The Space Warp

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John Russell Fearn. The Space Warp

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For Claire Jane King

THE FAULT IN SPACE

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“I’m not botherin’ exactly,” Prayerbook retorted. “It’s these fellers in the paper I’m talkin’ about. Listen to this an’ brush up on your science: Normally, light waves are transmitted through space in the form of waves, and anything from violet to red, between the ranges of three thousand and seven thousand Angstrom units is visible to us. The other vibrations are not, being in the invisible spectrum. But, if as seems likely, a fault has developed in the medium we call space it is possible that the two vibra­tions of which we are most conscious, light and heat, may take on different properties. Either may change their rate of vibration; new and unknown wavelengths may reach us. The breakdown of an apparently immutable law makes it impossible to predict what may happen. Earth is hurtling straight towards such a flaw in space now and towards mid-afternoon today unusual effects may be noticed. People should be on their guard and—”

“I know, I know,” Prayerbook grumbled, slapping the paper down on his knee. “Can’t blame a feller for doing a bit of thinking, though.”

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