Lucy Davis, 24, a radio soap actress, is set to make a full recovery after receiving a kidney from her mother, Hazel, at Birmingham's University Hospital.

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"You definitely want to keep an eye on him, " said Margaret, the more up-to-speed of Trimble's two nurses, when Lucy described the details of Davis's latest attack.

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The astronaut's mysterious totemic power had ebbed a bit for Davis, but Lucy noticed that he still looked up at it appraisingly as they walked across the parking lot.

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