People who returned the empty baskets a week later would getsome change back, too.Ginnie wasn't wearing climbing clothes; she had a denim skirt, blue ...owcut sneakers, a red top (she tied the shirttails in a knot around herwaist), and a red bandana worn like a scarf. She scampered up the firstbig tree we came to, and I followed. Being smaller and lighter she had aneasier time of it. She turned around to tease me: "Come on, slow poke! Thegood ones are all up here!" But as she continued climbing I. Once the sample understood the Angali nervous system it was able to learn an incredible amount in a very short time, even how to subjugate the mind of the Angali host to a limited degree. Of all the races you had encountered since then the Angali remained the most difficult to control. They were just so intelligent and they had so little emotion or passion that could be hijacked to get them to cooperate. So getting them to send a manned mission to the surface was a royal pain in the ass. But. I cannot think of why I did not tell you everything from day one. I cannot believe that I let you down so much. The very last thing I would ever want to do is to hurt you in any way. I feel miserable about this. I don’t know what I can do to make it up to you. I am so sorry.”I love both these girls and have had some fantastic times with them. I have never felt a bit uncomfortable about being with them…..until tonight. I decided not to say a word but to just sit and let the two of them. I puffed out my chest. I was in a pretty good mood, all things considered. I'd gone from ignorant customer, to dog door installer's buddy, to make-believe boyfriend, all in one short day. For me that was rocket fast.And, I was going to get to hold her hand!I hurried to follow her into the house before she closed the door.Saturday, evening, September 8th [Chris]You'd think after a thousand or so times of stretching the truth ... okay lying ... and getting my britches caught on my own pitch-fork.