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Dr Wagner is speaking to the lama about switching to computers to compile a list of the names of God. He then go on to say:
Dr. Wagner was scarcely conscious of the faint sounds from the Manhattan streets far below. He was in a different world, a world of natural, not man-made, mountains
Where is Dr Wagner? Manhattan or Tibet? Is he with the lama? Are they on the phone?
He is in Manhattan, the lama is there to personally offer him a job. The guy leaves such a good impression that Dr Wagner is left daydreaming about Tibet for a short while, before deciding to dispatch his team.
