Since society has never provided the full potential for such a mentality, we are uncertain as to what it might be. But we can guess that against it, they have been reduced to a sort of idiocy — an idiocy that we call normalcy.

The second reason we put forward is this: we know that man uses only a tiny fraction of his brain. What blocks him from the rest of it? Why has nature given him equipment that he cannot put to use? Or has society prevented him from breaking the barriers around his own potential?

There, in brief, are two reasons. Believe me, Harry, there are many more — enough for us to have convinced some very hard-headed and unimaginative government people that we deserve a chance to release superman. Of course, history helps — in its own mean manner. It would appear that we are beginning another war — with Russia this time, a cold war, as some have already taken to calling it. And among other things, it will be a war of intelligence — a commodity in rather short supply, as some of our local mental giants have been frank enough to admit. They look upon our man-plus as a secret weapon, little devils who will come up with death rays and super-atom-bombs when the time is ripe. Well, let them. It is inconceivable to imagine a project like this under benign sponsorship. The important thing is that Mark and I have been placed in full charge of the venture — millions of dollars, top priority — the whole works. But nevertheless, secret to the ultimate. I cannot stress this enough.

Now, as to your own job — if you want it. It develops step by step. First step: in Berlin, in 1937, there was a Professor Hans Goldbaum. Half Jewish. The head of the Institute for Child Therapy.