She soon found out. The lift lurched DOWN instead of up, and she knew that she was in for more "discipline" before Mandy would consider this whole mat...er with Jason over with. When they reached the basement, she was wheeled into their exercise room, which at times, Mandy used as a supplement to the many dedicated "play rooms" that Mandy had had installed over the last few years. To Flora's horror, Mandy's exercise treadmill had been brought in. She suspected immediately what what that was. Cats don't speak, they meow."Jasper turned to face her. "Yeah, yeah. An' we're finicky, we don't dance, an jellacle cats come out at night. Meow. How's that?"Harriet quickly turned, yanked the white porcelain sink faucets on full blast and scrubbed her face vigorously, trying to wash away the disbelief. "This isn't happening. Cats don't talk. Cat's don't talk. Cats don't talk," She blubbered through the water splashing against her face.Jasper "meowed" in a most normal cat voice.Temporarily. “That’s why we aren’t running it full out at the moment.”“Don’t the people running the machine notice the odd vibration?” Sherry asked looking over at Jim.Rather than Jim answering, Harry said.”I’d be surprised if they did. You get used to hearing the machine, and don’t notice gradual changes in sound like that. They could have replaced the bearing the last time it was down for general maintenance and cleaning if someone had noticed it. Now they’ll probably have to halt production to fix. The corporation is bringing both business and work to this hard pressed area." Tell me what you think is a fair price for each of the areas. Do you have a figure for the cost of the two overpasses?"We gave him all the data and suggestions on how this could be financed through the government and the railway. He left for his hotel room and I felt a need to take a shower. Nobody else seemed to feel this way though.The next day was Friday. Jena talked to me whenever she could. She must have.