eek well；〃 Dr。 Edmonds said amiably。 〃I've been up it a few
times myself； sans paddle。 An EEG can tell us lots of things； Danny。〃
〃Like what？〃
〃Like for instance if you have epilepsy。 That's a little problem where — 〃
〃Yeah； I know what epilespy is。〃
〃Really？〃
〃Sure。 There was a kid in my nursery school back in Vermont — I went to nursery
school when I was a little kid — and he had it。 He wasn't supposed to use the
flashboard。〃
〃What was that； Dan？〃 He had turned on the machine。 Thin lines began to trace
their way across graph paper。
〃It had all these lights； all different colors。 And when you turned it on；
some colors would flash but not all。 And you had to count the colors and if you
pushed the right button； you could turn it off。 Brent couldn't use that。〃
〃That's because bright flashing lights sometimes cause an epileptic seizure。〃
〃You mean using the flashboard might've made Brent pitch a fit？〃
Edmonds and the nurse exchanged a brief； amused glance。 〃Inelegantly but
accurately put； Danny。〃
〃What？〃
〃I said you're right； except you should say ‘seizure' instead of ‘pitch a
fit。