Despite the vulgarity of this display, a good part of the audience turned their eyes toward it-- and away from us."What are we going to do if we can't...undress?" Amelia whispered to me as I slid a leg in between her skirts and she began to ride her big bottom and sex on my willowy thigh."I'm thinking, I'm thinking," I muttered back at her, then turned to the audience. "Well, gentlemen," I said, "d'ye like to go gallopin' on a mount thin and rangy," and I stretched an arm out and tried to raise. "You girls may wait atthe bar."They were escorted out and suddenly, alone, I got a little scared."Please don't be nervous," the woman said, inspecting me closely,touching parts of my body. "My name is Cassandra. I own this casino and acouple of others like it. I wondered if you might be interested in someemployment?"I was confused. Hadn't sent my CV out for years. Not applied foranything. How did she even know about me? Unless it was a set-up........."I have a job," I said, keeping up my. " We needn't worry tonight," Khan said. "Our women have already set up camp. I suggest we go meet them and get lots of rest." We agreed and turned east."Are we ready?" I whispered to Lees and Cadence."As we'll ever be. Are you sure this is wise?" Cadence asked."No. But it's heroic," I laughed. "Let's move out."We crept out of our tent into the silence of midnight. By the time Khan and Chang set up their disturbance out front, we should be on our way into the chasm. Chang had said that before. We all took it pretty hard, each in our own way. She just disappeared and we heard nothing from her, not even knowing if she was still alive for seven years.Sandy took it the hardest, being the youngest, and now being motherless. I had to take her to counseling every week for six months, and spent all of my 'free time' with her and the other kids, including extra time every day. Eventually we managed to pull our family back together, rebuilding the tattered familial bonds she'd left.