Their intent was to walk to Belushya Guba, the only settlement of any size on this forsaken spit of land. From there, they would barter for a boat to ...ake them to the mainland. Polina had brought precious metals and jewelry, the treasure of centuries of sacrifices, for that very purpose. Once in Russia proper, they would buy, beg, borrow, or steal any transportation necessary to get them to Archangel'sk or St. Petersburg. Bill was confident that once his name and story was known to the western. ..“You know, with you and Jake...”“Yeah...”“Have you ever...? Oh never mind it’s a stupid question”“What?”“Forget it, I’m just being nosy”“Just say it Jazz...”“Well I was just wondering whether you’d ever wondered what it’s like swinging the other way...” Come on, we’d have been here forever if I hadn’t been direct!“Er...” His lack of denial was reassuring. “But never mind, it’s none of my business”No reply again. Well that worked...Now our kitchen isn’t exactly roomy. So it didn’t take long. It’s a very nice thing for you to say, even if I know I would argue with you about it. TV lights and high definition cameras virtually demand that a person use cosmetics. Even the men have to.”After they had gone inside the camp Matti had shown her the features of his favourite place. She was particularly enamoured of the large living room, with its wall of windows facing the lake. After she had made use of the small bathroom to freshen up, she did have one question for Matti.“I really like. We started to dance slowly and romantically. My legs and hands were shaking a bit. I can feel her intoxicating aroma.It was like liquid adrenaline being injected right into my holy bloodstream. Not so strong as to freak me out, but just enough to make me tingle and start to move my body. Her movements also flowed with dazzling grace. They could have taken away the breath of every person in her audience.She must be feeling her soul become one with the music. She placed her head above my chest. I.