Paranoia: (Pron. para-noya) noun, a mental disorder marked by the unjustified belief that one is being persecuted, usually accompanied by megalomania ...nd insane distrust. Paranoid (Pron. para-noyd) adjective, also called paranoiac of, relating to or affected by paranoia. A person affected by paranoia. CHAPTER 1 I do not suffer from paranoia. I am not paranoid. I am not a paranoiac. I do not have any mental disorder that leads me to believe, wrongly or not, that I am being persecuted. I am not a. .. are you really a genie?" the young man finally asked timidly."You'll give me anything I want?" "Yes," replied the genie. "I am a true Jinn. Your wishes are onlylimited by my power, and my power is second only to the HeavenlyHosts above, and the Fallen Ones below. I can shape the fabric of theuniverses. Speak your desires, my master. I obey." "Okay," said the young man. "For my first wish, I want you to turn meinto a beautiful woman. I want to be breathtakingly gorgeous. I wantlong legs. That seemed strange.I counted backward. It had been four days since I'd left Colorado Springs. Seven days since I'd emerged from Uncle Willard's gold mine. Eight days -- last night had been eight days -- since the night that Death had come to so many.I once again thanked Providence that it had happened at night. The nighttime coming of Death had disguised so much of the devastation. All these houses we passed -- all the apartment buildings -- were full of death. They were, in many instances,. They'd just started forming up into the convoy when Nika called."M, M, Momma I need you here right now," they could hear the shock andpain in her voice."Nika what is it?" asked Otter as she rushed into the dispatch officeahead of the rest."They, they're all, they're all gone," she was pointing at the convoyboard. Coyote was frantically trying to reach any one in the WyomingFamily Convoy.The status board showed 'Lost' next to each truck. Not just the trucks,but the IGP Transports were listed as.