“It’s an artifact of deep brain structure. Even congenitally blind people see them sometimes.” “None of us have seen them before. Ever.” “I believe you. But there’s no information there, eh? That wasn’t Rorschach talking, it was just … interference. Like everything else.” “But it was so vivid! Not that flickering corner-of-your-eye stuff we saw everywhere. This was solid. It was realer than real.” “That’s how you can tell it wasn’t. Since you don’t actually see it, there’s no messy eyeball optics to limit resolution.” “Oh,” James said, and then, softly: “Shit.” “Yeah. Sorry.” And then, “Any
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