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Ðexponentially.Ð h)¸$/ Ðòòà  àDamn€blue€ð8ð€blue€is€no€good€ð8ð€I€need€my€gray€ð8ð€or€is€it€orange?€óó€He€was€near€theÐ 0*€%0 Ðceiling€and€with€his€eyes€closed€he€pushed€his€head€against€the€surface.€€It€parted€like€€petals€of€aÐ ø*H&1 Ðflower€and€he€felt€the€soft€texture€of€the€flower€as€his€head€went€through.€€òòThere€they€are€€ð8ð€theyÐ À+'2 Ðare€all€there€and€this€time€I€can€see€Marina€too€ð8ð€óóhis€eyes€started€to€tear€as€he€stared€at€MarinaÐ ˆ,Ø'3 Ðð8ðòò€I€am€coming€babe€ð8ð€óóhe€pushed€hard€but€he€was€locked€in.€€His€head€was€through€but€hisÐ P- (4 Ðshoulder€was€pitted€against€the€solid€wall€again€ð8ðòò€change€damn€you€ð8ð€melt€ð8ð€hurry€ð8ð€now.€óóÐ .h)5 ÐÓ  Óð8ð..Ð ° ÐÓ  Óà  àStacy€was€frozen,€staring€at€the€monitor€in€complete€amazement.€€Jim€jumped€up€andÐ xÈ Ðreached€for€the€phone.Ð @ Ðà  à"Please€get€to€the€subject€now.€€His€head€has€gone€through€the€wall.€€Sound€code€blue."Ð X Ðà  àHe€opened€the€door€and€stood€outside€Ô_ÔSymuyaÔ_Ô's€room,€waiting€for€the€attendant€to€hurryÐ Ð  Ðup€and€unlock€the€door.€They€entered€the€room€together€as€the€code€blue€response€team€cameÐ ˜è Ðrunning€down€the€corridor.€€Ð ` ° Ðà  àÔ_ÔSymuyaÔ_Ô's€body€seemed€to€be€hanging€from€the€top€of€the€wall.€€As€they€looked€at€eachÐ ( x Ðother,€wondering€what€to€do€and€who€should€do€it,€Ô_ÔSymuyaÔ_Ô€pulled€his€head€back€in€and€climbedÐ ð @ Ðdown€the€ladder.€€He€sat€down€on€his€bed€with€his€face€in€his€hands,€tears€running€down€hisÐ ¸   Ðcheeks€and€his€body€shaking€with€disappointment.Ð € Ð  ÐÓ  Óð8ð..Ð H ˜  ÐÓ  Óà  àJim€sat€in€the€passenger€seat.€"I€don't€want€to€drive€today,€I€am€completely€hosed."Ð `  Ðà  àHis€wife€adjusted€the€rear€view€mirror€and€put€the€Lexus€in€reverse,€"What€happened?"Ð Ø(  Ðà  à"Unbelievable!€€You€know€about€that€strange€guy€we€are€studying€„€Ô_ÔSymuyaÔ_Ô?"Ð  ð  Ðà  à"No,€I€don't€remember.€€What€about€him?"Ð h¸  Ðà  à"He€is€out€of€this€world.€€I€saw€him€with€my€own€eyes,€as€he€climbed€a€ladder€in€his€roomÐ 0€  Ðand€pushed€his€head€against€the€wall€last€week."Ð øH  Ðà  à"So?"Ð À Ðà  à"There€was€no€ladder€in€his€room!"Ð ˆØ Ðà  à"Huh?"Ð P  Ðà  à"Well€that's€nothing.€€Today€I€and€Stacy€saw€him€climb€the€same€invisible€ladder€and€climbÐ h Ðto€the€top€of€the€room€and€then€push€his€head€through€the€wall."Ð à0 Ðà  à"What€do€you€mean?€€He€broke€the€wall€with€his€head?"Ð ¨ø Ðà  à"No.€He€pushed€his€head€through€the€wall€and€it€parted€as€if€it€was€butter€or€something."Ð pÀ Ðà  à"Are€you€sure?"Ð 8ˆ Ðà  à"Absolutely€ð8ð€he€just€stood€there€with€his€head€through€the€wall€and€his€body€stillÐ P Ðhanging€by€the€ceiling€of€the€room."Ð È Ðà  àShe€thought€about€it,€murmured€"bizarre"€and€turned€€the€green€Lexus€on€to€the€OaklandÐ à Ðexit.€€All€he€saw€was€a€blue€flash.€€The€truck€came€from€the€next€lane€just€behind€them,€crossedÐ X¨ Ðthe€solid€line€and€came€towards€them.€€She€steered€the€car€as€far€to€the€right€as€she€could€whileÐ  p Ðslamming€on€the€brakes,€but€the€blue€truck€hit€the€Lexus€with€full€force€in€the€front€„€right€at€theÐ è8 Ðdriver's€door.€€He€screamed€as€her€blood€splattered€over€him.€The€windshield€broke€into€a€millionÐ °  Ðpieces€and€the€Ô_ÔairbagsÔ_Ô€deployed€with€loud€explosions€that€sounded€like€two€gunshots€fired€rapidly.€Ð xÈ! ÐÓ  Óð8ð..Ð @" ÐÓ  Óà  àDr.€Hernandez€limped€to€the€chair€and€sat€down.€€Stacy€put€her€arm€around€him,Ð  X# Ð"Welcome€back,€Jim.€€How€are€you€feeling?"Ð Ð $ Ðà  àJim€looked€at€her€and€almost€choked,€"I€will€be€OK.€€It's€hard€ð8ð€it€was€so€sudden€ð8ð€andÐ ˜!è% Ðnow€she€is€gone€ð8ð€don't€worry€ð8ð€I€will€be€OK.€€Thanks."Ð `"°& Ðà  àHe€wiped€his€eyes€and€tried€to€force€a€smile,€"How's€Ô_ÔSymuyaÔ_Ô€doing?"Ð (#x' Ðà  à"It€has€become€stranger€and€stranger€ð8ð€he€has€been€pushing€against€the€wall€and€slidingÐ ð#@( Ðthrough€the€wall€deeper€and€deeper.€€We€installed€new€cameras€outside€the€wall€but€they€don'tÐ ¸$ ) Ðshow€anything€except€a€solid€wall.€€I€have€no€explanation.€€No€one€has€any€explanation€of€what'sÐ €%Ð * Ðgoing€on?"Ð H&˜!+ Ðà  àð ðLet€me€study€your€notes€from€the€last€month€and€I€will€join€you€in€the€observation€roomÐ '`", Ðshortly.ðð€€He€punched€in€his€code€and€started€watching€the€video€files€and€reading€her€notes€on€theÐ Ø'(#- Ðscreen.Ð  (ð#. ÐÓ  Óð8ð..Ð h)¸$/ ÐÓ  Óà  àÔ_ÔSymuyaÔ_Ô€walked€to€the€window€and€looked€out.€òòI€can€feel€this€dull€pain€in€the€pit€of€myÐ 0*€%0 Ðstomach.€€There€must€be€a€way€to€relieve€this€pain€or€anxiety€or€whatever€it€is.€€What€was€theÐ ø*H&1 Ðthing€that€Marina€had€taught€me€ð8ð€oh€yes€...€Qi€Gong€ð8ðNow€first€I€must€sit€in€a€relaxedÐ À+'2 Ðposition€ð8ð€Let€energy€flow€from€the€top€of€my€head€to€the€side€of€my€body€ð8ð€slowly€flowingÐ ˆ,Ø'3 Ðthrough€my€ears,€the€sides€of€my€neck,€my€shoulders,€energy€flowing€smoothly€through€my€bodyÐ P- (4 Ðrelaxing€me€ð8ð€óóHe€heard€Marina's€soft€voice€talking€him€through€the€exercise€ð8ðòò€flowing€throughÐ .h)5 Ðmy€upper€arms,€my€elbows,€flowing€through€my€lower€arms€and€the€palms€of€my€hands;Ð ° Ðespecially€flowing€through€the€palms€of€my€hands€ð8ð€now€the€front€of€my€body€ð8ðóóÐ xÈ Ðà  àAs€his€mind€went€through€the€Qi€Gong€exercise,€his€body€relaxed,€he€was€breathing€slowlyÐ @ Ðand€deeply,€almost€asleep.€€He€sat€in€this€relaxed€state€for€several€minutes.€€He€finally€opened€hisÐ X Ðeyes€and€exhaled€deeply.€€He€reached€to€the€side€of€his€bed€and€picked€up€a€glass,€filled€it€withÐ Ð  Ðwater€and€drank€it€slowly.Ð ˜è Ðòòà  àÔ_ÔAhhÔ_Ô€ð8ð€now€I€am€relaxed€and€ready€for€the€final€attempt.€€óóHe€started€seeing€orange,€blue,Ð ` ° Ðgray€and€green€colors,€flowing€in€and€out€of€each€other€like€colored€silk€sheets€flowing€in€the€windÐ ( x Ðor€Ô_ÔHoliÔ_Ô€color€powders€floating€in€the€air.€€He€started€climbing€the€ladder.€€òòIt€feels€so€natural€ð8ðóóHeÐ ð @ Ðlooked€at€the€crowd€and€focused€on€Marinaòò€...€she€has€on€her€favorite€long€green€dress€that€setsÐ ¸   Ðoff€her€brown€hair€and€those€beautiful€gray€eyes€ð8ð€sparkling€gray€eyes€...€I€want€to€get€into€theÐ € Ð  Ðgray€ð8ð€óóhe€pushed€his€head€against€the€soft€wall€ð8ð€òòÔ_ÔahhhÔ_Ô€itððs€parting€like€the€petals€of€a€flower€ð8ðÐ H ˜  Ðno€even€softer€ð8ð€like€cotton€ð8ðóó€His€head€went€through€the€wall€and€Ô_ÔSymuyaÔ_Ô€walked€outÐ `  Ðeffortlessly.Ð Ø(  ÐÓ  Óð8ð..Ð  ð  ÐÓ  Óà  àJim€and€Stacy€screamed€and€looked€at€each€other.€€The€monitors€showed€an€empty€roomÐ h¸  Ðinside€while€the€external€cameras€showed€a€solid€wall€with€the€window€still€intact€and€no€oneÐ 0€  Ðoutside€the€room.Ð øH  Ðà  à"What€did€we€just€see?"Ð À Ðà  à"Stacy,€call€security€and€letððs€inspect€the€room.ððÐ ˆØ Ðà  àThey€walked€into€the€room€together€and€looked€around€ð8ð€nothing.€€The€security€guardÐ P  Ðlooked€under€the€bed€as€Jim€tapped€on€the€walls€and€the€window.€€He€looked€out€the€window€andÐ h Ðlooked€in€both€directions.Ð à0 Ðà  à"Nothing€out€there€either."Ð ¨ø ÐÓ  Óð8ð..Ð pÀ ÐÓ  Óà  àJim€Hernandez€walked€into€the€empty€room,€exhausted€from€the€three€hours€of€relentlessÐ 8ˆ Ðquestioning€that€he€had€been€put€through.€€He€looked€at€the€room€as€if€seeing€it€for€the€first€time.Ð P ÐHe€murmured€aloud.Ð È Ðà  à"What€was€he€doing€the€last€time€I€saw€him?€€He€was€sitting€in€this€chair€and€relaxing.€€IÐ à Ðthink€he€was€doing€some€sort€of€meditation."Ð X¨ Ðà  àHe€sat€in€the€chair€and€closed€his€eyes€and€tried€to€relax.€€His€mind€was€full€of€colors€ð8ðÐ  p Ðgreen€...€blue€ð8ð.€Yellow€ð8ð€orange.€€And€then€he€saw€it.€Ð è8 Ðà  à"Oh€my€ð8ð€The€ladder!"Ð °  Ðà  àDr.€Jim€Hernandez€climbed€the€ladder€till€he€was€near€the€ceiling;€he€put€his€head€to€theÐ xÈ! Ðside€of€the€wall€and€bracing€himself€against€the€ladder,€he€started€pushing.Ð @" ÐÓ  ÓThe€End€€€€€Ô_Ô2600Ô_Ô€wordsÐ  X# ÐÌÌÌ