"The shock must have been tremendous. An awful psychic blow, especially to a person as emotionally disturbed as Mr. Partch was."
"Yes, that machine of Mr. Wills' is extremely dangerous. What amazes me is that it didn't kill Partch altogether. Good thing we got to him when we did."
Dr. Coles rubbed his jaw.
"Yes, you know it is incredible how much the human mind can sometimes take, actually. As you say, it's a wonder it didn't kill him."
He shook his head.
"Perfectly horrible. How could any modern human stand it? Two hours, he was alone with that machine. Imagine—two hours of total silence!"