Part Two, Chapters 12 & 13

Chapter 12
I talked to her a few times on the phone after Thanksgiving, but Zsallia kept saying she needed some time alone. I had all sorts of questions, but she just wouldn’t let me engage her in any long conversations. When I finally pushed her on the phone one night, all she said was, [...]

Methuselah’s Daughter, Part 2, Chapter 11

Methuselah’s Daughter: Part 2
Destiny’s Road
Thanks to the human heart by which we live,
Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears,
To me the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.
(William Wordsworth, 1770?1850)
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Chapter 11
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Part One, Chapter 10

Chapter 10
God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. (First Corinthians, 1:27)
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25 November 2004 (Thanksgiving)
The windows are dark when I awaken, and the clock on my bed stand says 03:02 [...]