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Natch!11closely at the big hairy limbs, bulbous rumps, long swishy tails, orwide yawning teeth that she could only catch glimpses of thisway and that. Only their sounds%u2014a great cacophony of squeals,yelps, barks, whoops, whistles, belches and flatulence invadedher ears as she struggled to navigate the winding path.%u201cDon%u2019t be put off by the chaos.%u201d A stocky figure with broadshoulders, closely cropped dark hair, salt and pepper beard, anda small scar above his left eye remarked to Jean, guessing thatshe might be slightly intimidated. I say %u201cstocky%u201d but in truth, hewas what folks sometimes describe as %u201cbuilt like a sparkplug%u201d. Hisfaded green t-shirt and pale work trousers stretched taut overmuscular legs. Will was someone who worked for a living,worked with his hands, a self-made someone. He was fiercelyindependent, prone to buck the tide, and a bit dismissive of thosewho put too much stock in the Folks Upstairs. %u201cWhat have theyever done for you?%u201d was his favorite rebuttal to those who urgedfaith rather than action when the chips were down.Jean recognized him at once from the book she%u2019d read onMadagascar. %u201cYou%u2019re F. R. Will.%u201d She said timidly and a bitstarstruck. Everyone went on and on about Madagascar. Youknow, the lemurs! Will had been the principal designer on theMadagascar team.%u201cWill is fine.%u201d He said casually.%u201cI%u2019m Jean,%u201d she said nervously, not quite believing that she wasmeeting the hottest designer at Deenah on her very first day.%u201cYou look like you might be lost,%u201d he said in a helpful tone.%u201cA little,%u201d she stammered.%u201cI know, it%u2019s a bit of a mess up here. Betty likes things casual.Where are you headed?%u201d%u201cXY-2, the Eco Design Team?%u201d She replied. %u201cI%u2019m interning.%u201d%u201cWell, welcome to the team,%u201d Will replied. %u201cI didn%u2019t know wewere getting a new intern. The last %u2026%u201d he started to say