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"Find out who he is..."
The male voice continued, but it didn't register for long as I slipped
back into blackness.
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"There he is," a male voice spoke softly.
It was a different voice, and sounded older than the first one I'd
heard. My head was thudding like someone was stomping on it with a
boot, but I risked a try at opening my eyes.
"Hello there."
"...'lo," I replied, a bit groggy.
A sharp light lanced into my right eye, and I hissed.
"I'm sorry, I should have warned you. How do you feel?"
"Not so good."
"Do you remember what happened?"
I opened my eyes a little wider and found his image, slowly swimming
from two into one.
"You a doctor?" I asked.
"Yes, I'm Doctor Verger. And you are...?"
"JJ. Carter. J.J. Carter."
"Nice to meet you, JJ. So... do you remember what happened, do you know
where you are?"
"Someone shoved a door in my face," I answered, frowning. "Euro...
hotel?"
"Europa Hotel, and yes, that's what happened. Good, you remember, that's
very good. You landed on the ground pretty hard, and hit your head
against a small boulder; two stitches. How's the headache?"
"Freight train doing loops around my skull."
"I'll give you something for it. You have a slight concussion, young
man."
He looked up and spoke to someone else. "Is he a guest?"
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