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a small appliance which had the lousy voice. It continued, “We mean you no harm. We have come from a great distance to study other life forms different from our own. We have spent the day observing your species' habits and customs. Tonight we have selected one from each of the two sexual variations found among your genus on this planet. The one who just departed represented Man in our studies. You, of course, Woman."

are the

I hated to spoil Puff Ball's spiel by bringing up a few of my minor feminine deficiencies, but then lacking Tiresias' serpent, deficient I had to remain. However, did these creatures really know the difference?

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"You are presently standing in our examination room. If that were the case, they could easily examine a blue whale, I thought to myself. The room certainly was big enough. “My assistant will direct you to a tack for your clothing."

Powder Puff Number One walked, slid, crawled, or at least it moved toward me. I just had to pick it up. It was so soft and cute and cuddly looking that I ... "Ouch!" Oh well! Porcupines

are cute to look at too, although Fuzz Ball was undoubtedly more closely related to the electric eel.

After I had stripped, I turned to face the two examining doctors. They were stunned, bewildered or maybe just surprised. At least I think those were the expressions in their eyes (one eye apiece, that is).

When the initial whistling was over, they began the examination. While they spent less than half an hour searching, poking, and squeezing me, my two Fuzzy Admirers were extremely thorough. They looked in places Rich Uncle's army doctors don't even know exist.

As they finished, Fuzzy Two returned to the appliance department and instructed me to dress. "Woman, we thank you for your splendid cooperation. Presently, you will be returned to your vehicle, and we must begin our long journey home. Your assistance has been greatly appreciated, as it will enable our

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