The first three floors were heavily damaged, with extensive smoke damage to the fifth floor.Although it was a small contingent who felt Eric’s power... threatened their ability to control world events, the people’s anger was primarily directed at the CIA. The President ordered the entire agency shut down, all the administrators replaced, and their international responsibilities transferred to other nations. Ironically, it made the United States more secure. No longer seen as the world’s oppressor. I am twenty nine years old and live in a small town near Houston. I lived on my own with a couple of cats and liked it that way. I worked five days a week down at the beauty parlor as a beautician, I made pretty good money. But some day I'm going to be rich, filthy rich and live in a mansion.One hot, summer's day in late July, I had just picked up some groceries from the local store and was heading home in my car when I noticed a young man in a cow boy outfit straight ahead. As I drove nearer I. Da kam mir ein Gedanke: Sollteich Schauspieler werden? Ich hatte ja schon einige Erfahrung.##Nach dem Essen stand ich vor meinem Schrank und ?berlegte, welches Kleidich anziehen sollte: Das Rote oder das Lila?Ich entschied mich f?r das Lila. Das Rote war nicht sooo schlimm, damitkonnte ich notfalls zu Frau Weber laufen. Das gl?nzende lila Satinkleidmit seiner wei?e Spitze am Rock war da schon etwas anderes. Und da ichheute mit Mom im Auto fahren w?rde, sollte ich besser das heute anziehen.Ich. It was the Sunday edition.I made some rye toast and tea. The spread was one of those fat free,carb free, salt free cheapies. I put some honey into my tea and sat atthe kitchen table for my light breakfast.COLD WAVE CONTINUES read the headline of the newspaper. I walked overto the window to my 63rd floor flat overlooking Navy Pier, Lake ShoreDrive, and a frozen Lake Michigan with ice extending several hundredyards from the shore."So now I am in Chicago," I said aloud as if I were telling someone.