When Rollie woke up, the sun was dropping behind the mountains. The street lights were automatically coming on as darkness moved across the city. For the first time in several weeks, Rollie felt as though he had a few hours of quality sleep. Having Sophia come by for a mid-morning romp in the sack relaxed him enough to forget about the ReLife project problems. He was now refreshed enough to spend another ten hours in the lab with Claude. With luck, they would make considerable progress toward the goal of replicating animals and humans that were mentally and physically sound.
He had another two hours before meeting Claude. Rollie decided to clean up and have a decent meal at one of the local restaurants. His diet during the last couple of months was irregular and filled with junk food. He
