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to your quarters, and prepare for your expedition to Vivia.”
Huracán told them as Ek Chuah walked into the room.
“You will be needing many things for your expedition into this
world. Hmmm...where shall we start? Let’s access the Internet.”
Ek Chuah went on talking as he drew a large screen in the middle
of the room.
“We should go to Yahoo first. Then we are going to need
clothing, camping gear, your favorite foods, and even weapons.”
“Why would we need weapons?” Bardala wanted to know.
“You just will, that’s all I can say. The future is still an
unknown,” Ek Chuah told them.
“Let’s go to a wilderness outfitter, like Columbia, as they have
great clothing.” Bardala said, as Ek Chuah showed them how to
move around on the screen by touching the buttons and tapping
them. Once at Columbia’s web site, they bought jackets, shirts,
and pants. Next, they went to bassproshop.com to look around.
There they found excellent hiking boots. Bardala and Tital
bought rugged, high-topped boots from Columbia, while
Jonathan and Viviana preferred boots by Rocky that were lowcut.
“Should we buy fishing gear, Ek Chuah?” Jonathan wanted to
know.
“There are plenty of good fish to eat in the waters of Vivia,
and you will need to eat all the time. Remember, this civilization
has not invented refrigeration, as you have in your world,” Ek
Chuah told them.
“Where do they get good hamburgers, like Wendy’s?”
Jonathan asked with a puzzled look on his face.
“In this civilization, Jonathan, there are no automobiles, no
highways, no shopping malls, and no electricity either. In fact,