VIIIHE DIDN'T FLINCH AT that. Probably because we'd been talking for nearly three weeks by then, even though he had to wear that stupid, useless hazmat suit. "So that all means that you and your students could dissolve concrete if you had to?" I had to smile at this. "Well, yes. Of course, that would start an old hunt up all over again. And we'd all survive being gassed, even those kids in there. But a lot of these adults wouldn't. It takes a long time to help an adult to change. Too many habits they've built in." Reg's mind was racing. He was one of those "adults" now. He was looking off into space and I could see his eyes move as he considered various options. "How soon before Carlos is awake? Can you speed it up - I need to talk to him." "Now that you know, we can probably give him

