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254Days had passed. Q had told them all that if the ship was to travel deep down instead of a good cruising depth, it would take approximately 20 days to reach Brazil.Paula and Lisa were not convinced about Q saying they must kill the men on board. Q had said he would work out a way to show the two women what he had seen. So far, there had been no further mention of it. In fact, to all extensive purposes, everything remained normal, except Lisa and were now sleeping together which caused a bit of joking amongst the men. Lisa had explained it was not a sexual thing but a sister thing and that girls often readily slept with one another to feel more family enclosed, something men never seemed to need.Ben tried telling her that such a remark was sexist, to which Paula asked if he would like to sleep regularly with one of the men or any man.His reply proved to all that there was a difference. They were all sitting in the dining area when Q suddenly announced, %u201cPaula,. I need you in my main control area. Part of my refrigeration unit has risen in temperature. A slight manual adjustment should fix it.%u201d%u201cDo you need any help, Paula?%u201d Ben asked.%u201cNo. It%u2019s only a small adjustment. Probably, one of the seals is leaking.%u201dShe reached the central control room. The circuit boards and specialised circuitry for Q were within the walls of the room. All the panels could slide away to allow access. She slid back the main one and looked at the core of Q, the emitted light dazzling her.%u201cIt%u2019s a ruse, Paula. I wanted to show you what I saw. Please open the glass and bring your head to the fringe of the light, but no further to SubChapter 3: The Garden Of Eden