That is where I want a joint venture. I will build the units for the Canadian military, and retain the rights to sell it to whomever I want. I almost ...orgot. We need to test it on whales. It’s nothing too invasive. We install my sonar on a civilian craft and wait until a pod visits the Strait of Georgia. Then we turn it on at the lowest frequency. We keep turning up the frequency until we notice the whales start to get agitated. That will tell us the safe range we can operate in.”“I’m not sure. He shrieked and scurried backwards, distancing himself from the remains. The skull stayed still. Realizing his over-reaction, the young merchant approached the skull and picked it up. He shuddered. ‘How awful… You poor fellow. What evil befell you? Were you, like me, trapped here by a storm? Did you meet your demise in exile, banished from your native land? Perhaps you were pursued by your fellow man, and came here to hide from them, and could not escape. Or did you fall ill, and expire here. I switched into my swim trunks and headed out to the pool where Kate and Ann were laying in the lounge chairs soaking up the sun. I dove in and swam around for a while. During this time the girls had gotten up and came to the side of the pool and sat on the edge hanging their legs into the water. I swam over to them Ann was sitting on the ladder and Kate was to the right of it .They ask what I was going to do the rest of the day as I tryed to get out of the pool. Reaching for the ladder I was. "Jane still didn't answer. She stared from the stove with a dazed uncomprehending look. The small amount of trust that she had built up for him earlier had been dashed by the arrival of Josh and Silas on the dirt road, and now she was unwilling to rekindle her hopes."What in the Lord's name is keepin' ya," Josh's hoarse voice roared out again.Jane set the food on plates and brought the dinner into the front room, setting the plates onto the table. She was still terribly hungry but she hadn't.