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Nagano see at Kurt

“They ask many questions,” he continued, “most of which make no sense But if you don’t answer, they shock you It coh the chains They shock you until you fall and then they start over”

“What kind of questions?”

“Everything,” Nagano said “Then they ask you to read and talk and speak, angrily or quietly It was like a ation”

Kurt sat back “They wanted to hear your voice and record how you formed your words”

Finally, Nagano focused on him “Why?”

“So they can make a duplicate of you, like they made one of me”

“A duplicate?”

“A robot that walks and talks and looks exactly like you Did they take your ID?”

“Everything,” Nagano said, “even finger and thumbprints”

Han did not ano’s Federal Police ID and a thuet into a lot of places that the Austin facsi Joe for the same treatment”

Nagano’s eyes opened wider “They will torture him without remorse until he answers”

Kurt didn’t doubt it All the more reason he had to act “Can you

stand?”

Nagano tried to get up but dropped back to his side “I don’t think so”