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Chapter 22

           SoheacceptedJill’sedictthathewasnottoreplytoanyofthesebrotherlyoffersfromfemalehumans,butheaccepteditnotasafinalvetobutasawaitingpossiblyacenturyhencewouldbebetter;inanycasenowwasnotthecorrecttimesincehiswaterbrotherJillspokerightly.

           MikereadilyassentedwhenJillsuggested,quitefirmly,thathegivethispicturetoDuke.Hewentatoncetodosoandwouldhavedonesoanyhow;MikeknewaboutDuke’scollection,hehadseenit,lookedthroughitwithdeepinterest,tryingtogrokwhyDukesaid,"Thatoneain’tmuchintheface,butlookatthoselegsbrother!"ItalwaysmadeMikefeelgoodtobecalled"brother"byoneofhiswaterbrothersbutlegswerejustlegs,savethathisownpeoplehadthreeeachwhilehumanseachhadonlytwowithoutbeingcrippledthereby,heremindedhimself,twolegswereproperforhumans,hemustalwaysgrokthatthiswascorrect.

           Asforfaces,JubalhadthemostbeautifulfaceMikehadeverseen,clearlyanddistinctlyhisown.ItseemedtoMikethatthesehumanfemalesinDuke’spicturecollectioncouldhardlybesaidtohavegrownfacesasyet,somuchdidonelookliketheotherintheface.Allyounghumanfemaleshadmuchthesamefacehowcoulditbeotherwise?OfcoursehehadneverhadanytroublerecognizingJill’sface;shewasnotonlythefirstwomanhehadeverseenbut,mostimportant,hisfirstfemalewaterbrotherMikekneweveryporeonhernose,everyincipientwrinkleinherfaceandhadpraisedeachoneinhappymeditation.

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