Shelly checked in from an unrecognizable Latin American node.
_____Her voice issued from the palmcom in my pack
while I was checking my balance at_____
a Garmisch-Partenkirchen ATM.

"Gweneth, explain this to me.
First they get your hormones going -
you know - intense looks, little light touches.
Next thing I know I am spending way too much time
deciding ______which shirt to wear."

I opened my pocketbook and without removing the device
spoke quietly into the bowels of my leather pack.
"The one with pink and black stripes, and keep your voice down
I am at a German bank."

"Gweneth, it doesn't have buttons.
It is really better to have buttons the first time,"
Shelly whispered back.

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