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386 | John W. Warner IV hat gave her more from a woven swastika-festooned basket. Thanks, old man. We were a bit lacking. Love the headgear. Alice gulped and peeled. Tastes like mangoes, champagne, and coconut. A band of long horns and drums erupted. Chanting ensued. A vibratory celebration. Porsche, Klemperer, Gerlach and Gwafa slurped […]

Lion, Tiger, Bear | 387 Alice cried, Theyre taking the men! Perfumed soup? No shadows? Just what the bloody hells going on he Porsche barreled in from a sandy road, swerving around the locals, beeping. Beatrice! Gerlach stood in his seat and pointed. Those are not mountains, theyre pyramids?’

29 With a horde of locals accompanying them inside, Bea piloted the Bear at 200 meters altitude slowly following the white spheres; a light shower commenced. Must be one big-as-hell cavern to contain all this, said Bea. Twenty thousand meters high or more, I reckon. No wonder it seemed that all we did was go

390 | John W. Warner IV Eight-sided star-shaped towers with translucent pinnacles atop lined the way to what seemed like the central portion of the metropolis. In the distance, a large pyramid­ shaped building loomed, and Bea followed the leading ships onto a multi-kilometer- long landing ground where craft of all shapes and sizes were

Lion, Tiger, Bear | 391 lamor. The food too probably. High in vitamins, minerals, and fiber for growth. Ja-ja, Ill bow to you too! Kunchen motioned for Bea to follow. I will show you to your wounded companions. The group walked the seven hundred meters to the main entrance which was forty meters high and

392 | John W. Warner IV Hey you! Get your own ambrosia… The elephant roared, trunk high. The Howdah gang laughed from above. Ive never seen an elephant so big, said Klemperer, patting its side. Magnificent beast. Geer took a photo with the Leica. No one back home will believe us. What luck! Gerlach recognized

Lion, Tiger, Bear | 393 That Prussian coward! yelled a furious Gerlach, pitching down a bundle of flowers that had been given to him as a gift. Swirls of Shambalans backed off; many were shocked by the negative outburst, the foreign vibration irritating and unwelcome. Suddenly, a circle of fifty surrounded Gerlach. What are you’

394 | John W. Warner IV Bea laughed, then hugged Bernie in tears. Rodgers! Alive? How can this be? asked Klemperer. Porsche and Gerlach stood stunned. Physics and engineering had never prepared them for something as spiritual and metaphysical as this. Bernie wrapped himself in an offered blue silk robe that warmed him instantly as

Lion, Tiger, Bear | 395 main dish. Alice took a bite. It tastes like Tandoori lamb! Mouth full, Bea pointed. Kunchen said they can make any dish you want in that wall over yonder, but its all made from vegetable matter goo. Sure tastes like mutton a Iorange Alice saw a long line of hungry

396 | John W. Warner IV wars over.Something about soul contracts, destiny, and karma, whatever the hell that cockamamie horseshit is. Are you in command of that slick Nazi airship? asked Davis. Bernie said: Yes, we commandeered it, but thats all Im allowed to share. Our missions classified. Were trying to get it to Allied