The clock struck four. Dawn and sunrise were rapidly approaching. The two figures were both reddened with rage as well as the marks from their torment...d battle.At 4:22 am, the sun began to peak over the top of the distant ranges, casting dazzling beams of light upon the trees. For a few minutes, the sun's light didn't make it into the clearing, but then a couple of pencil width beams of sunlight snuck through the branches.The beams came in low, catching the legs of the spinning pair. Angry red. I could see the strategic location of Ringgold Gap on the hand-drawn map on the wall of the tent. I was blessed or saddled according to one's perspective with the knowledge that the continued retreat of the Confederate forces would be a complete disaster. They would be faced with overwhelming opposition robbing them of their control of the entire sector around Chattanooga and it would eventually open the front door for the Union invasion bringing death and destruction into the "Deep South".The. They approached the open double doors of the vast and elegant drawing room and Jean-Claude hesitated as he said to her softly, ”What happens in here is much more lewd than you have seen so far. If you have had enough, we can leave now.”And Helena, knowing he had entrusted her with a secret world that he evidently belonged to, shook her head firmly and they crossed the threshold together. It was a dreamlike atmosphere, a parody of a polite evening function as the musicians played from a hidden. I said O.K. and headed out the door. I walked the five minutes to the pond, set out my blanket, put on some sunblock, and opened my book as I lay down and got comfortable. About an hour later, I saw a truck headed up the road. The owner of the truck was a young man who was extremely handsome and tanned from working in the sun. I packed up and walked back to the house. I went to the bathroom to wash up and change into something more appropriate for dinner. When I walked into the kitchen to help,.