CH’ING JACQUE
“-but it could be dying “-but maybe it dies
now wiggling like this, this way, graceful
like the caterpillar in slow poem of death like
the fire, caterpillar? wiggle in
Mum said, Jacque, you fire? Bad picture,
get-are you reading my splitting, yes, I see
mind, you are my God your thoughts and-“
reading my mind-“
They stared at each other.
11 – Bridge 1
The Groombridge “bridge”:
A Preliminary Statistical Analysis
30 Aug 51
One remarkable property of the ESP-inducing creature Tania Jeeves’s team brought back from Groom-bridge 1618 is that the creature “tunes” itself to individuals. It seems to be most sensitive, or most efficient, with the first person who comes into contact with it, and less sensitive with each subsequent contact.
Further, the sensitivity does not seem to decrease with time.
The effect seems to be the same whether the subject contacts the animal on Groombridge itself, or on Earth. The effect seems to pass through the tactile sensors of the General Purpose Exploration Module without attenuation.
Statistical analysis was done with a standard Rhine test: a deck of fifty cards, ten each of five easily visualized symbols. Each subject “read” the deck ten times through, on three different occasions. The statistical expectation of correct answers, out of 500 trials, would be 100. As the following table shows, the results were compelling:
26 August 27 August 28 August
Subject partner Trial partner Trial partner Trial Control
1. Lefavre 2 397 3 412 7 388 98
2. Wachal 1 295 3 302 8 270 113
3. Jeeves 1 243 2 257 7 219 104
4. Herrick 1 207 3 228 8 195 133
5. Simone 1 182 2 189 7 170 90
6. Chandler1 161 3 167 8 156 105
7. Tobias 1 143 2 135 8 140 76
8. Fong 1 131 3 135 7 119 115
The control figure is the individual’s score without the Groombridge “bridge,” administered by Dr. Chandler or Dr. Fong.
Unfortunately the Tamer who first contacted the bridge (Tamer 1 Hsi Ch’ing) did not survive the mission. The surviving subjects are of the opinion that Ch’ing would have consistently scored 500, as he could literally read their thoughts, word for word.
There seems to be little or no relation between Rhine scores and the identity of the passive partner, the “reader.” Lefavre says that he occasionally notices a feedback condition with Wachal: in reading her mind he often “hears” his own thoughts, as interpreted by Wachal. This effect was even stronger with Ch’ing, but Lefavre hasn’t noticed it with any of the other Tamers.
Further testing, some of it in a more subjective vein, is being done, mostly on subjects Lefavre and Wachal.
This committee recommends most strongly that another mission be translated to Groombridge 1618, as soon as possible and for as long as possible.
(signed)
Lewis Chandler, Ph.D.
For the Mathematics Committee
General Research Group
AED Colorado Springs
12 – CHAPTER FOUR
Carol Wachal came out of the muddy water to an unusual sight: Jacque and Ch’ing holding hands.
“What about this animal, Ch’ing. . .” Neither man said anything as she approached them. Then Ch’ing took her hand and gave her the animal, holding on:
CH’ING CAROL
“-what’s the big “Mind to mind
mystery, why don’t yes. . . hear
they? Funny thoughts.
little thing, what is… Hear
Ch’ing? Is that you? thoughts.
Are we really talking to Yes.”
each other like this?”
“Telepathy,” Jacque said. “Pure and simple. Let’s try it three ways.” He reached out and also touched the creature.
Nothing.
Ch’ing withdrew:
JACQUE CAROL
“-guess it won’t “-works
work three, you again now.
hear me Jacque you You hear me
hear me Carol? yes Carol? Yes.”
I Yes.”
Tania and Vivian splashed ashore some twenty meters downstream. “What are you three babbling about?” Tania said.
They explained rapidly and then demonstrated the creature’s powers, first to Tania and then to Vivian.
“Wait,” Vivian said. “You say you can talk to each other with this thing?”
“That’s right,” Ch’ing said. “Complete sentences,” Jacque added.
“I don’t get anything like that. Ch’ing, you think of something, try it on me and then on Jacque.” Ch’ing did.
“All I get,” Vivian said, “is ‘mountain’ and ‘rose’… and a feeling of sadness, nostalgia.”