Enid left Sandra standing in the room. She went to the improvised hospital and began to work. Her touch was gentle, but within her, Enid burned. To Enid, Sandra Drake was as representative of the female sex as poison ivy is representative of the plant family.
John McBride faced the men in his office. "Give it to me in rotation," he said. "Starting with Station 1."
"We're down to the ruined relays and a few hundred feet of burned cable. A half hour with help."
"Two is running O.K. on test power. She can stand a little sprucing, but that can wait."
"Three is ready for test power, or will be within the next ten minutes or so."
"Four will be O.K. as soon as we get the space-warp generator tuned. We managed to repair the input circuits."
"Five is running on test power."
"Six is ditto."
"Seven is still cleaning up some of the mess, but can go on test power as soon as the time is ripe."