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Lion, Tiger, Bear | 365 At this he thought deeply, swallowing hard his biscuit. Suddenly, everything in his reality had changed completely. Im a loyal officer and soldier, and Id like to think Im honorable…but the things Ive seen and…well, Rodgers explained everything in exquisite detail, thus I.. .Kammler, the camps, those two strange men […]

366 | John W. Warner IV Bea sat, sharing cold chocolate. Lovely mist today, smells like Black Forest pine. I read a report in my spare moments stating that Himmler presented you with the SS Death Head ring. Wear it sometimes? Porsche leered. I keep it in my tie pin and cufflink drawer. Official occasions

Lion, Tiger, Bear | 367 a madman. We had less than a year to develop it. Many problems arose. The electric motors needed more development. Perhaps electric tanks are a bridge too far. He mused the idea. Td prefer no tanks at all after the war. Hopefully we wont need Bernie addressed the group. Lets

27 Two weeks passed, but to most it felt like six. With no sun or calendar to mark the passing of days, all crew members had a different current date in their minds. Discussions over dinner had been lively and full of conjecture, but as to what direction they were going, that was up for

370 | John W. Warner IV have I been so glad to see potable &esh water in my life. Even the Sahara has its magical wells and streams. I am very glad for Ernst and Edmund, their testing equipment. Bea handed him the soap with a smile. We may be an ark at present, but

Lion, Tiger, Bear | 371 was delicious. Four Jacks, exclaimed Bea, laying down her poker cards in front of Stew. Funny story. Had a similar winning hand whilst skiing at Gstaad in 36. Imperial loser Price Bernhard handed me the keys to his bespoke blue Talbot-Lago with leopard seats. Took him a week to win

372 | John W. Warner IV AU was quiet at 0300 hours. Psychic poker was not for the timid. Since no ones mind could be read except Gwafas, Bea had discreetly marked the cards the old fashioned way as her father had taught her years ago, not for cheating per se, that was beneath a

Lion, Tiger, Bear | 373 Whats the ruling? Gwafa pulled down the 1892 Poker Rule Book from the shelf, opened the proper page, and showed it to a much more sedate Lew. Lew leaned in. Its close, but no cigar, brother. Shit from a camel! cried Lew, pitching his cards to the air. Your penchant

374 | John W. Warner IV to the past, and a thousand plumpish children. What of it? Bea leaned back on the plush banquette. You two take much more than you give back, thats for damn sure. Balance must be kept. Ill trade the lot for their freedom. Stew hissed: What did you just say?

28 Okay, weve spent two days searching. We need to pick one, said Bernie. In three days time we begin to starve, and I aint gonna start eating strange rodents and unfamiliar roots until I have to. Alice stood by the forward windows with the others. One goes into the ground, another goes into the