-Li Bai, trans. by Sam Hamill The last living thing on Earth sat beneath the bloated red sun, using the energy of the dim rays to turn to the raw elem...nts of its habitat into useful tools for its continued existence. DNA coded for RNA which was turned into proteins, much as it had for billions of years. If a person had been on the beach, looking at the shallow pool where life had persisted against all odds after each and every other organism had blinked out of existence they would not have seen. There is a reply." came the response from the room, followed by Danielle's voice, "I'm on my way, darling."Steve stroked Ko's head as she serviced him. Speaking to Li, he said, "There's one of your problems taken care of. You didn't discard her, I simply took her away from you. As to the other, when I took my wives to my bed, I asked them each if they had any special needs or interests of a sexual nature. Danielle's response is relevant to your problem."Before he could continue, there was a. “I gotta go,” he said, and headed out the door.----Rod started his job the next morning. He would work till three-thirty and was home before four. And usually he would head right out back to the pool for a quick swim to refresh. Marisa was on her summer vacation so only worked occasionally when she had meetings or conferences scheduled. She was a sun worshipper so on some days she’d be in a bikini, lying in a lounge chair beside the pool when he got home. He’d say hi, dive in and swim a few. Walking away from where his teammates would be toavoid being detected, he found a guy standing alone with headphones on.Looking him up and down, Tanner noted he was just under 6 foot, about 210pounds, had olive skin, and closely cropped brown hair. Tanner figuredhe specialized in throwing the discus or javelin. Not that it mattered.Walking up to him, he wrapped his petite hands around the much largerman's upper arm and looked him in the eye with a pleading look. Thelarge man was surprised by.