With a kitchen sponge I washed my body with a new bar of soap. That one bar of soap was doing double duty as a coffee cup sanitizer until I got my stu...ff from the camper. I was going to the compound over two hundred miles away that very day come hell or high water.I dressed in clean underwear and a blue striped tee shirt from the Russian commandos. I had recently acquired several of them off ebay. Since I didn't get a letter of authenticity, I figured they were Chinese knock offs. I was wearing. " Algy switched to the crew com and ordered his Tacnav 'to beam us up, Scotty' which earned him several disgusted sounds."Aye, Sir. Translating."The Tacnav wriggled her shoulders in the restraints and moved her control to horizontally enter the layer. The screens showed "Giant" disappearing and the vibration started. The nausea was not as gut wrenching and the vibration levels were less than the vertical entry. Passage time was slower on a scientific assessment for the same power settings, but. She'slooking forward to meeting you."Ann opened her mouth and then closed it again, realising dully that shehad been given no choice in the matter. She wondered what would happen ifshe disagreed... but chose not to. She didn't think she could face a powerstruggle when she was already feeling fragile."I think you and she will get along splendidly, as long as you know yourplace." My... place?" Of course. She is mistress of Crackshaw and always will be. As long asyou understand that then you will. "Go now." The shopkeeper repeated, "I won't take no for an answer."Belle nodded slowly, swallowing with nervousness. She felt like she was signing away her life as she carefully lifted the book. She very delicately wrapped it in one of her scarves before placing it like a baby into her basket."Thank you, Mr. Livre!" Belle said to the shopkeeper with honest sincerity in her eyes and voice. "I'll return it first thing in the morning." Take your time, my dear." He replied, waving off any such.