I plopped down, and put the paper down in front of me, as the instructionsmentioned and drew a circle around myself. According to the spell, it wouldc...ntain the thaumaturgic energies and prevent them from hemorrhaging intothe worlds beyond. I didn't know what the hell that meant, but it didn'tsound like something I wanted to happen. Needless to say, I was reallycareful while forming the ring.Next, I put the unlit candle in front of me, clenched my eyes shut andstarted to chant the words on the. I will teleport you to the surface. They donned their weapons and material packs and checked to see if they had forgotten anything; then they joined hands in a circle."Shelia, we are ready," Troy spoke to the air.There was a flash and the next moment they found themselves in a dense, humid, and hot jungle. "It's times like these that make me long for the deserts of New Mexico. I'm already sweating and I haven't even started to move," Troy sighed."I hear you Troy. I miss the dry heat of Tucson,". " Yep," I nodded. "That's what I'm saying." And you're also saying that in your original life, in your own time, before the auto accident your life was very different from the life of the Sam Eldon that I know?" Oh yeah," I nodded again. "Originally I would never have lived in a shit house like this," I waved my arm indicating the house, "or had need of a shrink. The only real problems I had were my daughter's rape and the numerous problems that had caused her over the rest of her life, and the. The next morning, I take a few minutes to call the computer shop and arrange payment. They confirm all will be installed by Thursday. I give them my email address and ask them to forward the girls addresses to me as they install the internet on both systems. This weekend will be interesting.All the screw ups from the last six months have been resolved. My degreed helpmate is finally realizing that all the theory that has been pounded into her over that last several years, is just that, theory..