"But, fortunately, it meant that his memory was almost a total blank. Therefore, the ray could implant all this data on his memory.
"It's like recording something on an L-P disc. If it already has music on it, the recorder just ruins the disc. But if it's blank, the recorder puts music on it. You see?"
"Then if it had hit anyone but me—" Phil began.
"—it would probably have driven them insane," said Dr. Wolstadt.
"That still leaves us the problem of what to do with Mr. Merriwether," said the President.
"I think I have an idea," Phil said. "Want to hear it?"
Some months later, two men arrived by air in the city of Moscow. One of them went directly to the American Embassy. In his brief case was a small, very compact machine.
The Ambassador shook his hand warmly. "The President told me to give you the run of the place, Dr. Wolstadt. What are you going to do?"
"I'm sorry," said Wolstadt, "but I cannot tell even you. All I require is a room in the Embassy which faces the Kremlin."