272 DATE WITH THE GODS"What do you mean by the balance of the universe?"
"We've spoken about the health of your planet Earth,
how active and vulnerable it is to sunspots and to other
attractional forces in the neighboring solar systems, and
how cataclysms are practically around the corner."
"Right," I said, recalling our previous sessions.
Rama became very still and somber, staring into space
for some time, as if she were in a trance. Finally, she said,
"If your people continue tampering with the equilibrium
of the universe by exploding atomic bombs, it could
mean disaster for more than just your planet. Dropping
a couple of those powerful bombs could split your planet
in two or three parts. This means one less force of
attraction that we have to fight the effects of Hercolu
bus in our solar system."
"How would you interfere?"
"Ah, to you that's classified information, but let it be
no secret that we have our UFO bases throughout the
world. You've seen one."
"Yes."
"We've had our UFO bases on this planet ever since
the continent of Atlantis went down some 12,000 years
ago. The other two doors of the earth are in the polar
regions, with a few entrances like Lake Titicaca, be
tween Peru and Bolivia. I'll also tell you that from our
bases we can monitor all communications in your world,
so we can see what's going on."
"Really? You've said many times that you people are
preparing the ground for the second coming of Christ,
that you're the apocalyptical angels, the armies of
heaven. Is it your job to get people turned on to Christ or
to keep an eye on us Earthlings so we don't blow
ourselves apart?"
"Both. We're scientists who can give you straight
answers about God, the universe and the creation of