小说园

第42部分（第3页）

〃No；〃　he　said；　and　put　the　bottle　back。　They　didnt　need　to　have　any　bizarre　ideation。　〃Riordan？〃

〃Antihistamine。　For　bites。〃

〃Oxalamine？〃

〃Antibiotic。〃

〃Chloramphenicol？〃

〃Another　antibiotic。〃

〃Damn。〃　They　were　running　out　of　bottles。　〃Parasolutrine？〃

〃Its　a　soporific。　。。。〃

〃Whats　that？〃

〃Causes　sleep。〃

〃You　mean　its　a　sleeping　pill？〃

〃No；　its…it　says　you　can　give　it　in　bination　with　paracin　trichloride　and　use　it　as　an　anesthetic。〃

〃Paracin　trichloride　。。。　Yes。　I　have　it　here；〃　Norman　said。　Beth　was　reading　from　the　screen。　〃Parasolutrine　twenty　＇＇285＇＇　ccs　in　bination　with　paracin　six　ccs　given　IM　produces　deep　sleep　suitable　for　emergency　surgical　procedures　。。。　no　cardiac　side　effects　。。。　sleep　from　which　the　subject　can　be　awakened　only　with　difficulty　。。。　REM　activity　is　suppressed。　。。。〃

〃How　long　does　it　last？〃

〃Three　to　six　hours。〃

〃And　how　fast　does　it　take　effect？〃

She　frowned。　〃It　doesnt　say。　After　appropriate　depth　of　anesthesia　is　induced；　even　extensive　surgical　procedures　may　be　begun　。。。　But　it　doesnt　say　how　long　it　takes。〃

〃Hell；〃　Norman　said。

〃Its　probably　fast；〃　Beth　said。

〃But　what　if　it　isnt？〃　Norman　said。　〃What　if　it　takes　twenty　minutes？　And　can　you　fight　it？　Fight　it　off？〃

She　shook　her　head。　〃Nothing　about　that　here。〃

In　the　end　they　decided　on　a　mixture　of　parasolutrine；　paracin；　dulcinea；　and　sintag；　the　opiate。　Norman　filled　a　large　syringe　with　the　clear　liquids。　The　syringe　was　so　big　it　looked　like　something　for　horses。

〃You　think　it　might　kill　him？〃　Beth　said。

〃I　dont　know。　Do　we　have　a　choice？〃

〃No；〃　Beth　said。　〃Weve　got　to　do　it。　Have　you　ever　given　an　injection　before？〃

Norman　shook　his　head。　〃You？〃

〃Only　lab　animals。〃

〃Where　do　I　stick　it？〃

〃Do　it　in　the　shoulder；〃　Beth　said。　〃While　hes　asleep。〃　Norman　turned　the　syringe　up　to　the　light；　and　squirted　a　few　drops　from　the　needle　into　the　air。　〃Okay；〃　he　said。

〃I　better　e　with　you；〃　Beth　said；　〃and　hold　him　down。〃

〃No；〃　Norman　said。　〃If　hes　awake　and　sees　both　of　us　ing；　hell　be　suspicious。　Remember；　you　dont　sleep　in　the　bunks　any　more。〃

〃But　what　if　he　gets　violent？〃

〃I　think　I　can　handle　this。〃