cc-01 Well, here's a story for you: Sarah Perry was a veterinary nurse 
cc-02 who had been working daily at an old zoo in a deserted district of the territory, 
cc-03 so she was very happy to start a new job at a superb private practice 
cc-04 in north square near the Duke Street Tower. 
cc-05 That area was much nearer for her and more to her liking. 
cc-06 Even so, on her first morning, she felt stressed. 
cc-07 She ate a bowl of porridge, checked herself in the mirror 
cc-08 and washed her face in a hurry. Then she put on a plain yellow dress 
cc-09 and a fleece jacket, picked up her kit and headed for work. 
cc-10 When she got there, there was a woman with a goose waiting for her. 
cc-11 The woman gave Sarah an official letter from the vet. 
cc-12 The letter implied that the animal could be suffering from a rare form 
cc-13 of foot and mouth disease, which was surprising, 
cc-14 because normally you would only expect to see it in a dog or a goat. 
cc-15 Sarah was sentimental, so this made her feel sorry for the beautiful bird. 
cc-16 Before long, that itchy goose began to strut around the office like a lunatic, 
cc-17 which made an unsanitary mess. 
cc-18 The goose's owner, Mary Harrison, kept calling, "Comma, Comma," 
cc-19 which Sarah thought was an odd choice for a name. 
cc-20 Comma was strong and huge, so it would take some force to trap her, 
cc-21 but Sarah had a different idea. 
cc-22 First she tried gently stroking the goose's lower back with her palm, 
cc-23 then singing a tune to her. Finally, she administered ether. 
cc-24 Her efforts were not futile. In no time, the goose began to tire, 
cc-25 so Sarah was able to hold onto Comma and give her a relaxing bath. 
cc-26 Once Sarah had managed to bathe the goose, she wiped her off with a cloth 
cc-27 and laid her on her right side. Then Sarah confirmed the vet's diagnosis. 
cc-28 Almost immediately, she remembered an effective treatment 
cc-29 that required her to measure out a lot of medicine. 
cc-30 Sarah warned that this course of treatment might be expensive - 
cc-31 either five or six times the cost of penicillin. 
cc-32 I can't imagine paying so much, but Mrs. Harrison - a millionaire lawyer - 
