Charlie and Jake followed me into the house and when mum appeared they both said hello Mrs Drake and mum simply replied hello boys but there was almos...t a definite sadness in her tone as she said it. As she gave my two friends a cold drink I started to make my way upstairs to get my swimwear; mum suddenly appeared behind me and asked why was I going swimming tonight as she had wanted to experience some more of what we had experienced last night. Suddenly I had a really wild idea and without. But she told me to shout like a dog. And I shouted. She laughed. By this I understood my sister was very innocent. So the carom match continued. And this time I put her piece into the hole. She said “oh damn”. I didn’t want to rush. So I commanded her to remove her hair clip so that her hair might fall freely. She said “what silly meaningless things do you order?” But I said “this is the rule and you should obey it. No matter you like it or not she told okay and removed her clip. Her silky. I hoped that this was not a harbinger of the day to come. Adding to the confusion in my sleep muddled brain was the level of activity around me on the beach. The sand was being raked, tents were being erected, huge barbecue pits were fired up but I didn't recognize a soul. Oh well, everyone else seems to be waking up to another world so why not join them. I got up, stretched and stiffly hobble in the direction of the operations building hoping to find a cup of coffee. No sooner than I entered. Daniel unlocked and let them into the brick building and then through to the first tunnel. Marina was surprised at how hot it was in there, the place filled with racks of seedlings and salad crops. The heating came from gas-fired heaters, all temperature controlled. Daniel showed her how the irrigation and plant feeding was all automatically controlled, as long as the water pipes didn’t freeze up. It was fantastic. Here were also electric lamps so that the light could also be controlled to.
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