It was early morning in the islands and the fine sea breeze blew in through the portholes cooling the sun’s rays and peeling the damp sheets from th...ir naked bodies. Maria stirred and stretched a bit as Jacques carefully climbed out of the bunk so as not to wake her. He valued this time alone on the stern deck, sipping his coffee and watching the gulls dive for their morning meal. A little Floyd on the stereo for a mild morning awakening was also part of his grand plan. Jacques and Maria had. "Gosh." I don't think I've ever said "gosh" before in my life, but this seemed like an appropriate time to start."Seen enough?" Umm, yes, thank you."Prof laughed as he dropped it back into the water. "I lost it in a car accident many years ago. Get Julia to tell you the story sometime."Julia said, "Mom tells the story FAR better than I do. She should tell it."Vanessa said, "I'd be happy to. Not now as I told it to Felicity and Steven not long ago and it'd be boring for them to sit through it. The metal cane tapped lightly against the floor again, but it too hadlost its power. I heard it slowly tap along the floor, moving away fromthe door to the apartment.Victory.***Greg and Eve returned home at the same time, a rare occurrence but withGreg making the schedule at the Palace, he tried his best to match Eve'sshifts. I said nothing about my run in with Mrs. Feinstein, andhonestly, I hoped that she was bluffing, and that a lifetime of teachingleft her unmotivated to pursue another. And now it rested on the floor.Still confused, the huge barbarian walked slowly towards his weaponand crouched to pick it up. He grasped the handle and tried to liftit. It didn't move an inch. He struggled but the damn sword weighed asmuch as a tree. A very big tree, not a puny one, Blonk could lift twoof those."Damned sword!" shouted the huge man, unable to understand what washappening. He looked again at the weapon, but something in his handscaught his eye. He examined them and discovered a.