“OK,” she said. The first stroke was immediate and Alice screamed louder than she had ever before screamed in her life. “Do not speak. That and increased pressure with his fingers and increased speed with the feather. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
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Alice Lutwidge was far from being your typical nineteen-year-old. Besides, the inhabitants of the blue planet had started to notice that individuals were being taken for observation and testing and that had added to the paranoia already present in the populace. The porting embedded a distinct tag signature so that the return transfer could be made even if the helmet was removed. It wasn’t as if the science and research teams had not provided sufficient information for the first attempt.
