The dirt would do for now. When I was satisfied I redressed and put my weapons back on and then I headed out. I decided to turn left and follow the li... of the escarpment for a while. Hopefully I would spot a trail or footpath in its wall that would take me down from the plains and into the valley. I'd have to see. For now I nocked an arrow to my bow and headed out at a fast walk. As I went I kept my eyes open for any more surprises.It took an hour before I spotted anything that suggested a way. We hit it right off. She soon explained that the woman she was with was a younger co-worker Ashley from out of town. She bought me a drink and made it obvious to me that Ashley was not in the picture, but I certainly was. I took an instant liking to Carolyn.We danced, and I was intoxicated by her elegance, she was a graceful dancer and obviously a very refined women. After three hours together staring in each other eyes and holding hands we danced for the fifth time that night. I whispered in. It was just that boys don't wear dressesand I knew if my friends ever found out I'd be toast. They would neverlet me play with them again. And playing with Beth wasn't all that bad.She wasn't bossy like Carol. However all too soon Carol announced thatEmily and George were on their way over. So I left Beth in the front roomand sought the sanctity of my bedroom. I pulled out a stack of comicbooks that I would struggle through trying to read. Even before firstgrade I was a fair reader.I could hear. “Ben, you had plenty on your plate with other important projects. You know this would have been a distraction. Especially if we could not attain the results we had hoped to achieve,” Doc’s explanation appeared to soothe Ben’s angst and he continued, “We have already done a couple trials. Volunteers from clinics in Houston and Los Angeles are already using the newest devices. Of the two we have done, one was a physical defect and the other was result of an injury. Both have responded better than.