Ayethe podam antu battalu vesukoovadam modalu petti nannu vesuko annanu.. Asalu ade asalu ayyaye..mee entlo cheppe vastham .. Annadu. Entiki vellam am...a unnade.. Attha.. Neenu ranga nu peluchukoni cinema ku poothunna. Ma entlo evvaru leeru. Ranga nu naa tho unchukoni udayam pampana. Amma voppukonnade. Bayata paddam eddaram vaade enteki vellam. Vaakile vesadu. Mandu… Battalu thesadu Beedi antenchi. Mandu thaguthu.. Naa battalu thesi veesi pakkana lorcho pettukoni.. Thaguthu muddaulu pedukontu... As she pushed open door inwards there was the piercing screech of the un-oiled hinges, even that sound had been left to serve her. It was her battle cry informing the guilty that she was getting closer and to prepare for correctional therapy. The crime in this case was a miserable wretch that had dared to leave her domain and had returned looking for mercy, but she was now unsure if mercy was in her to give. She stepped on the first of the fifteen stone slabs only to turn and close the door.. One egg has hatched, and at least a dozen more remained intact. “Dragon eggs? God save me! Dragon eggs!” I stumble back away from the huddle of eggs and press myself against the scaly wall. “Wait, scales?” Warm breath on my back. I look up to see the head of the dragon looming over me while I have my body pressed against its chest. Absolute fear has left me paralyzed. All I can do is look up at it while it looks down on me. I dare not move for fear that it may chase me down and consume me in a. "You drink your coffee your way, and I'll drink my coffee my way. How's that?" I asked tongue in cheek.He grinned and drank some more coffee.I pulled some bread out of the breadbox, and got some butter from the pantry. The chill in the pantry kept the butter nicely. As a matter of fact, everything I wanted to keep chilled went into the pantry on a shelf by itself. Good way to keep leftovers, really."Say, Carl? Do you remember I asked you to let me go for a couple weeks over Christmas? I have to.