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227%u201cTea, please,%u201d Rachel said. %u201cSame for me,%u201d Stephanie chipped in.He left and Stephanie said, %u201cDo you know who%u2019s coming?%u201d%u201cThere%u2019s a few people. Apparently, Barbara is friends with the Dean of St. Mary%u2019s, the Convent in Faringdon. She happened to mention some of the project to him and, in confidence, told him about mine and her experience when we left our bodies. The Dean said he knew others who had experienced similar. He%u2019s bringing them today.%u201d Rachel told her.%u201cI heard the convent is more of a brothel now since he took over.%u201d Stephanie said. %u201cThey are making a lot of money and the church it belongs to is undergoing a resurgence.%u201d%u201cFascinating.%u201d Rachel said, watching Stephanie come back to sit beside her.%u201cI can%u2019t see the point of all this extra discussion. We%u2019re rich. That%u2019s all that matters,%u201d Stephanie said %u201cI want to travel the world, have more fun and lots of sex, not spend boring evenings talking.%u201dRachel giggled. %u201cI suspect there%u2019ll be lots of sex here later.%u201dStephanie%u2019s eyes lit up. %u201cReally?%u201d%u201cYes, really.%u201d%u201cOh, goodie. Not boring after all.%u201d Stephanie said as the door opened.Albert came in carrying a tray containing a teapot, cups, et al. They watched as he put it down and poured tea. %u201cHelp yourselves to milk and sugar.%u201d%u201cWho else is coming today and this evening?%u201d Stephanie asked him.%u201cWell Babs should be here any minute. She just texted me,%u201d he replied, pouring milk into his cup. %u201cThe Dean of St. Mary%u2019s, his P.A. Sister Nancy, and three friends of theirs%u2014two women and a man. They The Search For Consciousness