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　　一次精神崩溃后，沃尔特离开城市来到乡下。然而，在遇到吵闹的新邻居后，他平静度日的希望彻底破灭

 讲述美国西部在南北战争15年间的多方面扩张及聚居，这段史诗般的旅程充满了危险和阴谋。

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

　　赫克托是一名潜水教练,一个偶然的机会,他在一个偏远的希腊小镇上发现了极具潜水天赋的年轻姑娘德奈.他说服德奈到自己工作的研究所接受潜水训练,准备冲击当时的自由潜水世界纪录.在和美国著名潜水选手麦琪的比赛中,德奈由于比赛经验不足,在现场昏厥,被送进医院治疗.赫克托对德奈产生了感情,他不想让德奈再冒生命危险,劝她放弃冲击世界纪录,为此他和上司瓦尔迪斯发生了冲突,一怒之下辞职而去.在瓦尔迪斯的努力下,德奈通过了资格委员会的审查,正式向世界纪录发起了冲击.最终,德奈成功地打破了世界纪录,但是她却付出了生命的代价,给赫克托留下的是无尽的思念.