I instantly knew that I didn’t want to look up into her eyes and see what I knew would be there, but I also knew I had to face the music, to accept ...hatever she was going to do. I was in trouble, more so because I couldn’t keep my eyes off her. Therefore, I swallowed down as much of my fear as I could and looked up.She watched me with a smile on her face. She studied mine for a moment, and her smile lost some of its shine. I must have looked green because she asked, “Are you feeling okay?”I. "Do not panic young sir. We are dissolving the healing blanket we placed around you. It is a process you are unfamiliar with, and we sense your discomfort." River?" I asked."She is being removed from her blanket as well."I reached out with my senses, and found her across the room. I thought. Came her thought in return.We were freed of the wrappings in short order, but it took some time before we were feeling well enough to do more than sit up. I felt weak and hungry. Suddenly I heard River's. Someone is going up or down the pass road with a plow. Sounds like down. It's straining, but not as bad as if it were going up hill. I would say this is a plow from up the pass." Ed stated firmly."Damn it. I thought we would have longer. Someone up there is in a hurry to try to get to the bottom, and that's going to open the road a lot sooner, if your right." Greg said."Give me a few minutes to get ready. I'm going to take an AN/PRC 77 with me. Same freq. As convoy sir. 20.05. I will call as. When I came out, Jennifer was nowhere to be seen. I looked around the lobby and peered out through the front windows, looking for her. Just as I was beginning to think I might have overdone the curiosity baiting, Jennifer walked quickly from the girl's loo and made a bee line to me. “What new project?” she demanded again, threading her arm through mine and hanging on tightly. As we walked out I began to explain. “You know how an EEG can record brain activity?” “Uh Huh.” she replied. “Well,.