..?" That means when we do an edit in the quantum foam, the universe doesthe rest, making everything make sense. And the local universe is lazy,like a...soap bubble. It doesn't change anything if it doesn't have to,and it accommodates change where necessary. Laziness is easiest, soinertia prevails."Robert stared up at the ceiling. Will she stop if I kiss her? Probablynot. He waved for her to continue."The beauty of the universe is clear to me now: each bubble is probablyanchored around a massive. " That's pretty harsh!" Ruth said, then her tone softened, "but I guess the world has just become a much harsher place, hasn't it?" It has. Unfortunately, there are some who haven't yet realized the import of what's happened, or don't care..." Yeah, like that guy who only wanted to steal jewelry from the dead," Crystal put in."Just like him, or worse. The point is, if you want to survive and have a chance at resurrecting civilization, then we need to find as many others like ourselves as we. Reaching out his hand in a gesture, he said, "Come into the house and stay awhile. You can tell us all about your mind reading machine and anything else you care to share with us over dinner." AAAA!! Dinner!!" Granny was set off again. "The human gullet there ate just about everything that couldn't run for its life!" That makes no never-the-mind," Mr. Clampett said. "When we were poor mountain folk back in the hills, there were plenty of times when we were down to our last piece of fatback....". Why? "Andy, I've got a house-mate..." I went on to describe what had happened."Soft git," was his immediate response. "Seems to me there's more to it than just helping the girl out."I shrugged."Tell me, at least – is she pretty?"I had to think about that. If that seems strange, I'm sorry. "Ye ... es," I answered slowly, "but that's not it. She was so infuriating when she was a pupil, because I was sure she was capable of much more than she was achieving. You know how it is? If she'd spent half.