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"We shut up shop at five o'clock," she said. "I'll be here for about an hour after that. WE SHUT UP SHOP AT FIVE O'CLOCK SHE SAID I'LL BE HERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THAT
 means. A guillotine couldn't cut you off more sharply from Normal humanity. But the spirit struggles and refuses to accept it. You _can't_ be a snake! "Take action!" I said aloud, getting a worried look from my lab assistant, busy mopping up my last shattered culture. "Don't spin around like this. Do _something_!" I did the only thing I could think of, and dialed Shari at her laboratory. She refused to accept the call at first. Finally she tore herself away from a "delicate experiment" long enough to look at me angrily in the screen. "We don't have anything to say to each other," she said coldly. "There are delicate experiments--" "Can you test me for psi powers?" I interrupted. "Whatever for?" "To settle whether I have any," I snapped. "It's important to me." "Not necessary," she said. "Do you think I'd be successful in the psi field if I weren't sensitive to this sort of thing? Don't worry, Tex. You're a Normal." "Thanks," I said. "So you've told me. Now prove it to my satisfaction. N THAT YOU REALLY MAY BE A SNAKE THEN SHARP AWARENESS OF WHAT IT MEANS A GUILLOTINE COULDN'T CUT YOU OFF MORE SHARPLY FROM NORMAL HUMANITY BUT THE SPIRIT STRUGGLES AND REFUSES TO ACCEPT IT YOU CAN'T BE A SNAKE TAKE ACTION I SAID ALOUD GETTING A WORRIED LOOK FROM MY LABASSIST AND BUSY MOPPING UP MY LAST SHATTERED CULTURE DON'T SPIN AROUND LIKE THIS DO SOMETHING I DID THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF AND DYED SHERRY AT HER LABORATORY SHE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE CALL AT FIRST FINALLY SHE TORE HERSELF AWAY FROM A DELICATE EXPERIMENT LONG ENOUGH TO LOOK AT ME ANGRILY IN THE SCREEN WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO EACH OTHER SHE SAID COLDLY THERE ARE DELICATE EXPERIMENTS CAN YOU TEST ME FOR CY POWERS I INTERRUPTED WHATEVER FOR TO SETTLE WHETHER I HAVE ANY I SNAPPED IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME NOT NECESSARY SHE SAID DO YOU THINK I'D BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CY FIELD IF I WEREN'T SENSITIVE TO THIS SORT OF THING DON'T WORRY TEXTS YOU'RE A NORMAL THANKS I SAID SO YOU'VE TOLD ME NOW PROVE IT TO MY SATISFACTION
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