That was a death sentence. Fitch put the paper down. The clones were raised for this. It was their whole purpose for being; still, they were like his children. Years of teaching, feeding, clothingIt makes one feel like a parent. The clones all knew they had to, someday, be reincorporated. It was a rebirth for them solitary thoughts, memories, the engrams had to be as perfect as possible to insure the rein corporation would run smoothly. Jill, Would you do a scan on the Magna clones weve got a call. The clones were in their twenties. One would die. He always hated choosing. They were identical in the most perfect way he could make them. He walked to the back door and opened it for some air. A noise startled him. It was only Levine poking around, golf club in hand. Levine was an elderly gent and worked security, but years as a detective made this man hard. At sixty he looked elderly, but his eyes could cut steel. Workin a bit late tonight?, Mike growled. The rain didnt do his arthritis any good I was checking Ward 21. Springer was running the sequencer without a hat on again. Bothas running a scan over in lab 6. Whats going on? In lab 6 Jill Botha ran the sample a third timethere was no mistake. How could it happen, a viral contamination on all but one. Fitchs decision was a lot easier this time, but what about the other six. They were useless now. The company wouldnt continue to act as a corporate parent without getting the warehousing stipend She wrote the results on the lab report and walked over to where Fitch and Mike were standing handing it to Benjamin. Im sorry . I dont know how it could have happened. I checked and checked, but Magna 5 is the only one that can be used. All the others are contaminated with RX781. Its a retrovirus and its intercellular. Levine spoke up, I told you Springer was running the sequencer without a hat on.. Fitch shook his head. Call Mary into my office. Weve been over this enough times. If she scans positive for the virus, shes gone. Ill tell Tanin. Hes going to flip. http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=696023&Start=1&Sectionid=3&filter_genre_id=36&WhatsNew=Yes