) "a on %h! '(marin! Thr!h!r "h!n i% )ia&&!ar!). I )onB% coni)!r m:!lf a"i)o". I )onB% (!li!! m: h'(an) i )!a). No, i%B no% a ma%%!r of A'% no% (!in a(l! %o (!li!! i%,%o acc!&% r!ali%: I A'% canB% !% o!r %h! conic%ion %ha% h!B %ill ali! om!"h!r!. I lo! m:h'(an) !r: m'ch. I Fno" h! lo!)**lo! m!. W! "!r! !r: clo!. W! co'l) al"a: %!ll "h!nom!%hin "a "ron "i%h !ach o%h!r. In%'i%ion, I '!. I ho'l) ha! f!l% om!%hin %h! in%an%%h!r! "a %ro'(l!, if h! "a r!all: in !rio' %ro'(l! an) Fn!" i%**a ma%%!r of lif! an) )!a%h**('% I)i)nB%.$

$Wha% )o :o' (!li!! r!all: ha&&!n!)C$ +aron an) Jo: aF!) %h! a%%rac%i! :o'n "oman.

$Mo% &!o&l! %hinF IBm cra=: "h!n I a: %hi, ('% I (!li!! %h! Thr!h!r "a ca&%'r!).$

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$I canB% a: for 'r!, ('% %h!r! W; a R'ian '(marin! &o%%!) n!ar %h!r! %ha% )a: %ha% i,n!ar "h!r! i% REPORTED- anih!) 440 mil! off o%on har(or**onl: I canB% imain! ho" !!n%h! R'ian co'l) +PTURE a !!l liF! %h! Thr!h!r "i%ho'% l!ain %h! lih%!% !i)!nc!$

Th! follo"in acco'n%, conc!rnin an ar!a A'% !a% of I;HOP OWEN; --E,+-I>ORNI, "a r!la%!) (: al al!rian in hi B-EDING EDGEB N!"l!%%!r, D!c. 1989 * Jan.1990 i'!. Th! ar%icl!, %i%l!)2 BDEEP ;PRINGB;, +-I>ORNIB, %a%!)2

$D!!& ;&rin, +alifornia i an ar!a %ha% i (!comin Fno"n a %h! i%! for !r: %ran! !!n%.ccor)in %o %h! informa%ion r!l!a!) (o%h on %h! air on EG*M an) from o%h!r o'rc!, %h!ar!a i f'll of %ran! &!o&l! "an)!rin aro'n) in (lacF 'i%. Th!r! ha! alo (!!n r'mor %ha%%h!r! i an 'n)!rro'n) facili%: in %h! ar!a. +h!cFin "i%h rai%: anomal: ma& &ro!) %ha% %h!r!ar! lar! cai%i! 'n)!r %h! ro'n) in %ha% ar!a. Th! "il)!% claim r!la%i! %o %h! ar!a ha! %a%!)%ha% ali!n lif!form ar! (!in r!l!a!) %h!r!... D!!& ;&rin -aF! ha (!!n &ro(!) an) i% a&&!ar

(o%%oml!. Di!r ha! %ra!l!) alon an 'n)!rro'n) ri!r 47 mil! %o"ar) %h! -a !a ar!a(!for! hain %o %'rn aro'n).$ Thi Bri!rB "o'l) &ro(a(l: ha! (!!n a B&ar%iall:B "a%!r*fill!) ca!

"i%h a lar! %r!am or ri!r flo"in %hro'h i%, ra%h!r %han an !n%ir!l: 'n)!r"a%!r &aa!, inc! 47mil! "o'l) 'n)o'(%!)l: (! !n%ir!l: o'% of %h! '!%ion if i% "!r! all 'n)!r"a%!r %ra!l, "i%h&r!!n% )iin %!chnolo: * ran%on.

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K Mr. P.E. cam! '&on a circ'lar hol! in %h! ro'n), a(o'% nin! f!!% in )iam!%!r, "hich !#')!) a'l&h'ro' %!am an) !!m!) r!c!n%l: %o ha! (!!n fill!) "i%h ho% "a%!r. f!" f!!% from %h!'rfac! %h! haf% %ooF a %an!n% co'r! "hich looF!) !ail: acc!i(l! an), '&on an im&'l! "i%h"hich "! canno% :m&a%hi=!, %h! )a'n%l! E.B, arm!) onl: "i%h a flahlih%, for%h"i%h cra"l!))o"n in%o %ha% hol!.

$% a )!&%h "!B! fail!) %o r!cor) %h! o(li'! %'nn!l o&!n!) in%o a hori=on%al corri)or "ho!)ri&&in "all, no" !ncr'%!) "i%h min!ral, co'l) onl: ha! (!!n car!) (: h'man han),co'n%l! a! ao * of %hi %h! E.B f!l% c!r%ain. Th! !n) of %h! hor% &aa! "a (locF!) (: "ha%!!m!) %o (! a h'! )oor"a: of oli) rocF "hich, ho"!!r, "o'l)nB% :i!l). Th! lih% of %h!ir flah"a %'rn!) %o a corn!r "h!r! "a%!r )ri&&!) from a &ro%'(!ranc! * "hich &ro!) %o (! a )!lica%!l:car!) fac!, )i%or%!) no" (: %h! cr:%alli=!) min!ral, an) from "ho! a&in mo'%h "a%!r i'!).

$ Mr. an) Mr. E. %oo) %h!r! in il!n% a"! * "on)!rin "ha% la: (!hin) %ha% immoa(l!)oor * %h! %ran!% %hin of all ha&&!n!)...('% o'r chronolo: "ill no% (! incorr!c% if "! "ai% %ill%h!: r!%'rn %o %h! 'rfac! (!for! r!!alin %hi, for no" %h! "a%!r (!an 'hin from %h! car!)mo'%h an) from o%h!r 'n!!n )'c% !l!"h!r! in %ha% ca! an) riin a% an alarmin ra%!

$Th!: h'rri!) %o %h! 'rfac!, an) in l! %han half an ho'r %h!r! "a onl: a 'i%! or)inar:a&&!arin &ool of "arm min!ral "a%!r on %h! )!!r% floor.

$BDo :o' Fno",B Mr. E. ai) %o h!r h'(an), B"hil! I %oo) )o"n %h!r! I h!ar) m'ic * %h!%ran!%, mo% "!ir) m'ic IB) !!r h!ar). '% i% !!m!) %o com! from !!r:"h!r! a% onc!, orini)! m: o"n h!a). I '! i% "a A'% m: imaina%ion.B

$Mr. E. %'rn!) &al!. BM: Go),B h! ai) I %ho'h% i% "a M imaina%ion, ('% I h!ar) i%, %oo *liF! m'ic from om! o%h!r "orl)B

$Wh: )o %h!: call %ha% rocF forma%ion n!ar "h!r! %h! EB ha) %h!ir %ran! !#&!ri!nc! +aaDia(lo * %h! D!ilB ho'!C n) "h: )i) %h! In)ian nam! %ha% ar!a In:o * )"!llin &lac! of %h!r!a% &iri%C$

Erich . !n, Jr., in hi ar%icl! BTOP ;E+RET2 -IEN U>O ;E;B ;ER+H Maa=in!,;'mm!r 1991 i'!, &r!!n%!) %h! follo"in r!!la%ion conc!rnin %h! U>O*;'(%!rran!aconn!c%ion2

$... r!a% )!al of U>O r!!arch ha alo l!) %o %h! concl'ion %ha% ario'...&!ci! of ali!n

ha! !% '& !cr!% 'n)!rro'n) (a! in %h! Uni%!) ;%a%! an) o%h!r co'n%ri!. I% i loical %o a'm!%ha% 'ch (a! ha! alo (!!n !%a(lih!) !l!"h!r! in %h! olar :%!m. If 'ch (a! !#i%, "h!r!"o'l) "! fin) %h!mC E#i%in informa%ion allo" ' %o maF! a f!" !)'ca%!) '!!.

$ERTH ;E;2 UNDERGROUND * Th! )arF, ca!rno' "orl) (!n!a%h o'% f!!% i %h!o'rc! of man: (afflin m:%!ri!. +lan)!%in! U>O (a! ma: (! hi))!n )!!& "i%hin %h! !ar%h inna%'ral an)3or ar%ificial ca!rn. a form!r m!m(!r of %h! Na%ional ;&!l!oloical ;oci!%: N;;, Iam "!ll a"ar! of %h! a% !#%!n% of ca! :%!m "i%hin %h! Uni%!) ;%a%!. In m: o"n na%i! %a%! ofMio'ri, for !#am&l!, %h!r! ar! o!r 4,500 Fno"n ca! an) )o=!n of n!" on! (!in )ico!r!)!!r: :!ar. Man: of %h!! ca! ar! in%rica%!l: linF!) %o!%h!r (: n'm!ro' &aa!"a: an)in%!rconn!c%in cham(!r.

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maF! a r!a% arc %hro'h !n%'cF:, In)iana, Illinoi an) UNDER %h! Miii&&i Ri!r !#%!n)inin%o Mio'ri, rFana, an) OFlahoma ;T ;E+TION O> THE +ENTR- ND;OUTHERN UNITED ;TTE; MU;T -IE OE ONE IMMEN;E +ERN ;;TEM

$Man: ca! &o! room h'n)r!) of f!!% in l!n%h, "i)%h, an) h!ih%. In mo% ca!, %h!!h'! na%'ral ca!rn can onl: (! r!ach!) an) !#&lor!) "i%h %h! '%mo% Fill an) &!r!!ranc!.

Th!r! ar! onl: a f!" %ho'an) N;; m!m(!r in %h! Uni%!) ;%a%! an) onl: a f!" h'n)r!) of %hin'm(!r ar! ac%i! &!l'nF!r. Wi%h o f!" &!l'nF!r &r!a) o!r 'ch a lar! ar!a, onl: a !r:mall frac%ion of %h! %!n of %ho'an) of Fno"n ca! in %hi co'n%r: ha! (!!n car!f'll: ma&&!)an) !#&lor!). Tho'an) of o%h!r ca! r!main 'n)ico!r!) an) 'n!#&lor!).

$E#%!ni! !i)!nc! in)ica%! %ha% ca! in %h! Uni%!) ;%a%! ma: (! conn!c%!) "i%h ca! ino%h!r &ar% of %h! "orl). In M!#ico, %h! ca! Fno"n a B;o%ano )! la Golon)rinaB, or (a!m!n% of%h! "allo", in %h! M'nici&io )! 'imo, ;.-.P., r!ach! a )!&%h of 1100 f!!% 66@ m!%!r. Th!ca! i ac%'all: a ian% BinFhol!B or Bhol!B in %h! ro'n) "i%h a n!arl: circ'lar o&!nin a% %h! %o&,h'n)r!) of f!!% in )iam!%!r. I% i im&oi(l! %o clim( )o"n %h! i)! of Golon)rina (!ca'! %h!"all of %h! o&!nin ar! %oo moo%h an) $(!ll!)*o'%$. To r!ach %h! (o%%om of %h! ca!, a &!cial

ro&! o!r 1100 f!!% lon m'% (! !c'r!) a% %h! %o& of %h! o&!nin an) )ro&&!) in%o %h! inFhol!.E#&lor!r m'% %h!n )!c!n) in%o %h! :a"nin hol! on! a% a %im! 'in &!cial ca! r!&!llin !aran) clim(in %!chni'!. % %h! (o%%om of ;o%ano )! la Golon)rina ar! n'm!ro' Bl!a)B oro&!nin %o a m'l%i&lici%: of )iff!r!n% cr!ic!, &aa!, cra"l"a:, an) room "hich ha! n!!r

(!!n ma&&!) or in!%ia%!).

$Th! !n%ranc! %o Golon)rina i loca%!) in on! of %h! mo% &rimi%i! an) 'nciili=!) ar!a ofM!#ico an) local inha(i%an% ar! afrai) %o a&&roach %h! ca! (!ca'! %h!: (!li!! i% i f'll of B!il&iri%B "hich l'r! &!o&l! %o %h!ir )!a%h. Th!: %!ll %ori! of &!o&l! m:%!rio'l: )ia&&!arin n!!r%o (! h!ar) from aain "hil! &ain n!ar %h! ca! !n%ranc!. Th!! %ori! ma: (! (a!) mor! onfac% %han fic%ion2 %h!: ar! imilar in om! r!&!c% %o U>O a()'c%ion r!&or%. !ca'! of i% h'!i=!, r!mo%! loca%ion, an) 'ni'! !oloical %r'c%'r!, Golon)rina "o'l) (! an i)!al U>O (a!.

Na%'rall: camo'fla!) ca! in o%h!r &ar% of %h! "orl) ma: !r! a !#c!ll!n% na%'ral (a!, "a:%a%ion, an) B)!&o%B for U>O.

$n 'n)!rro'n) n'cl!ar %!% call!) %h! B;choon!r E#&!rim!n%B con)'c%!) in D!c!m(!r, 19i! )a: af%!r %h! %!%, %h!ra)ia%ion l!!l ro! from 10 %o 40 %im! in +ana)a, 1000 mil! a"a: from %h! N!a)a %!% i%! Th!onl: "a: %h! ra)ioac%i! )'% co'l) ha! %ra!l!) %ha% far i %hro'h an in%!rconn!c%!) :%!m ofca! !#%!n)in all %h! "a: from N!a)a %o +ana)a$

o'rF! -!!, in hi (ooF BDETH --E MENB MacMillan +o.,N.. 1964, cha&%!r2 $Ol)Gol)$, )!cri(! a con!ra%ion "hich h! ha) !!ral :!ar ao "i%h a mall ro'& of D!a%h all!:r!i)!n%. Th! con!ra%ion ha) !!n%'all: %'rn!) %o %h! '(A!c% of Paih'%! In)ian l!!n). % on!

&oin% %"o of %h! m!n, JacF an) ill, )!cri(!) %h!ir !#&!ri!nc! "i%h an B'n)!rro'n) ci%:B "hich%h!: claim!) %o ha! )ico!r!) af%!r on! of %h!m ha) fall!n %hro'h %h! (o%%om of an ol) min!haf% n!ar Wina%! Pa. Th!: fo'n) %h!m!l! in a na%'ral 'n)!rro'n) ca!rn "hich %h!:claim!) %o ha! follo"!) a(o'% 40 mil! nor%h in%o %h! h!ar% of %h! Panamin% Mo'n%ain. To %h!irama=!m!n%, %h!: all!!)l: fo'n) %h!m!l! in an h'!, anci!n%, 'n)!rro'n) ca!rn ci%:. Th!:claim!) %ha% %h!: )ico!r!) "i%hin %h! ci%: !!ral &!rf!c%l: &r!!r!) Bm'mmi!B, "hich "or!

%hicF arm (an), "i!l)!) ol) &!ar, !%c. Th! ci%: ha) a&&ar!n%l: (!!n a(an)on!) for a!, !#c!&%for %h! m'mmi!, an) %h! !n%ir! 'n)!rro'n) :%!m looF!) !r: anci!n%. I% "a form!rl: li%, %h!:fo'n) o'% (: acci)!n%, (: an in!nio' :%!m of lih% f!) (: '(%!rran!an a!. Th!: claim!) %o


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ha! !!n a lar!, &olih!) $ro'n) %a(l!$ "hich looF!) a if i% ma: ha! (!!n &ar% of an anci!n%co'ncil cham(!r, ian% %a%'! of oli) ol), %on! a'l% an) $)ra"!r$ f'll of ol) (ar an)!m%on! of all Fin), h!a: %on! $"h!!l(arro"$ "hich "!r! &!rf!c%l: (alanc!) an)ci!n%ificall:*con%r'c%!) o %ha% a chil) co'l) '! %h!m, h'! %on! )oor "hich "!r! almo%

&!rf!c%l: (alanc!) (: co'n%!r*"!ih%, an) o%h!r incr!)i(l! ih%.

Th!: alo claim!) %o ha! follo"!) %h! ca!rn '&"ar) %o a hih!r l!!l "hich 'l%ima%!l: o&!n!)o'% on%o %h! fac! of %h! Panamin%, a(o'% half*"a: '& %h! !a%!rn lo&!, in %h! form of a f!" anci!n%%'nn!l*liF! 'a:. Th!: r!ali=!) %ha% %h! all!: (!lo" "a onc! 'n)!r "a%!r an) %h!: !!n%'all:cam! %o %h! concl'ion %ha% %h! arch!) o&!nin "!r! anci!n% B)ocFB for !a !!l. Th!: co'l)all!!)l: !! >'rnac! +r!!F Ranch an) Wah far (!lo" %h!m. Th!: %ol) o'rF! -!! %ha% %h!: ha)

(ro'h% om! of %h! %r!a'r! o'% of %h! ca!rn an) %ri!) %o !% '& a )!al "i%h c!r%ain &!o&l!,incl')in ci!n%i% aocia%!) "i%h %h! ;mi%honian In%i%'%!, in or)!r %o ain h!l& %o !#&lor! an)

&'(lici=! %h! ci%: a on! of %h! B"on)!r of %h! "orl)B. Th!! !ffor% !n)!) in )ia&&oin%m!n%ho"!!r "h!n a Bfri!n)B of %h!ir %ol! %h! %r!a'r! "hich "a alo %h! !i)!nc! an) %h!: "!r!coff!) a% an) r!A!c%!) (: %h! ci!n%i% "h!n %h!: "!n% %o ho" %h!m %h! Bmin!B !n%ranc! an) co'l)no% fin) i%. r!c!n% clo')*('r%, %h!: claim!), ha) al%!r!) an) r!arran!) %h! !n%ir! co'n%r:i)! an)

%h! lan)ca&! )i) no% looF liF! i% ha) (!!n (!for!. Wh!n -!! la% h!ar) from %h! %"o m!n, ill an)JacF, %h!: "!r! &r!&arin %o clim( %h! !a% fac! of %h! Panamin% %o loca%! %h! anci!n% %'nn!lo&!nin or 'a: hih '& %h! i)! of %h! %!!& lo&!. o'rF! -!! n!!r )i) !! or h!ar from hifri!n) !!r aain.

D'rin %h! l!n%h: con!ra%ion "h!r!in %h!: fir% r!!al!) %h! !cr!% of %h! 'n)!rro'n) ci%: %o-!! an) o%h!r, %h! )ic'ion %'rn!) %o %h! %o&ic of a Paih'%! In)ian l!!n) %ha% %h!: ha) h!ar)"hich "a r!marFa(l: imilar %o an anci!n% Gr!cian m:%h. Th! Paih'%! l!!n) conc!rn!) a %ri(alchi!f "ho! "if! ha) )i!), an) "ho accor)in %o %h! %ra)i%ion %ooF a &iri%'al Ao'rn!: %o %h!'n)!r"orl) %o fin) h!r, an) '&on r!%'rnin "i%h h!r h! BlooF!) (acFB an) a %hi "a for(i))!n h!"a no% allo"!) %o (rin hi "if! (acF "i%h him from %h! )!a). Thi "o'l) no% (! %h! am! a %h!mor! %ani(l! %or: r!la%!) in an !arli!r fil!, a %ol) (: %h! Naaho Oa*MaF!, conc!rnin a Paih'%!chi!f "ho "a all!!)l: PH;I+-- %aF!n in%o %h! 'n)!rro'n) ci%i! of %h! Ha*m'' )!!&

(!lo" %h! Panamin%. f%!r %hi l!!n) "a r!f!rr!) %o, %h! con!ra%ion %'rn!) %o a )ic'ion of anall!!) '(%!rran!an rac!, "ho "!r! (!li!!) %o inha(i% !r: )!!& ca!rn far (!lo" %h! D!a%hall!: ar!a. Paih'%! l!!n) of %h! $Ha*m''$ in)ica%! %ha% %h!! anci!n% )"!ll!r of %h!Panamin% a(an)on!) %h! anci!n% ci%: "i%hin %h! mo'n%ain i%!lf an) mira%!) %o )!!&!r an) lar!rca!rn (!lo". +o'l) %h! follo"in %or: %i!*in "i%h %h! Paih'%! l!!n) of %h! Ha*m''C W!"ill !n%!r %h! con!ra%ion "i%h %h! follo"in )ico'r! from o'rF! -!!2

$...Th! &rof!or an) JacF an) ill a% in %h! li%%l! cana ho'! in Emiran% +an:on an) h!ar)

%h! l!!n) all %h! "a: %hro'h. Th! &rof!or ai), BTha% %or:, in i% !!n%ial, i %h! %or: ofOr&h!' an) E'r:)ic!.B

$B!,B I ai). BI%B alo a Pai'%! l!!n). ;om! In)ian %ol) %ha% l!!n) %o John W!l!: Po"!ll in%h! i#%i!.B

$BTha%B !r: in%!r!%in,B ai) %h! &rof!or. BI%B o clo! a &arall!l %o Or&h!' an) E'r:)ic!%ha% %h! %or: mih% "!ll ha! (!!n lif%!) (o)il: from %h! Gr!!F.B

$JacF ai), BI "o'l)nB% (! 'r&ri!). I Fn!" a Gr!!F. I foro% hi nam!, ('% h! ran a r!%a'ran%in almo% !!r: minin %o"n I !!r "a in. H! "a an !#%!ni! "an)!r!r. Th! Gr!!F ar! r!a%

%ra!l!r.B

$ill ai), BTh!: )onB% m!an r!%a'ran% Gr!!F. Th! Gr!!F %h!:Br! %alF!n a(o'% ha! (!!n )!a)


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$BWha% of i%CB aF!) JacF, Bma:(! %h! !arl: Gr!!F "a r!a% %ra!l!r, %oo.B

$Th! &rof!or ai), BI%B !r: in%!r!%in.B

$BNo" (o'% %ha% %'nn!l,B ai) ill, "i%h hi for!h!a) "ra&&!) in a fro"n. Bo' ai) %hiIn)ian "!n% %hro'h a %'nn!l in%o a %ran! co'n%r:, )i)nB% :o'CB

$B!,B I ai). BI %hinF I call!) i% a ca! or a ca!rn, ('% I '&&o! a min!r "o'l) call i% a %'nn!l.Wh:CB

$BH!r!B a f'nn: %hin,B ai) ill. BThi In)ian %ra&&!r liin rih% acro %h! can:on ha a %or:a(o'% a %'nn!l, an i%B no% a %ho'an) :!ar ol) !i%h!r. Tom Wilon %ol) m! %ha% hi ran)fa%h!r "!n%%hro'h %hi %'nn!l an) )ia&&!ar!). H! "a on! %hr!! :!ar, an "h!n h! cam! (acF h! ai) h!B)

(!!n in a %ran! co'n%r: liin amon %ran! &!o&l!. Tha% %'nn!l i '&&o!) %o (! om!"h!r! in%h! Panamin% no% a"f'l far from "h!r! "!Br! i%%!n. No" Wha% )o :o' maF! of %ha%CB

$JacF ai), BI %hinF TomB ran)fa%h!r "a an a"f'l liar.B

$I ai), BTomB ran)fa%h!r li!) "h!n %h! Pai'%! "!r! F!!&in %h!ir %ri(al lor! ali!. H!&ro(a(l: Fn!" %h! ol) l!!n). Po"!ll h!ar) i% in N!a)a onl: i#%:*fi! :!ar ao.B

$BI%B !r: in%!r!%in,B ai) %h! &rof!or.

$BI o% an i)!a a(o'% i%,B ai) ill, %ho'h%f'll:. BTomB ran)fa%h!r mih% ha! "an)!r!) in%oom! %'nn!l all oof: from ch!"!n Aimon "!!) an) %h!n com! o'% an fo'n) om! !arl: "hi%! an%a:!) "i%h %h!m. Tom %ol) m! %ha% %h! &!o&l! &oF! a '!!r lan'a! an) a%! foo) %ha% "a n!" %ohi ran)fa%h!r an "or! l!a%h!r clo%h!. Th!: ha) hor! an) %h!: ha) ol). I% mih% ha! (!!n a

&ar%: in Panamin% all!:, or !!n !arl: !#&lor!r or !arl: !%%l!r in O"!n all!:. Ho" a(o'% %ha%CB

$JacF ai), B!ah. Th! ;&aniar) "a in h!r!, %oo. ;o i% mih% ha! (!!n ;&aniar) or %h! !arl:Gr!!F. n), "h!r! i %hi %'nn!lC n) "h: )i) TomB ran)fa%h!r ha! %ro'(l! &!aFin %h!lan'a!C Thi i an !n%ir!l: )iff!r!n% %or: %han %h! on! 'cF %ol). W! ar! arriin a% no &lac! a%all "i%h %h!! In)ian an) Gr!!F... To r!%'rn for a mom!n% %o o'r )ic'ion of !olo:, &rof!orha! :o' (!!n in N!a)a m'chCB$

>rom h!r! %h! con!ra%ion %ooF off in an !n%ir!l: n!" )ir!c%ion...

;om! :!ar ao a "oman (: %h! nam! of Joan Ho"ar), a% %h! %im! liin in !a%!rn +ana)aal%ho'h oriinall: from ri%ain, "ro%! a man'cri&% in "hich h! )!cri(!) h!r o"n &aranormal!#&!ri!nc! "i%h mall $ali!n$ !n%i%i!. Joan ha) !#&!ri!nc!) !!ral U>O*%:&! Ba()'c%ion*!nco'n%!rB "hil! a% a !r: :o'n a! "h!n h! %ill li!) in ri%ain, an) claim!) %o ha! ha)B&:chicB con%ac% "i%h (!in %ha% claim!) %o (! of !#%ra%!rr!%rial oriin. Th!! !#&!ri!nc! "!r!accom&ani!) (: a r!a% )!al of occ'l%ic manif!%a%ion 'ch a &ol%!r!i% &h!nom!na, &:chic)r!am, !nco'n%!r "i%h inii(l! !n%i%i!, !%c. Joan !!n a)mi%%!) %ha% h! of%!n )o'(%!) %h! claimof %h!! B(!inB, %ha% %h!ir ac%ion "!r! mani&'la%i! an) A'% )i)nB% !!m %o coinci)! "i%h %h!irclaim %ha% %h!: "!r! h!r! a om! Fin) of ro'& of comic aior %o l!a) h'mani%: in%o a N!"

! of !nlih%!nm!n%. ;h! alo "arn!) o%h!r r!!arch!r %o r!%ain a $F!!n, anal:%ical min)$ "h!n)!alin "i%h ali!n !n%i%i! o a no% %o fall 'n)!r &oi(l! )!c!&%ion or mani&'la%ion. P!rha&, a h!'!%!) %o o%h!r, %h!: mih% ac%'all: (! h!r! %o &r!&ar! for a f'%'r! inaion of %hi &lan!% an)


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"!r! m!r!l: 'in h!r for ario' &'r&o! %o h!l& &r!&ar! %h! "a:, an) %ha% all of %h!irB(!n!ol!nc!B %alF "a A'% %ha%... %alF ;h! DID )!cri(! ii) $)r!am$ in "hich h! a" ali!ncraf% ho!rin o!r maAor ci%i! (la%in frih%!n!) an) %!rrifi!) &!o&l! in %h! %r!!% "i%h &o"!rf'l

(!am "!a&on, )r!am "hich h! '!%!) mih% (! om!"ha% &ro&h!%ic in na%'r!. ;h! )!cri(!)%h! !n%i%i! a (!in mall or )"arfih, :!% "a 'n'r! "h!%h!r %h!: "!r! h'man or no%, al%ho'h%h!: DID a%%!m&% %o &a %h!m!l! off a om! %:&! of !ol!) h'man &!ci!, om!%hin "hich

%h! Bra:B ha! a&&ar!n%l: )on! in or)!r %o (r!aF )o"n an: na%'ral !nmi%: "hich mih% &r!!n%%h!ir Bcon%ac%!!B or Ba()'c%!!B from r!c!iin %h! li! "hich %h!: in%!n%ionall: f!) %h!m a &ar% of%h!ir &roram of con'!% an) con%rol.

Joan Ho"ar), inci)!n%all:, "ro%! a &ria%!l: &'(lih!) (ooF, %i%l!) $THE ;P+E * OR;OMETHING * +ONNE+TION$. W! r!f!r %o i% h!r! (!ca'! i% )!al% "i%h om! !#&!ri!nc! "hichh!, or ra%h!r h!r h'(an), ha) hor%l: af%!r h! cam! %o m!rica. In fac% h! )!o%!) an !n%ir!cha&%!r %o h!r h'(an) acco'n%, "hich inol!) om! inci)!n% %ha% %ooF &lac! "hil! h! "a )oinom! fi!l) "orF for a c!r%ain com&an:, "hich r!'ir!) a r!a% )!al of ac%ii%: in %h! o'%* of*)oor.D'rin hi !m&lo:m!n% "i%h %hi com&an:, B%h!:B h! an) hi co*"orF!r ha) %o %ra!l %hro'hom! r!la%i!l: 'n&o&'la%!) %!rrain in W!% irinia, &ar%ic'larl: in %h! r!ion (!%"!!n N!"ill!

in ra#%on co'n%:, an) H!l!%ia in Ran)ol&h co'n%:, or ra%h!r %h! !n!ral r!ion in an) aro'n) %h!nor%h!rn &ar% of W!(%!r co'n%:.

D'rin %h!ir %ra!l %hro'h %h! for!% an) "il)!rn!, an) %h! rollin hill*mo'n%ain of W!%irinia, h! ha) !nco'n%!r!) om! !r: %ran! %hin, an) h!ar) acco'n% of %ran! ca!*r!la%!)inci)!n% from %h! local. % on! &oin%, h! claim!), %h!ir ro'& ran acro "ha% a&&!ar!) %o (! a

&i&! %icFin '& from %h! ro'n) far from %h! n!ar!% %o"n. Th!r! "a no o%h!r in of ciili=a%ionor an:%hin manma)! for mil! on !i%h!r i)!, :!% h!r! "a %hi lar! &i&! or %'(! %icFin %raih%'& from %h! ro'n). '% %h! mo% r!marFa(l! %hin "a %ha% a flam! "a hoo%in o'% of %h! &i&! aif i% "!r! ('rnin om! %:&! of a. Th!: n!!r fo'n) o'% A'% "ha% i% "a. lo, in %hi am!!n!ral ar!a, %h!: !#&lor!) ca!rn "hich con%ain!) om! !r: %ran! %hin. On! of %h! ca!rnha) %ran! hi!rol:&hic*liF! "ri%in on i%B "all, an) o%h!r claim!) %ha% %h!: h!ar) "ha% o'n)!)liF! fain% oic! an) o'n) liF! machin! moin 'n)!rro'n) comin a if from (!:on) %h! "allof %h! ca!rn, or from %h!ir 'n!#&lor!) )!&%h. T"o m!n, h! claim!), (!))!) )o"n on! nih% infron% of a c!r%ain ca! "hich con%ain!) a !r: )!!&, 'n!#&lor!) cham om! "a: ini)!. Th! n!#%mornin on! of %h! m!n "oF! '& an) fo'n) %ha% hi &ar%n!r ha) )ia&&!ar!), an) no %rac! "a !!rfo'n) of him. Thi &ar%ic'lar ca! (: %h! "a: ha) (!!n Fno"n a a &lac! of 'n''al ha&&!nin,an) a &lac! %o %a: a"a: from. ;om! !!n "!n% o far a %o call i% B;a%anB -airB. Wha%!!r %h! ca!ma: (!, i% ma: &roi)! an an"!r %o %h! manB )ia&&!aranc!. On! of %h! mo% r!marFa(l! acco'n%%ha% JoanB h'(an) h!ar) inol!) a man "ho claim!) %ha%, "hil! !#&lorin %h! la(:rin%hin! )!&%hof a &ar%ic'lar ca!rn in %h! ar!a, h! ha) '))!nl: com! fac! %o fac! "i%h a "oman. ;h! "a

a%%rac%i! :!% com&l!%!l: oi) of hair 'ch a om!on! "ho mih% ha! (!!n '(A!c%!) %o ra)ia%ion&oioninC. Th! "oman, "ho &oF! a lan'a! com&l!%!l: for!in %o %h! man, %ri!) for om! %im!%o comm'nica%!. f%!r %h!: fo'n) %ha% %h!: "!r! no% !%%in an:"h!r!, %h!: )!&ar%!) an) "!n% %h!ir!&ara%! "a:.

ccor)in %o an i%!m "hich a&&!ar!) in THE -EDING EDGE Maa=in!, a "!ll*Fno"n -on!l! %alF ho" ho% (: %h! nam! of !n H')n!ll anno'nc!) o!r %h! air on No!m(!r 6r),1989, hi in%!n%ion %o %aF! a ro'& %o ii% on! of %h! anci!n% 'n)!rro'n) ci%i!, "hich h! a: haan !n%ranc!


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flo" in%o %h! Pacific oc!an ia 'rfac! ri!r, %ha% i, ('% in%!a) ma)! %h!ir "a: 'n)!rro'n) in%oa a% '(%!rran!an )raina! :%!m. Hi l!%%!r a&&!ar!) in i'! *8 of BTHE HIDDEN WOR-DB,on! of %h! f!" &!ciali=!) &'(lica%ion "hich r!" o'% of %h! Palm!r*;ha!r con%ro!r: of %h! la%!19@0B. W! 'o%! Mr. E)"ar)B comm!n% h!r! in &ar% No%! Th!! comm!n% ar! a))r!!) in al!%%!r %o Richar) ;. ;ha!r2

$Thi l!%%!r i in r!&l: %o :o'r Jan'ar: 61 l!%%!r. Pl!a! fori! m! for no% an"!rin oon!r.Enclo!) i om! ma%!rial I ho&! %ha% :o' can l!an om!%hin of al'! from. Pl!a! (! a can)i)a :o' ha! (!!n in %h! &a% an) if I am far off (a! )onB% h!i%a%! %o %!ll m!...

$O'r fo'n)a%ion ha loca%!) a a% :%!m of 'n)!rro'n) &aa! in %h! Mo%h!r -o)!co'n%r: of +alifornia. Th!: "!r! fir% )ico!r!) in 196or %"o :!ar I ha!coll!c%!) ma%!rial &!r%in!n% %o %h!! cr!a%'r! an) if :o' ha! an: o&inion alon %h!! lin! I"o'l) a&&r!cia%! h!arin %h!m.

$;o m'ch for no". I ho&! %ha% I am %ill :o'r fri!n). M'ch of m: %im! ha (!!n )!o%!) %oh!l&in a farm!r n!ar Por%lan) "ho ha ma)! a fan%a%ic )ico!r: of incr!)i(l! %on! ar%ifac%. H!ha !!ral %on of %h!m. Th!: &r!)a%! an:%hin :!% fo'n) or acc!&%!) l!% ' a: %ha% for no". W!ar! maFin lo" ('% %!a): &ror! in !%%in %hro'h %h! "all of or%ho)o#:. * +h'cF E)"ar).$

;%ill ano%h!r &oi(l! ar!a in %h! MoAa! D!!r% r!ion "hich ma: conn!c% %o %hi '('rfac!n!%"orF inol!) BIron Mo'n%ainB, on! of %h! &!aF in %h! El Pao Mo'n%ain nor%h!a% of MoAa!,+alifornia. Th!r! ar! man: (i=arr! acco'n% conn!c%!) "i%h %hi mo'n%ain, "hich a&&ar!n%l: o% i%Bnam! in &ar% from %h! man: ol) min! "hich can (! fo'n) %h!r!, alon "i%h n'm!ro' na%'ralcai%i! "hich o&!n o'% %o %h! 'rfac! in man: )iff!r!n% ar!a. Th! ar!a ha all!!)l: (!!n %h! i%!of c!r%ain ac%ii%: conc!rnin na%i! m!rican In)ian occ'l% &rac%ic!, a "!ll a %h! i%! of all!!)

!cr!% o!rnm!n% ac%ii%:, om! of "hich r!&or%!)l: inol! %h! o(!ra%ion an) moni%orin of%ran! cr!a%'r! an)3or a'%oma%on "hich ar! ai) %o !m!r! from %h! ar!a on c!r%ain occaion.J'% !#ac%l: "ha% %h!! Bcr!a%'r!B ar! i 'nc!r%ain, ('% om! acco'n% in)ica%! %ha% %h!: ar!)an!ro' +o'l) i% alo (! a Bman!%icB =on! )'! %o %h! hih iron con%!n%C

>ollo"in %h! ;i!rra N!a)a ran! from h!r! in%o %h! nor%h!rn %!rri%ori!, on! arri! a% %h! +aca)!Ran!, coni%in mo%l: of )orman% or !#%inc% olcanic mo'n%ain "hich ri! a% in%!ral %hro'hnor%h!rn +alifornia, Or!on an) Wahin%on an) in%o o'%h"!%!rn +ana)a.

Th! +aca)! Ran! i no% "i%ho'% i%B o"n &!c'liar acco'n% of '(%!rran!an r!c!! occ'&i!) (:'nFno"n (!in, (o%h h'man an) non* h'man, "ho a&&ar!n%l: r!*)ico!r!) "ha% a&&ar!n%l: ar!

&ar% of anci!n% an%!)il'ian '('rfac! n!%"orF, "hich "!r! a% on! %im! inha(i%!) (: a rac! ofhihl: %!chnoloical %hro'h !#%r!m!l: iol!n% an) "arliF! (!in, &!rha& (o%h h'man NDr!&%ilianC Th!r! ar! man: 'nan"!r!) '!%ion a %o A'% ho" %h! '('rfac! "orl) "a '!), or


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!#ac%l: "ha% &ar% i% &la:!), in r!la%ion %o %h!! anci!n% '(%!rran!an rac!, ('% %h! follo"in acco'n%ma: !#&lain om! of %h!! m:%!ri! an) h!l& ' %o !! %h! !n%ir! B&ic%'r!B mor! cl!arl:.

;om! :!ar ao a man (: %h! nam! of Ral&h . >i!l) '(mi%%!) %h! follo"in acco'n% %oM/ING ;TORIE; Maa=in! D!c. 19@< i'!, &&. 155*157, "i%h %h! a'ranc! %ha% i% "a %r'!an) ac%'all: ha&&!n!). Ho"!!r, "! m'% (! ca'%io' of !!r: %al! of %hi %:&! "hich mih% (!

&r!!n%!) :!% a% %h! am! %im! no% )!n: %h! &oi(ili%: of i% ha&&!nin a "!ll. W! "ill l!a! %h!r!a)!r %o )ra" %h!ir o"n concl'ion conc!rnin %h! acco'n%, "hich "! 'o%! a follo"2

$In (!innin %hi narra%i! an) %h! 'n!#&lain!) !!n% %ha% (!f!ll m: fri!n) an) m:!lf, Ioff!r no !#&lana%ion, nor )o I !!n &rof! %o off!r an: r!aon. In fac%, I ha! :!% %o fin) a cl'! %ha%"ill, !!n in &ar%, off!r an: !#&lana%ion "ha%!!r. !% a i% )i) ha&&!n, %h!r! m'% (! om! rh:m!or r!aon %o %h! "hol! %hin. I% ma: (! %ha% om!on! can off!r om! h!l&f'l informa%ion %o a

&ro(l!m %ha% A'% ho'l) no% !#i% in %h!! %im! of !nlih%!nm!n%.

$To (!in "i%h, if "! ha) no% (!!n r!a)in an ar%icl! in a maa=in! %!llin ' a(o'% %h! r!a%al'! of 'ano i.!. (a% )ro&&in in ol) ca!, "hich ar! ai) %o (! !#%r!m!l: !ff!c%i! a a

f!r%ili=!r * ran%on %ha% ha! acc'm'la%!) o!r a r!a% n'm(!r of :!ar, "! "o'l) ha! con%in'!)%o "!n) o'r m!rr: "a: %hro'h lif! "i%ho'% !!r hain a %hin %o "orr: a(o'%.

$'% hain r!a) %h! ar%icl! a "! "!r! a% %h! %im! liin n!ar a mall %o"n call!) Man%!n inT!hama +o'n%:, +alifornia, "! %ho'h% %ha% %ha% "o'l) (! a oo) co'n%r: %o !#&lor! for a &oi(l!fin) %o %hi Fin). f%!r %alFin i% o!r for om! %im! an) a "! ha) &l!n%: of %im! A'% %h!n, "!)!ci)!) %o %aF! a li%%l! %ri& '& %h! co'n%r: A'% (acF of '. "! "!r! almo% a% %h! foo% of Mo'n%-a!n, %ha% !!m!) %h! (!% &lac! %o con)'c% o'r li%%l! &ro&!c%in %o'r.

$;o coll!c%in a lih% cam&in o'%fi%, %o!%h!r "i%h a co'&l! of %!n% %o l!!& in, "! %ar%!) o'%on "ha% "! !#&!c%!) %o (! a %hr!!* or fo'r*)a: Aa'n% '& %h! mo'n%ain.

$I '! "! co!r!) a(o'% %!n or %"!l! mil! on %h! %hir) )a: an) i% "a fa% a&&roachin%im! %o (!in %o looF for a &lac! %o &!n) %h! nih% an) %h! %ho'h% "a no% !r: am'in a i% ha)%'rn!) a li%%l! col)!r an) "! "!r! "!ll o!r 7,000 f!!% a(o! !a l!!l.

$W! oon fo'n) a h!l%!r!) &lac! (!n!a%h a lar! o'%cro& of rocF an) !% a(o'% maFin acam&. I "a al"a: %h! cooF an) Jo! %h! chor! (o:, I (!an !%%in %hin r!a): %o fi# ' om!r'( an) Jo! (!an )iin aro'n) for om! )!a) cr'( (r'h %o ('rn. I ha) %hin all r!a): an)looF!) aro'n) for Jo! an) hi fir!"oo). '% I co'l) !! no in of him. I (!an callin for him an)h! oon cam! in%o ih% from aro'n) %h! !r: rocF "h!r! "! "!r! maFin o'r cam&. n) I Fn!" h!

"a la(orin 'n)!r om! r!a% !#ci%!m!n% an) hi fac! "a li% '& liF! a +hri%ma %r!!.

$H! ha) fo'n) a ca!. Th! !n%ranc! "a on %h! o%h!r i)! of %ha% !r: rocF. H! "a all for!#&lora%ion rih% a"a:. '% I ar'!) %ha% "! ha) (!%%!r "ai% %ill mornin. '% h! ar'!) %ha% in aca! i% "a al"a: nih% an) "! "o'l) ha! %o '! flahlih% an:"a:, o "ha% "o'l) (! %h!)iff!r!nc!C W!ll, "! finall: )!ci)!) %ha% "! "o'l) i! i% a% l!a% a onc!*o!r af%!r "! ha) a (i%! %o!a%.

$I% "anB% m'ch %o call a ca! a% fir% a i% ha) a !r: mall !n%ranc!, ('% (acF a(o'% 40 f!!% i%"i)!n!) o'% %o a(o'% 10 f!!% "i)! an) aro'n) !ih% f!!% hih. n) i% )i) r!ach (acF a coni)!ra(l!)i%anc! a "! "o'l) !! a% l!a% 100 :ar) an) i% a&&!ar!) %o (!n) off %o %h! l!f%. Th! floor lo&!)

lih%l: )o"n.

$W! follo"!) %o %h! (!n) an) aain "! co'l) !! a lon "a: ah!a) an) )o"n.


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$% %hi &oin% "! (!cam! a li%%l! afrai) a "! "!r! om! "a: in%o %h! mo'n%ain. Th! i)!a of(!in ini)! o far !!m!) %o maF! ' a li%%l! afrai). '% "! r!aon!) %ha% inam'ch a %h!r! "!r!no (ranch! or conn!c%in ca! "! co'l) no% !% lo% an) %h!r!for! ha) no%hin %o (! afrai) of. ;o"! "!n% on.

$W! fo'n) no in of an:%hin %ha% "! co'l) imain! %o (! o'r m'ch o'h% 'ano nor inof an: animal (!in ini)! %h! ca!.

$I )onB% Fno" ho" far "! "!n%, ('% i% m'% ha! (!!n a mil! or %"o, a "! F!&% on "alFin an)%h! ca! n!!r chan!) i%B con%o'r or i=!. No%icin %hi I m!n%ion!) i% %o Jo!. n) "! )ico!r!)an ama=in %hin. Th! floor !!m!) %o (! "orn moo%h a %ho'h i% ha) (!!n '!) for a lon %im!a a &a%h or roa). Th! "all an) c!ilin of %h! ca! !!m!) %o (! c'% liF! a %'nn!l. I% "a oli) rocFan) "! Fn!" %ha% no on! "o'l) c'% a %'nn!l %h!r! o'% of rocF a %h!r! ha) (!!n no in of minino&!ra%ion %ailin. n) %h! rocF in %h! "all an) c!ilin "a r'n %o!%h!r liF! i% ha) (!!n m!l%!).Or f'!) from a r!a% h!a%.

$Whil! "! "!r! (': !#aminin %h! ca! in !n!ral, Jo! "or! h! a" a lih% "a: )o"n in %h!ca!. W! %ar%!) )o"n %h! ca! onc! mor! an) fo'n) a lih%. Or ho'l) I a: %h! lih% fo'n) ' a i%"a '))!nl: flah!) in%o o'r fac!. W! %oo) %h!r! (lin)!) (: i% for a min'%! 'n%il I flah!) m:lih% a% i%B o'rc! an) a" "! "!r! confron%!) (: %hr!! m!n.

$Th!! m!n looF!) %o (! a(o'% 50 or a li%%l! :o'n!r. Th!: "!r! )r!!) in or)inar: clo%hin'ch a i "orn (: mo% "orFin m!n in %h! locali%:. -!i %:&! &an% an) flann!l hir% an) "oolcoa%. Th!: "or! no ha%. '% THEIR ;HOE; -OOED ;TRNGE ; THEIR ;O-E; WERE;O THI+ %ha% %h!: a! %h! im&r!ion of (!in ma)! of "oo). John !!lB (ooF BTHEMOTHMN PROPHE+IE;B )!cri(! m!n "ho "!r! !!n "!arin THI+*;O-ED ho! inconn!c%ion %o MI r!&or% * ran%on

$W! A'% %oo) %h!r! for a min'%! or %"o an) looF!) a% %h!m. W! ha) no i)!a %h!r! "aan:(o): "i%hin mil! of ' an) %h!r! %oo) %hr!! m!n looFin a% ' in a ca! a mil! or o in %h!)!&%h of ol) Mo'n% -a!n.

$I "a car!). W! "!r! 'narm!). n) "! Fn!" no%hin a(o'% %h!! m!n. On! of %h!m &oF!%o '. H! aF!) "ha% "! "!r! looFin for. I %ol) him, ('% I co'l) !! h! )i)nB% (!li!! i%. W! (o%h%ri!) %o coninc! him, ('% h! A'% mil!). W! ha) a li%%l! ar'm!n% "i%h him, ('% f!arin %h!: mih%

(! om! criminal an in hi)in, "! cam! %o %h! concl'ion %ha% "! ha) (!%%!r r!%r!a%. T'rnin %o o"! "!r! confron%!) (: %"o mor! of %h!m.

$I canB% fin) an: "or) %o !#&r! %h! f!ar an) '%%!r h!l&l!n! I f!l% in fin)in o'r r!%r!a% c'%off. I )o r!m!m(!r hain r!marF!) %o Jo!, BW!ll, i% looF liF! "! ar! (!hin) %h! "!ll*Fno"n !ih%*

(all.B I 'r! )i)nB% f!!l a Aoial a I &oF! !i%h!r. On! of %h! %ran!r %ol) ', BI %hinF ma:(! :o'ha) (!%%!r com! "i%h '.B

$W! "!r! in no &oi%ion %o ar'!, %ho'h "! (o%h "o'l) ha! liF!) %o )o a li%%l! of %ha% rih%%h!r!, ('% "! ha) no "a: of !nforcin o'r ar'm!n%. Wh!r! co'l) a h!ro ain an: cr!)i% in a &lac!liF! %ha%C ;o "! &!rmi%%!) %h! fi! %o !cor% ' )!!&!r in%o %h! )!&%h of ol) -a!n.

$Th!: ha) l!) ' far%h!r )o"n an) I '! "! ha) on! a co'&l! mor! mil! "h!n "! cam! %o

%h! fir% %hin %ha% r!all: ama=!) '.

$W! cam! %o a &lac! "h!r! %h! ca!rn "i)!n!) o'% a li%%l! an) "! a" om! Fin) of machin!,


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if i% can (! call!) %ha%. Tho'h I ha) no chanc! %o !#amin! i% clo!l: a% %h! %im!, I )i) la%!r an) i%"a a !r: %ran! con%rianc!. I% ha) a !r: fla% (o%%om, ('% %h! fron% "a c'r!) '&"ar)om!%hin liF! a %o(oan. Th! (o%%om &la%! "a a(o'% !ih% inch! %hicF an) i% "a %h! color of

&'r! co&&!r. '% i% "a !r: har) %!m&!r!). l%ho'h I ha! ha) a lo% of !#&!ri!nc! in m!%al an)allo:, I ha) no o&&or%'ni%: %o !#amin! i% clo!l: !no'h %o )!%!rmin! A'% "ha% i% "a. I )o'(% !r:m'ch if I co'l). I% ha) a !a% in %h! fron% )ir!c%l: (!hin) a h!a: )ah(oar) affair an) %h!r! "a a

)ial ha&!) in a !mi*circl! "i%h fi'r! or marFin on i%. I ha) no% %h! lih%!% i)!a "ha% %h!:%oo) for, ('% %h!: "!r! !r: im&l! %o r!m!m(!r. If %h!r! "a a mo%or, i% "a in %h! r!ar. ll I co'l)!! "a %"o hor!ho! or man!%*ha&!) o(A!c% %ha% fac!) !ach o%h!r "i%h %h! ro'n) &ar% %o %h!o'%i)!. Wh!n %hi %hin "a in o&!ra%ion, a (rillian% r!!n arc !!m!) %o l!a& (!%"!!n %h! %"o an)%o con%in'! %o lo" a i% "a in o&!ra%ion. Th! onl: o'n) i% a! off "a a h'm or ('== %ha%o'n)!) liF! a (a%%!r: char!r in o&!ra%ion.

$Th! !a% in %h! fron% "a !r: "i)!. Th! onl: m!%ho) of o&!ra%ion "a a (lacF %!ar*ha&!)o(A!c% "hich h'n from %h! &an!l (: a chain. On! of %h!! m!n i%%in in %h! mi))l! %ooF %hi %hinan) %o'ch!) %h! har& !n) %o %h! fir% fi'r! on %h! l!f% i)! of %h! )ial.

$Wh!n h! %o'ch!) %h! fir% fi'r!, %h! con%ra&%ion !!m!) %o mo! almo% o'% from 'n)!r '.'% i% "a %h! moo%h!% an) 'i!%!% %aF!* off I !!r !#&!ri!nc!). W! !!m!) %o floa%. No% %h!lih%!% o'n) or i(ra%ion. n) af%!r "! ha) %ra!l!) for a min'%! h! %o'ch!) %h! n!#% fi'r! on%h! )ial an) o'r &!!) incr!a!) a% an alarmin ra%!. '% "h!n h! ha) a)anc!) %h! (lacF o(A!c%o!r &a% %h! c!n%!r of %h! )ial, o'r &!!) incr!a!) 'n%il I co'l) har)l: (r!a%h!. I canB% (!in %o!%ima%! %h! )i%anc! "! ha) %ra!l!) or o'r &!!), ('% i% "a %!rrific. Th! %"o hor!ho! o(A!c% in%h! r!ar cr!a%!) a r!!n lih% %ha% om!ho" hon! far ah!a) of ', lih%in '& %h! ca!rn for a lon"a:. I oon no%ic!) a (lacF lin! r'nnin )o"n %h! c!n%!r of %h! ca!rn an) o'r inn!r*mo'n%ain %a#i!!m!) %o follo" %ha%.

$I )onB% Fno" ho" lon "! con%in'!) o'r ma) ri)!, ('% i% "a lon !no'h for ' %o (!com!'!) %o %h! %!rrific &!!) an) "! ha) A'% a(o'% o!rcom! o'r f!ar of om! Fin) of "r!cF "h!n "!"!r! %hro"n in%o ano%h!r &am of f!ar.

$no%h!r machin! of %h! am! %:&! "a a&&roachin ' h!a) on. I co'l) !! %ha% o'r ca&%or"!r! !r: n!ro', ('% o'r &!!) con%in'!). %h! o%h!r machin! (!cam! clo!r o'r &!!) lo"!))o"n !r: fa% an) "! cam! %o a moo%h %o& a(o'% %"o f!!% from %h! fron% of %h! o%h!r machin!.

$O'r machin! ha) no oon!r %o&&!) %han o'r ca&%or l!a&!) from %h! machin! an) %ar%!) %o)ah a"a:. fin! (l'! lih% l!a&!) from %h! o%h!r machin! in a fin! &!ncil (!am an) i%B "!!&ca'h% %h!m an) %h!: f!ll %o %h! ca!rn an) la: %ill.

$Th! fi'r! )imo'n%!) from %h! o%h!r machin! an) cam! clo! %o '. Th!n I no%ic!) %h!:carri!) a %ran! o(A!c% in %h!ir han). I% r!!m(l!) a fo'n%ain &!n flahlih% "i%h a lar!, ro'n),

('l(*liF! affair on %h! (acF !n) an) a ri& om!%hin liF! a G!rman l'!r. Th!: &oin%!) %h!m a% '.

$f%!r !!in "ha% ha) ha&&!n!) %o o'r !r%"hil! ca&%or I %ho'h% %ha% o'r %'rn "a n!#%,"ha%!!r i% "a. '% on! &oF! %o '.

$Br! :o' 'rfac! &!o&l!CB

$BI '! "! ar!, a %hi i "h!r! "! cam! from !r: r!c!n%l:.B

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$BIf :o' m!an %ho! ': %h!r!,B I &oin%!) %o %h! fi! mo%ionl! fi'r!, B(acF %h!r! a f!"h'n)r!) mil!.B I &oin%!) %o"ar) %h! "a: "! ha) com! in o'r "il) ri)!.

$Bo' ar! !r: for%'na%! %ha% "! cam! %hi "a:,B h! %ol) '. Bo' "o'l) ha! alo (!com!horlocF an) %h!n "! "o'l) ha! ha) %o Fill :o' alo.B Tha% "a %h! fir% %im! I ha) r!ali=!) %ha% %h!o%h!r "!r! )!a).

$Th!: &'% %h!ir %ran! "!a&on a"a: an) !!m!) fri!n)l: !no'h, o I !n%'r!) %o aF %h!m%h! "ho an) "h: an) !!r:%hin "! ha) r'n in%o. I %ol) %h!m of o'r !arch for 'ano an) ho" "!ha) !nco'n%!r!) %h! fi! horlocF * a h! call!) %h!m. n) alo aF!) him a(o'% %h! machin! an)%h!ir o&!ra%ion an) co'l) "! !% o'% aainC H! mil!) an) %ol) '.

$BI co'l) no% %!ll :o' %oo m'ch a :o' "o'l) no% 'n)!r%an). Th!r! ar! o man: %hin %o!#&lain an) :o' co'l) no% ra& !no'h of "ha% I co'l) m:!lf %!ll :o'. Th! &!o&l! on %h! 'rfac!ar! no% r!a): %o ha! %h! %hin %ha% %h! anci!n% ha! l!f%. N!i%h!r I nor an: on! in an: of %h!ca!rn Fno" "h: %h!! %hin "orF, ('% "! )o Fno" ho" %o o&!ra%! om! of %h!m. Ho"!!r,%h!r! ar! a r!a% man: !il &!o&l! h!r! "ho cr!a%! man: 'n&l!aan% %hin for (o%h ' an) %h!

'rfac! &!o&l!. Th!: ar! af! (!ca'! no on! on %h! 'rfac! (!li!! ' or %h!m. Tha% i "h: I am%!llin :o' %hi. No on! "o'l) (!li!! %ha% "! !#i%. W! "o'l) no% car!, ('% %h!r! ar! man: %hinh!r! %ha% %h! o'%!r "orl) m'% no% ha! 'n%il %h!: ar! r!a): %o r!c!i! %h!m, a %h!: "o'l)com&l!%!l: )!%ro: %h!m!l!, o "! m'% (! 'r! %ha% %h!: )o no% fin) %h!m. for %h! machin!, I)onB% Fno" ho" i% "orF. '% I Fno" om! of %h! &rinci&l! of i%. I% "orF im&l: (: rai%:. n) i%i ca&a(l! of r!!r!. Th! (o%%om &la%! of i% al"a: i rai!) a(o'% fo'r inch! from %h! 'rfac! of%h! floor. Tha% i "h: %h!r! i no fric%ion an) ha 'ch a moo%h o&!ra%ion. Thi o(A!c% '&!n)!)from %hi chain i &'r! car(on. I% i %h! F!: %o %h! !n%ir! o&!ra%ion. I %ol) :o' (!for!, I canno%!#&lain "h: i% r'n, ('% i% )o!. W! "an% :o' %"o %o r!%'rn %o "h!r! :o' cam! an) for!% a(o'% '.W! "ill ho" :o' ho" %o o&!ra%! %h! l!) an) "! "an% :o' n!!r aain %o !n%!r %h! ca!. If :o' )oan) :o' )o no% !nco'n%!r %h! horlocF, "! "ill ha! %o )o om!%hin a(o'% :o' o'r!l! o i%"o'l) no% (! a)ia(l! %o no% %r: %o r!%'rn a% all !!n%. On! %hin I can %!ll :o'. W! n!!r co'l)

&!rmi% :o' %o l!a! ano%h!r %im!.B

$H! !#&lain!) %o ' %h! o&!ra%ion of %h! machin! an) in om! "a: r!!r!) i%B )ir!c%ion. ;o%hanFin %h!m, "! !a%!) o'r!l! in %h! l!), a h! ha) call!) i%, an) "!r! oon on o'r "a: (acF.

$O'r r!%'rn %ri& "a r!all: om!%hin "! !nAo:!), a I "a 'r! no% %o a)anc! %h! car(on far!no'h on %h! )ial %o i! ' 'ch %!rrific &!!), ('% "! oon fo'n) o'r!l! "h!r! "! %ar%!)from. Th! l!) li) %o a moo%h %o& an) "! A'm&!) o'% an) %ar%!) '& %h! ca! afoo%.

$W! m'% ha! "alF!) a lon "a: comin in, for "! %ho'h% "! n!!r "o'l) com! %o %h!'rfac!. '% a% la% "! )i). n) i% "a la%! af%!rnoon "h!n "! !m!r!).

$W! lo% no %im! in maFin o'r "a: )o"n %h! mo'n%ain, an) Jo! %!ll m! %ha% h! inB% !!nc'rio' a(o'% "ha% i in %ha% ca!.

$'% I am. Wha% i %h! an"!r %o %h! "hol! %hinC I "o'l) liF! %o Fno". W! ha) (!!n %ol)!no'h for m! %o (!li!! %ha% )o"n %h!r! om!"h!r! %h!r! ar! %hin %ha% mih% (affl! %h! r!a%!%min) of %hi Ear%h. ;om!%im! IBm %!m&%!) %o o (acF in%o %ha% ca! if I co'l) fin) i% aain, "hichI )o'(%, ('%, %h!n I Fno" %h! "arnin I h!ar) in %h!r! mih% (! %oo %r'!, o I '! I ha) (!%%!r (! of%h! am! min) a Jo:. H! a:2 $BWha% "! )onB% Fno" )onB% h'r% '.B$

R!ar)l! of $Jo!B$ o&inion, ho"!!r, %h!r! i r!aon %o (!li!! %ha% infl'!nc! from %h!! n!%h!r


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r!ion can an) )o aff!c% $'$ in a &rofo'n) "a:, an) !!n %h! m!n "hom Ral&h an) Jo!!nco'n%!r!), "ho!!r %h!: "!r!, a)mi%%!) %hi fac%.

I %h!r! an:%hin !l! "hich "! mih% (! a(l! %o $r!a) in%o$ %hi c!nario, (a!) on %h!acc'm'la%!) )a%a "hich "!B! i!n in &r!io' fil!C Th! m!n "ho "!r! !nco'n%!r!) )o confirm%han an anci!n% an%!* )!l'ianC rac! )i) in fac% l!a! (!hin) !#%r!m!l: o&hi%ica%!) %!chnolo:,

an) i% i &ro(a(l: %r'! %ha% man in hi lar!l: 'nr!!n!ra%! %a%! mih% (! infl'!nc!) %o )!%ro:%h!m!l! "i%h %h!! o&hi%ica%!) machin!r: if i!n %h! chanc!. Th!n aain %h! o* call!)HorlocF &!rha& %h! am! a %h! Bc:(!rni=!)B, min)*al%!r!) an) con%roll!) $M!n In lacF$)!cri(!) (: John !!l an) o%h!rC ha! !!minl: '%ili=!) 'ch %!chnolo: "i%ho'% '%%!rl:)!%ro:in %h!m!l!. Thi co'l) (! )'! %o %h! fac% %ha% %h!ir Bcon%roll!rB %h! !r&!n% rac!Cr!ali=! %h! )an!r of 'ch %!chnolo: an) )!ir! %o con'!r "i%ho'% )!%ro:in %ha% "hich %h!: ar!con'!rin. lo, man alr!a): ha !no'h B%!chnolo:B in %h! form of n'cl!ar "!a&onr:, !%c., %o)!%ro: him!lf man: %im! o!r, ('% no '! a))in f'!l %o %h! fir! a %h!: a:. for %h!!'n)!rro'n) or '('rfac! &!o&l!, %h!: ar! a&&ar!n%l: &ar% of a rac! or rac! "ho )ico!r!) %h!!r!c!! !i%h!r h'n)r!) or %ho'an) of :!ar ao, or &!rha& )iff!r!n% ro'& "ho )ico!r!) %hin!%"orF %hro'ho'% %hi !n%ir! &!rio) of %im!. Th! BhorlocFB !!m %o (! a ro'& "orFin 'n)!r an

!il infl'!nc!, for in%anc!**a "!B! ai)**&oi(l: %ha% of %h! !r&!n% rac!, inc! %h!r! ha! (!!n)oc'm!n%!) +ONNE+TION; 'nco!r!) (!%"!!n %h! MI an) %h! ;!r&!n% Rac! a "! ha! !!nan) "ill con%in'! %o !!. Th! &r!io' acco'n% %!n) %o in)ica%! %ha% onc! on! (!com! a BhorlocFBia om! min)*al%!rin m!%ho) of con%rol, r!*&rorammin or im&lan%a%ion*c:(!rn!=a%ionC %h!:

(!com! a %hr!a% %o (o%h 'rfac! an) '('rfac! )"!ll!r "ho ar! %r:in %o li! an !#i%!nc! fr!!from conflic%. W! "o'l) '!% %ha% NO ONE "ho %ill &o!! a h'man o'l i com&l!%!l: o'%of %h! r!ach of Go)B &o"!r %o )!li!r %h!m from an: !il infl'!nc! UNTI- %h!: ha! l!f% %hi lif!,a% "hich &oin% i% WI-- (! %oo la%!. Th!r! ha! (!!n om! "ho ha! '!%!) %ha% a h'man (o):co'l), %hro'h a)anc!) %!chromanc: or %!chnoloical* n!croman%ic mani&'la%ion, (! $Fill!)$, i%B$o'l*ma%ri#$ r!mo!), an) r!i!) a an o&!ra%in oranim con%roll!) (: ano%h!r non*&h:ical!n%i%: or a (io*com&'%!r. %ran! a i% ma: o'n), %hi "o'l) (! a hi*%!ch !rion of %h! anci!n%B=om(i!B l!!n) "hich '&&o!)l: inol! %h! &o!ion of a h'man (!in (: a )!monic !n%i%:af%!r %ha% &!ron ha B)i!)B, or %h! h:&no%i=in of a liin o'l ia )r', !%c., in%o a &!r&!%'alca%a%onic %a%! of con%rol an) !ri%')! %o a orc!r!r, !%c. +o'l) %hi !#&lain "h: om! of %h! o*call!) BM!n In lacFB a&&!ar %o (! mor! m!chanical %han h'man, &o'%in off mono%on! &hra!liF! a &roramm!) com&'%!rC W! "o'l) '!% ho"!!r %ha% 'ch horri(l! &!r!rion of na%'r!,if %h!: in fac% !#i%, "o'l) no% incl')! -- of %h! !n%i%i! "ho mih% (! claifi!) 'n)!r %h! %!rmBMIB or M!n In lacF, "ho ha! (!!n )!cri(!) a (!in an:%hin from o!rnm!n% il!nc!r %oali!n h'man %o im&lan%!) h'man %o c:(!rni=!) h'man %o an)roi) %o r!&%ilian*liF! (!ina%%!m&%in %o &a %h!m!l! off a h'man. P!rha& %hi "hol! am'% of Bali!nB !n%i%i! A'%m!n%ion!) ar! inol!) %o!%h!r in %h! )raconian con%rol c!narioC

W! "o'l) '!% %ha% if a $h'man$ or !!n a $h'man*h:(ri)$ or h'*(ri) %ill r!%ain om!!m(lanc! of a h'man o'l, %h!r! m'% (! a "a: of (r!aFin %h! m!n%al $con%rol$ of o!r 'ch ao'l %ha% ma: (! ca&%i! %o a mal!ol!n% &o"!r, if %ha% o'l i "illin, ra%h!r %han (: Fillin %h!m inor)!r %o '()'! %h!ir infl'!nc!. Th! Ral&h >i!l) acco'n% r!f!rr!) %o ;EER- inha(i%!) ca!rn,o(io'l: conn!c%!) "i%h %hi 'n)!rro'n) '(*"a: :%!m. lo, %h! fac% %ha% %h! BhorlocFB "or!'rfac! clo%hin "o'l) in)ica%! %ha% %h!: &ro(a(l: o&!ra%! Aoin%l: (!lo" an) a(o! ro'n), mi#in"i%h %h! inha(i%an% of %h! '&&!r "orl) a !!l an) o%h!r ha! all!!).

O%h!r ha! )!cri(!) %ran! ac%ii%i! 'rro'n)in M%. -a!n, '!%in %ha% %hi ar!a I; in fac%

a $(a%%l!ro'n)$ (!%"!!n (!n!ol!n% an) mal!ol!n% &o"!r. ;om! ha! %a%!) %ha% %h!r! i an$ali!n$ a%mo&h!r! a(o'% %h! &lac!, o%h!r ha! )!cri(!) %ran! $oic!$ "hich !!m %o com!from no"h!r!, "hil! %ill o%h!r ha! )!cri(!) $ho"!r$ or rocF ranin in i=! from mall &!a*


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liF! &!((l! %o (aF!%(all*i=! %on! in a f!" ca!. Thi Bmih%B r!'l% from olcanic ac%ii%:, %h!naain,i% mih% no%.

Th!r! ha! !!n (!!n o%h!r acco'n% '!%in %ha% %h!r! i a $(a!$ n!ar M%. -a!n coni%in of$Aoin%$ h'man*a'roi) ac%ii%:, or h'man 'n)!r %h! con%rol of %h! !r&!n% rac! an) %h' !rin%h!ir ca'!. Th! follo"in acco'n% "hich "! "ill )!cri(! hor%l: "a r!l!a!) (: al al!rian in

J'n! of 1994, an) a&&!ar!) in B-EDING EDGEB maa=in!. Th! acco'n% )!cri(! h'man*i=!)r!&%ilian "ho mih%, "i%h om! al%!ra%ion, (! a(l! %o &a %h!m!l! off a h'manC or r!&%oi)%ha% ar! a&&ar!n%l: !#%r!m!l: )an!ro' an) %hr!a%!nin. In fac%, %h!r! ar! o%h!r acco'n% %ha%'!% %ha% %h! h'man*i=!), an) lar!r, a'roi) a(ol'%!l: )!&i! h'mani%: an) 'nliF! %h!a'rian Gra: ha! (!!n !!n %o !#&r! an!r, ha%r!), im&')!nc! an) an almo% )!monic con%!m&%for %h! h'man rac!. l%ho'h %h! Gra:B $!nmi%:$ aain% %h! h'man rac! i on %h! o%h!r !#%r!m!from %ha% of %h! R!&%oi)B, an) coni% of !mo%ionl! in!ni%ii%: an) in)iff!r!nc! %o h'man lif!or 'ff!rin, i% can (! A'% a )!%r'c%i! %o h'manFin) a i %h! rain, m'r)!ro' ha%r!) of %h!lar!r Br!&%oi)B &r!)a%or. Thi i "h: %h! a'rian ra: can )i& %h!ir arm in a %anF f'll of)im!m(!r!) h'man cor&! (!in )iol!) in%o h:)ro!n &!ro#i)! for %h!ir &ro%!in an) !n=:m!con%!n%, an) r'( %hi '(%anc! o!r %h!ir (o)i! "i%ho'% %h! lih%!% %"in! of conci!nc!.

"!B! ai), in)iff!r!nc! can (! A'% a )!%r'c%i! a ha%r!). ;o on! ho'l) no% coni)!r %h! Gra:an: (!%%!r %han %h! R!&%oi) im&l: (!ca'! %h! Gra: ar! far mor! in%!ll!c%'all: ori!n%!) an) mor!!mo%ionl! %han %h! lar!r a'roi). N!!r%h!l!, inc! %h! r!&%ilian hi!rarch: o&!ra%! on f!ar,com&!%i%ion, !lfihn!, !o an) a(ol'%! con%rol an) i a &!rf!c% !#am&l! of ho" %h! )!monic or$inf!rnal$ hi!rarch: i%!lf o&!ra%!, %h!r! "ill n!!r%h!l! (! acco'n% 'ch a %h! follo"in on!"hich in)ica%! %ha% %h! lo"!r l!!l of %h! r!&%ilian hi!rarch: ar! f!arf'l of %h! hih!r '&. Thi ino )o'(% )'! %o %h! fac% %ha% !#!c'%ion i om!%im! '!) %o maF! !#am&l!, or o%h!r form of

&'nihm!n% i '!) in or)!r %o F!!& %h! lo"!r l!!l $in lin!$. n) inc! %h! o'll! r!&%ilian ha!ain!) $!lf r!ali=a%ion$ an) ar! a"ar! %ha% )!a%h m!an com&l!%! o(liion %o %h!m, 'ch f!ar of %h!'&&!r hi!rarch: "o'l) no )o'(% (! !#&laina(l!. Th! h'*(ri) h'man*h:(ri) &o!in a h'mano'l a o&&o!) %o %h! r!*(ri) or r!&%ilian*h:(ri) &o!in no o'l*ma%ri# "o'l) (! ano%h!r%or:. Th!r! i m'ch !i)!nc! %ha% %h!! (!in "ho ar! (r!) for la!r: from (ir%h ar! %h!m!l!

(!in F!&% in '(A!c%ion %hro'h f!ar an) in%imi)a%ion an) &oi(l: !!n %h! %hr!a% of )!a%h. Th!r!i alo !i)!nc! %ha% $%h!:$ ar! in"ar)l: in o&&oi%ion %o %h! in)iff!r!n% Gra: an) %h! mal!ol!n%R!&%oi).

al al!rian in%ro)'c! %h! "oman "ho !#&!ri!nc!) %h! !nco'n%!r %ha% h! ha) "i%h %h! $ali!n$n!ar M%. -a!n, in %h! follo"in "or)2

$Th! ca! of %hi ;an >rancico "oman i hihl: ill'%ra%i! of %h! a()'c%ion i%'a%ion... ThiFin) la): cam! %o m! r!c!n%l: for ai%anc! an) i in %h! &roc! of r!c!iin i%. H!r ca! i

)!%ail!) (!lo" in %h! ho&! %ha% i% "ill con%ri('%! %o"ar) a))i%ional r!!arch in %hi ar!a. H!r nam! i'n)!r%an)a(l: "i%hh!l) %o main%ain confi)!n%iali%:.$

W! "ill 'o%! onl: &or%ion of %hi l!n%h: acco'n% of a &oi(l! !nco'n%!r "i%h BhorlocFBC 'n)!rR!&%ilian con%rol2

$...I )!cri(!) an !#&!ri!nc! I ha) r!m!m(!r!) in r!occ'rrin flah(acF WHI+H TOOP-+E IN THE WOOD; ;OMEWHERE NER MT. -;;EN, +-I>ORNI. I (!li!! %h! :!ar"a 19


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informa%ion Bi!nB in %h! )r!am Bcom! %r'!B, "ha% I can onl: )!cri(! a omino' coinci)!nc! an)manif!%a%ion of a &aranormal na%'r!, 'n''al !na%ion )'rin l!!& "h!n I )o l!!&... an) %o%o& i% off, a lo" ('% %!a): flo" of (i=arr! m!mori! in %h! form of in%!n! flah(acF an)nih%mar! "hich r!occ'r con%an%l: of !!n% oin all %h! "a: (acF %o m: !arl: chil)hoo).

$I can marF %h! (!innin of all %hi B%ro'(l!B %o a a%'r)a: !!nin in J'l: of 1988 "h!n, "hil!

a% "orF, I "i%n!!) a l'mino' (all of lih% maF! a )rama%ic !n%ranc! an) !#i%, %o&&in lon!no'h %o Bii%B "i%h ' I ha) fi! "i%n!! in %h! room "i%h m!.

$>rom... Oc%o(!r of 1990 rih% '& %hro'h la% "!!F!n) (!for! I h!ar) :o' &!aF I ha) (!!nliin "i%h a Fal!i)oco&! of ima! an) m!mori! of (i=arr! !nco'n%!r an) %o&:*%'r: liF!in%!rac%ion "i%h a&&ar!n%l: non*h'man (!in, non! of "hich ma)! an: !n! %o m!.

$Whil! :o' "!r! &!aFin i% f!l% a if li%%l! (!ll "!r! oin off in m: h!a). I co'l) har)l:(!li!! %ha% :o' "!r! )!cri(in c!r%ain %hin %ha% I %ho'h% an) ho&!) onl: !#i%!) in m: min)I ha! &!n% %h! la% 4 :!ar of m: lif! %r:in %o coninc! m: %h!ra&i% %ha% li%%l! r!: cr!a%'r! ha)r!&!a%!)l: ii%!) m! a a chil) an) on a% l!a% on! occaion, "hil! I "a %a:in a% a ca(in in %h!

"oo) "i%h m: &ar!n%, %h!: (ro'h% m! %o %h!ir Bhi&B "h!r! o%h!r )iff!r!n% looFin (!in alon"i%h h'man (!in !ar%h &!o&l! )i) all Fin) of cra=: %hin incl')in "ha% I r!f!r %o for lacF ofa (!%%!r !#&lana%ion, a B&li%%in m: min)B. Th! clo!% )!cri&%ion I co'l) i! %o !#&lain %h! a(o!%a%!) %!rm "o'l) (! %ha% I !#&!ri!nc!) om!%hin aFin %o in)'c!) &:choi No%!2 Thi ma: (!imilar %o "ha% om! Ba()'c%!!B or Bcon%ac%!!B ha! r!f!rr!) %o. I% i a "!ll Fno"n &h!nom!na %ha%"h!n on! 'n)!ro! h!a: %ra'ma %h!ir min) ma: cr!a%! an Bal%!rna%! &!ronali%:B a a af!'ar).Th! %h!or: (!hin) %hi i %ha% %h! h'man (rain i no% o m'ch )ii)!) in%o !&ara%! Bcom&ar%m!n%Ba i% i )ii)!) in%o !&ara%! in)ii)'al B(rainB. On! of %h!! B(acF'&B min) !!m %o %aF! o!r in%ho! 'ff!rin from m'l%i&l! &!ronali%: :n)rom!. Thi $&li%%in of %h! min)$ mih% conc!ia(l:

(: accom&lih!) %hro'h a %:&! of %!chnoi. ;om! U>O an) Inn!r Ear%h $a()'c%!!$ claim %ha%"h!n %h!: ar! in %h! $o%h!r$ r!alm ano%h!r $concio'n!$ o%h!r %han %h!ir "aFin concio'n!%aF! o!r. I% ha (!!n r!f!rr!) %o a %h!ir 'nconcio', '(concio', )r!am*concio', an) o on.Th! i)!a an) mo%i! of %h! "aFin an) $o%h!r$ concio'n! ma: (! )iff!r!n%, for in%anc! %h!$ali!n$, (! %h!: a'roi) or h'man ma: ha! coninc!) on! $&!ronali%:$ %o coo&!ra%! "i%h %h!m"h!r!a %h! "aFin concio' mih% no%, an) in fac% %h! "aFin concio'n! mih% !!n ha! nom!mor: of !!n% "hich ha) %aF!n &lac! "hil! in %h! $o%h!r$ concio'n!, o%h!r %h!n fain% )r!am*liF! im&r!ion. Thi i alo !i)!nc!) (: %h! fac% %ha% %ho! 'ff!rin from m'l%i&l! &!ronali%::n)rom! mih% )o c!r%ain %hin or no% )o c!r%ain %hin )!&!n)in on "hich %ranc!*in)'c!)$concio'n!$ i )ominan% * ran%on Thi !!n% occ'rr!) "h!n I "a !ih%, &oi(l: nin! :!arol). Whil! I ha! :!% %o 'n)!ro h:&noi, I ha! man: m!mori! "hich ar! !r: fram!n%!) an)

(locF!). l%ho'h %h! a(o! m!n%ion!) !#&!ri!nc! i &!rha& %h! mo% %ra'ma%ic, a lo% of ii)

ima! an) )!%ail ar! om!"ha% cl!ar. I ha! a )i%inc% m!mor: of (!in ma)! %o la: on a %a(l! an)hain "ha% I %ho'h% "a a %hr!!*&ron!) forF %'cF in m: lo"!r (acF rih% n!#% %o m: &in! an)a mall!r on! %'cF in %h! (acF of m: h! Fi& a "or) h!r!, in%!n%ionall: or 'nin%!n%ionall: *ran%on )ir!c%l: !r%ical %o %h! on! in m: (acF. I ha! %h! car (o%h of %rian'lar ha&!) &a%%!rn%o ma%ch %h! m!mor:. I r!m!m(!r looFin '& a% )iff!r!n% color!) lih% %ha% F!&% chanin an)f!!lin oF on! min'%! an) cr!amin in aon: %h! n!#%. I r!m!m(!r om!on! %alFin %o m! ('% Ico'l) no% !! %h!m. IBm no% 'r! ho" m'ch of %hi i in !'!nc! a I ha! no% r!m!m(!r!) i% %ha%"a:. I r!m!m(!r cr!amin (!ca'! I r!all: %ho'h% an) f!l% liF! I "a fallin %hro'h a cracF in%h! Ear%h, %h!n om! &!o&l! cam! in an) %ol) m! %ha% I co'l) %o& cr!amin (!ca'! i% "anB%ha&&!nin an:mor!. I r!m!m(!r a"F"ar) %hin, liF! a )oor o&!nin "h!n i% "anB% '&&o!) %oan) !!in h'man (!in on %h! o%h!r i)! an) om!on! a:in B** %B or om!%hin clo! %o %ha%

"or). I r!m!m(!r a ('nch of (!in in om! Fin) of o'%fi% an) (!ca'! IBm cr!amin o lo')l:on! of %h!m %aF! off %hi Bh!a)* &i!c!B liF! om! Fin) of fir! &!ronn!l "!ar an) I %o& cr!amin

(!ca'! I !! %ha% i% i a "oman, ('% %h!n I h!ar a manB oic! :!llin a% h!r an) maFin h!r &'% i%


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(acF on h!r h!a). I r!m!m(!r a lo% of cr!amin, ('% i% )i) no% )o m'ch oo). % on! &oin%, af%!r Iha) (!!n on %h! %a(l! for a"hil! "i%h %h! BforFB &l'!) in%o m: (acF I alo r!m!m(!r %hi oic! Ico'l)nB% !! a:in %h! am! %hin o!r an) o!r an) o!r aain an) I r!m!m(!r r!&!a%in i% (acF%o him**mo% of "hich I canno% r!m!m(!r %h! on! I call %h! Bh!a) )oc%orB cam! in %o ch!cF on m! I"a !r: icF, ma:(! !!n )r'!) an) h! no" ha) on a hin: )arF (l'! o!rall "i%h an ininiaa(o! hi ch!% %h! ininia coni%!) of an o'%lin! of a man or a (!in "i%h a lin! )o"n %hro'h

%h! mi))l! of i%, an) %h! l!f% half of %h! fi'r! "a (lacF or )arF "hil! %h! rih% i)! "a lih%*ran%on. I r!m!m(!r a "hol! !% of !&ara%! in%!rac%ion "i%h %h! Bali!nB of B&la:inB "i%h a%ran! looFin on! I %ho'h% "a a chil) a o* call!) Bh:(ri)BC * ran%on, of (!in ho"n a )!a)'irr!l an) (!in aF!) %o %o'ch i%, of (!in i!n Binforma%ionB "hil! looFin in%o %h! !:! of on!of %h! ra: %hi informa%ion, "ha% I can r!m!m(!r, a&&!ar %o inol! f'%'r! !!n% in m: o"n lif!an) alo in %h! "orl) incl')in "ha% a&&!ar %o (! om! or% of lo(al )ia%!r. I alo r!m!m(!ron! of %h! r!: aFin om!%hin from m! an) I ar!!) %o i% ** "ha%!!r i% i, I canno% r!m!m(!r. IREMEMER MEETING GRE WITH ORNGE*RED EE; THT HD ;-IT; DOWN THEMIDD-E... an) all %h! o%h!r r!: "!r! afrai) of %hi on!. P!rha& %h! mo% )i%'r(in %hin Ir!m!m(!r i of a ro'& of %hr!! or o (!in "i%h lon (l'! ca&! an) fac! I canno% r!m!m(!r,comin in %"ic! %o %icF a B&!a '& m: no!B. Wh!n I ha) %hi &ar%ic'lar flah(acF !!ral mon%h ao

I "!ar %o :o' I &h:icall: r!*!#&!ri!nc!) "ha% %ha% f!l% liF!

$...I (!li!! I ma: ha! on! of %ho! im&lan% %ha% :o' &oF! a(o'% a% :o'r "orFho&. I ha!ch!cF!) on %h! roof of m: mo'%h an) )i) !! "ha% looF liF! n!!)l! marF a :o' '!%!) )'rin:o'r %alF. I ha! !#&!ri!nc!) om! %ran! %hin oin on "i%h m: (o): la%!l: an) I fin) m:!lff!!lin com&!ll!) %o )o c!r%ain %hin** !&!ciall: liF! oin %o c!r%ain loca%ion mo% r!c!n%l: all%h! "a: %o ri=ona I )o no% "ih %o con%in'! liin liF! I ha! (!!n for %h! &a% fo'r :!ar No%!2h! alo !#&lain!) %ha% %h! con%roll!r mo%ia%!) h!r in%o %'):in $/!n '))him$ a% %h! a! of 14,an) a% a! 40 h! ha) com! %o %h! &oin% of a)anc!) /!n m!)i%a%ion. +o'l) %hi (! an a%%!m&% on%h! &ar% of %h! con%roll!r %o &'% h!r in%o a !mi*%ranc!) %a%! in "hich h! co'l) ia %h! im&lan% (!all*%h!* !ai!r infl'!nc!) m!n%all:C Man: occ'l% lo)! a%%!m&% %o !% %h! $ini%ia%!$ %o 'rr!n)!r %oc!r%ain &iri%'al !n%i%i! (: %!achin %h!m a form of $m!)i%a%ion$ "hich inol! $(lanFin o'%$ %h!min). %h!: a:, na%'r! ha%! a ac''m, an) if a h'man 'rr!n)!r con%rol of %h!ir o"n min) an)%ho'h%, om! $%hin$ !l! "ill %aF! con%rol * ran%on

$...I ha! call!) all o!r %h! co'n%r: an) fo'n) '&&or% ro'&, ('% non! in m: ar!a. I !!naF!) Mr. ')) Ho&Fin if h! "o'l) !! m!, ('% h! (!cam! ra%h!r 'n!n%h'ia%ic "h!n I ini%!)%h!r! "!r! h'man (!in in m: m!mori! h! )o! no% (!li!! %h!r! ar! h'man inol!)3"orFin"i%h Bali!nB. H! &romi!) %o &'% m! in %o'ch "i%h Bhi &!o&l!B "orFin in ;an >rancico, ('% a of:!%... I ha! no% h!ar) from him.

$I )onB% m!an %o com&lain, ('% I '! I A'% "an%!) %o con!: m: l!!l of fr'%ra%ion.

$...o' m!n%ion!) in :o'r %alF a "oman r!!arch!r in Ha"aii :o' )i) no% a: h!r nam! "hoclaim %o ha! ha) 'cc! in loca%in an) )!ac%ia%in %h!! ario' im&lan%. o' m!n%ion!) h!ha) om! Fin) of in%r'm!n% aaila(l! %ha% co'l) )!%!c% %h!! %hin. I "o'l) r!a%l: a&&r!cia%! i% if:o' co'l) %!ll m! ho" %o !% in %o'ch "i%h h!r. If :o' co'l) !n) m! h!r nam! an) a))r! or &hon!n'm(!r or %h! nam! an) a))r! of an:(o): :o' %hinF mih% (! a(l! %o h!l& m! a% an: l!!l. If :o'Fno" an:on! in m: ar!a "ho "orF "i%h &!o&l! liF! m!... I "o'l) alo a&&r!cia%! %h!ir nam!.o' m!n%ion!) %ha% in Enlan) %h!: ha! !#%rac%!) om! im&lan%, )o :o' Fno" "ho an) "h!r!C If!!l a %ho'h IB! (!!n (rain"ah!) an) n!!) %o (! B)!*&roramm!)B ('% I canB% !!m %o coninc!an:(o): %ha% an: of %hi r!all: ha&&!n!).... "!ll I )i) coninc! on! &!ron, 'nfor%'na%!l: h!B an

o&%om!%ri%. I '! I fin) %ha% %o (! r!all: f'nn:, ('% IBm no% 'r! "h:.

$I am "illin %o o an:"h!r! ini)! or o'%i)! of %h! co'n%r:. I )o no% ha! alo% of mon!:, ('%


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I )o ha! om! r!o'rc! aaila(l! %o m!...$

Unfor%'na%!l:, %hi "oman i no% %h! onl: on! in %hi )!&!ra%! i%'a%ion. Who o'% %h!r! ha %h!com&aion an) %h! m!an %o h!l& %h!! &oor &!o&l!C If :o'r o'% %h!r!, "! EN+OURGE :o' %o'! :o'r %al!n% %o h!l& %h!! ic%im an), if &oi(l!, ai) %h!m in r!moin %h! min)*mani&'la%inim&lan% "hich ha! (!!n '!) (: %h! Bali!nB a %ho'h%*con%rol m!chanim '!), no )o'(%, a &ar%

of %h!ir o!rall %ra%!: of mani&'la%ion, '(!rion an) infil%ra%ion of %h! h'man rac!.

% %hi &oin% "! "ill r!%'rn %o %h! main %h!m! of %hi >il!, %h! r!la%i!l: B(!n!ol!n%B h'manoci!%i! liin an) o&!ra%in "i%hin %h! in%!rior r!alm (!lo" %h! 'rfac! of %h! !ar%h.

!lo" c!n%ral ia %h!r! i ai) %o !#i% on! of %h! lar!% an) mo% anci!n% h'man '(%!rran!anoci!%i! in %h! "orl). ll in all, %hi oci!%: "hich ha (!!n r!f!rr!) %o (: man: a Bhar%aB orBhar%iB coni% of h'man, mo% of "hom ha! no r!al !nmi%: %o"ar) %ho! on %h! 'rfac!, o%h!r%han B%h!irB )!ir! %o &ro%!c% %h!ir "orl) from in%r'ion from 'n)!ira(l!. l%ho'h, a in mo% o%h!rciili=a%ion in %h! "orl), mall ro'& of Br!n!a)!B ma: !#i% amon %h!m "ho ma: (! %i!) in%o

%h! MI*R!&%ilian c!nario ('% for %h! mo% &ar% %h! inha(i%an% of %hi r!alm ar! (!li!!) %o (!r!la%i!l: fri!n)l:. In fac%, accor)in %o on! o'rc! %hi ciili=a%ion "a fo'n)!) '&on conflic% "i%h%h! !r&!n% rac! or B-i=ar)B (!in, "ho "!r! all!!)l: )ri!n from %ho! &ar%ic'lar ca!rn "h!n%h! anc!%or of %h! &r!!n% har%ian or ;OME of %h! &r!!n% inha(i%an% of har%i !nco'n%!r!)%h!m. Thi anci!n% B"arB "a (!li!!) %o ha! %aF!n &lac! af%!r %h!ir anc!%or, "ho a% on! %im!li!) on %h! 'rfac!, fir% )ico!r!) %hi anci!n% 'n)!rro'n) r!alm an) %h! mal!ol!n% infl'!nc!of %h! !r&!n% rac! "hich ha) for a! (!!n mani&'la%in %h! min) of &!o&l! on %h! 'rfac! iaB"i%chcraf%.B lo, man: of %h! ca!rn ciili=a%ion in %h! "!%!rn h!mi&h!r! ar! (!li!!) %o (!alli!) "i%h %h! har%ian, %h! T!loian of M%. ;ha%a (!in incl')!) a on! of %h! Nor%h m!rican'(*coloni! all!!)l: %i!) in "i%h %h! har%i n!%"orF.

P!rha& %h! mo% com&l!%! )!cri&%ion of %hi 'n)!rro'n) r!alm com! from %h! %"o %ra!ll!r>!r)inan) O!n)o"Fi an) Nichola Ro!rich. To (!in, "! "ill 'o%! from O!n)o"FiB"ri%in a %h!: a&&!ar in hi (ooF BE;T;, MEN ND GOD;B 1944. E.P. D'%%on K +o., N...L'o%in from %h! cha&%!r BTHE ;UTERRNEN INGDOMB &&. 600* 611 "! r!a)2

$...On m: Ao'rn!: in%o +!n%ral ia I cam! %o Fno" for %h! fir% %im! a(o'% %h! BM:%!r: ofM:%!ri!,B "hich I can call (: no o%h!r nam!. % %h! o'%!% I )i) no% &a: m'ch a%%!n%ion %o i% an))i) no% a%%ach %o i% 'ch im&or%anc! a I af%!r"ar) r!ali=!) (!lon!) %o i%, "h!n I ha) anal:=!) an)conn!c%!) man: &ora)ic, ha=: an) of%!n con%ro!rial (i% of !i)!nc!.

$Th! ol) &!o&l! on %h! hor! of %h! ri!r m:l r!la%!) %o m! an anci!n% l!!n) %o %h! !ff!c%%ha% a c!r%ain Monolian %ri(! in %h!ir !ca&! from %h! )!man) of G!nhi han hi) %h!m!l! ina '(%!rran!an co'n%r:. f%!r"ar) a ;o:o% from n!ar %h! -aF! of Noan 'l ho"!) m! %h!moFin a%! %ha% !r! a %h! !n%ranc! %o %h! Bin)om of har%i.B Thro'h %hi a%! a h'n%!rform!rl: !n%!r!) in%o %h! in)om an), af%!r hi r!%'rn, (!an %o r!la%! "ha% h! ha) !!n %h!r!. Th!-ama c'% o'% hi %on'! in or)!r %o &r!!n% him from %!llin a(o'% %h! M:%!r: of M:%!ri!.Wh!n h! arri!) a% ol) a!, h! cam! (acF %o %h! !n%ranc! of %hi ca! an) )ia&&!ar!) in%o %h!'(%!rran!an Fin)om, %h! m!mor: of "hich ha) ornam!n%!) an) lih%!n!) hi noma) h!ar%.

$...Th! faori%! G!lon -ama of Princ! +h'l%'n !:li an) %h! Princ! him!lf a! m! an

acco'n% of %h! '(%!rran!an Fin)om.

$BE!r:%hin in %h! "orl),B ai) %h! G!lon, Bi con%an%l: in a %a%! of chan! an) %rani%ion**


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&!o&l!, ci!nc!, r!liion, la" an) c'%om. Ho" man: r!a% !m&ir! an) (rillian% c'l%'r! ha!&!rih!) n) %ha% alon! "hich r!main 'nchan!) i Eil, %h! %ool of a) ;&iri%. Mor! %han


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Th!: ho"!) %o him &!c'liar, 'nfamiliar animal, %or%oi! "i%h i#%!!n f!!% an) on! !:!, h'!naF! "i%h a !r: %a%: fl!h an) (ir) "i%h %!!%h "hich ca'h% fih for %h!ir ma%!r in %h! !a.Th!! &!o&l! %ol) him %ha% %h!: ha) com! '& o'% of %h! '(%!rran!an Fin)om an) )!cri(!) %o himc!r%ain &ar% of %h! 'n)!rro'n) co'n%r:.B

$Th! -ama T'r'% %ra!lin "i%h m! from Ura %o P!Fin a! m! f'r%h!r )!%ail.

$BTh! ca&i%al of har%i i 'rro'n)!) "i%h %o"n of hih &ri!% an) ci!n%i%. I% r!min) on!of -haa "h!r! %h! &alac! of %h! Dalai -ama, %h! Po%ala, i %h! %o& of a mo'n%ain co!r!) "i%hmona%!ri! an) %!m&l!.

$B...In car %ran! an) 'nFno"n %o ' %h!: r'h %hro'h %h! narro" cl!aa! ini)! o'r&lan!%. ;om! In)ian rahman an) Ti(!%an Dalai -ama )'rin %h!ir la(orio' %r'l! %o %h!&!aF of mo'n%ain "hich no o%h!r h'man f!!% ha) %ro) ha! fo'n) %h!r! incri&%ion on %h! rocF,foo%&rin% in %h! no" an) %racF of "h!!l. Th! (lif'l ;aFFia Mo'ni fo'n) on on! mo'n%ain %o&%a(l!% of %on! carr:in "or) "hich h! onl: 'n)!r%oo) in hi ol) a! an) af%!r"ar) &!n!%ra%!)in%o %h! in)om of har%i, from "hich h! (ro'h% (acF cr'm( of %h! acr!) l!arnin &r!!r!)

in hi m!mor:.B$

>!r)inan) r!m!m(!r!) a &ar%ic'lar con!ra%ion "i%h on! -ama2

$BHo" man: &!ron ha! !!r (!!n %o har%iCB I '!%ion!) him.

$B!r: man:,B an"!r!) %h! -ama, B('% all %h!! &!o&l! ha! F!&% !cr!% %ha% "hich %h!: a"%h!r!. Wh!n %h! Ol!% )!%ro:!) -haa, on! of %h!ir )!%achm!n% in %h! o'%h"!%!rn mo'n%ain

&!n!%ra%!) %o %h! o'%Fir% of har%i. H!r! %h!: l!arn!) om! of %h! l!!r m:%!rio' ci!nc! an)(ro'h% %h!m %o %h! 'rfac! of o'r !ar%h. Thi i "h: %h! Ol!% an) alm'cF ar! ar%f'l orc!r!ran) &ro&h!%. lo from %h! !a%!rn co'n%r: om! %ri(! of (lacF &!o&l! &!n!%ra%!) %o har%i an)li!) %h!r! man: c!n%'ri!. f%!r"ar) %h!: "!r! %hr'% o'% from %h! Fin)om an) r!%'rn!) %o %h!!ar%h, (rinin "i%h %h!m %h! m:%!r: of &r!)ic%ion accor)in %o car), ra! an) %h! lin! of %h!

&alm. Th!: ar! %h! G:&i!... ;om!"h!r! in %h! nor%h of ia a %ri(! !#i% "hich i no" ):in an)"hich cam! from %h! ca! of har%i, Fill!) in callin (acF %h! o*call!) &iri% of %h! )!a) a%h!: floa% %hro'h %h! air.B$

i %h! ca! of man: of %h! &!o&l! inha(i%in %h! 'rfac! of c!n%ral ia, om! of %h!'n)!rro'n) &!o&l! a&&ar!n%l: ar! &ron! %o &rac%icin c!r%ain form of occ'l%im or &iri%im. Thi

mih% !#&lain "h: om! BMIB ha! (!!n )!cri(!) a Bori!n%al*a&&!arinB h'man "ho ha!)!mon%ra%!) occ'l% &o"!r %o %ho! %h!: ha! con%ac%!). Thi a "!B! ai), mih% onl: coni% ofa r!la%i!l: mall &!rc!n%a! of %h! 'n)!rro'n) inha(i%an% of %h! harian n!%"orF, a mall

&!rc!n%a! "hich mih% ha! a i %h! ca! "i%h almo% !!r: o%h!r na%ion $ol) o'%$ %o %h!r!&%ilian in !#chan! for &o"!r o!r %h!ir f!llo" h'man (!in.

In hi (ooF B;HMH-B 1960. >r!)!ricF . ;%oF! +o., N.., "ri%!r an) %ra!ll!r NicholaRo!rich a)) om! a))i%ional inih% in%o h'man ha(i%a%ion of 'n)!rro'n) r!ion of c!n%ralia. In hi cha&%!r B;UTERRNEN DWE--ER;B &&. 410*419 "! r!a) %h! follo"in "or)2

$Onc! on o'r %ra!l "! r!ach!) a half*r'in!) illa!. Th!r! "a a limm!r of lih% in onl:

%"o ho'!. In a mall room, an ol) man a% cl!anin a '%!nil. H! (!cam! o'r ho% for %h! nih%. IaF!) him %h! r!aon for hi iola%ion. H! an"!r!), BE!r: on! ha )!&ar%!). Th!: ha! fo'n)mor! 'i%a(l! i%! for %h!ir )"!llin. Th!: "!r! %ron an) !n%!r&riin. ;om!%hin n!" a%%rac%!)


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%h!m. '% I Fn!" %ha% no%hin n!" !#i% on !ar%h. n) I )i) no% "ih %o chan! %h! &lac! of m:)!a%h.B

$Th' %h! %ron!% on! )!&ar%. Th! )!ca:in on! &a%i!n%l: a"ai% )!a%h. I %hi no% %h! %or:of all mira%ion, of all !n%!r&ri!C

$Th! '(A!c% of %h! r!a% mira%ion i %h! mo% facina%in in %h! hi%or: of h'mani%:. Wha%&iri% "a i% %ha% %h' mo!) "hol! na%ion an) inn'm!ra(l! %ri(!C Wha% ca%acl:m )ro! %h!hor)! from %h!ir familiar %!&&!C Wha% n!" ha&&in! an) &riil!! )i) %h!: an%ici&a%! in %h!

(l'! mi% of %h! imm!n! )!!r%C

$On rocF in Dar)i%an "! a" anci!n% )ra"in. W! alo a" %h! am! Fin) of )ra"in '&on%h! rocF n!ar %h! rahma&'%ra, a "!ll a on %h! rocF of OrFon in Monolia, an) in %h! %'m'li ofMin'inF in ;i(!ria. n) finall: "! )ic!rn!) %h! am! cr!a%i! &:cholo: in %h! halri%ninarof ;"!)!n an) Nor"a:. n) la%!r "! %o&&!) in a)mira%ion (!for! %h! mih%: in of %h! !arl:Roman!'! "hich "! fo'n), (a!) on %h! am! cr!a%i! a&ira%ion of %h! r!a% mira%or.

$In !!r: ci%:, in !!r: !ncam&m!n% of ia, I %ri!) %o )ico!r "ha% m!mori! "!r! (!inch!rih!) in %h! folF*m!mor:. Thro'h %h!! 'ar)!) an) &r!!r!) %al! :o' can r!coni=! %h!r!ali%: of %h! &a%. In !!r: &arF of folF*lor!, %h!r! i a )ro& of r!a% Tr'%h a)orn!) or )i%or%!).

No% lon ao "! "!r! %oo ain %o a&&r!cia%! %h!! %r!a'r! of folF*lor!. BWha% co'l) %h!! illi%!ra%!&!o&l! Fno"B '% af%!r"ar) "! l!arn!) %ha% !!n %h! r!a% Ri*!)a "!r! "ri%%!n )o"n onl: in%h! com&ara%i!l: r!c!n% &a%, an) &!rha& for man: c!n%'ri! %h!: "!r! &a!) )o"n (: "or) ofmo'%h. W! %ho'h% %ha% %h! fl:in car&!% of fair:*%al! (!lon!) onl: %o %h! chil)r!n ('% "! oonr!coni=!) %ha% al%ho'h !ach fan%a:, in i% o"n in)ii)'al "a:, "!a! a (!a'%if'l car&!%ornam!n%in lif!, n!!r%h!l! %h! !r: car&!% (!ar %h! foo%&rin% of r!a% r!ali%: of %h! &a%.

$mon %h! inn'm!ra(l! l!!n) an) fair: %al! of ario' co'n%ri! ma: (! fo'n) %h! %al! oflo% %ri(! an) '(%!rran!an )"!ll!r. In "i)! an) )i!r! )ir!c%ion, &!o&l! ar! &!aFin of %h!i)!n%ical fac%. '% in corr!la%in %h!m :o' can r!a)il: !! %ha% %h!! ar! ('% cha&%!r from %h! on!%or:. % fir% i% !!m im&oi(l! %ha% %h!r! ho'l) !#i% an: ci!n%ific conn!c%ion (!%"!!n %h!!)i%or%!) "hi&!r 'n)!r %h! lih% of %h! )!!r% (onfir!. '% af%!r"ar) :o' (!in %o ra& %h!

&!c'liar coinci)!nc! of %h!! manifol) l!!n) r!la%!) (: &!o&l! "ho ar! !!n inoran% of !acho%h!rB nam!.

$o' r!coni=! %h! am! r!la%ionhi& in %h! folF*lor! of Ti(!%, Monolia, +hina, T'rF!%an,ahmir, P!ria, l%ai, ;i(!ria, %h! Ural, +a'caia, %h! R'ian %!&&!, -i%h'ania, Polan), H'nar:,G!rman:, >ranc! from %h! hih!% mo'n%ain %o %h! )!!&!% oc!an. o' "ill h!ar "on)!rf'll:

!la(ora%!) %al! in %h! To'rfan )i%ric%. Th!: %!ll :o' ho" %h! &!o&l!, no% "illin %o '(mi% %o %h!cr'!l%:, clo!) %h!m!l! in '(%!rran!an mo'n%ain. Th!: !!n aF :o' if :o' "an% %o !! %h!!n%ranc! %o %h! ca! %hro'h "hich %h! ain%l: &!r!c'%!) folF fl!).

$In 'char :o' "ill h!ar of in Po*chan, r'l!r of %h! ToFhar, an) ho", "h!n %h! !n!m:a&&roach!), h! )ia&&!ar!) "i%h all %h! %r!a'r! of hi Fin)om, l!ain onl: an), %on! an) r'in

(!hin) him.

$...Each !n%ranc! %o a ca! '!% %ha% om! on! ha alr!a): !n%!r!) %h!r!. E!r: cr!!F**!&!ciall: %h! '(%!rran!an cr!!F**)ra" on!B fan%a: %o %h! 'n)!rro'n) &aa!. In man: &lac!in +!n%ral ia, %h!: &!aF of %h! har%i, %h! '(%!rran!an &!o&l!. In n'm!ro' (!a'%if'l l!!n)

%h!: o'%lin! %h! am! %or: of ho" %h! (!% &!o&l! a(an)on!) %h! %r!ach!ro' !ar%h an) o'h%ala%ion in hi))!n co'n%ri! "h!r! %h!: ac'ir!) n!" forc! an) con'!r!) &o"!rf'l !n!ri!.


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$In %h! l%ai Mo'n%ain, in %h! (!a'%if'l '&lan) all!: of Uimon, a hoar: Ol) !li!!r;%aro!r ai) %o m!2 BI hall &ro! %o :o' %ha% %h! %al! a(o'% %h! +h'), %h! '(%!rran!an &!o&l!, ino% a fan%a: I hall l!a) :o' %o %h! !n%ranc! of %h! '(%!rran!an Fin)om.B

$On %h! "a: %hro'h %h! all!: 'rro'n)!) (: no": mo'n%ain, m: ho% %ol) ' man: %al!a(o'% %h! +h'). I% i r!marFa(l! %ha% B+h')B in R'ian ha %h! am! oriin a %h! "or) WONDER.

;o, &!rha&, "! ma: coni)!r %h! +h') a "on)!rf'l %ri(!. M: (!ar)!) 'i)! %ol) ho" Bonc! '&on a%im!, in %hi f!r%il! all!: li!) an) flo'rih!) %h! &o"!rf'l %ri(! of +h'). Th!: Fn!" ho" %o

&ro&!c% for min!ral an) ho" %o r!a& %h! (!% har!%. Mo% &!ac!f'l an) mo% in)'%rio', "a %hi%ri(!. '% %h!n cam! a Whi%! T=ar "i%h inn'm!ra(l! hor)! of cr'!l "arrior. Th! &!ac!f'l,in)'%rio' +h') co'l) no% r!i% %h! aa'l% of %h! con'!ror, an) no% "ihin %o lo! %h!irli(!r%:, %h!: r!main!) a !rf %o %h! Whi%! T=ar. Th!n, for %h! fir% %im!, a "hi%! (irch (!an %oro" in %hi r!ion. n), accor)in %o ol) &ro&h!ci!, %h! +h') Fn!" %ha% i% "a %h! %im! for %h!ir)!&ar%'r!. n) %h! +h'), 'n"illin %o r!main '(A!c% %o %h! Whi%! T=ar, )!&ar%!) 'n)!r %h! !ar%h.Onl: om!%im! can :o' h!ar %h! hol: &!o&l! inin no" %h!ir (!ll rin o'% in %h! '(%!rran!an%!m&l!. '% %h!r! hall com! %h! lorio' %im! of h'man &'rifica%ion, an) in %ho! )a:, %h! r!a%+h') hall aain a&&!ar in f'll lor:.B

$Th' %h! Ol) !li!!r concl')!). W! a&&roach!) om! lo" %on: hill. Pro')l: h! ho"!)m!, BH!r! "! ar!. H!r! i %h! !n%ranc! %o %h! r!a% '(%!rran!an Fin)om Wh!n %h! +h') !n%!r!)%h! '(%!rran!an &aa! %h!: clo!) %h! !n%ranc! "i%h %on!. No" "! %an) A'% (!i)! %hi hol:!n%ranc!.B

$W! %oo) (!for! a h'! %om( !ncircl!) (: r!a% %on!, o %:&ical of %h! &!rio) of %h! r!a%mira%ion. ;'ch %om(, "i%h %h! (!a'%if'l r!main of Go%hic r!lic, "! a" in ;o'%h R'ian%!&&!, in foo%hill of %h! Nor%h!rn +a'ca'. ;%'):in %hi hill, I r!m!m(!r!) ho" )'rin o'rcroin of %h! araFor'm &a, m: ai, %h! -a)aFi, aF!) m!, BDo :o' Fno" %ha% in %h!'(%!rran!an ca! h!r! man: %r!a'r! ar! hi))!n an) %ha% in %h!m li! a "on)!rf'l %ri(! "hicha(hor %h! in of !ar%hCB

$n) aain "h!n "! a&&roach!) ho%an %h! hoof of o'r hor! o'n)!) hollo" a %ho'h "!ro)! a(o! ca! or hollo". O'r caraan &!o&l! call!) a%%!n%ion %o %hi, a:in, BDo :o' h!ar "ha%hollo" '(%!rran!an &aa! "! ar! croinC Thro'h %h!! &aa!, &!o&l! "ho ar! familiar"i%h %h!m can r!ach far*off co'n%ri!.B Wh!n "! a" !n%ranc! %o ca!, o'r caraan!!r %ol) ',B-on ao &!o&l! li!) %h!r! no" %h!: ha! on! ini)! %h!: ha! fo'n) a '(%!rran!an &aa! %o%h! '(%!rran!an Fin)om. Onl: rar!l: )o om! of %h!m a&&!ar aain on %h! !ar%h. % o'r (a=aar'ch &!o&l! com! "i%h %ran!, !r: anci!n% mon!:, ('% no(o): co'l) !!r r!m!m(!r a %im! "h!n'ch mon!: "a in 'a! h!r!.B I aF!) %h!m, if "! co'l) alo !! 'ch &!o&l!. n) %h!: an"!r!),

B!, if :o'r %ho'h% ar! imilarl: hih an) in con%ac% "i%h %h!! hol: &!o&l!, (!ca'! onl: inn!rar! '&on %h! !ar%h an) %h! &'r! an) co'ra!o' &!o&l! &a on %o om!%hin mor! (!a'%if'l.B

$Gr!a% i %h! (!li!f in %h! in)om of %h! '(%!rran!an &!o&l!. Thro'h all of ia, %hro'h%h! &ac! of all )!!r%, from %h! Pacific %o %h! Ural, :o' can h!ar %h! am! "on)ro' %al! of %h!anih!) hol: &!o&l!. n) !!n far (!:on) %h! Ural Mo'n%ain, %h! !cho of %h! am! %al! "ill r!ach:o'. Of%!n :o' h!ar a(o'% '(%!rran!an %ri(!. ;om!%im! an inii(l! hol: &!o&l! i ai) %o (!liin (!hin) a mo'n%ain. ;om!%im! !i%h!r &oiono' or i%ali=in a! ar! &r!a) o!r %h! !ar%h,%o &ro%!c% om! on!. ;om!%im! :o' h!ar ho" %h! an) of %h! r!a% )!!r% hif%, an) for a mom!n%)iclo! %r!a'r! of %h! !n%ranc! of '(%!rran!an Fin)om. '% non! "o'l) )ar! %o %o'ch %ho!%r!a'r!. o' "ill h!ar ho", in %h! rocF, in %h! mo% )!!r%!) mo'n%ain ran!, :o' can !!

o&!nin "hich conn!c% "i%h %h!! '(%!rran!an &a!, an) ho" (!a'%if'l &rinc!! onc! '&on a%im! occ'&i!) %h!! na%'ral ca%l!.


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$>rom )i%anc! on! mih% %aF! %h!! o&!nin for !ri!, (!ca'! all "hich (!lon %o %h!'(%!rran!an &!o&l! i conc!al!). ;om!%im! %h! Hol: +i%: i '(m!r!), a in %h! folF*lor! of

N!%h!rlan) an) ;"i%=!rlan). n) %h!r! i folF*lor! %ha% coinci)! "i%h ac%'al )ico!ri! in %h!laF! an) alon %h! !a coa%. In ;i(!ria, in R'ia, -i%h'ania an) Polan), :o' fin) man: l!!n)an) fair: %al! a(o'% ian% "ho li!) a% %im! in %h!! co'n%ri! ('% af%!r"ar), )iliFin %h! n!"c'%om, )ia&&!ar!). In %h!! l!!n), on! ma: r!coni=! %h! &!cific fo'n)a%ion of %h! anci!n%

clan. Th! ian% ar! (ro%h!r. !r: of%!n %h! i%!r of %h! ian% li! on %h! o%h!r hor! of %h!laF! or %h! o%h!r i)! of %h! mo'n%ain. !r: of%!n %h!: )o no% liF! %o mo! from %h! i%! ('% om!&!cial !!n% )ri! %h!m from %h!ir &a%rimonial )"!llin. ir) an) animal ar! al"a: n!ar %h!!ian% a "i%n!! %h!: follo" %h!m an) anno'nc! %h!ir )!&ar%'r!.

$...Th! !n)l! 'ran of %h! o'%h!rn %!&&! r!%ain aro'n) %h!m n'm!ro' %ori! a(o'% %h!a&&!aranc! of %h! 'nFno"n "arrior, no(o): Fno" from "h!nc!. Th! +ar&a%hian Mo'n%ain inH'nar: ha! man: imilar %ori! of 'nFno"n %ri(!, ian%*"arrior an) m:%!rio' ci%i!. If,"i%ho'% &r!A')ic!, :o' &a%i!n%l: &oin% o'% on :o' ma& all %h! l!!n) an) %ori! of %hi na%'r! :o'"ill (! a%onih!) a% %h! r!'l%. Wh!n :o' coll!c% all %h! fair:*%al! of lo% an) '(%!rran!an %ri(!,"ill :o' no% ha! (!for! :o' a f'll ma& of %h! mira%ionC$

D'rin %h! B;'(%!rran!an Worl)B con%ro!r: "hich fill!) %h! &a! of M/ING ;TORIE;Maa=in! in %h! la%! 19@0B a a r!'l% of %h! "ri%in of Palm!r, ;ha!r an) n'm!ro' r!a)!r "ho!n% in %h!ir o"n con%ri('%ion, a co'&l! (: %h! nam! of John K Doro%h: )! +o'rc: (!cam!inol!) a "!ll. Th!: ha) !n% in a fic%ionali=!) no!l!%%! (a!) loo!l: on %h! Bhar%iB l!!n),"hich "a &'(lih!) in %h! maa=in!. ;om!%im! af%!r"ar), in %h! D!c. 19@< i'! of .;. &.176, %h!: '(mi%%!) ano%h!r l!%%!r )!cri(in a %ran! Br!&on!B %o %h!ir %or:2

$;ir.

$Th! mo% in'lar %hin ha ha&&!n!) an) "! ar! a% a lo %o off!r an !#&lana%ion. I% mih% (!a &ranF, ('% 'nl! om!on! i "illin %o &!n) a oo) )!al of mon!: on a &ranF, i% m'% (! %h!%r'%h

$On J'l: 49, a %all man "!arin a lon (l'! or (lacF o!rcoa% an) a )arF ha% )ra"n )o"n %oconc!al hi fac!, "!n% %o a form!r r!i)!nc! of o'r in ;an >rancico aFin for '. H! "a %ol) "!ha) mo!) an) %h! lan)lor) %ri!) %o fin) a car) (!arin o'r for"ar)in a))r!. Tr: a h! mih%, h!co'l)nB%, nor co'l) h! r!m!m(!r !!n %h! ci%:, ('% h! ai) h! %ho'h% i% "a Por%lan). Wh!n %ol),%h! man an"!r!), BI 'i%! 'n)!r%an). If :o' fin) %h! a))r!, Fin)l: "ri%! %h!m an) a:, $%h! manfrom har%i$ !!F %h!m.B

$On ''% 5 h! r!a&&!ar!) in Por%lan) a% an a&ar%m!n% ho'! "h!r! "! ha) onc! li!). aino'r a))r! "a miin an) aain h! l!f% %h! am! m!a!, a))in, BI (!ar a m!a! for %h!mfrom %h! in.B

$In (o%h ca!, af%!r "! ha) on!, o'r for"ar)in a))r!! "!r! fo'n) an) (o%h lan)lor)"ro%! %o ' imm!)ia%!l: a&oloi=in for %h!ir o!rih%. Th!: ai) h! im&r!!) %h!m o m'ch %h!:co'l)nB% for!% him. o%h of %h!m mi&!ll!) har%i in %h!ir l!%%!r.

$Who i %h! inC +an h! (! r!f!rrin %o %h! fa('lo' in of %h! Worl)C Th! onl: ol'%ion"! can '!% i %o &'(lih %hi l!%%!r "i%h o'r a))r! an) ho&! %ha% %hi %im! %h! man from

har%i, if h! (! 'ch, "ill fin) '.

$ ** John K Doro%h: )! +o'rc:.,


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f'r%h!r !i)!nc! %ha% no% -- '(%!rran oci!%i! ar! of %h! ini)io', r!&%ilian or r!&%ilian*con%roll!) ari!%:, "! a)) %h! follo"in r!!la%ion from B+omman)!r B, %h! m:%!rio'anon:mo' U.;. In%!lli!nc! official "ho ha r!!al!) m'ch a(o'% Bini)!B o!rnm!n% Fno"l!)!of ali!n ciili=a%ion (o%h (!:on) an) (!n!a%h %h! !ar%h. H! i %h! a'%hor of %h! (ooF

BUNDERGROUND -IEN ;E;B, &'(lih!) (: Tim !cFl!:B U>O REIEW*(!lar) Pr!,N.. Mr. BB "a a&&ar!n%l: !r: familiar "i%h %h! ;'(%!rran!an*"orl) con%ro!ri! %ha%'rro'n)!) M/ING ;TORIE; an) r!la%!) &'(lica%ion in %h! !arl: :!ar, "hich ma: !#&lain hi

&r!!n% &oi%ion in U.;. In%!lli!nc!. H! r!!al %h! follo"in '(%!rran!a*r!la%!) acco'n% from;o'%h m!rica2

$..Of all %h! co'n%ri! on %h! fac! of %h! Ear%h, non! i mor! m:%!rio', or l! !#&lor!), %hani ra=il. Mil! '&on mil! of %hi co'n%r: ha! n!!r (!!n !% foo% '&on (: "hi%! man. In %h!!ar!a li! "hol! %ri(! of aa! In)ian "ho! ciili=a%ion ar! ai) %o (! aFin %o %ho! !#i%in a%%h! %im! of %h! ;%on! !. Man: of %ho! "ho ha! )ar!) !n%'rin in%o %h!! &ocF!% of'n!#&lor!) A'nl! ha! n!!r com! o'%. P!rha& %h! ca! of +olon!l >a"c!%% "ill (! familiar %o

r!a)!r a an !#am&l! of "ha% I m!an. H! '&&o!)l: "a ca&%'r!) (: a %ri(! of "il) In)ian "hil!in !arch of a Bhi))!n ci%:B ai) %o (! loca%!) in %h! confin! of %h! )!n! A'nl!...

$!for! hi )!a%h, Dr. Ra:mon) !rnar) ha) !n% %hi "ri%!r man: &!ronal l!%%!r r!ar)inhi fin)in r!la%!) %o... 'n)!rro'n) ciili=a%ion. W! 'o%! from %h!! comm'nica%ion in %h!follo"in2

$BI arri!) in ra=il in 195< an) ha! (!!n carr:in on m: r!!arch inc! I m!% a Th!oo&hicall!a)!r "ho %ol) m! a(o'% %h! '(%!rran!an ci%i!... %ha% !#i% in ra=il. H! r!f!rr!) %o Prof!orH!nri'! )! ;o'=a, &r!i)!n% of %h! ra=ilian Th!oo&hical ;oci!%:, a% ;ao -o'r!nco in %h! %a%! ofMina G!rai, "ho !r!c%!) a %!m&l! )!)ica%!) %o har%a, "hich i %h! '))hi% nam! of %h!'(%!rran!an Worl). H!r! in ra=il li! Th!oo&hi% from all &ar% of %h! "orl), all of "hom

(!li!! in %h! !#i%!nc! of %h! '(%!rran!an ci%i!.

$Prof!or )! ;o'=a %ol) m! %ha% %h! r!a% Enlih !#&lor!r +olon!l >a"c!%% i %ill ali!,liin in a '(%!rran!an ci%: in %h! Ronca)or Mo'n%ain of Ma%%o Groo, "h!r! h! fo'n) %h!'(%!rran!an ci%: of %lan%!an for "hich h! !arch!) No%!2 !rnar) r!f!r %o %h! inha(i%an% of%hi ci%: a B%lan%!anB, "h!n in fac% o%h!r acco'n% '!% %ha%**liF! %h! 'n)!rro'n) ci%i! (!lo"%h! !a% coa% of Nor%h m!rica**man: of %h!! ca!rn ci%i! "!r! oriinall: con%r'c%!) (: ananci!n% an%!)il'ian rac! "hich mih% ha! (!!n !r: imilar %o %h! lo% rac! &oF!n of in %h!B%lan%iB l!!n)ar:, an) "!r! la%!r r!*inha(i%!) af%!r %h! floo). In B%hiB !n! %h!: mih% (! r!f!rr!)

%o a B%lan%!anB al%ho'h %h! &r!!n% inha(i%an% of 'ch ci%i! &ro(a(l: )o no% ha! an: )ir!c%B!n!%icB %i! %o %h! an%!)il'ian B%lan%!anB. * ran%on, ('% i h!l) &rion!r l!% h! r!!al %h! !cr!%of hi "h!r!a(o'%. H! "a no% Fill!) (: In)ian a i commonl: (!li!!). Prof!or )! ;o'=aclaim!) h! ha ii%!) '(%!rran!an ci%i!, incl')in ;ham(allah, %h! "orl) ca&i%al of %h!'(%!rran!an !m&ir! of har%a. I %h!n "!n% %o Ma%%o Groo %o fin) %h! '(%!rran!an ci%: "h!r!>a"c!%% i claim!) %o (! liin "i%h hi on JacF, ('% fail!) %o )o o. I %h!n r!%'rn!) %o Joinill! in%h! %a%! of ;an%a +a%arina, an) %h!r! con%in'!) m: r!!arch.

$J'% r!c!n%l: %"o !#&lor!r r!%'rn!) from !n%!rin a %'nn!l n!ar Pon%! Gro! in %h! %a%! ofParana. On! of %h!m ha) r!c!n%l: !n%!r!) alon! an) &!n% fi! )a: in %h! 'n)!r"orl) ci%: %h!r!. I%ha) a(o'% 50 inha(i%an% &l' chil)r!n. Th! fr'i% orchar) "!r! r!c!n%l: &lan%!), an) %h! inha(i%an%

r!c!i!) fr'i% from ano%h!r '(%!rran!an ci%:. D'rin %h! la% ii%, %h! %"o !#&lor!r "!r! m!% a% %h!!n%ranc! of %h! %'nn!l (: a 'ar)ian an) %h! chi!f of %h! ci%:, "ho %ol) %h!m %ha% %h!: ho'l) r!%'rnin %"o :!ar "h!n %h! fr'i% %r!! "ill %ar% %o (!ar, ('% canno% !n%!r no".


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$Th! am! %"o !#&lor!r !n%!r!) a %'nn!l in Rincon, %a%! of Parana, an) finall: cam! %o achimn!:*liF! %r'c%'r! "i%h fo'r chain hanin )o"n. Th!: )!c!n)!) on %h! chain ('% "h!n %h!:cam! n!ar %h! (o%%om a a "i%h a ch!mical o)or %ar%!) %o com! '& an) forc!) %h!m %o ac!n).O(io'l: %h! '(%!rran!an )"!ll!r %ri!) %o F!!& %h!m from r!achin %h! ci%: Thi !!m of%!n %o

(! %h! ca! * +omman)!r .

$O'r !#&lor!r J.D. nam! on fil! * +omman)!r , "ho i a mo'n%ain 'i)! of %h! M:%!r:Mo'n%ain n!ar Joinill! "h!r! %h!r! i '&&o!) %o (! an !n%ranc! ai) %ha%, !!ral %im!, h! a"a l'mino' fl:in a'c!r ac!n) from %h! %'nn!l o&!nin %ha% l!a) %o a '(%!rran!an ci%: ini)! %h!mo'n%ain, in "hich h! h!ar) %h! (!a'%if'l choral inin of m!n an) "om!n, an) alo h!ar) %h!Bcan%o aloB roo%!r cro"in, a 'ni!ral :m(ol in)ica%in %h! !#i%!nc! of '(%!rran!an ci%i! inra=il. H! ai) %ha% %h! a'c!r "a o l'mino' %ha% i% li% '& %h! nih% F: an) con!r%!) i% in%o)a:lih%. On on! occaion h! m!% a ro'& of '(%!rran!an m!n o'%i)! %h! %'nn!l. Th!: "!r! hor%,%ocF:, "i%h r!))ih (!ar) an) lon hair, an) !r: m'c'lar. Wh!n h! %ri!) %o a&&roach %h!m, %h!:anih!). Of%!n h! a" %ran! ill'mina%ion in %hi ar!a a% nih% "hich "!r! &ro(a(l: &ro)'c!) (:fl:in a'c!r W! '! %h! nam! BM:%!r: Mo'n%ain,B ra%h!r %han r!!al %h! %r'! nam! of %h!

mo'n%ain, o %ha% 'n"an%!) o'%i)!r "ill no% com! h!r! %o loca%! i%. Thro'ho'% m: man: :!ar ofr!!arch I ha! acc'm'la%!) a a% amo'n% of )a%a "hich "o'l) in)ica%! %ha% %h!! !n%ranc! %o'(%!rran!an ci%i! a(o'n) %hro'ho'% %h! r!ion.

$n !l)!rl: man liin in Joinill! onc! %ol) m! %ha% h! ha) ii%!) a %'nn!l n!ar +onc!&iao in%h! %a%! of ;ao Pa'lo, an) a" in %h! )i%anc! a mar!lo' '(%!rran!an ci%: "i%h !hicl! )ar%in

(acF an) for%h, !i)!n%l: %ra!lin %hro'h %'nn!l from on! '(%!rran!an ci%: %o ano%h!r.

$l%ho'h %h! follo"in r!&or% r!'ir! confirma%ion, i% "a %ol) %o m! (: an !#&lor!r nam!)N.+. "ho ai) %ha% h! ha) ii%!) a %'nn!l n!ar Rio +a)or an) ha) m!% a (!a'%if'l :o'n "omana&&!arin %o (! a(o'% 40 :!ar of a!. ;h! &oF! %o him in Por%''!! an) ;ID %ha% h! "a 4,500:!ar ol). H! alo m!% a (!ar)!) '(%!rran!an man No%!2 Of%!n h'man !nco'n%!r!) in a!rial )iFor '(%!rran!an ca!rn )!clar! %ha% %h!: ar! !#%r!m!l: ol) (: h'man %an)ar). On %h! 'rfac!%hi mih% o'n) n!#% %o im&oi(l!, 'nl! a r!ol'%ionar: ci!n%ific (r!aF%hro'h on %h! &ar% of%h!! h'man Bali!nB ha allo"!) %h!m %o r!%ar) %h! a!in &roc! %o an !#%r!m! )!r!!, or co'l)%h! &oi(l: %ha% %h!: ar! !&ara%!) from %h! )!!n!ra%in ra)ia%ion of olar ra: !#&lain %h!irall!!)l: r!a%!r lon!i%:C no%h!r &oi(ili%: "o'l) (! %ha% %hro'h (ionic3(ioloical%ran&lan%3&ro%h!%ic, !%c. %h! lif!&an of h'man (!in &o!in a)anc!) (ioloical an)%!chnoloical ci!nc! mih% %h!or!%icall: (! incr!a!) )rama%icall:. Inci)!n%all:, %h! "ri%!r an)%ra!ll!r Ro(!r% ;%ac:*J')) in om! of hi (ooF )!cri(!) an !#&lora%ion h! an) o%h!r in hi &ar%:ma)! of %h! &!ri&h!ral ar!a of %h! -ol%'n ca! of 'ca%an. -!!n) a: %ha% a% l!a% on! ro'& of

&!o&l!, fl!!in &!r!c'%ion, !n%!r!) !n ma! in%o %h! mai! -ol%'n ca! an) "!r! n!!r !!naain. ;%ac:*J')) %!ll of hi o"n !nco'n%!r "i%h a Bca! h!rmi%B )!!& in %h! ca!rn cham(!r "hoclaim!) %o (! "!ll o!r 1000 :!ar ol), an) "ho ai) h! "a a 'ar)ian of %h! ca! an) of %h!%r!a'r!**an) ci%:C**"hich la: )!!& (!lo" in %h! 'nFno"n )!&%h, B'nFno"nB %ha% i, !#c!&% %o %h!%ran! Bh!rmi%B. i)! from &ho%ora&h of %hi h!rmi% "hich a&&!ar!) in om! of hi "orF, %h!a'%hor alo r!!al!) &ho%ora&h of B'n)!rro'n) ar)!nB coni%in of ar!a of %h! ca! "hichcon%ain mall &a%ch! of BA'nl!B, "a%!r!) an) li% %hro'h &ar% of %h! ca!rn c!ilin "hich ha)colla&!), !#&oin %h!m %o %h! o'%!r "orl). Wh!%h!r 'ch claim of lon!i%: ar! r!al or "h!%h!r%h! $'(%!rran!an$ &!o&l! "!r! A'% &la:in "i%h %h! min) of 'ch !#&lor!r "ho !nco'n%!r!)%h!m, i 'nc!r%ain * ran%on.

$;%ill ano%h!r !#&lor!r nam!) D.O. ii%!) %hi am! %'nn!l n!ar Ga&ar, ;an%a +a%arina, an)(!hin) a "on)!rf'l fr'i% orchar) a" a '(%!rran!an "oman "i%h a chil) in h!r arm r!a)in %o i%alo') from a h'! (ooF "ri%%!n in an 'nFno"n lan'a!... f%!r h! r!a) !ach !n%!nc! %h! chil)


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In r!la%ion %o %h! a&&ar!n% conn!c%ion (!%"!!n '(%!rran!an ciili=a%ion an) 'ni)!n%ifi!) fl:ino(A!c% !rnar) an) )! ;o'=a, inci)!n%all:, (!li!!) Bfl:in a'c!rB %o (! of '(%!rran!an oriin,

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$...Th! n!" )!ca)! "a no% "i%ho'% a n!" %h!or:, or, a% l!a%, a aria%ion of an ol) on!**%ha%no% onl: "!r! >l:in ;a'c!r no% oriina%in from (!:on) %h! far%h!% r!ach! of o'r &lan!%, %h!:"!r! !#&!ll!) from "i%hin i%... Ra: Palm!r "ro%! a l!n%h: ar%icl! !la(ora%in hi in%!r!%in an)imaina%i! %h!i, an) &r!fac!) i% "i%h %h! a!r%ion %ha% h! "a &r!&ar!) B%o &ro! %ha% fl:ina'c!r ar! na%i! %o &lan!% !ar%h %ha% %h! o!rnm!n% of mor! %han on! na%ion if no% all of %h!mFno" %hi %o (! %h! fac% %ha% a conc!r%!) !ffor% i (!in ma)! %o l!arn all a(o'% %h!m, an) %o !#&lor!%h!ir na%i! lan) an) %ha% fac% alr!a): Fno"n ar! coni)!r!) o im&or%an% %ha% %h!: ar! %h! "orl)B

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