巴里斯说,如果在我们缺席的情况下,如果前门打开,我的盒式磁带录音机开始录制。它在沙发下。它有两个小时的胶带。我说,我将三个全向索尼·米克斯(Sony Mikes)放在三个不同的地方 - 您应该告诉我。如果他们通过窗户进来怎么办?勒克曼说。还是后门?为了增加他们通过前门进入进入的机会,巴里斯继续说,而不是以其他不太常规的方式进入,我天意将前门解锁了。停顿后,勒克曼开始嘲笑。假设他们不知道它已解锁? Arctor说。巴里斯说,我在上面写了一张笔记。
(If the front door is opened, Barris said, during our absence, my cassette tape recorder starts recording. It's under the couch. It has a two-hour tape. I placed three omnidirectional Sony mikes at three different-- You should have told me, Arctor said. What if they come in through the windows? Luckman said. Or the back door? To increase the chances of their making their entry via the front door, Barris continued, rather than in other less usual ways, I providentially left the front door unlocked. After a pause, Luckman began to snigger. Suppose they don't know it's unlocked? Arctor said. I put a note on it, Barris said.)
在菲利普·迪克(Philip K.他已经在沙发下设置了一个盒式录音机,该录音机在打开前门时会激活。此外,他从战略上放置了三个全向麦克风,以从不同角度捕获声音。这种准备反映了他对安全的焦虑和收集信息的愿望。
但是,巴里斯的方法引起了他的朋友,尤其是Arctor和Luckman的问题。他们推测入侵者可以通过替代路线(例如窗户或后门)进入的可能性。巴里斯(Barris)试图确保前门是他们的入口点,甚至将其解锁并在上面留下了便条,为情况增加了一层荒谬。这种对话突出了角色的偏执狂,以及他们在信任的世界中感到安全的。