Summary

The unnamed narrator describes the events that took place in the lab after the discovery of Loeka, a 7000-year-old man discovered frozen on a mountain. The narrator described how the scientists marveled at this man who was able to climb 4000 feet without modern climbing equipment. He had been found 300 miles from his native village in Italy, causing the scientists to wonder what had made him travel so far. The narrator stated that the formerly reserved research team started wearing color, greeting each other in the hall, having affairs with one another and would have parties on the roof of the lab, chanting Loeka’s name. They would excitedly tell the press of their discoveries about Loeka. They pictured Loeka back in his time as a brave man, facing down the elements. Their lab was filled with a new and creative energy and all...