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In this chapter, Stella floors Fiona with her understanding of Fiona’s problem and the sweet mischievous red head explosives expert, Nadia finds out the truth about Stella. Stella’s wittiness also shines bright.

Here is chapter 28. Enjoy!

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Hi all!
It is JULY! Well, near the end of July, but nevertheless – July – WINTER. Or supposed to be winter, the DRY season. Rain should come only after 10 October. But last night it rained! Not much, but water came in drops out of an overcast sky so, that must be rain. Rain in winter?

My crystal ball predicts that we here in Gauteng are in for a nasty summer... I am emigrating to the South Pole. At least there you are certain the weather is nasty, but the same all year round. LOL! Or maybe – Nevada? Hmm... the Yearly Weather Chart show Elko, Nevada, USA, in winter as “freezing.” And in Summer as “Hot”. Not like Las Vegas as “sweltering” in summer. Nope! I’ll stay here and take my chances!

So, here we go again with a new chapter. Here we see some “out of the box” things at the end of the chapter. Ever wondered what goes on in a robot’s mind?

Here is chapter 27. Enjoy!

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Well, another fully packed week has gone by and I am trying to catch my breath a bit. Lucky I am a few chapters ahead in the story, but as you all have guessed is that it would soon get to the endgame.

I hope that you enjoyed it so far. All that remain is to get Anderson “put away for life” and find the “Star of Assisi”.

Let’s see what would happen. (I’m just as curious as you! LOL!)

Here is chapter 26. Enjoy! And don’t forget to vote...

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It seems like there is controversy around the character “STELLA”. One reader mailed me to say that the story started out great, but:

“...has become far too hokey for my tastes. Bye!”

Sorry to see him leaving, but as my editor say: “You can’t please everybody.”

80% of the readers vote 9, or 10, To me that is an indication of what you like and why you read the story and vote for it. Thank you!

One reader asked if I would be doing a ghost story again soon. Yeah, I might – but I tried going a little Si-Fi with Stella. Go Google “companion-bot” or “humanoid” and you will see how far robotics has come in the last couple of years.

I gave Stella’s dossier to an AI assistant together with some of her responses to Roy. I included a part of a mail I got where the reader said that in a couple of years from now, we might see humanoids among us.

AI responded to give me a breakdown off all that is going on in the robotic development sector and concluded with: “... although Stella is very advanced in your, the author’s, eye, and is a possibility that she could be real, this type of advanced robot will not see the light of day for decades to come.”

So, if AI itself say that I think we are still safe from meeting a STELLA in the near future. Flying cars might be first. LOL. AI also gave me some ideas how to proceed with Stella. I told it: “Skip the subject. Just leave it and LOVE Stella.” Its response: “Yes. Let’s just love her. No need to scare humanity.”

For those of you that took like a duck to water to Stella, thank you. My work is done. Just remember; Stella is a two-part entity. She is a robot that’s logic is driven by AI, BUT deep inside her is the embedded “Elara Ghost Matrix” that is starting to emerge and challenging her Robotic Logic. She is... evolving... Learning the human ways...

Not so farfetched for those of you that encountered “Curie” in the PC game, Fallout 4.

Here is chapter 25. Enjoy! And don’t forget to vote...

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Humpty Dumpty, sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall...

Well, not so dramatic, but that’s what happens when the two terrorists are standing in your way, and you are carrying a heavy dog that is too blind to see the way to the front door. I took a short cut over the grass and my foot caught on a pot plant. Down I went with the dog jumping away as he felt what was coming. Winded and with grass burns I went sprawling. So, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall – all the kings' horses and all the kings' men – had scrambled eggs for lunch again... That was yesterday. Now I’m fine again. LOL!!!

And let’s see how far Jupiter’s prediction went. WHO is Stella? Where did she come from? Is she divorced? That’s why she is so cold and distant. Why is she so clever? Did she do a PhD in Oceanography? Is she on the Ocean Wanderer for the scientific study of the ocean, encompassing its physical, chemical, biological, and geological aspects? Maybe not – she’s too young. So, what gives? (Oh devious, despicable me.) LOL.

Here is chapter 24. Enjoy! And don’t forget to vote...

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