He spotted a goanna in a tree, inching towards a bird’s nest. He thought about Voss (Leichhardt), trying to cross the vastness of Australia. He’d ...ever crossed Queensland – either east-west or north-south. Richard thought of Kim, asking himself who he was, what he was. But he knew his direction. Before Christmas he would leave Alpha, making a new home in Mitchell.The pillars would be seasoned. One of the first things he’d have to do would be to bridge them and level the beams. The book from the. ”Mike lowered his hands. “So ... does that mean you give up?”The queen rolled her eyes. “Your arrogance is tedious.”“It isn’t arrogance. I am going to win.”“You have no idea how sad it is that you believe that.” The queen vanished, then appeared right next to him. “I’m tired of listening to you.”A band of metal slammed against his mouth, and when he tried to pull it free, she yanked his hands away and then slammed him into the ground. He grunted, and she lifted him up and threw him hard into a. “Good girl, Allie, you're doing great. Now come to me.”Our three visitors all stared intently at Allison as she walked the ten steps over to me; rather lasciviously I might add. There was certainly an extra “ba-boom” in her step, causing her hips to sway. She swung her arms, the thong still in her fingers.She bowed her head as she stopped a few inches short of me.“Turn around and face your friends.” She did as she was told.“Arms up.” I took hold of the hem of her sweater, and feeling her bare. I sat down and lit a cigarette and fiddled with the long stiff blades of grass sticking up all around me. I put out my cigarette and for some reason took off all my clothes, I didn’t really think about it, I just did it – I was sitting in the middle of this field completely naked, the air and grass felt good on my body, I poked my head up and couldn’t see anyone or anything other than the backs of the houses in the distance, I could hear the odd car drive down the road, but couldn’t see.