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Show "After the dog has completed its conditioning program, we give it a double or triple dose of anaesthetic. Then we open the chest cavity while circulation is still functioning, and by inserting a tube directly into the heart, we can pump fluids up into the capillaries in the brain. We use a saline solution first to flush the blood out, and then a formalin fixative. The formalin prevents decomposition." "Keeps it from spoiling," Maia translates, partly to herself and partly so that Boaz will know she understands. "Yes. Then we remove the head, and put it in a preservative. Anytime after that we can remove and section the brain." Maia sits quietly, as if forming questions. "Do you do all this?" she asks finally. "No, no indeed." says Boaz, almost amused by her suggestion, "Not when there are people around the institute who are really experienced at that sort of thing -" "Who?" "Some physiologists in the animal-surgery laboratory, over on the other side of the institute. It's all arranged." "All we do is bring the dogs?" "That's a l l ." She s t i l l sits quietly, though her fingers comb unevenly through her long thin hair, or twist the ends of the paisley scarf. "Why are you t e l l i ng me all this?" she asks, after a long time, her voice even and clear. "Not just so I ' l l know." "Yes," he said, "so you'll know. So you won't ever have to say you didn't know what we were doing." |
