Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第17部分 (第7/7頁)

ine　or　eleven　dimensions。〃

Barnes　looked　tired。

〃Except　the　other　six　dimensions　are　very　small；　so　we　don't　notice　them。〃

Barnes　rubbed　his　eyes。

〃Therefore　this　creature；〃　Harry　continued；　〃may　be　multidimensional；　so　that　it　literally　does　not　exist…at　least　not　entirely…in　our　usual　three　dimensions。　To　take　the　simplest　case；　if　it　were　a　four…dimensional　creature；　we　would　only　see　part　of　it　at　any　time；　because　most　of　the　creature　would　exist　in　the　fourth　dimension。　That　would　obviously　make　it　difficult　to　kill。　And　if　it　were　a　five…dimensional　creature…〃

〃…Just　a　minute。　Why　haven't　any　of　you　mentioned　this　before？〃

〃We　thought　you　knew；〃　Harry　said。

〃Knew　about　five…dimensional　creatures　that　can't　be　killed？　Nobody　said　a　word　to　me。〃　He　shook　his　head。　〃Opening　this　sphere　could　be　incredibly　dangerous。〃

〃It　could；　yes。〃

〃What　we　have　here　is；　we　have　Pandora's　box。〃

〃That's　right。〃

〃Well；〃　Barnes　said。　〃Let's　consider　worst　cases。　＇＇113＇＇　What's　the　worst　case　for　what　we　might　find？〃

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