seen occasionally walking about the city in their mechanical shells. One of them greets George one day and acknowledges him as "iahklu". The alien reveals that he understands George's dream ability and accepts it and gives George a power word that he can use to call for help in his dreams if he needs to.Meanwhile, Haber has been busy using the Augmentor to replicate George's brain waves so he can do his own effective dreaming without George. Finally Haber attempts effective dreaming and nearly destroys the world which is saved by George who pulls the plug on the Augmentor, but not before Haber burns out his brain and becomes cataleptically insane.In case you don't have the book here are some revealing excerpts:1. George to Haber: ' " Did you ever happen to think, Dr. Haber, " he said quietly enough but stuttering a little," that there might be other people who dream the way I do? That reality is being changed out from under us, replaced, renewed, all the time - only we don't know it? Only the dreamer knows it, and those who know his dream. If that's true, I guess we're lucky not knowing it. This is confusing enough."'2. George to himself: 'He spread out his hands and looked at them then sank his face into them; it was wet with tears. Oh hell, hell, he thought bitterly what kind of man am I? Tears in my beard? No wonder Haber uses me. How could he help it ? I haven't any strength, I haven't any character, I'm a born tool. I haven't any destiny. All I have is dreams. And now other people run them.'3. Haber: 'He (Haber) looked at Orr with his genial, reflective smile, stroking his beard. "But in fact, isn't man's very purpose on earth - to do things , change things, make a better world ?...I was wondering if this self-canceling centerpoised personality of yours leads you to look at things defensively. You are afraid of losing your balance... You can't try to live safely, there's no such thing as safety. Stick your neck out of your shell t...
