A Coast GuardCutter arrived, racing across the sea toward the tanker.There was some smoke coming from the tanker's funnel. It was difficult tosee want...was going on, but there was a lot of activity around the ship. Ilooked at the tanker more closely and realized that the plume of smoke wasgetting thicker.Ari ran up. "Oil spill! A big one!" he screamed. That was when I heard whatsounded like distant thunder. A huge plume of black, billowing smoke rosefrom the vessel. Ari ran inside to the phone. Does the mailman use a white cane or a seeing eye dog? By the time I finished, the ‘not for me’ pile was almost as big as my pile. Mine mostly junk mail. They all had yellow change of address stickers on them. Sheila Johnson? What a screw up someone made. I looked closer. They have my apartment number on the label. Damn. Out of the shower, still drying off, naked, I stood in front of the open fridge looking for something to eat for breakfast. It was pretty empty in there. The cold air against. "Just kidding. How about sweet corn -- on the cob?" Perfect." She picked a half-dozen ears. "What do you like on your burger?" Cheese ... onion -- a slab about three-eighths of an inch thick ... sliced tomato." Cheese in the dairy ... and we need rolls. Do you have charcoal?" We'd better get some." How about salt? Pepper? Garlic powder?" We'd better get those, too."Noah stood with Rachel in the checkout line. He touched the back of her hand and they locked fingers. "It's a good thing I had. Pena?"I saw that he was thinking then it seemed clarity struck him. "I noticed that after I fired I was weakened for a few moments, this would make it easier for an enemy to destroy me?" Very good Mr. Pena, always try to stay calm, it has saved my life more than a few times. Now then I want everyone to do your exercises all of you are starting to near lower mage level. I am going to have you doing these each day this week; it should start to raise you even closer." I watched as they all started.