[Q]: no wonder the place had never successfully been invaded by aliens ! many tried , but most gave up soon enough and went shopping . '' you do the talking , bagless , '' said the captain . '' ask him ! '' '' no , you do the talking , boss . you 're the boss . '' '' how many times do i have to tell you ; i 'm the captain , not the...

[A]: boss

[Q]: now we just have to see if the girls are game . '' the girls were about a half mile from the house on their way to the high school track . as they passed the sweet shop , karimba spotted a group of their friends inside . '' there 's the gang . let 's go say hi ? '' '' i have to get up to the...

[A]: track

[Q]: the spear shaft had pinned a flap of his suit to the seabed . she tugged him loose . two yards away , the two divers hovered on their sleds , like surfers on broken surfboards . one motioned them to the surface . now . rachel did n't need the urging . as she obeyed , a dark shadow swept up and behind the pair of...

[A]: divers

[Q]: i could see that melissa would not take no for an answer and she was right . i owed alvarez this . '' this is ruth . '' i could hear the man breathe at the other end of the line , and a little erratically , but he said nothing . so i told him again , '' this is...

[A]:
ruth