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TALES FROMTHE FUTURE
“Paradoxical, but facts are facts. Presidents and millionaires who are un-
der the constant care of doctors and have access to the most up-to-date
medical technologies and medicines, who have the ability to consume only
the highest quality food, get sick and die with the same frequency as every-
one else. These facts eloquently attest to the fact that the negative energy
surrounding a person is extremely powerful and that even the most modern
medical methods are no match for it.
“So does that mean there’s no way out of this situation? No, there is a
way out. Maybe a small way, maybe only one way, but it does exist. Hmm.
Yes. It does exist. Memories! My esteemed John Heitzman, please, make an
effort to recall the various stages of your life. The stages that brought you
pleasant sensations.
“And the most important thing is this: if there were times when you made
a solemn promise to someone and didn’t keep it, then try to keep it now, if
at all possible. I ask you, for your own sake, for the sake of science: make an
effort to recall the good times, even for just a few days. These monitors re-
cord the function of many of your organs. They record it every minute. If
you start doing what I’m asking you to do, and if the monitors record posit-
ive results, then we’ll have the chance to find a path back to health. Hmm.
Yes. To find it! I will definitely find it. Or, maybe you will find it. Or maybe
the path itself … Life will find it.”
The professor stopped talking and looked once more at the hand of the
man who lay there motionless. A second later, Heitzman’s characteristic ges-
ture sent the professor on his way.
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Like many people, John Heitzman would sometimes reminisce about the
