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Show -390- the doctor could pick it up quickly and scan it when he entered. "I got beat up," the Professor said. The girl, who was very young, looked startled. "Oh," she said, "that's - that's too bad." The Professor could tell she didn't know whether he was joking or serious, and she left quickly before she could make up her mind. The doctor came in also much sooner than the Professor had expected. He arrived with his usual rush through the door, the familiar stethascope dangling on his chest. He picked up the file, but did not immediately open it. 1 "Well, Professor," he said. "You've become a celebrity. I saw your picture on the front page the other day." I When the Professor didn't respond to the pleasantry, he altered his tone. "It must have been horrible for you - horrible," he said in a sympathetic but neutral manner. "How are your eyes?" "My eyes?" The Professor had almost forgotten about his eyes. "Didn't you get maced?" The Professor said he had. "Let's have a look a t the eyes." He picked up the p i s t o l - l i k e instrument from a side t a b l e , shot the beam into the Professor's eyeballs |