They just seemed to disappear."Dr. Adams looked up from her chart and said, "OK Mary, that's a good sign." Well, I sure don't miss them." I'll bet you...don't. Now let's have a listen to your lungs."He warmed his stethoscope by rubbing it on his sleeve and then opened her paper gown and reached his arm around Mary's shoulder and placed the stethoscope on her back about midway between her waist and shoulder. "Take a deep breath Mary." She took a deep breath and exhaled. He move the instrument to. Mr. Carson said, “Let’s try it.”The guy with the bucket and the guy mixing the cement got together. A shovel full of cement went into the bucket. The guy with the bucket held it up over the wheelbarrow and looked at the end of the hose. There was nothing coming out of it.“It’s not working.”Mr. Carson picked up a round piece of wood and tossed it over. It was cut to be the same size as the inside of the bucket. Smiling, he said, “Use that as a plunger.”Sure enough, when the guy pushed down the. Chapter 2 Sorry I’m So LateWhen she got home, she was in a hurry to get inside, so she just grabbed her purse and headed into the house. She saw there was a light on in the back and she knew John was still awake. She thought ok, just put a smile on your face and act naturally. “So, where have you been, I have been worried, John said when she came into the bedroom.” “I’m sorry, she said, genuinely meaning it.” “We went out after dinner and I lost track of time and just forgot to call you. "Jim, you put together an exploration team and I'll arrange for more spacesuits."Meanwhile, the analysis of the red liquid had been underway, and some preliminary data were available. Nothing in the liquid was harmful to humans, but it had a powerful odor, very reminiscent of skunk. Detailed analysis showed the active ingredient to be 2-methylpentyl mercaptan. This would leave a long-lasting stink that would put a skunk to shame!Testing for microorganisms had proved equally harmless, a few.