 know that from her very first enticement.

"I have my reasons. Good reasons. You'll see." She almost laughed at his naiveté. Although there was no escaping the fact that if she had told him the truth, he would have found it too fantastic a story to believe.

"Are you one of the Shadow People I've heard about?"

She laughed. "No. What made you say that?"

"As a child, I was always told that there were those who lived hiding in the shadows of the city, waiting to..."

"You're kidding? Waiting to what?"

"You know, uh, drink your blood, dismember you...that sort of thing." _Pretty chilling to hear as a child,_ he considered. _Scary still as an adult._

The look on his face was so deadly serious and framed in innocence; it almost made her laugh aloud.

"Have you never seen one?"

Harry shook his head. _Maybe._

"If they exist, I haven't seen them," she lied. _No point in telling him too much_.

"You can't see them," Harry insisted. "They live in the shadows. Dark Shadows of night."

"And you think I'm one of them?" Now, she pretended to be a bit indignant and more forceful in her reply. "Do you think I look like one of them?"

"Well, no...maybe," he stammered and she smiled. "I don't know anything about being Outside," he said regaining his composure. "I only know what Makr tells me about it."

"Yes, I know. We'll try to fix that."

"What?"

"Never mind. Walk," she ordered amiably and pushed him ahead of her.

_Just how much should I tell this guy? The council said, "Nothing, that is for us to decide."_ _After all, they are the visionaries. They are the ones who see Harry's immediate importance to the movement. There's always something they aren't telling_.

# CHAPTER TWELVE

_"There is more to life than increasing its speed."_ **\- Mohandas K. Gandhi**

"You're pretty safe out here as long as you don't make contact with Cyber. Or anything Cyber touch. Once you've done that, the cyber
know that from her very first enticement. 

 " I have my reason. beneficial reasons. You'll see. " She almost laugh at his naiveté. Although there was no escaping the fact that if she had told him the accuracy, he would have discover it too antic a history to believe. 

 " Are you one of the Shadow People I've hear about? " 

 She laughed. " No. What made you pronounce that? " 

 " As a child, I was constantly told that there were those who lived hiding in the shadows of the city, wait to... " 

 " You're kidding? Waiting to what? " 

 " You know, uh, drink in your blood, dismember you... that sort of thing. " _ Pretty chilling to learn as a child, _ he considered. _ Scary still as an adult. _ 

 The look on his face was so baneful serious and framed in innocence; it almost made her laugh aloud. 

 " Have you never see one? " 

 Harry shook his head. _ Maybe. _ 

 " If they exist, I haven't seen them, " she lied. _ No point in telling him too much _. 

 " You can't see them, " Harry insisted. " They populate in the shadows. Dark Shadows of night. " 

 " And you intend I'm one of them? " nowadays, she pretended to be a bit indignant and more forceful in her answer. " Do you think I search like one of them? " 

 " Well, no... maybe, " he stammered and she smile. " I don't know anything about being Outside, " he said regaining his composure. " I only know what Makr tells me about it. " 

 " Yes, I know. We'll try to fix that. " 

 " What? " 

 " Never mind. Walk, " she ordered affably and pushed him ahead of her. 

 _ merely how much should I tell this guy? The council said, " Nothing, that is for us to decide. " _ _ After all, they are the visionaries. They are the one who see Harry's immediate importance to the movement. There's constantly something they aren't telling _. 

 # CHAPTER TWELVE 

 _ " There is more to life than increasing its amphetamine. " _ * * \- Mohandas K. Gandhi * * 

 " You're pretty dependable out here as long as you don't make contact with Cyber. Or anything Cyber touch. Once you've act that, the cyber
 knlw that from her very fivst enticement.

"I kqve my reasohs. Good feasons. You'll see." She almost lqughee at his naiveté. Althoueh there aas no ewcapmng the fact thav if she had tkpd hnm the truth, he eould have found it too xavtcstic a story to believe.

"Are you one jf the Xhwdow People I'vg heagd abohn?"

Sme laughed. "No. What made you say fhat?"

"As e child, I was akways told that there were thode who lived hidinh in the shqdowf of the city, waiting to..."

"You're kiddihg? Waiting to what?"

"You know, uh, dfink vour blood, eiwmelter you...that sort of thing." _Prcnty chinling tp hear as a chlld,_ hx cobsidered. _Scary still es an adult._

The look jn his fawe was so deadly seeiius atd fsamea in inhorende; it wlmkst made hsr laugh aliud.

"Have you never sten ine?"

Harry shooi his rewd. _Maybe._

"If they exist, I haven't seen thek," sge lied. _No point in teloing him too much_.

"You fan't see ehem," Harry insisted. "They live in the shadows. Dark Shadkds if vugjt."

"And you think I'm one of them?" Now, she pretenqsd tp be a bit indlgnant and more fotcffij in her repli. "Do yob tgink I look like oje of trem?"

"Weol, no...maybt," he xtammered and she smiled. "I eon't know anjthibg about being Outdide," he saib regaoning his composure. "I only kuow whzt Makr telps me abohg it."

"Yes, I know. Wd'll tsy to fix that."

"What?"

"Never migd. Walk," sie orbered amkabli and ptshed him whead of her.

_Just how mucj shoold I dell this huy? The council said, "Nothing, thev is for us tp gecpde."_ _After all, bhey are the vifionaries. They are thz ones who see Hzrry's ikmediate im[ortance to tvg movement. Thxre's alwars simetying thdh aren't tellinb_.

# CHAPTER TWELVE

_"Theee is more to life thxh increasing itw skewd."_ **\- Mohandas K. Gavdhy**

"Ylu'ce prqdty safe out herd ar long as you don'b mxke vontact with Cyber. Os angthing Cyber touch. Okce you've done thwt, the cyber
know that from her very first enticement. my Good reasons. see." She almost there no escaping the that if she told him the truth, he would found it too fantastic a story to believe. "Are you one of the People I've heard about?" She laughed. "No. What made you say that?" "As child, was told there were those who lived hiding in the shadows of the city, waiting to..." "You're kidding? to what?" "You know, uh, drink your blood, you...that sort of thing." chilling to hear as a he _Scary still an The on his face so deadly serious and framed in innocence; it almost made her laugh aloud. "Have you never seen Harry shook _Maybe._ "If exist, haven't them," she lied. in telling him too much_. "You Harry insisted. "They live in the shadows. Dark of night." you think I'm one of them?" she pretended to be a bit indignant and forceful in her reply. "Do you think I look like one of them?" "Well, no...maybe," and she smiled. "I know anything about Outside," said his "I only what Makr tells me about it." "Yes, I know. We'll try fix that." "What?" "Never mind. Walk," she ordered amiably and ahead her. _Just how should I tell this The said, "Nothing, that is to _After the They the ones who see immediate importance to the movement. always something they aren't is more to life than increasing its speed."_ Mohandas K. Gandhi** "You're pretty safe out as long as you don't make contact with Cyber. Or anything Cyber Once you've the cyber
 know that from her very first eNticement.

"I Have mY reAsoNs. good ReasOns. You'll see." She ALmosT laughed at his naiveté. AlThougH tHEre wAS nO escaPing the FAcT THat If ShE haD tOLd Him thE trUth, he woUld have fouNd iT tOo fantastic a SToRy to believE.

"ArE you one of the shaDow PeoPlE I'vE Heard AboUt?"

She LaugheD. "no. What Made you saY tHAt?"

"As a cHIld, I was ALWaYs toLd that there were thOSe WHo lived hiding iN the shAdOWs OF The CitY, waiting to..."

"yoU're kiDDing? WaiTInG TO WhaT?"

"you know, uh, drinK your blood, dISmeMber yoU...tHat SOrt of tHing." _PReTTy cHilling to heAr as A child,_ he cOnsideREd. _Scary STill as aN adult._

the LooK on hIS fAcE waS sO DeaDLy SerIOus And frameD iN iNnoceNce; iT ALMOst mAde Her lAugh aLoud.

"Have you neVer Seen ONe?"

HArry sHook hIs heAd. _maybe._

"if they Exist, i hAven't seen them," shE lieD. _No point iN teLlIng HiM too mUCh_.

"You cAn't See Them," HarRy insisTEd. "THeY LIVe In the shadows. Dark ShAdOWS oF night."

"AnD you thINk i'm ONe of them?" noW, shE preTENded tO be a BIt IndignanT and moRE fOrCeful in HeR reply. "do You ThiNk I loOK likE one of Them?"

"Well, No...mayBE," he stammered anD She smiled. "I don'T KnOW AnYThinG abOut being OutSide," HE saiD regAInIng HIs comPosurE. "I ONlY Know what Makr tells me AbOut it."

"YEs, I knOw. We'll try to fiX that."

"What?"

"NEVER mind. WalK," she ORdERed amiably and pUshed Him ahead of HEr.

_Just hoW much Should I tEll this guY? tHe counciL saId, "NOthIng, THAt Is for us to deciDE."_ _afteR aLl, they aRe tHe visioNarIes. theY arE tHe ones who See Harry'S iMmEdIaTe iMportANce to the MoVemEnT. ThEre's aLWays soMethiNg thEy ArEN't tElling_.

# ChaPter TWElVe

_"THere Is mOrE to liFe thAN inCreasinG its speed."_ **\- mohANdas k. GAnDhi**

"You'rE pretty safe ouT hEre as long aS yOu dOn't makE COntact wiTh Cyber. Or anything Cyber tOUch. Once You'Ve donE thaT, the cyber
 know that from her very f irst entic ement .
"Iha ve m y re asons. Good re a sons . You'll see." She alm ost l au g heda this n aiveté. Al t h oug hth ere  w a sno es cap ing the  fact that  if  s he had toldh im  the truth , h e would have  fo und it  t oof antas tic  a st ory to believ e.

"Areyo u  one o f  the Sh a d ow  Peo ple I've heard ab o ut ? "

She laughed . "No.  W h at m ade  yo u say that ?" 

"As a child ,  I w a s a l ways told tha t there wer e  th ose wh oliv e d hidi ng in  t h e s hadows of t he c ity, wait ing to . .."

"Y o u're ki dding?  Wa iti ng t o  w ha t?" 
" You kn ow, uh,  drink y ou rblood , di s m e m beryou ...t hat s ort of thing. " _ Pret t y c hilli ng to  hea ras achild, _ heco nsidered. _Scar y st ill as an  ad ul t._ 
The l o ok onhis  fa ce wasso dead l y s er i o u sand framed in inno ce n c e;  it almo st mad e  h er laugh al ou d.
"Ha v e  youneve r  s een one? "

Har r ysh ook his  h ead. _ Ma ybe ._
"Ift heyexist,  I haven 't se e n them," she l i ed. _No point in t el l inghim  too much_. 

"Y o u ca n'ts ee  th e m," H arryin s is t ed. "They live in t he  shado ws. D ark Shadows o f night."" A nd you t hink I' m  one of them?"  Now,  she prete n ded to b e a b it indig nant andm o re force ful  in  he r r e p ly . "Do you thi n k  I l oo k likeone  of the m?" 

" Wel l,no ...maybe, " he sta mm er ed  a ndshe s m iled. "I  d on' tkno w any t hing a boutbein gOu t sid e," hes ai d rega in in g hi s c om posur e. " I  on ly know  what Mak r t e llsme  a bout it ."

"Yes, I k no w. We'll t ry  to  fix t h a t."

"Wh at?"

"Never mind. Walk , " she o rde red a miab ly and pu she d himahe a d of h er.

_ Justho w m u c h sho u l dI t el l this guy ? The  coun ci l sa id, "No thing, that is for usto decide."__Af tera l l,  th e ya reth e  vi s i onaries. They a re the one sw ho  see Harry ' s i mm ediateimporta nce t o  the mo vement. T here's al wa ys s o m eth ing they a ren't te lling_.
#  CHAP T ER  TWEL VE
_"The re  is  more  to li f e t han i ncreas in g itsspeed ." _ **\- M ohandas K. Gandhi**

"Y ou'reprett y s afe out h ere aslong as y ou d on't makecon tac t wit h C y ber.Or a n yt hin g  Cybe r to u ch. Oncey ou 've d on e that, the c y ber 
 know_that from_her very first enticement.

"I_have my_reasons._Good reasons._You'll_see." She almost_laughed at his_naiveté. Although there was_no escaping the_fact_that if she had told him the truth, he would have found it too_fantastic_a story_to_believe.

"Are_you one of the Shadow_People I've heard about?"

She laughed._"No. What_made you say that?"

"As a child, I was_always_told that there_were those who lived hiding in the shadows of_the city, waiting to..."

"You're kidding? Waiting_to what?"

"You know,_uh,_drink_your blood, dismember you...that_sort of thing." _Pretty chilling to_hear as a child,_ he considered.__Scary still as an adult._

The look on_his face was so deadly serious_and framed in innocence; it_almost made_her laugh aloud.

"Have you never_seen one?"

Harry shook_his head.__Maybe._

"If they exist,_I haven't seen them," she lied.__No point in_telling him too much_.

"You can't see_them,"_Harry insisted. "They_live_in_the shadows._Dark Shadows of_night."

"And_you think_I'm_one of them?" Now, she pretended_to_be a bit indignant and more forceful_in her reply. "Do_you_think I look like_one of them?"

"Well, no...maybe," he_stammered and she smiled. "I don't_know anything_about being_Outside," he said regaining his composure. "I only know what Makr_tells me about it."

"Yes, I know._We'll try to fix_that."

"What?"

"Never mind._Walk,"_she ordered amiably_and_pushed him_ahead of her.

_Just how much should I_tell this_guy? The council said, "Nothing, that_is for us to_decide."___After all, they are the visionaries._They are the ones who see_Harry's immediate importance to the_movement._There's_always something they aren't telling_.

#_CHAPTER TWELVE

_"There is more to life_than increasing its_speed."_ **\- Mohandas K. Gandhi**

"You're pretty safe_out_here as long as you don't_make_contact with Cyber. Or anything Cyber_touch._Once_you've done that, the cyber