She’d not had the clock for very long, but she’d come to expect little of modern electronics and was so relieved to have just been unfettered from...her terrible dream that she simply shrugged, not giving it another thought, and threw back the covers. The relief that had come over her lent itself to an unhindered exuberance, and she sprang suddenly from the bed into the hush of morning, leaving behind her the unpalatable blackness of the narrowly evaded nightmare. ————————————————– The bland. The sled needed a few repairs before they could start. He repaired the sled and rechecked the gear.Ron and Brenda checked the horizon to see if they could find the smoke that Ron had seen yesterday. Brenda almost immediately found it."There it is, over there," she cried out excitedly.Ron grabbed his compass and took a heading. The morning was cool and the air was still and the smoke rose lazily into the air about 100 feet before it started to dissipate.Ron hugged Brenda, "Woman, I think we. For me, Sunday began with a nice, warm shower and some badly neededmaintenance - mostly body hair maintenance. I still had some places thatinsisted that I was still a male. I spent a little more time on my hairthan I had for a while, using the curling iron to put a bit of body intomy long mane. Then, feeling distinctly motherly, I picked out a pretty,floppy bow to hold my hair in a high pony tail.I put on a full slip and the same midi-length, A-line tartan plaid woolskirt that I wore on my. .. so you've found them.... They belong to Uncle Bob...I must give them back sometime." Dad doesn't lie a lot -he's not very good at it and I knew that this was one of those times. "OK" I said casually (although my throat still felt tight with anticipation) "But make sure you let me see them first!" He must have read something in my voice, because he just nodded slowly and turned back to his hammering and the subject was closed.Later that evening, Dad and I cleared up and settled down for an.