'??????????? 'Not yet baby. When I startenjoying it, then you'll see what's an outrage. What do you think Leroy?'??????????? 'I think the bitch needs ...t. She'smade it bad for us so she deserves it.'??????????? 'You're fucking right, buddy.Fucking right.'??????????? 'You leave me alone', sheordered, 'this is a police matter.' ??????????? She was still trying to staystrong and not act scared; like somehow she had some control. Page 4. ????????? Duane looked her right in the face, 'But it's going. My daughter, Claire, is fourteen and looks just like her mother. She'sshorter, at only 5 feet tall, and her golden hair is longer, halfwaydown her back with youthful curls, but she has those same blue eyes andnearly the same, ever-smiling face on the same petite frame. This iswhat made all the long hours worth it. At the end of the day, I alwayscome home to my beautiful, loving family. This is what keeps me going,not the money.Claire did inherit one trait from me however: her taste in food."Oh!. His heart rate rose as he considered the possibility. If his memory had just suddenly failed, then other parts of his mind could follow.Calm down and think logically. Your memories may be gone but the rest of your mind seems to be processing everything at its regular pace.Adrian repeated the phrase out loud, hoping that the audio reception would trigger something in his brain. He channeled all of the energy from his physical reaction to his mind, checking every aspect of his consciousness for. Yeah, right. A death ray. I'd been reading too many comic books.I figured whatever it was must have happened late in the night. Last night. That would account for the small number of people I found in the casino, and the fact that the street outside was completely empty. Most people had been caught, in bed, by whatever it was that had killed them.I tried another telephone, and it was as dead as the first one. I picked up somebody's cell phone, and that had a signal. Not knowing who to call, I.