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slightly askew. A man who kept his hair buzz-cut short and his face spotlessly shaved, he needed a trim. His face had just the vaguest trace of shadow under his chin, as if he’d been in a hurry and hadn’t had the time to look in the mirror before tossing his razor back on the shelf. His manner was brusque.
    “Ronnie,” said Farrow, “It’s time we got down to brass tacks here. We think you’ve got something special and the government is very interested in you. Remember when we first met and I gave you a picture? You told me a story about a building. A very interesting story. How did you come up with that?”
    “I don’t know,” Ronnie said, fidgeting in his seat. “It just came out. I’m sorry if you didn’t like it but I didn’t know what to say. I saw the building and it gave me a bad feeling and I guess I made up a bad story about it. Am I in trouble?”
    Farrow waved the question away. He opened his briefcase and dug out a folder. He opened the folder and took out a sheet of paper and a photograph.
    “We’re going to do it again. Except this time I want you to really concentrate. I’m going to give you a picture. It’s a picture of a man, a very important man. This man is a pilot in the Air Force and the truth is we can’t find him. I’m also going to give you a map of a place where we think he went missing. I want you to look at the picture and the map and tell me where you think he got lost and then think about where he is now. Mark it on the map. Got that?”
    “How am I supposed to know all this?” Ronnie said. “I don’t even know any pilots. What if I can’t think of anything?”
    James Farrow sighed and shook his head, running his hand across his less than perfect crew cut, and looked at Ronnie with an expression so tired that Ronnie felt sorry for him. Farrow had been curt with him sometimes during their sessions but for the most part he’d always seemed happy to be there. Now he just looked tired, worn out, and worried.
    “Just do your best son.” He got up, locked the door, and handed Ronnie the folder. “Look at these. This could be really important. Here’s what you start with.”
     
    Cosmos
    Session Report
    Classified By: Farrow, Clinton (16)
    Date: 1973-3-14
    Summary Analysis
    Remote Viewing Session NO-14
    Viewer: Gilmore, Ronald (10)
    Transcript
     
    #16 - One week ago the man in the photograph was flying over South Viet Nam. His plane was shot down. Reports are that he survived the incident and parachuted safely down to the ground. We suspect he was captured. I want you to put yourself in his place and go from there. Just tell me what you think, Ronnie. Picture it in your mind like you did with the building and just tell me what you think. That’s all. If it helps, look at the map. If you can mark the places where you think things happened, do that.
    (Conversation as recorded. Visual descriptions in italics as provided by #16)
    Viewer appeared nervous. Studied both photograph and map. Closed his eyes and began speaking. During the entirety of the session viewer was awake and alert, though apprehensive.
    #10 – I can see a guy…..he’s hurt……he’s hiding in some trees…..looking around.
    #16 – Is he the man in the photograph?
    #10- I think so…I guess….now he’s moving around in the woods but he can’t walk too good. I think it’s his back that hurts…he’s all stooped over.
    At this point #16 reports viewer with eyes closed.
    #16 – Is he alone?
    #10 – Right now… yes…he’s trying to run now….oh, he’s being chased……some guys are looking for him I guess…..he can’t run fast……now he’s down again…….he’s putting stuff over him trying to hide….people getting closer now and he doesn’t want to breathe.
    At this point #16 reports viewer has increased agitation, breathing quickly.
    #10 – Oh no…they’ve got him….they’re hitting him with something…..like a long metal stick….no, it’s guns, they’re hitting him with