Our bathroom was oriented with the window and pot on the south wall, the vanity and mirror on the east wall, and the shower on the north wall. It was ...not a large bathroom. There was just a small area in the center of the room when one could change or stand when using the sink or mirror. And when she stood in the center of the room, anyone looking in the window would have an unobstructed view of her. Alex's house had a couple of windows that were almost level with ours but perhaps two feet. .." Ed stammered. Randy was the first to get his composure. "You're not just showing off, are you?" he asked, already knowing the answer. "Nope. Not at all. Open invitation gentlemen. One at a time or all at once. You let me know." They started breathing again, fingering the photographs, turning them, poring over them. "So, we playing poker here or what?" That was the beginning of the weekly rotation. We made an evening of it. My wife would dress up and cook dinner for me and whoever's turn it. Honestly, this is one of them, but for yours and Ikuno’s sakes I’m going to make an exception.”“Is the ability to fly so rare?”“No, but the ability to fly safely is. Over in the desert lands, they have carpets to take them across the dunes, but they don’t go much higher than a human’s knee and are only slightly faster than a camel.”“What’s a camel?”Kithana checked to see if he was joking before answering. “Like a horse but suited for hot, arid climates. They have a big hump on their back that. ’ ‘But you got in contact with them didn’t you?’ ‘Yes, about six years ago I traced them to Torquay and discovered that I also had twin half b*****rs… f******n years younger than me… and of course met my half s****r who is three years younger than me. His wife made me feel very welcome but he couldn’t face seeing me though he did write to me and speak on the phone. I always hoped that he would eventually relent and agree to meet… but we never did. He was an odd fellow: highly intelligent – he.