They had easy river access for centuries, and they also had some protection from the heavy rains of the monsoon seasons.The quarter mile down hill pas...sed quickly, but I knew that it was going to hard on the men and animals going back up. We also were never going to be able to get in more than enough food for a couple of weeks. After that it was going to be eat the animals to keep from feeding them. I'm sorry, but it would likely come to that. I'm also sure that not even Helen could make an old. "I will, daddy. Promise." * * * * Jackson smiled at Amy's gawk at the slight small boy in sweaty basketball togs dribbling on the YMCA gym floor with several juniorhigh boys. "Hard to believe that used to be a dainty lil' chicklette,eh, your honor? Even the boys haven't guessed he wasn't anything buta jock like them! He can't wait to score against the Talos Hooperstomorrow!"Amy nodded. "Looks like you were right. I almost feel sorry. Humbert could've made a fortune running a finishing school. Mee aata gelo v maajhyaa maagomaaga tejasachee aaee aat aalee va aatuna daara laavale. Malaa mhanaalee basa jaraa mee he tebalavarache kapade ghadee karate. Ase mhanun tejasachee aaee maajhyaa samorachyaaTebala vara kapade ghadee karu laagalee va ghadee karataa karataa maajhyaashee gappaa maaru laagalee. Tejasachyaa aaeene aataa daayarekt taa~mpeekalaacha haata ghaatalaa va malaa vichaarale hasata hasata kee aaj kaala kaay kaaya navina majjaa chaalu aahe tumachee kee aahe tejasachee aaeeche.. Wendy was as happy as I have ever seen her. It was strange, but I realized that for once I did not feel the usual lust around her, but instead a feeling of happiness and well-being was spread throughout the area. A glance at the others appeared to confirm that they felt the same, although none commented on it.Gift giving commenced before I could follow up on that thought. Eddie went first and provided Wendy with an elaborate set of colored pencils, remarking that she had mentioned wanting to.