" Is it?" I do not have data on that. Though if I was malicious towards you, Iwould be unlikely to divulge that information. But I must state that Iam...programmed and instructed to supervise your mental and physical well-being."A smile spread on my face. "So you do care."Guis hadn't returned, when I got back. I didn't know how to waste mytime. I didn't want to browse the net, because I'd end up looking up howto constrict my common carotid artery again."Do you need help?" I asked Dys."No." Let's. After locking the door she began to walk. It felt like a long walk to her destination but she knew it wasn't very far. It pleased her that there were a few honks and shouts from guys passing by but she wanted Nate first. If she got picked up after, well that's just icing on the cake. Kim hadn't been there too long when she saw his car drive by. She watched him make a u turn and drive slowly up to her. When he stopped in front of her she walked out into the street and bent over at the. A prof introduced Angus. Apparently he'd published a small book every five years. His hair and beard were still ginger, but visibly grey-white. He looked sad."Thank you. I'm glad to be here, and I glad to see you," he began. "I'm going to read a few poems and then pause and answer any queries you might have. I hope not to depress you overly, but these are dark, not joy-filled works. If you can't bear it, just go ahead and leave."He read two. They were about loss and loneliness. He said: "This. Well at least on the same planet. Justin’s twin sisters and their twin boyfriends also moved as had Kim and Ariel. Diesel had gotten permission to move to Clarksville.He could now live with Ariel making them both happy. He could also blink to the mine, so he still did his job. He and Ariel planned to move there at the end of the year when she had finished her studies. Brad and his girls were also happy. As Kim had predicted, they took the jobs on the ship that ran out to the Dome on Nicko’s.