There's probably snakes around."JoJo nodded. "Yep, there's plenty of coral's an' rattler's creepin' inthe grass around here I guess, but I come here a...ll the time an' I ain'tbeen bothered by any yet."He served a wry glance at Marty's penis lolling between his legs, itselflooking like a fat, olive-skinned viper."The biggest risk to kids around these parts comes from the spittin'cobra's guys carry in their breeches."They both chuckled, and then JoJo straightened his face. "Do you everlike girl's,. She turned around to see a woman in her mid or late forties smiling.“Nicola, this is Princess Ayda, one of my father’s wives,” said Sharifa.“How do you do?” said Nicola. She was about to curtsey when Princess Ayda put her hand out. “Oh, we don’t have any of that here,” chuckled Princess Ayda, “We’ve been dying to meet you ever since we learned Sharifa was bringing a friend from Oxford. Perhaps you would honour me by having tea?” concluded Princess Ayda.Nicola looked at Sharifa who nodded her. “This is mandatory, regardless of the fact she made it sound voluntary, everyone,” I said going over to her grand piano.“Since they were just cast in SWEET CHARITY, how about we start with Jenn and Isabel singing...”Baby, Dream Your Dream.Close your eyes and try it.Dream of furniture;Dream that I can buy it.That fancy bed you prayed for,Not only bought but paid for.Dream we sign the lease,Leave a small deposit;Three and one-half roomsWith a walk-in closet.We will ask the local Jet-setTo dine on. Igor had told me I'd hear some thumping or knocking sounds, so when the tapping started I thought that it wasn't going to be all that bad, but I couldn't hear any music. After about five minutes of the tapping somebody hollered in my earphones and asked if I was okay. I told her yes, and she said "Okay. Ze calibwation is done, so ve'll shtart now, und I vill shtart ze CD."Calibwat... ? Calibration? That tapping was only the calibration? Then what was the thumping or knocking sounds they talked.