"This'll only take a second," she told Dave as the house shook slightly in response to the transposition array deploying atop the warehouse that the b...ilding was connected to."Not a problem," Dave assured her as a distant -CLUNK!- sound issued from somewhere outside and Miranda quickly typed in a few commands."Okay, send away."The scientist nodded, smiling to himself as he hit the "Send" button and loud humming sound filled the computer speakers, followed by a peculiar crackling noise as the. ’ ‘Maybe you should talk to him,’ she whispered to Forrester. He nodded. ‘Alright.’ As they approached him, she didn’t think the chances of trading her ring for the land were very good. He was old and looked worn out. His hair was long and thin and he hadn’t shaved in days. The lines were deeply etched on his face and his clothes were patched and dirty. He didn’t look like the type who could use fancy jewelry. What have I got to lose she thought. ‘Hello, sir. I understand you’re selling 150. My class schedule forced me to leave Emily at the college daycare center while I was in class. I didn’t want her to be in daycare while I worked, too. But we were just coming into the prime listing/selling season. I needed an inventory if I was going to make money this spring and summer. I made phone calls with Emily sitting on my lap. I did neighborhood research with Emily on my back. I pulled comps and did market research with Emily asleep in her stroller beside me. And I made cold calls in. She had not seen her for a couple of weeks and was worried for her.Then one day she heard a collision in the street near where she was staying. Two rickety old vehicles had collided. One of them was a taxi, similar to that which had taken her to the hotel months ago,. Perhaps it was the same taxi.The servant, who had been on a shopping expedition, came running into the house. She looked extremely excited."Miss Marina, a prison van smashed into a taxi. The driver of the van was killed and the.