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"Sit down anywhere," Lazarus said. "There is no rank here. And don't
hesitate to ask questions and offer opinions. If you/ make a fool of yourself,
no one will mind and you won't be the first to do so in this room. Have you met
Lib?"
"Not formally." It was the other strawberry blonde, the not-Deety one.
"Then do. Dr. Elizabeth Andrew Jackson Libby Long... Colonel Richard Colin
Ames Campbell."
"I am honored. Dr. Long."
She kissed me. I had anticipated that, having learned in less than two days
here that the only way to avoid friendly kisses was by backing away... but that
it was better to relax and enjoy it. And I did. Dr. Elizabeth Long is a pleasant
sight and she was not wearing much and she smelled and tasted good ... and she
stood close to me three seconds longer than necessary, patted my cheek, and
said, "Hazel has good taste. I'm glad she brought you into the family."
I blushed like a yeoman. Everyone ignored it. I think. Lazarus went on,
"Lib is my wife and also my partner starting back in the twenty-first century
Gregorian. We've had some wild times together. She was a man back then and a
retired commander, Terran Military Forces. But then and now, male or female, the
greatest mathematician who ever lived."
Elizabeth turned and caressed his arm. "Nonsense, Lazarus. Jake is a
greater mathematician than I and a more creative geometer than I could ever hope
to be; he can visualize more dimensions and not get lost
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