Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第4部分 (第1/7頁)

etic　people　you　knew；　to　keep　the　lights　on；　and　to　know　someone　was　working　to　get　you　free。

Yet　Norman　knew　that　some　of　his　results　were　counterintuitive；　such　as　the　importance　of　group　position。　Groups　posed　entirely　of　men　or　entirely　of　women　were　much　poorer　at　handling　stress　than　mixed　groups；　groups　posed　of　individuals　roughly　the　same　age　were　much　poorer　than　groups　of　mixed　age。　And　pre…existing　groups　formed　for　another　purpose　did　worst　of　all；　at　one　point　he　＇＇20＇＇　had　stressed　a　championship　basketball　team；　and　it　cracked　almost　immediately。

Although　his　research　was　good；　Norman　remained　uneasy　about　the　underlying　purposes　for　his　paper…alien　invasion…which　he　personally　considered　speculative　to　the　point　of　absurdity。　He　was　embarrassed　to　submit　his　paper；　particularly　after　he　had　rewritten　it　to　make　it　seem　more　significant　than　he　knew　it　was。

He　was　relieved　when　the　Carter　Administration　did　not　like　his　report。　None　of　Norman's　remendations　were　approved。　The　Administration　did　not　agree　with　Dr。　Norman　Johnson　that　fear　was　a　problem；　they　thought　the　predominant　human　emotion　would　be　wonder　and　awe。　Furthermore；　the　Administration　preferred　a　large　contact　team　of　thirty　people；　including　three　theologians；　a　lawyer；　a　physician；　a　representative　from　the　State　Department；　a　representative　from　the　Joint　Chiefs；　a　select　group　from　the　legislative　branch；　an　aerospace　engineer；　an　exobiologist；　a　nuclear　physicist；　a　cultural　anthropologist；　and　a　television　anchor　personality。

In　any　case；　President　Carter　was　not　re…elected　in　1980；　and　Norman　heard　nothing　further　about　his　ULF　proposal。　He　had　heard　nothing　for　six　years。

Until　now。

Barnes　said；　〃You　remember　the　ULF　team　you　proposed？