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The Reading

Allan Onik

    The General looked through the one-way mirror. “So, this is him?” he said.
    “Yes,” The Coronel said. “It took us years to find him.”

    Tab sat in a folding chair in the small observation room. Electrodes were attached to his head, sending readings to a small monitor. His eyes were closed, and he was mumbling to himself. His hands were neatly folded together on his lap. Next to him on the floor was a bent spoon and a deck of Tarot Cards.

    “He’s the most powerful on the planet?” The General asked.
    “Quite possibly,” said the Colonel, “that we were able to track anyways. Sometimes these types like to be left to themselves. But the division made it well worth it to him. Lets just say he won’t have to do any readings on the street anymore.”
    “What does the EEG say?”
    “It’s off the charts,” said the Colonel, “his gamma is 1000 times more powerful and adaptive than any brain recorded. Earlier he was able to manipulate The Field around him to bend the spoon. Our staff medium says his aura is quite radiant and precinct. He is one of the best clairvoyants to volunteer his time since Edgar Cayce met Roosevelt during The War.”
    “Scintillating,” said the General.

    The door to the observation room opened. The General walked in with his classified folder and pen. He stood next to Tab. “Just one question. Then we can make the transfer. Where is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?”
    An omniscient voice spoke to The General from all directions. Tab’s lips didn’t move. “A question such as this must be answered with a reading. Would you like to take my hand? I can give you the information—as well as something you’ll remember during a time when you’re, let’s say, a bit older.”
    Tab lifted his hand, his eyes remaining closed. The space around him began to bend the light. The General put his folder and pen on a side desk, and reached out.

    The light was bright, and The General felt warm with overwhelming sense of love. It made him think of the day his daughter was born, and playing on the sidewalk with chalk when he was a baby.
    “Don’t worry,” Tab said, “it is not time to fully embrace it yet, I just wanted to give you a tour—and a taste.”
    The General began flying. With The Love like a tight ball in his stomach, he saw The Greys at Area 51. He saw a Big Foot at Ruby Creek, and a Devil at Pine Barrens. He saw Mediums in New York City, and Witches in the Grozny outskirts.
    Then the General settled down, and The Love became deeper. He saw children opening presents on Christmas, and a mother reading a book to her child. He saw fans watching football, and carnivals and amusement parks full of people playing. He saw lovers holding hands on the streets of Paris, and a puppy playing fetch with his master.
    “I like this, but was it necessary?” The General thought as he floated through Time.
    “I like my subjects to feel Him during my readings. I can give you the coordinates now.”
    The General made note and stopped floating in the observation room. He curled into a ball on the floor and began to sleep.

    And in breaking news Special Forces have eliminated the vicious leader of the Islamic State. President Clinton has applauded the intelligence and operative community for a job well done...
    The General turned off his big screen TV and relaxed. He was no longer afraid.

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