not-please god-both of them , i hoped . you 'd think it would be cold or prickly or something , she thought to herself . similar to the pathway taken by the rabies virus . so bring what may , together we can stand and take on anything . peter 's just going to have to learn the hard way . he 'd been hoping she would take the position so he could see her . to my left , a complicated-looking machine chirped out a steady tune in time to the green , squiggly lines that skipped up and down on a monitor . 