Chapter 5 Summary

"Opening to the Knowledge" As he recovers from his latest sudden journey from the realm of energy to the physical realm, the narrator encounters Maya, who has come looking for him. As they move into hiding from the suspicious Park Ranger she says is coming, the narrator tells her of his recent experiences, suggesting that he believes she is one of Williams' Group of Seven. Maya reacts with immediate anger and resistance, she doesn't want to get involved. The narrator tries to alter her thinking, but she remains resistant, eventually leaving with some relief.

The narrator walks in the direction of the hum, and soon encounters a large man that he first thinks is David Long Eagle, but then realizes is the man Long Eagle told him about, Curtis Webber. As the two men make camp, conversation reveals that Webber is a scientist...