A long time before I was born he had been considering the priesthood before discovering a clandestine dalliance with a local schoolgirl had fallen pre...gnant. They both were encouraged to leave the town and move to the city, where she gave birth to a daughter. Two years later she gave birth a second daughter and he gave up all hope of following his God and settled down as a couple.Nearly twenty years had passed when the truth of his daughters became known to him, they both had different fathers,. The agency had arranged for a car to collect me from the airport and I eventually got into the Grand Hyatt on Collins Street in the plushest area of the city at around ten. After unpacking, a glass or two of wine and a quick shower I was in bed by eleven. I had travelled on a Tuesday, I think, but can’t be sure, the time changes completely fuck up your head. In any case I was immersed in work for the next couple of days. The agency had been losing money for two years and now that Australasia. But makesure the mistress you choose is willing to have yourchildren. I will even help take care of them now andthen, but I don’t want to be tied down with them.”“And just where do you think I am going to find a womanwho would live under those conditions?” I asked.“We will find you one,” she said. “Oh?” I said. “Now you’re going to pick out my lover?” Iasked.“No,” she answered, “we will pick her out together.. There were other, more hazardous programs though, for substances as diverse as hypertension control medications and weight loss remedies. These higher risk studies also came with the promise of much more significant reductions of prison time. Prisoners with long sentences often selected these higher-risk tests. These men often had little to lose. Inmate 'volunteers' who signed up for any of the experiments or studies were intentionally given very little information about the nature of the test.
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