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Aldous Huxley

This person is the author of both stories.

The researcher

This person performs experiments on the author.

Huxley's wife

This person asks only one question during the experiment.

God/A Higher Power

This can be contacted, the protagonist believes, in a variety of ways, including through the use of drugs.

Artists

These people have extraordinary minds, according to the author, and are often able to achieve transcendence without the use of drugs.

Philosophers

These people attempt to explain the world around us and help the author to understand his experiences.

Authors

The author's view of nature and the way he experiences the world is best represented by the works of these people.

Psychologists/Doctors

These people help the author to differentiate between experiences that are truly visionary, and ones that are simply the side effects of the drugs.

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