Nobody would ever mistake the taste for lettuce, but the texture and taste were close enough that we could get used to it. Damned if the small fruit w...sn't the spitting image of a tomato! All we needed was a grain that would let us make bread, and we would be able to make BLTs.Two of the other leafy plants turned out to have too much mercury to be safe, and that raised the question of where the hell the mercury was coming from. Both grains were OK, but one tasted like hot pepper, so we weren't. After the artillery unit got to the mill and Luke had instructed them on what he wanted them to do, he had all the remaining powder gathered up so he could see if any of it could be saved. Thankfully most of it could be saved but it would take some time. Luke worked tirelessly the rest of the day and into the night. It was after midnight before Luke managed to find his way back to Marion’s rooms. There he stripped down and passed out in a comfortable chair. He didn’t want to lay down in. " No chance that will change?"Another head shake, "Maybe if I lose every scrap of self-esteem I currently possess."Rick's smile returned. With a practiced move, he produced a business card, "Great. If that happens, here's my number."Rick caught up with Max and Chance outside the dance studio. The room was empty except for a couple of clerks from Coleman using the mats for floor exercises.Searching through the gym to find them, Rick had seen that the place was now running at about half capacity.. "I do so most passionately and absolutely love your bum, Katie" Love yours Angie, it's the sweetest and prettiest I've ever seen. I'm going to kiss every inch of it when we get inside" After that, I'll kiss and lick yours all over and over and over" Yummy!!"They had been hiding behind a dune for thirty minutes, the rain still coming down like stair rods and the wind increasing. It was becoming much colder. The temperature must have dropped five degrees since they had set out five and a half.