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You'll be kept in permanent darkness and solitary confinement so you can't jaunte out . They'll go through the motions of giving you shots and therapy , but you'll be rotting in the dark . You'll stay there and rot until you decide to ...
You'll be kept in permanent darkness and solitary confinement so you can't jaunte out . They'll go through the motions of giving you shots and therapy , but you'll be rotting in the dark . You'll stay there and rot until you decide to ...
Page 55
Here , still in darkness , they were processed like beef in a slaughter house : cleansed , shaved , irradiated , disinfected , dosed , and inoculated . Their paper uniforms were removed and sent back to the shops to be pulped .
Here , still in darkness , they were processed like beef in a slaughter house : cleansed , shaved , irradiated , disinfected , dosed , and inoculated . Their paper uniforms were removed and sent back to the shops to be pulped .
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They searched through the darkness for the lifts by which soiled uniforms were removed and fresh uniforms issued . And in the darkness the automatic hands again soaped , sprayed and disinfected them . They could find nothing .
They searched through the darkness for the lifts by which soiled uniforms were removed and fresh uniforms issued . And in the darkness the automatic hands again soaped , sprayed and disinfected them . They could find nothing .
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| Title | The Stars My Destination |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1961 |
| Length | 197 pages |
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