Richard sighed. "I’m trying to figure out where to begin." He thought about the sheer level of energy he would have to summon in order to explain the investigations he had been pursuing with Corvallis, the state of the battle for the Torgai, and all the rest. And he felt overwhelmingly tired. "I am about to drive this thing right off the road," he said. "Let’s get to my place and get some coffee."