Suggested changes: {before : after}
On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 17:27:54 -0500 Donald Lee Granberry <noharness@mac.com> wrote:
Kiima {cut her eyes to the : glanced to her} left and saw that Akane was about to nod
off to sleep where she sat at the table. She and Akane together had polished
off something like four liters of fluids, most of it water and had eaten
nearly two kilos of noodles and chicken. Kiima had done most of the
drinking; flying was very thirsty work. She had also eaten a sizeable meal,
but the amount of food Akane put away had been amazing.
"Hah!" Nabiki exclaimed. "They haven't been fighting. That was just
foreplay, isn't that right, {baby sister : Baby Sister}? Akane?"
"It is what the elders of all three of our tribes believe Beijing's
{intensions : intentions} to be," Kiima said with a shrug of shoulders. "If you think them
in error, you should gather proof as quickly as you can and discuss the
matter with Haabu and Elder Ko Lon."
The dunes eventually gave way to an alkali flat. The air above it was
intolerably hot and the windborne dust above it stung her eyes. She beat her
wings to gain altitude {and working : working : and had to work} hard for every centimeter.
It was an amazing sight. The place had been beautifully finished {out :}.
A far cry from the bare stone walls she had been expecting. One section of
the place was much like the great room at Tendo-ke. The floor was covered
with tatami and there was a low table made of ebony in its center. The
table, she quickly noticed, was equipped with a kotatsu.
"Got him and his slides, his microscopes and his papers comfortably
stowed up forward," Borkman said. "I made sure that he took {: a} crap before I
put him on board. He's happily pecking away at that little computer thingy
of his."
"Yeah, I did, {sis : Sis}."
"Thank you, {sensei : Sensei}," Nabiki said.
"I understand," Nabiki said. "May I be excused, {sensei : Sensei}?"
"Well, hallelujah!" Nabiki exclaimed. "I finally hit him in the
wallet enough times for him to learn something. May I run a tab, {sensei : Sensei}?"
"I'm trying, {sensei : Sensei}!" Akane exclaimed.
Both the girls bowed toward him and chorused, "Thank you, {sensei : Sensei}."
"Of course, {sensei : Sensei}."
"That should prove most interesting for both of us, {sensei : Sensei}," Kiima
said. "I would be happy to spar with Akane, provided she has no objections."
Akane's face darkened for a moment, then she took in a deep breath
and let it out slowly. Her face brightened, "It's not like I expect to win,
{sensei : Sensei}."
(Look at that, {Satome : Saotome}! She controlled her temper!)
Of course, {sensei : Sensei}," Kiima said, with a nod of her head.
"What challenge, {sensei : Sensei}?" Akane asked.
"Thank you, {sensei : Sensei}," Akane said as she reached behind Ranma's head
and pulled it down for another kiss. "Now, let's get you bathed and into
some clean clothes."