human
See anything wrong, Miss Kitty?
gpt
I'm not an authority on celestial geography, she said cautiously, academically.
human
But obviously the maps I've seen were not accurate in showing the true continental proportions. She pointed to a small chart hanging on the side wall.
gpt
This map shows Florida, for example, a much longer peninsula than it actually is. A number of things like that. I don't see anything else wrong, but, of course, it's not my field of knowledge.
human
Only it's not the map that's wrong, Miss Kitty, he said.
gpt
It is _my_ field of knowledge, and I've seen those continental outlines hundreds of times. They always corresponded to the map ... before.
human
Not only that, Sam Eade entered the conversation.
gpt
As soon as we were clear of the wreck, Lt. Harper took a fix on stars and constellations. He's an astrogator. He knows his business. And they were wrong, too. Just a little wrong, here and there, but enough. And even more than that. On a tight beam, I should have been able to make a connection with Earth headquarters on this set. And I haven't yet got communication, and we know there's nothing wrong with this set.
human
Sam knows his business, too, Miss Kitty, Lt. Harper said.
gpt
If he can't get communication, it's because there isn't any.
human
It means, the lieutenant said, as if he were answering a question she hadn't yet asked,
gpt
I don't understand,
human
There's a theory, Lt. Harper answered slowly.
gpt
Heretofore it has been considered only a mathematical abstraction, and having no counterpart in reality. The theory of multiple dimensions.
human
I've read about that,