By the end of the week that numberhad grown to over 300.For Gina this was her third encounter with Murcer, and as far as she wasconcerned it was three...strikes and he's out. She decided that there wasno way she was going to keep silent, the hell with her job.*****MLB and the Seals were relieved and happy that Gina turned in herresignation. But that relief and exhilaration only lasted 30 minutes.Gina drove right from the Seals Office to the local ABC affiliate where apress conference was being. And the cigarettes were welcome as well, although they were very rarely any kind she'd ever heard of before. But when you spent hours waiting for sex by the roadside, a cigarette or two was a very welcome companion.Buttercup was less keen on prostitution than Tracey, although she was actually substantially more successful at it. In fact, this may have been part of what she didn't like. She never seemed to have enough time to recover between one encounter and the next. But she did at least twice. You heard me tell Tommie after he didn't usethe potty that he needed to come get me if he had to go to thebathroom. But he didn't listen, did he? He decided that he could justpee his panties like a baby. That was one bad thing he did. But thenhe told a fib, didn't he? He told Mommy that he didn't have anaccident when he was sitting in a smelly puddle. Because he has been avery bad boy, he will be getting a special punishment."Nora turned to face Tom. "Tommie, don't you dare move while I. Our community now has twenty-four children under the age of four (eighteen are mine!), so we hope we can teach our children how to become better musicians than their parents.So far, the Consortium has given the experiment a reprieve. Although my part of it is still suspended, we are adequately taking care of ourselves. Our gardens, orchards and fields have produced plenty of grains and fresh fruit and vegetables. We are able to preserve plenty through canning. Our live stock continues to.