."It's the pampas grass that lets them know" says one old biddy"Really" her friend says in horror"Yes, pampas grass means that they you know..swing"We...l, a junior reporter I might have been but I knew they weren’t talking about garden furniture. Listening more closely I heard them talk abouta secret swingers network that had taken over the newly built ‘executive’ estate at the north end of the village. Now there was a story.I dreamed on a bit about seeing my name on the by-line of a national. Przygotowałem coś specjalnie na tą okazję.Spojrzała na łóżko i zobaczyła czarną, skórzaną sukienkę, a raczej wąski pasek skóry ledwo przykrywający cycki i tyłek. Do tego skórzany pas i nylonowe czarne pończochy.Outfit dopełniały czarne, niebotycznie wysokie szpilki.WOW! Oczy aż rozszerzyły się jej z radości.- Masz piętnaście minut, strój i pełen makijaż! Użyj czerwonej szminki! I jeszcze jedno. VerSucze!Podbiegła do kabiny, chcąc się szybko odświeżyć, puściła strumień letniej wody i aż jęknęła. These guys are playing for keeps."He paused for a second, "I've got to call the local cops so we can go floor to floor through the fucking hotel. Those guys can disappear if we don't." I'm fine here, you know I'm carrying and I won't do anything stupid or heroic. Just catch the assholes."He hung up and I watched each person that came down to the lobby. I told the doorman that the building was sealed and no one could go out or come in. He didn't like it, but locked the outside door and went over. Swarta was happy to keep our children in the tower due to the cold weather, but Palus felt trapped in the tower, so we took frequent short walks during the week to the forest's edge to watch the crashing waves on the coast. Palus loved to lean against me as her support. I'd put my back to a tree and let the stiff breeze constantly pelt us with its salty taste. Every day the coast was filled with dozens of sailboats fishing, so the view out to sea was a kaleidoscope of reflecting light. The.