The antimemetics division sequence is great "What happened to him?" "You don't want to know." There is a very long pause while both O5-8 and his assistant re

The antimemetics division sequence is great "What happened to him?" "You don't want to know." There is a very long pause while both O5-8 and his assistant react to this. In fact, they pass through a long, discrete sequence of reactions. Indignation at the seeming rudeness; confusion at Wheeler's incaution in front of sinister superiors; surprise at the magnitude of the claim; pure disbelief; comprehension; and finally, horror. "What…" O5-8 asks carefully, "would happen if we did know?"