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Chapter 4
"Justswallowitall,shallwe,Mr.Taber—justforme?"ShetakesaquicklookattheBigNursetoseehowthelittleflirtingtechniquesheisusingisaccepted,thenlooksbackattheAcute.Hestillisn’treadytoswallowsomethinghedon’tknowwhatis,notevenjustforher.
"Miss,Idon’tliketocreatetrouble.ButIdon’tliketoswallowsomethingwithoutknowingwhatitis,neither.HowdoIknowthisisn’toneofthosefunnypillsthatmakesmesomethingI’mnot?"
"Don’tgetupset,Mr.Taber—"
"Upset?AllIwanttoknow,forthelovaJesus—"
ButtheBigNursehascomeupquietly,lockedherhandonhisarm,paralyzeshimallthewaytotheshoulder."That’sallright,MissFlinn,"shesays."IfMr.Taberchoosestoactlikeachild,hemayhavetobetreatedassuch.We’vetriedtobekindandconsideratewithhim.Obviously,that’snottheanswer.Hostility,hostility,that’sthethanksweget.Youcango,Mr.Taber,ifyoudon’twishtotakeyourmedicationorally."
"AllIwantedtoknow,forthe—"
"Youcango."
Hegoesoff,grumbling,whenshefreeshisarm,andspendsthemorningmopingaroundthelatrine,wonderingaboutthosecapsules.Igotawayonceholdingoneofthosesameredcapsulesundermytongue,playedlikeI’dswallowedit,andcrusheditopenlaterinthebroomcloset.Foratickoftime,beforeitallturnedintowhitedust,IsawitwasaminiatureelectronicelementliketheonesIhelpedtheRadarCorpsworkwithintheArmy,microscopicwiresandgridsandtransistors,thisonedesignedtodissolveoncontactwithair....
