Instead, I agreed to take them one at a time with me to Montgomery; I even promised to include Mary in the mix.I constructed a smaller version of the ...torpedo-like transport container large enough for one person, and that was how I took my assistant with me each day. Most of the time in Montgomery was depressingly boring for the woman, because I spent a lot of time mind reading the personnel within Conner & Conner Consultants. I was looking for a person who made the contacts with their employers. At the point I had reached several lines of type had been heavily struck through with a thick pen. Foley’s journal was not at all what I had expected. I had assumed that it would be the draft of an as yet unpublished novel. What I had read so far suggested that Foley was living one of his own strange tales. Either that or he was smoking some exotic herbs. I looked at my watch. I needed to have a break and ring Dave before he took himself down to the Spencer Arms.Dave assured me all was well.. "The elders tell me that we must prepare ourselves for a bad time that is coming. They warn that we enjoy a brief respite that will soon end. Troubles are coming, and a conflict that will accelerate as it continues. There will be great turmoil that will bring violence and tragedy. We must be vigilant and prepared, they warn, lest we fail to escape the worst attacks."Steve rolled toward her and gazed into her worried eyes."How bad?" he murmured."Very bad," she replied. "They saw a mushroom cloud. "You know," Bud said, glancing between Felicity's eyes and Alex, "I'd swear your problem is your friend." Pshaw!" Felicity exclaimed, hurriedly breaking away from the bigger man's grip. "It must be seasonal allergies. I was running through some trees and got a face full of pollen on my left side," she said, trying to account for her single tearful eye."Yeah, right," Bud said, eyeing Alex warily."So what was Sal's—" Alex began again."Hey there, you come back for your cane?" Gini asked, hurrying.