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тАЬPerhaps he will tell me, then, and be better for the telling. The fact that he came to the House of God
indicates he wished solace and counsel.тАЭ

тАЬHe's your baby, Reverend,тАЭ said the doctor dubiously.

Dan Adams was sitting silently in the secluded dimness of the church, and Reverend Pollard went to him
aloneтАФwent, he soon discovered, to a baffling experience. Because Dan gave blank stares, silence,
head-shakes, to all questions and words of comfort.

Fifteen minutes later, the Reverend retired to consult with Gibble and Spencer. тАЬYou say this man
suffered his attack while at work?тАЭ

тАЬThat's right,тАЭ Spencer explained. тАЬHe was at the scope today doing short-tracking andтАФтАЭ

тАЬExcuse me, but what is a scope, and what is short-tracking?тАЭ the minister asked.

Spencer gave a light dose of radar technology, finishing, тАЬIt's the same radar that was used in the war,
only improved. Very high-frequency emissions are sent out, bounce back when they encounter an object,
and are received on a scope where they can be seen. Short-tracking is a project of Associated Aircraft
Experimental, which is a research agency financed by the government and the airlines. We're trying to
develop a better method of following aircraft at very close range, perfecting the landing system for blind
flying landings on airports.тАЭ

тАЬI believe I understand that,тАЭ said the minister. тАЬBut what could have frightened this man? Could he have
caused, or nearly caused, an airplane crash, for instance?тАЭ

тАЬNot a chance,тАЭ Spencer said flatly. тАЬHe was tracking seagulls.тАЭ

тАЬWhat?тАЭ

тАЬOh, it's not as silly as it sounds. The idea of the research was to see whether individual birds, or flocks
of birds, could cause errors in tracking data.тАЭ

тАЬBut what did this boy see that induced such terror?тАЭ

тАЬThere you've got me,тАЭ Spencer said.

The baffled minister returned to the dim chapel where Dan Adams crouched. He noted how Dan's hands
gripped the armrests with such force that the sinews were crow-footed in grey. He listened to the long,
careful, difficult breathing of the man.

тАЬMy friend,тАЭ said the pastor, тАЬperhaps you should go home.тАЭ

A series of nearly inarticulate gaspings came in answer. The minister made it out as: тАЬReverendтАФwould
likeтАФto stay here.тАЭ

тАЬBut why?тАЭ

тАЬI know of no place as safe.тАЭ This was the way the added gaspings seemed to translate.