Want some?"She looked at the bottle, hesitated, and then nodded.I dug into my pocket and retrieved my keys. I had a small Swiss army knife on the key ...ing, and flipped out the cork screw. After about a minute, I had the wine uncorked, and poured about five ounces in each of the cups."Jim... maybe a little more for me?" she asked.I poured each of us another three ounces, and handed her one cup.She took the cup, and swigged it down."A little more, Jim?"I was a bit surprised. I had never seen her. The bright light now lowered itself again toward the men. Stan continued to fire his rifle at the strange craft till he felt himself lifted into the air. He felt his body being carried toward the machine, then blacked out. “Stop shooting. You,ll hit Stan!” Levi shouted and their shooting ceased immediately. The bright light had now disappeared, the craft suddenly lifted silently and rose into the sky till it disappeared from sight completely. “What in God,s name was that?” Turk asked. “ I don,t. Nenu fresh ai vinay roomki vellanu,vinay,nannu chudagane,hi darling antu nannu gattiga hug chesukunnadu,nenu good news vinay,ma husbandto business gurinchi cheppanu,ok annadu tanu annanu,vinay matuku,naku nv vastene good news antu nannu ettukuni bedroomki tisukelladu,nenu cheppedi vinakunda.Ventane na clothes anni tesesi nannu nudega chesadu,tanu kuda nudega ayyadu.Sweety na madda cheekava antu tana maddanu na noti daggaraki techadu.Nenu cheekadam start chesanu,vinay ha sweety nv madda. Also, we are a small group of people so it wouldn't take much of a disaster to make our lives very difficult, if not impossible." The change in Keri's expression told Terry that she was beginning to realize the implications of her comments. "Sorry, I wasn't trying to upset you or ruin your day. Besides, this isn't something to lose sleep over. We are better off than we were some seven years ago. We now have a home on an environmentally friendly planet, so our growth should be more substantial.