The psi current broke loose. Clusters of bodies flew in all directions, like the exploding fragments of a grenade, crashing in and through the metal walls of the compound buildings.
And then all was still, except for a few broken moans. They were the loneliest sounds Lucifer had ever heard.
He saw Huth, palms outstretched, walking steadily toward the clearing.
"Let him come," said Lucifer. "I will talk to him."
They met about thirty yards in front of the clearing. Huth's bronze features were chiseled deep with new lines.
"Dr. Brill," he said, "I am shocked and disappointed. I thought you had come to believe in this great experiment."
"There is no longer a question of belief—its success to this point is very obvious."
"Then why do you destroy it?"
"I am trying to save it."
"I don't understand," said Huth. But there was hope in his eyes.