I've got to get close up and personal with it." Matt! I can't risk losing you!" There's no choice. We've finished the food two days ago... Don't worry... Katherine, I think I have a plan. I'm going to practice running up the previous escalator just a bit, and practice a jump and stop on the metal landing grid that sits before the main landing-pad floor. See? That grid still exists below too..."Matt and Kathy spent the next hour practicing the maneuver. It wasn't as easy as it first sounded. They. Leeeeeeeeets get hiiiiiiim! they shouted in unison. Kajc made it to Columbus, where he did some recruiting, he then continued north. He stopped at a motel for the night. Hoan reached for his 1911, but then looked to his right. A man was pointing a Nambu pistol at him. Then another man approached with a dildo. The men pushed a button, and a round spike shot out the dildos urethra. Hoan was in quite the bind, if he drew his gun, hed be shot, and if he didnt, hed likely be dildoed to death. Then,. . I remember that it wasn't mirrored this morning, but... somehow,I remember that we had it done about a year ago. I... Dad... Ed... Iremember being your daughter. I'm Lil, but I'm... I'm Leah, too, LeahWagner, your daughter." If you're Leah, then where's Lil?"Her face went white. "I'm... she's... she's dead, Dad. She had a heartattack and died in her sleep about two years ago."There was a sudden rush of memories. Ed remembered waking up thatmorning and... and -- _NO!_ -- and finding Lil dead.. Alan added a large thermal carafe of HIS coffee, arguably the best in the Community.I had my new backpack with my computer and the revised final version of my dissertation and a selection of colored pens, just in case.And Cindy had already survived. It's my turn.I let Dan drive. Walked into the building, met Mizz Aneeta. She scanned me from head to foot."Nikki, dear, you LOOK like you're winning." Mizz Aneeta, today's the day that I get to prove you were right, bringing me here." I've never.