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Chapter 59

           Notasifshewasanathletenow,butawomansurgeonwhohadjustperformedadifficultoperationsuccessfully.Peelingofftherubbergloves;surveyingthesuture.Theywereallthesame;notgloating,nottaunting,evenalittleanxiousrelieved,efficient,yetanxious.Ateam,lessinterestedineachother,thanintheirdifficultcommonpurpose.Julie’scool,controlledeyeslookeddownintomywet,angryones,andIcouldn’tstandit.Ihadtoshutthem.Ifeltthelightesttouchonmybarearm,andIknewitwasherhand.Amomentlater,whenIlookedagain,shewashalfwaytothedoor.Shewentout.Conchiscameforwardfromdoingsomethingbythetable.Heleantoverme."Nicholas,weshallnotfrightenyouanymore.Butwewantyoutogotosleep.Itwillbeconvenientforusandlesspainfulforyou.Pleasedonotstruggle."TheabsurdmemoryofthepileofexampapersIhadstilltomarkflickedthroughmymind.JoeandAntonheldmyleftarmlikeavice.Iresistedforamoment,thengavein.Adabofwet.Theneedleprickedintomyforearm.Ifeltthemorphine,orwhateveritwas,enter.Theneedlewaswithdrawn,anotherdabofsomethingwet.Conchiswentbacktohistable.Ilayforhalfaminuteorso,thenlookedtoseewhathewasdoing.Hewassittingbythetable,hislegscrossed.Ablackmedicalcaselayonthetableinfrontofhim.Everyonewassilent.ItriedtorealizewhatIhadgotinto:aworldwithoutlimits.Amanwithanarrowinhisheart.Mirabelle.LaMaitresse-Machine.Perhapsfiveminutespassed,thenbothsistersreappeared

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