There was no point in just pussyfooting around, so I walked to-wards the house. Passing the cattle as I went, who ignored me completely, showing they ...ere used to people and well domesticated.The house appeared to be similar to the ones I knew, but as I got closer, I saw there were significant changes. The walls were of stout timber and the roof was thatched. There was a door made of planked wood and the windows had shutters, two closed and one opened out on leather hinges. So I haven't landed. I knew where I stood. Then when I started doing it with my teacher, I found out that he's a decent guy, and that's well worth knowing." So after you do it, you get their memories?" Yes." I don't know, Bethany, this is really hard to swallow." Look, I knew you'd think I was nuts. But I was listening to what you said about grad school yesterday, and how hard it was. What would it be like if you could actually know what your professors know?"Julia's smile vanished. "Oh, if I knew what Dr. Wilson. The cages were supported on long poles with four men carrying each cage. The men were not naked, but instead were wearing leopard skin loincloths. It may or may not have been appropriate native attire, but it looked very much to me like something out of a grade B jungle movie.Adding to the movie-like appearance of everything, huge banks of lights came on as the cages processed past us. The five people in the cages stared up at the platform. Since the sun had not quite yet set, they could. ‘Come in,’ called an old woman’s voice. Valo pushed the door open and gratefully stepped into the relative darkness of inside. ‘Tobi, be a dear and pull the shutters for us,’ said the old beetle-woman, and a beetle-boy obediently closed a window and pulled its shutter. ‘Pull the drapes too please,’ added the old woman. ‘Here they are,’ said the purple-winged butterfly woman, who had squeezed inside. Behind her entered Valo’s mate, Brevila. ‘Oh, it’s getting awfully dark in here,’ she continued.