(I wouldn’t learn until several years later that the worst cases had a short visit with Kain and his girls at the Keep in Venezuela.)Joey’s encryp...ion of memory pathways, while useful in hiding memories from the person carrying them and voices unfamiliar with that type of modification, was easily detected by the cleaning methods I and the other voices used.Thankfully the campus was all but deserted due to the spring intersession classes having been canceled. There were still a few mutes around,. "Do you know," she said, "Your children have never mentioned babies ... not once." They don't like to admit that their parents have sex." Wendy said."We have reached the limit of their Squick factor."In a perfect imitation of Inkeri's voice, Wendy said, "You already produced perfection ... why are you still trying?" Replacements," I said. "I told them we were producing replacements." Oh! You didn't?" the teacher asked."Yes ... we did," Wendy said."That's funny," she said."We weren't joking,". " Anne produced a tiny smile."Really?" responded Vanmeter, producing his ornate snuff box and then thinking better of it and putting it back in his waistcoat pocket. He patted it and pulled the richly brocaded garment back down over his round belly and fingered the dangling skin beneath his chin."Indeed. He, the king's revered deacon who is said to have a black mistress hidden away in his manse where his third wife and many children of various colors abide, he seemed to think that women were to. Remembering how she hugged her Raggedy Ann against her chest in imitation of her mother nursing, she reflected a moment, then said, "Can I feed 'er too?"Oh, you let Mommy take care of that. I think I've got enough milk for everybody," as she caste a mischievous glance at her brother who was grinning. "You have a while to grow before you have titties, but you'll be a great baby sitter." I wanna hold 'er. She's little... not gonna sit." No, being a baby sitter means taking care of the baby, an' I.