"I'm hungry," proclaimed Curtis, appearing from one of the bedrooms."That's because it's lunchtime," said Riley.There was discussion about where to ea.... Bob offered to take them to the hotel dining room, but Riley said that while she was quite sure she'd be impressed, Curtis probably would not. So they ended up at Pete's Kitchen, where they decided to have breakfast again.After lunch they went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where Curtis stood, awestruck, beneath the skeleton of a. The decision taken, he immediately began to gather up all the things that he would need to make a stay in the barn more comfortable. He put on the kettle to make a flask of coffee and rummaged around in his bedroom cupboard until he found his sleeping bag. The loaf he had used that morning for toast was now fully defrosted and he used the bread to make up some sandwiches, wrapping them in clingfilm. He put everything into a rucksack, which he slung over his shoulder before lifting the shotgun. “Jason, we commissioned the battle AIs some months ago. We fetched them from Mars after we took the planet. They were in secure storage. They are excellent AIs, supplied by the priests and are the latest Empire technology. We use them to plan then our teams meet after the planning meetings to break up their individual tasks and work with the AIs. Our officers are given a dedicated expandable AI when promoted to be a captain and they keep it for their career.“The AIs are part of all meetings and. Now he is the greatest. Do you understand?"Karla just nodded and breathed a prayer of thanks. "His wife, Carol, underwent an agonizing process to try to become pregnant. You were right, of course. The Russians did amputate his penis so he could never again have intercourse. But doctors extracted some semen and used it to impregnate Carol."However, her internal plumbing wasn't quite right, so she almost died giving birth to Karla. Now I can assure you that she will be able to carry more.