From the heights of the gorge a waterfall sprayed the trees with a cooling misty rain. There was a constant rainbow that gave this place a sense of ma...ic of the unreal, you expected to find fairies and nymphs in the trees and water.The pool its self was always refreshing crystal clear fresh water untouched by the decay of modern society no pollution no garbage no sign of modern society. To my knowledge no human had ever been here beside myself. There was not an inkling that any other had ever. He decided to chat her up, and ask her if she was seeing someone, and to his delight, she had been single for a long while, saying she had troubles finding a guy that wasn't either a jerk or a loser. Even better, she was ending her shift in an hour, so they agreed to hook up later, to learn more about each other. And maybe something better might come up!Part 3: Waiting at the pre-determined spot for Carissa, his new waitress friend, Jake remembers some of his more fond moments of his pissing. You could have heard a pin drop.When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of ‘empire building’ by George Bush.He answered by saying, “Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.” You could have heard. " He turned towards Duric. "I will make my last and final plea. Take the throne, Duric. Be a reluctant Emperor. Avoid sitting upon the throne if you must. Refuse the trappings of Imperial majesty if you wish. But lead us. Lead Oceanus. Make it whole again."Duric remained silent."You wish further encouragement?" asked Tarras. "Speak with Roquan on the matter."Duric laughed humorlessly. "A Noble Lord requesting of an Overlord who the next Emperor should be? That is indeed amusing." Nothing.