"You will have a very little more than two hours in which to think about certain matters, during which Security will prevent you from leaving this room, but will bring you any notes you desire, or even assistance if you think that helpful to you. Foremost, I suggest you make use of that time in which to consider those arts by which one would seek to deceive a dath ilani and weave about him an illusion he cannot distinguish from reality, even though, in the end, the two must be distinct."
"Secondarily I will set you a puzzle, or perhaps, just a subject to consider. I should like you to spend at least a quarter-hour on it, perhaps at the end of your time, and report back to me on your thoughts when I return to you. Have you recovered from your terror enough that you are hearing and understanding these words?"