“We wait here until they are prepared for the next hangings. They will then come and get us and we will return to the Dance Hall”. Holly smiles in...delighted anticipationLed by an officer eight male guards appear through the door leading to death row at the opposite end of the corridor from the entrance to the “Dance Hall”. They split up into pairs and go to the doors of each of the four cells. The two female guards with Tegan Jakova stand and the older one says to the prisoner. “It is time. The show last only several seconds then they separated as well.“Ok girls follow us”, they headed for a red sports car. In five minutes, they pulled into a small strip mall, at the end was a pub. Liv parked next to them they got out and immediately paired up. It was obvious Bill wanted Liv, Tre and Sherry followed behind.They entered the bartender waved as it was apparent, he knew the guys. A short heavy waitress came to the table, “Sherry how about a Long Island Iced Tea? I never tried one so. "Niomi also was aware that this man was different from those in the village who wanted only one thing from her. The father and son were obviously cut form the same cloth."In the morning," was all she could say."Yes, well then..." and the father stepped back and was gone."I have made dinner. I hope you enjoy it," she said motioning for Saburo to enter the small area where food was served."You really didn't have to..." he began."I wanted to. It is obvious in talking with you and your father that. While there were a couple that finished in slightly under three hours, most finished during the last fifteen minutes of the test. I'm a pretty sharp girl, but I'll bet the other newbies were sharp, too. Why am I almost finished with so much time to spare? Her gut tightened, and she slowed her approach to the asteroid belt. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread, she admonished herself, remembering the line from Pope's essay. She suspected it was just as true now as it had been when he was.