Alienne

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     "Is this the latest batch?" the woman asked.
     "Computer, initiate privacy lock, authorization..." a string of nonsensical syllables streamed from ultravideos her mouth, though her voice was lowered so that the ultravideos microphones in the room could barely hear her.
     "By pressing the device ultravideos to the forehead ultravideos of the intended victim and pressing one of the three buttons." the Queen replied ultravideos, again without inflection.
     "Next ultravideos?"
     "The bottom button ultravideos causes the subject ultravideos to ultravideos accept everything which is said to them while it is depressed, without question. The statement becomes part of their ultravideos nature ultravideos, their core ultravideos self." the Queen stated.
     
     
     "There are four individual units, and the Recruitment Theater." Alienne replied.
     "Any chance you could get ultravideos them all into the Recruitment Theater without arousing their suspicions?"
     
     Laser fire sounded ultravideos from the theater entrance, breaking the ultravideos closed, but ultravideos unlocked, shackles which appeared ultravideos to bind Master to ultravideos an inclined table. He ultravideos slid down and hid behind ultravideos the table. Alienne raised a blast-shield around her control panel ultravideos.
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