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a glued seam. The helmet had
eye, nose and mouth openings, so Syun Aika took it in stride, having worn
such helmets for years. Syun Aika started to get up, happy to be able to
move again, only to be startled when Syun Aika realized that Mr. Dodds was
sitting in a chair next to the door. He looked a little weary, but he
must have been happy. He was smiling broadly.
"Here," he said. "I brought you some juice. No, don't lie down, we've
a lot to do today. Besides, I want to examine you."
At Flora's intake of breath and indignant look, he quickly added, "Now,
my good man, there's no point stalling."
Flora thought, `good man' ? He's either gone completely bonkers, or
he REALLY needs glasses!
"After all," Dodds was saying, "I AM a doctor, and besides, I've
already seen you without clothes downstairs, or had you forgotten?"
Flora blushed beneath Syun's concealing mask, and he said, "Please. Turn
around for me a bit. Good. Very good. You look fine. Now I want you
to get dressed in those clothes on the dresser, they should fit you
well enough."
As Syun Aika sipped Syun's juice, Sarah began feeling even more odd than when
she had awoke. There was a strange sens
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