From that first morning when the eleven year old Janine Carlyle bravely took off all her clothes in front of her classmates nudism just spread through... the town like wild fire. The New Way in those next few weeks and months quickly became the ‘Only Way’. Lifestyle Nudism gained such a strong foothold in the town that it went from being a lifestyle on the defensive and in need of state and federal legislation to protect it to one of total dominance.Nobody could quite work out why the nudist. I can give you my name, my commitment, my… self. The tax breaks, all the rest of the things that go along with so-called real marriages? They’re not what matters_. You and Jen matter.” Fiona’s voice was strained, but she continued. “How could we possibly arrange the wedding?” “Entirely up to you. We could take our vows separately, or together. I like the latter, since all three of us would be in this together, but it’s your call. Whatever makes you most comfortable.” “The … other things?” A. He had no idea where he was going, but he did know one thing.He could no longer live without them.He drew water into his lungs, fire filling his chest. The world around him dimmed, his arms thrashing to the side. To his surprise, it didn’t hurt nearly as much as he thought it would, the sudden intake of water.She appeared before him, a shimmering image covered in light. Naia placed her lips to his, breathing life into his lungs and pulling out what he had inhaled. Mike threw his arms around. The gravity of the situation really hit me, then. This was global. This was painful to everyone, whether they knew anyone in New York or not. Some few Palestinians danced in the streets, but they seemed insignificant to the cries of sympathy from countries so varied as Mexico, Brazil, Holland, Turkey, Malaysia, and Australia. England, Russia, and the countries of NATO all voiced their support in finding the persons responsible, with Russia going so far as to say ‘if you don’t do it, we will.’.