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Authors: Gene Brewer

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Perhap
s
h
e
wil
l
retur
n
som
e
day
.
B
y
hi
s
ow
n
calculation
s
h
e
i
s
du
e
agai
n
soon
.
Giselle
,
 
wh
o
 
ha
s
 
been
waitin
g
patientl
y
fo
r
him
,
ha
s
n
o
doubt
s
whatsoever
,
no
r
d
o
an
y
o
f
th
e
patients
,
no
r
mos
t
o
f
th
e
staff
,
 
who
kee
p
hi
s
dar
k
glasse
s
o
n
th
e
littl
e
dresse
r
besid
e
Robert'
s
bed
.
An
d
sometime
s
a
t
nigh
t
 
I
 
g
o
 
ou
t
 
an
d
 
look
u
p
a
t
th
e
sky
,
towar
d
th
e
constellatio
n
Lyra
,
an
d
I
wonder....

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgment

 

I
 
a
m
 
indebte
d
 
t
o
 
man
y
 
individual
s
 
fo
r
 
thei
r
 
generou
s
 
assistance
,
 
especiall
y
 
Joh
n
 
Davis
,
 
M.D.
,
 
for
helpfu
l
discussions
,
an
d
Re
a
 
Wilmshurst
,
 
C
.
 
A
.
 
Silber
,
 
Burto
n
 
H
.
 
Brody
,
 
an
d
 
Rober
t
 
Brewe
r
 
fo
r
 
critical
reading
s
 
o
f
 
th
e
 
manuscript
.
 
I
 
als
o
 
than
k
 
m
y
editor
s
 
Rober
t
 
Wyat
t
 
an
d
 
Iri
s
 
Bas
s
 
fo
r
 
thei
r
 
enormou
s
 
skill
an
d
 
excellen
t
 
advice
,
 
Id
a
 
Giragossia
n
 
fo
r
 
suggestin
g
 
I
 
giv
e
 
the
m
 
a
 
try
,
 
an
d
 
Annett
e
 
Johnso
n
 
an
d
 
Susan
Abramowit
z
 
fo
r
 
thei
r
 
selfles
s
 
effort
s
 
o
n
 
m
y
 
behalf
.
 
And
,
 
a
s
 
always
,
 
m
y
 
wif
e
 
Kare
n
 
fo
r
 
he
r
 
unflagging
suppor
t
o
f
everythin
g
I
hav
e
eve
r
done.

Glossary

 

 

 

 

Angstro
m
(on
e
ten-milliont
h
o
f
a
millimeter)

 

 

ADR
O
-
a
K-PAXia
n
grain

 

 

AFFEC
T
-
th
e
emotiona
l
stat
e
o
r
demeano
r
o
f
a
psychiatri
c
patient

 

 

AGAP
E
-
a
sta
r
i
n
th
e
constellatio
n
Lyra

AIKID
O
-
a
Japanes
e
for
m
o
f
self-defens
e
involvin
g
th
e
throwin
g
o
f
one'
s
opponent
ANAMNESI
S
-
th
e
recollectio
n
o
f
pas
t
event
s
AP-
a
small
,
elephant-lik
e
being
APHASI
A
-
inabilit
y
t
o
spea
k
o
r
understan
d
spoke
n
o
r
writte
n
language

 

 

BALNO
K
-
a
large-leafe
d
K-PAXia
n
tree

BRO
T
-
a
n
or
f
(
a
progenito
r
o
f
th
e
dremers
)
c-th
e
spee
d
o
f
ligh
t
(186,00
0
mile
s
pe
r
second)
CHORE
A
-
a
diseas
e
o
f
th
e
nervou
s
syste
m
characterize
d
b
y
jerky
,
involuntar
y
movements
CONFABULATIO
N
 
-
 
th
e
 
replacemen
t
 
o
f
 
a
 
ga
p
 
i
n
one'
s
 
memor
y
 
b
y
 
somethin
g
 
h
e
 
o
r
 
sh
e
 
believes

t
o
b
e
true

 

 

COPROPHILI
A
-
a
n
obsessio
n
wit
h
feces

 

 

DELUSIO
N
-
a
fals
e
belie
f
tha
t
i
s
resistan
t
t
o
reaso
n
o
r
confrontatio
n
wit
h
actua
l
fact

 

 

DRA
K
-
a
re
d
grai
n
havin
g
a
nutt
y
flavor

 

 

DREME
R
-
a
K-PAXia
n
o
f
prot'
s
species

 

ELECTROCONVULSIV
E
 
THERAP
Y
 
(ECT)-electri
c
 
shoc
k
 
treatmen
t
 
use
d
 
i
n
 
case
s
 
o
f
 
acute depression

 

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRA
M
 
(EEG)-
a
 
graphica
l
 
representatio
n
 
o
f
 
th
e
 
electrica
l
 
activit
y
 
o
f
 
the
brain

 

 

EM-
a
large
,
frog-lik
e
bein
g
wh
o
live
s
i
n
trees

 

 

FLE
D
-a
n
undescribe
d
K-PAXia
n
being

 

 

FLO
R
-a
n
inhabite
d
plane
t
i
n
th
e
constellatio
n
Leo

 

 

HOM-
a
K-PAXia
n
insect

 

HYPNOSIS-a
n
 
induce
d
 
trance-lik
e
 
stat
e
 
producin
g
 
vivi
d
 
recollectio
n
 
alon
g
 
wit
h
 
a
n
 
enhanced
susceptibility

t
o
outsid
e
suggestion

JART-
a
measuremen
t
o
f
distanc
e
(equivalen
t
t
o
0.21
4
miles)
K-MON-one
 
o
f
th
e
tw
o
sun
s
o
f
K-PA
X
(als
o
calle
d
Agape)
KORM-
a
bird-lik
e
being

 

 

K-PA
X
-
a
plane
t
i
n
th
e
constellatio
n
Lyra

 

 

KREE-
a
K-PAXia
n
vegetable
,
muc
h
lik
e
a
leek

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