"Does anybody else feel a little light-headed?" asked Rhodes.
"It could be the fumes," opined Cousin, "we know of your weakness."
"I feel a little light-headed," whispered one unplastic, "but I'd like to know more about his weakness."
"All I smell is herbs & musk," said Chuck.
"I think all I smell is musk," said Rhodes.
"Take my hand, quickly!" said one unplastic, " I admitted to having a plastic basis, not to being artificial. - SAVE ME!" Her cry dissipated into the steam.
"Where are you?" asked Rhodes..."Does anyone else feel her?"
Cousin gave him a one-armed hug. "How's your head?"
"Not better than it was a minute ago," answered Rhodes, "Just different..."
Runni became alarmed. "Snoddi! Can you still smell me?"
Snoddi sighed & answered calmly, "I can do whatever yoou want. Where are we going this time?"
"Wherever you want, my Amaze-man," she said, "I only know that I want to be away, & to think about what I've been doing."
"Runni," said Cousin, "in spite of your abilities, it's not all about you."
Desiree, oddly, was trying to comfort Rhodes.
"What did you do with #3?" he asked her.
"None of your bizness!" she snapped. "He's safe with Silenus."
The hillside surrounded the sweat-lodge, still writhing.
The hairnet hovered serenely.
Manuel's pan-pipes played counterpoint.
There were dogs outside, & the horses, exhausted, but raring to go.
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