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..>........$.IN THE TREATMENT ROOM, THE
ORDERLY HELPS YOU OUT OF THE ANTIGRAVITY
CHAIR AND ONTO A RESILIENT SURFACE WITH
A LARGE MACHINE THAT LOOMS OVER YOU. TH
EN THE ORDERLY LEAVES. THE MACHINE IS CO
VERED WITH METERS, DIALS, AND SWITCHES.
THE ONLY OTHER OBJECT IN THE ROOM IS A L
ARGE METAL CABINET. THE DOOR OF THE ROOM
OPENS, AND A YOUNG, BEARDED DOCTOR ENTE
RS. THE NAMEPLATE PINNED TO HIS SHIRT SA
YS DR. FOSTER. HE FLICKS A SWITCH ON THE
MACHINE, WHICH BEGINS TO HUM..THIS IS T
HE TREATMENT ROOM IN THE HOSPITAL..YOU C
ANNOT MOVE OR SPEAK. YOU FEEL A STRANGE
PRICKLY SENSATION ALL OVER YOUR BODY. DR
. FOSTER SETS THREE OF THE DIALS AND FLI
CKS FOUR MORE SWITCHES. THE PITCH OF THE
HUM RISES, AND YOU FEEL A SENSATION LIK
E A MILD ELECTRIC SHOCK.. THEN THE HUM S
TOPS AND THE MACHINE TURNS OFF. YOU FEEL
WELL, THOUGH A LITTLE SHAKY. DR. FOSTER
SAYS, "THE ARTIFISICIAN INDICATES THAT
YOUR CONDITION IS NOW NORMAL. REST FOR T
EN MINUTES, I'LL BE BACK. "HE LEAVES THE
ROOM. IGNORING HIS ADVICE, YOU EASE YOU
RSELF OUT OF THE MACHINE AND STAND UP..Y
OU OPEN THE DOOR AND LEAVE THE ROOM. A S
TAIRWAY IS NEARBY. YOU WALK DOWN TO THE
FIRST FLOOR OF THE HOSPITAL AND OUT THE
FRONT ENTRANCE..IT IS AN ORDINARY, WHITE
METAL CABINET. YOU TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR
, BUT IT IS LOCKED AND YOU DON'T HAVE TH
E KEY.. ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE BASE OF TH
E CABINET, YOU SEE A PAPER-CLIP..YOU STR
AIGHTEN OUT THE PAPER-CLIP AND USE IT TO
PICK THE LOCK ON THE CABINET DOOR. YOU
OPEN THE DOOR,. BUT THE CABINET IS EMPTY
!. TAKE OUT THE CHEMINDEXER AND PUT IT I
N YOUR POCKET..YOU HEAR FOOTSTEPS APPROA
CHING THE DOOR TO THE ROOM. QUICKLY, YOU
CLOSE THE CABINET AND PUT THE PAPER-CLI
P IN YOUR POCKET. DR. FOSTER COMES INTO
THE ROOM AND SAYS, "I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU
UP AND AROUND.".THE DOOR OF THE ROOM OPE
NS AND DR. FOSTER ENTERS. HE SAYS, "I'M
GLAD TO SEE YOU UP AND AROUND.".YOU TAKE
OUT THE AMBER LIGHTER AND PUT YOUR FING
ERTIP IN THE DEPRESSION. A YELLOW FLAME
SHOOTS OUT THE OTHER END. DR. FOSTER LOO
KS AT THE FLAME AND SAYS, "DO YOU HAVE A
NYTHING TO SAY?".DR. FOSTER LAUGHS AND C
OMPLETES THE RHYME: "...'IN A SHOWER OF
RAIN; HE STEPPED IN A PUDDLE, UP TO HIS
MIDDLE, AND NEVER WENT THERE AGAIN.'" HE
TAKES SOMETHING OUT OF HIS POCKET AND S
AYS, "I SEE YOU'VE MET OUR FRIEND IN THE
CATHEDRAL. PLEASE SHOW ME YOUR ID SO I
CAN MAKE YOUR CHEMINDEX MATCH.".DR. FOST
ER SAYS, "YOU SEEM PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT,
AND I HAVE OTHER PATIENTS WHO NEED MY AT
TENTION. I'M SURE YOU CAN FIND YOUR WAY
OUT. GOOD-BYE." HE LEAVES..DR. FOSTER SA
YS, "I WISH THERE WERE SOME OTHER WAY IN
WHICH I COULD HELP YOU.".DR. FOSTER EXA
MINES YOUR ID. THEN HE SHOWS YOU THE OBJ
ECT HE TOOK OUT OF HIS POCKET--IT LOOKS
LIKE A DIGITAL WRISTWATCH WITH A MINIATU
RE KEYBOARD OF LETTERS AND NUMBERS. HE S
AYS, "THIS IS A CHEMINDEXER." HE WRAPS I
T AROUND YOUR WRIST, PRESSES SIX OF THE
KEYS, READS THE DISPLAY, AND THEN PRESSE
S A SEVENTH KEY. AFTER A MOMENT, A TINY
LIGHT IN THE DISPLAY BEGINS TO FLASH..DR
. FOSTER REMOVES THE CHEMINDEXER FROM YO
UR WRIST AND SAYS, "STAY A WHILE, IF YOU
LIKE. THERE'S SOMETHING I MUST ATTEND T
O." HE TAKES A SMALL KEY FROM HIS POCKET
AND USES IT TO OPEN THE CABINET. HE PLA
CES THE CHEMINDEXER IN THE CABINET AND L
OCKS THE DOOR AGAIN. THEN HE LEAVES THE
ROOM..YOU EXPLAIN TO DR. FOSTER THAT YOU
DON'T HAVE AN ID, BUT THAT YOU MUST BE
CHEMINDEXED ANYWAY. THEN HE SHOWS YOU TH
E OBJECT HE TOOK OUT OF HIS POCKET--IT L
OOKS LIKE A DIGITAL WRISTWATCH WITH A MI
NIATURE KEYBOARD OF LETTERS AND NUMBERS.
HE SAYS, "THIS IS A CHEMINDEXER." HE WR
APS IT AROUND YOUR WRIST, PRESSES SIX OF
THE KEYS, READS THE DISPLAY, AND THEN P
RESSES A SEVENTH KEY..AFTER A MOMENT, A
TINY LIGHT IN THE DISPLAY BEGINS TO FLAS
H. DR. FOSTER REMOVES THE CHEMINDEXER FR
OM YOUR WRIST AND SAYS, "STAY A WHILE, I
F YOU LIKE. THERE'S SOMETHING I MUST ATT
END TO. "HE TAKES A SMALL KEY FROM HIS P
OCKET AND USES IT TO OPEN THE CABINET. H
E PLACES THE CHEMINDEXER IN THE CABINET
AND LOCKS THE DOOR AGAIN. THEN HE LEAVES
THE ROOM..YOU REALIZE YOU SHOULD SHOW D
R. FOSTER YOUR ID..YOU PICK UP THE PAPER
-CLIP..YOU CLOSE THE CABINET..THE CABINE
T IS ALREADY CLOSED..DR. FOSTER LEANS A
LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU AND SAYS, "I CAN'T
QUITE UNDERSTAND YOU, CAN YOU REPEAT THA
T MORE CLEARLY PLEASE?".DR. FOSTER HAS L
EFT THE ROOM..YOU SHOULDN'T DO THAT IN F
RONT OF DR. FOSTER..THE ONLY THINGS YOU
SEE ARE THE TREATMENT MACHINE AND A META
L CABINET..W57-58.F4TREAT.WHAT WILL YOU
USE TO OPEN IT?.DRFOSTERWENTTOGLOUCESTER
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