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of influence was too sharply circumscribed. Same goes for a narcoleptic gas.
And there are no overt indicators that would indicate an airborne infectious agent
тАФno elevated or reduced blood pressure, no respiratory problems, no
dermatological indications, no dilated pupils: not so much as a rash or a reported
sneezing fit."

"What then?"

"Again, it's too soon to say. Some kind of area-specific sonic projection, maybe,
though there's no evidence of cochlear damage in any of the patients. Delineated
flash hallucinogen, cerebroelectrical interruptтАФthere are numerous possibilities.
Based on what I've read and seen so far, I'd say the event was a site-specific one-
time event, and that no organic agent is involved. But that's a very preliminary
assessment."

With a grateful nod, the medtech departed. As the portal opaqued behind him,
the doctor turned back to her patient.

Other than being taller than average and discounting the presence of the alien
pet, he appeared no different from others who had been brought in. She knew
results were expected fast. Having twenty-two customers suddenly drop
unconscious in one's place of business was not good publicity for any enterprise.
Fortunately for Reides's management, everything had happened so quickly and
the local emergency teams had reacted rapidly enough that the local media had
not yet found their way to the hospital. By the time they did, she and her fellow
consulting physicians hoped to be ready with some answers.

An attractive young man, she decided, with his red hair and olive-hued skin.
Tall, slim, and apparently healthy, if one discounted his current condition. She
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guessed him to be somewhere in his early twenties. A universal command
bracelet encircled one wrist, but there was no sign of whatever specially attuned
devices it might control. Probably nothing more elaborate than a vit player, she
decided. If it contained usable ident and medical information, the medtech had
failed to tap into it. Well, that could come later, following the initial diagnosis.
The scanners would tell her everything she needed to know to prescribe
treatment. On the bracelet a single telltale glowed softly green, showing that it
was active.

Beneath the patient's shirt, a ropy shape shifted position. She did her best not to
stare in its direction. She knew nothing about Alaspinian minidrags beyond the
little the medtech had just told her. As long as it did not interfere with her work,