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more than three or four minutes.Will you be my assistant?”
Jasmine’s heart sped up.“Sure.What should I do?”
“Can you fetch my box of instruments? I’m going to need a scalpel blade.And a towel to dry the fawn as soon as it’s born.”
Jasmine hurried to the car boot and took out a clean towel and the big case containing Nadia’s equipment. She set it on the ground beside her mum and opened the lid.
Nadia pulled on a pair of disposable gloves and unwrapped a gleaming scalpel blade from its sterile packaging.
“Normally I’d shave the animal’s hair around the area where I’m going to operate,” she said, “but in this case we don’t need to worry too much about hygiene.The only thing that matters is getting the little one out as quickly as possible. Can you hold the torch steady while I operate? It’s lucky you’re not squeamish.”
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