"Go and stand in front of my desk, place your hands on the desk, palms down" She ordered.I did as I was told like a good boy, and stood by the desk. I...stood there for a moment, wondering what was going to happen next, when I felt a very big pain on my arse."What the fuck!" I yelled as Mrs. Beach hit my arse with her meter stick, used for measuring things, not for hitting spanking students, I thought so anyway."You need to be punished!" Mrs. Beached replied with a harsh voice "You've been. Returning with a cup of tea, I was about to speak, but she interrupted me. “I can’t start the day right without a nice cup of tea.”Again I tried. “I expect that cup’s gone cold Barry, there’s plenty in the pot.”It seemed that Dorrie wasn’t in the mood to listen to any explanation I might be trying to offer. I returned with a fresh cup and sat down.“Barry.” She began to speak. This was it I thought.“Yes Aunt Dorrie?” with her head cocked to one side, she gave me a questioning look.“Sorry, yes. She continued her studies in a quieter manner for a few years. Sea Gulls are not the most popular birds around sea shores. Messy kleptomaniacs. Shit and steal ... shit and steal.Connie didn't care. The aerodynamics of sea gull flight was now her area of interest. Thermodynamics of heated beach sand as compared to cooler Gulf waters figured heavily in every essay, no matter what class.What I did for my Summer Vacation was always Gulls, Gulls and more Gulls.A Biology paper ... gulls! Good enough. It will take twenty-eight days to get there."The Bedfordat system is the headquarters of the Bedford Military District. You will be building a major naval base and shipbuilding center there. After that you will be building ships and maintaining the fleet while it is in port."You will be briefed on Bedford and your specific jobs over the next several days. There are some general jobs though that I can talk about now."Sponsors, one of your most important jobs is to raise sponsor-level children..