.........Well my echidna friend I was overcome by shock at the goats antics hopefully you are recovering well from your "closeted trap". It is now obvious that Lumps re-emergance into the story has some role, although I can't how it plays in the storyline. I think Gunter is a key player, having spoken more in this chapter than before, I think he is a deep cover. Engineers are a funny breed, you would have thought that if Vladimir had the faintest hint that his life might be in danger he would taken more precautions, but afterall he is an engineer. (Two engineering students were walking across a university campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?" The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want." The second engineer nodded approvingly and said, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't have fit you anyway.")