Dr. Tiel ended on a thunderous note. He glared at Jim. Then made an angry imperious gesture.
From behind and above someone lowered an anaesthetic cone. Jim turned and twisted. He fought the straps. But inexorably they brought the cone down over his face. It muffled him so that his words came through, muted and broken:
"But I don't want to be human again. Please.... Please.... I don't want to be human...."
After a while his voice died. His wonderful android body gave a final twitch of protest. And then was still.