314 Book 3 (Widowsfield Trilogy) by Wise A.R
Author:Wise, A.R. [Wise, A.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-07T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 14 â Rest in Peace
Widowsfield
March 14th, 1996
âWhatâs wrong with him?â asked Oliver as he stared down at the crippled man on the stretcher.
Lyle Evermanâs skin had sagged to the point that he appeared more like a rotting corpse than a living man. The skin on his face was so thin that Oliver could see the ridges of the skull beneath, as if only a silk sheet had been set over the skeleton. He stared directly up, and if not for the noises coming from his mouth and chattering teeth, he couldâve easily been mistaken for dead.
âWeâre not sure,â said Vess. âAfter the original experiment, he fell into this state. Itâs some sort of coma, although his eyes are always open and he experiences frequent muscle twitches.â
âIs that whatâs happening in his mouth?â asked Oliver, unable to hide his disgust with the way the manâs tongue was slopping around.
âYes, although he doesnât do that often. Heâs having a particularly bad episode today.â Vess put his hand on the side of Lyleâs face and thrust his thumb under his left eye hard enough to cause the lower lid to move and reveal a good amount of the bloodshot globe. The jelly that covered Lyleâs eyes got on Vessâs thumb, and the old man wiped it off on the crippleâs shirt. âAfter the experiment, he aged like normal, but then around forty his aging seemed to slow down, just like mine. Heâs a freak of nature.â
âI wonât argue with that,â said Oliver as he stared down at Lyle. âHeâs definitely a freak.â
âHe might be,â said Vess, as if heâd taken offense. âBut heâs also the key that makes this machine work. Without him, we can forget all about opening the door to the next dimension.â
âHow can you be sure?â
âThis isnât the first time weâve tried to do the experiment again,â said Vess. âThe first couple attempts were absolute failures. We got new psychics, and they often ended up in the same condition as Lyle here, but we were never able to repeat our results.â
âAnd you think putting him back in there will do the trick?â asked Oliver.
Vess looked around the room, admiring the work that Oliverâs team had done to make it look like it had so many years earlier. âI think itâs our best shot, for the same reason we had you design the room like this; for the same reason we convinced Greece to sell us this boat. We want to do everything we can to recreate the original experiment.â
âIs there any chance I can get you to reconsider letting me stay here to watch the experiment?â asked Oliver.
âIâm afraid not,â said Vess. âBut donât worry, youâll be taking the place of Einstein. I want you to observe from a boat out near the Eldridge. We have Einsteinâs reports about what he and Major Groves saw during the first experiment, and Iâm hoping youâll see the same. If you do, then thereâs a good chance the experiment has been a success.
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