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Pre-reading;AnexcerptfromTheTimeMachine

TheTimeMachineisanovelbyH.G.Wells.Itisaboutamancalled“TheTimeTraveller”.Thefollowingexcerptintroducesustofivedifferentcharacters.Heretheyarehavingaconversationafterdinnerabouttimetravel.

“But,”saidtheMedicalMan,“ifTimeisreallyonlyafourthdimensionofSpace,whycan’twemoveinTimeaswemoveaboutintheotherdimensionsofSpace?”

TheTimeTravellersmiled.“AreyousosurewecanmovefreelyinSpace?Wecangorightandleft,backwardandforward,butnotupanddown.”

“Notexactly,”saidtheMedicalMan.

“Thereareballoons.”

“Yes,butnotbeforetheballoons.”

“Well,theycouldabit,”saidtheMedicalMan.“Butyoucan’tmoveatallinTime.Wecan’tgetawayfromthepresentmoment.”

“Mydearsir,I’msorrytodisappointyoubutyou’rewrongaboutthis.Thewholeworldiswrong.Wealwaysgetawayfromthepresentmoment.OurthoughtspassalongtheTime-Dimensionfromthecradletothegrave.”

ThePsychologistnodded.HeagreedwiththeMedicalMan,“YoucanmoveaboutinalldirectionsofSpace,butyoucan’tmoveaboutinTime.”

“Youarewrong.Forexample,ifIamrememberinganeventveryclearly,Igobacktothemomentwhenithappened.Ijumpbackforamoment.Ofcourse,Ican’tstaybackforlong.Butifamancangoupinaballoon,whyshouldn’thestoporspeedupalongtheTime-Dimension,oreventraveltheotherway?”

“Oh,this,”beganFilby,“isallnonsense.”

“Whynot?”saidtheTimeTraveller.

“It’sagainstreason,”saidFilby.

“Whatreason?”saidtheTimeTraveller.

“Youcanarguethatblackiswhite,”saidFilby,“butyouwillnevermakemebelieve.”

“Possiblynot,”saidtheTimeTraveller.“ButnowyoubegintoseemyreasonforstudyingtheFourDimensions.LongagoIhadavagueideaofamachine—”

“TotravelthroughTime!”saidtheVeryYoungMan.;ReadtheadaptedexcerptfromTheTimeMachineandfindouthowthecharactersinthestory