Rescue will take between one month and two years, once we set up a distress beacon. This *is* an Eden world, and survival should be possible.”He pau...ed.“However, we are not alone here,” he said. “Persephone Nine was the destination of the Galliard sect, a post-humanist cult who left the Standard Colonies around a hundred years ago. They were heavily into genetic modification, so they may no longer look human. They were also into patriarchy. Their emigration was to distance themselves from ‘the. "It happened to you, too?" Ruth calmed down somewhat."Um," I was puzzled. The only thing strange was that she'd forgotten herbikini top. Oh, and that we were both in bikinis. Pa would really jumpon us if he found out. But Ma had suggested we bring our bikinis, whenshe told us we were going to Bikini Beach. Pa didn't know we were cominghere, I'm sure.But forgetting her bikini top wouldn't make her scream and curse likethat, would it? Definitely not curse, and definitely not wonder what. She listened to everything I said and even when the babies woke up she still consoled me to make me feel better. I don’t know how she does it. I mean she’s only been back from the hospital for a week and the twins are wearing her out. I guess that’s why she called the next day to see if she and Sam could come over and talk with us.”“I remember Haley! That’s when they suggested that they could help us out and help themselves out at the same time. Sam called it a win, win situation.”“And when you. Surely he couldn't have seen me looking. I was shocked at his remark, but so wanted to say yes I was. He knew from previous chats of my bi-sexuality, but it was never a common topic of conversation.We walked into the lounge to see 6 reasonably large boxes, sealed and ready to move into the attic. They weren't heavy, just a little awkward.Dave returned to his place up the ladder as I passed up the first box. Fortunately, the boxes got progressively lighter each time.'One more to come Dave then.