Apparently, this town was not overly populated with nosy parkers, because not a single person came running to see what the commotion was all about. Of...course, it could be that they expected more shots to be fired and didn't want to be in the way of a stray bullet. If that was the case, I had to admire their perspicacity.I figured that the coast was clear after a few minutes of nothing happening, so I made a quick examination of Hank, the gut-shot galoot who had tried to kill me. He was fading. Im sorry. I owe you a lot. Youre a good friend and I trust you. You set the rules and well play. But whatever happens, we need to be square. I cant live with you holding this debt over my head. Fine Jeff. Well play sudden death. We both draw a card, high card wins. If you pull the high card, Ill erase you debt. No harm, no foul. Jeff thought even odds! Sweet. It doesnt get better than this. How bad can loosing be. Ill just owe Billy. Even if I loose I wont owe him $5,000, Ill owe him something. I think a good solid ?" landing strip on top would beperfect for the look you want. It is what you really want, isn't it?"Kim was enjoying this tremendously and smiled at the horrified girl.Looking over at Terri for confirmation of her fate, who stared daggersat her, Chrissie nodded her head. "Yes, I hate looking like sofeminine. I want as boyish a buzzcut as you can do so a flattop wouldbe great." Deep breath. "And, can you please help make Chris into thepretty girl I think he should be?"Kim. ”“The Leedei is the reason we had to leave our home, the Leedei are as gifted as the Saresii, but unlike the Saresii, the Leedei developed Psion based technology that surpassed all known achievements we know of.”“I sense fear and hate. The Leedei you speak of, are they in control of the Union as you secretly control us?”“We do not know, but let us educate you about the Leedei. We have actively taken control over a long and carefully developed intel asset of the Ministry of Information and steps.