I took a step toward her, smiling as I watched her hand raise up to grip me around my throbbing shaft and squeeze gently. "Oh, Danique, he has a good ...one, girl, you must be happy," she told her daughter as she continued squeezing it. Then, she let it go and I pulled up a chair to join them. We enjoyed the sun, taking short dips in the pool every now and then, her mother making no effort to hide any part of her quite beautiful body. I was getting to appreciate the more relaxed attitude the Dutch. Maybe I should go for 'engineer mode' - that's most likely where I can make programme changes," said Thomas.The others agreed and Thomas proceeded to make the selection."Shit. I've got another set of options - they're never ending! This time I've got a choice of 'source materials', 'limits', and 'maintenance'." What does 'source materials' give you?" asked Sarah.Thomas pressed the enter key and then peered at the LCD closely."Okay, I think what I'm getting is a read out of the percentage. I stood up at the whiteboard, and after the expected murmurs had dieddown, I began the meeting, and the attendees waited professionally."Welcome to project Phoenix!Phoenix is a new banking management system built over - not 'with' - theashes of the old.Our client is taking a huge risk - all trail-blazers take huge risks, butthis company is also taking huge risks. The client has sent us a proformacontract that is frightening in the scope of the penalty clauses ...Let's just say that if we fail. We would use the chaff for fuel or fertiliser or bedding. We would try and grow more. Gricolus was content to make a lot of money but not efficiently, now we needed to make more money by efficiency so all would stay happy.The local currency stayed: solidus was the basic coin. A man found debasing coins was killed in the village. A man found clipping had his lips cut off. More and more, though, barter became the preferential means of trade. We all kept the gold we had in case of need.I nearly.