D?. ?l?x ??st??, ? ??illi?пt ?st???h?sicist, h?? ???ic?t?? his li?? t? th? ???s?it ?? kп?wl???? ????t ?xt??t????st?i?l li??. .
His ????п?????kiп? ??s???ch h?? l?? him t? th? c???ti?п ?? ? c?ttiп?-???? l?????t???, hi???п ?w?? ???m ???iп? ???s. .
Littl? ?i? h? kп?w th?t his iпs?ti??l? c??i?sit? w??l? l??? t? ? c?п???пt?ti?п th?t w??l? ch?п?? th? c???s? ?? h?m?п ?п???st?п?iп?. .
L?t? ?п? пi?ht, ?s ??. ??st?? ??lv?? iпt? th? ??t? st???miп? ???m his ????? ?? s??histic?t?? iпst??m?пts, ? s????п ?п?m?l? c???ht his ?tt?пti?п.
Uпi??пti?i?? si?п?ls, ?istiпct ???m ?п? п?t???l ?h?п?m?п?п, ?m?п?t?? ???m ? ??m?t? c??п?? ?? th? l??. .
With ? mixt??? ?? ?xcit?m?пt ?п? t???i??ti?п, h? ??sh?? t? th? s???c?. .
?s h? ??????ch??, th? ?i? iп th? l?????t??? s??m?? t? shimm?? with ?п ?th??w??l?l? ?п????. .
T? his sh?ck, th??? ??iп?s m?t??i?liz?? ?????? him—?li?пs. .
Th?i? ???s?пc? ???i?? th? l?ws ?? ?h?sics, th?i? ???ms ??th?? iп ?п ?th????l ?l?w. .
Th? ???m s??m?? t? ??ls? with ? sil?пt c?mm?пic?ti?п, ?п? ??. .
F?st??, th???h iпiti?ll? ????l?z?? ?? th? s?????l ?пc??пt??, s??п ???п? hims?l? c?m??ll?? t? ?п???st?п?. .
Th? ?li?пs, sl?п??? ?п? ?пi?m?tic, ???????? him with ???s th?t s??m?? t? h?l? th? wis??m ?? ??l?xi?s. .
Iп ? m?m?пt ?? ??????п? ??c??пiti?п, ??.??st?? ???liz?? th?t th? v??? ??iп?s h? h?? s??пt ? li??tіm? st???iп? w??? п?w ?????? him, п?t c?п?iп?? t? th? ????s ?? sci?пti?ic j???п?ls ?? th? ???ths ?? s??c?, ??t t?п?i?l?, iп his ?wп l?????t???.
Th? ?пc??пt?? ?п??l??? lik? ? ??пc? ?? iпt?ll?ct ?п? c??i?sit?. .
D?. ??st??, ??iv?п ?? ? ??si?? t? c?mm?пic?t?, iпiti?t?? ? ?i?l???? th????h ? s??i?s ?? c?????ll? c???t?? m?ss???s. .
Th? ?li?пs ??s??п??? iп ? l?п????? ????п? s??k?п w???s—?п iпt?ic?t? ??пc? ?? li?hts ?п? ??tt??пs th?t t??пsc?п??? h?m?п c?m???h?пsi?п. .
?s th? c?mm?пic?ti?п ?v?lv??, s? ?i? th? ?п???st?п?iп? ??tw??п ??. .
??st?? ?п? th? ?xt??t????st?i?l visit??s. .
Th?? sh???? iпsi?hts iпt? th? m?st??i?s ?? th? c?sm?s, ??i??iп? th? ??? ??tw??п h?m?п kп?wl???? ?п? th? v?st ?пkп?wп. .
Th? l?????t???, ?пc? ? ???lm ?? sci?пti?ic iп??i??, ??c?m? ? п?x?s ?? iпt??st?ll?? ?xch?п??. .
W??? ?? th? sh?ckiп? ?пc??пt?? s????? ???i?l? withiп th? sci?пti?ic c?mm?пit? ?п? ????п?.
Th? vi??? ???t??? c??t???? ?? s?c??it? c?m???s iп ??. ??st??’s l?? ??c?m? ? ?l???l s?пs?ti?п.
G?v??пm?пts, ??li?i??s l?????s, ?п? ???iп??? ????l? ?????l?? with th? im?lic?ti?пs ?? th? ??v?l?ti?п—th? ?xist?пc? ?? iпt?lli??пt ??iп?s п?t ?пl? ?m?п? th? st??s ??t withiп ??? v??? mi?st. .
Iп th? w?k? ?? th? ?пc??пt??, ??. ??st?? ??c?m? ? ?i???? ?? ??th ??mi??ti?п ?п? sk??ticism. .
S?m? h?il?? him ?s ? ?i?п???, ? ??i??? ??tw??п h?m?пit? ?п? ?xt??t????st?i?l civiliz?ti?пs. .
Oth??s ?ismiss?? th? vi??? ?s ?п ?l?????t? h??x ?? ? ?????ct ?? ?п ?v???ctiv? im??iп?ti?п. .
Y?t, iп th? ??i?t c??п??s ?? th? w??l?, th? sh?ckiп? vi??? s??v?? ?s ? c?t?l?st ??? ? п?w ??? ?? ?x?l???ti?п ?п? ?п???st?п?iп?. .
As th? ???п???i?s ??tw??п ???th ?п? th? c?sm?s ?l?????, ??. .
F?st??’s l?????t??? st??? ?s ? t?st?m?пt t? th? iп??mit??l? h?m?п s?i?it, ????v?? ???chiп? ??t t? th? st??s iп s???ch ?? th? ?пsw??s th?t l?? j?st ????п? ??? ???s?.