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Iike children abused

by devil worshipers,

their minds could be

permanently scarred

so that the evil lives on in them.

Devil worship

and evil.

Perhaps we're in danger of taking

certain value judgments for granted.

The church may have blackened

the name of Lucifer...

but who was it

who first asked man

to take a bite

of the apple of knowledge?

Was it the serpent?

The serpent.

Pity you didn't think

to take a bite

of that apple yourself,

Mr. Jones.

The Z93 should cope with the problems

your integrator's been having.

- It's really something, isn't it?

- Oh, yes.

Its speed comes

from a combination

of Josephson junctions and these

"weak link" macro quantum particles.

If it works,

then a joint paper,

I presume?

I shall take the journey if I am

to deal with the press and TV.

Mind you, if I put

my brain paths into the Z93,

maybe they'll sack me and have

the computer do my lectures.

- ( knocks )

- Come in.

Ah.

Victor, look.

Water into wine.

Very good.

You'll be raising the dead next.

Oh, you've moved.

Yes, I'm really rather pleased--

Oh.

Um...

Well, it's in.

The computer?

Aleister Crowley

transferred to binary.

His rituals reenacted

from Montevideo to Madras.

Would they be able to trace a virus

to the Z93?

No, not the way I'm working it,

with an external key.

Who would want to open it?

Well, sexual magic.

You see, that's what he recognized.

The one way

to our primitive emotions-- sex.

When we perform Crowley's rites,

then you see union.

The ceremonies

without him are useless.

Oh, you have

no understanding of ritual.

Look, the Z93 works

in a field of quantum physics

and quantum physics

is the modern alchemy,

but alchemy at a sub-particle level.

Your Z93

can't experience fear

or hatred

or passion.

What are you expecting it to do,

cast spells?

Cast spells.

Yes. Yes.

That's exactly what

I intend it to do.

( pulsating )

( knocking )

( knocking continues )

( sighs )

Man:

so your front-page scoop

on the visiting chaos professor

hasn't materialized?

- I'll get it.

- Man:
But we won't hold our breath.

What about the Masonic story?

I've got a few names,

but I can't figure out

how far it goes

in the university hierarchy.

Not ready then.

Any ideas?

Did you see that Prince William

is going to st. Andrews?

Is that news?

We could try and find out

if Prince William was circumcised.

Circumcised?

Well, Prince Charles was circumcised

by the chief rabbi.

It's part of the ancient rites

of all British kings.

Rick, I'll tell you what:

Write the first part

of your investigation into Masonry

as if the big revelation

will be in the next issue.

That should stir something up.

Brethren...

assist me to open the preceptory.

Is the lodge properly tiled?

Eminent preceptor,

the lodge is properly tiled.

( bangs )

I then call upon the chaplain.

Knights,

it is time to commence our labors.

set a watch before my lips.

All:

so mote it be.

Registrar.

Bring forth the novitiate.

"Thou shall take

a solemn obligation

to keep inviolate

the secrets of this order

or else thy tongue

will be torn from its roots."

( bell tolling )

Haddo. Haddo.

I need to talk to you.

I'll catch you in a minute.

Okay.

symonds's voice:
That was

the last time I know I saw Haddo alive.

You want human contact?

The link between

the Z93 and the soul?

There it is.

And I'll really be able

to experience him?

Are you scared?

What are you afraid of?

An encounter with him

or with your secret self?

Relax, Haddo.

What--

what are you doing here?

This is a restricted zone.

- Is that Dr. Mathers?

- No, he went back to his hotel.

- I've been there.

- Haddo:
Victor, hurry up.

Can you tell him if you see him

that Lia Robinson from "Varsity"

was looking for him

about the interview?

Yes. Yes, I can tell him.

And shut the door

on your way out.

Haddo:

Victor, I'm getting claustrophobic.

Relax.

suit activated.

Electromagnets on.

Here we go.

( electricity crackling )

Haddo:
Victor!

( electronic hum )

( bell tolling )

( knocks on glass )

- Dr. Mathers.

- Lia Robinson...

from "Varsity." Yes.

Weird, I thought I dreamt you.

You said 5:
00,

but you didn't say where.

I'm sorry.

I'm jet-lagged.

Look, there's no one here, so why don't

you just fire some questions off?

Great.

so why did you come to Cambridge?

Well, we were having some problems

with the machine back in California

and here, the Z93 is--

sorry, excuse me.

Have you got it working?

Uh, yeah yeah.

I wired it up last night.

Okay.

Have you tried it out yet?

No, I haven't actually tried it out.

I'll go and fire up the Z93.

Mathers:

It was personal, actually.

I watched my father

succumb to Alzheimer's.

And I thought that if I could

somehow save his memories...

( dialing )

( phone ringing )

Oh, where the f*** are you, Haddo?

Mathers:

...that reality is light;

That matter and time don't exist.

They're just byproducts

of the degradation of light,

the slowing down of light.

so you don't believe in time?

Well, chaps, are we all set?

Yeah, Victor is just wiring us up.

You can't go in

that suit, I'm afraid.

Why not?

I'm having

some problems with the...

time-date sequence.

Can I help?

Give me the morning

to work on it. Thank you.

And who might you be?

- she's a reporter.

- Lia Robinson.

I was hoping

to interview Dr. Mathers.

Press are not allowed on campus

without authorization.

I'm from "Varsity."

What faculty are you?

Who's your tutor?

Classics, Dr. Haddo.

Look, we've got to get back

to work, I'm afraid.

- Lia:
It was just getting interesting.

- Mathers:
I know.

I'm sorry.

Are scientists superstitious?

A few. Why?

This interview is

beginning to feel cursed.

I hope not.

Hope? Forget it.

Just give me the probability.

Very probable.

With how much uncertainty?

Only what can't be ruled out

in the Copenhagen interpretation.

Oh, that means I can't calculate

my position at any moment--

the where or the when.

You did your homework.

I'm impressed. Okay.

I'll be at the bursar's office later,

and maybe we could have dinner.

Maybe I'll get better service

with you at my table.

- I'll be there.

- Great.

But that was British service--

it won't get any better

with me by your side.

Well, at least the wait

will be a little more enjoyable.

Did you just say that

Dr. Haddo was your tutor?

- Have you seen him today?

- No,

but he's giving the Modern Classics

lecture this afternoon.

Oh, Christ.

Haddo?

Where the hell did you

get a move like that?

Normally he's so punctual.

F*** him.

He's coming.

This year's Modern Classics lecture

will be given by Dr. Oliver Haddo,

who will be discussing

the psychology of "Hamlet."

Hallelujah,

hallelujah

Hallelujah, hallelujah

Hallelujah.

( without stutter )

William shakespeare was an occultist.

His characters

Titania and Oberon

are veiled facsimiles

of the ancient Egyptian gods

Isis and Osiris.

Moreover, Hamlet is not

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