And the spirits of those gods are with us. We call it «神» (kami), and it can refer to the spark of divinity in anything — a person, a place, a t...ee, the wind, and so on. The «kami» never die.”“Analogous to the soul, though we would insist only human beings have souls.”“Because no other thing has life force? Or the spark of divinity?”“It’s more complicated. That is what we would call God’s ‘energies’. The soul is personal, individual.”“Which is very Western.”“I suppose that’s true. I don’t know. "What's happening with Biddy?" Ellen tried to sound casual when she asked, but it was pretty easy to see that she was deeply interested in hearing my response."Biddy Walters? What made you ask about her?" Just rumors all over the place. That's all. One of the guys from maintenance told me that she was probably going to get the axe today. Myra told Sylvia Reynolds that Biddy was going to be fired. They took all her personnel files and pay records into your dad's office yesterday. Someone from. Some time back, I was staying with her in her flat. We were having a nice quiet girl's night in. Which of course meant an evening of sexy fun and games. On this occasion, she had me in a tiny white silk bikini with tie-sided briefs and halter-neck top with ribbon ties. As always, she wanted me tied so she could play uninterrupted and I agreed as usual.She sat me in the computer chair, my wrists and elbows tied to the arms of the chair, and soft cords fastening my ankles together behind the. It was too dark for me to tell if the person following me was a man or a woman, but their sex was irrelevant. All that mattered was the terror their presence brought to my body. Deep down, I knew it was most likely just someone crossing the park to shorten the length of their walk home. But that didnt stop my heart from racing or my adrenaline from pumping. I kept walking, glancing over my shoulder every few seconds. Each time I did, the shape got closer. By the time a mere twenty feet stood.