"How much?" I asked out of curiosity."Getting on for £300,000," he replied with a shrug."Lot of money," I stated."I know, but I'll make it back. I've...got the knowhow ... well almost, just need the right site and I'll make it work," he replied, looking about as serious as I've ever seen him."So how will you raise it?" I asked."Was going to ask Nan and Grandad to stand as guarantors," he replied."Good idea, if they'll go for it. Phil at least is on the board of several companies so should be good. Stan and Rick's eyes got huge, while Stan muttered, "what in the name of ... I didn't hit it that hard."Mike just grinned grimly again, and said, "You just 'think' you didn't. Nice force multiplier, huh? What you'll find is that you can modify the force applied by using your mind set. You didn't crush your coffee cup today, did you?" Getting the 'no' head shake, Mike continued, "Well, try to visualize this. What you now wield as a tool can be tuned by 'how you think'. You can exert any amount. She is looking at you in complete shock. She struggles for a minute to find words. "Did you just say...Did you say that you feel weird, John?" she asks with a weak smile and a furrow in her brow. She is looking at you like you are some kind of strange animal.You feel uncomfortable. You don't know why she looks so horrified. "Um...yes," you say, swallowing hard. Your lips feel fat and swollen and your throat is tight. Your voice sounds funny. You feel like you haven't spoken in quite a while.She. They were closest to Beth's position and at that point they were about three hundred yards away from them. Instantly both women brought their weapons up and took firing positions.My shot dropped the rear most wolf without any problems. Unfortunately, the report of my rifle and the yelp emitted by the animal as my round slammed into it alert the other two wolves to their predicament. Both wolves skittered to one side as their fellow tumbled over and fell dead, moving just as Beth and Helena.