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their lives, Thomsen wasn’t sure. “Herr Reichsführer, when the doorway is fully charged, do not be alarmed when you feel a disorientation as it comes to full power. Its sound waves act as an hallucinogen introduced through the inner ear for some.”
    â€œIs it dangerous to us?” he asked as he once again took a seat to watch.
    â€œFrankly, Herr Reichsführer, we just don’t know what the long-term effects will be.”
    Himmler nodded. He really didn’t care since the damnable technology would only be used once and for a singular purpose—his escape from the Russians, or the allies.
    The lights throughout the complex dimmed as power was brought online. Five miles down the line, buried deeply underground, were the three large rubber-encased conduit electrical lines that ran in from the Möhne Dam twenty-five miles away. They were heating up so much the rubber casing started to sizzle.
    â€œPreparing to charge,” came the confident announcement from below.
    Thomsen, with a final look and nod from Himmler, opened the intercom to the laboratory below. “Charge the doorway!”
    A piercing scream filled the air around every man watching the test. Himmler forced his hands to his ears and then he quickly inserted the earplugs that he had forgotten about. As the audio assault continued one of the SS guards bent over and went to his knees as he became violently ill. Himmler angrily nodded that the man should be removed and punished later for showing his weakness.
    â€œPulse!” Thomsen said, hoping that the final charging of the doorway would also double Himmler over. But the small man held firm and only gritted his teeth at the onslaught of inner-ear sound and minute vibrations.
    Below, the charge of electricity burst into the chain and it stiffened to a straight line of two rows as electricity flowed through it.
    Thomsen paced to the side of the Reichsführer and leaned down. “The magnets inside the door frame will be charged and the chain, or what we call the particle accelerator, will conform to its designed structure.”
    The final charge was sent through the accelerator. Suddenly there was a bright explosion of light as the circular chain rounded and became taut as the force of the magnets inside the doorway distributed magnetism to equal parts of the chain, which brought the expensive links to attention, forming a perfect circle inside the rectangular doorway. As Himmler watched, the interior of the man-made circle started to shimmer. It was as if an invisible wave moved the very air around inside the accelerator as it hung magically in suspended form in a perfect circle where the opposing magnets held it at bay.
    â€œWe are forming a man-made current. Just as if we have shot an arrow underwater, the particle accelerator has now forced ions into the doorway. We are seeing this shimmering simply because as of this moment the current and flow have no place to go, or to lock on to, so the entire assault of our time and space remains contained in this laboratory. Start the revolution, please.”
    The magnets started to rotate, and then spun faster and faster until there was nothing but a trail of blue light forming the brightest of flares any of the men had ever witnessed. The RPMs increased as even more power from the Möhne Dam was used. The sheer power was pulsing energy into the surrounding air. The chain connected fast, and then released the opposing magnets to the next in line, which made the speed reach incalculable levels. This same design would be used in particle accelerators in the future.
    â€œWe are now going to send our signal into the doorway.” Thomsen again spoke into the intercom. “Go to full revolutions on the particle accelerator!”
    Below the circular chain of composite material, steel, plastic, and ceramic was spinning at the speed of sound, which was bringing men to their knees. Himmler grimaced and took hold of the arms