Replica by Bill Clem

Author:Bill Clem [Bill Clem]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Action & Adventure, Aircraft Accidents, Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Animal Experimentation, Technological, Thrillers, Islands, General
ISBN: 9780979580857
Google: HiOWPgAACAAJ
Amazon: 0979580854
Publisher: Vision Books
Published: 2009-03-01T08:00:00+00:00

Stay calm. Keep your head.

Ellen picked her way down another shorter, less brightly lit hallway. Soon, it intersected with yet a third corridor. Despite all her time at GenSys, she was unaware that this section existed. She followed a turn in the corridor and found a door on her right.

Through its uncovered window, she could see a single lamp burning on a counter, no different from those in the rest of the facility. She could make out a sink and shelves above the counter, filled with what appeared to be periodicals and textbooks. A lone computer sat at the end of the long counter, by a lamp and telephone. Several stools sat alongside. The overall look was sparse, but it still made her feel uneasy.

Ellen tried the doorknob.

Damn!

She made her way down the hall to the next door, marked: STERILE—KEEP OUT.

Another security panel was mounted next to the door. She listened for a moment, then again used her passkey. She listened for the telltale click.

There it was.

As she stepped inside, the sharp smell of disinfectant was the first thing to hit her. The next was the sense that she was not alone.

She leaned against the wall as her eyes adjusted from the bright hallway to the dim light of this room. As she did so, seven pairs of close-set eyes centered squarely on Ellen.

Oh, Christ!

The sight of the row of female Tasmanian Devils staring out at her from their cages horrified her at first, but the reaction quickly turned to repulsion, then pity, at the recognition of the poor animals’ state. It was their eyes that got to her. They were so sad. GenSys had decided on Tasmanian Devils for test animals, rather than monkeys or dogs since they were the closest living relative to the Thylacine. She wanted to set them free. Ellen willed herself to concentrate on the task at hand. She turned to the rest of the vast room. In the center was a long stainless-steel examination table like that used by veterinarians. Medical instruments were everywhere. On a stand at the end of the table rested an ultrasound machine.

Along one wall was another long counter; above that, metal cupboards with makeshift labels, crude penmanship scrawled on masking tape, denoting their contents.

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