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Fingesaid,"Inthetwophysioyearssinceyouleft,acrisishasgraduallygatheredaboutthe482nd.Aratherpeculiarone.Adelicateone.Almostunprecedented.WeneedaccurateObservationnowasweneverhaveneededitbefore."
"AndyouwantmetoObserve?"
"Yes.Inaway,it’sawasteoftalenttoaskaTechniciantodoajobofObservation,butyourpreviousObservations,forclarityandinsight,wereperfect.Weneedthatagain.NowI’lljustsketchinafewdetails..."
WhatthosedetailswereHarlanwasnottofindoutjustthen.Fingespoke,butthedooropened,andHarlandidnothearhim.
Hestaredatthepersonwhoentered.
ItwasnotthatHarlanhadneverseenagirlinEternitybefore.Neverwastoostrongaword.Rarely,yes,butnotnever.
Butagirlsuchasthis!AndinEternity!_
HarlanhadseenmanywomeninhispassagesthroughTime,butinTimetheywereonlyobjectstohim,likewallsandballs,barrowsandharrows,kittensandmittens.TheywerefactstobeObserved.
InEternityagirlwasadifferentmatter.Andonelikethis!_
Shewasdressedinthestyleoftheupperclassesofthe482nd,whichmeanttransparentsheathingandnotverymuchelseabovethewaist,andflimsy,knee-lengthtrousersbelow.Thelatter,whileopaqueenough,hinteddelicatelyatglutealcurves.
Herhairwasglossilydarkandshoulderlength,herlipsredlypenciledthinaboveandfullbelowinanexaggeratedpout.Heruppereyelidsandherearlobesweretintedapaleroseandtherestofheryouthful(almostgirlish)facewasastartlinglymilkywhite.
