And what's more I think that reading helped me a lot in my writing. By the time we had got together I had sent some of my short stories off to various...magazines and a couple had actually been accepted and published.From the day I'd met her, Aileen had always shown enthusiasm for my writing. She encouraged me much as - I suspect - she'd encouraged her brother Duncan in his writing efforts. She loved to read the drafts of my tales of woe and would often offer suggestions on how to improve them,. She had the gun pointed safely in the air but she was prepared to use it! "Senor Alvarez is not going to take me, Jim! He now works for General Diaz who burned our home and took over our lands!" Angel had obviously heard enough of the conversation to know what had been said in the bar."Let's find the Padre quick, Angel." Jim said, then he turned towards Buck. "I've got an idea that just might stop Alvarez cold!" They exited out the back door and headed across the yard."Here's Bert's horse in. In general, when Earl was at home, he was kept inthe furnace room in the basement, when there were no chores to do, and Hopedidn?t want to be bothered. But today was Earl?s 40th birthday, andthings were going to be different! ?Hi, Earl? said Verena, and Earl smiled at Hope?sclose friend, who he?d always had the hots for. Verena had long curly darkhair, unlike Hope?s short bob, and she paraded herbreasts around in tight T-shirts. ??Here areCarrie, Lauren, Ilene, and Audrey.? The ladies smiled. The probes would also speed up communications between Earth and Terra. They had released one on the other side of Ono when they first entered the system and they would leave one on the other side of Dos when they headed to Terra.The micro-jumps went as smooth as a silk cloth through a ring. They dropped the next probe and watched as the data for Tres and Dos was collected and added to what they had already recorded. They picked out the differences between the two systems.Dos’s inner asteroid.