Well? he asked sitting down and lighting a cigarette. Is that how you wanted it done? Well leave her on the table for another couple of minutes to recover, then you can go in and release her. Yes, theyll do just fine, Mike, I replied, thankful that I wasnt in her shoes. How good is the seal on those ear-plugs, by the way? Oh, theyre definitely 100% effective! She cant hear a damned thing with them locked in like that, not even through bone conduction. It took a while to get them programmed properly though, he rumbled. Basically, from now on, all shell be able to hear, when you permit it, is her own blood flow and that noise can be eliminated too, if you wish. Theyre going to prove extremely controlling for her. Unless you change the settings, shell remain totally deafe

