TWENTY-ONE - LORD ASRIELS WELCOME-2
“Idontneedahiometerforthat.NowIwanttohearaboutyourjourneyhere,Lyra.Startfromthebeginning.Tellmeeverything.”
Soshedid.ShebeganwithherhidingiiringRoom,aontotheGobblerstakingRoger,aimewithMrs.Coulter,ahihathadhappened.
Itwasalongtale,andwhenshefishesaid,“SotheresohingIwanttoknow,andIreIvegottherighttoknowit,likeIhadtherighttoknowwhoIreallywas.Andifyoudidnttellmethat,youvegottotellmethis,inrepense.So:whatsDust?Andwhyseveryonesoafraidofit?”
Helookedatherasiftryingtoguesswhethershewoulduandwhathewasabouttosay.Hehadneverlookedatherseriouslybefore,shethought;untilnowhehadalwaysbeenlikeanadultindulgingachildirick.Butheseemedtothinkshewasready.
“Dustiswhatmakesthealethiometerwork,”hesaid.“Ah...Ithoughtitmight!Butwhatelse?Howdidtheyfindoutaboutit?”
“Inoneway,theChurchhasalwaysbeenawareofit.TheyvebeenpreagaboutDustforturies,onlytheydidntcallitbythatname.
“ButsomeyearsagoaMuscovitecalledBorisMikhailovitchRusakovdiscoveredanewkindofelementaryparticle.Youveheardofeles,photorinos,a?Theyrecalledelementaryparticlesbecauseyoutbreakthemdownanyfurther:theresnothingihembutthemselves.Well,thisnewkindofparticlewaselementaryallright,butitwasveryhardtomeasurebecauseitdidinanyoftheusualways.ThehardestthingforRusakovtouandwaswhythenewparticleseemedtoclusterwherehumanbeingswere,asifitwereattractedtous.Andespeciallytoadults.Childrentoo,butnotnearlysomutiltheirdaemonshavetakenafixedform.DuringtheyearsofpubertytheybegintoattractDustmorestrongly,anditsettlesonthemasitsettlesonadults.
“Nowalldiscoveriesofthissort,becausetheyhaveabearingoriheChurch,havetobeannouhroughtheMagisteriuminGeneva.AndthisdiscoveryofRusakovswassounlikelyandstratheiorfromthesistorialCourtofDisciplinesuspectedRusakovofdiabolicpossession.Heperformedanexorcisminthelaboratory,heinterrogatedRusakovuherulesoftheInquisition,butfinallytheyhadtoacceptthefactthatRusakovwasntlyingordeceivingthem:Dustreallyexisted.
“Thatleftthemwiththeproblemofdegwhatitwas.AndgiventheChurature,therewasonlyohingtheycouldhavechosen.TheMagisteriumdecidedthatDustwasthephysicalevidencefinalsin.Doyouknowwhatinalsinis?”
Shetwistedherlips.ItwaslikebeingbackatJordan,beingquizzedohingshedbeenhalf-taught.“Sortof,”shesaid.
“No,youdont.GototheshelfbesidethedeskandbriheBible.”
Lyradidso,andhahebigblackbooktoherfather.
“YoudorememberthestoryofAdamandEve?”
“Course,”shesaid.“Shewasntsupposedtoeatthefruitandtheserpeedher,andshedid.”
“Andpehen?”
“Umm...Theywerethrownout.Godthrewthemoutofthegarden.”
“Godhadtoldthemnottoeatthefruit,becausetheywoulddie.Remember,theywerehegarden,theywerelikechildren,theirdaemonstookonanyformtheydesired.Butthisispened.”
HeturoChapterThreeofGenesis,andread:
“Andthewomansaiduntotheserpent,Wemayeatofthefruitofthetreesofthegarden:
“Butofthefruitofthetreewhichisinthemidstofthegarden,Godhathsaid,Yeshallofit,hershallyetouchit,lestyedie.
“Andtheserpentsaiduntothewoman,Yeshallnotsurelydie:
“Foddothknowthatinthedayyeeatthereof,thenyoureyesshallbeopened,andyourdaemonsshallassumetheirtrueforms,andyeshallbeasgods,knowinggoodandevil.
“Ahewomansawthatthetreewasgoodforfood,andthatitleasanttotheeyes,andatreetobedesiredtorevealthetrueformofonesdaemoookofthefruitthereof,anddideat,andgavealsountoherhusbandwithher;andhedideat.
“Andtheeyesofthembothwereopened,andtheysawthetrueformoftheirdaemons,andspokewiththem.
“Butwhenthemanandthewomaheirowndaemons,theykhatagreatgehadeuponthem,foruntilthatmomentithadseemedthattheywereatohallthecreaturesoftheearthandtheair,andtherewasnodiffereweenthem:
“Andtheysawthedifferendtheyknewgoodandevil;andtheywereashamed,andtheysewedfigleavestogethertocovertheirnakedness....”
Heclosedthebook.
“Andthatwashowsiotheworld,”hesaid,“sinandshameah.
Itcamethemomenttheirdaemonsbecamefixed.”
“But...”Lyrastruggledtofindthewordsshewanted:“butitenttrue,isit?
Nottruelikechemistryineering,notthatkindoftrue?TherewasntreallyanAdamaheCassingtonScholartoldmeitwasjustakindoffairytale.”
“TheCassingtonScholarshipistraditionallygiventoafreethishisfuntochallehefaithoftheScholars.Naturallyhedsaythat.ButthinkofAdamandEvelikeanimaginarynumber,likethesquarerootofminusone:youeverseeanycreteproofthatitexists,butifyouincludeitinyourequations,youcalculateallmahingsthatcouldntbeimagihoutit.
“Anyway,itswhattheChurchhastaughtforthousandsofyears.AndwhenRusakovdiscoveredDust,atlasttherehysicalproofthatsomethinghappenedwheninnocegedintoexperience.
“Ially,theBiblegaveustheaswell.AtfirsttheywerecalledRusakovParticles,butsoonsomeonepoiacuriousversetowardtheendoftheThirdChapterofGenesis,whereGodscursingAdamforeatingthefruit.”
HeopeheBibleagainandpoiouttoLyra.Sheread:
“Inthesweatofthyfaceshaltthoueatbread,tillthoureturnuntotheground;foroutofitwastthoutaken:fordustthouart,anduntodustshaltthoureturn....”
LordAsrielsaid,“Churchscholarshavealuzzledoverthetranslationofthatverse.Somesayitshouldreadnotuntodustshaltthoureturnbutthoushaltbesubjecttodust,andotherssaythewholeverseisakindofpunonthewroundanddust,anditreallymeansthatGodsadmittinghisownnaturetobepartlysinful.Nooneagrees.Noone,becausethetextiscorrupt.Butitwastoogoodawordtowaste,andthatswhytheparticlesbecameknownasDust.”
“AndwhatabouttheGobblers?”Lyrasaid.
“TheGeneralOblationBoard...Yourmang.Cleverofhertospottheceofsettingupherownpowerbase,butshesacleverwoman,asIdaresayyouvenoticed.ItsuitstheMagisteriumtoallowallkindsofdifferentageoflourish.Theyplaythemoffagainstoher;ifonesucceeds,theypretendtohavebeensuppitallalong,andifitfails,theypretenditwasarenegadeoutfitwhichhadneverbeenproperlylised.
“Yousee,yourmothersalwaysbeenambitiousforpower.Atfirstshetriedtogetitinthenormalway,throughmarriage,butthatdidntwork,asIthinkyouveheard.SoshehadtoturntotheChuraturallyshecouldnttaketherouteamancouldhavetaken—priesthoodandsoon—ithadtobeunorthodox;shehadtosetupherownorder,herownelsofinfluendworkthroughthat.ItwasagoodmovetospecializeinDust.Everyonewasfrightenedofit;nooneknewwhattodo;andwhensheofferedtodireiigation,theMagisteriumwassorelievedthattheybackedherwithmoneyandresourcesofallkinds.”
“Buttheywerecutting—”Lyracouldntbringherselftosayit;thewordschokedinhermouth.“Youknowwhattheyweredoing!WhydidtheChurchletthemdoanythinglikethat?”
“Thereret.Somethinglikeithadhappenedbefore.Doyouknowwhatthewordcastrationmeans?Itmeansremovingthesexualansofaboysothatheneverdevelopsthecharacteristian.Acastratekeepshishightreblevoiceallhislife,whichiswhytheChurchallowedit:sousefulinChurchmusiecastratibecamegreatsingers,wonderfulartists.Manyjustbecamefatspoiledhalf-men.Somediedfromtheeffectsoftheoperation.ButtheChurchwouldntflinchattheideaofalittlecut,yousee.Thereret.Andthiswouldbesomuchmienitheoldmethods,whentheydidnthaveaheticsorsterilebandagesorpropernursingcare.Itwouldbegentlebyparison.”
“Itisnt!”Lyrasaidfiercely.“Itisnt!”
“No.Ofcoursenot.ThatswhytheyhadtohideawayinthefarNorth,indarknessandobscurity.AndwhytheChurchwasgladtohavesomeonelikeyourmotherincharge.Whocoulddoubtsomeones,sowell-ected,sosweetandreasobecauseitwasanobscureandunofficialkindofoperation,shewassomeoheMagisteriumcoulddenyiftheyo,aswell.”
“Butwhoseideawasittodothatcuttinginthefirstplace?”
“Itwashers.Sheguessedthatthetwothingsthathappenatadolescemightbeected:thegeinonesdaemonathatDustbegale.
Perhapsifthedaemonwereseparatedfromthebody,wemightneverbesubjecttoDust—tinalsin.Thequestionwaswhetheritossibletoseparatedaemonandbodywithoutkillingtheperson.Butshestraveledinmanyplaces,andseenallkindsofthings.ShestraveledinAfrica,forinstaheAfrishaveawayofmakingaslavecalledazombi.Ithasnowillofitsown;itwillworkdayandnightwithouteverrunningawayorplaining.Itlookslikeacorpse....”
“Itsapersonwithouttheirdaemon!”
“Exactly.Soshefoundoutthatitossibletoseparatethem.”
“And...TonyCostatoldmeaboutthehorriblephantomstheyhaveihers.Isupposetheymightbethesamekindofthing.”
“Thatsright.Anyway,theGeneralOblationBrewoutofideaslikethat,andoutoftheChurchsobsessionwithinalsin.”
LordAsrielsdaemontwitchedherears,andhelaidhishandonherbeautifulhead.
“Therewassomethihathappenedwhentheymadethecut,”hewenton.
“Andtheydidheehatlinksbodyanddaemonisimmenselypowerful.Wheismade,allthatenergydissipatesinafraofased.Theydidntnotice,becausetheymistookitforshock,ust,ormorale,araihemselvestofeelnumbtowardsit.Sotheymissedwhatitcoulddo,andtheyhoughtofharnessingit....”
Lyracouldntsitstill.Shegotupandwalkedtothewindow,andstaredoverthewidebleakdarknesswithunseeiheyweretoocruel.Nomatterhowimportantitwastofindoutabinalsin,itwastoocrueltodowhattheyddoonyMakariosandalltheothers.Nothingjustifiedthat.
“Andwhatwereyoudoing?”shesaid.“Didyoudoanyofthatcutting?”
“Imiedihingquitedifferent.IdontthinktheOblationBoesfarenough.IwanttogotothesourceofDustitself.”
“Thesource?Wheresitefrom,then?”
“FromtheotheruniverseweseethroughtheAurora.”
Lyraturnedaroundagaiherwaslyingbahischair,lazyandpowerful,hiseyesasfierceashisdaemons.Shedidntlovehim,shecouldnttrusthim,butshehadtoadmirehim,aravagantluxuryhedassembledinthisdesolatewasteland,andthepowerofhisambition.
“Whatisthatotheruniverse?”shesaid.
“Oneofuntablebillionsofparallelworlds.Thewitcheshaveknownaboutthemforturies,butthefirsttheologianstoprovetheirexistehematicallywereexunicatedfiftyormoreyearsago.However,itstrue;theresnopossiblewayofdenyingit.
“Buthoughtitwouldeverbepossibletocrossfromoneuoahatwouldviolatefuallaws,wethought.Well,rong;welearoseetheworldupthere.Iflightcross,sowe.Aolear,Lyra,justasyoulearousethealethiometer.
“Nowthatworld,aheruniverse,cameaboutasaresultofpossibility.Taketheexampleoftossinga:itedownheadsortails,aknowbeforeitlandswhichwayitsgoingtofall.Ifitesdownheads,thatmeansthatthepossibilityofitsingdowntailshascollapsed.Untilthatmomewopossibilitieswereequal.
“Butonanotherworld,itdoesedowntails.Ahathappens,thetwoworldssplitapart.Imusingtheexampleoftossingatomakeitclearer.
Infact,thesepossibilitycollapseshappenatthelevelofelementaryparticles,buttheyhappeninjustthesameway:onemomentseveralthingsarepossible,themomentonlyonehappens,ado.Exceptthatotherworldshavesprungintobeing,onwhichtheydidhappen.
“AndImgoingtothatworldbeyondtheAurora,”hesaid,“becauseIthinkthatswherealltheDustinthisuniverseesfrom.YousawthoseslidesIshowedtheScholarsiiringroom.YousawDustpintothisworldfromtheAurora.Youveseenthatcityyourself.Iflightcrossthebarrierbetweentheuniverses,ifDust,ifweseethatcity,thenwebuildabridgeandcross.Itneedsaphenomenalburstofenergy.ButIdoit.
SomewhereoutthereistheinofalltheDust,allthedeath,thesin,themisery,thedestructivenessintheworld.Humanbeingstseeanythingwithoutwantingtodestroyit,Lyra.Thatsinalsin.AndImgoingtodestroyit.Deathisgoingtodie.”
“Isthatwhytheyputyouhere?”
“Yes.Theyareterrified.Andwithgoodreason.”
Hestoodup,andsodidhisdaemon,proudaifulanddeadly.Lyrasatstill.Shewasafraidofherfather,andsheadmiredhimprofoundly,ahoughthewasstarkmad;butwhowasshetojudge?
“Gotobed,”hesaid.“Thoroldwillshowyouwheretosleep.”
Heturogo.
“Youveleftthealethiometer,”shesaid.
“Ah,yes;Idontactuallyhatnow,”hesaid.“Itwouldbeomewithoutthebooksanyway.Dyouknow,IthierofJordanwasgivingittoyou.Didheactuallyaskyoutittome?”
“Well,yes!”shesaid.Butthehoughtagain,andrealizedthatinfacttheMasterneverhadaskedhertodothat;shehadassumeditallthetime,becausewhyelsewouldhehavegivenittoher?“No,”shesaid.“Idontknow.Ithought—”
“Well,Idontwantit.Itsyours,Lyra.”
“But—”
“Goodnight,child.”
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Soshedid.ShebeganwithherhidingiiringRoom,aontotheGobblerstakingRoger,aimewithMrs.Coulter,ahihathadhappened.
Itwasalongtale,andwhenshefishesaid,“SotheresohingIwanttoknow,andIreIvegottherighttoknowit,likeIhadtherighttoknowwhoIreallywas.Andifyoudidnttellmethat,youvegottotellmethis,inrepense.So:whatsDust?Andwhyseveryonesoafraidofit?”
Helookedatherasiftryingtoguesswhethershewoulduandwhathewasabouttosay.Hehadneverlookedatherseriouslybefore,shethought;untilnowhehadalwaysbeenlikeanadultindulgingachildirick.Butheseemedtothinkshewasready.
“Dustiswhatmakesthealethiometerwork,”hesaid.“Ah...Ithoughtitmight!Butwhatelse?Howdidtheyfindoutaboutit?”
“Inoneway,theChurchhasalwaysbeenawareofit.TheyvebeenpreagaboutDustforturies,onlytheydidntcallitbythatname.
“ButsomeyearsagoaMuscovitecalledBorisMikhailovitchRusakovdiscoveredanewkindofelementaryparticle.Youveheardofeles,photorinos,a?Theyrecalledelementaryparticlesbecauseyoutbreakthemdownanyfurther:theresnothingihembutthemselves.Well,thisnewkindofparticlewaselementaryallright,butitwasveryhardtomeasurebecauseitdidinanyoftheusualways.ThehardestthingforRusakovtouandwaswhythenewparticleseemedtoclusterwherehumanbeingswere,asifitwereattractedtous.Andespeciallytoadults.Childrentoo,butnotnearlysomutiltheirdaemonshavetakenafixedform.DuringtheyearsofpubertytheybegintoattractDustmorestrongly,anditsettlesonthemasitsettlesonadults.
“Nowalldiscoveriesofthissort,becausetheyhaveabearingoriheChurch,havetobeannouhroughtheMagisteriuminGeneva.AndthisdiscoveryofRusakovswassounlikelyandstratheiorfromthesistorialCourtofDisciplinesuspectedRusakovofdiabolicpossession.Heperformedanexorcisminthelaboratory,heinterrogatedRusakovuherulesoftheInquisition,butfinallytheyhadtoacceptthefactthatRusakovwasntlyingordeceivingthem:Dustreallyexisted.
“Thatleftthemwiththeproblemofdegwhatitwas.AndgiventheChurature,therewasonlyohingtheycouldhavechosen.TheMagisteriumdecidedthatDustwasthephysicalevidencefinalsin.Doyouknowwhatinalsinis?”
Shetwistedherlips.ItwaslikebeingbackatJordan,beingquizzedohingshedbeenhalf-taught.“Sortof,”shesaid.
“No,youdont.GototheshelfbesidethedeskandbriheBible.”
Lyradidso,andhahebigblackbooktoherfather.
“YoudorememberthestoryofAdamandEve?”
“Course,”shesaid.“Shewasntsupposedtoeatthefruitandtheserpeedher,andshedid.”
“Andpehen?”
“Umm...Theywerethrownout.Godthrewthemoutofthegarden.”
“Godhadtoldthemnottoeatthefruit,becausetheywoulddie.Remember,theywerehegarden,theywerelikechildren,theirdaemonstookonanyformtheydesired.Butthisispened.”
HeturoChapterThreeofGenesis,andread:
“Andthewomansaiduntotheserpent,Wemayeatofthefruitofthetreesofthegarden:
“Butofthefruitofthetreewhichisinthemidstofthegarden,Godhathsaid,Yeshallofit,hershallyetouchit,lestyedie.
“Andtheserpentsaiduntothewoman,Yeshallnotsurelydie:
“Foddothknowthatinthedayyeeatthereof,thenyoureyesshallbeopened,andyourdaemonsshallassumetheirtrueforms,andyeshallbeasgods,knowinggoodandevil.
“Ahewomansawthatthetreewasgoodforfood,andthatitleasanttotheeyes,andatreetobedesiredtorevealthetrueformofonesdaemoookofthefruitthereof,anddideat,andgavealsountoherhusbandwithher;andhedideat.
“Andtheeyesofthembothwereopened,andtheysawthetrueformoftheirdaemons,andspokewiththem.
“Butwhenthemanandthewomaheirowndaemons,theykhatagreatgehadeuponthem,foruntilthatmomentithadseemedthattheywereatohallthecreaturesoftheearthandtheair,andtherewasnodiffereweenthem:
“Andtheysawthedifferendtheyknewgoodandevil;andtheywereashamed,andtheysewedfigleavestogethertocovertheirnakedness....”
Heclosedthebook.
“Andthatwashowsiotheworld,”hesaid,“sinandshameah.
Itcamethemomenttheirdaemonsbecamefixed.”
“But...”Lyrastruggledtofindthewordsshewanted:“butitenttrue,isit?
Nottruelikechemistryineering,notthatkindoftrue?TherewasntreallyanAdamaheCassingtonScholartoldmeitwasjustakindoffairytale.”
“TheCassingtonScholarshipistraditionallygiventoafreethishisfuntochallehefaithoftheScholars.Naturallyhedsaythat.ButthinkofAdamandEvelikeanimaginarynumber,likethesquarerootofminusone:youeverseeanycreteproofthatitexists,butifyouincludeitinyourequations,youcalculateallmahingsthatcouldntbeimagihoutit.
“Anyway,itswhattheChurchhastaughtforthousandsofyears.AndwhenRusakovdiscoveredDust,atlasttherehysicalproofthatsomethinghappenedwheninnocegedintoexperience.
“Ially,theBiblegaveustheaswell.AtfirsttheywerecalledRusakovParticles,butsoonsomeonepoiacuriousversetowardtheendoftheThirdChapterofGenesis,whereGodscursingAdamforeatingthefruit.”
HeopeheBibleagainandpoiouttoLyra.Sheread:
“Inthesweatofthyfaceshaltthoueatbread,tillthoureturnuntotheground;foroutofitwastthoutaken:fordustthouart,anduntodustshaltthoureturn....”
LordAsrielsaid,“Churchscholarshavealuzzledoverthetranslationofthatverse.Somesayitshouldreadnotuntodustshaltthoureturnbutthoushaltbesubjecttodust,andotherssaythewholeverseisakindofpunonthewroundanddust,anditreallymeansthatGodsadmittinghisownnaturetobepartlysinful.Nooneagrees.Noone,becausethetextiscorrupt.Butitwastoogoodawordtowaste,andthatswhytheparticlesbecameknownasDust.”
“AndwhatabouttheGobblers?”Lyrasaid.
“TheGeneralOblationBoard...Yourmang.Cleverofhertospottheceofsettingupherownpowerbase,butshesacleverwoman,asIdaresayyouvenoticed.ItsuitstheMagisteriumtoallowallkindsofdifferentageoflourish.Theyplaythemoffagainstoher;ifonesucceeds,theypretendtohavebeensuppitallalong,andifitfails,theypretenditwasarenegadeoutfitwhichhadneverbeenproperlylised.
“Yousee,yourmothersalwaysbeenambitiousforpower.Atfirstshetriedtogetitinthenormalway,throughmarriage,butthatdidntwork,asIthinkyouveheard.SoshehadtoturntotheChuraturallyshecouldnttaketherouteamancouldhavetaken—priesthoodandsoon—ithadtobeunorthodox;shehadtosetupherownorder,herownelsofinfluendworkthroughthat.ItwasagoodmovetospecializeinDust.Everyonewasfrightenedofit;nooneknewwhattodo;andwhensheofferedtodireiigation,theMagisteriumwassorelievedthattheybackedherwithmoneyandresourcesofallkinds.”
“Buttheywerecutting—”Lyracouldntbringherselftosayit;thewordschokedinhermouth.“Youknowwhattheyweredoing!WhydidtheChurchletthemdoanythinglikethat?”
“Thereret.Somethinglikeithadhappenedbefore.Doyouknowwhatthewordcastrationmeans?Itmeansremovingthesexualansofaboysothatheneverdevelopsthecharacteristian.Acastratekeepshishightreblevoiceallhislife,whichiswhytheChurchallowedit:sousefulinChurchmusiecastratibecamegreatsingers,wonderfulartists.Manyjustbecamefatspoiledhalf-men.Somediedfromtheeffectsoftheoperation.ButtheChurchwouldntflinchattheideaofalittlecut,yousee.Thereret.Andthiswouldbesomuchmienitheoldmethods,whentheydidnthaveaheticsorsterilebandagesorpropernursingcare.Itwouldbegentlebyparison.”
“Itisnt!”Lyrasaidfiercely.“Itisnt!”
“No.Ofcoursenot.ThatswhytheyhadtohideawayinthefarNorth,indarknessandobscurity.AndwhytheChurchwasgladtohavesomeonelikeyourmotherincharge.Whocoulddoubtsomeones,sowell-ected,sosweetandreasobecauseitwasanobscureandunofficialkindofoperation,shewassomeoheMagisteriumcoulddenyiftheyo,aswell.”
“Butwhoseideawasittodothatcuttinginthefirstplace?”
“Itwashers.Sheguessedthatthetwothingsthathappenatadolescemightbeected:thegeinonesdaemonathatDustbegale.
Perhapsifthedaemonwereseparatedfromthebody,wemightneverbesubjecttoDust—tinalsin.Thequestionwaswhetheritossibletoseparatedaemonandbodywithoutkillingtheperson.Butshestraveledinmanyplaces,andseenallkindsofthings.ShestraveledinAfrica,forinstaheAfrishaveawayofmakingaslavecalledazombi.Ithasnowillofitsown;itwillworkdayandnightwithouteverrunningawayorplaining.Itlookslikeacorpse....”
“Itsapersonwithouttheirdaemon!”
“Exactly.Soshefoundoutthatitossibletoseparatethem.”
“And...TonyCostatoldmeaboutthehorriblephantomstheyhaveihers.Isupposetheymightbethesamekindofthing.”
“Thatsright.Anyway,theGeneralOblationBrewoutofideaslikethat,andoutoftheChurchsobsessionwithinalsin.”
LordAsrielsdaemontwitchedherears,andhelaidhishandonherbeautifulhead.
“Therewassomethihathappenedwhentheymadethecut,”hewenton.
“Andtheydidheehatlinksbodyanddaemonisimmenselypowerful.Wheismade,allthatenergydissipatesinafraofased.Theydidntnotice,becausetheymistookitforshock,ust,ormorale,araihemselvestofeelnumbtowardsit.Sotheymissedwhatitcoulddo,andtheyhoughtofharnessingit....”
Lyracouldntsitstill.Shegotupandwalkedtothewindow,andstaredoverthewidebleakdarknesswithunseeiheyweretoocruel.Nomatterhowimportantitwastofindoutabinalsin,itwastoocrueltodowhattheyddoonyMakariosandalltheothers.Nothingjustifiedthat.
“Andwhatwereyoudoing?”shesaid.“Didyoudoanyofthatcutting?”
“Imiedihingquitedifferent.IdontthinktheOblationBoesfarenough.IwanttogotothesourceofDustitself.”
“Thesource?Wheresitefrom,then?”
“FromtheotheruniverseweseethroughtheAurora.”
Lyraturnedaroundagaiherwaslyingbahischair,lazyandpowerful,hiseyesasfierceashisdaemons.Shedidntlovehim,shecouldnttrusthim,butshehadtoadmirehim,aravagantluxuryhedassembledinthisdesolatewasteland,andthepowerofhisambition.
“Whatisthatotheruniverse?”shesaid.
“Oneofuntablebillionsofparallelworlds.Thewitcheshaveknownaboutthemforturies,butthefirsttheologianstoprovetheirexistehematicallywereexunicatedfiftyormoreyearsago.However,itstrue;theresnopossiblewayofdenyingit.
“Buthoughtitwouldeverbepossibletocrossfromoneuoahatwouldviolatefuallaws,wethought.Well,rong;welearoseetheworldupthere.Iflightcross,sowe.Aolear,Lyra,justasyoulearousethealethiometer.
“Nowthatworld,aheruniverse,cameaboutasaresultofpossibility.Taketheexampleoftossinga:itedownheadsortails,aknowbeforeitlandswhichwayitsgoingtofall.Ifitesdownheads,thatmeansthatthepossibilityofitsingdowntailshascollapsed.Untilthatmomewopossibilitieswereequal.
“Butonanotherworld,itdoesedowntails.Ahathappens,thetwoworldssplitapart.Imusingtheexampleoftossingatomakeitclearer.
Infact,thesepossibilitycollapseshappenatthelevelofelementaryparticles,buttheyhappeninjustthesameway:onemomentseveralthingsarepossible,themomentonlyonehappens,ado.Exceptthatotherworldshavesprungintobeing,onwhichtheydidhappen.
“AndImgoingtothatworldbeyondtheAurora,”hesaid,“becauseIthinkthatswherealltheDustinthisuniverseesfrom.YousawthoseslidesIshowedtheScholarsiiringroom.YousawDustpintothisworldfromtheAurora.Youveseenthatcityyourself.Iflightcrossthebarrierbetweentheuniverses,ifDust,ifweseethatcity,thenwebuildabridgeandcross.Itneedsaphenomenalburstofenergy.ButIdoit.
SomewhereoutthereistheinofalltheDust,allthedeath,thesin,themisery,thedestructivenessintheworld.Humanbeingstseeanythingwithoutwantingtodestroyit,Lyra.Thatsinalsin.AndImgoingtodestroyit.Deathisgoingtodie.”
“Isthatwhytheyputyouhere?”
“Yes.Theyareterrified.Andwithgoodreason.”
Hestoodup,andsodidhisdaemon,proudaifulanddeadly.Lyrasatstill.Shewasafraidofherfather,andsheadmiredhimprofoundly,ahoughthewasstarkmad;butwhowasshetojudge?
“Gotobed,”hesaid.“Thoroldwillshowyouwheretosleep.”
Heturogo.
“Youveleftthealethiometer,”shesaid.
“Ah,yes;Idontactuallyhatnow,”hesaid.“Itwouldbeomewithoutthebooksanyway.Dyouknow,IthierofJordanwasgivingittoyou.Didheactuallyaskyoutittome?”
“Well,yes!”shesaid.Butthehoughtagain,andrealizedthatinfacttheMasterneverhadaskedhertodothat;shehadassumeditallthetime,becausewhyelsewouldhehavegivenittoher?“No,”shesaid.“Idontknow.Ithought—”
“Well,Idontwantit.Itsyours,Lyra.”
“But—”
“Goodnight,child.”
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