If you would havetold me before the change that a girl's favorite section of a trackcould be the whoop-de-doos, I would have laughed. It just doesn't ...akesense. A section such as that favors taller riders, whose legs can soakup some of the shock from those small, yet deep jumps. But throughoutthe course of this race, I had found a quick way over them. Every lap Ifine tuned my stance and style as I skipped over the tops.As good as the 3rd place rider was at blocking, her pace was no matchfor. Molly could hear the laughter of the other men and women surrounding her. They were all laughing at her. She had never felt so alone.Thinking about it later, Molly never quite knew how she found the courage and resolve; but she now accepted the fact she was on the verge of getting into the first confrontation of her life with another woman.Molly was barely on her feet when the wiry little Asian female stepped up and pushed her backwards. This Molly decided not to ignore. So... Molly, still mad,. She frequently hit on male companions of her female friends. This invariablyincurred the wrath of the female in question. Using false ID she had no problemprocuring alcohol and she was especially obnoxious when under its influence. Lisa's relationship with Jeanine was severely strained. Lisa was two monthsbehind in the rent, was a sloppy housekeeper, neglected her share of the houseworkand kept Jeanine awake with her loud stereo. For Jeanine the breaking pointwas fast approaching and eviction. The marsupials and the flightless birds have no protection from dogs or cats or foxes.”“You make it so nasty.”“It was. It still is. Remember Tennyson’s ‘Nature, red in tooth and claw’ in In Memoriam is a decade prior to Darwin’s Origin.”“I’ve never read all of In Memoriam.”“Not much of a loss. Remember, I may never read all of Orlando.”“Well, you should try. Are we near a – uh – secluded place?”“Yes. But I’d not engage in any activity. There are snakes, insects and spiders in the brush. We.