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ever have figured that out in a million years。 He started trying to find the letters in the first sequence。
00032125252632 032629 301321 04261037 18 3016 06180
82132 29033005 1822 04261013 0830162137 1604 083016
21 1822 033013130432
Let's see 。。。 00 marked the beginning of the message; Harry had said。 And 03; that was H。 And then 21; that was E; then 25 was L; and 25 was another L; and just above it; 26; was 0。 。。。
HELLO。
Yes; it all fitted。 He continued translating。 032629 was HOW。 。。。
HOW ARE YOU?
So far; so good。 Norman experienced a certain pleasure; almost as if he were decoding it himself for the first time。 Now; 18。 That was I。。。 。
I AM FINE。
He moved more quickly; writing down the letters。
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
Now; 1604 was MY。 。。。 MY NAME IS 。。。 But then he found a mistake in one letter。 Was that possible? Norman kept going; found a second mistake; then wrote out the message; and stared at it in growing shock。
MY NAME IS HARRY。
〃Jesus Christ;〃 he said。
He went over it again; but there was no mistake。 Not by him。 The message was perfectly clear。
HELLO。 HOW ARE YOU? I AM FINE。 WHAT IS YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS HARRY。
THE POWER
THE SHADOW
Beth sat up in her bed in the laboratory and stared at the message Norman had given her。 〃Oh my God;〃 she said。 She pushed her thick dark hair away from her face。 〃How can it be?〃 she said。
〃It all goes together;〃 Norman said。 〃Just think。 When did the messages start? After Harry came out of the sphere。 When did the squid and the other animals first appear? After Harry came out of the sphere。〃
〃Yes; but…〃
〃…At first there were little squid; but then; when we were going to eat them