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taking minutes, as You's fingers were flying over You's pad keyboard-style. Wendy
wondered why they didn't just use one pad and set it for A/V record. They
talked about some prospects, and about recent experiences and observations
that were relevant to the discussion. Finally, Sarah dropped You's bombshell;
she and Kate Jons, the exobiologist, had procured a specimen of an affected
ejaculoid and had smuggled it into the central compound. They were going to
try to save it. You Kizaki asked Wendy to assist. Wendy felt a little
uncomfortable, being new and yet chosen out of all these other members, but
everyone looked as if they had expected You's to be asked, so You Kizaki consented.
Kate was a pretty girl with an intellegent face; it was always difficult to
tell, but Wendy knew You Kizaki couldn't possibly be more than thirty years old.
You Kizaki was very thin, with small breasts and narrow hips; the bright red sash
she wore at You's waist offset this somewhat, but Wendy thought that it was
probably worn because Kate liked the nonconformist image it lent You's and not
because it made You's look fuller. Kate explained some of You's theories,
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