A complete relaxation of structure was clearly not in order, in his view; there remained in the two species' history that dreadful first encounter a c...ntury earlier which he had so often reviewed in all its graphically displayed detail. No matter how wholehearted the cooperation now seemed, he could not dismiss the terrible images from his mind. The aliens had already given plain sign that they, too, remembered; at least until some explanation was given and accepted he was likewise not prepared. PHIR BOLI PARAKASH GANDOO KO PAS BITHA K MERI CHUDAEE KARO US KO SIKHAO CHUDAEE YEH HOTI HAI SATH MIAN KABI APPPPPPPAHHHHHHHH APPPPPAHHHHHHHHH KI AWAZ NIKALTI KABI HINDI KABI ENGLISH AUR KABI KERRALA KI LANGUAGE MAIN NA JANE KAYA KAYA KEHTI RAHEE…..AAJ TAK KISI NAI AISI CHUDAEE NAHEEN KI MUJE MAR DALO AAJ MERA LUN POORI FORCE SE ANDER BAHIR JA RAHA THA AUR WO DONO HATHON SE APNE NIPPLES KO MASAL RAHEE THEE MAI 2/3 THATKE SLOW LAGATA PHIR LUND KA TOPA US KI CHOOT K LIPPS PE ROK KER POORI FORCE. Her questions were fascinating though. I love to meet others who challenge me and really make me think.Finally, I replied:“I am a seeker of many truths. I have searched for many years, but finding my passion isn’t easy. I have friends, but things only go so far with them. They seem caught up in making a good living. They buy expensive things, take exotic trips, and spend so much time being “cool”.I must have been hurt sometime in my past, but I don’t remember any trauma. I want to. Gerjevic was working on it, and they'd decided that a little preliminary investigation couldn't hurt. If she could turn up a population of Gibson's Water Snakes in the interim, it might not only mean a grant, but a project that could carry her a long way. It hadn't taken much convincing.She slid off her waders and shivered; the cold swamp water had soaked into her very bones. It was time to go home, fix a cup of coffee, and slip into the tub, with the water as hot as she could stand it, to try.