Weare spread about, yes." Her finger ran along the edge of the glass. "But eachyear there are fewer. Once there were a hundred thousand in what you ca...llsouthern California. Now?" She shrugged."Did they...die?" A lot did. Humans rip up our homes for developments. That is why we try tosettle in these national forests here. There are some like them in Europe andAsia. Places that have been left alone so the people remember." Come. Do you have a more cheerful question?" I don't know." She asked,. It's just that... So much has happened in the last year or so, and, well, you know everything that happened before that, everything we talked about. I just never dreamed when I sent you that email that things would turn out this way. I don't want to spoil your night." Fiddle sticks. First of all, my nefarious plans are not so easily foiled. Second of all, I'm rather flattered that you feel as if you can talk about these things with me, that you care enough to discuss them rather than bottle. .necessitating close personal contact and monitoring of eachprospective iBod user, to make sure they don't leak this out to ANYONEunless given permission." Like with that user who tried to kidnap all those teenage girls..." Exactly. Just imagine if President Clinton got her hands on it and gaveit to her mother Hilary!" They both laughed out loud, breaking anyremaining tension in the room and easing both their demeanors. After amoment, Jaye spoke up."You mentioned an 'other partner.' Who is this. "She smiled and quietly said, "Yes Sir."I know that she got what I meant. But, to this day, I don't think that she has ever gotten the cultural reference that I had used.Oh, to be that young again.Once we were back out with the others, I decided to mess with Holly just a bit more. I did it to basically keep the humiliation and non-identity factor of the night before, foremost in her mind. It was going to be a theme that I planned to use on her a lot over the next few weeks.You should understand.