all kinds of other stuff." He thought that over a moment, pondering their--CBP, the ET and Elvis himself--august mission to protect the borders of these great United States of America. He looked in the mirror, was silent another moment, frowned, then muttered in a low voice.

"We're fucked."

### Chapter 2

### Embarazada?

The city of Phoenix is in wide open desert country with miles upon miles of empty space all around it. A whole lot of it, especially far from the limited water sources, that is plain butt ugly. The young son of one of the early 19th Century immigrant families looked out at the flat barren expanse of the Valley of the Sun, blanched and grabbed his father's leg.

"Daddy," the little kid said. "Is this hell?"

So why the heck did a city plumb in the middle of the searing Sonora desert suddenly explode with teeming humanity? Location. Location. Location. Looming to the north of Phoenix, so close that its northern exurbs are already steadily climbing in elevation, are a bunch of mountain ranges and the towering Mogollon Rim. All of which are nicely adept at draining clouds of their rain and, in the winter, snow. Snow melts. Water runs downhill. So what's downhill?

Phoenix.

As the newcomers piled in the city grew by leaps and bounds and bounds and leaps and spread all over creation until it eventually covered more ground than entire counties in the older eastern states and required an advanced state of the art GPS in your car or on your mobile, or for the very earliest of the early adopters, hard wired into your high tech pair of computerized eye glasses, to find your way around. Since there was so much open space surrounding the original center of Phoenix the skyscraper builders had no way of keeping up in the old downtown and the city leaked out in all directions. If you were gonna drive from one end of Phoenix to the other, best take your lunch with you. And also something to read or your state of the art mobile, considering there was always a good chance of a humongous traffic backup after some blockhead went and piled into a bridge abutment and the cops closed off the road while a team of the world's slowest accident investigators arrived to finally figure out that some blockhead had piled into a bridge abut
all kinds of other stuff. " He thought that over a here and now, chew over their -- CBP, the ET and Elvis himself -- august mission to protect the borders of these big United States of America. He look in the mirror, was silent another moment, frown, then muttered in a low voice. 

 " We're sleep together. " 

 # # # Chapter 2 

 # # # Embarazada? 

 The city of Phoenix is in broad open desert area with miles upon miles of empty quad all around it. A whole lot of it, especially far from the limited body of water sources, that is plain butt ugly. The unseasoned son of one of the early 19th Century immigrant families looked out at the categoric barren expanse of the Valley of the Sun, blanched and grabbed his father's leg. 

 " Daddy, " the short kid said. " Is this hell? " 

 So why the heck did a city plumb in the middle of the searing Sonora desert suddenly explode with teeming humanity? Location. Location. Location. Looming to the north of Phoenix, so near that its northern exurbs are already steadily climbing in aggrandizement, are a bunch of mountain ranges and the towering Mogollon Rim. All of which are nicely adept at drain clouds of their rain and, in the winter, snow. Snow melts. urine runs downhill. So what's downhill? 

 Phoenix. 

 As the newcomers piled in the city grew by leaps and boundary and bounds and leaps and spread all over creation until it eventually cover more ground than entire counties in the older eastern country and required an advanced state of the artwork GPS in your car or on your mobile, or for the very early of the early adopters, hard wire into your high technical school pair of computerized eye glasses, to find your way about. Since there was thus much open quad surrounding the original center of Phoenix the skyscraper builder have no way of keep up in the old downtown and the city leaked out in all commission. If you were gon na force from one end of Phoenix to the other, better take your lunch with you. And also something to read or your state of the art mobile, considering there be always a good chance of a humongous traffic backup after some blockhead travel and pile into a bridge abutment and the bull close off the road while a team of the populace's slowest accident investigators arrive to finally figure out that some blockhead had stack into a bridge abut
all kinds of other stuff." He thought that orwr a mmment, londerine their--CBP, the ET and Elvis iimswlf--autust mission to protecg the borfers of rhest great United Stefes of Americz. He nioked in the mlrror, was shlent another kooeut, frowned, then muttered in a low voyce.

"We're fkcked."

### Chapter 2

### Embswazasa?

The city of Phoenix is in wide olen destrt country with moles upon miles of empty soace all around it. A wjole lot of it, qwpecially faf from the limited watgr sources, that is plain butt uguy. Thz young son od ojg of the earoy 19th Century immlbrant xamiliex looked out ab the flqt barren expanse of vhe Valley of the Sug, blancheg cnd grabbed his fathee's leg.

"Ddddy," the oitgle kmd aaid. "Id tiis hell?"

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Phuenic.

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all kinds of other stuff." He thought a pondering their--CBP, ET and Elvis borders these great United of America. He in the mirror, was silent another frowned, then muttered in a low voice. "We're fucked." ### Chapter 2 ### The city of Phoenix is in wide open desert country with miles upon of space around A whole lot of it, especially far from the limited water sources, that is plain butt The young son of one of the early Century immigrant families looked at the flat barren expanse the of the blanched grabbed father's leg. "Daddy," little kid said. "Is this hell?" So why the heck did a city plumb in the middle the searing suddenly explode teeming Location. Location. Looming to of Phoenix, so close that its already steadily climbing in elevation, are a bunch mountain ranges the towering Mogollon Rim. All of are nicely adept at draining clouds of their and, in the winter, snow. Snow melts. Water runs downhill. So what's downhill? Phoenix. As piled in the city by leaps and and and and all over until it eventually covered more ground than entire counties in the eastern states and required an advanced state of the art your or on your or for the very of early adopters, hard wired high pair glasses, find way around. Since there so much open space surrounding original center of Phoenix way of keeping up in the old downtown the city leaked out in all directions. you were gonna drive from one end of Phoenix to the other, take your you. And also something to read or your of the art mobile, there was always a good chance of a humongous backup some blockhead and piled into bridge abutment and cops closed off while a of world's arrived to finally figure out that blockhead piled into a bridge abut
all kinds of other stuff." He thoUght that ovEr a moMenT, poNdErinG theIr--CBP, the ET and ELVis hImself--august mission to pRotecT tHE borDErS of thEse greaT unITEd STaTeS of amERiCa. He lOokEd in the Mirror, was sIleNt Another momenT, FrOwned, then mUttEred in a low voIce.

"we're fuCkEd."

### CHApter 2

### embArazaDa?

The cITy of PhOenix is in WiDE open dESert couNTRy With Miles upon miles of eMPtY Space all around It. A whoLe LOt OF It, eSpeCially far fRoM the lIMited waTEr SOURceS, That is plain buTt ugly. The yoUNg sOn of onE oF thE Early 19tH CentUrY ImmIgrant familIes lOoked out aT the flAT barren EXpanse oF the VaLleY of The SUN, bLaNchEd ANd gRAbBed HIs fAther's leG.

"DAdDy," the LittLE KID saiD. "Is This Hell?"

SO why the heck diD a cIty pLUmb In the MiddlE of tHe SeariNg SonoRa desErT suddenly explodE witH teeming hUmaNiTy? LOcAtion. lOcatioN. LoCatIon. LoomIng to thE NorTh OF pHoEnix, so close that its NoRTHeRn exurbs Are alrEAdY sTEadily clImBinG in eLEVatioN, are A BuNch of mouNtain rANgEs And the tOwEring MOgOllOn RIm. All OF whiCh are nIcely adePt at dRAining clouds of THeir rain and, in THe WINtER, snoW. SnOw melts. WateR runS DownHill. sO wHat'S DownhIll?

PhOeNIx.

aS the newcomers piled iN tHe city Grew bY leaps and bounDs and boundS AND leaps anD sprEAd ALl over creation Until It eventualLY covered More gRound thaN entire coUNTies in thE olDer EasTerN STaTes and requireD AN advAnCed statE of The art GpS iN yoUr cAr oR oN your mobiLe, or for tHe VeRy EaRliEst of THe early aDoPteRs, HarD wireD Into yoUr higH tecH pAiR Of cOmputerIZeD EYe glAsSeS, to fInd YoUr way ArouND. SiNce therE was so mucH opEN spaCe SuRroundiNg the original CeNter of PhoeNiX thE skyscRAPer buildErs had no way of keeping up iN The old dOwnTown aNd thE city leakEd oUt in alL diREctionS. If you Were gOnNa dRIVe froM ONe End Of phoenix to tHE OthEr, besT tAke yOur luncH with you. And also somEThiNg to read or youR stAte oF THe Art MObILe, cOnSIdeRINg there was alwayS a good chanCe OF a Humongous tRAffIc Backup aFter somE blocKHead wenT and piled Into a bridGe AbutMENt aNd the cops cLosed off The road whILe a teAM oF the wOrlD's slowEsT acCidenT invesTIgaTors aRrived To FinallY figuRe Out that sOme blockhead had piled intO a bridGe abuT
all kinds of other stuff."  He though t tha t o ver  a  mom ent,  pondering the i r--C BP, the ET and Elvis h imsel f- - augu s tmissi on to p r ot e c t t he  b ord er s  o f the segreat U nited Stat esof  America. He lo oked in th e m irror, was s ile nt ano th erm oment , f rowne d, the n  mutte red in alo w  voice . 

"We'r e fu cked ."

### Chapter 2 
# # # Embarazada?
The c it y  o f Pho eni x is in wi de  open desertc ou n t r y w i th miles upon  miles of e m pty  space  a lla roundit. A  w h ole  lot of it,  esp ecially f ar fro m  the li m ited wa ter so urc es,  tha t  i spla in but t  u gly .  Th e youngso nof on e of t h e  ear ly19th  Cent ury immigrant  fa mili e s l ooked  outat t he  flat  barre n exp an se of the Valle y of  the Sun,  bl an che dand g r abbedhis  fa ther'sleg.

" D add y, " t he  little kid said."I s th is hell? "

Sow hy  t h e heck d id  acity p lumbin t h emiddle o f thes ea ri ng Sono ra  deser tsud den ly ex p lode  withteeminghuman i ty? Location.L ocation. Loca t io n .  L o omin g t o the north  ofP hoen ix,s oclo s e tha t its  n o rt h ern exurbs are alre ad y stea dilyclimbing in e levation,a r e  a bunch  ofm ou n tain ranges an d the  toweringM ogollonRim.All of w hich aren i cely ade ptatdra ini n g  c louds of thei r rain  a nd, inthe  winter , s now . S now  m elts. Wat er runsdo wn hi ll . S o wha t 's downh il l?
P hoe nix.As the  newc omer spi l edin thec it y grew  b yleap s a nd  boun ds a n d b ounds a nd leapsand spre ad  a ll over  creation unt il  it eventu al lycovere d more gro und than entire countie s  in the  ol der e aste rn states  an d requ ire d  an ad vanced  stat eoft h e art G PS  in  y our car or o n y our m ob ile,  or for  the very earliest ofthe early ado pte rs,h a rd  wi r ed int oy our h igh tech pair o f computer iz e deye glasse s , t ofind yo ur wayaroun d . Since  there wa s so much  o pens p ace  surroundi ng the o riginal c e ntero fPhoen ixthe sk ys cra per b uilder s  ha d noway of  k eeping  up i nthe olddowntown and the city l eakedout i n a ll direct ion s . I f you wer e go nna drivefro m o ne en d o f  Phoe nixt othe other , be s t take yo u rlun c h  w ith you. An d a lso  some thi n g to r eador your state oft he art mobile,  con s i der ing ther ewas always a g ood  c h a nce of a  h umongous tr affic ba ck u p aft er som e bloc khead w e n ta nd pil ed i nto  a bridge  ab ut m ent and  t he cops c lose doff th e road whil e a team of the wo rld's s lowes t  ac ciden tinvesti g ator s arrivedto finallyfigure  out  that  some b lo ckhead  ha dpiled into a bridgeabut
all kinds_of other_stuff." He thought that_over a_moment,_pondering their--CBP,_the_ET and Elvis_himself--august mission to_protect the borders of_these great United_States_of America. He looked in the mirror, was silent another moment, frowned, then muttered_in_a low_voice.

"We're_fucked."

###_Chapter 2

### Embarazada?

The city of_Phoenix is in wide open_desert country_with miles upon miles of empty space all_around_it. A whole_lot of it, especially far from the limited water_sources, that is plain butt ugly._The young son_of_one_of the early 19th_Century immigrant families looked out at_the flat barren expanse of the_Valley of the Sun, blanched and grabbed_his father's leg.

"Daddy," the little kid_said. "Is this hell?"

So why_the heck_did a city plumb in_the middle of_the searing_Sonora desert suddenly_explode with teeming humanity? Location. Location._Location. Looming to_the north of Phoenix, so close_that_its northern exurbs_are_already_steadily climbing_in elevation, are_a_bunch of_mountain_ranges and the towering Mogollon Rim._All_of which are nicely adept at draining_clouds of their rain_and,_in the winter, snow._Snow melts. Water runs downhill._So what's downhill?

Phoenix.

As the newcomers piled_in the_city grew_by leaps and bounds and bounds and leaps and spread all_over creation until it eventually covered_more ground than entire_counties in_the_older eastern states_and_required an_advanced state of the art GPS in_your car_or on your mobile, or for_the very earliest of_the_early adopters, hard wired into your_high tech pair of computerized eye_glasses, to find your way_around._Since_there was so much open_space surrounding the original center of_Phoenix the skyscraper_builders had no way of keeping up_in_the old downtown and the city_leaked_out in all directions. If you_were_gonna_drive from one end of_Phoenix to the other, best take_your lunch with you. And also something to read_or your state_of the art mobile, considering_there_was_always a good chance of a humongous traffic backup after_some blockhead_went and piled_into a bridge abutment and the cops closed off the_road while a team of the world's_slowest accident investigators arrived to finally figure out that some blockhead_had piled into a bridge abut