It was a magical moment. Both of us felt it. Neither of us spoke, afraid to break the spell on the nearly deserted beach. Finally when we had almost w...alked out of beach I felt a tug on my arm and turned to walk the other way. Millie had stopped and was looking out to sea. I noticed that she had a far-away look in her eye. We stood there for a couple of minutes and finally she turned to me, as if she had come to a decision.She said, "Jim, before you say anything let me tell you that I have. She looked swollen, pinker with a flush of red, there was a sheen to her opening and a bead of liquid had run down into her anus and was starting to form a small puddle.Not looking at me but directly locked onto his eyes she said to me, 'Why dont you go and get our clothes, and take your time?'I sat momentarily shocked, and she repeated her demand, only this time directly at me and urging me with her eyes to emphasise her urgency.I got up and went out and as I passed him he reached out touching. I don’t belong here. She was relieved when Alejandro leaned into her ear on Thanksgiving Day and whispered, ‘Tomorrow, we’ll get away, just the two of us, I promise.’ Michelle squeezed Alejandro’s hand, then turned to look at the hoodoos again. They did look like Indians. Tall. Mysterious. She imagined their mournful song, and a chill ran through her. ~~~ Alejandro pulled into a rest stop that had several picnic tables, each shaded by massive cottonwood trees. ‘I want to show you a special. Problem was, at that time, 1 or 2 Infantry Battalions only rated 2 or 3 tanks for support. The paucity of Armor and the lack of training to employ Armor led to its defeat on the battlefield.Approximately 2 Battalions or a Regiment (-) in old cold war terms. I only mention this, in the context of this chapter, because the ratios of actual tanks to the size of Infantry units, and the attitude of the officer ranks to Armor in general were the 2 primary reasons for the failure of Armor in the.