" Thousands of them will die!" Tanda said, obviously upset."I figure we'll get five to seven thousand volunteers," Tuck said, ignoring Tanda. "We will...train them. It will be my job to put them in a place where they can gain confidence under fire, by killing their enemies and not getting killed themselves. So far, the God-King's soldiers have been very obliging."There were laughs among the assembled men. They were deeper in Mexicotal territory than any army had ever gone, more successful than. It’ll pay off when you start dating,” Dad had said.He wasn’t ... and although admitting it pissed him off ... Dad was right.That Fall, Albert Jamison started college ... at Big Rapids ... Ferris State.That was three years ago. Every summer vacation Albert went somewhere besides home. Two summers he worked the boats. Last year he worked construction. If he went home, to Cadillac, Jannie made his life miserable.Ludington ... Hamlin Lake ... was the site of the family cottage and he didn’t go. I’d catch them up in a wooden bugbox and watch as they grew up into dull gray and brown moths. Not pretty butterflies, but the whole transformation was a beautiful thing to me. On the hot, dog days of summer I’d put on my swimsuit and wrap myself in a towel and walk to the public pool and pay 50 cents to get in and swim with people I didn’t know, but whom instantly became my friends. We’d dive for pennies and play Marco Polo, until one of our mothers came calling. At night I’d run about in the. Like Tina though, Rachel would not have seen the state that we were often in, both from the pitch and the after match.“Morning all,” I said.“Jeez, Luke! What happened to your face?” asked Cara.I walked over and kissed Cara on the cheek, “I was getting bored with being the prettiest in the house, so Rob arranged a facelift for me.” I heard a gasp behind me.“Is it usually like this?” I heard Rachel whisper.“No, sometimes someone really works Luke over, you should see him then.”“Who was wearing.