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said, ‘This dang gas must not be

working because I can’t smell anything.’

She turned it up as high as it would go

but still thought it wasn’t working, so

she turned the mask toward herself and

promptly passed out onto the floor.

“A short time later, another nurse

came in, saw the young nurse on the

floor and the baby coming, and she hit

the code-red button. Soon, people were

scurrying around, knocking into each

other with the gas still filling the room,

until everyone started feeling loopy. I

thought we were all going to pass out.

Finally, someone thought to shut the gas

off, everyone settled down, and the baby

came.”