"Now, can we move on? I've seen enough here." As you wish, Kael," the Marak said. It closed the iris on the view screen and led Garon out of the contr...l room and down the hall."The next step in the process, of course, is gestation," the Marak said. "The surrogates are housed in communal dormitories. We find it efficient to group together first-time mothers with those who have already been through a pregnancy. They are able to educate one another and help with the adjustment process."The Marak. She had startling faded and blotchy canary yellow skin that reminded Jason of one of his colleagues in the jungle who had contracted hepatitis from an esoteric virus and had died in hepatic failure. The hue of her skin looked decidedly unhealthy. She pushed herself up from her old lumpy stool with a cracked covering using the table in front of her and stood, seemingly needing some time to adjust as she wobbled just a little, but still looking at her holograms. She partly turned her body but her. They do, um, make, uh.. theyreally do make a big difference."That was an understatement. If I didn't look feminine before I certainlydid now; hair in curls, makeup, nail polish, shaved legs, women'sclothes - and breasts!"I knew you'd like them. Come on. I've got some other stuff for you."She pulled out another small box."This is some old jewelry I used to wear. Nothing special really but itshould help get you started."She took a necklace and fastened it around my neck. Then a bracelet anda. It didn't take long and within the hour, all cars were loaded."This is where we part company I believe. It has been a pleasure working with you all. By next weekend I will be sitting on the beautiful beaches of Egypt and looking for a place to buy and settle down" Dan sighs"Sounds nice, how long are you going for?" Ray enquires"Probably about three weeks this time. Although our cash is together, it don't mean you can spend mine though okay," Dan laughs"Don't worry it will be in safe hands"One.