[As it dragged on, raw and painful-sounding, it dredged up memories, images. A too-white hospital room, with too-thin women in it. Grey, poisonous skies. He felt a little sick himself, and had to remind himself to stand at a safe enough distance.]
Sounded it. Can you breathe now?
[Calm. He had to stay calm, or he was no use to the boy at all, was he?]
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[As it dragged on, raw and painful-sounding, it dredged up memories, images. A too-white hospital room, with too-thin women in it. Grey, poisonous skies. He felt a little sick himself, and had to remind himself to stand at a safe enough distance.]
Sounded it. Can you breathe now?
[Calm. He had to stay calm, or he was no use to the boy at all, was he?]