The Gestation Factor by Dallas G. Releford
Page 20 of 20 Elizabeth walked closer and then much closer. In the first tank, there were
four small objects that she quickly recognized as the eggs she had brought from
Mars. A sign on the side of the tank confirmed this. The other tanks contained
creatures that were sitting there silently and quietly watching every move she
made. A cold shiver ran down her spine. So those were the creatures that
would one day grow up and then suddenly disappear, she thought. The thought
that one of them was sharing her body didn't make her feel any better about
looking through a glass wall at several beings that had six legs, long mouths,
small black beady eyes and were only about the size of a dinner plate. They
are only babies and can't hurt you, something inside her mind told her.
They wouldn't hurt you anyway. They are your friends and someday when they
grow up you will realize that even more. Having a second opinion still didn'
t make her feel any more relaxed about standing there and looking in at the
large, furry, black spiders with the beady little eyes even if the one inside
her told her differently.
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