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A Call for Unity

to electric signals. Just as with the eye, the act of hearing fi-
nalizes in the center of hearing in the brain.
The situation in the eye is also true for the ear. That is,
the brain is insulated from sound just as it is from light. It
does not let any sound in. Therefore, no matter how noisy is
the outside, the inside of the brain is completely silent.
Nevertheless, the sharpest sounds are perceived in the brain.
In your completely silent brain, you listen to symphonies,

and hear all of the noises in a crowded place. However,
were the sound level in your brain measured by a precise
device at that moment, complete silence would be found to
be prevailing there.
As is the case with imagery, decades of effort have been

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