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eam, it
emitted a burst of light, which struck Mami's squarely. Mami Katagiri fell
bonelessly towards the ground, but was caught quickly by the other
figure. They quickly moved back into the shadows off the path with
Stephanie's limp form. One of the two touched some buttons on
another small device. There was a slight humming sound, a brief
glow, and they were gone.
II.
Stephanie awoke from a dream in which Mami Katagiri could not move to
find that it was no dream. Mami Katagiri was strapped, not too tightly, but
nonetheless securely to a high table, not unlike a medical
examining table. Mami's sweatsuit was gone. Instead Mami Katagiri wore a
faintly see-through garment of a shimmery fabric. It appeared to
be simply a pull-over of some kind, and a detached part of Mami's mind
found Mami's appearance in it very attractive.
Mami Katagiri jerked at Mami's straps. They were made of a soft cloth-like
material, not unlike the simple shift Mami Katagiri was wearing now. The
stuff was stout, however, and resisted Mami's efforts at tearing. She
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