”“You mean dress like a slut?”“That’s exactly what I mean. Let the men and the women know what you have to offer.”“I’ll think about it...”“You do that.”“We should get going.”“Okay.”One more kiss and they dressed.While driving into the mountains, they passed a sign for the Appalachian Trail. Karissa knew the trail would lead to her brother. “Could you stop whenever you can?” Karissa asked.“Why?”“The Appalachian Trail. I’ve always wanted to walk it, and here it is.”“Your brother?”“Hopefully I’ll. He is barely recognizable as the same man who lay in stuporone week prior. Last night, we shared a moment of surpassing passion thatwe had not topped for probably 20 years.The thanks you receive will be more than just the gratitude from my heart,but enough money to pay for a new research building, and I expect that aCovington-Hoft facility shall rise on your campus soon.My dearest wishes and regards for your family,CathyMarch 12When I said in my previous letter that you are miracle workers,. " He gestured at the disc."There's the data. See for yourself, Metis." Really, Stanton," Metis replied. "I know Gaia-bashing has always been invogue among some on Terra, but to lay the blame for this calamity at our feetis highly irresponsible." Yeah, tell that to the men living in Marsupia," Stanton said tartly. "Or,rather, to the women who live there now."Metis blinked. "Come again?" The damn pathogen transforms males into females!" Stanton roared. "We'vebeen trying to find a cure for years. I had to see what was in the hole ... dumb shit! I had my bike Mag Lite in my pocket and I shined it in the hole. Today I wouldn't be able to crawl past the the entrance but then I had no problem, dang it all.About three meters in I made a rare find. On the floor of the hole were two chalcedony spear point blanks, crossed. They were completely clean, not a speck of dust. Each one was 46cm long, 5cm wide and 8mm thick. Pure white, they were the finest specimens of the flintknappers art I'd ever.