Another weather front was moving in, and my parents automatically invited me to ride the storm out with them. I decided to drive home and try to beat ...he storm, as I lived just two hours away.The best laid plans and all that. I was only halfway home when it started snowing. The snow started sticking to the road, and I had to reduce my speed several times, as the road conditions got worse.I finally pulled into my carport, some four hours after reaching the halfway point! That's how bad the storm. ”Ed laughed. “Once you step out of your building door, you’ll be there in less than five minutes.”“How could there be something that close that I haven’t heard about?” David asked.“It’s not the kind of place to advertise,” Ed explained. “Each of the members was invited to join after getting the approval of the owner. I’m not telling you anything else about it. You get to see it all on Thursday. I’ll email you instructions on how to get there.”“It was good to hear from you, Ed. Looking forward. Two e's, from Ames, Iowa," she said."You look like a healthy girl. Were you raised on a farm?" I asked."Nope, in town, but close enough to smell the corn!" she giggled."Where do you work?" I asked."I don't right now; that's one of the reasons I may have to go back soon," she said.In answer to my unspoken question she said, "It's a long story."I took a sip of coffee and said, "We've got as long as you want."Hesitant, shy and often embarrassed, she told of the circumstances that had brought her. Almost 5 minutes later, the huge crowd of freed Fairixies started to bow to Alan. "Stop!" He yelled cringing when he saw almost all of the beings start to shake. In a much calmer voice Alan started again, "My name is Alan, I am not a god, I will not make you do anything you do not want you. You are free of those that had enslaved you. This city has been cleared of everything that would hurt you, please use it." Alan turned and started to walk away, "Alan we're being followed." Hopix said .