condensed master

Will Bonner
fifth floor.
The elevator door opened and Will stepped out into a wide, wall to wall
carpeted corridor, and stood for a moment looking left and right. The walls were
decorated in polished mahogany, a striking resemblance to those in the boardroom
on the ship in Gourock where he had been interrogated, and his mind instantly
flashed back to that point in time. The surroundings however, were giving off quite
a different meaning. It was so quiet, not even the clatter of the busy street below
interrupted the silence. Will made his way to the suite number and confronting him
was a notice on the door "Please Enter." Opening the door revealed a small
waiting-room containing a number of chairs, and he expected it to be illuminated
by artificial lighting, but was surprised to find the area well supplied with natural
light which was radiating over the cubicle partitions from an ample number of
windows, situated on the far wall.
A short narrow passageway, to the left of the waiting-room appeared to lead
to a number of cubicles, and Will could detect muffled voices, combined with
activity coming from them, indicating that treatments were being conducted. To the
right of the waiting room was a door marked "Consulting Room" The interview
went well and he was offered the position.
During the next few months they moved to an apartment close to the city and
Will found himself engrossed in his new work. There were six people engaged in
treating patients - five men and one woman. A doctor attended the clinic to see all
new patients and prescribe treatments. Any form of organization regarding
appointments however, was practically non existent, so Will set about providing
a system to avoid the conflicts that had been occurring in the past. All the staff
were easy to get along with which was a godsend, allowing Will to push ahead to
improve matters for them, at the same time, keeping their apparatus in good shape.
After being away from the clinic for a period, Will returned to find the waitingroom
full, and took little notice as he commenced work but he had hardly started
when he was informed that someone had been asking for him personally in the
waiting-room.
"Man or woman?"
"A man. He said he would wait out in the corridor for you, the waiting-room
is full." Probably a rep, Will thought.
"Would you tell him I'll be out in a few minutes, when I finish this." Stepping
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