Tell me, Djala, am I beautiful? "Tell me, Djala, am I more beautiful this night than ever? I am the most beautiful woman in Alexandria; dost thou know...it? Will he not follow me like a dog, he who will presently pass into the oblique regard of mine eyes? Will I not make of him what pleases me--a slave if it is my caprice; and can I not expect from the first who comes the most abject obedience? Dress me, Djala." Around her arms two silver serpents twined, upon her feet were fixed sandals attached. How nice of you to call.” I said.In the background I imagined the gnashing of teeth and the popping of jaw muscles.“I saw the car pull up and called Jenny,” Jim said.“My phones don’t work,” I said.Jenny made a mad dash to my outside landline connection. The wires were outside the box. She touched nothing but dialed the State Police.I was unaware of who she called but response was immediate. A video was made; fingerprints were taken.A call was placed to Telstra, who responded that the cellphone. ” The two chat for a few more minutes then they go their own ways for lunch.Later Will is checking the wagons of the other families when loud voices reach him from his camp. All his men have the afternoon off and are in Santa Fe doing some personal buying, with a lot of it at a saloon. With only Big Fawn and Ginny in camp there should be no shouting, so he turns and heads over. When clear of the wagons he sees an Army officer with two soldiers confronting Big Fawn with Ginny behind her, both. The chairwoman frowned at them and spoke a single word. "Report!"One of the two network e-techs cleared her throat and began, "At 1:00 AM local time, we lost the internet, all of it, both the world and city networks, all of it. The world loss is still a complete mystery. We think we understand the city loss, and hope to have that piece up by 4:00 AM, perhaps as early as 3:40 AM."The nine commanders stared at the e-tech, clearly displeased by the news."And the recovery for the world net?" asked.