I FOUND out what Dr. Kawaziki meant the next morning. “Morning” is a word we used to indicate a certain division of the ‘day.’ Where we were, of course, there was no such thing as day and night, but we created the illusion by using a type of dim blue lighting during what would be the night hours on earth. This simple arrangement helped us a great deal to keep on schedule, so to speak, for meals, rest, and the remainder of the normal routine. After dinner I read for a little while and then went to bed. After breakfast I was told to report to the infirmary.
I FOUND Somewhere on board ship Dr. Kawaziki had got hold of a long, fairly weak spring. After he had fastened me down on his surgical table, he tied my left foot with a piece of soft rope and then fastened the other end of the rope to t
