‘Matt?’ I asked shyly. ‘I’m here,’ he said, leading me out of the car. We walked, him guiding me with hands on my shoulders. I heard my sho...s on marble, then we stopped. I heard a click, and suddenly we rose in the air. We were in an elevator. He gently unwrapped the blindfold and kissed me on the lips. I looked around in wonder. I saw one wall of the elevator was a mirror, the other three were cushiony brocade fabric. The buttons had gold engravings. I saw the floor counter entering the. I asked him if there was a way to control the compound, and he said as he understood the Taylon physiology, it was part of their reproductive process, and most likely could be controlled with a synthetic hormone, but he would need Lee Hatchers cooperation to synthesize the hormone. I asked if he had contacted Hatcher yet, and he said no, that he thought it wiser to contact me first. I thanked him for his restraint and told him to meet me in my ready room in 20 minutes and to summon Lee hatcher. "The nearest neighbor is a half a mile away," Gary whispered, standing with his right arm around Jill's waist, "and there's no phone here to bother us either, just electricity, indoor plumbing, and an oil heater for creature comforts." You mean we can be nude all weekend?" she whispered back nuzzling into his right ear."Maybe after tonight," Gary replied, turning to unlock the front door, "I bought you something special to put on for our first evening here," then pushing the door open."Wow!". ”Jim moved along. In the side mirror, I could see the soldier speaking to a collar microphone.So ... late the next day ... after we had unloaded the truck and outsourced the gold ... the sandy-colored berets came calling. A bird colonel no less.Jim was grinning. “Flying Saucers ... UFO’s?” Jim grinned again. “Colonel ... you’re not going to tell me they’re real ... not after the military has been steeped in ridicule and denial.”“De Nile is a river in Africa,” said the colonel. “David?”I looked.