“Mr. Newlin!” the owner screamed as she recognized Mark as they were seated at a corner table in the back with a view of all the comings and going...s within the restaurant. He had been introduced to her three days before when County Commissioner Borelli, insisted he join him and Chastened’s Mayor, Bill Adams to discuss several possible projects.“I’m impressed,” Marcie laughed. “You’re a celebrity. I had no idea. I’ve never been here before and I work just down the street. Kind of weird, you. Let’s do it. Let’s forcibly remove Bolsonaro. Not that I approve of regime change wars or anything of the sort, but Atomizing that prick won’t cost me any sleep. A pity we can’t shut down his power grid so that he is cut off from communications with the outside world and is unable to stop us,” I regretted that difficulty.“Actually, I can do something better for you. I’ve been eager to test some advanced new concealed orbital weapons here on Earth, but I needed a legitimate excuse to do so. Now. The Zi from Purple and the Qing from Azure, while those two dynasties were engaged in their usual yearly battles, the Lan Dynasty from the Blue Province launched a full scale attack on both and taking the other two by surprise they obtained great victories, conquering large territories from the other two.While this was certainly a great achievement for the Lan, it was a great problem for the Zi and Qing, but an even greater catastrophe for most of the villages pillaged during the military. "One dog just can't satisfy me," said Ruth Ann, feeling a need to explain. "You see, I'm a nymphomaniac. Been one for as long as I can remember. I just can't get enough fucking. I wore out three husbands already and I'm only thirty years old. I fuck men every chance I get, but I'm also fond of dogs. I could fuck a dozen of them a day if I could get my hands on that many. I often dream of owning my own kennel. Then I could really have a good time. But until that day comes, I suppose I'll have to.