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The doctor had a small hand lamp, shaded as the larger one, on a ledge above his apparatus, and Clarke, who sat in the shadows, looked down at the great shadowy room, wondering at the bizarre effects of brilliant light and undefined darkness contrasting with one another. THE DOCTOR HAD A SMALL HAND LAMP SHADED AS THE LARGER ONE ON A LEDGE ABOVE HIS APPARATUS AND CLARKE WHO SAT IN THE SHADOWS LOOKED DOWN AT THE GREAT SHADOWY ROOM WONDERING AT THE BIZARRE EFFECTS OF BRILLIANT LIGHT AND UNDEFINED DARKNESS CONTRASTING WITH ONE ANOTHER
 every grain of wheat there lies hidden the soul of a star.’” There was not much furniture in the laboratory. The table in the centre, a stone slab with a drain in one corner, the two armchairs on which Raymond and Clarke were sitting; that was all, except an odd-looking chair at the furthest end of the room. Clarke looked at it, and raised his eyebrows. “Yes, that is the chair,” said Raymond. “We may as well place it in position.” He got up and wheeled the chair to the light, and began raising and lowering it, letting down the seat, setting the back at various angles, and adjusting the foot-rest. It looked comfortable enough, and Clarke passed his hand over the soft green velvet, as the doctor manipulated the levers. “Now, Clarke, make yourself quite comfortable. I have a couple hours’ work before me; I was obliged to leave certain matters to the last.” Raymond went to the stone slab, and Clarke watched him drearily as he bent over a row of phials and lit the flame under the crucible. ELF THAT IS A STRANGE SAYING OF HIS IN EVERY GRAIN OF WHEAT THERE LIES HIDDEN THE SOUL OF A STAR THERE WAS NOT MUCH FURNITURE IN THE LABORATORY THE TABLE IN THE CENTRE A STONE SLAB WITH A DRAIN IN ONE CORNER THE TWO ARM CHAIRS ON WHICH RAYMOND AND CLARKE WERE SITTING THAT WAS ALL EXCEPT AN ODD LOOKING CHAIR AT THE FURTHEST END OF THE ROOM CLARKE LOOKED AT IT AND RAISED HIS EYEBROWS YES THAT IS THE CHAIR SAID RAYMOND WE MAY AS WELL PLACE IT IN POSITION HE GOT UP AND WHEELED THE CHAIR TO THE LIGHT AND BEGAN RAISING AND LOWERING IT LETTING DOWN THE SEAT SETTING THE BACK AT VARIOUS ANGLES AND ADJUSTING THE FOOT REST IT LOOKED COMFORTABLE ENOUGH AND CLARK PASSED HIS HAND OVER THE SOFT GREEN VELVET AS THE DOCTOR MANIPULATED THE LEVERS NOW CLARKE MAKE YOURSELF QUITE COMFORTABLE I HAVE A COUPLE HOURS WORK BEFORE ME I WAS OBLIGED TO LEAVE CERTAIN MATTERS TO THE LAST RAYMOND WENT TO THE STONE SLAB AND CLARKE WATCHED HIM DREARILY AS HE BENT OVER A ROW OF FILES AND LIT THE FLAME UNDER THE CRUCIBLE
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