"Is it over? Have you adapted to the third bottleneck?" Laivien inquired after Zax sat up.Zax grimaced and nodded. The sweet, indescribable flavor of ...he world reminisced on a few of his taste buds. Everything else he consumed, that was not yet digested, caused his stomach to discharge extremely bitter gases, sometimes with a bit of leftovers...WHOOSH!Zax could not stand the calmness anymore, which only made the bitter taste in his mouth more pungent, and jumped to his feet. "Give me a moment".. No, he wasn’t late.Emily saw his distress and came up to him and whispered, “We started the preparation a bit early. Holly arrived a while ago and didn’t want to wait. Mark, please make this very brief. This is an extremely difficult time for Holly, and trust me, you aren’t going to change her mind.”Mark sighed heavily and whispered back. “It’s a difficult time for all of us.” He took a second to hug Emily.Meanwhile Toshi had walked quietly up to the autodoc and leaned over Holly’s shut face.. ”Grace went to him and kissed him gently.“Early bed for you tonight, my one. Would you like to sleep alone tonight?”“No fear! The trouble is I’ll have to lie on my back and may therefore snore.”“If it gets to be too much for me I’ll move to the spare room.”He smiled at her. “My special love!” he said softly.“I’ll cook you breakfast tomorrow morning. I only go in at sparrow’s on Monday, Wednesday and Friday now so I’m up at a civilised time four days a week.”“Sensible girl.”The following morning. "Due to the nature of your particular program, you will require cleansing enemas in preparation for each session. In future visits, our medical staff will administer these. Today, however, I will handle this, as it will permit me to assess the physical health and capacity of the relevant parts of your anatomy -- the lower colon, rectum, and anal sphincter."Vic lay facedown on the padded table. Nylon straps locked his arms and legs rigidly in place. A rubber hose ran upward from the crevice of.