I picked up the remote and flicked through channels, finally settling on something on the Sci-Fi Channel: a giant snake was eating someone. Not exactl...y great television, but sometimes mindless entertainment was just what I needed.The movie ended and another started. Apparently giant snakes were the theme today.Traci wandered in and sat on the sofa. And fidgeted.I watched the snake eat a cute blonde, then took pity on my sister. I clicked off the TV and looked at her.Traci took a breath. "I. She settled for a hug and a kiss on the cheek.Allie and Adam had no trouble opening up an escrow account to be released to Steve Rayburn upon completion of a property inspection and a transfer of deed. It took only 35 minutes because Celina had already faxed over a copy of the paperwork. Then Adam tracked down the bank department that handled credit card transactions. That took almost as long as transferring the money had.Finally, in a back office three floors above the main lobby, Adam and. He specialized in Medieval Period works and had written a textbook on the use of early devices to heighten the sexual experience. He had done extensive field work to compile his book which was illustrated with real models dressed in medieval costumes. Some of his colleagues had proclaimed it to be more pornographic than educational but the students seemed to enjoy reading it from cover to cover.It was shortly after he joined the University staff that he married his charming wife. She had been a. The fear existedthat soon their own cherished dialects would be nothing more than forgottenmemories.Borders blurred as Americansremoved border crossings, turning Eastern Europe intoa single country with governors heading the provinces rather than traditionalmonarchs and presidents. There were only a few holdouts, but they weredwindling. Most ceded to the new European Conglomeration of States, or ECS. Butsome resisted.One of note was Horwathia, a province approximately two hundred milessquare..