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."Take theappropriate precautions.""Appropriate precautions," Daneh said with another sigh."You realize thatincludes avoiding pregnancy?""Or terminating it after it starts," Talbot answered with a nod."Sheep gutsfor the first and tansy for the second.""You're serious," Daneh said with a shake of her head."What do sheep gutshave to do with preventing pregnancy?""Well, see, you rub them all over your body." Edmund started and thenlaughed at her expression."Edmund.""Okay, seriously, you use the outer, hard, layer of sheep intestines as aprophylactic condom.""Awhat?" Rachel asked."What in the hell does that mean?""Prophylactic is a term for a preventative." Daneh replied."But.""You take a section of sheep intestine that is of appropriate length, cut itoff and sew one end shut,"Edmund said dryly."The male slips the sheep intestine, which can be kept drybut has to be softened with water before use, over his penis.This preventsthe ejacula from entering the woman's body.""That's.obscene," Rachel said with a grimace."And of course some men have to use bigger animals than sheep," Edmundcontinued with a chuckle, shifting up his belt theatrically."That would probably work," Daneh said with a nod."But the seam would tend toleak.And I'd have to find you a rabbit.""I think they probably waxed it," Edmund said thoughtfully, ignoring the jibe."You'd test it by filling it with water and seeing if it held.""I can't believe you're talking about this," Rachel said."Come on.""Rachel, you've long wanted to be treated like an adult," Edmund repliedwithout turning around."Welcome to being treated like an adult.We could treat you like a child andtell you to leave if you wish."Rachel opened her mouth to reply hotly then snapped it shut."Okay, I had that coming," she admitted."But let me point out that you're mymother and father.Maybe Iam too young to handle some conversations because discussions of my father'spenis size is definitely one of them.Okay?""Okay," Edmund said with a laugh."Sorry.""What's 'tansy'?" Daneh asked."Oh, an herb," Edmund replied."That's really all that I know about it.Andthat it's an abortifacient that's apparently pretty strong.""There's so much I don't know," Daneh said with a sigh and a shake of herhead."Edmund, please, the next time you talk to Sheida, tell her that shewill sustain a sister's curse if she doesn't figure out some way for me to getaccess to medical texts.""I'll tell her," Edmund promised."It shouldn't be all that power intensive," Daneh argued."I'll tell her.""And we really need it.""I'll tell her," he said.Page 151 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"Okay.And another thing, people are working themselves to death.""Some people are working themselves to death," Edmund corrected."What is yourpoint.""We need to start briefing people on safety.We've got people who have neverheld an axe before in their lives doing lumberjack work and people workingwith heavy machinery who have never donethat.The major amputation was a person working in the mill who didn't havethe sense to use some sort of lifting device to pick up one end of a hugebeam.He's lost the bottom of his foot permanently; it was too crushed to eventhink about repairing.I know in the old days nobody really cared about safetyexcept for 'try not to get yourself killed.' But I think we can do better thanthat, can't we?""I'll look into it," he said, pulling out a bundle of paper and a pencil.Heheld up his hand to forestall her outburst."I'll look into it.You're right, in the old days nobody tried because nobody cared except thepeople getting hurt.And it might be possible to do better.But Ican't guarantee it.Cutting down trees is inherently dangerous unless you havepower systems and a cage.And even then accidents happen.So is farming.Itnever got much better the whole time men were doing it.So I don't know whatexactly we can do.But we'll try.Okay?""Okay," she answered."Last thing for you; we need to schedule a rest day.""Daneh.""Every society in history had a rest day," she continued, ignoring theinterruption."Mostly they were religious in nature but they don't have to be.People working this hard have to have some time off.I'd suggest one day inseven since that was the old standard and it seemed to work.""Sunday perhaps?" he said, amused."I don't care which day of the week you choose, as long as you choose one,"she answered, firmly."All right, I'll figure out which one is the most prevalent.We do have acouple of Jews and at least one Muslim, I think they take Fridays off.""Saturday," Rachel interjected."For the Jews anyway.Friday night to Saturdaynight if I remember correctly.""Saturday then," Edmund said with a shrug."We'll want to think about holidaysas well.Not many.But you're right, people need some time off.""Kane's brought his herd in
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