A house in this time is the most expensive item a person purchases. In my time, the most expensive item was the PDA. Now at the time I write this (198...), Personal Digital Assistants haven’t even been invented yet. They won’t become common place for another twenty years. PDAs start out as handheld computers. In time, cellphones will replace the handheld computer and evolve back into something like the original PDA.Everyone in my timeline owned a PDA. Life was completely impossible without one.. "Tell you what," said the gypsy, "how about ten guineas and I throw in an extra that's worth more than all the others put together." What! What extra?" demanded the man."Something really special," laughed the gypsy, "but you must promise never to reveal it to anybody."The man thought about it for some seconds, he dearly loved to have the potions for he knew they worked and worked well but ten guineas was a lot of money."Ok, it's a deal," sighed the man, "you write out the recipes and I'll bring. “Ambassador, do you have anything to declare, did you buy any antiques, weapons, gold, silver, or jewelry?”“No sir, I have nothing to declare. I did not buy anything; I came home only with the things I took,” I replied.“Sign on the line. You’re good to go, I don’t need to look through your bags,” the agent said.After my bags were loaded we decided on supper at the Seafood Inn where we ate often. I wanted seafood; it has been six weeks since I had any of my favorite dishes.Jenny had read my mind. What, if you had to guess, would you say your specialty will be?” Mr. Drummond seemed to lean forward a bit, as if anxious to hear my answer.I thought for a moment, but there was only one answer, really. “Power, I think. Magic power. I can, for instance, fill a gem with energy faster than anyone else seems to be able to, and can fit more into a stone than anyone else, too. As with my shields, I seem to be able to store more power, and use what I have with greater effect than others.” I.