I promise you'll PAY!"Her eyes fluttered open. She lay, naked, on her back, on the bed, her hands and feet tied spread eagled to the bedposts."So, you...re awake at last"Eric held the two ends of the electrical cord, one in each hand. The ends had been stripped bare. The other end was plugged into the wall."Now, whore, you're going to tell me where that disc is!" No, I don't know I tell you!" she cried as he brought the bare ends of wire closer to her."Last chance Rhonda. Tell me or you won't. They came up to the bar counter, standing next to me and ordered their drinks. They were making jokes among themselves and were waiting for the beer. I was smoking and I can hear a sweet voice, can I borrow the lighter please… I turn around with a smile and gave her the light and she thanked me. I said it’s my pleasure and gave her a quirky smile. Then I broke the ice… I said your dress is so gorgeous and your dress got the perfect look with you. She said really.. yes I said of course the. Perched on the edge of the world, astride the powerful and unending flow of the river, named the River- atop of sheer cliffs which fell forever down, or so it was supposed, since eternal clouds obscured the unknown bottom in a sea of white. Scientists with powerful spyglasses had calculated the clouds were a mile below the city, but couldn’t say for certain if there was anything below the clouds but more clouds.The inhabitants of the City somehow managed to eke out a livelihood from the river,. "You forgot to check the polarity on the inception diodes, didn't you?"Miriam said, finally getting his attention.Wilder turned to look at Miriam. Her words confused him. She wasimplying that something was wrong, but there was no way she could noticethe future height differences or breast enhancement he had planned forher. Could she? For some reason, she was pointing down. Everythingseemed correct in that she too looked like a ten-year old. Her face wasfree of wrinkles and her shoulder.