but there was a slight burn mark , and some ash on the ground . nice machines , too , friendly and happy to buzz around like little servants . `` does this mean ... '' she started , and i knew there were a dozen ways that sentence could have ended . `` what name should we be looking for ? '' he thought the mind that touched his was the mind of the brother he sought . one thing i noticed was that they were holding hands and neither of them were paying any attention to me , brooks or even b . 