"Good! That means a nanosite happened to attach itself to the nerve 
running from your eardrum into your brain. We always consider it an omen of 
good fortune when this happens," Judge Fang said, "as pain impulses delivered 
into this nerve make a particularly deep impression on the subject. Now, I will 
ask Miss Pao to suspend this process for a few minutes so that I can have your 
full attention."