I must say that the material has been selected with extraordinary thoroughness and presented very effectively. For instance: several striking paragraphs are devoted to so-called G-allergics, for whom an unbraked hypothalamus is contradicted G-allergy is an extremely rare condition of the organism, easily detected in the fetus while still in utero and posing no danger to anyone; an infant like that simply does not have the second stage of fukamization. However, if an unbraked hypothalamus is passed on to a G-allergic by heredity, medicine will be powerless, and an incurably sick person will be born. K. Oxovu managed to find one such case, and he does not hold back on color in his description.
The author paints on even more apocalyptic picture in depicting the world of the future, in which humanity, under the influence of fukamization, is split into two genotypes. This monograph has been reprinted many rimes, and played a not unimportant role in the discussion of the Amendment. It is interesting to note that the last edition of this book (Los Angeles, 99) does not contain a single word about fukamization; we are to understand that the author is completely satisfied with the amendment, and the fate of 99.9 percent of the population, who continue to subject their children to fukamization, does not worry him.
Note: In concluding this section, I feel it necessary to stress the fact that the selection and annotation of the materials was done on the principle of their lack of triviality from my personal point of view. I apologize in advance if the low level of my erudition causes dissatisfaction.
2. Apparently, the first refusal to be fukamized, which began a whole epidemic of refusals, was recorded in the maternity home of the village of K’Sava (Equatorial Africa). On 17/4/81, all three women who entered the home that day, independently of one another and in differing forms, categorically forbid the personnel to perform the procedure of fukamization. Mother 1 (first child) motivated her refusal on her husband’s wishes, and the slightest attempts to change her mind made her go into hysterics. Mother 2 (first child) did not even try to give a motivation for her refusal. “I don’t want to, and that’s that!” she kept repeating. Mother 3 (third child, first protest) was very reasonable and calm, and explained her refusal by not wanting to decide her child’s fate without his knowledge and consent “When he grows up, he’ll decide,” she announced.
(I cite the motivations because they are very typical. With slight variations, the “refuser” used them in 99 percent of the cases. The literature uses three classifications. Refusal type A: totally rational, but in principle unverifiable, motivation; 25 percent. Refusal type B: pure phobia, hysterical, irrational behavior; 60 percent. Refusal type C: ethical considerations; 10 percent. Refusal type R (rate): references extremely varied in form and content: religious circumstances, adherence to exotic philosophical systems, and so on; e. 5 percent).
On April 18, in the same hospital, there were two more refusals, and new refuses were registered in maternity homes in the region. By the end of the month, refusals numbered in the hundreds, registered in all regions of the globe, and on May 5 came the first report of a refuse outside Earth (Mars, the Big Syrt). The epidemic of refusals, waxing and waning, continued right up to the year 85, so that by the time the Amendment was passed, there were almost fifty-thousand refusers (0.1 percent of all mothers).
The laws of epidemics have been studied phenomenologically very well and with a high degree of veracity. Yet, they did nor result in convincing explanations.
For instance, it was noted that the epidemic had two geographic centers of distribution: one in equatorial Africa, the other In northeastern Siberia. An analogy with the probable distribution centers of humanity comes to mind, but this analogy, of course, explains nothing.
A second example. The refusals were always individual; however, within each maternity home, each refusal seemed to continue the previous one. Hence the term “chain of refusals of X number of links.” The number X could be quite large: in the maternity home in the Howekai Gyneclinic, the “chain of refusals” began on 11/09/83 and extended until 21/09/83, pulling all the mothers who came into the home, so that the length of the “chain” contained nineteen mothers.
In some hospitals, the epidemics of refusals arose and died down several times. For instance, the epidemic was repeated twelve times in the Berne Palace of the Child.
For all this, the overwhelming majority of maternity homes on earth never heard about the epidemics of refusals. Just as most extraterrestrial settlements did not hear of the refusals. However, in places where the epidemics broke out (Big Syrt, Saula base, Resort), they developed according to the laws typical for Earth.
3. A large body of literature is devoted to the causes of fukamiphobia. I familiarized myself with the most solid works in the field, recommended to me by Professor Derouide of the Lhasa Psychology Center. I am insufficiently prepared to make a competent summary of these works, but I have formed the opinion that there is no generally accepted theory of fukamiphobia. Therefore, I will limit myself here to a verbatim fragment from my conversation with Professor Derouide.
QUESTION: Do you think it possible for the phobia to arise in a healthy and happy person?
ANSWER: Strictly speaking, that is impossible. In a healthy person, a phobia always arises as a consequence of excessive physical or psychological overload. You could hardly call such a person happy. But often, especially in our turbulent times, a person does not always realize that he has been overstrained… Subjectively, he might consider himself happy and even satisfied, and then the appearance of a phobia in him, from the point of view of a dilettante, may seem an inexplicable phenomenon…
QUESTION: And does this apply to fukamiphobia?
ANSWER: You know, even today, from a certain point of view, pregnancy remains a mystery… It is enough to say that we only recently understood that the mind of a pregnant woman is the psyche of the binary, the result of a devilishly complicated interaction of the fully formed psyche of a grown person and the antenatal psyche of the fetus, the laws of which are practically unknown to us… And if you add to this the inevitable physical stress, the inevitable neurotic behavior… All that, in general, creates a rich soil for phobias. However, it would be rash to draw a conclusion from this, to think that this sort of discussion has in any way explained anything at all in this amazing business. Very rash… and not serious.
QUESTION: Are their any differences between the “refusers” and ordinary mothers? Physiological, psychological… Have there been studies?
ANSWER: Many. But nothing concrete has been established. I personally always felt, and still do, that fukamiphobia is a universal phobia, like, for instance, a phobia for zero-transportation. But zero-T-phobia is a very widespread phenomenon. Almost every human being experiences fear before his first zero-T-transfer, no matter what sex or profession, and then that fear disappears without a trace… while fukamiphobia is, luckily, a rare manifestation. I say luckily because we have not learned how to treat fukamiphobia.
QUESTION: Have I understood you correctly, professor, that there is not a single concrete cause known for fukamiphobia?
ANSWER: Not verifiably, no. But there have been many theories, dozens.
QUESTION: For instance?
ANSWER: For instance — propaganda by opponents of fukamization. An impressionable personality, especially in the state of pregnancy, could easily be influenced by such propaganda. Or, say, hypertrophy of the maternal instinct, the instinctive need co protect her child from any external actions, even beneficial ones… Are you planning to argue? Don’t. I agree with you completely. All these hypotheses explain only a very narrow circle of facts, at best. No one could explain the phenomenon of the “chain of refusals,” nor the geographic peculiarities of the phenomenon… And no one at all understands why it all began in the spring of 81, and not only on Earth but also very far from earth…
QUESTION: And why did it end in 85? Can that be explained?
ANSWER: Just imagine — it can. Imagine that the fact of the Amendment passing could play a decisive role in ending the epidemic. Naturally, there is still much that is unclear here, but just details.
QUESTION: What do you think — could the epidemic have broken out as the result of some careless experiments?
ANSWER: Theoretically, that is possible. But in our time we checked that hypothesis out. There were no experiments being carried out on earth that could have caused mass phobias. Besides, do not forget, that fukamiphobia broke out beyond Earth at the same time…
QUESTION: What sort of experiments could have caused phobias?
ANSWER: Probably I did not make myself clear. I could name a series of technical methods with which I could create some phobia in you, a healthy man. Note that I said “some” phobia. For instance, if I irradiate you with a certain regimen of neutrino concentrates, you will develop a phobia. But what phobia will it be? Fear of heights? Fear of emptiness? Fear of fear? I can’t predict. There can certainly be no talk of eliciting a specific phobia, like fukamiphobia, the fear of fukamization… Unless it were in conjunction with hypnosis. But how can you realize that combination in practice?.. No, that’s not a serious consideration.