I started, I'll finish it. Lying on my side, I located the freeend of the chain on my collar. I slid it through the ring at the head-end ofthe cushion...s, and then wiggled up toward the ring, tightening the chain until Iwas stretched as tight as was possible. I felt-around for the remainingpadlock, found it and slid it through the link of chain at the ring and thering and locked-it. Reaching behind my back, I located the purpose of thisharness. (Here I have to digress. Located on the back strap,. He gave me a grateful sort of nod, and I left him to it to go back upstairs and shower and dress.By the time I got back down he'd finished eating and was lying down again, and he didn't stir as I made coffee and toasted a bagel and had my own breakfast. Then I sat down at the piano for my usual morning vocal exercises, holding it down to half-voice in deference to my snoozing companion but going through a full set. He was still sleeping when I finished, and I started to pick up the Tosca score. I had been there at her birth and I was the first person to cradle the young life. She had sensed me just after joining us and grasped my mind tenderly.I had to be strong though, especially now. Glosna was picked up and I moved her through the maze. I doubted she knew what was happening to her because she was just mentally screaming to her child to awaken.Horus was the closest and in a few minutes I was working through the computer. He or Isis took the two to medical. When I got there the. Theses glasses don't hold very much, I thought. "Pass that bottle over here," I asked Bets, "I'm ready for another glass." My cheeks felt a little hot but otherwise I felt just fine."I thought you didn't like wine." Betsy commented, finishing her own glass."I didn't think I did, but this simply doesn't taste like any other wine I've ever had. This is so much better. I just love it."Betsy poured for both of us, filling each glass equally, tipping the bottle until the last drops trickled out..
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