All the homes from Sherando to the where the river crossed the Waynesboro road were burned out. Two homes on the other side of the river still stood. ...In Waynesboro, the courthouse and a few houses remained intact. All were occupied by troops. Near the town square, three negroes openly fondled and humiliated three young white women. I found a sergeant. He saluted. I said, "I'm glad someone around here has some military courtesy."He saw the ring and said, "Most of those are in the constabulary.. "Toril shook his head. "It isn't that simple." Your right, it isn't. It isn't easy either." How do you do it?" What, surrender?" Yes." THAT, is something only you can figure out. We are all different, all individuals in their own way." Kieron blew out his breath. "For me, I fell in love."Toril pondered the words of the young human. Despite his age, he seemed to be quite wise. He assumed that the short life spans of humans gave them an edge, as opposed to the millennia of life granted to the Sun. "She said, "Snuggle bear? Lover?"He smiled! "I like that!" he said.So, they went to a local supermarket. She purchased a big steak, somecollard greens, an onion, bacon fat container, a huge pecan pie and a tub ofice cream. She also got a bottle of whiskey and 3 six-packs of beer.They took his truck to his home (it's just one room and with an outhouseoutside). She was making his dinner (he was watching the TV) and he startedto make love. They made love for about 4 hours. She slept and. I assumed she was asleep.Interestingly enough, there was another young oriental woman intensely reading a book, flipping pages as she read. She was sitting in the last chair in the same row the sleeper was in. I thought it a little strange that both women appeared to be dressed identically. From the similarity between them, I guessed they must be twins. Like her sister, she never seemed aware of us.I casually thought both were waiting for news of Kim's transplant. After all, that late at night,.