” Once the connections were set, she started the water flow, and stood up. We watched as the irrigation sprang into life, and the paddock was bathed...in a gentle shower of water. “As tough as life has been for us, I feel connected to this land. I need to work in the soil, to make up seed beds, plant seed, water and weed. I need to harvest the produce, see the circle of life happen, the seasons change. I need to feel that tired exhaustion you feel at the end of the day of steady labour. I think. .. but that was hard to argue -- considering how much I had beendeveloping lately... There was no way they weren't what I paid for -- abottle of anti-androgens and a bottle of estrogen.I shook my head and stood up, with my face and freshly styled hairlooking every bit like it belonged to a sexy bombshell. I had put onsmokey eyes, and a little trim of purple that went well with the dressthat I picked off the hanger and began to wriggle in to.I couldn't help admire my long smooth legs as they. It was inspired by watching some students huddled around a computer screen during troubled times in their homeland. The students were trying desperately to make contact with their families.] "Out of the Sea" by Eric Carwardine'You okay?' I asked sharply, as a single shuddering sob shook her shoulders. I tried to catch her eye, but she pushed back her chair and slumped onto the bed next to her computer desk. Her face was away from me.She had been without her computer for nearly two weeks, as I. " I sobbed. "He was right! I was a boy at one time!" I know, and my partner knows too. But that doesn't matter does it? Wewouldn't have let him hurt anyone, regardless of who was wearing what.That's our duty Ann. Your job is to be a good citizen, nothing more." You...knew?" I was on the scene when that guy assaulted you the firsttime...remember? I knew it then, and after this, I told Kelly, mypartner." Does she...will you tell anyone?" No honey, we won't tell anyone. As far as Kelly could see,.