Grace smiled politely at the joke. “And you’re certain the lab is bio-sealed.”
“Yes. Our system has never failed us. Because the organs are so fragile, you see, a reliable system is paramount to our success. Without it, we’d be out of business in a month. See for yourself.”
The doctor led them down a long aisle with metal tables positioned on either side. Each rectangular slab was divided into eight equal-sized squares, and in the square quadrants lay clear sacks with colorless organs inside.
The tubes and fluids gave the organs a buoyancy. But to Grace, they looked like strange sea creatures. All jelly sacks and tentacles.
She suspected Heron knew what animal she was thinking of but didn’t want to ask him. No doubt his own mother would have had him learn every animal. And more about p
