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Natch!33in order to understand and anticipate their needs andlimitations.%u201d%u201cYou mean the bat mobile?%u201d Jean blurted out and then by thelook on his face saw that she had made a mistake.%u201cWhere did you hear that term?%u201d Will leaned forward and fixedher in his gaze. %u201cGad hasn%u2019t tried to persuade you to get in thatthing, has he.%u201d%u201cNo, I%u2026%u201d she stuttered, trying to get out of this withoutbetraying Gene, %u201cI%u2026 I read about in one of the journals, I think.%u201d%u201cWell, I%u2019d steer clear of it, if I were you.%u201d Will relaxed slightlybut maintained a serious tone. %u201cOne after another, he%u2019s tried toget us into that contraption. The idea of it is tempting. But onceyou%u2019re inside, you realize that it%u2019s too late to change your mind,and you%u2019re in for more than you bargained.%u201d It was all Jean coulddo to restrain herself from asking more, but she felt doing sowould surely throw Gene under the bus. %u201cIf you don%u2019t believe me,ask Jinx or Chance about their trips. Or Lucky! They could tellyou some stories.%u201dJean tried to switch gears. %u201cSo, if you%u2019re not interested in theX%u2019s and Y%u2019s the way Gad is, what are you interested in?%u201d%u201cOpportunities and choices,%u201d Will said without hesitation. %u201cGadthinks that he can continuously improve life by ongoing shapingand tweaking. In our side of the twist, we care more aboutcreating opportunities and niches, offering a chance to thosethat show up and letting the chips fall where they may. Life is ascrap. Survival%u2014a dogfight! Some species will win. Some will lose.Accidents happen. Time passes. Life marches on.%u201d Jean frownedas she wrote, and Will noticed her disapproval. %u201cYou don%u2019tapprove of that last part. You think our approach is too harsh.%u201d%u201cNo, it%u2019s not that.%u201d She looked up from her notebook. %u201cIt just allseems so violent, so heartless.%u201d%u201cIt can surely be violent,%u201d Will nodded. %u201cBut I wouldn%u2019t sayheartless. There%u2019s plenty of heart. Plenty of love!%u201d He watched herreaction. %u201cAre you surprised to hear me say that? Of course, loveis a powerful force. We%u2019d be fools to ignore it. I think if you askedaround, you%u2019d discover that love is our biggest ally. Love takes