At 09:06 PM 1/1/2001, Deborah Goldsmith wrote:

       You know, I'm not certain what scares me more..

the thought of Heaven as a vast, impersonal bureaucracy

that screws things up just as often as the US government,

or the fact that Deborah-san UNDERSTANDS these things!



       I mean, my gawd, I've seen military procedures

from my lifetime in the service that read almost word

for word like parts of the 'paperwork' that Ranko gets

in her package. *shudders*



       An excellent story, Deb. I enjoy it! You're one

of the nicer surprises I've gotten in the new year.



       Thank you



       Ed.