."But," Shanna went on, "then their soldiers can't reach us anyway so it'll just be hiding until they get tired and go home." She shook her head. "Fun..."Turning, she walked down the ramp into the fort. Liuz followed. None of the earth and stone walls connecting the five redoubts were complete. Nor was the central Keep. One of the outlying buildings looked done, hugging the unfinished southern wall. Most of the buildings would follow the wall, almost using them as protection from. " We do only small with speech. Most is think-together. For that we not need name, is word only and words not important in our way. But all have different purpose. Hand is not kidney. Arrie, Avvie purpose to learn about living things. My purpose to meet with you, talk with you. What you ask closer to my purpose than to their purpose." So much for no individuality," she said to Sviatoslavski. She turned back to the alien. "Well, Joe, I think you've already answered part of my question. But is. Funnier. A vet. Large quadrupeds." You're right, Weena won't find it funny. Are you two okay?" Yes, quite fine. Winnie put us on to her advisor at Westpac. Have you made a decision yet?" It's got to be by Monday." Right. I'm going to get off and call mum." Fine. I'll leave here and get home."I packed up some papers, let the receptionist know that I was leaving and went out to my elderly Safari (over 300,000 klicks!) and drove home. I took my time.At lunch, Chuck and I talked about leaving. One benefit of this visit from the latest voice was that Ginny quit treating me as if I were a ticking time bomb, and she stopped being so on her guard when I was playing with our daughter. We still had all our same financial problems, but the voice had told me to do nothing, to make no changes until it returned. I didn't have any ideas about what to do to improve our situation anyway. Ginny and I talked more about our situation, and we both decided to wait to see what would happen.That night,.