The short account of Dr. Yu Tsun seems to discuss the idea of multiple, infinite, parallel universes by way of his interaction with Stephen Albert. I find that the narrator’s reaction to this idea, and not the idea itself, odd. Tsun decides to shoot Albert as a way of (discretely) communicating a message to his allies; he states he “had no other course open to me.” This contrast between a man seemingly bracing the idea of infinite possibilities while at the same time believing he has only one path to follow is further coupled with a way of narrating which expresses his cognizance that he is very much in control of the future by means of what he chooses to do (thinking of the train station scene). It’s as if he believes any path is possible, but he has decided to ignore all but one.
