Some were more vocal, as if Anne wasn't even present."Are you sure she's not too perfect? I mean, there isn't an inch of her you couldn't bounce a qua...ter off of, she's so toned," a man named Alexander O'Neil from marketing asked Dr. Andrews. Anne realized they were talking about her and stopped listening.Most of the day, Anne had very little to do. When Dr. Andrews noticed her sitting at her desk, staring idly into space, he said, "Anne, if you're bored, you should avail yourself of the SCIEX. When I first met your mom, she had already been collecting children's books for you and these were among the first. She would read to you every night, and whenever she asked you to pick out a book, you would find one of these. They seemed to be your favorite.When your mom died, you took it very hard. I don't think you understood the concept of death, though I tried to explain it as gently as I could. But at four years of age, you couldn't understand that mom would not be coming home. I tried to. Rone looked at Kal, terrified for a moment that he might be able to do such a thing.Kal chuckled, “No, I can’t do that kind of magic. Even if I could, I wouldn’t. You will have to find a way to get him to stay on your own.”“Then I don’t think you have anything that I need.”Kal cringed, “Actually I do, it’s a suggestion that I’m going to give you both that I strongly recommend you follow. Though I can’t guarantee a good outcome I think it’s the best option for getting you both what you are. We never went too far. And it takes a long time, doesn’t it?”“Depends,” David replied. “If you do a long drop, your neck breaks and all sensation stops. You still choke but you don’t feel it. If you do a short drop, the sensation is more intense for a longer period of time.”“The guillotine sounds like it would be quick. Chop, plop, and down the head drops,” Helen said.“Yes, they are. But we would not have one built by Monday,” David replied.“Too bad. Anyone in your shop good with an axe or a.