We've got our showers after breakfast and Lisa's got me on housekeeping this morning, so I wouldn't have been able to read it right away, anyway."Sama...tha came back shortly with a book in her hand; it was a beat-up paperback with pinkish cover showing the silhouette of a vaguely military man walking in the wild. The title of the book was 'Down but not out'. Paging through it rapidly, Tom saw that it had been published in 1965 by the Royal Canadian Air Force as a training manual for its pilots. But to the two things, first write 1134 on a piece of paper and turn it upside down and read it, second, Google Erinyes. That’s where I was going, that was my unsuspected destiny.I arrived promptly at eight, the structure confronting me immediately brought to mind the old TV show, “The Munster’s” but that wasn’t intimidating enough, Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” the Count’s castle might better describe this edifice; I rang the bell expecting a butler with dripping fangs.Instead, Miss Lawrence. It was painful walking. It wasuncomfortable sitting. And the aspirin wasn't helping. In short,Tom was miserable.The clock ticked its way past eight o'clock. Tom waited hopefully,but Miranda didn't come in. When another co-worker poked hishead in, Tom realized he'd have to fake being Miranda for a whilelonger. At least here, in the office, he knew what everyone did, soit was much easier to pretend being Miranda.Nine o'clock came and went. Still no sign of Miranda. Tombegan to feel. "Did you like it?"She nodded again."Better than me?"Valerie shook her head."That's a relief," he whispered."There will be no one like you in my life. Before or after," she told him. "You're the one I've dreamed from the day I discovered guys were different that us girls. I fell in love with you the second I saw you." And I too with you," he said.They all awoke the next morning before dawn. Valerie turned to peck her lover on his nose. She settled back to place her head back onto his large.