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Later, as Bates took his shower, a million things were flashing through his mind. He levitated his bar of Zest for a few moments, disembodied it, and directed it to fly unimpeded through his own body a few times. It seemed too much like a special-effects parlor trick that he saw on stage at the Virginia Disney World a few months ago. Would it really work with Dannos? It seemed too easy. Were their assumptions correct? Were humans world-wide even now discovering psychic powers?
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