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Chapter 5

           

           Betweeneachtworowsoftubsinthecenteroftheroomwereenormouswhirlingseparatorsordryers,intowhichthesewebsofcloth,astheycamefromthetubsinwhichtheyhadbeenshrinkingfortwenty-fourhours,werepiledandasmuchwateraspossiblecentrifugallyextractedbeforetheywerespreadoutonthedryingracks.

           PrimarilylittlemorethanthismerephysicalaspectoftheroomwasgraspedbyClydeitsnoise,itsheat,itssteam,theenergywithwhichadozenmenandboyswerebusyingthemselveswithvariousprocesses.Theywere,withoutexception,clothedonlyinarmlessundershirts,apairofoldtrousersbeltedinatthewaist,andwithcanvas-toppedandrubber-soledsneakersontheirbarefeet.Thewaterandthegeneraldampnessandtheheatoftheroomseemedobviouslytonecessitatesomesuchdressingasthis.

           "Thisistheshrinkingroom,"observedMr.Whiggam,astheyentered."Itisn’tasniceassomeoftheothers,butit’swherethemanufacturingprocessbegins.Kemerer!"hecalled.

           Ashort,stocky,full-chestedman,withapate,fullfaceandwhite,strong-lookingarms,dressedinapairofdirtyandwrinkledtrousersandanarmlessflannelshirt,nowappeared.LikeWhiggaminthepresenceofGilbert,heappearedtobeverymuchoverawedinthepresenceofWhiggam.

           "ThisisClydeGriffiths,thecousinofGilbertGriffiths.Ispoketoyouabouthimlastweek,youremember?"

           "Yes,sir.

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