The move must have agreed with them, because Stork soon turned up pregnant.Bear was doing well in his saddle-making efforts. I pointed out to him that...he should standardize on a saddle design and keep making them, even if he didn't have immediate customers. After all, we wanted to sell more horses, and tack was needed for them. Bear's wife, Flower, was an astute businesswoman, and encouraged Bear, as well as helping him with the leather work.My next project was to put somebody in the horse. "Gee, Karen, I don't know anything about this stuff. Pul-leeeezehelp me!", Paul begged.Karen hesitated. "Well, Paul, There is a way I think you can helpyourself.", she said."What's that, Karen?" I believe in learning by doing, so your class will begin thisfollowing Saturday while mom and dad are away.", she said."What do you mean?", Paul asked.Staring Paul straight in eyes, Karen stated, "You'll see. These arethe rules...Period!"On Saturday, Karen presented Paul with a dozen pair of. I would drop faxes off whenever I passed the fax machine and linger overly long when taking her one of the many cups of tea made throughout the day. In this way, little by little, she began to notice me and slowly, gently, we became very fragile, almost friends.Of course, we could never be friends. Not in any real sense. But little by little and without really being aware, we began to share small confidences. Some days she would sigh and I'd ask what was the matter - even the question could. Well, maybe we ought to do something to get the party going," she shrugged. "I'll go ask somebody else." Wait a minute, Jan," Garage Lady said, taking Jan by the arm as the girl started to turn away. "You didn't say anything wrong,"There was a general air of relief among the assembled fuckers."I thought I did." You didn't," Garbage Lady said. "I don't usually get into the orgy until I'm smashed out of my mind, and nobody, especially none of these dumb fuckers here, has ever had guts enough to.