By unknown means I became aware of another presence, but it was far, far away. As time passed, I became convinced that it was Jo. What did that mean? ...ere we both alive, both dead or both in some sort of limbo?I felt a growing pressure to be somewhere else but I resisted.Being somewhere else would be like opening the box containing Schrodinger’s cat: I would definitely be either alive or dead. I didn’t want to be dead because I wasn’t convinced there was an afterlife. But even if I were. She began to think it would have been nice to have Jake to rub up against instead of the same old bear every night. She had seen Luckys penis, all pink and slick peeking out of its sheath when he got excited watching her play with her teddy bear. He had tried to mount her one time and it had scared her. She didnt dare tell her mom but thats why he wasnt allowed in her room overnight. Do you want me to put it next to you? Jake walked around the bed and picked up the toy up, seeing the fresh. Its state of repair is little better than my mansion. My farms are empty of their people because you have taxed them out of existence. Well, you have done all the damage you are going to do around here.”“There is a rowboat on the beach with your name on it. I suggest you take these four men and row over to your boss Domo Ethan and tell him that you lost your job. You can give him another message from me as well.”“If I see one of his slave ships cross the median of the river, I shall blast it. He stops, mid-sentence, then kisses my head.“I’m sorry, for the way things ended,” Mark says. “It’s haunted me a bit over the years. I did care about – love – you, but I couldn’t see a way forward.”I reach up and put my finger to his lips. “Shush. We had to finish it. And anyway, we’ve found each other again, so...”“All’s well that ends well.”--There’s a tap on my door at half six. I open it to find Emily standing there, clipboard in hand. She smiles brightly and tells me that our taxi will be.