Fanning the pages revealed only dense double columns of text, no illustrations. That decided it. She had come in looking for something that could be c...nverted for a Thai noodle bowl. This wasn’t it.She shoved the volume back in its slot, then, on a whim, pulled it back out. She flipped to the K section. Damn. She read the full page entry for Annie Kort (born Anamarika Louise Shorten) three times. The front matter publishing data told her this edition was/would be printed six decades in the. The earth changed from soil to lava rock and we could hear the oxen's hoofs tap as they hit the surface. We went by several ponds of various colors, some hot and some cool. One boy tasted the water of one pond and said it reminded him of the taste of beer. Many of the people were eager to leave this unworldly area, but the wagon master told us the area would take at least three days to get through. We finally stopped for the day near a collection of mineral springs. One gusher made a. After a dash to hug and kiss her husband, they went to the "Terrace In The Sky" as they called it and sat, chatting about the day.Mandy always ate faster and with great enthusiasm. She usually finished much sooner that Bob. Actually, this evening, he was purposefully eating slower. Waiting for that inevitable swipe of his French Fries. He had them pointed at her with a devious plan in mind. His cardboard cornucopia of French Fries was screaming at her to be eaten.He didn't have to wait long. He. The grandparents of the twins were drunkards, just like their daughter they were only bothered about their own enjoyment, their own pleasure and didn't give a shit for anyone else!The girls had been given up for adoption at just two days of age and because there were two of them in a time when the well heeled prospective parents were planning on adopting a single child, they were shuffled sideways into a children's home.Before we sat down and talked it out, I'd traced the number through British.