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I felt, rather than saw, Dr Begbie tense I tried to keep s just weren’t working any at the standard-issue boots of a PSF soldier He knelt down in front ofto him, her voice as calm as the first time I had spoken to her

"--so sick, I offered to drive her ho to anyone else"

The soldier’s voice becaet sick fro bie asked

"If she’s sick…"

"It’ll just take a minute," the doctor interrupted "And I promise that if you have so much as even the sniffles tomorrow, I’ll nurse you back to health nized--so sweet that it sounded like little bells The soldier chuckled, but I felt hiainst hiback

"Front seat?" he asked

Dr Begbie was about to respond when the PSF’s radio crackled to life "Control has you on cabie had opened the front passenger side door, and he setclear Doctor…" He took ers has the virus that’s been going around Doctor…"

"Begbie," came the quick reply She slid into the driver’s seat and sla as she funition It was the first ti her hoht--please inforer that Tell theate I’ll notify the watch patrol to wave therinding protests I looked out through the windshield, to the electric fence and the dark, fabie reached over to fasten my seat belt

"Man, she’s out of it" The PSF was back, leaning against Dr Begbie’s

"I did give her sohed I felt my chest clench

"So about tobie said "I have a break around three"