We were fully conscious. We could hear, talk, think, see. We could
feel our ship was gradually being pulled up to this plane, and finally
absorbed into her through a large opening in her belly. Our plane was
anchored within. Then a voice, calling me by rank and name in perfect
English, told me that our captors were going to free our bodies from
the paralyzing rays and that we would suffer no aftereffects. We
immediately regained our power of motion. The same voice ordered us
to come out of our plane as it was going to be cleansed and thoroughly
disinfected. We were to disrobe entirely and enter into their body
cleansing room. We had no alternative but to follow the voice's
instructions. We put our clothes into what seemed to be disinfecting
closets, and went into a steam room where we were sprayed with a
disinfecting shower. After a thorough bath and cleansing each one of
us was given by an attendant a full set of under- and over-garments
of styles comparable to the ancient Roman or Greek; two pieces of
underwear, a soft silky, loose fitting sleeveless undershirt, and
above knee length drawers; clinging socks of the same material up to
the middle of calf; shoes, leather laced Roman style up to middle of
calf. One loose over-garment, similar to a very soft linen material,
like a Roman tunica, open at the neck, girded at the waist, reaching to
the knees, with above elbow sleeves. Another over-garment was similar
to the Roman dalmatica; it was a soft rayon fabric, open at the neck,
reaching to just below the knees, with wide elbow sleeves; ornamented
with one inch purple or lavender bands around its neck, sleeves and
bottom edges; with a belt at the waist.
All garments and shoes were fastened with detachable buttons. The
attendant told us they were heat and fresh air dispenser atomic
batteries. They supplied the exact required degree of necessary body
air conditioning in all kinds of weather. The fibrous materials of
these garments were not only fresh air and heat radiation conductors,
but were also fire-proof.
Our attendant also gave us a one inch lavender ribbon for our heads.
He showed us how to wear it, as he did, tied with a small knot at the
back. Some of the boys were smiling a little; I think the attendant
sensed their amusement. "You look quite handsome now," he joked.
He told us all clothing was worn only once. The same applied to
household linens. Clothing and linens were worn, then sent back to the
factory to be crushed into pulp and made over again. "We don't consider
laundries sanitary," he said.
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