Each was carrying a rolled-up blanket, Ginger was toting a basket, and Darla carried the lantern that was putting out a surprising amount of white lig...t. They walked along the path giggling and chatting animatedly. They were all wearing the standard uniform: khaki shorts, sneakers and their camp T-shirts.When they reached the boathouse, Ginger opened the basket and took out three cans of beer, popped the tabs and handed them out.“Those little sneaks,” Sandy whispered, “I’ll bet they took that. S: Hell Maxi, you forget! I fucked every one of those guys that you fucked and I'm here to tell you that those college boys were half the size of Tony. And Tony says his friend is just as big as he is.M: Sandi, I'm happy with my husband and I'm happy with my marriage and I don't want to do anything that might screw things up.S: (laughing out loud) If that's true honey, explain the blowjob you gave the stripper at Georgette's bachelor party. And what about the handjob you gave Mike in his car at. "It is not far," declared her grandfather, looking up to the sky. "The great eagle has guided us."Secoweya followed his gaze upward and saw no eagle, nor any bird of any kind. But, then, grandpa saw things that others didn't."We must give thanks to the spirits," her grandmother told her."And the 'US Cartographical Service'?" Secoweya mumbled under her breath."The spirits have favored our journey and their blessings will lend strength to our bodies," her grandpa continued."What will you say to. They account for the vast majority of the people in Gael."Charles' explanation had only been running for a few minutes and already I was having a problem with it. The idea that people could find themselves in a position of power and privilege simply through an accident of birth was contrary to the 'American way'. That wasn't what the land of opportunity was all about at all, and it didn't sit well with what I'd learned at Central.However, I was about to learn that life on Gael wasn't that.