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ever　have　figured　that　out　in　a　million　years。　He　started　trying　to　find　the　letters　in　the　first　sequence。

00032125252632　032629　301321　04261037　18　3016　06180

82132　29033005　1822　04261013　0830162137　1604　083016

21　1822　033013130432

Lets　see　。。。　00　marked　the　beginning　of　the　message；　Harry　had　said。　And　03；　that　was　H。　And　then　21；　that　was　E；　then　25　was　L；　and　25　was　another　L；　and　just　above　it；　26；　was　0。　。。。

HELLO。

Yes；　it　all　fitted。　He　continued　translating。　032629　was　HOW。　。。。

HOW　ARE　YOU？

So　far；　so　good。　Norman　experienced　a　certain　pleasure；　almost　as　if　he　were　decoding　it　himself　for　the　first　time。　Now；　18。　That　was　I。。。　。

I　AM　FINE。

He　moved　more　quickly；　writing　down　the　letters。

WHAT　IS　YOUR　NAME？

Now；　1604　was　MY。　。。。　MY　NAME　IS　。。。　But　then　he　found　a　mistake　in　one　letter。　Was　that　possible？　Norman　kept　going；　found　a　second　mistake；　then　wrote　out　the　message；　and　stared　at　it　in　growing　shock。

MY　NAME　IS　HARRY。

〃Jesus　Christ；〃　he　said。

He　went　over　it　again；　but　there　was　no　mistake。　Not　by　him。　The　message　was　perfectly　clear。

HELLO。　HOW　ARE　YOU？　I　AM　FINE。　WHAT　IS　YOUR　NAME？　MY　NAME　IS　HARRY。

THE　POWER

THE　SHADOW

Beth　sat　up　in　her　bed　in　the　laboratory　and　stared　at　the　message　Norman　had　given　her。　〃Oh　my　God；〃　she　said。　She　pushed　her　thick　dark　hair　away　from　her　face。　〃How　can　it　be？〃　she　said。

〃It　all　goes　together；〃　Norman　said。　〃Just　think。　When　did　the　messages　start？　After　Harry　came　out　of　the　sphere。　When　did　the　squid　and　the　other　animals　first　appear？　After　Harry　came　out　of　the　sphere。〃

〃Yes；　but…〃

〃…At　first　there　were　little　squid；　but　then；　when　we　were　going　to　eat　them；　suddenly　there　were　shrimps；　too。　Just　in　time　for　dinner。　Why？　Because　Harry　doesnt　like　to　eat　squid。〃

Beth　said　nothing；　she　just　listened。

〃And　who；　as　a　child；　was　terrified　by　the　giant　squid　in　Twenty　Thousand　Leagues　Under　the　Sea？〃

〃Harry　was；〃　she　said。　〃I　remember　he　said　that。〃　Norman　went　on　in　a　rush。　〃And　when　does　Jerry　appear　on　the　screen？　When　Harry　is　present。　Not　at　other　times。　And　when　does　Jerry　answer　us　as　we　talk？　When　Harry　is　in　the　room　to　hear　what　were　saying。　And　why　cant　Jerry　read　our　minds？　Because　Harry　cant　read　our　minds。　And　remember　how　Barnes　kept　asking　for　the　name；　and　Harry　wouldnt　ask　for　the　name？　Why？　Because　he　was　afraid　the　screen　would　say　Harry；　not　Jerry。　〃

〃And　the　crewman　。。。〃

〃Right。　The　black　crewman。　Who　shows　up　just　as　Harry　is　having　a　dream　of　being　rescued？　A　black　crewman　shows　up　to　rescue　us。〃

＇＇270＇＇　Beth　was　frowning；　thinking。　〃What　about　the　giant　squid？〃

〃Well；　in　the　middle　of　its　attack；　Harry　hit　his　head　and　was　knocked　unconscious。　Immediately　the　squid　disappeared。　It　didnt　e　back　again　until　Harry　woke　up　from　his　nap；　and　told　you　hed　take　over。〃