Join W. T. Quick in his science fiction masterpiece Dreams of God and Men: "She stepped closer and took a needle from a silver tray and pricked the tip of the girl's forefinger. A dot of blood welled there, round and shiny. The girl stared at the blood. 'That didn't hurt, did it?' The nurse shook her head. She felt the anesthetic take effect. Now her arm was numb as butchered meat below the elbow. 'Good. Pain is unnecessary to many things,' the Lady said. She put the needle down on the tray and picked up a scalpel. She looked at the blade and lowered her head. After a moment of prayer she raised the scalpel and began to work. The nurse screamed and screamed.