Supergirl falls to the ground,?Please don?t kill me. I did not come here to arrest you or anything?. Emmanuelshouts at her, ?Then why did you come her... then, bitch?? Supergirl begs him not to killher. He smiles, ?Ok Supergirl, I won?t kill you. Infact, I know you Superheroines take your oathsseriously. Is that correct and don?t second think me?. Supergirlfrantically nods, ?yes it?s true?. Emmanuel smiles, ?Good. I want you to swearthat if I let you live, you will become my slave?. Supergirl,. Really, I thought to myself, where do these people get off?A couple of minutes later I came to the turning. By this time I was busting for a piss. Quickly navigating the side roads I pulled up to the deserted service station. The lights were all off except, to my relief, for the ones above the toilets.Exiting my car I shivered in the night-time chill. Walking across the darkened forecourt, I reached the door. A sticker on the door proclaimed that it was ?Sanitised weekly? - a prospect I found. ”“I’m certain some were. Would you care to examine others?”“Of course.”“Andy!”“Yes, Sam?”“Could you show this bloke the well and the stones?”“Sure thing. This way, mister.” Andy and two of the other men led Palumbo and Edwards towards the spring.Sam waved at Zeke. “Dr. Jones, this is Zeke. Zeke, could you tell Dr. Jones what you heard happened to the dam?”“Sure. You know Galaru, doctor?”“Yes. Galaru is the sky-snake personage that’s associated with the more dangerous aspects of cyclonic rain. After the first few days, the weather deteriorated somewhat as they got into Upper Granite Gorge. It wasn't bad, but overcast; the nights weren't as cold, but the days weren't as warm, either. Nobody said anything, but there was an audible sigh of relief on the part of five boatmen and one swamper on being able to leave Phantom later that day without someone showing up with bad news. Once again they camped above Granite Rapids, which they usually did when they had a chance. That put them in.