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Chapter 4

“How,” said Ben when he finally managed to find his voice. “How… did you do this?”

Harold smiled like a little kid at recess with secret candy in his pocket. “Science!” he said. “Everybody’s always talking about science like it’s some kind of perfect answer for all the problems of modern society. Science is the new religion of the intellectual class. They think they’ve got it all figured out. But they don’t get it. Not at all. The world, the universe, is soooooo much weirder than they believe. The bounds of science include things they could never comprehend, things they could never accept. There are horrors out there in the dark corners, in secret places that border our reality, that would drive them insane, and there are wonders that would make them weep with joy. The world is a magical place, little brother, and science, the REAL science, is full of amazing secrets. What you see before you is a perfect example. This plant doesn’t really belong in this world at all. It comes from an entirely separate plane of existence! An alternate reality. A place where they’ve taken bio-technology to levels that would boggle your mind.”

Ben croaked, “But this… It just… It can’t be real…”

“Then what is it?” Harold asked. “Do you think it’s some sort of magic trick? Something like a movie special effect?”

Ben could think of nothing to say, so he just shook his head and kept staring in shock.

Harold continued, “This is my life’s work, little brother. This is the fruit of all those years doing experiments for Uncle Sam. During most of that time, I was working on a secret project involving research into organisms from an alien plane of existence. A parallel reality. I spent a great deal of time studying these particular trees, learning how they worked, learning what was possible. And eventually, when I began to really understand what could be accomplished, I kept most of my discoveries secret from the others in my lab. The knowledge was too dangerous. Some things can’t be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. At one point I even considered sabotaging the whole project. But then the RV accident happened, and as soon as the police called and told me the extent of the tragedy, I knew what I had to do… I pulled some strings, used some leverage I had with certain high ranking people, and had their bodies put into cryogenic storage. That’s why I insisted that all the funerals be closed casket affairs—their bodies were already long gone by then. At the time I was very concerned about cellular damage, and thought freezing would be necessary. Later I learned that wasn’t true, but at the time it seemed critical, and I didn’t know how long it would take before I could begin the resurrection process. As you can see, it has taken me quite a while to start the project in earnest, so it was probably good that I froze them. I

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