Patch remembered when she was finally allowed to enter the rear area. It was right around Thanksgiving, and she assumed the doctors were going to provide them with a holiday treat. Doctor Adam would not disappoint, but there was a critical matter that had to be discussed. It would also mark the point of no return for her, the time when she would peek behind the curtain to behold the secret to the machine.
“I’m sure you’ve wondered about all the many changes we’ve made around here.” Adam looked around at the walk-in cold storage unit on the left, the smaller room in the center and the large room on the right, all of which were still locked. This narrow room had an assortment of lab equipment neatly arranged on shelves and carts around the room. There was a metal safe alongside the door of
