Chapter Ten Despite the trauma, there is an odd sense of relief in being able to move. Nicholas Strothers cannot determine exactly how long he was strapped to either the gynecological chair or the gurney. But his mobility, however limited, is welcomed. He can now scratch an itch, shift his weight about, and even reach to his catheterized pecker. Still, he is most wary. The camera remains in place, and the television screen displays for all to see his plundered scrotal sac and the stainless steel basin beneath where, immersed in special saline solution, floats possessions most prized by the male. He knows to be cautious, lest he disturb the delicate cords, the separation of which signifies neutering...the complete and permanent removal of the testicles. The ignominy in knowing that such