"Corky's heart swelled to hear her speaking well of him."Mr. Brandywine is-"Beatrice interrupted. "Now read the story before you make me cross again."...Very well."{block} How Gamahuching Was DiscoveredOnce, long long ago, when the world was young, there dwelt a Man and a Woman, O Best Beloved [Maggie read]. They lived, not in a yurt, and not in a tipi, and not in an igloo or a quinzee, or a bungalow or a cottage, not even in a cave or a crevasse or a cavern, but in a teeny tiny deerhide tent. Goin to the barn dances or swimmin nekkid out at the pond or havin a husband gone to cattle auctions just allowed temptation to be too much to resist.She wasn’t trying real hard to resist having cocks in her a’tall. It was perfectly natural to put those parts together, as nature showed her all the time. She just didn’t want more kids to take care of. Her hubby couldn’t always keep up with her needs during her safe times so never said nuthin when she’d disappear with a guy for a while. He knew. 'Matt's secretary knocked on his open door and looked in to find him with papers spread all over his desk.'Matt, I've just seen most of the partners going down to the boardroom. Aren't you going? I though they invited you.''They did, Doris. You too as it happens.''Oh, I am privileged.' She smiled and they both broke into a laugh.Matt shook his head. 'I suppose we should make tracks.''I suppose so. You know, Matt, I think I'll enjoy working for a partner if I keep being invited to these. That ended at the hands of the Legion. And yes, they fought. And it didn’t take the Legion three months nor did it take the Legion three days to storm the outer walls to the city. It took only three hours. This is the story about two dredges of society, leeching off what had been heralded as “The last Free City North of the Snake River.”Lily had enjoyed her life as a whore or how she called it, “Good business.” Despite being a half-elf of many appetites, she honestly enjoyed having to answer to.