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0010M01 **<*3THE CROOKED MIRROR*0**>
0020M01 $*3^THERE*0 is an interesting person. ^He seems to_ be half mad,
0030M01 or that_ is at least what we take him to_ be. ^He goes around the
0040M01 streets, writes a few illegible words and moves ahead. ^But before
0050M01 I tell you more about this person, I have an interesting story to_
0060M01 narrate, and here it is... $^Yes I am sure you can also hear the
0070M01 resounding echoes of laughter coming from a cottage in this dense jungle.
0080M01 ^Its sole resident \0Prof. Gill is so happy that he is unable
0090M01 to_ hold back his pleasure. ^He is happy with his success.
0100M01 ^His has been an uphill task. ^He has worked in this lonely cottage
0110M01 away from the world for the last twelve years. $^Five feet ten inches
0120M01 of \0Prof. Gill had a chin showing determination, a wrinkled face
0130M01 and a beard which has grown grey. ^He shut himself up in this den in
0140M01 1979. ^He had thought his invention would be in a position to_ dispel
0150M01 the clouds of war which were then hovering over the world. ^In 1985
0160M01 as we all know, came the third world war. ^It was the most destructive
0170M01 thought: it lasted only five months or 142 days, to_ be exact.
0180M01 ^Even during this period the professor had been busy with his invention.
0190M01 $^The war resulted in a world government. ^After the war all
0200M01 the forces of mankind were devoted to resurrection at a speed never seen
0210M01 or heard before. ^In 1991, today man does not run, he flies.
0220M01 ^Man has marshalled atomic energy and is using the same to its fullest.
0230M01 $^The joy of achievement the Eureka twinkle of \0Prof. Gill*'s eyes
0240M01 has gone. ^It is clear that he is in thought again. ^His immediate
0250M01 problem is to_ give this invention to someone who may use it for the
0260M01 benefit of humanity, someone who may use it to_ end all misery and want
0270M01 in the universe. ^He scribbled a few names, erased the same,
0280M01 added a few more, until he had only three on the pad. ^The names
0290M01 were: $1. \0Mr. Jwalinman-- the first premier of the world government.
0300M01 $2. \0Rev. Abarshi-- one of the spiritual heads of
0310M01 the world government. $3. \0Mr. Daltafeller-- the bili-billionaire.
0330M01 **[sic**] $*3^IN*0 the morning he summoned the first
0340M01 person on the list.
0350M01 ^Yes, the news was received with astonishment, because he was a very
0360M01 prominent scientist. ^Nobody had known about his whereabouts.
0370M01 ^Naturally his request for keeping his name from the press was agreed to.
0380M01 ^The premier, seeing the urgency of \0Prof. Gill*'s call cancelled
0390M01 all engagements and rushed in his '*(Wayukaptor*)'-- the plane invented
0400M01 in 1990 meant for solo flying at the speed of 1300 \0m.p.h.
0410M01 $\0^*Prof. Gill received \0Mr. Jwalinman and took him to the Tele-Actual--
0420M01 his invention. ^This Tele-Actual consisted of a huge opaque
0430M01 screen with the outline of a world map on it. ^On a panel in front
0440M01 of this screen were numerous push-buttons. ^Behind the screen of course
0450M01 known only to \0Prof. Gill are innumerable valves, wires with connections
0460M01 as intermingled as a dish of Chinese '*7Chop-Sue'.
0470M01 $^Standing before the Tele-Actual the professor tried
0480M01 to_ explain its working to the political leader. ^He said, "\0Mr.
0490M01 Jwalinman suppose we wish to_ know the immediate happenings in Melbourne,
0500M01 all we have to_ do is to_ place this attacher on the word 'Australia'
0510M01 on this map on the screen." $^So saying, he placed the flat end
0520M01 on the screen. ^It stuck on as if glued. ^The other end of this
0530M01 attacher was lost in the intricate network of wires behind the screen.
0540M01 $^The professor then pressed a button. ^The map on the screen gradually
0550M01 faded and for a split second the screen was milky white. ^Then
0560M01 came a detailed map of Australia. ^Once again the professor detached
0570M01 the attacher and placed it on Melbourne. ^He pressed a couple of
0580M01 handles and finally switched on a flash light. ^Gradually the map of
0590M01 Australia faded and a photograph of Melbourne was on the screen.
0600M01 ^It was like an aerial photograph as if the camera was actually hovering
0610M01 over Melbourne. $^On closer scrutiny one could see the central
0620M01 thoroughfare. ^A twist of a handle brought the sea-port into view.
0630M01 ^One could see the cargo being loaded and unloaded and hear the hum
0640M01 and bustle and even the voices of the people for \0Prof. Gill now had
0650M01 his hand on the volume control. ^The professor said that he could
0660M01 as easily project any particular room, a particular car or a particular
0670M01 cabin on this screen and overhear and see what was going on.
0680M01 $*3^THE*0 professor gave some more performance. ^The attacher was
0690M01 placed on a building. ^The screen presented a big hall. ^The meeting
0700M01 was on, a speaker was on his feet and they listened to his speech,
0710M01 saw the audience, heard their murmurs and applause. ^The professor
0720M01 pushed the big red button and everything vanished and the map of the world
0730M01 was on the screen again. $\0^*Mr. Jwalinman rubbed his eyes in
0740M01 wonder. ^Was he dreaming? ^Even in his day when science had achieved
0750M01 so much, this was surely a miracle. \0^*Prof. Gill handed
0760M01 him the attacher and said, "^It is quite simple. ^Try it yourself".
0770M01 $\0^*Mr. Jwalinman took the attacher and with trembling hands
0780M01 placed it on Driskoten, the capital of the world. ^The aerial photograph
0790M01 came to view. ^The attacher was now placed, with steadier
0800M01 hand, of course on the house of \0Mr. Mego Park, the renowned leader
0810M01 of the opposition. ^A close-up of the drawing room was now visible
0820M01 on the screen. ^There were eight people reclining in chairs. ^With
0830M01 the turn of the volume-control the conversation became audible. ^One
0840M01 of them was saying, "^But \0Mr. Park you must be careful.
0850M01 ^Your friend Jwalinman is shrewd and can do anything to_ win the elections.
0860M01 ^He holds the reins of government and commands its mighty resources.
0870M01 ^He has his men in all the ministries of the world." $^This
0880M01 was addressed to a middle-aged hawk-eyed man seated in front.
0890M01 ^He was smartly dressed. ^He waved his hand majestically as he
0900M01 said, "^Do you mean to_ say that I have overlooked all these factors?
0910M01 $^People of Europe will back me. ^*I have similar assurances
0920M01 from China and Australia. ^*I am confident to_ succeed at the
0930M01 polls this time. ^*Jwalinman will see how he is let down by his own
0940M01 men. ^You know his pal Kal Daph well, she is in the palm of my hands!"
0950M01 ^He clenched his fist as if to_ emphasise that he had that_ damsel
0960M01 in the hollow of his hand and laughed aloud. $\0^*Mr. Jwalinman
0970M01 immediately turned off the big red button. ^It was evident that he was
0980M01 in anger. ^He, through the Tele-Actual got Miss Kal Daph*'s
0990M01 drawing room on the screen. ^*Kal was in deep conversation with her
1000M01 friends. ^She was in high spirits and giggled as she said, "^Thus
1010M01 I will befool both of them-- poor Jwalinman and Mego Park and become
1020M01 the premier myself." $*3^AS*0 if to_ applaud her, a friend interjected
1030M01 "^Quite right, the two fools they deserve it." $^The
1040M01 map of the world appeared on the screen for the infuriated Jwalinman had
1050M01 switched off in his temper. ^With an effort he controlled himself
1060M01 and was as humble as humility itself when he addressed the professor,
1070M01 "^*I am overjoyed at having seen your Tele-Actual. ^Your invention
1080M01 will fulfil a long-felt want. ^*I feel sure. ^*I will be able
1090M01 to_ use it to the best advantage. ^*I will immediately detail a platoon
1100M01 to_ guard your laboratory. ^Arrangement to_ transport the Tele-Actual
1110M01 to the capital will be made with the least possible delay.
1120M01 ^Of course you shall be suitably rewarded." $"^No sir", said the
1130M01 professor. "^You need not send the platoon yet. ^No one knows
1140M01 about it yet. ^As there are a few things still left in the completion
1150M01 of this, I shall inform you as soon as I have completed it. ^Seeing
1160M01 the importance of this, I am sure, you will keep it to yourself
1170M01 only for the time being." $^After a little conversation and assurances,
1180M01 the premier left. ^The professor was dejected. ^There
1190M01 had been a severe earth quake in Japan. ^There were fires ablaze
1200M01 in Prairie Forests. ^There had been floods in Hindustan. ^But
1210M01 Jwalinman did not care two hoots for the misery of the people.
1220M01 ^What worried him above all was the election, his sweetheart*'s attitude
1230M01 towards him and his candidature! '^Does he deserve the Tele-Actual?'
1240M01 thought the professor. $^Within the next hour \0Rev.
1250M01 Abarshi the chief priest of the world religion, was there before
1260M01 the Tele-Actual. ^The professor demonstrated the Tele-Actual.
1270M01 '^*Hare Jandev' 'Hare Jandev' chanted the priest as he saw the
1280M01 screen perform the miracles. ^The high priest saw the havoc wrought
1290M01 by the fire in Prairie and as he saw half-burnt people, recognised
1300M01 some by their attire as the devotees of the Pragod temple working there
1310M01 as missionaries. ^He turned to the professor and said, "Well professor
1320M01 can I talk to people by the Tele-Actual? ^*I would like
1330M01 to_ tell my people to_ send three-times the number of people sent by Pragod
1340M01 temple. ^This way we are sure to_ lose a number of our devotees."
1350M01 $^Professor Gill thought for a minute and nodded his head declining
1360M01 "^You can go on my *(wayu-kaptor*) and give your order personally."
1370M01 $^As he dashed out in his zeal, he thought of the Tele-Actual
1380M01 and turning to Professor Gill said, "^Your Tele-Actual fulfils a
1390M01 great want. ^*I am sure I will be able to_ use it fully. ^*I will
1400M01 be back just now." $*3^AS*0 professor Gill escorted him outside
1410M01 he said, "^There are still some adjustment in this. ^*I shall let
1420M01 you know as soon as it is ready. ^Meanwhile, please do not breathe
1430M01 a word about this to anyone." ^After the priest had left, \0Prof.
1440M01 Gill sat down tired and perspiring. ^The chief priest of the world
1450M01 too is only anxious about his sect, and unconcerned about the suffering
1460M01 humanity! \0^*Prof. Gill had high hopes on this priest. ^Those
1470M01 were shattered. $^With a heavy heart he summoned \0Mr. Daltafeller
1480M01 the last and final on his list. ^The billionaire was a renowned philanthropist.
1490M01 ^He was a great patron of art as was evident from the
1500M01 numerous temples and art museums he had dedicated to Pragod. ^His
1510M01 wife had dedicated as many to Jandeva. ^Rumour had it that this was
1520M01 to_ please the followers of both the rival sects. ^But rumours are rumours,
1530M01 and everybody knows that_! $^Within an hour, the billionaire
1540M01 was before the Tele-Actual using the same. ^The magnate used
1550M01 the attacher to_ see the godowns of Beh Kapoo in Eden and then connected
1560M01 himself to the offices of his rival in business. ^*Beh Kapoo was
1570M01 barking orders over his ebiphone for the purchase of cloth. ^*Daltafeller,
1580M01 who was accompanied by his secretary, beckoned to him and said,
1590M01 "^From my *(wayukaptor*) get busy on ebiphone and tell all my branches   ^
1600M01 the world over to_ sell all the cloth. ^*I have seen the godowns
1610M01 of Beh Kapoo. ^They are all full. ^He is only bluffing to_ raise
1620M01 the market price. ^*I shall have him where I want him. ^Look sharp."
1630M01 $^As the secretary dashed out to the *(wayu-kaptor*) the billionaire
1640M01 turned to \0Prof. Gill, who was ignored all this while. ^The professor
1650M01 gaped as he saw the joy in the eyes of Daltafeller the philanthropist.
1660M01 ^Turning this side, he said, "Congratulations, Professor.
1670M01 ^This Tele-Actual puts all the invention of science in the background.
1680M01 ^But why this secrecy? ^Why this privation like a Buddhist
1690M01 monk? ^You could have sent a word to me and I would have made
1700M01 things comfortable for you. ^You must accompany me. ^*I will instruct
1710M01 my manager to_ pay 3,000 dollings (world currency) per month. ^All
1720M01 expenses incidental to your research will also be met by him."
1730M01 $\0^*Prof. Gill listened with downcast eyes and clenched fists.
1740M01 ^But \0Mr. Daltafeller believed in the divine right of dollings. ^He
1750M01 patted the Professor on the back and said, "^We pay you for the Tale-Actual
1760M01 also. ^Will half a million do?" $*3^WITHOUT*0 a word
1770M01 the professor picked up the attacher. "^Never mind, professor
1780M01 I shall make it a full million.*#
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0010M02 **<THE EXPERIMENT THAT_ FAILED**> $\0^*Dr *(0B.*) Das was very
0020M02 senior to me. ^Yet, in spite of his position and age, he considered
0030M02 me a very dear friend. ^Similarity of temperament was the basis of our
0040M02 frendship. ^He was a remarkable personality. ^He lived a simple life,
0050M02 avoiding luxury and vice, and he loved seclusion. $^At the age of 35,
0060M02 he had conducted several reserches in the surgery line and had established
0070M02 himself as one of the most capable researchers of India. $^Yesterday,
0080M02 he passed away, owing to heart failure. ^His death came as a shock
0090M02 but it was no surprise. ^He was not a heart patient. ^But I alone understood
0100M02 why he died. ^Let me recall what happened to_ cause his death.
0110M02 $^It was while I was doing my \0M.D. in the Lucknow Medical College
0120M02 that I first met \0Dr *(0B.*) Das. ^Though a great surgeon
0130M02 even then, he carried on reaserches in enteric viruses. $^Within a few
0140M02 days, I came very close to him. ^At the very first meeting, his personality
0150M02 made a deep impact on me. ^*I never saw him sitting idle, even
0160M02 for a minute. ^Thanks to him, I became adept in monkey kidney drypsinisation,
0170M02 virus innoculation, blood serum titration and mice-harvesting
0180M02 innoculation. ^His cooperation and my earnest efforts enabled me to_ generate
0190M02 many new viruses within a week. $^He came to the virus laboratory
0200M02 at nine in the morning and **[text mutilated**]
0201M02 he took his tea, lunch, \0etc, in the
0210M02 laboratory itself. $^One day, while we were conducting an experiment in
0220M02 monkey innoculation (making a monkey sick by injecting viruses through
0230M02 its veins), he said to me: "Sen, I have to_ discuss something with you
0240M02 today. ^It is rather confidential. ^Can you come to my bungalow?"
0250M02 $"^But you stay on in the laboratory till very late at night," said I.
0260M02 $"^No, today I shall leave a little earlier." $^*I went to his bungalow
0270M02 in the evening. ^The bungalow was very near the virus laboratory.
0280M02 ^There, I saw him strolling in the lawn. ^As I approched him, he called
0290M02 out, "Come along! ^Come with me." $^We went through several doorways,
0300M02 and reached a room that_ was rather big. ^It served both as a
0310M02 laboratory and a library. ^In the room lay many essential apparatuses,
0320M02 including a stretcher, a long table and two microscopes. $^As soon as
0330M02 we were seated, he said, "Listen, Sen, today I am embarking on a new
0340M02 experimental research. ^This is not an investigation conducted on
0350M02 mice, monkey, guinea pig, or rabbit or any other small animal. ^It shall
0360M02 be conducted on a man." $"^On a man!" I expressed my surprise. "^What
0370M02 is the nature of the research, Doctor?" ^*I inquired. $"^Yes,
0380M02 Sen," said he. "^On a man, a living man. ^*Ram Singh will be here in
0390M02 a short while. ^*I am going to_ experiment on him. ^You will, perhaps,
0400M02 wonder why I am telling you all this. ^But you*'3ll understand it all
0410M02 later." $"^But Doctor," I interrupted him, "what is the nature of this
0420M02 experiment?" $"^Exchange of hearts and modification of the brain."
0430M02 $^*I was amazed. ^What a grand idea! ^But would he be able to_ demonstrate
0440M02 it successfully? ^*I was not quite convinced. ^But I had full faith
0450M02 in him. $"Sen, do you know," he told me, "I shall begin my experiment
0460M02 tomorrow at eight at night." $"^Then, I shall come here
0470M02 tomorrow at eight," I assured, as I got up from my chair. $"^Leaving
0480M02 so soon? ^Why? ^Take coffee, and then go," said the Doctor, as he switched
0490M02 on the heater and placed a saucepan full of water on it. $^There
0500M02 was silence for a short while. ^Then he spoke thus, "^Listen, Sen, you
0510M02 have to_ help me in this experiment. ^That_ is why I have told you all
0520M02 about it. ^*I cannot say, at this stage, how far I shall succeed.
0530M02 ^But I plan to_ operate tomorrow night upon Ram Singh and change his
0540M02 heart. ^As a result of the change of heart, he*'3ll acquire inordinate strength
0550M02 and he will experience unusual agility. $"^His life expectancy will
0560M02 increase. ^But then, the problem will be: if this person possesses
0570M02 uncommon energy, physical strength and agility, and his brain, too, functions
0580M02 very well, it is possible that he may then hinder our further experiments.
0590M02 ^So I have decided to_ cause an aberration in his brain."
0600M02 $^The revelation dazed me. ^*I was overwhelmed by the thought because
0610M02 causing an aberration in the brain meant ruining the cerebellum and the
0620M02 cerebral hemisphere, with the result that the man would lose the faculty
0630M02 of remembering. ^He would cease to_ think by himself. ^He would not
0640M02 be different from a domesticated animal. $\0^*Dr Das removed the pan
0650M02 from the heater, and began preparing coffee. ^He soon handed me a
0660M02 cup and then said, "Sen, I shall conduct the experiment here itself."
0670M02 $^*I was quite unable to_ say anything to him. ^There was a peculiar charm
0680M02 about his voice, and a sort of firm conviction spread over his face.
0690M02 ^But along with it, I also perceived the shadow of Satan clouding
0700M02 it. $^As I sipped coffee, there was stillness all round. ^The Doctor
0710M02 too, became silent. ^His eyes appeared hardly human, but a diabolic
0720M02 ruthlessness appeared to_ be dancing in them. ^*I felt I must get away
0730M02 from him. ^*I got up. ^*I promised to_ reach his bungalow the next
0740M02 night at eight, and took leave of him. $^The next day, I reached
0750M02 his bungalow exactly at eight at night. \0^*Dr Das and Ram Singh were
0760M02 present in the room. ^*I took pity on Ram Singh. ^*I wondered why
0770M02 he had yielded to the Doctor*'s request for conducting an experiment
0780M02 on him. ^Had he no family ties? ^Was he an orphan? ^Would the Doctor
0790M02 be successful in changing the heart? ^My mind was haunted by these
0800M02 thoughts. $\0^*Dr Das bolted the door of the room from within.
0810M02 ^*Ram Singh was asked to_ lie down on the stretcher. ^When he lay down,
0820M02 Doctor Das asked me to_ make him unconscious. ^My heart beat fast.
0830M02 $^This was the first occasion that I had to_ help in doing an experiment
0840M02 on a living man. ^The experiment was like a tough test for me
0850M02 . ^To me, \0Dr Das appeared to_ be a man without a human heart. ^He
0860M02 instructed me: "Sen, anaesthetize him quickly." $\0^*Dr Das himself
0870M02 performed the operation as Ram Singh lay unconscious. ^He took out
0880M02 a bottle with a heart preserved in it. "^*Sen," he called out to me,
0890M02 "make the temperature in the cubicle 'minus'-- let it be 20*@ centigrade".
0900M02 $^*I put the switch on and reduced the temperature to 20*@ \0C.
0910M02 ^The Doctor immediately cut off two trumbells from above, and joined them
0920M02 to the other trumbell. ^Then it was the turn to_ join the lower sinus
0930M02 vinosus. $^All of us were at that_ time in a room with a temperature
0940M02 of only 20*@ \0C. ^It was impossible for us to_ remain for long in that
0950M02 excessively chilly atmosphere. $\0^*Dr Das lifted the sinus vinosus
0960M02 with great care. ^For a split second, even his well-experienced hands
0970M02 seemed to_ shake. ^But the next moment, Ram Singh*'s heart was
0980M02 taken out, and the heart that_ had been preserved in the bottle was
0990M02 fitted therein. $^Then \0Dr Das turned towards me. ^*I experienced
1000M02 a feeling, quite akin to amazement and awe. ^He took me out of the
1010M02 room. ^Despite my amazement, my mind was disturbed by the thought that
1020M02 there was no beating at all in the other heart. ^But I did not venture
1030M02 to_ ask \0Dr Das about it. ^*I simply gazed at his face. ^There
1040M02 were beads of perspiration on his forehead. $"^The operation has
1050M02 been successful," said he, with an expression of satisfaction. $"^But,
1060M02 Doctor," I ventured in the end, "what about heartbeat?" $"^*Sen,"
1070M02 said he in a tone of great confidence, "don*'4t you know that it was
1080M02 for this very reason that I had asked you to_ reduce the room temperature
1090M02 to minus? ^If we keep a person immediately after his death under
1100M02 super-cooling atmosphere, his bodily sacs and glands stop all their
1110M02 functions for a while. ^But soon aferwards, they resume their functioning.
1120M02 ^Now, after half an hour, we shall increase the temperature
1130M02 in the cubicle to 30*@ \0C. ^Thereafter we can cause an aberration
1140M02 in the patient*'s brain." $^After half an hour, \0Dr Das went in
1150M02 and damaged the cerebral hemisphere and a part of the cerebellum.
1160M02 $^For a few days following this operation, I did not see \0Dr Das
1170M02 in the virus laboratory. ^*I came to_ know that he had taken a week*'s
1180M02 leave. ^*I was anxious to_ know further details about his experiment.
1190M02 $^*I could not resist the inner urge to_ rush down to his bungalow.
1200M02 ^His servant, Ramu sat hunched up in a corner of the front verandah.
1210M02 ^*I stepped in, "Is Doctor *4Sahib in?" $"^Yes, sir," said Ramu,
1220M02 waking up from his day-dream, "he is in the research room." $"^*I
1230M02 hope there is nothing very special." $"^What shall I say, *(Doctorji*)?"
1240M02 said Ramu in utter desperation and with a feeling of resignation.
1250M02 "^*I am fed up. ^Doctor Das *4Sahib has not stirred out of that_ room
1260M02 for the last one week. ^He wants me to_ serve his food there. ^He
1270M02 prepares his tea there itself. $"^What is most surprising is that he
1280M02 asks me to_ take in two plates of food and side dishes. ^All his clothes,
1290M02 too are kept in the room itself. ^*I am unable to_ understand what has
1300M02 become of my master," complained the servent. $^*I thought to myself
1310M02 '^Has the experiment been successful? ^Is Ram Singh alive? ^Must
1320M02 be so. ^That is why food is being served in two separate plates, and
1330M02 the Doctor continues to stay therein.' $^Suddenly, I realised that
1340M02 Ramu was eagerly awaiting some sort of consoling words. "^No need
1350M02 to_ worry, Ramu," said I, "the Doctor is engaged in a very important
1360M02 experiment. ^*I shall now go in there." $^*I pressed the buzzer at
1370M02 the entrance to the research room. ^After a couple of minutes. \0Dr
1380M02 Das opened the door. ^He was very delighted to_ see me there. "^Welcome,
1390M02 Sen," said he smilingly, "you have come at the right moment.
1400M02 ^Step in. ^*I shall show you the miracle." ^*I followed \0Dr Das
1410M02 into the room. ^*Ram Singh, who had been no better than a corpse on
1420M02 that_ day, was seemingly in an easy chair. ^There were bandages on his
1430M02 heart and chest. ^*I was amazed at the success of \0Dr Das*'s experiment.
1440M02 ^Even then, I could not believe my eyes. "^*Ram Singh, this
1450M02 is \0Dr Sen," said the Doctor to Ram Singh, "salute him." $^*Ram
1460M02 Singh joined his palms together and greeted me. ^Immediately, the
1470M02 Doctor said in a tone of irritation. "^*Ram Singh keep the saucepan
1480M02 with water in it on the heater for making coffee." $^*Ram Singh got
1490M02 up mechanically. ^As he was about to go, \0^*Dr Das shouted: "Further,
1500M02 return immediately and take your food." $^*Ram Singh went away.
1510M02 \0^*Dr Das told me, "Sen, I never expected that my experiment would
1520M02 be so successful. ^You see in front of you the benefit of having damaged
1530M02 the cerebral hemisphere. $"^Now, this man cannot think anything
1540M02 by himself. ^He will do exactly as I ask him to_ do. ^He has become
1550M02 exactly like a pet animal. ^But his physical strength has increased fourfold.
1560M02 ^If he wishes, he can toss up persons like you and me." $^*I
1570M02 remained silent. "^*I shall be on duty at the virus lab from tomorrow,"
1580M02 said the Doctor. $"^Doctor ," I began to say, "I am much delighted
1590M02 at the success of your experiment. ^*I....." $^By that_ time, Ram
1600M02 Singh came back with the hot water for coffee. \0^*Dr Das prepared
1610M02 three cups of coffee. "^Tell me, Ram Singh," I said while drinking coffee,
1620M02 "how are you?" $"\0OK Doctor *4Sahib. ^*I am quite well."
1630M02 $"^Well! ^Do you remember anything about your previous life?" $"^No,
1640M02 Doctor," was his reply. $^*I got up and said, "well Doctor, I
1650M02 shall be off. ^We are meeting again at the virus lab tomorrow, aren*'4t
1660M02 we?" $"^Yes, yes, I shall resume my duty tomorrow," said the Doctor.*#
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