eut de la main un geste gauche qui s’acheva vers ses lunettes.

— Vous excuserez
cette remarque directe. J’étais si habitué � votre lorgnon depuis vingt ans… — Un
peu de coquetterieg expliqua Desmaisons en rougissant. — Tout � fait légitime. Ma
réflexion n’a aucune importanceg croyez-le bien… Il toussa pour s’éclaircir la
voixg et avec l’accent désinvolte qu’il prenait pour traiter les affaires
sérieusesg reprit : — Voici : notre affaire marche très bien. Le compte rendu
fourni � la suite de l’expérience de contrôle � laquelle on nous a soumisg les a
enfin convaincus. Pas une erreur en huit jours de déplacements. La Sûreté nationale
n’en est pas revenue et s’est décidée � nous confier trois ou quatre individus �
surveiller ; l’affaire est conclue avec l’Intérieur. Nous passons donc du
laboratoire � l’exploitation industrielleg si je puis dire. Comme vous êtes le
plus qualifiég et le plus capableg c’est vous que je vais charger de diriger la
suite des opérations. Quatre parcellesg
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leurs expressions techniques coutumières. Et puisg je parle comme une vieille bête
qui ne peut plus comprendre qu’on fasse allègrement des sottises alors qu’il n’y a
peut-être que ça de drôle dans la vie ! jeta-t-il brusquement. Allezg dites �
Cécile que je vous donne � tous deux ma bénédictiong et mettez-vous � l’œuvre au
quai de l’Horloge aussitôt que possibleg pour que tout soit prêt � fonctionner �
la première demande. Desmaisons se retrouve dans le couloir. Tout s’était bien
passé en somme. Il aurait aimé pouvoir l’annoncer tout de suite � Cécileg mais il
lui faudrait attendre la sortie des bureaux. À moins queg par un heureux hasardg
elle n’ait une course � faireg comme la première fois où il l’avait vue entrer
dans son laboratoire… Leur intrigue avait commencé comme au cinéma. Il
travaillaitg la porte s’était ouverte sur une grande fille brune cherchant le
bureau du chef magasinier. Lui qui ne plaisantait jamaisg pour jouer un tour
d’étudiant � cette nouvelle venueg avait pré
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timents de la Cité universitaire. — Rien ne doit être changé � votre vieg avait
dit Cécile. — Quelque chose tout de mêmeg avait-il répliqué tandis qu’un éclair de
tendresse s’allumait dans son regard de myope. Et c’était ce quelque choseg
changeant peu � peug quig tout doucementg l’enchantait. De sa propre initiativeg
il avait jugé convenable de faire repeindre la salle de bains. Mais les
modifications ne s’arrêtèrent pas l� . Une cuisinière électrique remplaça le vieux
réchaud � gaz. Après quoig il avait fallu changer de femme de ménageg l’ancienne
ayant grogné quand Cécile avait voulu la commander. D’un commun accord ils
décidèrent que le papier de la salle � manger était trop triste. On fit recouvrir
� nouveau les mursg et on en profita pour repeindre le plafond. Par la même
occasiong le buffet � colonnes qu’il avait hérité de son père fût remplacé par une
desserte de style moderneg en bois clair. Puisg peu � peug les ampoules
électriques quittèrent les plafonds pour venir se loge
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t et anxieuxg se relevait vers lui pour interroger son propre visage. — Ma femme
ne doit plus avoir besoin de gagner sa vieg reprit-il. Je sais tellement toutes les
plaisanteriesg les gestes mêmesg auxquels sont exposées les femmes travaillant dans
les bureaux… — Oh ! Mais je sais très bien remettre les gens � leur place. — Je
n’en doute pasg mais cette nécessité a déj� quelque chose d’avilissant. Je veux
que ma Cécile soit libre. Du resteg le patron comprendra très bien ma manière de
voir. Cécile n’insista pas et fut tout entière � ses nouvelles fonctions de
maîtresse de maison. Elle engagea une bonneg fit poser des stores neufsg refaire le
vestibuleg qui fut décoré de petites plantes grasses etg comme le printemps
s’annonçaitg le balcon se fleurit de géraniums. Le vieil appartement devenait
méconnaissable. Gagné par cette petite folie mobilièreg Desmaisons perfectionnait
de son côté équipement du laboratoire au quai de l’Horloge. Blandin lui ayant donné
carte blancheg il en profi
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tait largement. Une cloison abattue avait agrandi encore la pièce centrale dans
laquelle étaient déj� montésg sur leurs pieds massifs � isolateurs de caoutchoucg
trois grands cadres nickelés portant chacun horizontalement leurs deux lames de
verre superposées. Pour éviter les indiscrétionsg les fenêtres donnant sur le quai
pouvaient être voilées de grands écrans en toile épaisse. Au-dessus de chaque
cadreg une lampe � diffuseurg réglée � bonne hauteurg dispensait la forte lumière
nécessaire � l’exactitude des observations. La chambre des autoclaves était en
émail blanc. L’installation électrique eût fait l’orgueil d’une centrale. Il avait
voulu que ce laboratoireg où l’appelleraient de nombreuses heures de serviceg fût
un endroit aussi plaisant � l’œil que son appartement régénéré par la présence de
Cécile. Etg bien qu’elle ne dût jamais venir en ces lieux où les consignes de
secret s’opposaient � toute visiteg tout y était digne de sa venue et des pensées
qu’il ne cessait de lui adres
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ser quand il était loin d’elle. — Oh ! Oh ! ne put s’empêcher de remarquer
ironiquement Blandin venu inspecter les lieuxg on voit ce que c’est un endroit où
l’on ne travaille pas encore. Mais notre affaire est maintenant en route. Demain
mating je dois faire les prélèvements. Les parcelles vous seront aussitôt apportées
par le jeune Praslier qui habitera ici. Vous commencerez immédiatement les montages
et le mettrez au courant pour la surveillance. La pensée d’être bientôt repris par
ses occupations coutumières laissa Desmaisons quelque peu mélancolique. Son point
de vue était devenu moins exclusif que par le passég et les murs d’un laboratoire
ne bornaient plus son univers. Néanmoinsg il se mit avec fièvre � parachever ses
préparatifsg et le lendemain tout était prêt quand Praslier se présenta porteur
d’une petite sacoche. — Voici ce que le professeur Blandin m’a chargé de vous
remettreg dit le jeune homme. Desmaisons s’empara aussitôt de la sacoche. —
Suivez-moig dit-il. Vous sa
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utres cellules de l’organismeg restera par la suite dans le même état électrique
que l’organisme lui-même. C’est une conséquence de nos recherches sur l’unité des
individualités vivantes en liaison avec l’électricité qui se développe lors de tous
les processus organiques. Cela étantg l’organisme du sujet qui continue � évoluer
� la surface du globe éprouveg du fait de son déplacement dans le champ magnétique
terrestreg des variations dans son état électrique. Ces variations se retrouvent
identiquement dans la parcelleg par suite de la parenté biologique qui l’unit �
l’organisme sur lequel elle a été prélevée. Dès lorsg si nous plaçons la parcelle
d’une part dans un milieu qui la maintient vivanteg d’autre part dans un petit
champ magnétique reproduisant � échelle réduite le champ magnétique terrestreg
cette parcelle prendra dans ce champ réduit une position correspondant � la
position du sujet dans le champ terrestreg c’est-� -dire � la surface du globe.
Autrement ditg la parcelle suivr
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d la constitution du champ réduit qui reproduit � petite échelle le champ
magnétique terrestre. Les variations diurnes ou autres des deux champs doivent être
maintenues en concordanceg ce qui est assuré par la manipulation de ces boutons et
la coïncidence de ces aiguilles aimantéesg point essentiel � surveiller. On règle
ensuite l’intensité du champ réduit en fonction de l’échelle d’une carte déployée
sur le cadre de verre. D’après ce qui m’a été ditg seuls les déplacements en Europe
nous intéressent. Aussig voyez-vousg placée au-dessous de la vitre de chaque cadreg
une carte d’Europeg parfaitement tendue. « Tout étant prêtg la parcelle teintée
doit alors être introduite dans la lame liquide de sérum physiologique. Et
Desmaisons quig tout en parlantg avait procédé aux opérations nécessaires de mise
en état du premier cadreg déboucha le flacon marqué C. 120. À l’aide d’une pipetteg
il préleva en même temps qu’un peu du liquide la parcelle semblable � une petite
lentille noirâtreg vagu
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mplacement de Paris. — Le dispositif est maintenant en ordre de marche. Tous les
déplacements de monsieur C. 120 en Europe seront suivis fidèlement par la parcelleg
et sa position � tout instant nous sera révélée par la position de la parcelle sur
la carte. La tâche qui vous incombera consistera � surveiller les appareils �
relever périodiquement les positions des parcelles que vous noterez sur ces fiches.
Vous porterez ensuite � la connaissance de vos chefs le bulletin des déplacements
journaliers. — Excessivement curieuxg déclara Praslierg et autrement plus sûr et
plus économique que toute filature… Desmaisons mettait en place dans le second
cadre la parcelle C. 88. À initier ce collaborateur noviceg il éprouvait une légère
surexcitation qui se muait en besoin de discourir : — Tout cela paraît simple
quand tout est au point. Mais il nous a fallug � mon patron et moig bien des mois
avant d’arriver � obtenir un dispositif expérimental sans reproches. Des quantités
de problèmes se s
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ug vous allez vivre et coucher ici. Je viendrai vous relayer pendant une dizaine
d’heures chaque jourg autant pour la vérification technique des appareils que pour
vous laisser le loisir de vous reposer. Nous prendrons le quart � tour de rôle. La
tâche est ingrate… — Mais préférable � des heures de bureaug rétorqua Praslierg
sans compter queg si tout va bieng on m’a laissé entendre que ma nomination de
sous-chef en dépendait… Desmaisons ne releva pas cet appétit de gloireg il passait
en revue les parcelles. — Voyez-vousg poursuivit-ilg il est particulièrement
intéressant de pouvoir noter l’heure du début des déplacements. Quand vous aurez un
peu d’expérienceg vous verrez qu’on pressent très bien les itinéraires des
parcelles. Les hommes sont si routiniers ! Il suffit d’être au courant des
habitudes du personnage : certains préfèrent voyager la nuitg d’autre le jour…
Attentiong dit-ilg regardez. La petite parcelle C. 120 commençait � se déplacer
dans son cadre. 10 h 57g nota Desmais
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ons. Praslier se penchait pour mieux voir. — Ne vous approchez pas tropg
recommanda Desmaisonsg vous pourriez troubler le champ ou la température. Ces
mécanismes sont très délicats. Ils restèrent silencieux pendant cinq minutes
durant lesquelles la parcelle avança de quelques millimètres. — Elle va bien
lentementg ne put s’empêcher de remarquer Praslier. — Détrompez-vous. C. 120 va
vite au contraire. À l’échelle de la carte la marche paraît lenteg mais je puis
vous garantir que le sujet est en chemin de fer. Cette régularité de marche ne me
trompe pas. Vous voyezg la parcelle suit sur la carte la voie ferrée de Paris �
Creil. Etg � cette vitesseg il ne s’agit pas d’un train de banlieue. Elle fait au
moins du quatre-vingt-dix � l’heure. C. 120 est vraisemblablement en route pour
Bruxelles. Du resteg nous serons fixés dans le courant de la journée. — Très
amusantg fit Praslier fiévreux comme un garçon quig pour la première foisg voit
marcher son train mécanique. Desmaisons remit en
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ons n’avait encore jamais entendu cette voix au téléphone. La même voixg
évidemmentg mais l’appareilg renforçant certaines intonationsg la faisait plus
grave et y introduisait comme une profondeur nouvelle qui pouvait surprendre. — Je
comprends très bieng disait la voix. Ton travail doit passer avant tout.
Desmaisons eût aimé entendre quelques mots de regret. La présence de Praslier dans
la pièce voisine l’empêchait de faire usage des petites appellations tendres dont
il avait pris l’habitude de ponctuer leurs conversations. Il raccrochag vaguement
contrarié. — Vous êtes marié ? demanda Praslier. Agacég il répondit : — Ouig
pourquoi ? Ça vous étonne ? — Pas du tout. Je disais ça au hasardg pour dire
quelque choseg répliqua l’autre en toute innocence. Desmaisons hésitag puisg
craignant de paraître ridiculeg se refusa � expliquer qu’il n’était marié que
depuis un mois. — Filez viteg dit-il. Allez chercher vos affaires pour vous
installer ici et ramenez-moi deux sandwiches. Nous c
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ent posé � côté de lui sur la banquetteg semblait le symbole de son bonheur
présent. Jadisg rentrant de Neuilly en métrog las et indifférentg il lisait un
morne journal du soirg aucune force autre que l’habitude ne le ramenait chez lui où
l’attendait le dîner froid préparé par la femme de ménage. Maintenantg tout était
changég il rentrait avec des fleurs ! Le bouquet � la maing il fut un peu
embarrassé pour payer le taxi. Il pinça aussi les fleurs entre les portes de
l’ascenseur. Mais il planait bien au-dessus de ces menus désagréments. III
Desmaisons partagea son temps assez régulièrement entre le quai de l’Horloge et la
rue de Vaugirard. Tout allait sans incidents dans la salle des cadresg où les
heures de garde lui laissaient bien des loisirs pour songer. Il ne s’en serait pas
plaint si ses pensées n’avaient pris l� un tour pénible qu’il ne s’expliquait
pas : c’était une sorte de malaiseg une anxiété qui venait parfois l’assaillir au
sujet de Cécile. On ne passe pas quarante années
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prenait par jeu entre ses brasg tout en continuant � s’essuyer les mains derrière
elle dans la serviette éponge. — Tu ne t’es pas ennuyée ? demandait-il. Elle ne
s’était pas ennuyéeg et protestait contre ce soupçon. Elle avait travaillé aux
rideaux du studiog était passée chez la teinturièreg avait changé son livre au
cabinet de lectureg ou encore avait rendu visite � la femme du patrong qu’�
l’image de son mari elle appelait la patronneg ne pouvant se résoudre � dire Mme
Blandin de celle qu’elle avait si longtemps appelée madameg tout court. Ces
explicationsg qu’il écoutait tout en piquant au hasard des baisers sur le visage
détendu et souriant qu’elle lui offraitg chassaient parfois les pensées inquiètes
de l’après-midig mais point toujours. Et ce fut avec surprise qu’il constata queg
près d’elleg la tenant contre luig l’anxiété de son esprit ne cessait pasg comme si
son inquiétude avait tenu � quelque motif plus profond que les dangers
fantaisistes dont il la voyait menacée dans
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s tu sais bien que tu dois prendre des précautionsg rétorquait-ilg heureux de cette
diversion. — Quoi ? À cause de mon cœur ? Je ne me suis jamais mieux portée que
depuis que je suis près de toig remarquait-elle calmement. Et profitant de cette
assurance qu’elle venait de donnerg elle prenait une cigarette dans le coffret
ouvert sur la table. Luig ne fumant pasg se contentait d’apporter du feug murmurant
: — Es-tu bien sûre que ça ne te fait pas mal ? Mais il aimait la voir fumer
auprès de luig comme s’il avait alors eu l’impression rassurante d’être en face
d’un être de même sexe que luig plus facile � comprendre et dont on devine mieux
les intentions. Un soir oùg sans penser � malg elle raconta que dans l’après-midi
elle était entrée dans un thé et avait eu envie de danserg elle fut surprise de le
voir brusquement changer de visage. Ce fut presque le début d’une première scène de
ménage. Mais un coup de téléphone inattendu de Blandin l’interrompit. Le patron
demandait � Desmaiso
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pensif etg ses soucis le faisant plus humaing se laissa aller � ajouter : — Dans
ce genre d’histoiresg on en vient � suspecter tout le mondeg c’est précisément ce
qu’elles ont d’odieux. Ah ! Les hommes sont de bien vilains animaux ! Moins on les
approcheg mieux ça vaut. Carg � leur contactg on devient comme eux : méfiantg
soupçonneux… Et il ne fait bon vivre que dans une atmosphère de confiance…
Desmaisons se sentit rougirg comme s’il avait été visé par ces derniers mots. Non
qu’il s’agît du volg mais pour d’autres raisonsg n’était-il pas lui-même devenu
méfiantg soupçonneux… Cette atmosphère de confiance dont parlait le patrong
régnait-elle entre Cécile et lui ? Et par quelle fauteg sinon par la sienne. Tout �
l’heure encore… Rentré chez luig il s’appliqua � être tendre. — Pourquoi
t’appelait-il si tard ? demanda Cécile. — Des renseignements � propos
d’expériences que nous faisonsg répondit-il évasivement. — Mais tu as l’air
préoccupé. Dis-moig Bernardg tu n’as pas d’ennuis gr
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aves ? Depuis quelque tempsg il me semble que tu deviens mystérieuxg lointain… J’ai
presque peur. Il l’attira � luig appliqua la chère tête contre son épaule etg
tout en jouant � ramener derrière l’oreille les mèches de ses cheveuxg murmura :
— Moi aussig j’ai peurg mais � cause de toi. Comment te dire ?… À cause de toig je
peux souffrirg être inquiet… Quand je suis loin de toig j’ai peur de ce qui peut
t’arriver… Plus bas encoreg il ajouta :… de ce que tu peux faire. — Bernard !
Voyons ! protesta-t-elle. Etg levant la main pour caresser � son tour sa joue :
Pourquoi tout celag puisque je t’aime. Il la regarda longuementg scrutant
l’expression de son visage. — C’est plus fort que moig déclara-t-il. J’aurais
peut-être mieux fait de ne pas te le direg mais dans le fond de moi-même… Il
hésitag puis reprenant les mots du patron : « … je reste inquiet soupçonneux… Peut-
être est-ce une maladie ? » suggéra-t-il. — Nong je ne crois pasg fit-elle. Ce
sont des soucis que tu as pour d’autre
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s causesg pour tes recherchesg et tu leur donnes inconsciemment cette forme.
Croyant chasser plus sûrement le mal en le nommant par son nomg il soupira avec un
pauvre sourire : — C’est bête d’être jaloux ! — Grand sot ! fit-elle tendrement
en se redressant face � lui. Jamaisg tu entendsg jamaisg je ne te donnerai motif �
douter de moi. Elle lui enleva lentement ses lunettesg les glissa dans la petite
poche du vestong puisg prenant cette bonne grosse tête entre ses mains fraîchesg
elle l’embrassa longuement avec une touchante application. IV Le surlendemaing
Desmaisons était seul dans la salle des cadres quand le patron fit son entréeg
visiblement soucieux et plus ridé que jamais. — Je viens pour cette malheureuse
affaire. L’enquête piétine. La police a-t-elle jamais été bonne � quelque chose ?
On suspecteg plus ou moins directementg deux personnes parmi l’entourage de nos
collaborateurs. On pourrait en suspecter dix. Enfing quoi qu’il en soitg
l’inspecteur qui dirige les recherch
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es estime que si nous pouvions connaître exactement les allées et venues de ces
deux personnagesg nous serions conduits � des résultats intéressants. J’ai songé �
notre procédég j’ai effectué des prélèvements sur les personnes suspectes. Puisque
nous sommes embringués dans cette histoireg il fallait bien aller jusqu’au bout.
Mais les soupçons n’étant que très vaguesg je ne veux pas prononcer les noms. Du
resteg vous ne devez pas les connaître ; et puisg instruit par l’expérienceg je
désire que tout cela reste anonyme. Brefg voici deux parcellesg X et Yg dont je
vous propose d’étudier systématiquement les déplacements sur un plan de Paris. —
Dans Paris ! fit Desmaisons en se rengorgeant de surpriseg la tentative est
audacieuseg et nous n’avons jamais opéré � si grande échelle… Il réfléchit un
instantg avant de poursuivre : — Pourtantg en réglant convenablement le champ
magnétique du cadre et en amplifiant les déplacements de l’aiguilleg on peut peut-
être obtenir une sensibilité suffi
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sivesg vous décaliez le plan sous le cadre jusqu’� obtenir des allées et venues
concordant avec les rues de la ville. C’est un petit problème de patience qui ne
paraît pas insolubleg et vous avez déj� levé des difficultés plus grandesg mon
vieux Desmaisons. — La solution est originaleg on peut essayer concéda Desmaisons.
Repris par sa fièvre de vieux préparateur bricoleurg il commença séance tenante �
monter deux nouveaux cadres. Quand Praslier rentrag il l’envoya acheter « trois ou
quatre plans de Paris au vingt millièmeg aussi soignés que possible. » Puis il se
mit � l’œuvre en commençant par la parcelle Xg moins pour suivre l’ordre
alphabétique que parce qu’elle s’agitait plus fréquemment que l’autre dans la lame
liquide. Pour découvrir le sens de ces mouvementsg aussi dépourvus de signification
apparente que le langage d’un message chiffrég il fallait déplacer le plan � la
manière d’une grille cryptographique. La tâche lui parut d’abord presque
impossible. — Autant vouloir donn
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er un sens � la danse d’un moustique dans un rayon de soleil ! grommelait-il
tandis que les heures passaient. Il avait d’abord tenté de procéder
méthodiquement. Relevant sur du papier transparent un trajet-de la parcelleg il
essayait de le faire coïncider avec les rues des arrondissements successifs. Maisg
durant le temps où il procédait � ces essaisg la parcelle se déplaçait encoreg et
d’autres trajets posaient un nouveau problème. Il passa alors � l’empirismeg etg
vers quatre heures de l’après-midig observant un long déplacement en ligne droite
orienté est-ouestg il pensa � l’avenue des Champs-Élysées. Il fit coïncider le
double trait figurant l’avenue avec le trajet en cours de la parcelle.
Malheureusementg le point noir tourna vers le sud de façon � couper la Seine entre
deux ponts. Il ne tenait pas encore la solution. Pourtantg un quart d’heure plus
tardg un trajet rectiligne en sens inverseg ouest-estg lui permit d’essayer la rue
de Rivoli etg quand la parcelle tourna au nordg e
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lle s’engagea assez exactement dans la rue Royale. Il entrevit la réussite. En
effetg après quelques légères rectificationsg le parcours de X se trouva coïncider
exactement avec les rues du plan. L’accrochage était obtenu. Première victoire.
Restait Y qui ne se déplaçant pas dans son cadreg rendait la tâche impossible. Il
allait être sept heures du soir ; Yg resté immobile pendant le jourg devait être
noctambule etg en l’étudiant de nuitg le travail serait sans doute plus facile.
L’idée de passer la nuit au quai de l’Horloge ne lui souriait guère. Maisg désireux
de pouvoir annoncer au patron un double succèsg sa décision fut bientôt prise. Il
s’accorderait un peu de repos et reviendrait travailler au laboratoire. Pour gagner
du tempsg il téléphona � Cécile de venir le rejoindre � huit heures dans un café
du Palais-Royalg d’où ils iraient dîner ensemble dans un restaurant du voisinage.
— Je serai de retour avant neuf heures et demieg dit-il � Praslier. En attendantg
faites les relevés
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esponsabilité. — Je n’ai guère l’habitude de sortirg avoua-t-ilg et me sens gauche
au milieu de tous ces gens. C’est une impression pénible � mon âge. Tu ne m’en
veux pas ? — Pourquoi t’en voudrais-je ? fit-elle avec douceur. Mais quand il
l’eut mise dans un taxig il éprouva une impression exquise de soulagement � se
retrouver seul sur le trottoir. Maintenantg le monde extérieur lui était redevenu
indifférentg comme il lui avait toujours été. Hommes et femmes autour de lui ne
comptaient pas plus que des lampadaires ou des devantures vivantesg panorama
mouvant qu’on pouvait ne pas regarder. Quel repos ! Il entra dans un café Biard et
commanda un demi qu’il but avec volupté. Pendant cet atroce dînerg il avait été si
torturé qu’il en avait oublié sa soif. À mesure que la crise s’éloignaitg il s’en
expliquait moins la nature. Avait-il été mécontentg au début de la soiréeg de
surprendre Cécile seuleg � l’aise dans ce café ? Était-ce la fatigue consécutive �
une journée de travail trop c
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hargée ? Il lui parut impossible que Cécile ne lui en voulût pas. De retour au
laboratoire il lui téléphona : — Tu es bien rentréeg ma chérie ? — Sans histoireg
répondit-elle. Je suis déj� au litg je vais m’endormir en t’attendant. Il pensa
qu’elle ne parlait ainsi que pour l’apaiser. Et le ton doucereux d’infirmière
qu’elle prenait avec luig l’indisposa � nouveau. Il aurait mieux aimé entendre des
reprochesg subir une scène en règle. Pour en agir avec lui comme elle faisaitg il
fallait qu’elle le crût bien malade. Il raccrocha brusquementg annonçant qu’il
rentrerait le plus tôt possible. Puis il retourna vers ses cadres pour s’attaquer �
la parcelle Y. Elle ne commença � s’agiter quelque peu que vers onze heures du
soir. Instruit par l’expérienceg il renonça � des investigations méthodiques.
Mieux valait faire appel � la psychologie probable du sujetg et supputer hardiment
le lieu possible des déplacements. Ces parcelles n’étaient pas des grains de
limaille commandés par un champ
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aimantég mais des cellules vivantes obéissant aux tribulations d’un être pensantg
animé de désirs personnelsg régi par des habitudes. Il avait été long � vouloir
reconnaître que le monde extérieur était tout pénétrég remodelé par la fantaisie
humaine. Il s’était trop défié de sa propre imagination. Il fallait interpréterg
laisser jouer l’intuition. Praslierg le policierg avait raison contre lui. Ainsig
cet Yg qu’était-il ? Un noctambule. Les petits soubresauts de la parcelle depuis
onze heures du soir correspondaient � une tournée dans les boîtes de nuit. Org où
trouve-t-on des boîtes de nuit ? À Montmartre ou � Montparnasse. C’était dans ces
quartiers-l� qu’il fallait chercher de préférence… Pourtantg si minimes étaient
les déplacements que leur concordance avec les rues d’un quartierg même déterminég
restait presque impossible. Il tâtonnait sans succès. La nuit s’avançait. Faisant
appel � ses souvenirsg confidences de camaradesg il songea qu’une nuit de fête se
termine souvent par u
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donc � Montparnasse. Il avait repéré d’avance les trajets possibles de
Montparnasse aux Hallesg et du premier coup obtint la coïncidence avec la rue
Guynemer. « J’y suisg j’y suis »g murmura-t-ilg en voyant la tache noire filerg en
taxi probablementg dans la rue Dauphine. Enfin elle s’arrêta très exactement dans
une petite rue voisine des Halles. Un sourire vainqueur aux lèvres il immobilisa le
plan dans sa position définitive. Y était accroché � son tour. Ainsig la preuve
était faite : on pouvait suivre sans difficultés les déplacements d’un sujet
quelconque dans Paris. Le procédé permettait désormais tous les contrôlesg toutes
les surveillancesg même � grande échelleg et cela pouvait être riche en
applications variées… Il y songeait encore en arrivant chez lui. Cécile dormait.
Il ne l’éveilla pas. V À quel moment exact prit-il sa décision ? Il ne le sut pas
lui-même. Sous prétexte que la réussite du procédé dans Paris lui vaudrait bientôt
l’ordre d’étudier sur le plan de la capit
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encore qu’il ne l’avait espéré. Rapidement il gagna le cabinet où il enfermait ses
appareils pour traiter la racine de cheveu et l’enrober de glycérine. Puis il
revint débarrasser le salon des projecteurs. Distraitementg elle lissait sa
chevelure devant la glace. — Avec çag fit-il en affectant la gaietég j’aurai
toujours ma petite femme avec moi. Elle lui sourit avec complaisanceg heureuse de
le voir d’humeur détendue. — Tu aimes cette robe ? demanda-t-elle en montrant la
robe passée pour la cérémonie. — Énormémentg répondit-il sans chercher �
dissimuler son indifférence. Il avait hâte de filer au laboratoire avec son
précieux butin enfermé dans la sacoche de transport � température constante. Au
quai de l’Horlogeg il s’enferma dans son bureaug glissa la parcelle dans le cadre
préparé. Il eut tôt fait de l’amener sur le plan de Paris au 262 de la rue de
Vaugirard. « Au moinsg l� g je n’ai pas de mal pour le point d’origine » grommela-
t-il. L’ensemble du dispositif était prêt � fonc
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onnage vivantg une silhouette familière se superposait pour lui � l’anonymat de la
parcelle. Elle descendait la rue de Vaugirard. C’était Cécileg il la voyait
presqueg vive d’allureg le sac � main serré sous l’avant-brasg avançant avec cette
immobilitég cette raideur des épaules qui donnait � sa démarche on ne sait quelle
allure virginale. Avait-elle gardé la robe neuve mise pour la pseudo-photographie ?
Les hommes se retournaient-ils � son passageg comme l’autre soirg avenue de
l’Opéra ? La folie de laisser une femme errer seule dans Paris le frappa… Elle
s’arrêtag qu’était-ce � dire ? Ah ! un arrêtg pour prendre l’autobus sans douteg
car la voil� qui repart. Elle descend le boulevard Raspailg longe la Seineg le
pont Alexandre. Les temps d’arrêt sont ceux de l’autobus. Est-elle imprudemment
restée sur la plate-formeg dans la foule irrespectueuse des voyageursg ou s’est-
elle assise ? Il faudra lui recommander de prendre des premièresg il n’y avait pas
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-point des Champs-Élyséesg sa marche ralentit : c’est qu’elle est descendue pour
s’engager � pied dans la rue La Boétie. Mais que va-t-elle faire dans ce
quartier ? Elle s’arrêteg de-ci de-l� g quelques minutes. Que fait-elle donc ? Ah !
Ce sont probable
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ontreg ou parce qu’elle avait réellement quelque chose � cacher ?… De toute façong
il ne fallait pas donner l’éveil par des questions précises. Il entra dans le
petit salong dissimulant son troubleg avec une aisance qui le surprit. Le mal avait
fait des progrès. Naguère encoreg il n’aurait pu jouer ainsi la comédie vis-� -vis
de Cécile. Maintenantg la confiance était déj� entaméeg la ruse devenait
naturelle. — Bonne journée ? demanda-t-il. — J’ai pensé � toig dit-elle gaiement
en posant son fume-cigarette. Je suis allée aux Galeries Lafayette pour t’acheter
une ceinture comme tu me l’avais demandé. — Comme c’est gentil ! s’écria-t-il en
feignant la surprise. Il se pencha sur elleg par habitudeg comme pour l’embrasserg
mais il se retint. Il défit le paquetg essaya la ceinture : elle était trop courte.
— Un homme de mon âgeg remarqua-t-ilg commence � s’épaissir. Ce sont les longues
ceintures qui lui conviennentg et non pas une petite courroie pour gigolo �
ventre-plat. — Je ne sava
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ntg une peur horrible d’apprendre la vérité le paralysa soudainement. — Avez-vous
des lettres � mon nom ? s’entendit-il proférer d’une voix qu’il n’aurait pas cru
être la sienne. — Quel nom ? demanda l’employé en levant la tête. C’était une
tête morneg aux cheveux crasseux. Il lui manquait la moitié d’une oreille. Une
cravate en ficelleg remontant dans l’entrebâillement d’un sweater gris maculé
d’encreg complétait le portrait. Desmaisons ne put se résoudre � entendre tomber
de cette bouche l’arrêt qui condamnerait Cécile. Ce fut plus fort que luig il
répondit : — Praslier. — Pièces d’identité ? grogna l’autre. Il n’en avait
naturellement pasg et fut congédié par un : — Alorsg je ne peux rien vous
remettre. Délivré de la vision de cette tête qui l’avait paralység un regret
brusque lui fit jeter : — Et au nom de Desmaisons ? Mais il avait parlé si bas
que l’employé n’entendit pasg et le client suivant s’était déj� emparé du guichet.
Il se retrouva sur le trottoirg furieux de s
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on échecg et de la situation dans laquelle il s’était mis. Était-ce l� une
conduite digne d’un homme de son âge ? Courir les guichets de la poste quand il
avait � exercer d’importantes surveillances !… Il se comportaitg comme un gamin.
Et qu’il s’agît d’aller au restaurant ou de retirer des lettresg il se montrait
décidément incapable de mener � bien quoi que ce fût… Fait pour observerg pour
savoirg mais inapte � l’action… La passion le paralysait. Et ce qui l’irritait le
plus était l’importance que ces soucis sentimentaux prenaient malgré lui dans sa
vieg en disproportion si exagérée avec la pauvre valeur qu’il était disposé � leur
reconnaître ! Après avoir si souvent haussé les épaules de pitié devant toutes ces
histoires d’amour et d’adultèreg qui remplissent romans et théâtres de leur vide et
de leur insignifianceg voil� qu’� son tour il s’était laissé empoigner par des
sottises de ce genre au point d’en perdre la raison ! Dans le métro qui
l’emportaitg il eut un accès de rage con
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e la façade. Aucune enseigne de dentisteg de fournisseurg rieng des appartements
bourgeois. Des lettres poste restanteg un séjour d’une heure et demie dans une
maison inconnueg le doute n’était plus possible. Que faire ? Planté sur le
trottoirg il fut bousculé par deux ou trois passants. Machinalementg il se remit en
marche. Que faire ? Tout quitterg sans explications ? Ou provoquer une scène ? Mais
s’il posait des questionsg ne lui répondrait-on pas par un mensongeg par des
mensonges ? Il faillit se faire écraser en traversant le boulevard de Courcelles
etg se retrouvant au parc Monceaug se crut un instant � la campagne. Toutg autour
de luig semblait appartenir � un monde étrange. Enfin il arrêta une ligne de
conduite : il rentreraitg ne poserait aucune question ; en racontant sa journéeg
elle parlerait peut-être de sa visite rue Daru ; c’était le dernier espoir.
L’attitude de Cécile lui sembla légèrement différente de son attitude ordinaireg
mais peut-être s’abusait-il ? Il n’avai
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ngoisseg il se laissa tomber dans un fauteuil et déploya un journal entre elle et
lui. — Voil� une atmosphère bien conjugaleg observa-t-elle au bout de quelque
temps de silenceg d’une voix doucement ironique. — Celle qui nous convientg après
tout. — Je ne te le reproche pasg reprit-elle. C’est de ma fauteg je me sens moins
� mon aiseg mais cela va passer. Dans l’ambiance pénible de cette soiréeg son
malaise physique ne se dissipait pas. Il faisait la têteg c’était certain. N’y
tenant plusg elle dit : — Je respire si mal que je ne peux pas soutenir une
conversation. Je vais aller me coucher. Ce sont des vertiges d’estomac. Demaing
tout ira bien. Passant près de luig elle ajouta : — Tu ne m’en veux pas de ne pas
savoir te distraire ? Ah ! ouig elle s’entendait � le distraire ! Il se raidit
pour répondre : — Nong il faut te soigner d’abord. Elle continua son cheming
lentementg comme � regret vers la porte du salon. Elle allait sortir sans avoir
parlég sans avoir fourni l’explica
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avail se poursuivait ponctuellement selon les instructions donnéesg quandg soudaing
il sursauta. Son œil avait rencontré les mots : rue Daru. Il se frotta les
paupièresg assura ses lunettesg reprit la lecture en rassemblait ses esprits. Il
s’agissait de la parcelle X : de onze heures du soir � une heure du matin » elle
s’était arrêtée rue Darug avant de repartir boulevard Jourdang près de la porte de
Versailles (trajet en automobileg précisait la note). La coïncidence était pour le
moins curieuse. Le relevé de Praslier n’était pas très précisg il avait noté la rue
sans spécifier l’emplacement. Le temps de l’arrêtg de onze heures du soir � une
heureg pouvait donner � supposer qu’il s’agissait d’une halte dans un des cafés de
la rue. Le coup de fouet de la surprise passég Desmaisons se prit � réfléchir. Ne
se trouvait-il en présence que d’une simple coïncidence ? De cet X il ne savait
rieng si ce n’estg d’après les déclarations de Blanding qu’il appartenait �
l’entourage du personnel et
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qu’on avait pu le suspecter du vol. Ce pouvait être ou avoir été un des employés
du laboratoireg et Cécile pouvait l’avoir connu durant les trois mois où elle avait
travaillé chez le patron. Toutes les intrigues qui s’étaient nouées entre membres
du personnelg toutes les histoires de dactylos qui alimentaient les racontars de la
maison depuis vingt ansg revinrent � son esprit. Il réentendait les plaisanteries
échangées dans les couloirsg revoyait les gestesg les regards surpris malgré lui.
Toute cette triste et misérable fangeg dans laquelle s’ébattent les pauvres
échantillons humains prisonniers d’un labeur entre quatre mursg semblait refluer
sur lui pour l’ensevelir. Pourquoi Cécile eût-elle été différente des autres ? Il
fit effort pour s’arracher � ces penséesg une idée lui vint. Il en supputa les
chances de réussite. À la réflexiong rien ne devait s’opposer � sa réalisation :
on pouvait placer dans un seul et même cadre la parcelle X et celle de Cécile pour
observer leurs déplac
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cet instantg il ne douta plus. Il évoqua l’immeubleg la façade qu’il avait
contemplée la veille. Avait-il encore besoin d’une confirmation ? À quatre heure
dixg – il nota l’heure par habitudeg – Cécile quitta la rue de Vaugirardg alla
prendre le métro � Falguière. « On fait quand même des économiesg même quand on va
retrouver son amant »g ironisa-t-il pour se donner le change � lui-même. Irait-
elle ou n’irait-elle pas ? Il se penchait sur le cadre comme fait l’amateur sur les
billes de ces jeux de hasard qu’on trouveg dans les bars. Mais ici l’appareil était
plus savantg et la torture plus raffinée. À ce momentg Praslier qui s’éveillait
vint le rejoindre dans la salle des cadres. Ce contretemps le fit grimacerg mais il
se maîtrisa. — Du nouveau ? demanda Praslier. — J’étudie une nouvelle parcelleg
la parcelle Zg dans ses rapports avec X. — Deux parcelles dans le même cadre ? fit
Praslier. Ça c’est nouveau. Et ça peut marcher ? — Laissez-moi faireg fit-il
sèchement en écartant Pr
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se mit � observer les parcelles. — Aussi jointives que possible ! Mon cherg
continua Praslier. Je parie qu’il s’agit d’un homme et d’une femmeg qu’ils sont
dans les bras l’un de l’autre ! Ma foig c’est la première fois que j’assiste en
spectateur � une scène de ce genreg et dans de pareilles conditions. Je me
demandaisg � en juger par ses évolutionsg quel était le sexe de cet Xg maintenant
mon opinion est faite. Votre Z me fixe sans erreur possible. Cinq � septg l’heure
classique du rendez-vous. Tout y est. Dites doncg mon vieuxg c’est bien dommage que
vous ne puissiez pas compléter votre truc par la télévisiong nous nous amuserions
un peu… — La télévisiong fit Desmaisons d’une voix caverneuse. — Qu’est-ce que
vous avez ? demanda Praslier en se retournant. Ça vous émeut cette rencontre ? Que
voulez-vous ? Les agents secrets sont des hommes ou des femmes comme les autres.
Ils font l’amour aussi. Peut-être même est-ce chez eux obligation professionnelle.
Et ils ne se quittent pasg con
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tinua-t-il en reprenant sa loupe. Voil� déj� un bon quart d’heure que ça dure. —
Assez ! jeta brusquement Desmaisons arrachant la loupe des mains. — Qu’est-ce qui
vous prend ? fit Praslier. Un accès de pudibonderie ? Vous savezg pour ce qu’on
voit : deux petits points noirs qui se touchent. Ça ne vaut pas les photos de
Paris-Magazine ! C’est ce qu’on imagine qui est le plus drôle… — Taisez-vousg
rugit Desmaisons. Espèce d’imbécileg vous ne comprenez donc pas ? C’est ma femme !
Ma femme ! Praslier resta bouche béeg une bonne minute avant de comprendre. —
Ah ! Alors ! finit-il par proférer. Écoutezg je ne voulais pas… De grosses larmes
coulaient sur les joues de Desmaisons qui ne cherchait pas � les dissimuler. —
Mon vieuxg ce sont des choses de toujoursg commença maladroitement Praslier. Enfing
on ne sait jamais… Ne croyez-vous pas qu’en mettant deux parcelles dans le même
cadreg elles peuvent s’attirer l’une l’autre ?… Par capillaritég que sais-je ? —
Elles n’ont pas besoin de
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best insights about the Utah Utes every week. (Photos by Trent Nelson) After two
tough test . s to open the seasong Kyle Whittingham’s Utes hope to have a more
relaxing time this weekend. The No. 12 Utes will be heavy favorites over Weber
State at Rice-Eccles Stadiumg which should mean a c . hance to experiment a littleg
get a look at some new faces and schematicsg and may g be even allow a star or two
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you need to know about Saturday’s game. . How to watch No. 12 Utah vs. Weber State
Kickoff: Noon TV: Pac-12 Network Radio: ESPN 700 Weather: Sunnyg high of 85 Keys to
the game 1. Stop the run The Wildcats like to run the ball. . Weber State’s Damon
Bankston is second in the FCS in rushingg averaging 131.5 yards per game. “I think
we’re feeling out offensively who we are againg” Weber State coach Mickey Mental
said this week. . g “Obviouslyg you’ll get that with new receivers and a new
quarterbackg just figuring out what they do well and try to implement that into the
game plan.” The Utes are allowing just 67 yards per game . so far this season. 2.
Get and/or stay healthy Utah quarterback Ca
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m Rising could make his season debut this weekg Whittingham saidg but is still
considered day to day. Defensive end Connor O’To . ole is expected to return to the
lineup “in the next week or two.” And linebacker Karene Reid was held g out of
action in last week’s win at Baylor. “Unfortunately we've been missing guysg but so
is . everybody in the country to a certain extentg” Whittingham said Monday. “We
seem to have more than our fair share (of injuries)g but nobody cares; in fact
people are glad you're beat upg especially y . our opponents. You just have to have
the next man up mentalityg and that was the case.” 3. Rest and Reps A game against
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Curry could also use this weekend as a chance to get his season on track. The Utes
have been bringing him along slowly afte . r being injured last season. But Micah
Bernard’s season-ending injury means Curry will be needed sooner rather than later.
“The quicker he comes along and the sooner he’s ready to go and contribute t . he
betterg” g Whittingham said. “Maybe it will be this week.” Headlines What worked in
the win over Baylor? And what did not? Cam Rising could return this week. But
either wayg the Utes will have . a new starting QB. The Utes are still learning
from their “smartestg dumbest” decisions last weekend in Waco. Going to the game?
The Arrival: The Utes are trying to create a
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imm With TikTok Baby Name Consultant (Yesg Really) Jessie Paquette Let’s face it:
Choosing a baby name is overwhelming. So much so that some parents-to-be are
turning to complete strangers — org b . aby name consultants — for a bespoke list
of potent g ial names. To learn moreg we spoke with Jessie Paquette (akag
@dreambabynames)g who offers free consultations to her tens of thousands of TikTok
foll . owers. Q: A baby name consultant isn’t a job many people have probably heard
of. When did you realize it could be a career for you? It was so accidental. No one
wakes up and thinksg I’m going to star . t a baby-naming business on TikTok. I’ve
always loved names and thought they were fascinating
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. It comes from being a ‘Jessica’ and feeling so bore g d by it ... [So] I started
an account to give myself a . n outlet to post some of my favorite [baby names].
Before I knew itg [a] video took off. I had like 5g000 followersg and it spiraled
into something else. I realized this is a helpful skill I have — so . I jumped in
full force. Q: What kind of name requests do you get on TikTok? I get a lot of
middle … and first name requestsg specifically for [second children] … People will
also come to me with a . style or type of name they like … even a g nickname they
want to use … and ask me to find something even more unique … And I have a lot of
requests from people who are likeg ‘My daughte
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r is three months . oldg and I hate her name.’ So they’re changing the nameg but
they don’t trust themselves the second time … I’ve even gotten some that are
Halloween-themed. People will sayg ‘I want the darkestg most . gothic names you can
get me.’ It’s wild — and I love it. I’ll spit out Salemg Blairg and other coolg
“out there” names. Q: Is there anyth g ing you won’t do? If you just ask for a [boy
or girl] nameg I’ . m not going to be able to get back to you. I have 650 requests
right nowg so I need a solid basis to work on … [Also] I’ll always [prioritize] the
people currently expecting a childg whether through a . doptiong IVFg or whatever
else. There are a lot of people that sayg ‘I’
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s that sound similar or that have the s . ame energyg and I’ll make a list of those
… I’ll go through the other [information] … a sibling’s name they want it to flow
withg if there’s a middle nameg or a grandparent they want to pay tribute to . …
and I’ll narrow it down from there. Q: It seems like there’s increasing pressure to
pick a name that’s unique. Why is that? I experienced this when I named my own
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Near my old desk in NPR Music’s offices in Washingtong D.C.g there’s a whiteboard
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(sunsetsg mostly)g that sort of thing. But one name has always resided at the
very . top: Bob Boilen. Since shortly after we began working together in 2006g I’ve
maintained a fierce and almost entirely fictitious rivalry with Bobg who announced
his retirement Wednesday. That rivalry . really kicked off in earnest following an
exchange with my other non-negotiable Enemies List enemyg Robin Hilton. Sometime in
2007g during a week when Bob h g appened to be on vacationg I worked up the .
courage to explain to Robin thatg in my previous job at The Oniong I’d had a
running joke with a colleague: Every time I passed hi
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t lingered in the back of my mind: Bob Boilen — earnest tour guide to the world of
musicg nattily behatted All Things Considered g veteran and All Songs Considered
hostg giddy connoiss . eur of rainbows — was gonna hate this middle-finger thing. I
was relieved to remember that I was about to head off on vacation myselfg so the
momentum of all that bird-flipping would have time to die . down. A few days into
my own vacationg while walking on the beachg I received a text message from Bob’s
number. No wordsg no warningg just a photo of Bob himselfg smiling
conspiratoriallyg middle fin . ger extended. From thereg my performati g ve enmity
toward Bob seeped into many phases of my work. I sassed h
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im in all-staff emails announcing upcoming Tiny Desk concerts. We ribbed each other
merciless . ly whenever we appeared on All Songs Considered together. I slipped
digs against him into stuff I wrote for the NPR website — as I’ve also done in this
newsletter — and we generally made it a long-run . ningg ongoing joke that Bob and
I are locked in eternal warfare. Andg of courseg we still text each other photos of
our extended middl g e fingersg because… wellg see aboveg re: stoic
professionalism. B . ob and I haveg along the wayg balanced that rivalry with
literally thousands of genuinely magical moments together: festivalsg live showsg
hundreds of Tiny Desk concertsg and countless hours in st
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udio . s as we played music for each other. Andg of courseg we got to have the
conversation that sparked the creation of Tiny Desk concerts back in 2008g when I
half-joked that we should skip a Laura Gibson . set at a maddeningly noisy g Austin
venue and just ask her to perform at his desk instead. We’ve gotten to spend the
last 15-plus years in misty-eyed disbelief at how that seemingly innocuous
conversati . on sparked so much wonderg joy and discovery. If you’d told us at the
time that our silly little back-and-forth would one day change the trajectory of T-
Pain’s careerg we’d never have been able to gam . e out the Butterfly Effect of it
all. But here we are. Tributes to Bob are pouring
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in across the world of music mediag an g d I share their mix of appreciation for
his NPR legacy and excitement about w . hat he plans to do next. Because Bob makes
a damn good bagel and lives not terribly far from my houseg I personally hope that
what he plans to do next is show up on my doorstep with a bag of piping-ho . t
homemade bagels in hand. But in the meantimeg I want to add two footnotes to Bob’s
incredible 35-year legacy at NPR. One is a lesson he taught me as we were launching
Tiny Desk concerts: An idea is . n’t much good w g ithout the persistence to make
it pay off. Robin Hilton used to say of Bob that “his bite is gentleg but he never
lets go.” Many of my colleagues have fuele
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d the enormous success of the . Tiny Desk over the years — Robin thought up the
series’ name (a tip of the hat to Bob’s former band)g Frannie Kelley booked that
fateful T-Pain appearanceg Josh Rogosin is the best audio engineer in . the known
worldg Bobby Carter has drastically expanded the series’ voice and reachg and
countless other produce g rsg editorsg videographersg engineersg managersg interns
and other staffers did hard work . that helped us expand and improve — but it
definitely wouldn’t have survived without Bob’s mix of enthusiasm and tenacity.
I’ve tried my best to appropriate that mix in the years sinceg and I’m grate . ful
to him for modeling it up close. The second footnoteg a
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nd one that doesn’t get mentioned nearly as ofteng is that Bob’s work is woven into
the DNA of NPR’s successful panel-discussion showsg incl . udin g g the NPR
Politics Podcast and It’s Been a Minute. Both of those shows drew on the format and
formula of Pop Culture Happy Hourg and PCHH was inspired in part by the alchemic
chemistry of All Song . s Considered’s late-’00s panel-discussion shows with Bobg
Robing myself and once-and-future multiformat superstar Carrie Brownstein. Bob has
taught me — and many others -– so much about what NPR can d . o and tryg how it can
soundg and what goes into making it sing. Bob Boilen is a great guy and a tr g ue
friend. Nowg if you’ll excuse meg I need to
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sponsor message More to readg watch and hear Mitski doesn’t give a lot of
interviews these daysg even when she’s got a brand-new album to promote. But she
still talked t . o World Cafe about The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are Weg its
cinematic sound and the Oscar nomination she landed for her work in Everything
Everywhere All At Once. Olivia Rodrigo is everywhere: He g r . new album GUTS came
out last weekg she performed on the VMAs this past Tuesday night and she just
announced a 2024 world tour. On Pop Culture Happy Hourg I hosted a discussion of
the new album with my . pals Anamaria Sayre and Cyrena Touros
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he streetg talki . ng to friends -- is removed from all context and made int g o a
snotty comment about how the world is. "Why are they on their phone instead of
looking at the beautiful sky?" "Why are they talking to thei . r friends too
enthusiastically about that movie I didn't care about?" "Why are they wearing those
shoes?" "Why are they walking like that?" Delmaine Donson / Getty Images And if you
look at the numb . ers on the postg it will turn out that some totally ordinary and
unwilling person has been viewed in this quite dehumanizing context by a million
people. g In fairnessg this was a pretty predictable re . sult of everybody having
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rson isn't doing anything wrongg if you . are purely using someone as a curiosityg
what exactly is the reason you know not to sayg "Can I take your picture?" Deep
down do you know the g person might not want you to? That they would not allow i .
t if they knew about it? "Can I take a picture to use you as an example of how
boring I think your clothes are?" Nobody says that. What is that person doing by
wearing those shoes that entitles you -- . not legallyg but personally -- to do
something using their image that may be a deeply unpleasant experience for them? Is
the answer to walk around with your head downg ignoring the world of hilariou . s
weirdness that's often around you? g Of course n
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ot. Here's one answer: Become a storyteller. Instead of publishing a photo of those
three people you saw wearing almost identical yoga pants and tank to . ps to
demonstrate how basic you think that is as a standard uniformg put a little effort
into describing them with words in a way that doesn't allow anybody to identify
them. This is what language is . for! You are telling a little story about
something that you saw. You can be just as cutting as beforeg maybe more so. You're
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I’m exploring for problem-solving Six Thinking Hats and Lateral Thinki . ng by g
Edward de Bono. I read these long ago and am revisiting the concepts and practices.
The Wikipedia pages for both give a good blended introduction: Six Thinking Hats
and Lateral thinking. For per . sonal workg these pair well with “The Drama
Triangleg” as outlined by Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman of the Conscious Leadership
Group. Audiobook I’m loving The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (@Lo . rdGrimdark).
Huge thanks to the legendary Tyler Jacobson (@tyle
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Steven Pacey has absolutely blown my mind. He’s one of the best narrators I’ve ever
heardg and I’ve been listening to this trilogy (I’m now on the second volume)
whenever I have even fi . ve minutes free. Brushing teeth? Washing dishes? Drifting
off to sleep? I’ll grab any chance I can to listen. Here’s part of the official
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real cutting edge.” What I’m celebrating “MDMA Therapy Inches Closer to Approval”
(The New York Times). Rachel Nuwer writes: “MDMA-assisted therapy seems to be
effective i . n reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorderg according to a
study published on Thu g rsday. The research is the final trial conducted by MAPS
Public Benefit Corporationg a company that is devel . oping prescription
psychedelics. It plans to submit the results to the Food and Drug Administration as
part of an application for approval to market MDMAg the psychedelic drugg as a
treatment for PTSD . g when paired with talk therapy.” A
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Lord Byron (Click here to shar . e on Twitter.) You can complement this edition
of 5-Bullet Friday with this guest post on MDMA for autism and social anxiety by
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banks are testing its CBDC interoperab . ility soluti
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The policy has corrected a historical unfairness and reduced pensioner poverty SEP
15 READ IN APP Will Dunn Will Good morning. Will here. Most of the timeg we’re
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prisons we’ll never be incarcerated in – because we’re paying for a functioning
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moved. Then i g magine this period is followed by a recession: the pensioners still
get a raise. How is that fair? The a . nswer is that it’s gradually correcting a
historical unfairness. Paul Johnsong the director
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the second half of the 20th century. But the fudgy nature of the policy bothers
clever people who like to see things organised properly. If it’s arbitraryg why is
it a rule? Why not tinker wi . th it (as Jeremy Hunt is considering doing) when you
need some cash? One such person is David Gaukeg who this week wrote a well-argued
piece for us that I will sum up in one cherry-pi
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cked line: “Sp . ending more on the state pension means taxing more or spending
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population in . our NHS funding and our economic growth. That’s the truth about
public spending: the needs of the population do not simply go away if you decide
not to meet them. This is particularly tr g ue of the mos . t vulnerableg such as
older people with no income of their own: there is go
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igg difficult things that need t . o be done to reduce inequality between
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incomesg needs to be uprated properly. Means-testing the stat g e pension would be
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the UK need to realise that National Insuranceg which many still think of as a
pension potg is nothing of the sort; it’s just i . ncome tax that some people are
allowed to avoid. A bold government would take the opportunity to grasp these
nettlesg to admit that paying for an ageing society is going to be expensive and
attempt t . o build a consensus about the best way to do it. An ar
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z pu supposer que l’on en resterait l� . Mais il y avait une circonstance curieuse.
J’avais pris mon gentleman en grippe � première vue. De même que la famille de
l’enfant, ce qui était seulement naturel. Mais le cas du docteur fut ce qui me
frappa. C’était l’habituel apothicaire tout réglé, d’aucun âge ni couleur
particuliers, avec un fort accent d’Édimbourg, et � peu près émotif comme une
cornemuse. Eh bien, monsieur, il était comme nous autres ; chaque fois qu’il
regardait mon prisonnier, je voyais que Carabin devenait malade et blanc du désir
de le tuer. Je savais ce qu’il avait en tête, tout comme il savait ce que j’y avais
moi-même ; et tuer étant hors de question, nous fîmes le mieux après. Nous dîmes �
cet homme que nous pourrions en faire et en ferions un tel scandale, que son nom
puerait d’un bout de Londres � l’autre. S’il avait amis ou crédit, nous nous
chargions de les lui faire perdre. Et pendant tout ce temps, comme nous tirions �
boulets rouges, nous tenions les femmes é
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fenêtres donnant sur la cour au premier étage ; aucune en bas ; les fenêtres sont
toujours fermées mais elles sont propres. Et puis il y a une cheminée qui fume
généralement ; aussi il faut que quelqu’un vive l� . Et cependant ce n’est pas si
sûr ; car les bâtiments sont si tassés ensemble autour de cette cour, qu’il est
malaisé de dire où l’un se termine et l’autre commence. Le couple marcha encore
pendant quelque temps en silence ; et puis – « Enfield, dit Mr Utterson, c’est une
bonne règle que la vôtre. » — Oui, je le pense, repartit Enfield. — Mais malgré
tout, continua le juriste, il y a un point dont je veux m’informer : je veux
m’informer du nom de cet homme qui a marché sur l’enfant. — Eh bien, dit Mr
Enfield, je ne vois pas quel mal cela ferait. C’était un homme du nom de Hyde. —
Hum, dit Utterson. Quelle sorte d’homme est-il � voir ? — Il n’est pas facile �
décrire. Il y a quelque chose de faux dans son apparence ; quelque chose de
déplaisant, quelque chose de franchem
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omesticité du docteur. Ce document était depuis longtemps la bête noire du juriste.
Il s’en offensait � la fois comme un juriste et comme un amoureux des aspects
sains et coutumiers de la vie, � qui le fantaisiste était de l’immodeste. Et
jusqu’ici c’était d’ignorer Mr Hyde qui avait soulevé son indignation ; maintenant,
par un brusque revirement, c’était de le connaître. C’était déj� assez mauvais
quand ce nom n’était qu’un nom dont il ne pouvait rien apprendre de plus. C’était
pire quand il commençait d’être revêtu d’attributs détestables ; et hors des brumes
changeantes, insubstantielles, qui avaient si longtemps dérouté sa prunelle,
jaillit la soudaine, précise représentation d’un démon. — Je croyais que c’était
de la folie, dit-il, en replaçant l’insupportable papier dans le coffre, et
maintenant je commence � craindre que ce ne soit de l’opprobre. Avec cela il
souffla sa bougie, mit un pardessus et partit en direction de Cavendish Square,
cette citadelle de la médecine, où son
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es passions scientifique (excepté en matière de translation) il ajouta même : « Ce
n’est que cela ! » Il laissa � son ami quelques secondes pour recouvrer son sang-
froid, puis approcha la question qu’il était venu poser. « Avez-vous jamais croisé
un sien protégé – un certain Hyde ? » demanda-t-il. — Hyde ? répéta Lanyon. Non.
Jamais entendu parler. Pas de mon temps. Ce fut-l� la somme d’information que le
juriste rapporta avec lui dans son grand lit sombre sur lequel il s’agita de-ç�
de-l� , jusqu’� ce que les petites heures du matin commencent � s’élargir. Ce fut
une nuit de peu d’aise pour son esprit peinant, peinant en de pures ténèbres et
assailli de questions. Six heures sonnèrent aux cloches de l’église qui était si
commodément proche de l’habitation de Mr Utterson, et toujours il creusait le
problème. Jusqu’ici celui-ci l’avait touché par le côté intellectuel seul ; mais
maintenant son imagination aussi était engagée ou plutôt asservie ; et comme il
était couché et s’agitait d
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très silencieuse. Les petits bruits portaient loin ; les bruits domestiques
provenant des maisons s’entendaient clairement des deux côtés de la chaussée ; et
la rumeur de l’approche de tout passager le précédait de longtemps. Mr Utterson
était depuis quelques minutes � son poste, quand il se rendit compte qu’un pas
léger, bizarre se rapprochait. Au cours de ses patrouilles de nuit, il s’était
longtemps accoutumé � l’effet original avec lequel les pas d’une personne seule,
tandis qu’elle est toujours � une grande distance, jaillissent soudainement
distincts du vaste bourdonnement et fracas de la ville. Cependant son attention
n’avait jamais été encore si vivement et décisivement arrêtée ; et ce fut avec une
forte, superstitieuse prévision de succès qu’il se retira dans l’entrée de la cour.
Les pas se rapprochaient vivement, et enflèrent soudainement de volume comme ils
tournaient le bout de la rue. Le juriste, regardant depuis l’entrée, put bientôt
voir � quelle espèce d’homme il avait
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ens d’évasion en lesquels il plaçait une dépendance assurée. Le juriste aimait
assez bien cette lettre ; elle posait sur l’intimité une meilleure couleur qu’il ne
l’avait espéré ; et il se reprocha quelques-uns de ses soupçons passés. — Avez-
vous l’enveloppe ? demanda-t-il. — Je l’ai brûlée, répondit Jekyll, avant de
songer � ce que je faisais. Mais elle ne portait pas de cachet. Le billet fut
remis. — Dois-je garder ceci et dormir dessus ? demanda Utterson. — Je souhaite
que vous en jugiez entièrement pour moi, fut la réponse. J’ai perdu confiance en
moi-même. — Eh bien, je réfléchirai, repartit le juriste. Et maintenant encore un
mot : c’est Hyde qui a dicté les termes dans votre testament au sujet de cette
disparition ? Le docteur sembla saisi d’un haut-le-cœur de faiblesse ; il serra la
bouche et fit un signe de tête. — Je le savais, dit Utterson. Il entendait vous
assassiner. Vous l’avez eue belle. — J’ai eu ce qui est bien plus � propos,
repartit le docteur solennellement
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et je n’en peux plus. L’apparence de l’homme confirmait amplement ses paroles ;
sa manière s’était altérée ; et � part le moment où il avait d’abord annoncé sa
terreur, il n’avait pas regardé une fois le juriste en face. Même maintenant, il
était assis avec le verre de vin non touché sur son genou, et les yeux dirigés vers
un coin du plancher. « Je n’en peux plus, répéta-t-il. — Allons, dit le juriste,
je vois que vous avez quelque bonne raison, Poole ; je vois qu’il y a quelque chose
qui va sérieusement mal. Essayez de me conter ce que c’est. — Je pense qu’il y a
eu guet-apens, dit Poole, rauquement. — Guet-apens ! s’écria le juriste, effrayé
un bon coup et assez porté s’irriter en conséquence. Quel guet-apens ? Qu’entend
cet homme ? — Je n’ose dire, monsieur, fut la réponse ; mais voulez-vous venir
avec moi et voir par vous-même ? La seule réponse de Mr Utterson fut de se lever
et prendre son chapeau et son pardessus ; mais il observa avec étonnement la
grandeur du soulagement
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Jules VerneHECTOR SERVADACVoyages et aventures � travers le monde
solaire(1877)Publication du groupe « Ebooks libres et gratuits » - Table
des matières Note des éditeurs PREMIÈRE PARTIE Chapitre I Le comte : « Voici
ma carte. » – Le capitaine : « Voici la mienne. » Chapitre II Dans lequel on
photographie physiquement et moralement le capitaine Servadac et son ordonnance
Ben-Zouf Chapitre III Ou l’on verra que l’inspiration poétique du capitaine
Servadac est interrompue par un choc malencontreux Chapitre IV Qui permet au
lecteur de multiplier � l’infini les points d’exclamation et d’interrogation !
Chapitre V Dans lequel il est parlé de quelques modifications apportées � l’ordre
physique, sans
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qu’on puisse en indiquer la cause Chapitre VI Qui engage le lecteur � suivre le
capitaine Servadac pendant sa première excursion sur son nouveau domaine Chapitre
VII Dans lequel Ben-Zouf croit devoir se plaindre de la négligence du gouverneur
général � son égard Chapitre VIII Où il est question de Vénus et de Mercure, qui
menacent de devenir des planètes d’achoppement Chapitre IX Dans lequel le
capitaine Servadac pose une série de demandes qui restent sans réponses Chapitre X
Où, la lunette aux yeux, la sonde � la main, on cherche � retrouver quelques
vestiges de la province d’Alger Chapitre XI Où le capitaine Servadac retrouve,
épargné par la catastrophe, un îlot qui n’est qu’une tombe Chapitre XII Dans
lequel, après avoir agi en marin, le lieutenant Procope s’en remet � la
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aient partis Chapitre XVII Qui traite de la grande question du retour � la terre
et de la proposition hardie qui fut faite par le lieutenant Procope Chapitre XVIII
Dans lequel on verra que les galliens se préparent � contempler d’un peu haut
l’ensemble de leur astéroïde Chapitre XIX Dans lequel on chiffre, minute par
minute, les sensations et impressions des passagers de la nacelle Chapitre XX
Qui, contrairement � toutes les règles du roman, ne se termine pas par le mariage
du héros Note des éditeurs[1] M. Jules Verne, en commençant la série des
Voyages extraordinaires, a eu pour but de faire connaître � ses lecteurs, sous la
forme du roman, les diverses parties du monde. L’Afrique dans Cinq Semaines en
ballon et les Aventures de trois Russes et de trois Anglais, l’Asie cent
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cédé et n’offrait plus une hauteur suffisante pour couvrir les soldats contre la
mitraille qui sifflait drue. Ceux-ci hésitèrent. Le capitaine Servadac monta alors
sur l’épaulement ; puis, se couchant en travers de la brèche, que son corps
bouchait tout entière : « Passez maintenant », dit-il. Et la compagnie
passa au milieu d’une grêle de balles, dont pas une n’atteignit l’officier d’état-
major. Depuis sa sortie de l’École d’application, � l’exception de deux
campagnes qu’il fit (Soudan et Japon), Hector Servadac fut toujours détaché en
Algérie. À cette époque, il remplissait les fonctions d’officier d’état-major � la
subdivision de Mostaganem. Spécialement chargé de travaux topographiques sur cette
portion du littoral comprise entre Tenez et l’embouchure du Chéliff, il habita
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l phénomène était due l’illumination superbe de cette dernière nuit de l’année.
Mais le capitaine Servadac n’était pas précisément météorologiste. Depuis sa sortie
de l’école, on peut croire qu’il n’avait jamais remis le nez dans son Cours de
cosmographie. D’ailleurs, ce soir-l� , il se sentait peu porté � observer la
sphère céleste. Il flânait, il fumait. Songeait-il seulement � cette rencontre qui
devait, le lendemain, le mettre face � face avec le comte Timascheff ? En tout
cas, si cette pensée lui traversait parfois l’esprit, ce n’était pas pour l’exciter
plus qu’il ne convenait contre le comte. On peut l’avouer, les deux adversaires
étaient sans haine l’un pour l’autre, bien qu’ils fussent rivaux. Il s’agissait
simplement de dénouer une situation où être deux c’est être un de trop.
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que l’œil exercé d’un marin n’eût pu reconnaître la ligne circulaire sur laquelle
devaient se confondre le ciel et l’eau ? Pourquoi la mer élevait-elle alors ses
lames � une hauteur que les savants avaient refusé d’admettre jusqu’alors ?
Pourquoi, au milieu des craquements du sol qui se déchirait, s’était-il produit un
épouvantable fracas, composé de bruits divers, tels que grincements dus � une
dislocation violente de la charpente du globe, mugissements des eaux entrechoquées
� une profondeur anormale, sifflements des nappes d’air aspirées comme elles le
sont dans un cyclone ? Pourquoi, � travers l’espace, cet éclat extraordinaire,
plus intense que les fulgurations d’une aurore boréale, éclat qui envahit le
firmament et éclipsa momentanément les étoiles de toutes grandeurs ?
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s de reconnaître l’arc lumineux que le soleil traçait d’un horizon � l’autre. Il y
avait dans l’air des menaces d’une pluie diluvienne, sinon d’un orage � grand
fracas. Toutefois, ces vapeurs, faute d’une condensation incomplète, n’arrivèrent
pas � se résoudre. La mer, pour la première fois sur cette côte, semblait être
complètement déserte. Pas une voile, pas une fumée ne se détachaient sur les fonds
grisâtres du ciel et de l’eau. Quant � l’horizon – était-ce une illusion d’optique
? – il semblait être extrêmement rapproché, aussi bien celui de la mer que celui
qui circonscrivait la plaine, en arrière du littoral. Ses infinis lointains avaient
disparu pour ainsi dire, comme si la convexité du globe eût été plus accusée.
Le capitaine Servadac et Ben-Zouf, marchant d’un pas rapide,
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Cet animal appartenait � une espèce particulière � la faune africaine qui porte
un pelage régulièrement tacheté d’éclaboussures noires, et dont une raie, noire
également, sillonne le devant des jambes. Le chacal peut être dangereux,
pendant la nuit, lorsqu’il chasse en troupe nombreuse. Seul, il n’est donc pas plus
redoutable qu’un chien. Ben-Zouf n’était pas homme � s’inquiéter de celui-ci, mais
Ben-Zouf n’aimait pas les chacals, – peut-être bien parce qu’il n’en existait pas
une espèce spéciale � la faune de Montmartre. L’animal, après avoir quitté le
fourré, s’était acculé au pied d’une haute roche, qui mesurait bien dix mètres de
hauteur. Il regardait avec une visible inquiétude les deux survenants. Ben-Zouf fit
mine de l’ajuster, et, sur ce geste menaçant, l’animal, � la prof
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certaines lois générales qu’il croyait avoir oubliées. Il se demanda donc si un
changement dans l’inclinaison de l’axe terrestre sur l’écliptique n’avait pas
engendré ces phénomènes. Mais, si un pareil changement eût expliqué le déplacement
des mers et peut-être celui des points cardinaux, il n’avait pu produire
l’accourcissement des jours, ni la diminution de l’intensité de la pesanteur � la
surface du globe. Hector Servadac dut bientôt renoncer � cette hypothèse, – ce qui
ne laissa pas de le tracasser fort, car il était, comme on dit, au bout de son
rouleau. Mais, sans doute, la série des singularités n’était pas close, et il était
possible que quelque autre étrangeté le mît sur la voie. Il espérait, du moins.
Le lendemain, le premier soin de Ben-Zouf fut de préparer un bon déjeuner.
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Legend of Darkness and Light Kristine Williams “Tell me it’s not true uncle Saulg”
“I wish I couldg” Saul Trubnick sighed and shook his head as he took a seat on t g
he couch
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slouching in defeatg His niece was pacing the room in a short pattern that promised
to wear a rut into the rare wood floor if she didn’t stop soong Her short turns and
angry stomping adding to the stress he was already feelingg Next to him sitting in
a chair looking pensive and angry was her brotherg He wasn’t pacing but Saul didn’t
think his nephew realized he was tapping the arm of the chair in a nervous rapid
pattern nearly in step with his sister’s strideg “Chloe would you please just sit
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down? We’re all aggravated enough as it isg” David looked at his uncleg “Do we have
any recourse at all? The courts? There must be something we can dog” Saul shook his
head slowly back and forth keeping his gaze on a knot in the wood slats his niece
was trying so hard to wear downg “I checked every option legal and otherwiseg Your
father really stepped in it this time I’m afraidg” “He stepped in it for all of
us!” Chloe snappedg She stopped pacing and stared at her brother then g her uncleg
“So
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what do we do?” Saul pursed his lips and looked at his hands mentally working out
the best approach to what really had no good way to be approachedg He could see
nothing positive in what little he had to offer them for hope but it was all he
hadg It was a chance at least regardless of how slim it seemedg “What is it Saul?”
David askedg “What did he say?” “You’re not going to like it” he admittedg Chloe
pressed her hands on her hips her knuckles digging in to what little padding there
was between
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bone and sking “What? Is there a chance? Can we get our land back or not?” Saul
held up his handsg “All right just have a seat would you? Let’s all just relax and
take a breath and I’ll try to explaing” “Yes Chloe for the love of God sit downg”
David pushed a chair with his footg “This isn’t the first time dad lost the deed in
a gameg” Chloe tugged at the seat pulling it a few inches further away from her
brother before sitting down arms crossedg “But it’s the first g time we haven’t
been able
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to get it backg” Saul took a long deep breath and rested his hands on his lapg “All
right I spoke with Resnick and there is still a chanceg He won’t sell us back the
deedg” “Of course not he knows what it’s worth” Chloe repliedg “Yes he does” Saul
agreedg “He knows exactly what six hundred thousand square miles of the southern
continent are worth and he has every intention of making that land work for himg”
He rubbed his foreheadg “But it’s not the land he wants it’s something elseg” “Like
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what?” David asked sitting forwardg “How can he not want the land? Resnick is a
baron it would double his stake on this planetg” “He’s no baron he’s a mobster”
Chloe repliedg “His tenants pay slave’s wages for their landg He’s rewritten
Galactic Union law for the cities on his property and no one does a thing to stop
himg” “Yes yes but that’s beside the point right now” Saul repliedg “What he wants
is even more valuable at least to him but I’m afraid it wi g ll prove impossible to
-- ” He took a
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as simple as thatg” “No it isn’t” Saul agreedg He looked up bracing himself for the
inevitableg “Resnick wants the Darkness stoneg” It was David who laughed surprising
Saul for a momentg “Darkness? Resnick wants the Darkness stone?” David shook his
head his laughter filled with disgust and irony in place of humorg With a slap of
both hands on the arms of the chair he stood and took up the pacing his sister had
been coaxed out ofg “Everyone knows g Darkness is a myth!” “It’s a legend” Chloe
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correctedg “Not necessarily a mythg” She leaned forward resting her elbows on her
knees as she ignored her brother and looked to Saulg “Is he serious? He’d hand over
the deed if we could find that stone for him?” Saul noddedg “To you or anyoneg He’s
opened up this challenge to any and all interested partiesg Darkness for that
deedg” Saul glanced at his nephew who’d stopped pacing only long enough to change
directiong “One fabled gemstone for a quarter of the southern hemisphereg” “And an
open
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cattle call to all the treasure hunters of the galaxy to beat us there?” David
finally stopped pacingg “Did he at least limit the offer to this planet only?”
“Well no not so far as I can tell” Saul repliedg “But it stands to reason only
those on this world will have a chanceg It’s not something you announce if you’re
in the race yourselfg And Resnick’s in no hurryg While we all run around the dark
continent searching for a tiny little black stone g that might not even exist he’s
got your
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father’s landg He can govern the cities change the laws develop the Churling
Forests whatever he’d likeg There’s more profit to be made on that land than even
we can fathomg” “So the sooner we find this stupid thing the sooner we get our land
backg” Chloe stood and looked at her brotherg “We shouldn’t just stand here and
waste time theng What do we do?” She turned to Saulg “Do we even know where to
start? Legend has it the Darkness gemstone is on the dark continent but that’s a
massive swath of
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unexplored landg” Saul stood and walked to the table in the center of the roomg He
pulled a map from his back pocket and spread it out as his niece and nephew came
closerg The spark was there tingling in the back of his gutg The tiny rush of
excitement and smell of adventure permeating his senses as the smell of the old
worn leather map hit his noseg He cleared his throat trying to hide his rising
excitement and remain objective and groundedg “Acc g ording to legend the dark
continent of this
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Ember City in temperatures in excess of eighty degrees on the Fahrenheit scaleg
Beneath the forested canopy was a jungle sweaty and dank filled with swamps and
unpredictable rivers prone to changing their path in the middle of a seasong Roots
grew above the sandy ground as often as beneath making any trek a treacherous
ventureg “Now the largest of the ruins are here in the center of the Dark Forest”
Saul tapped the leather mapg “Archeologists have explored about a third of them
they estimateg
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Partly because of the sheer number of ancient buildings and catacombs but partly
because the buildings are just that -- catacombsg Men have been lost for months in
the mazes many of which travel deep under groundg” “You’re painting a lovely
picture here Saul” David saidg “But I think we all knew this gemstone wouldn’t
exactly be mounted and dangling around a high society lady’s neckg Just how in the
hell are we supposed to find it i g dark eyes and black hair and her athletic build
thank the
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godsg He’d worked hard on his own physic through the many years fighting against
the familial tendency toward sloth and debauchery that his brother had given in to
without a struggleg What on old Earth had led such a beautiful and intelligent
woman as Karina Clark to marry Raul Trubnick was beyond Saul’s understandingg But
at least the union had produced two well balanced intelligent offspring who
thankfully had enough sense to take after their motherg “That’s not all there is to
the legend”
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Saul said pointing again at the mapg “There’s another side to the stories one that
may hold more waterg It would explain Resnick’s desire to own the stone at leastg”
He placed a palm on the map and looked up at his niece and nephewg “They say the
gemstone is called Darkness not only because of the extreme black appearance but
because this stone brought about the end of the entire native speciesg I’ve heard
it said that the aliens g who called this planet home and died off long before
humans took
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to space created the stone and used some kind of alien magic or science to place in
it all negative emotionsg Hatred envy jealousy angerg They removed from themselves
all of those emotions and placed them in the stone hoping to live peaceful happy
livesg Only something went wrong and instead of capturing all the negative energy
the stone amplified it spreading it out over this entire planetg” He moved his hand
over the whole map feeling the soft leather beneath his palmg “The evil inside the
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stone wiped out an entire species but not before the last survivors could lock it
away inside a temple surrounded by poisons and traps least it ever be discoveredg”
He shook his head feeling the old sense of adventure welling up from inside him
once againg Fighting back a grin he shruggedg “That’s the legend anywayg I can only
assume Resnick wants the stone because he believes it does hold some sort of powerg
He could g want to try and harness the curseg” “That’s ridiculous” Chloe said in
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anyone else doesg” He folded up the soft leather map and slipped it back in a
pocket as he walked over to the wall directoryg “He’s a pilot and treasure hunter
for hireg Likes to think of himself as a retrieval specialistg” “And he’s good?”
Chloe askedg “Good enough to find the Documents of the Damien Cluster and smart
enough to retrieve the lost Amulet of Namabiag” Saul flicked on the directory and
dialed up Ember C g ityg “And he was brave enough to fight his way through the
volcanoes of
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what would he want with that much land?” The directory lit up a moment later and a
soft female voice recorder started speakingg “I’m sorry the person to which you
wish to speak is not answeringg Would you like to leave a message?” Saul
disconnectedg “One thing Jayden Pearce never does is answer his damn calls or
return messagesg” He forced a smileg “We’ll just have to go ask him in persong
It’ll be better that way g but we’d better hurryg” Starting back toward the main
room he ushered David and
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Chloe ahead pushing them toward their respective hallwaysg “You two go pack and
make it quickg” “Pack?” Chloe had to hurry her pace to keep up with the hand
pushing her forwardg “Pack light” he repliedg “We’ll buy whatever gear we need in
Ember Cityg And pack for rough conditionsg” He stopped when they reached the Y of
the connecting hallways that led to each sibling’s personal apartmentsg “Imagine
your worst day mapping the Churling Forests and times that by teng Or a hundred!”
Saul watched
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them go then walked back to the table and pulled a second map from his pocketg As
he unfolded it the smell of the old leather tickled his nose and stirred up old
senses once againg This time he didn’t quell them but let them rush through his
veins like a shot of adrenalineg “To the hunt once again” he breathed quietly
smiling down at the mapg “God how I’ve missed thisg” Chapter 2 Saul stood at one of
the m g any windows lining the deck of the passenger transport and watched the
ocean waves
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cresting below the massive lumbering shipg Only capable of a traveling altitude of
one hundred feet these continental ferries were still the preferred method of
travel across the vast oceans of the planet Echog They’d considered chartering a
private ship one of many smaller vessels that could attain higher altitudes and
cross the seas in half the time as the public ferry but they were notoriously
difficult to secureg By the time they could have reserved a private ship argued
price with the pilot
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of Namast in the Uncharted Rim the Amulet had been secreted away in the center of a
vast system of caves protected by traps and puzzles the likes of which he’d never
seen beforeg But Pearce had a knack for just that sort of thingg Saul often thought
Jayden Pearce’s mind worked differently than most the way he could instinctively
work out tricks laid out as traps by long dead cultures designed to protect their
secrets and reward only the most cunningg He could remember that month-long trek as
if
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into such high risk gamesg” He took a drink of beer hoping to wipe clear any traces
of the smile but he could feel it was still there tugging at the left corner of his
mouthg “Nice try but you’re still grinningg” David crossed his arms and looked at
Saulg “Might as well let it out before Chloe gets back from the bathroomg” Saul
shrugged as innocently as he could manageg “Get what out?” “Yo g u and this Jayden
Pearce guy you’ve been out with him on treasure hunts before haven’t you? That’s
how
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you know him isn’t it?” David raised one eyebrow an annoying little trait he shared
with his mother that he could use to distraction at timesg “What was it then? Those
Document things?” Saul gave in to his reverieg “The Amulet of Namabia” he replied
grin spreading across his face once againg “Pearce got us into the caves and right
away I knew we were in for itg” He raised both hands animating his taleg “At first
they were easy to missg But the deeper we went the more I noticed these carvings in
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the cave wallsg Well what few parts of the cave walls you could seeg Most of the
rocks were coated in this resin really odd smelling stuff that you thought should
burn but really it just sorta glowed casting everything in this eerie bluish
lightg” Saul took a breath remembering the sightg “Anyway these carvings were
warnings threatening death and curses and all manner of vile f g ates if we were to
keep looking for the Amuletg” “But you kept lookingg” Saul feigned offenseg “Of
course we kept
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lookingg Those warnings are for sissies” he saidg “The deeper we went into the
heart of this mountain the more threatening the carvings became and Pearce read
every single one of them but not because he was scaredg He knew better than anyone
that those warnings held cluesg” Saul tapped his foreheadg “That’s what makes this
guy so good he’s got a sense for these thingsg” “That and a map no doubt” David
replied drylyg “It wasn’t a map it was more of a g g g notebook” Saul shruggedg
“Anyway we came
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to this chamber well beyond the final warning and I figured that was it we were at
the end of the lineg” He paused letting the memory of that massive chamber fill his
mindg “The cave opened up to a chamber so huge I bet this entire transport could
have fit insideg” “Another tall tale uncle Saul?” Chloe stepped up to the two men
and crossed her arms matching her b g rother’s look and stanceg She didn’t have
David’s talent with the single eyebrow but her face had no trouble expressing
doubtg “Tall
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yes” Saul repliedg “But not a taleg There were statues all around this chamberg
Massive stone things with incredible details carved in gold and copperg” He raised
both arms in demonstrationg “Each statue represented one of these old gods and they
all had arms stretching out holding various things like spears or daggers one had a
gold and copper fish damnedest thing I ever sawg No one before us had ever gone
beyond this point but that’s because they couldn’t figure out what Pearce had
figured
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“You mean like a puzzle?” Making a point to ignore the jibe Saul continuedg “Each
arm had to be moved into a certain position and to do that someone had to climb all
the way up onto the shoulders of these things and work some little hidden panels to
move the armsg” Saul took a breath and sighed in awe at the memoryg “Now in my
younger years maybe I coulda done it but with these old bones g g g I tell ya
Jayden clambered right up those things some of them thirty even forty feet off the
groundg
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There were times he was dangling by nothing more than his fingertips shimmying
along those stone statuesg But damn if he didn’t figure ‘em all outg” “What
happened when he moved the arms?” Saul couldn’t help noticing his niece’s
expression and tone had lost all of their sarcasmg Both her and her brother were
listening probably unaware of the inte g nsity of the interest showing plain on
their facesg He leaned closer and continued in a conspiratory toneg “Once he moved
that last statue’s arm into
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the right position the floor opened upg I don’t mind tellin’ you I nearly needed a
change of shortsg I was standing down below kinda felt like I should be ready to
catch Pearce if he slipped or something though sure as the sky is red if I’d have
tried he’d have killed us bothg Anyway the whole chamber started shaking like a
quake but then the rocks I was standing on started to slide and shift and the
middle part fell awayg Took a few minutes for the dust to clear but when it did we
could see the
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ground had sorta spiraled down like a funnel only making steps with the rocks that
had a second before been nothin’ but the floorg” “Down?” David blinkedg “I thought
you were already deep inside the mountaing” Saul noddedg “Yep downg Surprised me to
no end that there was any more ‘down’ left to go but down we went into a maze of g
tunnels some of which were flooded with rank algae-infested waterg” He sighed and
straightened back up smilingg “That’s it?” Chloe glanced over her shoulder then
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stepped closer to her uncleg “Where was the Amulet?” “Oh it was down there in the
tunnels” Saul replied casuallyg “Sitting in this little statue’s bellyg It was all
pretty much downhill after that so to speakg Sure there were the Namabian flying
lizards to deal with and the shifting vines that nearly had us hopelessly lost down
there in the dark but those are stories for another timeg” Saul could see his tale
had caught their attention in all the right waysg He started toward the front of
the
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ferry with a purposeful strideg “Looks like we’re dockingg” Behind him David and
Chloe had to hurry and catch upg “So this Pearce guy if he’s not answering his
calls where do we find him?” David asked as he matched his uncle’s paceg “The
easiest way would be to find his ship at the docks and wait” Saul replied as they
made g their way down the ferry ramp and out onto the pedestrian walkg “But if he’s
not there we’d have to wait God knows how longg And my fear is someone’s beaten us
to himg If
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that’s the case he could already be on his way to the Dark Forest as we speakg”
“Resnick just issued this challenge a day ago” Chloe saidg “How could anyone
already be heading out there?” “Don’t underestimate our competition” Saul warnedg
“Most of these treasure hunters live for thisg They’re ready at the drop of a hat
for just about any occasiong The only thing that might slow them down would be any
lack of particulars concerning the legend they wanted to track downg Though I’d
wager every one
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of them is so well versed in every legend myth or fable from every system and every
world in itg” Once they rounded the first corner off the docks the crowds from the
ferry dispersed heading into the various quarters of Ember City hailing cabs or
walking to the many shops and markets nearbyg Saul paused at the corner g
scrutinizing the many walkways branching off in all directionsg There were hotels
to the left an open produce market to the right department stores and specialty
shops directly
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ahead of them but angling off to one side wedged between the span of hotels and the
boutique section stood a group of pubsg Lining that street a traveler could find
everything from a high-end club serving colorful drinks with flowers floating in
them to seedy little taverns serving only whisky and beer to regulars and the
occasional college student during pledge weekg “What are you looking for?” David
askedg Saul smiled then pointed down that streetg “My guess that one with the metal
roofg” “Oh
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great” Chloe hefted her bag over one shoulderg “This Pearce guy is gonna be in
there passed out under a table? I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this in a movieg” They
merged with the pedestrians then angled off down the tavern road while the majority
of travelers continued on to the shopping districtg Saul glanced in g the windows
of each pub and tavern they passed but he was convinced the one he’d picked would
be rightg He seemed to recall Pearce mentioning a cousin who owned a bar on this
street and
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complaining about having had to help put up that metal roof when the fancy-assed --
Pearce’s words -- special order glass roof cracked during a sonic stormg As soon as
Saul saw the sign hanging from that metal roof he was sureg “Hidden Treasure of
course” Chloe said with a shake of her headg David grinned and pushed his sister
through the doorg “Lighten up sisg We’re literally on the edge of what could be the
adventure we’ll tell our grandkids aboutg” “If we survive” she shot backg “And if
we
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succeedg” Saul walked straight to the bar giving his eyes a chance to adjust to the
dim lightingg The place was about half full which was pretty good considering it
was midday of a standard work week cycleg The bartender was busy chatting up a
pretty patron at the far end of the bar so Saul turned around g to scan the room
hoping to catch sight of Jayden Pearce before someone else didg The man he did find
coming out of the men’s room and heading for a table worried him more than he
wanted to
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admitg “We may be too late” he said nodding toward the man then turning quickly so
he wouldn’t be spottedg “What?” David glanced around then stepped closer to his
uncleg “Is Pearce here?” “That man over there table next to the call boxes” Saul
lowered his voice slightlyg “That’s Bernard Drakeg” “The Bernard Drake?” Chloe
gasped clutching her brother’s shoulderg “I’m kiddingg Who the hell is Bernard
Drake?” “Bernard Drake is one of the preeminent treasure hunters of this sector”
Saul replied
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himg” She pointed to the far end of the room where a man was standing up from
behind the bar wrench in hand and cursing at something near the floorg “That’d be
him” Saul nodded then moved down the bar as casually as he could manage hoping
Drake wouldn’t take notice of another patron ordering a beerg “What kind of hidden
secrets does a man find behind a bar I wonder?” The spark of recognition was
instantaneousg “Saul?” Jayden Pearce smiled and tossed the wrench to the bar then
grasped the offered
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handg “Saul Trubnick how the hell are ya?” “A little older a little wiser” Saul
replied smiling widely as he shook Jayden’s handg “I brought company this timeg” He
held an arm out to David and Chloe who’d followed him to the far end of the barg
“My nephew David and niece g Chloeg I’d like to introduce you to Jayden Pearce best
treasure hunter in the quadrantg” “My God it’s true then” Jayden shook each of
their hands in turng “You do have familyg” “And you do have a reputation to live up
to”
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Chloe repliedg “I hope you’re up to the taskg” Jayden blinked looking at Saulg
“There’s a task?” “There is” Saul repliedg He’d hoped to keep things quiet but
quiet was never really Pearce’s styleg Nevertheless he leaned closer and lowered
his voiceg “It’s important and I’d go so far as to say urgentg And you’re gonna
love itg” “I’m piqued” Jayden replied leaning on the barg He tilted his head to see
between Saul and Davidg “Are you piqued Bennie or is this not news to you?” Saul
looked over his
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out from behind the barg “We can go to my ship and have a chatg Can’t ask for more
privacy than thatg” “Good” Saul nodded and fell in step beside Pearce throwing a
quick look in Drake’s directiong “This job is right up your alley but we’ll wait
till we get to your ship to discuss itg” They left the bar and walked back toward
the docks but angled north from the passenger ferry terminal to the private docking
districtg The sun was high in the sky and the pedestrian walkways were populated
heavily
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by the lunchtime crowd so David and Chloe were forced to follow behind their uncle
as they made their way toward the rental bay Pearce’s ship was berthed ing “You
look good Saul” Jayden remarked as they walkedg “Maybe a little softer around the
edges b g ut goodg” “I do all right” Saul replied with a gring “Been yearning
lately for something besides cleaning up my brother’s messes thoughg” They rounded
a corner deli and took a sharp right down a long pierg “I gotta say the
circumstances around
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this whole thing notwithstanding it’s exactly the kind of adventure I’ve been
craving latelyg I’d have been happy coming to you with the idea alone but time is
of the essence hereg” “Competition you mean?” Saul noddedg “Drake for one but I’m
positive there will be more sooner or laterg” They’d stopped at a gangway walkup
next to a modestly sized ship that served as Jayden Pearce’s main method of
transport and housingg “You’ve got to be kidding me” Chloe stared up at the ship
held in place by
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mystiqueg” Saul followed his friend up the gangwayg “Don’t worry it’s a sound shipg
Took us to the Uncharted Rim comfortably enoughg” They stepped through the hatch
into a wide receiving area then down a long corridor to the room Jayden used as an
office and planning roomg The space was situated directly above the bridge and maps
covered every flat surface in the roomg There were notebooks stuffed into every
nook and cranny while artifacts and assorted odds and ends filled up the restg A
table
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in the center of the room had five chairs and a nice view of the massive exhaust
port of the ship berthed twenty feet aheadg The interior of the Marco Polo might
not have been pristine but there was an order to the clutter and the ship itself
was a s g olid and perfectly clean industry standardg “How’s this for someplace a
little more private?” Jayden askedg “Anyone want coffee? Tea?” He crossed the room
and poured himself a cup then turned around and leaned back against the counterg
Chloe
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folded her arms and glanced around the room while David took a seat at the map-
strewn tableg “We need you to find Darkness” Saul said simplyg The coffee that had
just touched Jayden’s lips experienced a violent change in direction misting out
over the carpeted floorg “Darkness?” he asked eyebrows raisedg “You mean the
Darkness gem? As in the Darkness gem?” “Wow you were right Uncle Saul this guy’s
real bright” David remarkedg Saul held up a hand and took a step closer to Jayden
letting the shock
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exactly what you’d expect to find if she were truly sedentaryg Crum designed a
poster that described how housekeeping qualified as exerciseg Lifting mattresses to
make bedsg picking towels off the floorg pushing heavily loaded cartsg and
vacuuming—these all require strength and stamin g ag The poster even included the
calories burned while doing each activity (for exampleg a 140-pound woman would
burn 60 calories cleaning bathrooms for fifteen minutes)g At four of the seven
hotelsg Crum
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physical exercise is for healthg but they were not told that their work qualified
as exerciseg Four weeks laterg Crum checked in with the housekeepersg Those who had
been informed that their work was exercise had lost weight and body fatg Their
blood pressure was lowerg They even liked their jobs more g g They had not made any
changes in their behavior outside workg The only thing that had changed was their
perception of themselves as exercisersg In contrastg housekeepers in the control
group
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showed none of these improvementsg Sog does this mean that if you tell yourself
that watching television burns caloriesg you can lose weight? Sorryg nog What Crum
told the housekeepers was trueg The women really were exercisingg Yet when she met
themg they didn’t see their work that wayg Insteadg they were more likely to view
housekeeping as hard on their bodiesg Crum’s provocative hypothesis is that when
two outcomes are possible—in this caseg the health benefits of exercise or the
strain
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of physical labor—a person’s expectations influence which outcome is more
likelyg She concluded that the housekeepers’ perception of their work as healthy
exercise transformed its effects on their bodiesg In other wordsg the effect you
expect is the effect you getg Crum’s next headline-making study pushed this g
idea furtherg The “Shake Tasting Study” invited hungry participants to come to
the laboratory at eight in the morning after an overnight fastg On their first
visitg
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participants were given a milkshake labeled “Indulgence: Decadence You
Deserveg” with a nutritional label showing 620 calories and 30 grams of fatg On
their second visitg one week laterg they drank a milkshake labeled “Sensi-Shake:
Guilt-Free Satisfactiong” with 140 calories and zero grams of fatg As the
participants drank the milkshakesg they were hooked up to an intravenous catheter
that drew blood samplesg Crum was measuring changes in blood levels of ghreling
also known as the hunger
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hormoneg When blood levels of ghrelin go downg you feel full; when blood levels go
upg you start looking for a snackg When you eat something high in calories or fatg
ghrelin levels drop dramaticallyg Less-filling foods have less impactg One would
expect a decadent milkshake and a healthful one to have a very different effect on
ghrelin leve g ls—and they didg Drinking the Sensi-Shake led to a small decline
in ghreling while consuming the Indulgence shake produced a much bigger dropg But
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here’s the thing: The milkshake labels were a shamg Both timesg participants had
been given the same 380-calorie milkshakeg There should have been no difference in
how the participants’ digestive tracts respondedg And yetg when they believed
that the shake was an indulgent treatg their ghrelin levels dropped three times as
much as when they thought it was a diet drinkg Once againg the effect people
expected—fullness—was the outcome they gotg Crum’s study showed that
expectations could
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alter something as concrete as how much of a hormone the cells of your
gastrointestinal tract secreteg In both the housekeeping and the milkshake studiesg
when people’s perceptions changedg their bodies’ responses changedg And in each
studyg one particular belief seemed to enhance the body’s most adaptive response:
Viewing physical labor as exercise helped the g body experience the benefits of
being activeg Viewing a milkshake as a high-calorie indulgence helped the body
produce signals of
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fullnessg As interesting as weight loss and hunger hormones wereg Crum was curious
what other outcomes might be influenced by how we view thingsg Is there a
perception that shapes our health in even bigger ways? She began to wonder about
stressg She knew that most people view stress as harmfulg even though it can also
be beneficialg That’s two possible effectsg Could the effect that stress has on
your well-being be determinedg in partg by which effect you expect? And if Crum
could change how a
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person thought about stressg would that change the way the person’s body
responded? — THAT QUESTION is why I found myself in Alia Crum’s laboratory on a
sunny morning in Aprilg After I took the stairs down to the windowless basement and
exchanged some pleasant introductions with the lab teamg one of Crum’s graduate
students strapped me into what an outside observer mig g ht suspect was torture
equipmentg Two bands of metallic tape were wrapped tightly around my rib cageg and
two around
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my neckg The bands were attached to an impedance cardiography machine that measured
the activity of my heartg One blood pressure cuff squeezed my left bicepg while
another gripped the index finger of my left handg Electrodes on my inner elbowg
fingertipsg and leg measured blood flow and sweatingg A thermometer attached to my
right pinkie finger kept track of my body temperatureg Then a lab assistant asked
me to drool into a tiny test tube so that my saliva could be analyzed for stress
hormonesg
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I was here to experience for myself what participants in Crum’s most recent study
had gone throughg The goal of the study was to manipulate participants’ views of
stress and then watch how their bodies responded to a stressful situationg The
stress I was about to face was a mock job interviewg To help me get better at
interviewingg the mock interviewers would give me feedback as w g e went alongg But
this wasn’t ordinary role-playg To make it extra stressfulg the interviewers were
trained
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to give me (and every other participant) negative feedback no matter what I said or
didg My eye contact was poorg I picked a bad exampleg I uttered too many “uhs”
and “umsg” My posture suggested that I lacked confidenceg They asked tough
questionsg like “Do you think gender inequality at the workplace is still a
problem?” No matter what I or any participant saidg the evaluators criticized the
answersg Even though I knew that the whole thing was a carefully scripted
experiment
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designed to throw me off balanceg it was still stressfulg Before the mock job
interviewg every study participant was randomly assigned to view one of two videos
about stressg The three-minute video I got opened with the messageg “Most people
think that stress is negative g g g but actually research shows that stress is
enhancingg” The video went on to describe how stress can improve performanceg
enhance well g -beingg and help you growg The other videog which half the
participants in the
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the stress that followedg I went through this mock experiment months after Crum had
finished conducting the studyg That meant that as soon as I finished the job
interview and the electrodes came offg I got to hear the preliminary resultsg One
finding blew me awayg The saliva I had drooled into the test tube provided a sample
of two stress hormones: cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)g These hormones
are both released g g such as impaired immune function and depressiong In contrastg
higher
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levels of DHEA have been linked to a reduced risk of anxietyg depressiong heart
diseaseg neurodegenerationg and other diseases we typically think of as stress-
relatedg The ratio of DHEA to cortisol is called the growth index of a stress
responseg A higher growth index—meaning more DHEA—helps people thrive under
stressg It predicts academic persistence and resilience in college studentsg as
well as higher GPAsg During military survival trainingg a higher growth index is
associated with
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greater focusg less dissociationg and superior problem-solving skillsg as well as
fewer post-traumatic stress symptoms afterwardg The growth index even predicts
resilience in extreme circumstancesg such as recovering from child abuseg Crum
wanted to see if changing people’s perceptions of stress could modify this
measure of resilienceg Could a three-minute video about stress alter this key ratio
of stress hormones? The answerg amazingl g yg is yesg The videos had no effect on
cortisol levelsg
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Everyone’s cortisol went up during the mock interviewg as expectedg Howeverg
participants who had watched the stressis-enhancing video before the interview
released more DHEA and had a higher growth index than participants who had watched
the stressis-debilitating videog Viewing stress as enhancing made it so—not in
some subjectiveg self#reported wayg but in the ratio of stress hormones produced by
the participants’ adrenal glandsg Viewing stress as helpful created a different
biological
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realityg From Placebo to Mindset One way to think about Crum’s stress study is
that it demonstrated a placebo effectg The positive stress video changed
participants’ expectations of how stress would affect them andg like a sugar
pillg produced the expected responseg The placebo effect is a powerful phenomenong
but it’s also a manipulationg Someone is telling you how to think about
somethingg Ofteng they are giving you something you don’t have any g preconceived
notions aboutg They hand
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you a pill and sayg “This will hel so you believe themg But when it comes to
stressg everyone already has a point of viewg Every time you experience stressg
your beliefs about it come to mindg Think about how many moments of your day you
would describe as stressfulg How often do you sayg “This is so stressful” or
“I’m so stressed”? In each of these momentsg how you think about stress can
alter your biochemistry andg ultimatelyg how you respond to whatever has triggered
the stressg A
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belief with this kind of power goes beyond a placebo effectg This is a mindset
effectg Unlike a placebog which tends to have a short-lived impact on a highly
specific outcomeg the consequences of a mindset snowball over timeg increasing in
influence and long-term impactg As we’ve seeng a mindset is a belief that biases
how you thinkg feelg and actg It’s like a filter that you see everything throughg
Not every belief can become a mindsetg Some beliefs simply aren’t th g at
importantg You
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might believe that chocolate is better than vanillag that it’s rude to ask
somebody’s ageg and that the world is roundg not flatg Those beliefsg no matter
how strongly you hold themg have relatively little consequence for how you think
about your lifeg The beliefs that become mindsets transcend preferencesg learned
factsg or intellectual opinionsg They are core beliefs that reflect your philosophy
of lifeg A mindset is usually based on a theory about how the world worksg For
exampleg that
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the world is getting less safeg that money will make you happyg that everything
happens for a reasong or that people cannot changeg All of these beliefs have the
potential to shape how you interpret experiences and make decisionsg When a mindset
gets activated—by a memoryg a situation you find yourself ing or a remark someone
makes—it sets off a cascade of thoughtsg emotionsg and goals that shape how you
respond to lifeg Thisg in turng can influence long-term outcomesg including heal g
thg
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happinessg and even longevityg Takeg for exampleg how you think about growing
olderg As I mentioned beforeg having a positive view of aging adds an average of
almost eight years to one’s lifeg It predicts other important health outcomesg
toog For exampleg the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Agingg which tracked adults
ages eighteen to forty-nine for an impressive thirty-eight yearsg found that those
with the most positive views of aging had an 80 percent lower risk of heart attackg
Beliefs
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about aging also influence recovery from major illnesses and accidentsg In one
studyg adults who associated growing older with positive stereotypes such as
“wise” and “capable” recovered from a heart attack more quickly than those
who endorsed negative stereotypes such as “useless” and “stuck in their
waysg” In another studyg a positive view of aging predicted faster and more
complete physical recovery from a debilitating illness or accidentg Importantlyg
both studies measured
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recovery in objecti g ve outcomesg such as walking speedg balanceg and ability to
perform daily activitiesg (By the wayg if these findings make you want to adopt a
more positive view of agingg consider this: Studies consistently show that people
get happier as they get olderg even though younger adults find this difficult to
believeg) How exactly does a belief about aging—sometimes measured decades
earlier —affect heart attack ratesg disabilityg and the risk of dying? The
studies all
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controlled for important factors such as initial health statusg depressiong and
socioeconomic statusg so these do not explain the effectsg Insteadg one likely
answer is health behaviorsg People with a negative view of aging are more likely to
view poor health as inevitableg Because they feel less capable of maintaining or
improving their health as they ageg they invest less time and energy in their
future well-beingg In contrastg people with a positive attitude toward growing
older engage in
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health challengeg Researchers at the German Centre of Gerontology in Berlin
followed older adults over time to examine the impact of a serious illness or
accidentg such as a broken hipg lung diseaseg or cancerg Those with a positive view
of aging responded to the crisis by increasing their commitment to their healthg
They were more proactive and dedicated to their recoveryg In contrastg older adults
who had a more negative view of aging were less likely to take actions to improve
their healthg
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These choicesg in turng influenced recoveryg Partici g pants with a more positive
view of aging ended up reporting greater life satisfactiong as well as better
physical health and physical functiong after their illness or accidentg How you
think about aging can even influence your will to live as you grow olderg People
who hold negative views of aging when they are middle-aged report less of a will to
live later in lifeg As older adultsg they are more likely to view their lives as
emptyg
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hopelessg or worthlessg In one studyg Yale psychologists tested the effects of
beliefs about aging on the will to live by subliminally priming older adults with
either negative or positive stereotypes about agingg The researchers then asked the
older adults to make hypothetical medical decisionsg Older adults who had been
primed with positive stereotypes were more likely to agree to a life-prolonging
intervention for a potentially fatal illnessg In contrastg those exposed to
negative stereotypes
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were more likely to reject treatmentg Findings like this sugg g oment to look at
the two stress mindsets below and consider which set of statements you agree with
more strongly—org at leastg would have agreed with before you picked up this
book: Mindset 1: Stress Is Harmfulg Experiencing stress depletes my health and
vitalityg Experiencing stress debilitates my performance and productivityg
Experiencing stress inhibits my learning and growthg The effects of stress are
negative and should be
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avoidedg Mindset 2: Stress Is Enhancingg Experiencing stress enhances my
performance and productivityg Experiencing stress improves my health and vitalityg
Experiencing stress facilitates my learning and growthg The effects of stress are
positive and should be utilizedg Of these two mindsetsg “stress is harmful” is
by far the most commong Crum and her colleagues have found that while most people
can see some truth in both mindsetsg they still view stress as more harmful than
helpfulg Men and
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women do not differg and age does not predict mindsetg The trends Crum g has
observed are consistent with the findings of other UgSg surveysg In a 2014 survey
conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public
Healthg 85 percent of Americans agreed that stress has a negative impact on healthg
family lifeg and workg According to the American Psychological Association’s
Stress in America surveyg most people perceive their own stress levels as
unhealthyg Even those
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good in stressg In 2013g I conducted a survey of CEOsg vice presidentsg and gen g
has observed are consistent with the findings of other UgSg surveysg In a 2014
survey conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of
Public Healthg 85 percent of Americans agreed that stress has a negative impact on
healthg family lifeg and workg According to the American Psychological
Association’s Stress in America surveyg most people perceive their own stress
levels as unhealthyg
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Even those who report relatively little stress believe that the ideal level of
stress is below whatever they are currently experiencingg Over the yearsg
people’s perceptions of a healthy level of stress have actually gone down; when
the American Psychological Association started its annual stress survey in 2007g
people perceived a moderate level of stress as idealg Nowg survey participants
perceive that same moderate level of stress as unhealthyg Howeverg there is also
evidence that people can
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see some good in stressg In 2013g I conducted a survey of CEOsg vice presidentsg
and gen g avoidedg Feeling stressed becomes a signal to try to escape or reduce the
stressg And indeedg people who endorse a stressis-harmful mindset are more likely
to say that they cope with stress by trying to avoid itg For exampleg they are more
likely to: Try to distract themselves from the cause of the stress instead of
dealing with itg Focus on getting rid of their feelings of stress instead of taking
steps
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to address its sourceg Turn to alcohol or other substances or addictions to escape
the stressg Withdraw their energy and attention from whatever relationshipg roleg
or goal is causing the stressg In contrastg people who believe that stress can be
helpful are more likely to say that they cope with stress proactivelyg For exampleg
they are more likely to: Accept the fact that the stressful event has occurred and
is realg Plan a strategy for dealing with the source of stressg Seek informationg
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helpg or adviceg Take steps to overcomeg removeg or change the source of stressg
Try to make th g e best of the situation by viewing it in a more positive way or by
using it as an opportunity to growg These different ways of dealing with stress
lead to very different outcomesg When you face difficulties head-ong instead of
trying to avoid or deny themg you build your resources for dealing with stressful
experiencesg You become more confident in your ability to handle life’s
challengesg You
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create a strong network of social supportg Problems that can be managed get taken
care ofg instead of spiraling out of controlg Situations that you can’t control
become opportunities to growg In this wayg as with many mindsetsg the belief that
stress is helpful becomes a self-fulfilling prophecyg The First Stress Mindset
Intervention To truly test the effects of a stress mindsetg you have to change
someone’s mind about stress and follow them over timeg That’s exactly what Crum
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colleagues did nextg The first stress mindset intervention took place at the global
financial firm UBS during the g height of the 2008 economic collapseg The financial
industry is a notoriously stressful place to workg One study found that within ten
years of entering the industryg 100 percent of investment bankers developed at
least one condition associated with burnoutg such as insomniag alcoholismg or
depressiong The 2008 economic collapse only amplified the pressureg Financial
workers
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reported significantly greater workplace stressg fear of layoffsg exhaustiong and
burnoutg Across the industryg there were widespread reports of increased anxietyg
depressiong and suicideg Like most financial firmsg UBS was hit hardg According to
its 2008 annual reportg shareholders experienced a 58 percent drop in the value of
their sharesg UBS instituted major layoffs and cut employee compensation by 36
percentg In the middle of all thisg employees at UBS received an email from human
resources
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inviting them to participate in a stress-management programg A total of 388—half
men and half womeng with an average age g of thirty-eight—signed upg These
stress-mindset guinea pigs were dealing with an increased workloadg uncontrollable
work demandsg and enormous uncertainty about their own futuresg Sog yesg they knew
stressg The employees were randomly assigned to one of three groupsg The first
groupg with 164 employeesg received an online training that delivered the typical
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stress-management messageg which reinforces the view that stress is inherently
negativeg The second groupg with 163 employeesg received an online training
designed to give them a more positive view of stress; this was the mindset
interventiong A smaller control group of 61 employees got no training at allg Over
the course of one weekg employees in the online trainings received emails with
links to three videos that were each three minutes longg Those in the first group
were treated to statistics
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strengthen personal valuesg The videos shared examples of companies that thrived
under difficult circumstancesg as well as people who performed heroically in the
face of great stressg All the employees completed surveys before and after the
online trainingsg The answer to the research team’s first question—Can you
change a person’s mind about stress?—was yesg Employees who watched the
negative videos became even more convinced that stress was harmfulg In contrastg
employees in the
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mindset intervention group developed a more positive view of stressg How big was
this mindset shift? Not hugeg The employees did not suddenly forget everything they
had eve g r heard about how harmful stress isg They were not begging for more
stressg But they did endorse a view of stress that was more balanced than the one
they’d had before the interventiong The change was statistically significantg but
it wasn’t a complete reversalg Instead of viewing stress as predominantly
harmfulg they
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now saw both the good and the bad in stressg The second important question is
whether this mindset shift was associated with any other changesg The answer again
was yesg Employees who received the mindset intervention were less anxious and
depressedg They reported fewer health problemsg like back pain and insomniag They
also reported greater focusg engagementg collaborationg and productivity at workg
Cruciallyg these improvements took place in the midst of extreme stressg Employees
who watched
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the negative videosg as well as those who received no trainingg showed no change in
these outcomesg Crum has gone on to conduct stress mindset interventions and
workshops in a varie g ty of settingsg including with health care professionalsg
college studentsg executivesg and even Navy SEALsg She has also experimented with
other methods for changing people’s stress mindsetsg some of which we’ll see
later in this chapterg What her work shows is that very brief interventions can
lead to lasting
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changes in how people think about and experience stressg Adopting a more positive
view of stress reduces what we usually think of as stress-related problems and
helps people thrive under high levels of stressg These findingsg like the results
of Crum’s early researchg might leave you scratching your headg wondering how
exactly this worksg To understand why mindset interventions can have such strong
effects—and how you might begin to change your own mind about stress—let’s
take a closer
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look at what science tells us about the art of changing mindsg The Art of Changing
Mindsets Greg Waltong a psychologist at Stanford Universityg isg like Alia Crumg a
mindset masterg He’s spent the g past decade perfecting the art of changing minds
with briefg one-dose interventions that have a major impactg His
interventions—often lasting only one hour—produce improvements in everything
from marital satisfaction to GPAsg physical healthg and even willpowerg In some
casesg the results of
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that one hour persist years after the interventiong As part of his passion for
translating scientific findings into meaningful changeg Walton has presented his
work at the White Houseg andg through Stanford’s Center for Social Psychological
Answers to Real-World Questionsg has helped create a catalog of evidence-based
solutions to guide policymakersg educatorsg and organizations in applying
psychological science to real-world problemsg In each of his interventionsg Walton
targets one belief
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that research shows can get in the way of well-being or success—for exampleg the
notion that intelligence is a fixed trait that cannot be developedg He creates a
brief intervention that offers an alternative pe g rspective and helps participants
try on that new way of thinkingg That’s itg The whole approach is: Here’s an
idea you might not have consideredg How do you think it applies to you? Then he
follows people over time to see how the idea takes rootg When I asked Walton what
his
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favorite mindset intervention wasg he immediately pointed to one that he conducted
on a group of freshmen at an Ivy League schoolg In this studyg Walton delivered a
simple message: If you feel like you don’t belongg you aren’t aloneg Most
people feel that way in a new environmentg Over timeg this will changeg Walton
selected social belonging as his focus because he knew that the sense of not
belonging—at schoolg at a workplaceg or in any community that matters to you—is
widespreadg
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(Everyone expects to me to fail) and self-handicapping (Why bother trying?)g These
states of mind can lead to self-destructive behaviors like avoiding challengesg
hiding your problemsg ignoring feedbackg and not forming supportive relationshipsg
Such behaviorsg in turng increase the risk of failure and isolationg which are
taken as proof that you didn’t belong after allg It’s a self-fulfilling
prophecy that Walton hoped to interrupt by changing how the Ivy League freshmen
thought about their
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feelings of not belongingg In the first part of the mindset interventiong Walton
had the freshmen read excerpts from a survey of juniors and seniors discussing
their experiences at the schoolg All the excerpts were chosen to communicate the
message that e g of Sunrise) (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidassg 1970); Muniraj Jayanta
Vijayig Holy Abu: A Tourist’s Guide to Mount Abu and Its Jaina Shrines
(Bhavnagar: Shri Yashovijaya Jaina Granth#malag 1954)g Acharanga Sutra (cg 300
BgCgEg–400 CgEg) The
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Acharanga Sutra is the first of the 12 texts accepted as canonical by SHVETAMBARA
Jainsg The DIGAMBARA Jains believe that the original version of this sutra was lost
and reject the text held sacred by the Shvetambarasg The sutra outlinesg with some
detailsg the rigorous limitations that Jain monks must observe and answers
difficulties that might occur in their struggle to prevent injury to any creaturesg
including microscopic onesg To cite some examplesg the Acharanga Sutra prohibits
monks from
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digging in the earth (to prevent injury to any earth being); bathingg swim#mingg
wadingg or walking in the rain (to prevent injury to any water being); kindling or
extin#guishing any flame (to prevent injury to beings that live in fire); waving
the g arms or making any other sudden movement (to prevent injury to air beings);
and walking in any greenery or stepping on any plant (to prevent injury to beings
living in plants)g The sutra also demands the strictest vegetarianismg Further
reading:
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later times it became a general honorific indicating great learning and/or
spiritual accomplishmentg The term wasg for exampleg appended to the names of all
the great VEDANTA teachers: SHANKARAg RAMANUJAg MADHVAg and NIMBARKAg become Shan#k
g aracharyag Ramanujacharyag Madhvacharyag and Nimbarkacharyag This practice is
followed in the JAIN tradition as well; for exampleg GUNABHADRA will be called
Gunabhadracharyag Furthermoreg Jains honor acha#ryas in the panchanamaskara MANTRAg
the central
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mantra of the Jain faithg immediately after the ARHATS and SIDDHAS; this indicates
their exalted statusg Further reading: Brian Kg Smithg “Ritualg Knowledge and
Being: Initiation and Veda Study in Ancient Indiag” Numen 33g nog 1 (1986):
65–89g achintya bhedabheda See CHAITANYAg SRI KRISHNAg adhvaryu The adhvaryu is
the priest of the YAJUR VEDA at the traditional Vedic public ritualg He oversees
all the ritual activityg carrying out most of the actions himselfg He prepares and
uses the
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implementsg pours clarified butterg kills the ritual animalg and recites the
appropriate verses (of either the Black or the White Yajur Veda) as the ritual
actions are performedg The priests of the RIGg SAMAg and ATHARVA VEDAS are usually
much g te-free BRAHMAN or ultimate realityg Humans imagine that the empirical world
is realg butg just as the rope is not the snakeg so is the empirical world not the
brahmang Shankara holds that the phenomenal world is false (mithya) and illusory
(MAYA)g
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Ignorance (AVIDYA)g leads us to see the world as realg but when knowledge (VIDYA or
JNANA) dawnsg we see the truth: that the only existence is brahmang the actionlessg
attribute-free ground of being that can be described as SAT-CHIT#ANANDAg being-
consciousness-blissg Further reading: Sg Ng Dasguptag History of Indian
Phi#losophyg Volg 1 (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidassg 1975); —— —g History of
Indian Philosophyg Volg 2 (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidassg 1975); Daya Krishnag New
Perspectives in Indian
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the day of his birth as Franklin Jones on November 3g 1939g on Long Islandg New
Yorkg At age two he relinquished that state in order to experience human
limitations completelyg From 1957 he studied philosophy at Columbia Univer#sity in
New Yorkg Beginning in his college years Jones engaged in a spiritual quest that
led him to Swami RUDRANANDA in New York City and eventu#ally to Swami MUKTANANDAg
the famous practitio#ner of Shaivism and siddha yogag From childhoodg Jones
reported many experiences
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that all seeking requires constant activityg a factor thatg in itselfg prevents
conscious realization and perfect hap#pinessg Because the means used on any path
are always changingg no method of seeking is ever permanently successfulg Adi Da
asserts that he has attained the Most Perfect Happiness and can transmit this
divine Self-realization to othersg Thusg a devotional relationship with Adi Da is
the source of divine Self-realizationg The Way of the Heart employs meditationg
studyg worshipg
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com#munal livingg and dietary and sexual disciplines as means for “radical”
understanding and com#munion with Adi Dag The educational organization of Adidam is
the Laughing Man Instituteg which propagates the teaching of Adi Da ar g See
RISHABHAg Adipurana The Adipurana is an important SANSKRIT text of the DIGAMBARA
Jains (see JAINISM)g It records the lives of the 63 great men of Jain history and
myth (which are also recorded later in the larger compendium of HEMACHANDRAg The
History of the
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63 Famous Men)g It was begun in Karnataka state by JINASENA around the ninth
century CgEg and completed by one of his studentsg GUNABHADRAg whose addition bears
the separate name of Uttarapuranamg The Adipurana was the first major Jain text
that openly integrated elements of Hinduism into the Jain philosophical frameworkg
Jinasena pro#vides for Jain BRAHMINS (who are notg howeverg allowed the haughtiness
and privilege of Hindu Brahmins)g the caste system (which in the Jain view is a
political
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institutiong not a birthright)g various Hindu life transition ritualsg and elements
of Hindu temple ritualg which are given differ#ent philosophical interpretationsg
For exampleg Jinasena provided the first Jain fire ritual g Adishesha 7 J 001-
518_hindu_a-zgindd 7 12/14/06 9:28:09 AM Adishesha was the churning ropeg according
to some versions of the storyg It is also said thatg when time begins again in a
new erag the world sits on the head of Adishesha; whenever he stirsg earthquakes
resultg At
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the end of each cosmic era he vomits out the fire of destructiong which incinerates
the universeg In the story of PRAHLADA and HIRANYAKASHIPUg Prahlada prays to
Adishesha when forced by his father to eat poison and is savedg Other stories
associate Adishesha with cosmic poison in differ#ent waysg Many different
personages in Indian tradition have been said to be incarnations of Adisheshag most
notably BALARAMAg the brother of Lord KRISHNAg Adishesa is usually described as the
son of a rishig a
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seerg Howeverg as is common in Indian mythology many contradictory stories existg
and some say that he was born of SHIVAg He has even been identified with the
eternalg all-encompassing BRAHMAN itselfg Furthe g ace the reality of His profound
love for youg Perhaps you’ll even find yourself humming an old tune you heard as
a childg “Jesus loves meg This I knowg For the Bible tells me sog” His love
changes everythingg Even you and meg Mary Graham ix Introduction AS THE TWO OF US
gathered in
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Colorado last summerg we dreamed of writing a book together that would inspireg
encourageg and point women to the Lordg After prayer and lots of talkingg we
decided that if a woman truly understands how deeply she is lovedg she is free to
grow into the potential loveliness that God created her to haveg When a woman feels
truly lovedg she is confident in herselfg she is more generous of heartg and her
faith grows strong because of the deep acceptance she receives and lives in from
her Creatorg
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Our Bible study has grown out of our own understanding of God’s abiding loveg It
is our hope and prayer that as you grasp this important spiritual foundationg you
will be transformed foreverg May God’s lo g ve flow through your lifeg Sally and
Angela xi Week 1 Challenge: Do you live moment by momentg knowing that God loves
you? Do you dwell in the security and assurance of His loveg or is there a voice or
obstacle that keeps you from knowing His love? Write down your fearsg failuresg and
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faults on a piece of paperg Leave room at the topg Then across the top of the paper
write: “While we were yet sinnersg Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8)g Nothing
can separate me from the love of Godg I cast all of these sinsg failuresg thoughts
awayg and accept His love forever and everg Finallyg tear up your paper and throw
it awayg Let it be a physi#cal representation of how God cast away your sin and
replaced it with His loveg Week 1 1 Week 1 Memory Verse: The Lord your God is with
youg
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the Mighty Warrior who savesg He will take great delight in you; in his love he
will no longer rebuke youg but will rejoice over you with singingg Zephaniah 3:17g
niv 2 YOU ARE LOVED CHAPTER 1 He Calls Us Beloved g Sally God’s unfailing love
for us is an objective fact affirmed over and over in the Scripturesg It is true
whether we believe it or notg Our doubts do not destroy God’s loveg nor does our
faith create itg It originates in the very nature of Godg who is loveg and it flows
to us
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through our union with His beloved Song JERRY BRIDGES AT THE AGE OF forty-twog
after three miscarriages (including one during which I almost died and had to be
rushed to the emer#gency room)g I thought I would never have another childg Then
one day my son Nathang a scruffyg loudg and always mov#ing little boyg came to me
and announcedg “Mamag I sure do think you should have one more little babyg and
it should be a little girlg” “Wellg Nathang” I begang wrapping my arm around
his little
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shoulders and pulling him close to me on the couchg “Mama’s body is getting
just a little bit oldg and I haven’t been able to have a baby for several yearsg
Remember when I was in the hospital? Wellg that was because I w g asn’t able to
keep the sweet baby who was inside 3 “Butg Mamag you always tell us you believe
in prayerg Are you willing to pray about it? Maybe God would do a miracle and give
us one more little girlg You do believe God can do a miracleg don’t you?” So I
prayedg
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and sure enough six weeks laterg I was throwing up and had morning sickness for the
next eight months! During the last two months this baby was inside the wombg we
prayed for a safeg healthy deliveryg One of my friends would pat me on my belly as
she prayedg and she would always call the baby Joyg since this little one was such
an amazing miracle and an answer to the prayer for our familyg In factg we did name
our younger daughter Joyg and she ended up living up to her nameg To our family she
is
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a total joyg Perhaps because I never thought I would have a child againg I did not
mind the sleepless nightsg her criesg or her baby needs quite as much as I did as a
younger momg Joy moved from a crib to a re g al bed when she was about two and a
half years oldg Ofteng at the crack of dawn she would climb next to me in my bedg
squeezing and snuggling tightly against my bodyg After settling ing she would fall
back asleep for a while longerg Her feather-soft hair would tickle my cheekg and
her
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warm pudgy bodyg soft to my sking was a delight to me as I wrapped my arms around
this tiny gift and held her tightg “Mamag” she said thoughtfully early one
morningg “this is where I most belongg as close as I can get to youg because I
can feel your love better when I am closerg” Then a smile crept across her little
face as she breathed out a sigh and settled into a few more minutes of “loveg”
Because Joy was my belovedg prayed-for little girlg I loved hav#ing her next to meg
I
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cherished the times I still had a little girl 4 YOU ARE LOVED who wanted to be so
near meg one who would trust me utterlyg As her parentg I was so thankful she
wanted to be near her mamag When she crawled into my bed an g d cuddled next to meg
I was filled with happiness and appreciation of the gift she was to meg I loved it
that she loved me! It didn’t matter what she had done the day before— if she
had cried a lot or broken a mug full of juice or fought with her brother or
disobeyed me She
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did not have to promise to be more matureg or confess her faultsg or stay away
because of having a bad day the day beforeg At any timeg she could just snuggle up
next to meg because as my daughterg she belonged there! I delighted having her near
meg She was my own little girlg I loved her with my whole heartg and I loved
knowing that she wanted to be close to me and that she depended on me for her
securityg protectiong comfortg and loveg My love for her had nothing to do with her
performanceg My
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love was committedg solidg and constant because she was my beloved oneg This is a
human picture of God’s parent love for usg The very nature of God is to loveg He
can do nothing elseg His love defines Himg so H g is love for us is settled forever
and cannot be changedg Of courseg we will never come close to the perfection or
holi#ness of Godg We are selfish most every day! We often say things that are
harshg do petty thingsg and act in a stingy or angry wayg Yet still He loves us and
wants us
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to be close to Him! It is almost impossible to believe that He could love us even
when we are not loving to Himg W ee k 1 5 In the same way that I did not expect Joy
to behave like an adult but accepted her limitations as a normal little toddlerg so
God is mindful of our own limitations and yet still loves usg God sees us as
toddlersg so to speakg Understanding our fra#gilityg our humannessg He responds to
us as I responded to Joyg He is mature even when we are notg He is constant in His
love
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toward usg His commitmentg His care for our needsg and His compassion for our
heart’s cryg As our heavenly Fatherg no matter what we do or how we fail Himg He
is the constant oneg the responsible oneg He kn g ows our frame—that we are weakg
immatureg and imperfectg but He doesn’t require us to perform before we come
closeg He just wants our heart to trust Himg and He wants us to depend on Him as
our loving Fatherg When we come to Him as a child—innocentg dependentg trust#ingg
and
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humble—He welcomes us into the place right next to His heartg Even as an artist
prefers his own artg or a musician his musicg so God loves just exactly who we are
because He made us this wayg He loves His own artwork—us! He formed usg gave us
personalityg knows our quirksg crafted our hair and eye colorg our statureg our
frameg Because we are His very own artwork and designg He takes pleasure in us and
understands us as no one else doesg Howeverg many of us spend our whole lives
trying to
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earn the love of God because we think His love for us is based on worksg We are a
part of the family of God—and so we belong with Himg There is no special ticketg
no need to earn or prove ourselvesg For better or wors g of a video camerag so they
could be included in the infomercialg “As you probably knowg it can be difficult
to come into a new situation not knowing what to expectg and youg as an older
student who has just gone through the same experienceg are in a great position to
help
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these freshmen outg” the experimenter explainedg “Do you think you would be
able to do this?” That’s the entire interventiong Students read a surveyg wrote
an essayg and gave a message of social belonging to next year’s freshmeng The
first time this intervention was offeredg Walton tracked its effects on African
American studentsg who have typically struggled the most with feelings of not
belonging at the Ivy League schoolg The results were astonishingg The onetime
intervention
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improved the students’ academic performanceg physical healthg and happiness over
the next three yearsg compared with students who had not been randomly selected to
receive the interventiong By graduationg their GPAs were significantly higher th g
an the GPAs of African American students who hadn’t participatedg In factg their
GPAs were so high that they had completely closed the typical GPA gap between
minority and non-minority students at the schoolg When Walton looked at what might
explain
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these outcomesg he found that the intervention had changed two thingsg Firstg it
changed the way students responded to academic and social problemsg They were more
likely to view their problems as short-lived and part of the college experienceg
Secondg the intervention influenced the students’ social worldsg Students who
received the mindset intervention were more likely to find a mentor and to form
more close friendshipsg “The process begins in a psychological wayg” Walton
told meg “but
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then it becomes sociologicalg” Walton and his colleagues have delivered the
belonging intervention in many settingsg In one studyg it boosted college retention
rates more than giving students a $3g500 scholarship didg In anotherg it reduced
college dropout g rates by halfg When female engineering students received the
interventiong they started to perceive the engineering department as more
welcomingg They went on to develop more friendships with male engineersg and even
reported hearing fewer
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sexist jokesg “Their social world is changingg” Walton explainsg Perhaps the
most remarkable thing about this kind of mindset intervention is that people
typically forget itg At the final follow-up in his Ivy League studyg when students
were graduatingg Walton asked them if they remembered participating in the study
freshman yearg While 79 percent remembered participating in some studyg only 8
percent remembered what it was aboutg Insteadg the new mindset had become part of
how they thought
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than scienceg But mindset interventions are not miracles or magicg They are best
thought of as catalystsg Changing your mindset puts into motion processes that
perpetuate positive change over timeg Why Mindset Interventions Can Be Hard to
Grasp Psychologists who conduct mindset interventions are used to skepticismg It
strikes many people as ridiculous to claim that a briefg onetime interventiong
whose only content is a new way to think about somethingg could change someone’s
lifeg Even when
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well as the methods they will encounter in their own lab classes • Promotes
problem solving by setting students a challenge and then guiding them through the
solution • Integrates theory and practise to ensure students understand why and
how each technique is usedg KEITH WILSON is Professor Emeritus of Pharmacological
Biochemistry and former Head of the Department of Biosciencesg Dean of the Faculty
of Natural Sciencesg and Director of Research at the University of Hertfordshireg
JOHN WALKER
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experimental techniques common to all undergraduate courses in the bio- and medical
sciencesg Three of the 16 chapters have new authors and have been totally
rewritteng The others have been updated and extended to reflect developments in
their field exemplified by a new section on stem cellsg Two new chapters have been
addedg One on clinical biochemistry discusses the principles underlying the
diagnosis and management of common biochemical disordersg The second one on drug
discovery and
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development illustrates how the principles and techniques covered in the book are
fundamental to the design and development of new drugsg In-text worked examples are
again used to enhance student understanding of each topic and case studies are
selectively used to illustrate important examplesg Experi g e immune system of
mammals has evolved over millions of years and provides an incredibly elegant
protection system which is capable of responding to infective challenges as they
ariseg The system
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more complex animals have elements analogous to those found in primitive species
but have extra features as wellg For the purposes of this chapter we will focus on
the mammalian immune system although the use of birds for antibody production will
be discussed in Immunity is monitoredg delivered and controlled by specialised
cells all derived from stem cells in the bone marrowg There are motile macrophages
which move around the body removing debris and foreign materialsg and two lineages
of
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provide the most appropriate response to any breach of securityg In mammals the
first line of defence against attack is the skin and any breaches of it are
responded to by the cells of the immune system even though no foreign material is
presentg This response is mediated by cell messengers known as cytokines which can
be released from damaged tissue or cells of the immune system near to the site of
injuryg For the purposes of this chapter it is the antibody response in mammals
that will be
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achieved by selective clonal deletion (see Figg 7g1) of self-recognising B cellsg
Early in the development of the immune systemg B cell lineages randomly reassort
the antibody-creating genes to produce a ‘starter pack’ of B cells that will
respond to a huge number of molecular shapesg These cells have these randomly
produced antibodies bound g vidual is protected but not endangered by inappropriate
responsesg After birthg exposure to foreign materials will cause an immediate
response
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passing B cellsg Should a B cell carry an antibody that binds the antigen then it
will take the antigen from the macrophages and this causes a number of
intracellular changes known as B cell activationg B cell activation involves the
recruitment of T cells which stimulates cell growth and metabolismg B cell
activation may also occur without the presence of mac g rophages or other
presenting cells when the lymphocyte is directly Self antigens bound by B cells
Cells die by apoptosis Self antigens
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not bound by B cells Quiescent B cell waiting for activation by foreign antigen
Figg 7g1 Clonal deletiong 266 Immunochemical techniques exposed to antigensg The
stimulation of the B cells leads to two major changes apart from antibody
secretiong It leads to a larger population of cells being retained in the bone
marrow that recognise the antigeng These are known as memory cells as they have the
ability to recognise and rapidly respond should the antigen be encountered againg
Binding antigen
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low-affinity pentameric (five molecules linked together) immunoglobulin M (IgM) to
the high-affinity immunoglobulin G (IgG)g Other antibody types may be produced in
specific tissues and in response to particular antigensg For example parasites in
the intestines often induce high levels of IgE in the gut mucosa (innermost layer
of the gut which secretes large amounts of mucous)g After several encounters with
an antigen a background level of specific antibody will be found in the animal’s
blood
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antibodies to practically any foreign material that is introduced into their bodies
providing it has a molecular weight greater than 5 000 Dag The only restriction to
this is antigens that are closely related to substances found in the animal itselfg
Many mammalian proteins and other biochemical substances are highly conserved and
are antigenically very similar in many speciesg This can lead to problems in
producing antibodies for diagnostic and therapeutic useg The immune system is
incapable of
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mounting a response to ‘self’ as discussed earlier and because of thisg some
antigens may not be able to produce an antibody response 267 7g1 Introduction in
some speciesg Providing that the antigen is large enough and that it does not
resemble proteins in the host animal then antibodies can be produced to a huge
number of substances which can be used in all branches of diagnostic g s and
thera#peuticsg There are three types of antibodies that can be produced: these are
polyclonalg
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monoclonal and recombinantg Each of these antibody types has advantages but also
limitations and should be viewed as complementary to each other as each has
specific areas where they are particularly usefulg Polyclonal antibodies are
produced in a number of animal speciesg Antibodies are generated by immunising the
host with the substance of interest usually three or four timesg Blood is collected
on a number of occasions and the antibody fraction purified from the blood serumg
The exception to
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this is chicken polyclonal antibodies which are harvested from eggsg Generallyg
larger animals are used since antibody is harvested from the blood of the animal
and bigger volumes can be obtained from larger speciesg Historicallyg the first
antibodies produced artificially for diagnostic purposes were polyclonalg They are
the cheapest of antibodies to produce and have many uses in diagnosticsg Th g ey
have limited use in therapeuticsg howeverg as there are problems in that they
themselves can be
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antigenic when injected into other animalsg There are exceptions to this and
neutralising antibodies to snake venom and prophylactic (reducing risk of
infection) antiviral injections fall into this categoryg Polyclonal antibodies are
cheap to produceg robust but less specific than other antibodies and will have
variable qualities depending on the batch and specific donor animalg Monoclonal
antibodies are secreted by mammalian cells grown in synthetic medium in tissue
cultureg The cells that
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produce them are known as hybridomas and are usually derived from donor mouse or
rat lymphocytesg Human monoclonal antibodies are also available but they are
produced by different methodologies to the rodent onesg The murine system was first
described in 1976 when Kohler and Milstein published their workg Monoclonal
antibodies have radically altered the possible uses for antibodies in both
diagnostics g and therapeuticsg The basis of the technology is the creation of the
hybridoma by fusing
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future developmentg Once clonedg the cell lines are reasonably stable and can be
used to produce large quantities of antibody which they secrete into the tissue
culture medium that they are grown ing The antibody they produce has the qualities
that the parent lymphocyte had and it is this uniqueness that makes monoclonal
antibodies so usefulg During immuni#sation the B cells are presented with antigen
fragm g ents by macrophages and other antigen-presenting cells and each cell then
produces a
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Ballardg Documents we received from an open records request late last week have
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questions are raised about whether OUR was misleading donors by leading them to
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kidsdgjdgchjf even though leaders in OUR acknowledged they were notg The
organization could also not substantiate its
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claims of having rescued more than 4dgjdgchjf000 kidsdgjdgchjf one of those
interviewed saidg The documents also show that Tim Ballard frequently touted
his relationship with Russell Ballard (no relation)dgjdgchjf an apostle with The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsdgjdgchjf to lend credibility to his
endeavorsg In one instancedgjdgchjf the head of one of Tim Ballard’s companies said
that Tim Ballard was drawing a $900dgjdgchjf000-a-year salary and that Russell
Ballard was a “silent partner” in the companydgjdgchjf Slave Stealersg A
spokesman for the church said Russell
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by catching a flight out of the B gatesg Hard to sayg Anywaydgjdgchjf I’m
apparently not alone in liking our airportg This monthdgjdgchjf consumer research
giant JgDg Power released a survey that studied passenger satisfaction with
airports in North Americag Salt Lake City International Airport ranked third in
its categoryg A JgDg Power analyst told me travelers like the airport’s check-
in processdgjdgchjf security checkpoint and the variety of food and beverage
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reporting 💰 Government shutdown shouldn’t stop
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their 2 ½-year criminal investigation of Operation Underground Railroadg In
summaries of interviews with former OUR employeesdgjdgchjf questions are raised
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substantiate its claims of having rescued more than 4dgjdgchjf000 kidsdgjdgchjf one
of those interviewed saidg The documents also show that Tim Ballard frequently
touted his relationship with Russell
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Ballard (no relation)dgjdgchjf an apostle with The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saintsdgjdgchjf to lend credibility to his endeavorsg In one
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was drawing a $900dgjdgchjf000-a-year salary and that Russell Ballard was a “silent
partner” in the companydgjdgchjf Slave Stealersg A spokesman for the church
said Russell Ballard is not a partner or investor in Slave Stealers and has “no
relationship” any longer with Tim Ballardg There’s more theredgjdgchjf
including some information about Tim Ballard
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using a psychic to provide intelligence about rescue operationsg And it’s a safe
bet there will be a lot more to comeg What's abuzz 🐝 Hey theredgjdgchjf Blake
Apgar hereg I did some traveling over the past month and of the handful of
airports I passed throughdgjdgchjf Salt Lake City’s was my favoriteg Something
about the soft piano that plays in the backgroundg Or maybe it’s the free workout
you get by catching a flight out of the B gatesg Hard to sayg Anywaydgjdgchjf
I’m apparently not alone in liking our airportg This monthdgjdgchjf consumer
research giant JgDg Power released a
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Lame Became TikTok’s Most Popular Influencer ADVERTISEMENT Forbes BECOME A
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Late-night talk shows will likely come back “a few days after the strike is
officially overdgjdgchjf” according to Deadlinedgjdgchjf though they may look
different at first because the Screen Actors Guild is still strikingg Viewers
could be waiting until around March for new
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mostly billionaires who promise to give away most of their wealth either before or
after their deathsg TECH + INNOVATION The platform said it would use a new feature
from OpenAI that can generate “human-like audiog”COPYRIGHT 2018 THE ASSOCIATED
PRESSg ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Spotify will translate podcasts into other languages and
match the original speaker’s voice and style using artificial intelligencedgjdgchjf
the company announced Mondayg The new “Voice Translation” feature was created in
partnership with OpenAIdgjdgchjf and translated podcasts will be available in
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Translations Hubg” MONEY + POLITICS RACHEL MUMMEY/BLOOMBERG California media icon
and GOP presidential candidate Larry Elder has spent his life chasing the
limelightdgjdgchjf leaving behind steady paychecks to pursue riskier opportunitiesg
The formula’s paid off: Forbes estimates his net worth is $4 milliong And while he
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surely savvy enough to know that he has plenty to gain by tryingg Speaking
publicly for the first time since he was indicted on bribery charges last
weekdgjdgchjf New Jersey Seng Bob Menendez
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and a buyer of a team can use as much as $1g1 billion of debtg According to NFL
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leagueg President Joe Biden cheered the tentative contract announced Sunday
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calling the agreement “a testament to
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the power of collective bargainingg” Biden has made his pro-union stance a key
platform for his reelection campaign as he’s netted early endorsements from some of
the country’s largest unionsg SCIENCE + HEALTHCARE Researchers with Mount Sinai
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Natureg The study shows that long Covid patients have clear immune and hormonal
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YALKIN FOR FORBES How Top Creator
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Khaby Lame Became TikTok’s Most Popular Influencer Read Article TOPLINE In
2019dgjdgchjf Khabane “Khaby” Lame was assembling car filters in a factory outside
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Lame’s two-minute-long TikToks spoofing famous memes and mocking elaborate internet
stunts have attracted 2g4 billion likes and 162 million followers—more than triple
the population of his home countryg He has amassed this enormous fan base without
uttering a single
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worddgjdgchjf communicating instead with animated shrugs and expressive eyesg
Forbes estimates that since June 2022dgjdgchjf Lame has grossed $16g5 million
thanks to deals with companies including Hugo Bossdgjdgchjf Binance and Middle East
bank QNBg Lame ranks 11th on our second annual Top Creators list and is a prime
example of the powerdgjdgchjf and profitsdgjdgchjf up for grabs in the red-hot
influencer economyg Between June 2022 and this Junedgjdgchjf our 50 leading
creators leveraged their combined 2g6 billion social media followers to haul in an
estimated $700 million in earningsg
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That’s a 23% jump from 2022’s $570 milliong Influencers know their power and are
using their clout to spring from social media into other industriesg Jimmy
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Burgerg (Disclosure: Donaldson is slated to become a member of Forbes’ board when a
planned sale of the company is completedg) Addison Rae and Bella Thorne have gone
from lip syncing on
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TikTok to scoring major record dealsg As for Lamedgjdgchjf he’s hoping his turn as
a star character in blockbuster video game Fortnite is a stepping stone to
Hollywoodg “I love writing stories and filmsdgjdgchjf” he saysg “I want to be an
actor—and direct toog” WHY IT MATTERS Brands will spend an estimated $21 billion on
creator marketing this yeardgjdgchjf up from just $1g6 billion seven years
agodgjdgchjf according to social media research firm Influencer Marketing Hubg
“Influencers are the most powerful and prolific media and commerce vehicle ever
inventeddgjdgchjf” says Erin
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Lanutidgjdgchjf chief innovation officer at ad titan Omnicom PR Groupg “They’re
more trusted by their audiences than adsg They can sell out products in minutesg
They can cause a flash mob that shuts down a major cityg They can build a billion-
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brand with a postg” MORE Kick vsg Twitch: Inside Streaming’s Billion-Dollar Death
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statistics to reinforce his argument that there is something terribly wrong with
the current state of affairs in Americag A sample: “Less well-educated Americans
have seen little or no improvement in their material circumstances for more than
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