"Tell us in English what you are saying to them."
There was a silence. Franstein repeated his command, and Richardson spoke again, this time in his normal voice.
"And God saw the earth, and behold it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. And God said to Noah, I have determined to make an end of all flesh; for the earth is filled with violence through them; behold I will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark ... and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you, they shall be male and female.... Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten and store it up.... And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him...."
The voice tapered off into silence, and Sandra, her eyes wide with fear and amazement whispered: "That's the story of the Flood and he told it as if he was there. What does it mean?"
Franstein silenced her with a gesture and bent over Richardson whose eyes were closed. "Ham," he said, a note of insistence in his voice, "you hear me? Answer!"
The eyes half opened. "Yes, I hear you."
"Tell me, where did you go in the ark?"
"To a place of many waters ... many waters, and we rested on them until they went down." Now the voice was fading.
"Where was it? Tell me, where was it?"
The reply came in almost a whisper. "I don't know. It was another earth ... another earth...."