Blood coursed down the side of her neck, pooling on the towel Doc had
placed underneathJust under the edge ??
?Yes, I see Doc was breathing fast, excited
Silver glinted out from the redNow you hold the hair
Doc switched places with me in a smooth, swift movementHe was good at his CallingHe
would have made quite a Healer
I didn't try to hide what I was doing from himThe movements were too minute for him to
have any chance of seeingHe would not be able to do this until I explained
I slid one fingertip carefully along the back ridge of the tiny silver creature until my finger was
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to the anterior antennae, feeling the taut lines of the bound attachments stretched tight like harp
strings into the deeper recesses of her head
I twisted my finger around the underside of the soul's body, caressing down from the first
segment along the other line of attachments, as stiff and profuse as the bristles of a brush
I felt carefully at the juncture of these tight strings, at the tiny joints, no bigger than pinheadsI
stroked my way about a third of the way downI could have counted, but that would have taken
a very long timeIt would be the two hundred seventeenth connection, but there was another
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rather than a pinheadIt was smooth under my fingertip
I pressed against it with gentle pressure, tenderly massagingKindness was always the way of
the souls
And, though the soul could not hear me, it obeyedThe harp strings loosened, went slackI
could feel the slither as they retracted, feel the slight swelling of the body as it absorbed them
The process took no more than a few beats of my heartI held my breath until I felt the soul
undulate under my touch
I let it twist itself a little farther out, and then I curled my fingers gently around the tiny, fragile
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casing, and cradled it in my handThe soul whose name I'd never known billowed like a silver wave in my
hand? a lovely feathered ribbon
I couldn't hate the Seeker in this formAn almost maternal love swept through me
?Sleep well, little one,? I whispered
I turned toward the faint hum of the cryotank, just to my leftJared held it low and angled, so it
was a simple matter for me to ease the soul into the shockingly cold air that gusted from the
openingI let it slide into the small space and then carefully relatched the lid
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vertical, and then I hugged it to my chestThe outside of the tank was the same temperature as
the warm roomI cradled it to my body, protective as any mother
I looked back at the stranger on the tableDoc was already dust-ing Smooth over the sealed
woundWe made a good team: one attending to the soul, the other to the bodyEveryone was
taken care of
Doc looked up at me, his eyes full of exhilaration and wonder?Amazing,? he murmured?That
was incredible
?Good job,? I whispered back
?When do you think she'll wake up?? Doc asked
?That depends on how much chloroform she inhaled
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