He never asked my name so they must have been talking about me before I mounted the steps. Nobody asked me to sit.The fellow in the wrinkled trousers ...nd running shoes looked at me with heavy-lidded eyes and nodded. "I know him, Greeley. He worked for me for three years in Chicago. Earned his pay, every penny." The Birds had dealt me to the White Sox when they went on a youth movement."Good to see you again," I said to him, moving up another step. I swallowed and made my mouth smile. We shook. I want to get my nipples pierced.”“Are you serious?”“Yes, come on.”We went in to this tattoo and piercing place. It had about a dozen men and women wandering around and one guy getting a tattoo on his biceps. A young man about 18 came and asked if he could help.“I want to get my nipples pierced. Can I see what type of rings you have?”As he walked with us to this display case, “We have the best assortment of rings and bars in town, but we recommend you wear a bar until the piercing heals, then. I am not completely sure whenhe will be back. Yes, I am his new assistant. My name is Andi." Nice to meet you Andi. Mind if I come in and wait for him?"After some hesitation, Andi thought it would be best to allow him tocome in rather than risk making the magician angry."Sure, come on in. I doubt he will be too long. I need to go downstairsand clean up. We just finished a rehearsal."Greg smiled, "That is cool. I'll just hang out up here for a while."Greg thought to himself that his uncle was. " Corporal Gadhi, which woman do you want?" asked the Emir."As the Master pleases," said Gadhi, completely overwhelmed to be speaking personally to the His Magnificence, the Emir Mahmoud Abdullah, may he live for ever, whom he had only previously seen in the distance."One of you," said the Emir to the three wives, "On the bench."They looked at each other, and the two older ones pushed the youngest girl forward. Muslimah walked slowly to the bench and lay on it, face down.Gadhi realised that he.