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.I will not forget. Jolie jumped, in her fashion.She knew Gabriel had been aware of her,but not that he had read her full mission.No wonder he caught on so readily.Fortunately he had no objection to her role.Kerena extended her Seeing, and found confirmation.It was Gabriel smemory that counted. This seems to be true.Thus you have after all ex-plained the mystery. I am happy to have done so.It is a pleasure assisting so lovely andcircumspect a lady. It was a hint she responded to immediately, for the pleasure was mu-tual.They had another bout of quite rewarding sex.Then they talked again. It occurs to me that we could do each othersome good, apart from private pleasure, Kerena said. I can use advice, as Imentioned, and perhaps I have something to offer in exchange. He frowned. I assumed this liaison was for mutual satisfaction withoutonus. It was.I have something else in mind.Do you know what a database is? No. It is a mechanical or electrical file of information.For example, I amcollecting secrets of all living people and storing them in my database. You are storing all secrets? It is my business, she reminded him gently. There are times when it would be helpful to know secrets, especiallywhen processing in new souls for Heaven.They tend to try to hide thingsthat count against them. That was my thought.I can provide you with a copy of all secrets. He laughed. I would have no way to keep track of them. Let me tell you more about the nature and operation of the database. She did, eliciting his considerable interest.Then she split apart the facets ofher disk. These two are entangled; whatever is in one, is also in the other.You will have all my secrets, as they are recorded. I would need instruction how to use it. I will give you that, until you are competent. He nodded. And for this you desire ? Your continuing good will and advice, for the next fifteen centuries. For this was an extremely intelligent and knowledgeable male, in a positionof considerable importance.For her purpose, quite possibly better than GodHimself. We would maintain our liaisons for that time? Of course.They would perhaps be the pretext for our meetings. I am completely at your service, in any manner that does not interferewith the performance of my duties. You have a staff of angels, I presume. Yes, and growing as the population of Heaven grows. You therefore have expertise in personnel management. To be sure.But I doubt you need a staff, as you are not managing peopleor souls. I will have, not a staff, but copies of myself, perhaps in great number.I am not entirely sure how to organize them. Copies of yourself? Kerena split into four selves. In this manner, the one with the coinsaid, while three went to kiss and stroke Gabriel.They were perfectly coordi-nated.This led to another sexual episode that clearly amazed and delightedhim.Kerena was intrigued herself; this had been a spur of the moment no-tion, and she liked it.Once that was done, Gabriel gave her basic rules of organization anddispersal, so that she could make most efficient use of her selves.He didindeed have expertise, and she appreciated it.It would enable her to fetch in secrets efficiently, and record them without confusion.She gave him the other half of the database.Later this was to becomeknown as the marvelous and amazingly informed Purgatory Computer.Thesecret of its origin was kept throughout.And the fate of the sweet pretty girl Niobe was secure.Kerena was espe-cially glad of that, and not merely because it meant the likely salvation ofthis universe. CHAPTER 11INCARNATIONSNox split into several thousand selves and went out to fathom all the keysecrets of the population.She organized the selves according to the adviceGabriel gave, and developed a technique of recording data in the database sothat one secret was entered every second, day and night.Even so, the job tookthirty years full time, before they caught up to every living person.Then theywere able to relax, merely keeping up with the new secrets that incomingpeople had, while focusing on the secrets of Nature and the other Incarna-tions.That promised to keep them busy for further decades.Everything wasopen to Night, though Kerena tried to see that other Incarnations did notrealize what she was up to.Her power lay in knowing what they did not.Meanwhile she maintained relations with several males, includingMorely in the warren, Kermit in the future, and Gabriel.Morely she loved,Kermit was cute and sweet, and Gabriel was lustily appreciative.She let Mollytake over the body sometimes, as the men liked the variety.Molly especiallyliked Kermit, and did her best to make him happy.Morely was good forintellectual discussion, between bouts, and Gabriel had tremendous practi-cal expertise to share.Overall, her social life was satisfactory.Except that shemissed the afreet: the supremely masculine anonymous lover who had cometo her only twice, and thrilled her like no other
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