but to be able to speak that way on purpose ... it was n't possible for a normal human or a normal human mind . `` you ca n't imagine ... '' his voice trailed off . he waited for a long time for the green to pulse in the pattern again . the general could simply have been pretending to be bad at juggling earlier . flora said , youve stopped chasing her then ? `` maybe to you , to people from the domes . '' 