Water was available at two points along the route. The second was a rougher more tiring hike, again with no real pitfalls, that would take about five ...o six hours less to complete. However, there was no water along the second route. Bret presented both routes to Gunny Tom and the squad.The squad selected the first route. They were still two days ahead of the pace, and saving strength now might pay off, later. The judges were perplexed that 1st Squad was already leaving at 8:00 am, apparently. This genie appeared to be a Chasidic Rabbi, complete with black alpaca coat, black hat, side curls, and tzitzis.‘Vell kid, ‘ said the genie, ‘you know how it voiks. You got tree vishes.’ ‘I’m not going to trust you, ‘ says the Arab.‘I’m not going to trust a Jewish genie!’ ‘Vott you got to lose? Looks ta me - you’re a goner anyvay!’ The Arab thought about this for a minute and decided that the genie was right.‘Okay, I wish I were in a lush oasis, with plentiful food and drink.’ ****** P O O. ..”Holly laughed, and shook her head. Why she’d ever told the girl she’d liked those movies as a kid was beyond her. They did this almost every night now. She leaned down, and put her face in Adrianna’s.“Only a master of eve-ill, Darth,” she said, and kissed Adrianna on the lips.“Mmm...” said the other girl. They kissed again, slower.“Darlin’,” Holly finally said, laying down on top of Adrianna. Damn, these beds are narrow, she thought for the thousandth time. It was cool enough in the room by. But I must admit,’ she confided, ‘I have to exercise a certain amount of self-censorship when I write. My delicate lady readers prefer for me to gloss over the details somewhat. But when I’m writing a love scene I like to write my own version first, before modifying it for my public.’ ‘Really?’ I asked, showing a fellow artist’s interest in the creative process. ‘Could you give me an example?’ Vanessa blushed. ‘I never let anyone see my raunchy versions. But….oh, what the hell, I’ll read you a.