‘There’s nothing there that wasn’t there before. I’m just using light to draw your attention to certain drops at certain moments. Now what do you see?’ The light shut off. ‘Nothing.’ ‘I’m doing exactly the same thing, but with ultra-violet light. You can’t see it.’ ‘So what’s the point of showing me something I can’t see?’ ‘So that you understand that just because you see something, it doesn’t mean to say it’s there. And if you don’t see something it doesn’t mean to say it’s not there, it’s only what your senses bring to your attention.’ ‘I’m bored with this,’ said Random, and then gasped.
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