GERALD ALSO NOTED THAT THE CUBICLES HAD NO DOORS AT ALL AND OFFERED ABSOLUTELY NO PRIVACY. HE WAS FINALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE FOOLPROOF DEVICE DR. BUELL HAD

"ENTER, GIRLS!"

INSTALLED.

THE ORDER WAS SNAPPED LIKE A WHIP.

SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE FIRST SHIFT OF GIRLS STEPPED INTO THEIR INDIVIDUAL CUBICLES, INCLUDING A VERY PERTURBED GERALD

"UP SKIRTS!" CAME ANOTHER ORDER. A NOISY RUSTLING FILLED THE ROOM. "PANTIES DOWN!"

AT

BY NOW, GERALD WAS SO UNNERVED THIS REGIMENTATION THAT HE COULD HARDLY CONTROL HIS BLADDER.

"SQUATI"

GERALD HURRIED TO COMPLY, SIGHING WITH INTENSE RELIEF AS HIS BLADDER VENTED. THE TUBE BUILT INTO HIS DEVICE DID ITS WORK.

"TISSUE!" THE VOICE COMMANDED IN A

CRISP TONE.

THE RUSTLE OF TOILET TISSUE ENSUED.

"UP PANTIES!"

MORE SLITHERING NOISES WERE HEARD.

"ARRANGE SKIRTS!

AGAIN CAME THE SIBILANT RUSTLING OF STARCHED PETTICOATS ECHOING THROUGH THE ROOM.

"FORM IN LINE TO WASH!"

GERALD CAUTIOUSLY EMERGED FROM THE CUBICLE TO JOIN JANIE AND FIND THE OTHER GIRLS IN LINE BEFORE THEM. HE HASTENED TO FOLLOW THEIR LEAD, AND JANIE TOOK HIS HAND AND LED HIM OVER TO ONE OF THE BASINS WHICH WAS NOT OCCUPIED,

AFTER WASHING HIS HANDS AND DRYING THEM ON A PAPER TOWEL, GERALD, IN HIS NERVOUSNESS, UNWITTINGLY DROPPED THE TOWEL ON THE FLOOR.

"YOU THERE, MISS!" CAME THE VOICE. "PICK UP THAT TOWEL THIS INSTANT!"

GERALD CRIMSONED WITH CONFUSION AS THE OTHER GIRLS GIGGLED. HE DID AS HE WAS TOLD.

"YOU ARE THE NEW GIRL, AREN'T YOU?"

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