human
What happened to him?
gpt
We have three others in the same condition, said Barker.
human
We tried to determine the effect of a pure feedback impulse, and fed it back to each of them in amplified form as we found it on their charts. This is what happened. I'm afraid we may have cost them their sanity, and we don't know why.
gpt
How could their own feedback do such a thing to them? he asked in wonder.
human
What part of the chart did you take it from?
gpt
We used the impulse that didn't get through, the one that was blocked so that error resulted. Apparently this is the alternative to error. He nodded toward the writhing, sobbing man.
human
Harper reached a point where he _had_ to fail or else be subject to this psychic storm.
gpt
This makes less sense than ever! If that's true, then we've got to take back what we've told Oglethorpe. His errorless man isn't possible, after all.