"They're getting better." Yes," Antal replied softly. "Which means we have to keep getting better." I think that little trick of yours worked," Gyorgy...chuckled.For weeks the patrols in town, the bay and the river's estuaries had been steadily increasing. Now there weren't just the Customs boats to worry about but patrol craft from the provincial Imperial navy. Antal had devised a little device made of waxed paper, a small pot of oil and a wick. It would float after a fashion and when lighted,. ”“Are there any steel weapons around anywhere?”“The legends say that there are caches of steel weapons hidden in caves, but those are just legends as far as I know.”“Do you have any idea where one of theses caves might be?”“No, I don’t. However, there are more legends that say there are records that give the location of these caves. One of the sites for the records is reputed to be at a place called Fort Benning. That was a military post about 60 miles north of here.”“Wonderful! There was a Ft.. I took off for my next class. It was only a few doors down, so I had time. but even that short a walk was enough to drive me deeper into my safe place. I had heard all the stories about the sophomore HHS class, but I never thought I would be the first in my class to be selected for the Program. Yet here I was, walking naked into the lions' den of Health and Human Sexuality. Each step took me deeper into my safe place. Each breath took me deeper into my safe place.Ms. Prothrow was an ardent. She glanced at the clock, and wondered who might be knocking at half past eleven. She stood up with a shrug, and walked over to the door to check the peephole. When she recognized one of her son's friends, James, she opened the door."Hey, Ms. Lake. Is Pete around?" Oh, you don't know? He's at his father's, checking out colleges."James' shoulders dropped and he muttered, "Damn." He made a nodding gesture toward the inside of the house and asked, "Can I use your phone?" Sure, come on in," Anna.