Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 67 — page 95: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION *“No, no. They are living in the moment that existed when the opposing force was built up by our machine— rather complicated to you, I suppose. Shall I put it this way? They stood still in time so that, as the main time- stream progressed, we left them behind. That’s why we can only suppose the experi- ments were successful; we cannot examine the animals because they belong to the past and are inaccessible.” Nixon grunted. It was com- plicated, but he was begin- ning to understand. ‘“‘What happens when the force-field is collapsed? Surely, the ani- mals should return to the present?” “Oh, no. The force still exists in the particular mo- ment in time when it was created. This acts as a barrier between then and the present that will exist eternally’”’ Nixon was silent. The scientist smiled at his visitor and rose. “I suppose that has shattered your desire to become our world’s first immortal, so if you'll excuse Me cs 4 “No, wait, professor. I’m 94 intrigued. Tell me, what sort of existence will those experi- mental animals be _ under- going ?”’ “Quite a simple one, Mr. Nixon. They will exist within approximately a time span of one minute. This is because we assume the force barrier set up against their particular time-stream will have a buffet- ing effect that may cause them to rebound back about 60 seconds. As each minute elapses, they will reach the barrier again and rebound, Therefore, we can say they will be existing within that particular time span. They will not age, so we can safely assume that these privileged animals are immortal.” ““So,’’ Nixon breathed. “It is possible!”’ - “Only theoretically——” Rand insisted. “Could you build a machine to send a man into the past ?”’ demanded Nixon excitedly. *“Mr. Nixon, I told you, the subjects are not sent into the past. A selected time-stream is halted so that progressing time leaves the subject behind G:..3.”" “Never mind about in- comiclooks.com