Brothers to Dragons
“The nearest buildings were still a quarter of a mile ahead, half-hidden by a flurry of snowflakes. Just fifty yards in front of the bus stood a flimsy wire fence with huge red signs set along it at regular intervals: T. A. N. D. I.TOXIC AND NUCLEAR DISPOSALINSTALLATION ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISKNO EXIT PERMITTED BEYOND THIS POINT The bus drivers were suddenly busy. One of them was tinkering with the dashboard, while the other went down the aisle. Job, halfway back, saw that the man had a hypodermic... and a big bottle of milky liquid. At each prisoner he stopped, filled the syringe, and gave the man a shot in the thigh.
No pretense here of clean needles. But as the prisoners at the front of the bus began to stir, Job had a frightening thought. A stimulant that would bring a heavily drugged man to consciousness might blow an undrugged man's brain right out of the top of his head.
When the driver came to him Job put out a hand, restraining the syringe. "Not for me, I'm all right without it." The man stared, at Job and then at the bottle he was holding.MoreLess
No pretense here of clean needles. But as the prisoners at the front of the bus began to stir, Job had a frightening thought. A stimulant that would bring a heavily drugged man to consciousness might blow an undrugged man's brain right out of the top of his head.
When the driver came to him Job put out a hand, restraining the syringe. "Not for me, I'm all right without it." The man stared, at Job and then at the bottle he was holding.MoreLess
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