During the whole announce, a growing enthusiasm can be see among the audience, and even Felina can be seen smiling. But the last point breaks it all. Maiming Felina? What for? Of course, this will provide for an unheard-of show, which is sure to attract millions of spectators and advertising money, but then what? This would be like killing the golden-egg-laying chicken. Maimed, Felina would be either ugly or unable to perform her fantastic escape.

There was a lot of fuss and ramble until someone in the public stood up and asked for silence. Then he said:

"Why don't we replace the flesh removal by a one-year contract as the central pain-slut in the "The Creative Torturers" show? I'm sure that would be as high a deterrent while not depriving us from seeing Miss Pan Teer again."