Work!"----- Four nights later, the Andrews' garage "Jughead, hand me that circuit board!" "Here you go Arch!" "There!" Archie exclaimed with a feeling...of satisfaction. He hadn't taken on anything so daunting since he rebuilt the engine of his jalopy the year before. "It's ready for a test." According to the instructions in the strange book he discovered, this ray was supposed to transform anyone into a duplicate of any other person whose image fell within the range of the beam. Another exposure. She would take her educational resources to the school. That would leave just enough space for the rest. After a breakfast of Grape Nuts (she put shopping as a top priority for today), she loaded up the books that were making the trip, insulated herself against the cold and stepped outside.It was dark. “Damn!” she thought, “It’s seven in the morning and it’s still fucking dark.” She looked at the illuminated thermometer on her outer wall and read the depressing 12 degree temperature. “20. In came Miss Stephanie and she looked stunning as always, dressed in a tight figure hugging red latex dress, with sheer seemed stockings and some beautiful red heels. Her hair and makeup were perfect, she was clearly not about to go to bed herself.“I saw you on the cameras getting ready for bed, and hoped you would forget your cuffs so I could add another punishment” she smirked. “I must say I’m impressed with your chores, but of course you let yourself down by failing to address a lady of my. We cooked most of the meal in comparative silence after that. We had liberated a couple bottles of wine and they were cooling in the refrigerator. I set the kitchen table and we served our plates from the stove. I poured each of us a glass of wine.We sat down and I said, "May I pray?" Maria nodded. "Lord God, please bless this meal to our bodies and give us patience and understanding with each other. Help us to follow Your will in our lives. In Jesus' Name, Amen."We lifted our bowed heads..