"You must first divest yourself of all vainglorious trappings." I'm ... I'm sorry. I don't understand." She hadn't comprehended the last request at al..., but she felt compelled to do whatever it was and felt a little nervous not being able to do it."Undress and stand un-encumbered by vain coverings." His words entered her ears and the tone seemed to convey that removing her clothing was the proper thing to do."Oh! Yes. Now I understand. Undress. I need to get undressed." She answered, feeling. So he went with his gut reaction. Dilton and Midge were the most important people in the world to him, aside from his family. He loved them both and just wanted them to be happy. He and Midge were no longer a couple. They seemed to be really happy with each other. In the end, he thought, this is really so much better than he had thought it would turn out. His best friends would be together ... and he had to admit that he was glad that it was NOT Reggie Mantle that Midge had decided to sleep. Once we arrived, the emergency room staff took one look at Grace and had her on a gurney and headed toward a bed as quickly as her husband. Addison was allowed to tag along and Cassie and I found ourselves sitting in an empty waiting room. I went to the pay phone and called home. Robyn answered."Robyn, water. Make sure everyone drinks water today. We're at the hospital. Jordan and Grace collapsed. The techs kept talking about dehydration. Please take a message to Betts about what has happened,. “Yes, on board ship, while under way, they have forty-eight hours to find a new sponsor, or they are recycled.” The Sergeant paused. “That means they are turned into fertilizer.” There were several gasps around the room.Mark turned to face the girls who were a bit white faced. “Girls, one strike. Do you understand now?” He purposefully did not mention that they were not yet under way, or the fact that, as thirteen-year-olds, they could not be released until they turned fourteen.The girls.