A bank of chairs had been set up, and each prisoner was pointed towards one.
Dr Cribbing and his colleagues who had travelled down with him, quickly dispersed, and mingled with the rest of the scientists, looking over their results and ensuring that all necessary preparations were in order.
After a short while, the rest of the group emerged through the doors which led to the lift corridor. Again, some of the prisoners reacted badly to the sight of the test chamber, and a couple even attempted to turn and run back towards the lift. But the sight of the guards who were bringing up the rear, pointing their weapons directly at them, caused the two men to stop dead in their tracks, before reluctantly turning back towards the laboratory.
Once the prisoners were all gathered together in a tigh
