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e　of　us　now；　Norman。〃

〃You；　me；　and　Harry？〃

〃That's　right。　You；　me；　and　Harry。〃

Harry　was　sleeping　peacefully　on　the　floor　between　the　bunks。　Norman　bent　down；　lifted　one　eyelid；　shone　a　light　in　Harry's　pupil。　The　pupil　contracted。

〃This　can't　be　heaven；〃　Harry　said。

〃Why　not？〃　Norman　said。　He　shone　the　light　in　the　other　pupil；　it　contracted。

〃Because　you're　here。　They　don't　let　psychologists　into　heaven。〃　He　gave　a　weak　smile。

〃Can　you　move　your　toes？　Your　hands？〃

〃I　can　move　everything。　I　walked　up　here；　Norman；　from　down　in　C。　I'm　okay。〃

Norman　sat　back。　〃I'm　glad　you're　okay；　Harry。〃　He　meant　it：　he　had　been　dreading　the　thought　of　an　injury　to　Harry。　From　the　beginning　of　the　expedition；　they　had　all　relied　on　Harry。　At　every　critical　juncture；　he　had　supplied　the　breakthrough；　the　necessary　understanding。　And　even　now；　Norman　took　fort　in　the　thought　that；　if　Beth　couldn't　figure　out　the　life…support　systems；　Harry　could。

〃Yeah；　I'm　okay。〃　He　closed　his　eyes　again；　sighed。　〃Who's　left？〃

〃Beth。　Me。　You。〃

〃Jesus。〃

〃Yeah。　You　want　to　get　up？〃

〃Yeah；　I'll　get　in　the　bunk。　I'm　real　tired；　Norman。　I　could　sleep　for　a　year。〃

＇＇233＇＇　Norman　helped　him　to　his　feet。　Harry　dropped　quickly　onto　the　nearest　bunk。

〃Okay　if　I　sleep　for　a　while？〃

〃Sure。〃

〃That's　good。　I'm　real　tired；　Norman。　I　could　sleep　for　a　year。〃

〃Yes；　you　said　that…〃

He　broke　off。　Harry　was　snoring。　Norman　reached　over　to　remove　something　crumpled　on　the　pillow　beneath　Harry's　head。

It　was　Ted　Fielding's　notebook。

Norman　suddenly　felt　overwhelmed。　He　sat　on　his　bunk；　holding　the　notebook　in　his　hands。　Finally　he　looked　at　a　couple　of　pages；　filled　wi