Chaz hated the paperwork, but they liked living in Canberra. Michiko said she had become active in the Canberra Japan Club, which had some sort of rel...ationship with the Japanese Embassy.On Monday I was off to the Museum and Rachel to the Gallery. We agreed to meet back at the Hyatt around 1700.I spent nearly an hour looking at a display of Warlpiri men's drawings and then went for a fifteen-minute session at the open collections. I went back to the drawings, but returned for another 15 minutes. "She's happy to flash her tits but I bet she's got a fanny like a bucket after all the men's she's slept with."Alex grimaced. "Cheers for the mental image, Rich." he said sarcastically."No problem." retorted Richard simply. "Have you seen Ben anywhere?" he was referring to the third member of their small group of friends. Ben had auburn-coloured hair, and wore specs. He was the smartest in their classes. His family owned a newsagents, so they spent many nights there, helping themselves to. " Thank you, Missus Griffiths." He stepped to the side and indicated Ksenia with a nod. "This is Ksenia. Ksenia, this is Missus Griffiths, Carl's wife, my housekeeper." Welcome, Ksenia," The older woman's eyes were on the collar round the young woman's neck, but she didn't comment. "And this?" She was looking at the inert bundle in Joshua's arms, who also had a collar around her neck."Ah, Missus Griffiths ... this young woman has had a dreadful time. We don't even know her name, yet – we have. Titan's coat went hard, and the colors cycled through dark blue to mint green and back several times."These are the creatures whose meat I tasted last night?" Titan said."They are called Buffalo." I said, "We have a herd like this on the facet where we have our home as well." I know the meat of these creatures is the present you wish to give my people." Titan said. "But if you were to let the Yaru elders come and hunt these creatures themselves, it would be a present that could never be.