▁and ▁became ▁S eld on ' s ▁closest ▁and ▁most ▁trust ed ▁co - worker . ▁ ▁Am ary l ' s ▁dev otion ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁und o ing , ▁giving ▁him ▁an ▁early ▁death ▁from ▁over work . ▁ ▁In ▁For ward ▁the ▁Foundation , ▁Am ary l ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁to ▁discover ▁W anda ▁S eld on ' s ▁mental ic ▁powers , ▁when ▁W anda ▁reads ▁his ▁mind . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁death bed , ▁Am ary l ▁is ▁rem ind ed ▁by ▁H ari ▁S eld on ▁of ▁an ▁idea , ▁previously ▁proposed ▁by ▁Am ary l , ▁of ▁developing ▁two ▁found ations ▁that ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁k ern els ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Gal actic ▁Empire . ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁discuss ▁an ▁idea ▁of ▁S eld on ' s ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mental ics , ▁acting ▁as ▁guard ians ▁of ▁the ▁psych oh istor ical ▁track ▁by ▁" int rodu cing ▁fine ▁adjust ments ," ▁influen cing ▁ ▁historical ▁events . ▁This ▁group ▁of ▁guard ians , ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁another ▁group ▁of ▁psych oh istor ians , ▁which ▁would ▁develop ▁and ▁preserve ▁a ▁knowledge ▁base , ▁ ▁would ▁hopefully ▁decrease ▁the ▁recovery ▁time ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁second ▁Gal actic ▁Empire . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁of ▁mental ic ▁psych oh istor ians ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁f ru ition ▁as ▁the ▁Second ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁As im ov , ▁Isaac . ▁Foundation . ▁G nome ▁Press . ▁ 1