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Perhap
s
h
e
wil
l
retur
n
som
e
day
.
B
y
hi
s
ow
n
calculation
s
h
e
i
s
du
e
agai
n
soon
.
Giselle
,

wh
o

ha
s

been
waitin
g
patientl
y
fo
r
him
,
ha
s
n
o
doubt
s
whatsoever
,
no
r
d
o
an
y
o
f
th
e
patients
,
no
r
mos
t
o
f
th
e
staff
,

who
kee
p
hi
s
dar
k
glasse
s
o
n
th
e
littl
e
dresse
r
besid
e
Robert'
s
bed
.
An
d
sometime
s
a
t
nigh
t

I

g
o

ou
t

an
d

look
u
p
a
t
th
e
sky
,
towar
d
th
e
constellatio
n
Lyra
,
an
d
I
wonder....

Acknowledgment

I

a
m

indebte
d

t
o

man
y

individual
s

fo
r

thei
r

generou
s

assistance
,

especiall
y

Joh
n

Davis
,

M.D.
,

for
helpfu
l
discussions
,
an
d
Re
a

Wilmshurst
,

C
.

A
.

Silber
,

Burto
n

H
.

Brody
,

an
d

Rober
t

Brewe
r

fo
r

critical
reading
s

o
f

th
e

manuscript
.

I

als
o

than
k

m
y
editor
s

Rober
t

Wyat
t

an
d

Iri
s

Bas
s

fo
r

thei
r

enormou
s

skill
an
d

excellen
t

advice
,

Id
a

Giragossia
n

fo
r

suggestin
g

I

giv
e

the
m

a

try
,

an
d

Annett
e

Johnso
n

an
d

Susan
Abramowit
z

fo
r

thei
r

selfles
s

effort
s

o
n

m
y

behalf
.

And
,

a
s

always
,

m
y

wif
e

Kare
n

fo
r

he
r

unflagging
suppor
t
o
f
everythin
g
I
hav
e
eve
r
done.

Glossary

Angstro
m
(on
e
ten-milliont
h
o
f
a
millimeter)

ADR
O
-
a
K-PAXia
n
grain

AFFEC
T
-
th
e
emotiona
l
stat
e
o
r
demeano
r
o
f
a
psychiatri
c
patient

AGAP
E
-
a
sta
r
i
n
th
e
constellatio
n
Lyra

AIKID
O
-
a
Japanes
e
for
m
o
f
self-defens
e
involvin
g
th
e
throwin
g
o
f
one'
s
opponent
ANAMNESI
S
-
th
e
recollectio
n
o
f
pas
t
event
s
AP-
a
small
,
elephant-lik
e
being
APHASI
A
-
inabilit
y
t
o
spea
k
o
r
understan
d
spoke
n
o
r
writte
n
language

BALNO
K
-
a
large-leafe
d
K-PAXia
n
tree

BRO
T
-
a
n
or
f
(
a
progenito
r
o
f
th
e
dremers
)
c-th
e
spee
d
o
f
ligh
t
(186,00
0
mile
s
pe
r
second)
CHORE
A
-
a
diseas
e
o
f
th
e
nervou
s
syste
m
characterize
d
b
y
jerky
,
involuntar
y
movements
CONFABULATIO
N

-

th
e

replacemen
t

o
f

a

ga
p

i
n
one'
s

memor
y

b
y

somethin
g

h
e

o
r

sh
e

believes

t
o
b
e
true

COPROPHILI
A
-
a
n
obsessio
n
wit
h
feces

DELUSIO
N
-
a
fals
e
belie
f
tha
t
i
s
resistan
t
t
o
reaso
n
o
r
confrontatio
n
wit
h
actua
l
fact

DRA
K
-
a
re
d
grai
n
havin
g
a
nutt
y
flavor

DREME
R
-
a
K-PAXia
n
o
f
prot'
s
species

ELECTROCONVULSIV
E

THERAP
Y

(ECT)-electri
c

shoc
k

treatmen
t

use
d

i
n

case
s

o
f

acute depression

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRA
M

(EEG)-
a

graphica
l

representatio
n

o
f

th
e

electrica
l

activit
y

o
f

the
brain

EM-
a
large
,
frog-lik
e
bein
g
wh
o
live
s
i
n
trees

FLE
D
-a
n
undescribe
d
K-PAXia
n
being

FLO
R
-a
n
inhabite
d
plane
t
i
n
th
e
constellatio
n
Leo

HOM-
a
K-PAXia
n
insect

HYPNOSIS-a
n

induce
d

trance-lik
e

stat
e

producin
g

vivi
d

recollectio
n

alon
g

wit
h

a
n

enhanced
susceptibility

t
o
outsid
e
suggestion

JART-
a
measuremen
t
o
f
distanc
e
(equivalen
t
t
o
0.21
4
miles)
K-MON-one

o
f
th
e
tw
o
sun
s
o
f
K-PA
X
(als
o
calle
d
Agape)
KORM-
a
bird-lik
e
being