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Chapter 8

           BethesdaCenterhadbeenfoundedasanavalhospitalbackinthedayswhenwarswerefoughtonoceans;ithadbeenenormouseventhen.IthadbeentransferredlatertoHealth,Education,amp;Welfareandhadexpanded;nowitbelongedtotheFederationandwasstilllarger,asmallcity.

           ButtherewassomethingoddaboutMrs.Bankerson’scase.Thehospitalacceptedallclassesofpatients,private,charity,andgovernment;thefloorJillwasworkingonusuallyhadonlygovernmentpatientsanditsluxurysuiteswereoccupiedbyFederationSenatorsorotherofficialguestsabletocommandflossyservice.Itwasunusualforapayingprivatepatienttohaveasuiteonherfloor,ortobeonherfloorinanystatus.

           OfcourseMrs.Bankersoncouldbeoverflow,ifthepartoftheCenteropentothefee-payingpublichadnosuchsuiteavailable.Yes,probablythatwasit.

           Shewastoorushedforawhileafterlunchtothinkaboutit,beingbusywithincomingpatients.Shortlyasituationcameupinwhichsheneededapoweredbed.Theroutineactionwouldbetophoneforonetobesentup-butthestorageroomwasinthebasementaquarterofamileawayandJillwantedthebedatonce.SherecalledthatshehadseenthepoweredbedwhichwasnormallyinthebedroomofsuiteK-l2parkedinthesittingroomofthatsuite;sherememberedtellingoneofthosemarineguardsnottositonit.ApparentlyithadSimplybeenshovedintheretogetitoutofthewaywhentheflotationbedhadbeeninstalledforSmith.

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