CHAPTER 3 - A Clean Kill
10 year-old Izzy makes her first kill.
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PROLOGUE - ...Of Blue Sapphires
Isabelle Porter looked at the young man’s face slowly and carefully, remembering all the things she had loved about him.
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CHAPTER 1 - "Helio-What?"
He would be a Helio-Anthropologist, perhaps the first. And, if his theories were correct, he would probably be the last.
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CHAPTER 2 - Welcome to Twin Pines
When Stanley did finally leave, he got into his car and drove straight through to Northern California. He didn’t even stop at his apartment to gather his belongings.
CHAPTER 10 - A Freak of Nature
Using his military experience, Ernie’s simulations started with him assuming the role of the attackers. He meticulously planned his attacks to take full advantage of what he perceived to be Fort Porter’s most obvious weaknesses. Then he would figure out ways that a small force inside Fort Porter would deal with the attack. When Izzy was 9 and Jake 12, Ernie and the whole family spent several hours every Sunday evening playing the simulations as a game.