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The Augmentor is a device similar to an EEG (Electroencephalography) machine that Dr. William Haber uses to enhance Orr’s dreaming capabilities and track his brain activity.
Augmentor Quotes in The Lathe of Heaven
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Chapter 6
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He must act, he had to act. He must refuse to let Haber use him any longer as a tool. He must take his destiny into his own hands.
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Chapter 9
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“Volcanoes emit fire.”
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Chapter 10
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“They are of the dream time. I don’t understand it, I can’t say it in words. Everything dreams. The play of form, of being, is the dreaming of substance. Rocks have their dreams, and the earth changes … But when the mind becomes conscious, when the rate of evolution speeds up, then you have to be careful. Careful of the world. You must learn the way. You must learn the skills, the art, the limits. A conscious mind must be part of the whole, intentionally and carefully—as the rock is part of the whole unconsciously. Do you see? Does it mean anything to you?”
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Destruction was not his line; and a machine is more blameless, more sinless even than any animal. It has no intentions whatsoever but our own.
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After a while the big body moved, and presently sat up. It was all slack and loose. The massive, handsome head hung between the shoulders. The mouth was loose. The eyes looked straight forward into the dark, into the void, into the unbeing at the center of William Haber; they were no longer opaque, they were empty.
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Augmentor Term Timeline in The Lathe of Heaven
The timeline below shows where the term Augmentor appears in The Lathe of Heaven. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...that occurred during d-sleep, and eventually creating a complex device called the Dream Machine, or Augmentor, which can make the brain of the person hooked up to it dream in a...
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...waking or hypnotized state and a dreaming state. Haber then explains that he’ll use the Augmentor to force Orr into a dream state, thereby increasing the likelihood that Orr will have...
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...Haber says “Antwerp,” and the lines on the EEG screen become “stronger and slower.” The Augmentor records Orr’s s-sleep patterns. Suddenly, the lines become quicker, marking Orr’s entrance into the d-state....
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Chapter 3
...voice, Haber commends Orr’s ability to “dream to order,” follow hypnosuggestions, and respond to the Augmentor, which is great, since Haber would prefer not to treat Orr with drugs, as the...
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...Orr only has effective dreams once a month. Though under Haber’s care, and with the Augmentor keeping him in the d-sleep phase, he’s had three in the last two days. Orr...
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Chapter 4
...this ability “for ends of his own, without [Orr’s] consent.” He tells her about the Augmentor. Still, Orr insists that Haber isn’t an evil scientist; on the contrary, Orr is sure...
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Chapter 5
...p.m. today, and a HEW inspector will be there to observe their session with the Augmentor. Haber grumbles about the “Goddamn Government prying,” and the way his many successes have made...
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...improving with treatment. Lelache asks Haber to describe this treatment, and Haber describes how the Augmentor produces stimuli encouraging dreaming.
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Lelache presses further, asking Haber what the Augmentor actually does. Lelache’s nosiness annoys Haber, but he tries not to show it. Haber describes...
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...screen as he does so. Then he commands Orr to sleep and turns on the Augmentor, which makes Orr descend into the d-state of sleep. Haber explains to Lelache that Orr’s...
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Haber turns off the Augmentor once Orr is deep inside his dream. He and Lelache watch the EEG screen, waiting...
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Chapter 7
...Heather tells Orr that he didn’t create the Aliens on his own: Haber and the Augmentor had coerced him into doing it. Orr has been addressing Heather as Miss Lelache up...
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Chapter 8
...Sleep Lab One, and Haber announces that he’s figured out a way to make the Augmentor replicate Orr’s d-state brainwaves. Now, Haber will be able to hook up Orr to the...
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...Heather to run to the basement and turn on the Emergency Generator to power the Augmentor.
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...him to stop the Alien invasion and restore peace for “everybody.” Haber turns on the Augmentor to guide Orr into the d-state, but before he can look at the EEG screen,...
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Haber wraps himself around the Augmentor to protect it while keeping a close eye on the Alien ship hovering outside the...
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...dreaming Orr and realizes that his dreams haven’t changed anything. Haber then turns off the Augmentor, wakes up Orr, and orders him to summarize his dream. To Haber’s frustration, Orr merely...
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Chapter 9
...of things like geography and “human nature.” Ever since Haber learned how to use the Augmentor to exercise more precise control over Orr’s dreams, though, this continuity has begun to dissolve....
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...enters Haber’s magnificent, half-acre office suite. Haber is in his office making adjustments to the Augmentor. Haber calls hello to Orr but doesn’t get up from his work to greet him....
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After Haber finishes working on the Augmentor, he tells Orr they’re going to try something new today and attach him to the...
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Haber tells Orr to keep his eyes open. He switches on the Augmentor, and Orr is walking around downtown when an Alien bumps into him. Orr apologizes, and...
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...Orr’s thoughts had produced odd, intense brainwaves in his cortex without being supplemented by the Augmentor. Haber demands to know what Orr was thinking. Orr is extremely reluctant to pass along...
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...ago. When Orr comes to, he assumes his good feelings were the work of the Augmentor, but Haber, barely concealing his irritation, tells him the device isn’t doing anything. They begin...
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...that he’s on the cusp of a breakthrough: he’ll soon be able to use the Augmentor to induce effective dreaming in anyone and will no longer need Orr. Until then, Haber...
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...after they’ve made so much progress, but Orr disagrees: the more Haber experiments with the Augmentor, the worse the world becomes, and Orr thinks the worst is yet to come if...
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Chapter 10
As Heather watches Orr sleep, Haber turns on the Augmentor. He fiddles with the equipment as Orr drifts between dreams. Haber alternates between observing Orr...
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...enters Heather’s head and refuses to leave. Suddenly, Orr wakes up. Haber is livid. The Augmentor was stimulating Orr with d-state patterns, which should have made him dream—not wake up. Haber...
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...final plea to Haber to say the Alien word “Er’ perrehnne” before he uses the Augmentor on himself, which will give him “a little help from your friends.” Heather thinks Orr’s...
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...room is cold, dark, and spinning. Orr can’t see a thing, but he locates the Augmentor by touch and turns it off, which propels the world back into existence. Orr and...
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