“Meanwhile, closer to home, the Duluth Accords have been signed, settling the affairs of Minnesota, if nothing else. Minneapolis-St. Paul is officia...ly at peace with its neighbors. The Twin Cities are now something called the Republic of East Minnesota, which has an interim President and will be holding elections soon. The authoritarianism of the recent past, mild as it was, is over.“The counties outside the Twin Cities are calling themselves the Union of Greater Minnesota, while the Chippewa. Of course he will...It seemed to last for an eternity, but only a moment later, they were in a clearing, far from the path, as he whispered once more into her ear, his tongue running along the back her soft lobe,"What little treasures do ye' have for me, lassey?"Immediatley she yelped,"I have no coin on me... No coin."He laughed, a dark laugh, before saying in a sinister tone, "I am not looking fer coin, lassey."The blade at her throat fell away and the hand that had held it immediatly slipped. ' 'You what?' she frowned still trying to comprehend. There was nothing for it but to be blunt 'You are to be my obedient slutfor the next few evenings.' 'I'm most certainly not!' she gasped with no uncertainty. I picked up the papers from the table and started to put them in my pocket.It seemed she had called my bluff. I felt a disappointment. I either shop heror let her go. "That's fine.' I said 'its your choice.' 'Hold it.' She said 'What does being your slut entail.' I held out my. Josh tried to approach me but was warned off. I nodded to my friends as I walked out of the office for the last time. The goons took my badge and permit and watched me drive out of the office car park. I pulled over after a block, switched off the ‘record’ function of my phone, and called my wife.“Hi, honey, it went just as I expected. Are you free for lunch?”Janice laughed.“It’s a little early, but yes. I’ll be downstairs in the lobby in five.”I looked at my watch. Even with Ms Beyts keeping.