" How could the tunnel just disappear?" How could it be there in the first place? I don't know. It seems to be a trap door, only allowing a one-way jo...urney. Maybe if we were on the top and someone else was coming through, we'd have a chance. But no one else knows about the cave. My poor parents are probably worried sick. I think we might be really screwed. I'm so sorry Kara, that I got you into this." Don't apologize Mark. None of this is your fault. Really. And we shouldn't stay depressed.. After a while, as more matter is piled on, bang—the accreted matter explosively fuses. We call this a nova. Dean looked thoughtful. ‘I believe it was… in the materials lab. On top of one of the centrifuges. Very interesting.’ ‘What the hell, on a centrifuge?’ My mind was running wild. On a centrifuge, why hadn’t I thought of that? ‘Dean, that is amazing,’ I gasped, wide-eyed, ‘are you shitting me?’ Dean cocked his head to one side, raising his eyebrows. ‘Yeah, of course, completely shitting. Allegra shrugged her shoulders and said something in Italian. Daniela gave her an exasperated look and followed her inside. The FKK was surrounded by trees with a grassy area where people were eating picnics and a small kidney shaped lake filled with swimmers fringed by a narrow strip of beach covered in sunbathers. There were young people like ourselves, seniors, families with children and almost everyone was naked. Allegra and Daniela looked round at all the naked people and began. ” “Shouldn’t be that hard if you don’t insist on getting all of your oh-so-precious sleep every fucking night, right?” Mary’s voice was very small. “Yes, Sandy.” “So go get me my sushi. You can save some money by skipping dinner yourself. Ok?” Sandy demanded. Mary nodded, desperately. Her stomach rumbled. “Yes, okay.” “Good.” Sandy plonked back down on her chair. “So hurry up, order the sushi, get the laundry and wipe the floor. My feet are waiting for your tongue, and I have something else to.