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(By now, Jane was hearing the answers within, in advance of the board’s spelling. But we continued with the board.)

(Break at 9:50. To date the above monologue is the longest answer we have received. During its delivery Jane talked at a steady rate, just slow enough for me to be able to take it down word for word in longhand. Shorthand would be a great help. During this dictation Jane neither stopped, speeded up, backtracked, gave any indication of confusion, stopped or started anew.

In any case I shall say good night. You should know that I too enjoy a moment of social discourse or I would not keep you so long. I regret the necessity to keep Joseph so occupied. However I try to speak to you, Joseph, and answer the questions you would ask if you had the time to open your mouth.

(At the board, Jane and I said good night to Seth. With our hands on the pointer we received an answer.)

I see you both now very clearly and I must say that I approve of what I see. I will try to answer a few questions but let us keep these few moments in a light and pleasant vein. This is something of an experience involving your so-called emotions in these sessions for perhaps the first time.

There is no weather, whether or not you think there is. This involves far more than a playful question, and would take me at least a month to answer.

(As nearly as I can recall it was then that I began to feel strange, as if something were going to happen. I put this feeling down to imagination. Almost at once I felt dissociated, drowsy, and sat in the rocker without rocking. My eyelids felt very heavy, my head slumped sideways. I could hardly keep awake but at the same time my senses were extremely acute; I could hear every sound in the house. Rob asked what was wrong. I answered that I felt very odd and unlike myself.