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It's morning. Ray's awake.

He's also got two fairly thick books on advanced aviation systems and advanced composites welding. If the 'USED' stickers on the spines are anything to go by, they came from a university or college bookstore.

He's going to get permanent wrinkles in his forehead if he keeps frowning like that.

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Johnny studied him with a rueful look at the enthusiasm. He placed the plane section back in the bag, and handed it back to Ray

"I saw." He then said thoughtfully, "I've been told that I sometimes will talk in my visions. Sometimes in languages I don't even know, depending on who the subject was. I've even done automatic writing for a case I was brought in on, and drawings based on the style of another subject."

Ray being Ray, he completely failed to note the rueful look.

"Sir, if I weren't already hip deep in the dead, I'd almost be tempted to change my major and study parapsychology from the psychic angle instead just so I could get a better understanding of your case. Psychometry's rare enough. That level of detail, that kind of ability- that's just incredible by comparison to everything else out there."

Johnny nodded, "I've heard that what I have is rare. I guess calling them visions isn't completely accurate because I do feel like I'm there. Sometimes as an observer, sometimes from the point of view of the person. I can interact with them at times as well. Generally I've noticed there seems to be an emotional factor to them as well."

"Well, yeah, there would be," Ray says, setting the meter aside. "The primary component most psychometric readings have in common is extremely strong emotions associated with them. One case study I saw involved a man who was given five knives- he screamed when he got to the one that'd been used to commit a murder, dropped the knife, knocked his forehead against the table, and suddenly sat up and announced that someone had had sex on the table within the last twenty-four hours. Turned out he was right."

Johnny nodded, and commented, "I hoped for his sake, he was just observing in both visions. It's sometimes pretty disturbing from the individuals' point of view." He had enough visions involving murders from the murderer's point of view to know too well why people kill.

He added, "Well, as Rev. Purdy put it, I don't get boring visions about people. I get them for a reason."

"Unfortunately, I don't remember," Ray admitted. "It's been a while since I saw the documents for the case."

He nodded. "I would have to say so, yeah. Boring events don't exactly radiate, you know?"

"I guess not."

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