jak.themothmanprophecies-第21节

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　　Shortly　afterward　he　heard　that　I　was　in　the　area　and　sought　me　out　to　tell　me　the　story。　His　skin　was　still　reddish　and　his　eyes　were　still　bothering　him　when　I　met　him。
　　
　　The　actinic　ray　burns　were　proof　of　his　story。　And　I　knew　that　UFOs　often　zero　in　on　lovers　in　parked　cars。　Many…most…of　the　monster　episodes　in　my　files　took　place　in　remote　lovers'　lanes。　Young　love　has　to　run　enough　hazards　without　the　fear　of　a　hairy　weirdo　hammering　on　the　windshield。
　　
　　What　concerned　me　was　the　two…hour　tune　lapse　or　spell　of　lacunal　amnesia　which　apparently　took　place。　What　could　have　happened　to　the　pair　during　that　forgotten　period？
　　
　　The　phenomenon　has　an　almost　pornographic　preoccupation　with　our　mating　practices。　One　of　it's　most　celebrated　games　is　the　manipulation　of　romantic　relationships。　Early　investigators　of　the　fairy　episodes；　such　as　novelist　Sir　Walter　Scott；　noted　that　fairies　seemed　to　delight　in　bringing　people　together　and　fostering　love；　or；　conversely；　indulging　in　conspiracies　to　force　lovers　apart。　The　Bell　witch　of　Tennessee　is　supposed　to　have　manipulated　the　love　life　of　a　Bell　daughter；　almost　tragically。　Brad　Steiger；　one　of　America's　best…known　investigators　of　the　paranormal；　has　been　involved　in　several　poltergeist　cases　in　which　the　mischievous　poltergeists　tried　to　wreck　romances　and　marriages。　（1）　Nothing　can　quite　affect　a　new　groom's　virility　like　being　physically　hurled　from　his　wedding　bed　by　an　unseen　force　and　pelted　with　flying　ashtrays　thrown　by　invisible　hands。　Unbelievable　though　it　may　seem；　such　things　do　happen。
　　
　　Flying　saucer　contactees　often　have　their　marriages　disrupted；　even　destroyed；　after　they　begin　their　liaisons　with　the　space　people。　And　there　are　many　cases　in　which　flying　saucer　enthusiasts　have　been　brought　together…literally　hurled　together…through　their　mutual　interest。
　　
　　
　　
　　＇1＇　Brad　Steiger；　Haunted　Lovers　（New　York：　Dell；　1971）。　
　　
　　
　　
　　Could　it　be　that　some　people　are　programed　to　love　by　this　mysterious　force？
　　
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　　A　public　relations　officer　for　the　United　Nations；　Donald　Estrella；　acpanied　me　on　one　of　my　trips　to　West　Virginia　in　1967。　In　those　days　the　UN　was　keenly　interested　in　the　UFO　enigma。　Mr。　U　Thant；　then　secretary　general　of　the　organization；　held　private　meetings　with　author　John　Fuller　and　Dr。　J。　Allen　Hynek；　two　leading　UFO　authorities。　The　late　Drew　Pearson　created　a　sensation　when　he　revealed　that　Mr。　Thant　regarded　flying　saucers　as　second　in　importance　after　the　war　in　Vietnam。　（Thant　later　denied　the　Pearson　story。）
　　
　　When　Don　Estrella　saw　all　the　bizarre　things　I　was　investigating；　things　which…to　his　surprise…seemed　to　have　little　relevance　to　wonderful　spaceships　from　another　planet；　he　told　me　about　three　unrelated　events　that　had　happened　to　him　over　a　span　of　several　years。
　　
　　〃Seven　or　eight　years　ago；〃　he　said；　〃I　was　taking　a　vacation　trip　with　four　friends　through　the　New　England　states。　We　were　riding　in　a　high…powered　car　along　a　deserted　country　road　somewhere　in　New　Hampshire；　I　believe。　We　were　going　quite　fast　when　suddenly　we　hit　something。　This　was　in　broad　daylight　and　it　was　as　if　we　suddenly　crashed　into　an　invisible　brick　wall。　The　whole　front　of　the　car　was　smashed　in。　Luckily；　none　of　us　were　hurt　but　we　were　a　bit　stunned。　We　got　out　and　looked　around。　There　was　absolutely　nothing　on　the　road。　We　never　could　figure　out　what　had　happened。〃
　　
　　Experience　had　taught　me　that　paranormal　events　are　often　interlaced　with　puzzling　yet　seemingly　normal　things　like　strange　phone　calls。　Had　he　ever　received　any　odd　calls？
　　
　　〃There　was　one　thing；〃　he　said　slowly。　〃About　five　years　ago　I　took　a　train　out　to　see　a　friend　of　mine　on　Long　Island　and　when　I　got　there　he　accused　me　of　playing　a　hoax　on　him。　He　said　he'd　received　a　phone　call　about　half　an　hour　before　I　arrived。　A　voice　that　sounded　very　distant　had　said；　'Hello；　Don。'　My　friend　told　him　that　I　hadn't　arrived　yet。　The　voice　then　began　to　recite　a　series　of　numbers　meaninglessly。　My　friend　thought　it　was　some　kind　of　gag　and　hung　up。〃
　　
　　Finally　I　asked　him　if　he　had　ever　had　any　really　odd　encounters　with　peculiar　strangers。　He　looked　at　me　bewildered　and　astonished。
　　
　　〃There's　one　that's　always　bothered　me。　It　happened　around　the　time　of　that　phone　call　thing。　One　night　when　I　was　walking　home　to　my　apartment　I　became　aware　of　a　man　following　me。　When　I　looked　at　him；　he　stopped　and　grinned　at　me　。。。　but　there　was　an　air　of　evil　about　him。　I　can't　pinpoint　it　exactly。〃
　　
　　〃Was　he　possibly　seme　kind　of　sex　deviate？〃　I　suggested。
　　
　　〃No　。。。　I　don't　think　so。　He　was　short　and　slight；　and　wore　a　black　coat　and　black　trousers。　His　face　was　dark　and　foreign…looking。　I　don't　know　why；　but　that　evil　grin　is　burned　into　my　memory。〃
　　
　　Don　said　he　hurried　into　his　apartment　and　never　saw　the　man　again。　A　mere　chance　encounter　on　a　busy　New　York　street。　Perhaps。
　　
　　The　foolishly　grinning　man　is　a　staple　item　in　psychic　lore。　Black…suited　with　a　dark　plexion　and　craggy　foreign　face；　he　has　been　described　to　me　in　many　places　by　many　people。
　　
　　As　for　strange　phone　calls；　I　have　investigated　so　many　that　I　am　now　practically　a　telephone　engineer。　They　are　hard　to　nail　down　because　there　are　so　many　cranks；　hoaxers；　and　〃phone　phreaks〃　out　there　today。　But　the　calls　that　interest　me　most　fall　into　patterns　that　exclude　natural　explanations。
　　
　　At　8　A。M。　on　March　24；　1961；　two　women　in　Prospect；　Oregon；　a　town　of　about　three　hundred　people；　were　talking　together　on　the　phone　when　suddenly　a　strange　man's　voice　broke　into　the　line　and　snapped；　〃Wake　up　down　there！〃　One　of　the　ladies　regarded　this　as　an　affront　and　she　proceeded　to　express　a　very　strong　opinion。　The　voice　started　to　rattle　on　in　a　rapid…fire　language　that　sounded　like　Spanish　but　the　line　seemed　to　be　dead。　The　two　women　could　not　hear　each　other。　After　the　man　suddenly　stopped；　the　line　became　live　again。
　　
　　The　next　day；　at　the　same　hour；　the　women　were　on　the　phone　again；　and　again　the　strange　voice　interrupted　with；　〃Wake　up　down　there！〃
　　
　　This　time　the　women　listened　quietly　as　the　voice　said　something　in　the　foreign　language；　and　then　it　recited　the　numbers　forty　and　twenty…five　over　and　over。　No　one　in　Prospect　spoke　Spanish。　There　was　no　accounting　for　the　incident。
　　
　　Voices　counting　off　meaningless　numbers　also　cut　in　on　TV　reception　in　UFO　flap　areas。　Usually　people　who　experience　this　sort　of　thing　dismiss　it　as　police　calls　or　the　work　of　some　Ham　radio　operator。　They　don't　realize　that　TV　sound　is　broadcast　on　FM　channels　reserved　for　the　purpose　and　there　is　little　chance　that　a　shortwave　or　CB　（Citizen's　Band）　transmission　could　interfere。
　　
　　But　the　phenomenon　is　not　always　restricted　to　electrical　apparatus。　After　I　published　a　couple　of　pieces　about　it　I　received　dozens　of　letters　from　people　throughout　the　country　recounting　their　own　experiences。　To　my　surprise；　most　of　these　people　had　heard　the　voices　late　at　night；　usually　waking　them　up　with　a　sharp　mand。　For　example；　a　man　in　the　Southwest　claimed　he　had　been　jarred　awake　on　several　different　nights　by　the　sound　of　a　deep　male　voice　ordering；　〃Wake　up；　number　491！〃　A　woman　in　Ohio　heard　the　voice　while　driving；　〃873。。。。　You　are　873。〃　And　another　woman　in　Kansas　wrote；　〃Please　tell　me　who　these　people　are　that　keep　reading　numbers　to　me。　They　sound　as　if　they　are　standing　right　next　to　me　but　there　is　no　one　there。〃
　　
　　Do　we　all　have　a　number　tattooed　in　our　brains？　Hardly。　There　are　three　billion　people　so　some　of　them　should　be　numbered　2；834；689；357。　But　all　of　the　numbers　that　have　e　to　my　attention　contain　only　two　or　three　digits。
　　
　　Another　version　of　this　phenomenon　are　the　Morse　code…like　beeps　that　blast　out　of　car　radios；　telephones；　and　TV　sets　when　UFOs　are　active。　On　January　31；　1968；　a　woman　in　California　called　me　long　distance　to　tell　me　of　a　string　of　unusual　events　around　her　home。　Her　phone　was　〃going　crazy；〃　the　house　lights　were　flashing　on　and　off　periodically　and　the　electricians　couldn't　find　the　source　of　the　problem；　and　other　weird　things　were　happening。　As　she　talked　I　recognized　certain　patterns　which　suggested　that　a　repeatable　experiment　might　be　possible。　So　I　gave　her　some　advice　which　would　have　sounded　insane　to　anyone　overhearing　the　conversation。　I　instructed　her　to　go　outside　at　exactly　9　P。M。　that　night　with　a　flashlight　and　if　she　saw　anything　in　the　sky　to　signal　to　it。
　　
　　The　next　day　she　called　me　back　excitedly。　Her　husband；　who　had　been　skeptical　of　the　whole　UFO　business；　had　been　converted；　she　announced；　with　delight。　She　had　followed　my　instructions　and；　sure　enough；　at　9　P。M。　that　night　a　large　orange　sphere　appeared　directly　over　her　home。　She　flashed　the　light　three　times　but　there　was　no　response　from　the　object。　After　a　few　moments　it　scurried　off。　She　and　her　husband　re…entered　the　house　where　the　television　was　on。　As　soon　as　they　entered　the　living　room　three　loud；　very　loud　beeps　shot　out　of　the　TV　set。　Her　husband　was　pletely　f