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Helen Luttrell grabbed the girl's arm to stop her from falling. Her skin felt wrong. It was cold and spongy, like raw mushrooms. Then the sunglasses slid down the girl's face and for the first time, Helen saw her eyes. They were large, too large. And they were dark green with vertical pupils, like a cat. Helen couldn't look away when the girl's thoughts flooded directly into her mind. She was terrified. Her daughter's roommate wasn't human. And the Air Force colonel who arranged for the two to live together knew exactly what he was doing. He needed a roommate who would never see what Rachel really looked like. He found Helen's daughter Marissa, a girl who was legally blind. But the colonel had a problem. Marissa's vision was coming back.
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Helen's daughter, Marissa Luttrell. Her vision at 13, a complication from childhood diabetes that would make going to college challenging. In the fall of 1972, Marissa got a small apartment near American River Junior College in Sacramento where she studied occupational therapy. The place was clean and quiet. The only problem was the rent. Her disability check barely covered groceries. She needed a roommate and she needed help getting to class. Her college counselor, Lila Ross, handled both problems. Marisa came to her office looking for a tutor. That same morning a a student named Bobby had signed up for a part time tutoring job. When Lila compared their schedules, she found that they had the same classes. So Bobby got a job and Marissa got a guide who can walk her to class and read her the lecture notes. So that's one problem solved. Next, the roommate, Lila was in her office about to begin a search when there was a knock on her door. A tall man in casual clothes stood in the doorway. Next to him, a thin girl wearing wraparound sunglasses and an oversized hat. The girl looked thin and frail, almost sickly. The man introduced himself as Colonel Harry Nadian. His daughter Rachel had just registered for classes. They needed help finding a roommate. Rachel nodded at Lila and said, it is a pleasure to meet you. I am called Rachel. This concerned Lila, but the colonel seemed normal enough. And maybe Rachel was just odd. Either way, both girls were quiet and polite and. And Rachel's appearance wouldn't matter to a blind roommate. Harry wrote a check on the spot. Half the rent and all utilities in advance. Lila couldn't believe her luck. Bobby appeared the same day. Marissa needed a tutor. And Harry arrived just as she was about to start looking for a roommate. But none of this was coincidence. This was all carefully orchestrated. Now the experiment was ready to begin.
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