" Why, Eric - what do you know about him? He does not answer me and nobody answers from his home." Marie, I only know that he went to the hospital fro... a car accident Friday evening and that he will probably not make it." But... - How can you know that?" Because I went there earlier that evening."And I showed her a bit of the wound in my head. She gasped and tried to touch me but I backed away. And hated myself for doing that."Remember Marie, I'm sorry for you. I just have to go now."Then I. “I don’t know your name,” he said as he handed me the cup of coffee.“Steve,” I replied.“Well it’s nice to meet you, Steve, I’m Jim,” he replied and passed me the sugar bowl.He picked up the newspaper and unfolded it. As well as the usual weekend supplements there was another magazine with a photo of two naked women standing by a lake on the cover and the letters H&E printed at the top. He saw me staring at it and handed it to me.“Have a look inside if you like,” he said smiling as he sat. Once all the girls were in a line, Kelli continued the ceremony, "Do not delay or falter. If any loses their way, they will be dismissed as will those behind them. We are walking now."Kelli led the girls off at a slow pace. She led them around the house into and out of many different rooms. The neophytes were worried about tripping and falling. But they managed to keep up. The girls were led into a large room with several people in it. Even with the blindfolds, the girls could tell the room was. " Pretending to look embarrassed, she corrected herself, "Oops! Affirmative-action targets!" Looking around the table with her eyes wide with innocence, she asked, "Affirmative-action targets sounds so much nicer than quotas, don't you all agree?"Then, glaring at her father she said, "But Dad, why couldn't your name be Garçia, or Hernandez, or something? Then they could count me three times. And if a female ancestor had been raped by an Indian and given birth ... Oops! I did it again. Raped by.