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@@@@@ Fords never saw an exposed soul without being struck by the beauty of it The soul shone in the brilliant lights of the operating room, brighter than the reflective silver instrument in his handLike a living ribbon, she twisted and rippled, stretching, happy to be free of the cryotankHer thin, feathery attachments, nearly a thousand of them, billowed softly like pale silver hairThough they were all lovely, this one seemed particularly graceful to Fords Deep Waters He was not alone in his reactionHe heard Darren's soft sigh, heard the admiring murmurs of the students Gently, Darren placed the small glistening creature inside the opening Fords had made in the human's neckThe soul slid smoothly into the offered space, weaving herself into the alien anatomyFords admired the skill with which she possessed her new homeHer attachments wound tightly into place around the nerve centers, some elongating and reaching deeper to where he couldn't see, under and up into the brain, the optic nerves, the ear canalsShe was very quick, very firm in her movementsSoon, only one small segment of her glistening body was visible ?Well done,? he whispered to her, knowing that she could not hear himThe human girl was the one with ears, and she still slept soundly It was a routine matter to finish the jobHe cleaned and healed the wound, applied the salve that sealed the incision closed behind the soul, and then brushed the scar-softening powder across the line left on her neck ?Perfect, as usual,? said the assistant, who, for some reason unfathomable to Fords, had never made a change from his human host's name, Darren?I regret this day's work ?You're only doing your duty as a Healer ?This is the rare occasion when Healing creates an injury Darren began to clean up the workstationHe didn't seem to know how to answerFords was filling his CallingThat was enough for Da