"Brushed against you in the corridor, too... Are you wearing a corset?"I just gulped, unable to take my deer-in-the-headlights gaze off herspiercing e...es. She smiled."Judging by your fidgeting, you are plugged too, right?"I shifted my weight uneasily on the huge steel plug, stretching my assand driving itself way too deep for comfort as I sat, still not offeringany input to the conversation."It's your shoes that tipped me off" - she went on - "men usually do notwear women's wedge sneakers,. The road would have to be routed around the hills, but that should be feasible. The wagon would also carry a small windmill which would pump the water from the tank to the crops through canvas hoses. These hoses would be permeable to the water which would leak out through the canvas and irrigate the plants. They proposed that we try this on a small scale next year. The executive council agreed that the experiment was worth while.That winter, two such wagons were built and 2000 feet of canvas. The marines or the AI (James wasn't sure which) assigned him a pod and he lead the rest of his concubines off to get better acquainted. The first comment out of Serena's mouth when they entered the living quarters was, "What an ugly place!"Looking at his two youngest concubines, James asked, "Which one of you is responsible for your body art?" I did them," Serena said hesitantly."AI," James said to the air around him."Yes..." a disembodied voice answered, James thought almost hesitantly."With.
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