The windows form a checkerboard of activity - a beehive of ambitious workers, all staying late to better their position, to gain the upper hand over t...eir peers, if only by the slightest edge.The sun drops suddenly below the horizon, plunging the city into darkness, the array of lighted windows now just as suddenly a collection of luminous vignettes, each featuring a single, driven figure lost in the obsession to succeed.She turns you, pushing you closer to the window, her body warm but. When I looked over at our friends sitting at the table to our left, I could tell they were embarrassed and they felt bad for us. That’s when Sarah flashed, “Okay I want one of you guys to pick me up about 8 feet and hold me there while I talk on the microphone.”I chuckled when I noticed that Bob had added a 12-foot extension cord to the mic she had in her hand. We decided I would hold her up while Greg and Bob prepared to follow her instructions.We stopped suddenly and gave the crowd a look so. I sighed when that happened and then warned Tagus to expect trouble. My mates and my friends just looked at me and then glanced about. They noticed nothing out of the ordinary about us, but they nodded their understanding. They'd come to accept that I had a sixth-sense about these things. Forewarned, we headed out in search of accommodations.The Inn of the Blue Dolphin came highly recommended by the pilot who'd guided us into the harbour. Of course it could have been a flea trap but we decided. We don't do it." Is there an armory close around that hasn't been raided?" Cape Girardeau has the best. I don't think anyone has been in it since the Day. We've never seen any reason for going there or getting in there." Good. That's our next stop. We'll need some gas or diesel depending upon what we find there. Darryl, we're going to fight a war against the lions. I want some real firepower and armament to hit them hard enough to either kill them off or make the survivors find somewhere else.