（外文电子版资料）Bisson, Terry - In The Upper Room.pdfVIP

IN THE UPPER ROOM 1 IN THE UPPER ROOM By Terry Bisson Get any book for free on: www.A Get any book for free on: www.A IN THE UPPER ROOM 2 You will feel a slight chill, the attendant said. Dont worry about it. Just go with it, OK? OK, I said. I had heard all this before. You will feel a slight disorientation. Dont worry about it. A part of you will be aware of where you are, and another part will be aware of where you really are, if you know what I mean. Just go with it, OK? OK, I said. Actually, I have heard all this before. I was on Amazon Adventure last year. You were? Well, I am required to say it anyway, the attendant said. Where was I? Oh yes, go slow! He wore squeaky shoes and a white coat and carried a little silver hammer in a loop on his pants. If you look at things too closely at first, nothing will be there. But if you take your time, everything will appear, OK? OK, I said. What about--? You wont know her name, he said. Not in the demo. But if you sign up for a tour, you will know it automatically. Ready? Lie down. Take a deep breath. Ready or not, the drawer started sliding in and I felt a moment of panic, which I remembered from last year. The panic makes you take another breath, and then there is the sharp smell of the Vitazine(TM), and there you are. It is like waking from a dream. I was in a sunlit room with a thick pile rug and high French windows. She stood at the windows overlooking what appeared to be a busy street, as long as you were careful not to look at it too closely. I was careful not to look at it too closely. She was wearing a burgundy sandwashed silk chemise with a sheer lace empire bodice, cross-laced on the low plunge back. No stockings. I have never liked stockings. She was barefoot but I couldnt make