Es war dieMacht. Die Macht, diesie mir gab. Die sie meinemBlick gab. Meiner Haltung. Allem, was ichbesa?. Was ich war.Es war dasGef?hl ?ber sie verf?g...n zu k?nnen. Mit ihr machenzu k?nnen, wonach mir war. Indem sie sichentkleidete vor mir, hatte sie auch alle Zivilisation abgelegt. Alle Normen,Konventionen. Sie war das Reh.Ich war die Raubkatze. Und sie opfertesich mir. Meinen Gel?sten.MeinenBegierden.MeinenPerversionen.Indem sie ihrenK?rper und ihre Seele in meine H?nde legte, zeugte sie mir. I needed to do something. I needed to not go there with her... I needed to get fucked. As that last thought crossed my mind, I pictured David taking me again, and I calmed a bit. I grasped a hold of it and decided I needed to take charge of the situation."Julie, uh, you need a man."Julie smiled again, and wistfully replied, "Yeah... I do..." And then she looked back up at me and said, "But until I find one... thank God I have you for a friend."I almost choked but I managed to stifle myself and. This time, space and weight were considerations but being able to survive for an indefinite time, caring for a dying man, keeping a beautiful girl from turning into a witch because she couldn't bathe, wash her hair or change clothes all made their way into the planning. Diplomatically, of course. Dying man and witch were never mentioned out loud.I would be bordering on heresy if I'd been involved in some organized religion. The key word coming forth from the pulpit, the Vatican and the TV is. A reply is requested." The voice sounded somewhat mechanical but that did not mean anything.The communications petty officer informed Captain Mason, who just happened to be on the bridge. Mason ordered the following reply to be sent:"We are a battlecruiser of the Interstellar Republic. What is your mission?" My mission is to seek and examine life forms. Your vessel must be examined," was Medron's reply."What is the purpose of your examination?" Mason asked."My mission is to seek and join with.