"Not for a few days yet. Mistress DeeDee will see to that when the time comes. Perhaps a sponge bath here between now and then, like the little bird y...u are to become."Maria bent forward, hands around the water dish, sucking in more water, hiding her thoughts. 'Be patient. They won't bathe me here. That's bound to be the best time to escape.'"Now then, about your behavior. You must not be off your leash like I found you this morning and you should not have spoken out in the boutique. You had. Today's the last time you'll ever have to make this journey.The last day of school is always a strange day. Although it is basically the last day, you still have some exams to sit in a few weeks, so still have a few lessons after a final assembly. After these last lessons, the school always lays out some party food at lunch and everyone celebrates. Today is also the day when every sixth-former has a right, nay responsibility, to cause as much disruption as possible in the name of practical. ”The changing tint of the water was difficult to notice at first. Tamara had found a gauge on the sub’s dashboard and for the last hour, the depth had been steadily decreasing. The blackness outside took on just a hint of a green glow before, moments later, it was obvious that some surface light was diffracting down to where she looked out from the cockpit.The water became bright green and then, more suddenly than expected, the sub broke the surface of the water and Tamara saw, for the first. .The weakness, and sinfulness, that brought the old UnitedStates to her knees!" His smile snapped back like a rubber band. "No,I am building a new nation, a better nation, one that The Lord cansmile upon, and one that we can be proud of."Alan raised one eyebrow. "And you want Parkside because...?"The president's manner turned businesslike. "Right now, my nation'slands are limited to Michigan and Ontario. I could go west like theold United States, but...," he looked thoughtful, "I'm not.