Lady Nina wrote[QUOTE] On Thu, 6 May 2004 09:58:24 +0100, steve auvache No, the beginning is death and darkness.[/QUOTE] Must be chapter two she is using then because this bit seems to me to be about the early impressions of the garden and comes across as quite upbeat. Although I suspect you are more inclined to go looking for depressing bits than I am. [QUOTE] I've got a spare copy knocking about if you email your snail mail I'll pop it in the post. emailed I think you'd enjoy it.[/QUOTE] Has it got space ships and horrible hairy purple alien monsters dripping green sticky goo and firing orange laser beams eating half dressed ladies?