Chapter Eight Sam wasn’t hungry anymore. The candy binge had solved that problem. But it also brought about another aching desire within her. Eating all that candy had made her realize that there was so much she’d missed growing up. So much she brushed off as frivolous, now that she’d grown up and adopted a utilitarian lifestyle. What else had she missed? What other wondrous foods had she never eaten? The opportunity to search the cafeteria offered her another chance to find out. She was aware that most of the food would be spoiled by now, but there was always the chance she’d find more fantastically processed food that would survive a nuclear explosion. It was with that childlike sense of wonder that she burst into the cafeteria of Rocket Roger’s Vintage Amusement Park. But along with

