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Gary Mitchell's personnel file noting his Esper rating. 

ESPER RATING ESPER RATING: 091. APERCEPTION QUOTIENT: 20/104. DUKE-HEIDELBURG QUOTIENT: 261. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUOTIENT: 679532-112.

ESPER RATING and quotients are well above average in all categories and exceptionally high in some. On planet Deneb IV, subject officer showed a marked ability in sensing the telepathic communication used by the inhabitants of that planet. In at least three cases (see notations on rear of report), subject officer carried on long telepathic communication with selected Deneb IV natives and scored 80 percent or higher on comprehension.

History on subject officer from childhood shows a consistent pattern of Esper orientation, dating back to the usual childhood "guessing games", some grade school interest and ability in elementary magician's tricks, et cetera. There is also a strong tendency through the maternal bloodline toward esper-oriented abilities, dating back through at least six generations to both males and females who dabbled in metaphysical studies and, in at least one case, a female ancestor who was interested in spiritual readings.