Outlanders 08 - Hellbound Fury by James Axler

Author:James Axler [Axler, James]
Language: pol
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction
Published: 2017-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

But they did-almost as if the machine read sev- eral neural patterns produced by ~e 's brain... all occurring simultaneously." She gazed at the people around the tableexpec- tantly, waiting for a response. When none was forth- coming, she announced a bit acidly, "I guess I'll have to spell it out for you-I recorded at least three types of brain activity when there should have only been one. It was as if Kane were at rest, performing a verbal or spatial task, and undergoing a synaptic seizure, all at the same time." Brigid's eyes widened, then narrowed. "Verbal and spatial tasks are controlled by different hemi- spheres of the brain, right?' , "Right" DeFore sounded slightly relieved that someone finally understood the reason for her con- fusion. "However, toward the end of the test, the electrophysical signs of differences in activity be- tween the hemispheres tapered off, almost as if they were integrating." Putting down his cup, Kane gazed at the wo-1 levelly. "What does that mean?" ,'c Folding her arms over her ample chest DeFore an- swered dogmatically, "I have no idea. You're either suffering the most extreme case of multiple-per- sonality disorder on record-and the record goes back hundreds of years-or you're a mutie. But at least I know why you had such a severe headache. With readings like that, I'm a little surprised you didn't have a stroke." Kane resisted the impulse to add, "And probably a little disappointed, too." Instead, he turned to La- kesh. "Theories? Hypotheses? Speculation? My market is open." Lakesh chuckled uneasily. "Very well, but keep in mind, you did ask. When you were caught in the altered quincunx effect, like the time you used the interphaser to jump from England to here, the am- plified electromagnetic energy of your mind broke free of the synaptic organic structure of the brain. It breached the barrier between dimensions, and you were drawn to three parallel casements and three par- allel versions of yourself. A kind of simultaneous sideways movement. "You, the physical you sitting in that chair, were not there. Your molecular pattern was caught in the quincunx effect, trapped in a pocket of nonexistence while your mind melded with those of your extradi- mensional doppelgangers." Lakesh paused to draw in a breath, not meeting DeFore's incredulous stare. He continued in a rush. "In a time period so short it could never be mea- sured, you knew what they knew, saw through their eyes, had access to their memories. If the meld had lasted longer, perhaps your own personality and ,thought patterns would have fully integrated with theirs. As it was, when the gateway materialization cycled to completion, you returned with hyperdimen- sional echoes of your alternate selves. Just traces of them-of you, rather. That's why your memories of what you witnessed are fading." "Why wasn't he solid until 1 grabbed him?" Grant demanded, his dark face a hard mask of disbelief. "Your question is its own answer," Lakesh re- torted. "Kane was hovering

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