"The explosions in the sky—that was our fault," she said. "We had a problem with this lander and Bernard, you remember him, was testing it. We thoug...t we'd fixed the problem, but we hadn't done it right. The door blew open and some parts fell out. They were what exploded in your sky."There was still no immediate response, but this time she let the silence continue. The natives again looked at the damage to the lander, and Akakha walked over to touch the area."We know you have another lander,". "Semantics! You get your PhD in two weeks, and in three, you'll be an esteemed member of the faculty of this prestigious university."I regarded him curiously. "Who have you been talking to?" You should have come to my show last night," he said expansively. "I do believe it was one of my best performances ever! I had the audience eating out of my hand. One of the highlights was when I entranced a lovely lady by the name of Wanda Wilkinson."I tried to suppress a grin and failed. "You hypnotized. ”“The whole thing became moot when she miscarried some time over the summer.”“Miscarried? She didn’t have some ... help?”“I doubt it. Her family went to the same Bible-thumping church I got dragged to. If she had had an abortion, it would’ve been all over town; and I never heard a word except that she miscarried ... much to the relief of everyone, not the least myself.“She kept herself scarce over the summer, and the following school year I went out of my way to avoid her. She had become a. That way,hopefully,when He is in Your charge next year,his note books won't be full of pictures of 'Cowboys and Indians'!" he remarked and gestured towards the folder."Well..." and her laughter filled the room "There could be worse things! As You well know." She giggled. "Would You do me the favor of locking up then? I really can't stay any longer. I know it's my turn,but..." When He nodded his assent She tossed him the keys and left with a wave. "Now. Where were we?" He gave me a big smile,and.