We flew southeast down the Long Island sound to the East River. The houses along the coast were most interesting. We followed the East River past the ...kyscrapers of Manhattan, to the Hudson. We flew over Governors Island and circled the Statue of Liberty. We turned east and flew by Coney Island then followed the Long Island barrier islands along the shore. We landed at dusk back at the airport and took the van back to the beach house. The women seemed to especially enjoy the flight.We lit Tiki. ”“She is closer than you think.”“Damn it, did Dahlia suck her into one of your lesbian love-fests?”“It wasn’t only Dahlia.”“I thought I told you girls to be patient and not rush things?”“It didn’t take much of a push.”“We’ll sort this out when I get home.”I save Dahlia for last and hug Carol.Quiet enough that only Carol can hear, I say, “I’m trusting you to keep your sisters distracted. I’m only gone for two weeks and will call regularly, but you know how emotional Dahlia and Moira get.”“I got. I won't bore you with the trip, as we went inward to the more powerful circles. I saw humans, or what seemed to be humans. I saw other things that are better left to your imagination. Let's just say I was going to have nightmares for years to come.We finally arrived at the third circle. We came out of a gate, to a building that looked like any pre-industrial municipal city building. The floor was of a marble looking substance, which was clean and polished.Support columns held up the ceiling a. Darling, it's not fair to you! It's just not."Dan smiled to himself. When Cindy's call came in, he had emptied his office of a group of senior lending officers so he could talk to her in private. Then he said, "Look, Cindy, let's face facts: You claim to be in love with a guy who has made a career of stepping on people's toes around this place. Your father has been able to keep me here, but he can't afford a revolution. I'll tell you what I think I can do, though. If you need help on analysis,.