But he quietly took Igwanda one side for a brief moment. "I won't trouble you tonight, Carlos, you've earned your rest," he said. "But at your conveni...nce in the morning please report to my quarters." So long as the Gardener remained in geosynchronous orbit over the aliens' village he rarely visited the bridge, preferring the greater comfort and comparative seclusion of his private compartment.Once they were settled in their own compartment and Meier had been fed and put loving­ly to bed by. I have my space.” I turned off the lights and lay down on the single mattress. My sister and monica’s brother wanted to watch tv once I turned off the lights. They lay down on the queen size bed above me and started watching tv. Monica was restless. She didn’t know where to sleep.She lay down next to me and I was in no mood to share my blanket. She started tugging at my blanket trying to get inside since it was cold outside. I unwillingly let go and she squeezed her slim frame into my blanket. The same rules apply as last time, but even more so. You two better let me be in charge.We set up, used the guitar to gather manna, and cast and purified the circle. Instead of the old cup I had borrowed from the kitchen, we used our new willow noggin, even though it wasn't yet finished, to hold the purification water. We gathered more manna with the guitar, put a drop of blood into the scrying water, and began deepening our trance while staring into the pie pan.I lost track of time, and. Never in a million years could he have done that before! Hestretched his arms out and bent over at the waist with hisknees straight and laid his hands flat on the floor. Whilestill bent over he hugged the backs of his legs and touchedhis cheek to his shins, and held that position for a slowcount of ten before he straightened up. He couldn't believehow easy it was. He stretched up on his tiptoes and raisedhis hands in the air, reveling in the feeling of vitality ofhis new body. He felt light and.