This whole chapter has been an experiment in the "landslide" method of storytelling: start out slow and leisurely, then get faster and faster till someone blows a building up. And we've still got two more days to go!
Which means I should probably mention that the next storyline will be titled "Twelve Feet Under" and will feature Doc and Alice and the ever-popular Gadsden sewer system. Reserve your tickets now.
Thirty-Eight - The Old Country
