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perceived in the center of the brain as an image after a series of

processes. With this technical background, one must do some

thinking.

The brain is insulated from light. The inside of the brain is pitch

dark, and light does not reach its location. The place called the center

of vision is a completely dark place where no light ever reaches; it

may well be the darkest place we have ever known. However, we

observe a luminous, bright world in this pitch darkness.

The image formed in the eye is so sharp and distinct that the

technology of the 20th century has not been able to attain it. For

instance, look at the book you read, your hands with which you hold it,

then lift your head and look around you. Have you ever seen such a

sharp and distinct image as this one at any other place? Even the

most developed television screen produced by the greatest television

producer in the world cannot provide such an image for you. It is a

three-dimensional, colored and extremely sharp image. For more than

100 years thousands of engineers have been trying to achieve this

sharpness. Factories with huge premises were established, much

research has been carried out, and plans and designs have been made

for this purpose. Again, look at a TV screen and the book you hold in

your hands. You will see that there is a big difference in sharpness

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