The next day the entire front page of the paper, plus several inside pages was filled with my stories and pictures.That same day the state’s largest...daily newspaper, The Charlotte Journal, called Dink. They had heard about the fight and wanted a story. Dink faxed them all my stories, as well as emailing copies of the story and most of the photos.Rather than rewrite the stories, the editor of the Journal asked Dink if they could simply use his stories and they would of course give our paper. They did not envisage any prolonged period of testing of the prototype and if RMN wanted the higher endurance etc. The tender would be needed for testing runs of the prototype anyway and "Offspring" has passed all its tests receiving certification in the 'local space small yacht' category. Access was to be through aft engine room bulkhead for 'greasers' and shielded tunnel from the forward to aft engine room bulkheads for the topside crew. Air lock hatch at each access point. Shielded tunnel. The Confederacy cannot keep constantly providing for these pool concubines without at least some direct benefit from them, and with the men, that’s harder to prove. Unlike you, they lacked many of the qualities needed to keep their sponsors happy with them much of the time. I chose well with you and you’ve never disappointed me, but that’s not necessarily true with this lot. They’re either in the pool because their sponsors were killed or else because their sponsors dumped them there for one. "Something on my tone of voice must have caught him off guard. "Hey, are you lying to me?"When I did not reply, he put a finger below my chin and kind of lifted my head to his. My face only inches apart and I sighed. But for some reason, I tear came out in the corner of my eyes as I made eye contact with him. He laid his hands on my cheek and used his thumb to wipe off the tear. "I don't know what's going on and you don't have to tell me anything. Just to let you know I loved you and everything.