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.' So how dare you be five centimeters taller, five kilos
heavier, and at least five years older? Careful how you answer, as anything you
say will be taken down by Teena and held against you at another time and place."
"Did someone mention my name? Hi, Gretchen! Welcome home."
"Hi, Teena. It's great to be back!"
I squeezed Xia. "You, too. You look five years younger and you've got to
explain it."
"No mystery about me. I'm studying molecular biology just as I was in
Luna-but here they know far more about it-and paying my way by working in Howard
Clinic doing unpro-grammed 'George' jobs-and spending every spare minute in this
pool. Richard, I've learned to swim! Why, back Loonie side I didn't know anyone
who knew anyone who knew how to swim. And sunshine, and fresh air! In Kongville
I sat indoors, breathing canned air under artificial light, and dickered with
dudes over bundling bins." She took a deep breath, raising her bust past the
danger point, and sighed it out. "I've come alive! No wonder I look younger."
"All right, you're excused. But don't let it happen again. Gretchen?"
"Grandma Hazel, is he teasing? He talks just like Lazarus."
"He's teasing, love. Tell him what you've been doing and why you are
older."
"Well... the morning we got here I asked Grandma Hazel for advice-"
"No need to call me 'Grandma,' dear
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