Fred and Astra Are Reunited

Just as the doctor left, Astra came in together with a woman whom Fred supposed must be the Nurse Chapel that the doctor had mentioned. The doctor had said that Astra had been getting a better wardrobe, but Fred wasn't sure that "better" was quite the right word. She was wearing an outfit that, apart from its colour and lack of an emblem, was identical to those that the nurses were wearing. With her long legs, if anything the skirt looked even shorter on her than it did on them. Fred felt that somehow she seemed more undressed now than when she had been naked.

"I've got things to do," Nurse Chapel told Fred and Astra, "so I'll leave you two to chat. Just yell if you need anything."

"Are you feeling better now, Fred?" Astra asked.

"Yes, thank you," Fred replied. "What is this strange place?"

"According to Nurse Chapel, it's called 'the starship Enterprise'...

1. "Apparently it's like a big, totally enclosed, ship made of metal. But instead of sailing over the sea, it flies through empty space between the stars. The stars aren't just lights fastened to the sky, like we thought."
2. "She tried to explain it to me, but I couldn't understand."

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