"He stared at the object. It was constructed of stainless steel, and its smooth sides reflected the harsh work lights, making it gleam brightly. Each ...ace of the cube was four feet by four feet large. Neil turned back to Mary without bothering to hide his skepticism."And you just...go inside it? Sit inside and...travel in time?"She nodded calmly. "Yes, that's right. Oh, but not just time. It has geographical navigation as well. I mean, otherwise you'd just end up in this dreary spot, right?". Two strikes on the hitter, and then one more for a chance to get healthy in the top of the sixth beckoned. The next pitch was right in his hole. He never got the bat near it, and I could hear the air part as his bat ripped through the strike zone.One out - one to go.I backed off the mound to let my heart rate normalize. In order to get past their DH, I had to put the ball in a spot about five inches square. His old shoulder injury must have left some adhesions that caused him to twig the bat,. That bad feeling about oneself is often a very painful and damaging one.” “So you think it is possible that Audrey felt like a bad person when she was having sex with men whom I had chosen for her?” “I’m not certain but I am probably ninety percent sure. In our culture girls and young women are taught to be sexually repressed. There is an expression that says there is a lid for every pot, meaning that everyone or at least most people will find a soul mate.” ‘And right now, I am not Audrey’s. But, the smaller borers still have all the connecting tunnels and rooms to do, not to mention the elevator and air shafts.” Then correcting himself, “Well not all the rooms. They have already completed much of the first level, and, before long, will be on the second level – hopefully. After they complete the rough work, they will begin the installation of the power, water and sewage systems. After that, we can start on putting in ceilings, floors and walls. All that concrete-covered rock is.