Instead of snorting coke, youare going to smoke crack all week." ...more crack..." Sam mumbled."Yes, more crack. All week. More crack, Sam. You wil... come back herenext Saturday at 9AM. Do you understand?" 9AM Saturday..." That's right Sam."Chrissie brought a towel to Sam's hair and sat the chair up. Shewrapped the towel around Sam's head."Oh, I'm sorry, Sam. It looks like I got some water all over the top ofyour robe. Let me try to dry that off."Chrissie took a small hand towel from the. Behind her, as she shuffled slowly through the new-fallen snow, that some one, or thing, was watching her every move very closely. The one who dared this, actually stalking her, smelt of the realm most evil. The old one worried naught. Long eon ago she had fully accepted her fate and she was always ready to die. If Silver Goddess willed this be her time, then she was ready to face Chiron boldly, head up and staff in hand. Death was not to be feared. Death was her friend, her ally. She would. She perusedher favorite set one more time before finishing it. She glanced over atTyler who was looking as nonchalant as ever.Steffie returned to the magazine, starting over again from the frontcover. Again, she casually flipped through the pages but gravitatedonce more to the amateur set. She almost started to rub her stiffclittie through her jeans when her dryer's buzzer startled her.Surprised at her own sense of calm, she emptied her dryer and beganfolding and sorting her lingerie. She. I don't care if he says anything or not. You munchkins listen to what he says in his head. But don't say it out loud. Let me know his answers silently, if you know what I mean."Edie said "Okay, Daddy. He woke us up when he came into the room. He's a bad man."Eddie came back into the bedroom and handed Andrew the cards. He put them back into the man's wallet and reinserted the wallet into the man's pants.The big ugly thing was coming to. He sat up suddenly and reached in his pants as if to go.