It was during a weekend trip for Lester that the problems began. He was traveling quite deep into the piney woods of East Texas and had not planned to...return for three days. While Elias had hoped to pry some ideas and inspiration from Lester for his bible study group, he really couldn’t complain when Lester headed out for the trip. Noticing that Lester left some material behind, he spent one evening reading the material and found a considerable amount of inspiration. He even found a quote that. " I said extending my hand. "Tanya Sweerling, Biology." she said with a smile. The smile from Tanya was like some signal of approval. The old guard who had been keeping their distance suddenly came forward to introduce themselves to me. A few months into the year things hit a snag. After school on most days I'd go for a swim to clear my head, after swimming a few laps I moved on to the wave pool to soothe my muscles when I felt a presence. Looking up I saw Ms. Clarke, the young teachers pet. "Jack wiped his tears away with his chubby fingers. It took a great dealof effort to raise his arm."I don't know," Jack answered. His voice sounded gruff and he spokewith a lisp. "Thumone like me, I guess. The way I uthed to look." Fair enough," June said. "Hear that, April? The way he USED to look." We can arrange that." April focused on Jack.The sisters searched his mind. When they found what they were lookingfor, they began to chant in unison. Each woman recited different words.Blinding. I was going to let them doze until about ten thirty and then wake them, so that they could shower and have something to eat. As I sat at the computer enjoying the picture show, Tracy and Elaine came in to the lounge. Both were wearing spare bathrobes I keep in the bathroom. Elaine said,"If it's OK Ann, me and Tracy are going to take a shower and then go to bed. We're not hungry so we'll just pop off to bed. Tracy can share with me, no need for her to sleep on her own." I was a little surprised,.