, I fondly remember the time when I could eat whatever I wanted without gaining weight, that seemed so very long ago and perhaps in a galaxy far, far ...way...Present – Safia, Mira and Ira – the hunters become the preyWh ... wha ... What happened to me? The last thing I remember is walking into the building, then everything went black! Now I am lying on the floor in only my underwear, with my hands and legs restrained and some sort of nasty thing in my mouth to keep me from talking.Some fat. . FIRE!"I had deliberately left a free fire zone in front of the cannon so that I wouldn't have to worry about my people forgetting to duck. It was through this channel that the cannon fired its load of cannister. Many of the enemy were about 75 feet away when the cannon fired, the optimum range. It was like they had run into a meat grinder. It was hard to tell if the enemy skidded to a halt and turned tail to run away because of the noise or because of the mess that was made of their friends.. ”The man smiles, lets go of Boone’s hand after they shake hands, and he turns to the furs. He sees the thick deer-hide straps and asks, “Will you sell the straps as well as the hides?” Boone nods, and the man calls out for another person. Soon Paul is examining the furs while the other man is examining the straps and other deer-hides in Boone’s fur packs. Both use chalk to make marks and notes on slates on the long table. The examination of all the furs takes a couple of hours then the two. "Charlie, I'm delighted you trust me enough to make a remark like that. Oh, I'm not propositioning you right now, but, again in the new world, you are going to sexually mature quickly as well as grow intellectually. When things feel right, any of the women I've mentioned, as well as others in our clan, are happy to help you explore sex as well as intellect -- not that the most important sex organ isn't your brain. Never worry that honest flirtation, and even a hard pass unless you get a clear.