.....Ah... if... this is what... I come to, on the other end......Then, yeah, I'm okay with it....I have gotten... way, way... waaaaaaay ahead of myse...f, haven't I?Heh. You don't want to know all of this bullshit. You just want toknow how my story ends.Okay. Let me tell you how my story ends.The end began with darkness......And lots of it.I remembered faces, although without context, I had no idea who theywere... including Brianna. I remembered that I was born inPhiladelphia, but then I. After a separate visit to the court, the zoning change was over-turned as well. The quick insertion of the change into the agenda had meant that those affected by the change had not been given proper notice in order to voice their objections. As far as John was concerned, he had wasted three thousand dollars, although he did get to stay in business over the near-term.Their paranoia about having been specifically targeted, turned out to be accurate. A new neighbor, one who had moved into a house. The river will take us in, and showus what we have, and how much we lose if we do something stupid."I want all the youth of the people, from babies up to ... say WayneBeartalker's age: those who went to school with him. All of you willfollow me into the river. Those with toddlers and infants can give themto one of the older children to carry, but all must enter the riverafter me. It will feel cold for a second, perhaps bitterly cold. Butwait for a second or two and the river will warm for you.. “Sorry about that.” I said to the now smiling barman.Before he could reply I heard a smatter of applause. I turned round to see Penny and another woman standing just a few feet away. It was the other woman who was clapping. Before I stepped toward the two women I told the barman that I would happily back him up if his manager should require it. He nodded his thanks.For the first time I looked at Penny and her friend. Unsurprisingly Penny looked fabulous, her short red dress showing her figure.