CHAPTER EIGHT After they stepped out of Bonillas' lab and closed the door, Kreitzmann turned to Elias. "What you've just seen is our newest venture, and certainly the most embryonic, insofar as the progress we've made." As he spoke, he led Elias to a small alcove in the hallway, where he motioned for him to take a seat at a small conference table. When they were both seated, Elias remarked, "That was quite impressive." "Thank you. At the time it was proposed, I admit I was a bit skeptical. Although I firmly believe that the human body is vastly underutilized, as a result of growing up and developing with a lowest-common-denominator environment surrounding it, the psychic, or telepathic, facility seemed outlandish even to me." "I can understand that." "However, what it demonstrates is our underlying technique and driving philosophy. The presumption of science, and mankind in general, has been that evolution and human development constitute an upward linear path, that each step taken by every organism is a step toward improvement – betterment, if you will – of the species." "You don't believe that?" "I don't.
