Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第53部分 (第5/7頁)

d　those　tapes；〃　Beth　said。

〃Perhaps　we　should　have；〃　Harry　said。　〃But　it's　too　late　now。　We　can't　prevent　the　Navy　from　getting　the　answers　they　want。〃

Norman　sighed。　Harry　was　right。　At　this　point　there　was　no　way　to　conceal　what　had　happened；　or　to　prevent　the　Navy　from　finding　out　about　the　sphere；　and　the　power　it　conveyed。　That　power　would　represent　a　kind　of　ultimate　weapon：　the　ability　to　overe　your　enemies　simply　by　imagining　it　had　happened。　It　was　frightening　in　its　implications；　and　there　was　nothing　they　could　do　about　it。　Unless…

〃I　think　we　can　prevent　them　from　knowing；〃　Norman　said。

〃How？〃　Harry　said。

〃We　still　have　the　power；　don't　we？〃

〃I　guess　so。〃

〃And　that　power；〃　Norman　said；　〃consists　of　the　ability　to　make　anything　happen；　simply　by　thinking　it。〃

〃Yes　。。。〃

〃Then　we　can　prevent　the　Navy　from　knowing。　We　can　decide　to　forget　the　whole　thing。〃

Harry　frowned。　〃That's　an　interesting　question：　whether　we　have　the　power　to　forget　the　power。〃

＇＇362＇＇　〃I　think　we　should　forget　it；〃　Beth　said。　〃That　sphere　is　too　dangerous。〃

They　fell　silent；　considering　the　implications　of　forgetting　the　sphere。　Because　forgetting　would　not　merely　prevent　the　Navy　from　knowing　about　the　sphere…it　would　erase　all　knowledge　of　it；　including　their　own。　Make　it　vanish　from　human　consciousness；　as　if　it　had　never　existed　in　the　first　place。　Remove　it　from　the　awareness　of　the　human　species；　forever。

〃Big　step；〃　Harry　said。　〃After　all　we've　been　through；　just　to　forget　about　it　。。。〃

〃It's　because　of　all　we've　been　through；　Harry；〃　Beth　said。　〃Let's　face　it…we　didn't　handle　ourselves　very　well。〃　Norman　noticed　that　she　spoke　without　rancor　now；　her　previous　bative　edge　gone。