“In the nonlocal model,” she continued, “your brain does not create consciousness, but rather your brain experiences what already exists around it.”

She glanced from Faukman to Langdon and back. “In simple English, our brains interact with an existing matrix of awareness.” “That was simple English?” Faukman looked bemused. “Count your blessings,” Langdon said. “She could ruin lunch by trying to explain the triadic dimensional vortical paradigm.”

“Seriously, Robert?” she chided. “A man of your intellectual capacity should be able to grasp a nine-dimensional quantized, volumetric reality embedded in an infinite continuity.” Langdon rolled his eyes.

“See what I mean?” “Kids.” Faukman held up his hands. “Don’t make me stop the car.”