[He thinks of the unwelcome guest he'd had in his head, months earlier.]
I wonder if any of this has changed our DNA codes. It might only be superficial, or it might be as extensive as that.
[He steers her to a sink, turns the water on, flicks his fingertips under the stream to make sure it's not too hot. Practicalities. Then he moves to take one hand -- the bloodier one -- to ease it under the stream of water. His touch is very delicate.]
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[He thinks of the unwelcome guest he'd had in his head, months earlier.]
I wonder if any of this has changed our DNA codes. It might only be superficial, or it might be as extensive as that.
[He steers her to a sink, turns the water on, flicks his fingertips under the stream to make sure it's not too hot. Practicalities. Then he moves to take one hand -- the bloodier one -- to ease it under the stream of water. His touch is very delicate.]