Klempner What's the obsession with potatoes? I called her Potato Face when she was a kid. What does she look like now? Jenny was no looker at that age... ... But she matured. Bloomed. Juliana... Never the same twice. I scratch at my beard. I've never liked facial hair in hot climates, but I don't have a choice right now. Even so, the flourishing colony of lice that has stowed aboard adds an extra edge of irritation. Lice... Where the f**k did they come from? Can rat lice live on humans? Having a f*****g good go at it... I catch one, squeezing the revolting thing between my fingernails. It bursts with a Pop! Only another 999 to go... ***** The boredom's the worst. Endless hours. Endless days and nights. I've no idea how long. The only breaks in the monotony are Juliana's vi