Chapter SixteenAirl Departs
(MATILDA O'DONNELL MACELROY PERSONAL NOTE) I remained at the base, mostly confined to my quarters, for another 3
weeks after Airl had been "incapacitated" by Dr. Wilcox. Once a day I was escorted to the room where Airl lay on the bed under continued surveillance by Dr. Wilcox, and others, I assume. Each time I went to the room, I was asked to try to communicate with Airl again. Each time there was no response. This saddened me a great deal. As the days continued I became increasing more certain and distressed that Airl was "dead, if that is the right word for it.
Everyday, I reread the transcripts of my interviews with Airl, searching fora clue that might remind me of something or help me in someway to reestablish communication with Airl. I still had the envelope in my possession with copies of the transcripts that Airl was asked to sign. To this day, I don't understand why no one ever asked me to return them. I suppose they forgot about the copy of the transcripts in all the excitement. I did not offer to return them. I kept them concealed under the mattress of my bed all the
time I remained at the base, and have kept them with me ever since then. You will be the first person to see these transcripts. Since Airl's body was not biological, the doctors could not detect whether the body was alive or dead unless it moved. Of course I knew that if Airl was not consciously animating the body as an IS-BE, the body would not move. I explained this to Dr. Wilcox. I explained this to him several times. Each time he just gave
me a patronizing sort of smile, patted my arm, and thanked me for trying again. At the end of the third week I was told by Dr. Wilcox that my services would no longer be needed because it had been decided by the military to move Airl to a larger, more secure military medical facility that was better equipped to deal with the situation. He didn't say anything about where the facility was located. That was the last time I saw Airl's doll body. The following
day I received written orders, signed by General Twining. The orders said that I had completed my service to the US. military and was officially discharged from further duty and that I would receive an honorable discharge and a generous military pension. I would be also be relocated by the military, and given anew identity with the appropriate documents.
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Along with the orders I received a document that I was instructed to read and sign. It was an oath of secrecy. The language of the document was full of "legalese, but the point was very clearly made that I was to never, ever discuss anything whatsoever with anyone whatsoever about anything
whatsoever that I has seen, heard or experienced during my service in the military -- under pain of death as an Act of Treason against the United States of America As it turned out, I was placed into a Federal government witness protection program
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