We found Debbie and Cindy asleep together in the last
cell, at the end of the corridor. Tina and I awoke the pair of sleeping women
by snuggling up to them in their blankets. They both wanted to hear all about
our trip, but we wouldn't say anything, instead insisting that they keep us
warm while we slept, then we could talk. They both laid back down with us, and
sandwiched us between them, sharing their beds, and body heat with us. I was
asleep in no time, lost in my dreams.
*** *** *** *** ***
Debbie and Tina were gone when I woke up. Cindy was still
in the cell with me, and handed me a note she had found when she'd woke up, a
short time before I did. It read:
Cindy and Geof,
Debbie and I have gone into the City to bring back the
next batch of clients. We should be back before mid-night, and if all goes
well, will have a group of ten who want to leave the city when we return. In
the meantime, why don't you two enjoy the time together, and slime the cell
while we're gone.
Don't worry about us, we know this city well, and have no
intention of being detected by the Counsel spies.
Tina.
When I finished the note, I looked at Cindy and said,
"Well, it looks like the two of them have fixed things so we don't have
anything to do except wait here for them, and hope they make it back sometime
soon!"
"Why? Where does it say they've gone?
"To gather up the next bunch of clients for our
Railroad."
"If that's what they're doing, we won't have long to
wait, There are more women than I can count who want to leave here. The problem
will be to not have too many who want to go all at the same time."
"Don't you think the requirement that they be
blindfolded, and bound, will keep many who would go otherwise from going?"
"Yes, there will be those who will not make the
journey because of those requirements, but that percentage will be small. Most
of those who want to leave here and go live with men will accept those
requirements without hesitating."
I didn't respond any further on the subject of recruiting
difficulty. I'd noticed the pile of books from the library, and was thumbing
through them absently. "We ought to take these back where they came
from." and began gathering them up to take to the Tower Library. Cindy
volunteered to help, and took half the pile from me, and we started for the top
of the Tower.
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