Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 46 — page 69: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC. SCIENCE FICTION ponding lessening of amaze- ment and surprise. The man who faced him across the desk was small and pale, and strangely bird-like. He smiled at Patrick. “‘Get- ting used to telekinetic move- ment ?”’ he enquired. Patrick allowed the tension to flow out from his limbs and then, automatically, glanced towards the door on the far side of the room. “It’s all right,” the man assured him. ““No one can hear us. No one knows we’re here, either, since I used the same means of getting here as you did, and if things go well we shall both have left before the earliest arrivals get here to start their day’s work.’ He held out his hand across the desk, saying: ““My name’s Allard, Patrick. I expect Whit- tam told you that I could ex- plain things more fully than he could.”’ Patrick took the proffered hand and shook it. “‘That’s about what he said,’ he admitted. ‘““Told me you were up on the jargon.”’ “It’s my job to be up on it,” the doctor agreed. “I’m a psychologist. Mind if I path you a bit to see just what Whittam said and how much you still don’t know?” Patrick gave a laugh. ““Go 68 ahead, sir, but you'll find it pretty muddled in there.” Minutes later the doctor looked up and _ nodded. “Muddled, yes, but not muddy,” he said. ““You’ve got quite a bit of it sorted out, but the fact that your chief question is still unanswered is preventing you dealing with the rest. You want to know why you’re so important to us. Right?’ “Uh-huh. I know I’ve got some of these powers and can’t use them yet, but then so must lots of others. What’s so special about me?” **Let’s look at these powers a moment,’ said Dr. Allard. He held up his hand and tapped on his fingers as he named the varied abilities and explained them. “‘There’s tele- pathy—the spower to com- municate by direct thought. There’s telekinesis and tele- portation, which are closely related and which mean, res- pectively, the power to move objects by the power of thought, and the power to move oneself by the same process. Then there’s clair- voyance—the ability to see ahead along the various prob- ability and improbability paths of the Fan. Some of those groups can be broken down into sub divisions, but — conmicloooks.comn