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107Verne would be very disappointed that his reader just threw his book away and engaged with someone born million of years ago, in the unholy act of mating, lust, and pleasure. And all because the woman decided to be on top.%u201d%u201cWe had best drink to that then,%u201d she said, giggling.In front of the fire, more a spirit in the room than a needed source of warmth, Luke and Kelly drank whisky%u2014each wondering as their minds were influenced by a substance that, bent and subdued, what was considered sober thinking%u2014what if, and fuck reality: hello whisky.He stared into the fire.She watched him.%u201cWhat happened outside, Luke?%u201d She asked.He looked up at her. %u201cI watched the moon and wondered about all that is,%u201d he replied. %u201cMost of all, I yearned to be by your side and to feel safe in your loving arms.%u201dShe drank her whisky. She poured one more for him and one more for herself and said, %u201cIt%u2019s strange, is it not, that after this drink together and our circumstances, that we somehow seek a person of love and desire, and that like the animals in the field, we fuck each other?%u201dHe stared at her and said, %u201cI wish to remain here with you.%u201d%u201cAnd if your people come for you?%u201d She asked.%u201cI%u2019ll tell them I%u2019m staying.%u201d%u201cHow will they react?%u201d She asked.%u201cThey might try to kill me but I will resist by killing them,%u201d he replied. And then remembering his wrist device beacon was on, he switched it off.%u201cIs it a watch?%u201d She wanted to know.He shook his head. %u201cIt%u2019s a personal assistant, a device with many functions,%u201d he explained. %u201cIt was sending out something akin to a radio The Time Traveller