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oftheirchildren.Whatmightthatabilitydotothestructureofsociety?

PamelaSargenthaseditedtheWomenofWonderantholo-gies,andhaswrittensuchnovelsasTheSudden

andTheAlienUpstairs.Hernewnovel,VenusofDreams,willbepub-lishedthisfall.

tostopthem;thehadotherthingstoworryabout.

ontotheroad,theenginehummed,choked,anddied.Iswitchedovertomanual;theengine

silent.

Ihadalwaysbeentakenforamanbefore,butIhadneverdonemorethanvisitafew

out-of-the-way,dimlylightedstoreswheretheproprietorslookedcloselyonlyatcardsor

cash.

Icouldntwaitthereriskingameetingwiththehighwaypatrol.Themightlooka

hadbeenpickedupbefore,andtherewardsforsuchadiscoveryweregreat;Iimagined

deepbreath,releasedtheharness,thengotoutofthecar.

frompassingcars.

remainhereforsometime;Iwouldhavetofindaplacetostay.Theme-chanicmighteven

Myhandswereshaking;Ithrustthemintomypockets.

shop,noproblem.Henamedapricethatseemedexcessive;Iwasabouttoobject,worried

argumentmightonlyprovokehim,thenworriedstillmorethatIwouldlookoddifIdidnt

backtome.

shuttletotownoutthere,comesbyeveryfifteenminutesorso.

placebefore.Iwouldbesaferwithoneofhisemployees,andlessconspicuousifIkept

moving;curiosityovercamemyfearforamoment.Ihadmademydecision.

tohireabodyguard.

Themanbehindthedesklookedup;hismustachetwitched.Anescort.Youwantan

escort.

Callitwhateveryoulike.

Forhowlong?

Aboutthreeorfourhours.

Forwhatpurpose?

Justawalkthroughtown,maybeastopforadrink.Ihaventbeentotownforawhile,

thoughtImightneedsomecompany.

Hisbrowneyesnarrowed.Ihadsaidtoomuch;Ididn