And then..."Do you need a hand in there?" It was the salesgirl, outside the door, checking up on Sam. They both froze, and held their breaths, while s...till holding each other's private parts. "Um, no, thanks," Sam finally managed to say. "Everything I need is right here." "Okay," said the salesgirl. "I've got another customer on the floor, but I'll be back in a couple minutes. I have something else for you to try." Luke and Sam held it together as long as they could, then both burst out. I bought several 'dollar phones' and rigged the speaker leads on my demonstrator phone to one of the blasting caps so as to find out if the phone's power was enough to set it off. One little 'Bang!' out in the countryside later confirmed that it was. I set about charging the phones. I set aside two bricks to take out the transformer and a two quarter-bricks to take out a secure door and the phone/data feed to the building.The big day rolled around. I washed my hands in easy-off oven cleaner. Several of the women stopped and commented on their beauty. No one laughed.As always, Arabella left the building for lunch. She usually grabbed a sandwich somewhere and did a bit of window shopping. Anything to get away for an hour - if she stayed in the office, someone always "needed" her for something.When she returned, a neatly typed page was on her desk: "The meaning of flowers". One line was highlighted in blue: "Iris: Have Faith. Don't Give Up Hope." A single purple violet was pinned to. Doug hugged and kissed her. He was so fortunate to have aloving and understanding wife like her. ?Look, I?ll walk up the road, to see if I can find a houseand use their phone.? Maybe we shouldhave invested in a cell phone. Everyone seems to have one these days,? heoffered. ?You know we can?t afford one right now honey. Anyway, intwo weeks we hope to be in Guatemala.And we wouldn?t have much use for one there,? trying to still reassure him. ?Yeah, I guess you?re right. Well, stay in the car, and.