It was a way of separating the Looters from the Survivors because the survivor bands tended to be more resourceful than having to resort to eating eac... other.Warrant Officer Sandy had her own entourage of conscripted survivors and a couple of the Eskimo girls who were more bloodthirsty than the average Alaskan recruits. She had sent scouts out to check out the farming valley that ran north and south with only one paved road and several dirt roads that had rutted out badly after the troubles.. ’ Penny looked at her, ‘you mean it?’ ‘Oh yes. You might even Google for some information about the independent press. There is a lot of good independent press out there. Lot of people making their own magazines and that sort of thing. Lots of good epublishers looking for romantic shorts.’ Marilyn said. Penny’s bright eyes shone happily, ‘so you think I have a chance?’ She asked. ‘Certainly,’ Marilyn replied, smiling. She stretched out on the couch some, and softly beckoned Penny closer. Penny. I wiped a tear from her cheek. "I think I just really realized it now, tonight. Talk to me, Holly." I love you," she said, and with those words opened up a world of revelations for me. "I have for eight years." Her head dropped and the tears flowed and I pulled her into bed. We talked and hugged and shared our feelings for an hour before we both fell asleep. I knew she loved me, she wanted me, and I knew I was scared of losing my dearest friend. And I confessed to her, too, all of that and how. "I never could make those sticky tabs on those disposable diapers work."Albert walked the three men to the transport pad. Once they left, he found his ladies and shared a newfound confidence in an attack of kisses and gropes.Having the school built of prefabricated panels with no superstructure flew in face of Earth building techniques as understood by the majority of the colonists. The nanites created a concrete like ceramic pad for the foundation. The industrial replicator on the largest moon.