hanging that vile stuff?”
J “Most of the morning, Charge Nurse,” Cha Thrat re-•plifed politely.
t She did not want to get into an argument with the chilorine-breather, and it
seemed as if one were about to stiirt. She wondered if it was possible to
forestall it by doing all the talking herself on a subject that Hredlichii could
not argue about, the improved comfort of its patients.
“The reason for it taking so long to install, Charge Nurse,” she said quickly,
“is that this vegetation isn’t the usual plastic reproduction. I’ve been told
that it has just arrived from Chalderescol, that it is a native underwater
plant-form, very hardy and requiring the minimum of at-tention, and that it
releases a pleasant, waterborne aroma that is said to be psychologically
beneficial to the recuperating patient.
“Maintenance will periodically check its growth and genera! health,” she went on
before the chlorine-breather could respond, “and supply the nutrient material.
But the patients could be given the job of caring for it, as something
interesting to do to relieve their b
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