“I mean, think about it Allie, how
can anything become that contaminated, 
that fast? I know the five second rule 
is considered an urban myth...” I      
started to say.                        
     Alicia was shaking her head, “No, 
I actually read a scientific paper on  
that very thing, not too long ago. Ex- 
periments were even done. It took way  
longer than five seconds before the    
food could actually be considered      
contaminated.”                         
     “Exactly, so, why can’t we think  
the same way about the mice that ended 
up on the Dark-Side?” I asked her.     
     “What do you mean?”               
     “What if we worked with the Techs 
to double-check the racks before they  
were pushed all the way into the room? 
     “I mean, really, if contamination 
* was that freakin’ instantaneous, why     
are we only spraying everything down   
once a month, instead of every freakin’
minute of the day?”                    
     “I think I’m going to talk to Elle
and see what she thinks. Personally, I 
think it’s a good idea. I see no pro-  
blem with it, except if anyone from    
that independent company sees us doing 
it, we might lose our A plus certifi-  
cation, and that’s one thing we’ve got 
to avoid at all cost.                  
     “Those are scheduled, though, so  
they shouldn’t be that hard to work    
around.”                               
     The next day, I told Denise about 
what had happened, and she hugged me.  
     “You did it,” she said and hugged 
me again.                              



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