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To my surprise, she tookseveral steps to the side, deeper into the river, as if to get a better view. So when this beautiful young man came to join us, Ihad everything I wanted. It was strange to think that hervoice was still alerting him to messages and other household information, years after she'd lefthis employ. _Spiritual,_ he thought at last.

I don't understand. Oh, for God's sake. But it made no difference. Now that hewas closer, she could see he was not a great deal taller than !Xabbu--or at least his sim was onlya little larger than !Xabbu would have been in his own body.