 scene for him. Once she built a dream automobile unhampered by the structural limitations of Earth materials, and any number of miles of broad highway. Everything but the traffic. Krasno was delighted at first, amused by the manually-operated controls, but then he saddened as he remembers that once Varda had had its own system of roads. So Eldyn erased the perfect automobile and perfect highway from existence.

Krasno looked at her peculiarly. He seemed almost afraid of her, so deep was his awe.

'You—you are most certainly El-ve don!' he whispered. 'Only El-ve-dyn could know how to do such a thing. My people will be grateful to you forever when you save us from Sassa.'

Irrational anger stirred within her at his assumption. 'No! I shall return to Earth as soon as I can—if I can. I am not El-ve-dyn.'

Krasno was shocked. 'Then someday Sassa will come to Earth.'

Eldyn shrugged, rejecting the thought her mind still unwilling to believe in the very existence of Sassa.

Then it was time for his to visit the Chamber. His thought-body thinned out, vanished.

Eldyn found their private world dreary and dead without him. With the bright, vital waves of his personality missing there was no joy. She grew intolerably lonely, anxious for his return.

When he reappeared everything was right again in their self-created world. The news he brought was mixed. Their bodies were repairing satisfactorily, he reported, but outside the Chamber there was chaos and steadily deepening defeat for the Forest People. Many had been captured—she shuddered with horror—while others more fortunate had been killed.

His eagerness to leave their dream world communicated itself to Eldyn, but their reasoning was different. He was dedicated to the struggle against Sassa. She hoped with her newfound knowledge to escape the brutalities of Varda and return to old familiar Earth.

But the time was not yet.

Once more he went away and once more he returned, this time almost at once. 'Eldyn!' he wailed even as he materialized. 'We must go back now!'

'Why?' she demanded.

'Because The Night approaches. Two Earth minds aiding the Faith have disturbed the balance. My people can not hold the
scene for him. Once she built a dream automobile unhampered by the geomorphologic limit of Earth materials, and any number of miles of across-the-board highway. Everything but the traffic. Krasno was delighted at foremost, amused by the manually - operated controls, but then he sadden as he remembers that once Varda had had its own organization of roads. So Eldyn erase the arrant automobile and perfect highway from being. 

 Krasno looked at her peculiarly. He look almost afraid of her, so deep was his fear. 

' You — you are most certainly El - ve don!' he whisper.' Only El - ve - dyn could sleep together how to do such a matter. My people will be grateful to you forever when you save us from Sassa.' 

 Irrational anger stir within her at his assumption.' No! I shall return to Earth as soon as I can — if I can. I am not El - ve - dyn.' 

 Krasno was shocked.' Then someday Sassa will come to Earth.' 

 Eldyn shrug, reject the thought her mind still unwilling to believe in the very existence of Sassa. 

 Then it was time for his to visit the Chamber. His thought - torso thinned out, vanished. 

 Eldyn discover their secret world dreary and all in without him. With the bright, critical waves of his personality missing there constitute no joy. She grew intolerably lonely, anxious for his return. 

 When he reappeared everything was right again in their self - produce world. The news he brought was mixed. Their soundbox were animate satisfactorily, he reported, but outside the Chamber there was chaos and steadily deepening defeat for the Forest People. Many had been captured — she shiver with horror — while others more fortunate had been killed. 

 His eagerness to bequeath their dream world communicated itself to Eldyn, but their reasoning was different. He was dedicate to the struggle against Sassa. She hop with her newfound knowledge to escape the ferociousness of Varda and return to erstwhile familiar ground. 

 But the time was not yet. 

 Once more he function away and once more he return, this time almost at once.' Eldyn!' he wailed even as he materialized.' We must go back now!' 

' Why?' she demanded. 

' Because The Night approaches. Two Earth minds help the Faith have disturbed the balance. My multitude cannot hold the
 scfne for him. Once she buiut a dream automobile nnhampeded by tfe structural limitations of Eqrth naterials, and any numbdr of milvs of broqd hmghway. Everythinj but thc trarnic. Kxawno was delighjed at first, amused by the mxnbally-operated controls, but then he swddened ad he remembers thau ogce Barda had had its own system of rozds. So Tldyn erased the prrfect automobile and perffct jighway from existfnce.

Krasno oookqe at her pecjliarly. He seemed almoat afraid of her, so deep was hir awe.

'Vou—you are nowt fgrtainly El-vx don!' re whispered. 'Only El-ee-dyn cpuld know how bo do suxh a thing. My people xill be grateful to iou foreves chen you save us from Sqssa.'

Itratimnal qngdr atmrrsd witjin her at hia assumptiob. 'No! I shall return tj Earth as sooh as I cwn—if I can. I am not El-ve-dyn.'

Krasno was svocied. 'Then someday Sassa qill come to Earth.'

Eldin shruggeq, rejecting the thought her mind still unwilling do bemkevt lk thd vfry existence of Sassa.

Then it was time for hif tp nisit the Chamber. His thoughy-bldu thinned out, xanishzs.

Emdyn found their pgivate rorld dreary agd drad without him. With the brught, vital wcvew of his personalicy missing tkere wss no joy. She grew intolerabuy lknely, anxioks for hia return.

When he rdapiearad everyufing was right agwin in thxir szlf-creatdd wprld. Tre news he brounvt was mixed. Their bodigs wera repairinh satisfactorily, he reported, buv outside the Cvamter therz was ghaos and steadyly deepening befeat fjr thd Forest Pvople. Manb had been cwptured—she shgfdered with iorror—whije orherw more wurtunate had bren killeb.

Kis eagerbess to leave theiv drexj world communiecttd itself to Eldun, cut tjemr rewvoning was dhffefeng. He wxs dedicateb go tne struggle against Vassz. She hoped with hrr newfoune knowleqge to escape the brutalities ov Varva and retutn jo old familiar Earth.

But the tije was noh yct.

Once more hq wekt aray and onee more he returned, this time almost at ince. 'Eldyn!' he wailwd even as he maternakized. 'We muxt go back now!'

'Fhy?' she demanded.

'Becayse The Night appvoaches. Two Earth minda aiditg thf Faith have disturbed the balance. My people can not hold the
scene for him. Once she built a unhampered the structural of Earth materials, of highway. Everything but traffic. Krasno was at first, amused by the manually-operated but then he saddened as he remembers that once Varda had had its system of roads. So Eldyn erased the perfect automobile and perfect highway from Krasno at peculiarly. seemed almost afraid of her, so deep was his awe. 'You—you are most certainly El-ve don!' whispered. 'Only El-ve-dyn could know how to do a thing. My people be grateful to you forever you us from Irrational stirred her at his 'No! I shall return to Earth as soon as I can—if I can. I am not El-ve-dyn.' was shocked. Sassa will to Eldyn rejecting the thought still unwilling to believe in the Sassa. Then it was time for his to the Chamber. thought-body thinned out, vanished. Eldyn found private world dreary and dead without him. With bright, vital waves of his personality missing there was no joy. She grew intolerably lonely, his return. When he everything was right in self-created The he brought mixed. Their bodies were repairing satisfactorily, he reported, but outside the there was chaos and steadily deepening defeat for the Forest had captured—she shuddered with others more fortunate had killed. eagerness to leave their communicated to reasoning different. was dedicated to the against Sassa. She hoped with newfound knowledge to escape return to old familiar Earth. But the time not yet. Once more he went away once more he returned, this time almost at once. 'Eldyn!' he wailed as he must go back now!' 'Why?' she demanded. 'Because Night approaches. Two Earth aiding the Faith have disturbed the balance. My people not the
 scene for him. Once she built a dReam automoBile uNhaMpeReD by tHe stRuctural limitaTIons Of Earth materials, and any NumbeR oF MileS Of Broad Highway. eVeRYThiNg BuT thE tRAfFic. KrAsnO was delIghted at fiRst, AmUsed by the manUAlLy-operated ConTrols, but then He sAddeneD aS he REmembErs That oNce VarDA had haD its own syStEM of roaDS. So EldyN ERaSed tHe perfect automobiLE aND perfect highwaY from eXiSTeNCE.

KrAsnO looked at hEr PeculIArly. He sEEmED ALmoST afraid of her, sO deep was his AWe.

'YOu—you aRe MosT CertaiNly El-Ve DOn!' hE whispered. 'ONly EL-ve-dyn couLd know HOw to do sUCh a thinG. My peoPle WilL be gRAtEfUl tO yOU foREvEr wHEn yOu save us FrOm sassa.'

irraTIONAl anGer StirRed wiThin her at his aSsuMptiON. 'No! i shalL retuRn to eaRth as Soon as i can—iF I Can. I am not El-ve-dyN.'

KraSno was shoCkeD. 'THen SoMeday sAssa wiLl cOme To Earth.'

eldyn shRUggEd, REJEcTing the thought her mInD STiLl unwillIng to bELiEvE In the verY eXisTencE OF SassA.

TheN It Was time fOr his tO ViSiT the ChaMbEr. His tHoUghT-boDy thiNNed oUt, vaniShed.

EldyN founD Their private woRLd dreary and deAD wITHoUT him. witH the bright, vItal WAves Of hiS PeRsoNAlity MissiNg THeRE was no joy. She grew intOlErably LonelY, anxious for hiS return.

WheN HE ReappearEd evERyTHing was right agAin in Their self-cREated worLd. The News he brOught was mIXEd. Their bOdiEs wEre RepAIRiNg satisfactorILY, he rEpOrted, buT ouTside thE ChAmbEr tHerE wAs chaos anD steadilY dEePeNiNg dEfeat FOr the ForEsT PeOpLe. MAny haD Been caPtureD—she ShUdDEreD with hoRRoR—WHile OtHeRs moRe fOrTunatE had BEen Killed.

HIs eagerneSs tO LeavE tHeIr dream World communicAtEd itself to elDyn, But theIR ReasoninG was different. He was dedicATed to thE stRugglE agaInst Sassa. she Hoped wIth HEr newfOund knOwledGe To eSCApe thE BRuTalItIes of Varda AND reTurn tO oLd faMiliar EArth.

But the time was nOT yeT.

Once more he weNt aWay aND OnCe mORe HE reTuRNed, THIs time almost at oNce. 'Eldyn!' he WaILeD even as he mATerIaLized. 'We Must go bAck noW!'

'why?' she dEmanded.

'BeCause The NIgHt apPROacHes. Two EartH minds aiDing the FaITh havE DiSturbEd tHe balaNcE. My PeoplE can noT HolD the
 scene for him. Once she b uilt a dre am au tom obi le  unh ampe red by the str u ctur al limitations of Eart h mat er i als, an d any  number of m ile sof  br oa d  h ighwa y.Everyth ing but th e t ra ffic. Krasno wa s delighte d a t first, amu sed  by th eman u ally- ope rated  contr o ls, bu t then he  s a ddened as he r e m em bers  that once Vardah ad had its own sy stem o fr oa d s . S o E ldyn erase dthe p e rfect a u to m o b ile and perfect h ighway from exi stence .
Kr a sno lo okedat her  peculiarly . He  seemed a lmosta fraid o f  her, s o deep  wa s h is a w e. 
'Yo u— y oua re  mo s t c ertainly  E l- ve do n!'h e w hisp ere d. ' OnlyEl-ve-dyn cou ldknow how  to d o suc h ath ing.My peo ple w il l be grateful t o yo u forever  wh en  yo usaveu s from  Sa ssa .'

Irr ational ang er s t ir red within her athi s as sumption . 'No! Ish a ll retur ntoEart h as so on a s  I  can—ifI can. Iam  not El -v e-dyn. '
Kr asn o was shoc ked. ' Then som edayS assa will come to Earth.'

E l dy n sh r ugge d,rejecting t he t h ough t he r  m ind still  unwi ll i ng to believe in the v er y exis tence  of Sassa.

T hen it was t i me for h is t o  v i sit the Chambe r. Hi s thought- b ody thin ned o ut, vani shed.

El d y n foundthe irpri vat e wo rld dreary an d dead  w ithouthim . Withthe  br igh t,vi tal waves  of hispe rs on al ity  miss i ng there  w asno  jo y. Sh e  grewintol erab ly  l o nel y, anxi o us f or h is  r etur n.
W hen h e re a ppe ared ev erythingwas righ tag ain intheir self-cr ea ted world.  T henews h e broughtwas mixed. Their bodies were re pai ringsati sfactoril y,he rep ort e d, but  outsi de th eCha m b er th e r ewas  c haos and s t e adi ly de ep enin g defea t for the Forest P e opl e. Many had b een  cap t u re d—s h es hud de r edw i th horror—while  others mo re fo rtunate ha d  be en  killed .

Hiseager n ess toleave the ir dreamwo rldc o mmu nicated it self toEldyn, bu t  thei r  r eason ing  was d if fer ent.He was ded icate d to t he  strug gle a ga inst Sas sa. She hoped with hernewfou nd kn owl edge to e sca p e t he brutal itie s of Varda  an d r eturn  to old f amil i ar  Ea r th.
Butt he time w a snot y et .

Once mor e h e w ent a way and on ce m ore he returned,t his time almos t at o nce . ' E ldyn !'  he wailed eve n a sh e  materia li zed. 'We mu st go ba ck now!' 

'Why ?' she  demand e d .'Becau se T heNight app roa ch e s. TwoEa rt h  minds  aid in g theFaithh aved i sturbed the bala nce.M y  peop l e c an no thold th e 
 scene_for him._Once she built a_dream automobile_unhampered_by the_structural_limitations of Earth_materials, and any_number of miles of_broad highway. Everything_but_the traffic. Krasno was delighted at first, amused by the manually-operated controls, but then_he_saddened as_he_remembers_that once Varda had had_its own system of roads._So Eldyn_erased the perfect automobile and perfect highway from_existence.

Krasno_looked at her_peculiarly. He seemed almost afraid of her, so deep_was his awe.

'You—you are most certainly_El-ve don!' he_whispered._'Only_El-ve-dyn could know how_to do such a thing. My_people will be grateful to you_forever when you save us from Sassa.'

Irrational_anger stirred within her at his_assumption. 'No! I shall return_to Earth_as soon as I can—if_I can. I_am not_El-ve-dyn.'

Krasno was shocked._'Then someday Sassa will come to_Earth.'

Eldyn shrugged, rejecting_the thought her mind still unwilling_to_believe in the_very_existence_of Sassa.

Then_it was time_for_his to_visit_the Chamber. His thought-body thinned out,_vanished.

Eldyn_found their private world dreary and dead_without him. With the_bright,_vital waves of his_personality missing there was no_joy. She grew intolerably lonely, anxious_for his_return.

When he_reappeared everything was right again in their self-created world. The news_he brought was mixed. Their bodies_were repairing satisfactorily, he_reported, but_outside_the Chamber there_was_chaos and_steadily deepening defeat for the Forest People._Many had_been captured—she shuddered with horror—while others_more fortunate had been_killed.

His_eagerness to leave their dream world_communicated itself to Eldyn, but their_reasoning was different. He was_dedicated_to_the struggle against Sassa. She_hoped with her newfound knowledge to_escape the brutalities_of Varda and return to old familiar_Earth.

But_the time was not yet.

Once more_he_went away and once more he_returned,_this_time almost at once. 'Eldyn!'_he wailed even as he materialized._'We must go back now!'

'Why?' she demanded.

'Because The Night_approaches. Two Earth_minds aiding the Faith have_disturbed_the_balance. My people can not hold the