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Wonderful people throughout the author’s life provided unique and irreplaceable lessons and inspirations:
Juniper
Russell
Esther
Smith
Vicky Ball
Dottie Frisbie
Linda
Dezzutti Martha
Higgins
Jennifer Carolyn Gates
Susanne Koller
Rachael
Bleich Charleen
Cox
Paula Wells
Meredith Herzog
Sarah
Satterthwaite
Patricia
Sharp
Ashley
Riddle Peter
James
Antonya Pickard
Valuable readers gave the author feedback after digging through early drafts of the book:
Karen
Oster
Cecelia
Harper
Excellent critiquers commented on thousands of passages, then provided reactions during in-depth interviews:
Sidney Oster, 14
Dylan Oster, 15
Catherine “Cat” Harper, 16
Alex Chalcraft
Careful publishing assistants, proofreaders, and technical helpers brought the final manuscript as close to perfection as possible: Cecelia Harper
Contents
Part 1 Ko-tera Three, 3662
1 Misunderstanding ............................................................. 1
2 A New Home......................................................................9
3 Session
One.......................................................................17
4 Getting
Comfortable ........................................................23
5 Sketches ...........................................................................26
6 Just a Warm-Up ..............................................................33
7 Negotiations.....................................................................36
8 More
Proof.......................................................................39
9 Session
Two .....................................................................42
10 Getting Organized............................................................48
11 Remodeling...................................................................... 55
12 The First Envelope...........................................................58
13 Session Three...................................................................62
14 Walls ................................................................................68
15 Knowledge ....................................................................... 72
16 Banking........................................................................... 80
17 A New Kitchen .................................................................85
18 Good as Gold....................................................................88
19 Cognitive Dissonance ......................................................93
20 A Little Solution...............................................................98
21 Count-Down .................................................................. 101
22 A Warning...................................................................... 109
23 Celebration .....................................................................113
Part 2 Ko-tera Three, 3667
24 Friday............................................................................. 120
25 Saturday......................................................................... 124
26 Sunday ........................................................................... 130
27 Monday .......................................................................... 144
28 Wednesday..................................................................... 145
29 Friday............................................................................. 149
30 Friday Afternoon and Evening ...................................... 154
31 Learning Mode............................................................... 158
32 Predicament................................................................... 168
33 The Bottom Line ............................................................ 174
34 The Vote..........................................................................181
35 A New Team Purpose .................................................... 188
Part 3 Ko-tera Three, 3669
36 Recognition.....................................................................191
37 Slow Progress................................................................. 194
38 Danger Zone .................................................................. 197
39 The Book ........................................................................ 201
40 Authors ..........................................................................204
41 National Security ...........................................................209
42 Publishing ...................................................................... 212
43 Courage .......................................................................... 215
Part 4 Ko-tera Three, 3670
44 Publicity ......................................................................... 221
45 Success ...........................................................................228
46 Observations and Questions..........................................232
47 Difference of Opinion .................................................... 237
48 The Last Command ....................................................... 241
49 Cancelled........................................................................244
50 “It begins.” .....................................................................248
51 New Realities .................................................................253
52 Strange Advice ............................................................... 261
53 Butterflies ......................................................................266
54 Forgetting ...................................................................... 273