"Did Celia tell you? Did Meghan tell you? How do you know?!?"Morgan's whisper cut off the tirade, "Talk, bitch!"Erin met our eyes, person by person, b...ut if she expected a reprieve, none would be given. "I saw her. Meghan. In the backseat of Billy's car. Stephen and Lars were back there with her when I waved them down. I wanted to talk to Billy, but they were kissing her. An eighth grader! I didn't want to see any more of it. They could have any girl, and they're hooking up with an eighth. "Who will start me at ten million?"A dozen hands went up."Fifteen million," most hands staid up."Twenty million," a few came down."Twenty five million," there were five left."Thirty million," only three left."Thirty one million, ... thirty two million, ... thirty three million, thirty four million," two left."Thirty five million, ... Thirty six million ... Any more bids?"A long wait while the dozen of people on their mobiles talked to their contacts."Thirty seven million ... thirty eight. 6Woman too bigFor the man in your life,Too bigFor the room,Taller than ingressOr egress,You are trapped insideBy the casual shrugOf your shouldersIn a tight roomBlack and red and green.7She stands nakedBefore him,His Galatae;He has painted herHead and shoulders,Right arm and breasts,Belly and thighs,The shaded triangleOf her sex,Her claves and feet;She stands completeBut for her left arm,Which he has only just begunTo bring into being,This PygmalionOf paintsDressed in a suit and tieAnd bearing. When construction is essentially complete, which I expect to take another two years, the rest of the security personnel and their families will travel to Earth.“This is the current plan, but it’s not an absolute. If circumstances require someone to go earlier or later than scheduled, we can adjust the plan accordingly. As I said, my primary reason behind this plan is that we are not equipped for spouses and kids.“Sitting around here doing nothing for a year or more will be very boring. So for.