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PART ONE

Geneva. City of sunlight and bright reflections.
Of billowing white sails on the lake sturdy,
irregular buildings above, their rippling images on
the water below. Of myriad flowers surrounding
blue-green pools of fountains duets of exploding
colors.Of small quaint bridges arching over the
glassy surfaces of man-made ponds to tiny
man-made islands, sanctuaries for lovers and friends
and quiet negotiators. Reflections.

Geneva, the old and the new. City of high
medieval walls and glistening tinted glass, of sacred
cathedrals and less holy institutions. Of sidewalk
cafes and lakeside concerts, of miniature piers and
gaily painted boats that chug around the vast
shoreline, the guides extolling the virtues and the
estimated value of the lakefront estates that surely
belong to another time.

Geneva. City of purpose, dedicated to the
necessity of dedication, frivolity tolerated only when
intrinsic to the agenda or the deal. Laughter is
measured, controlled glances conveying approval
of sufficiency or admonishing excess. The canton by
the lake knows its soul. Its beauty coexists with
industry, the balance not only accepted but jealously
guarded.

Geneva. City also of the unexpected, of
predictability in conflict with sudden unwanted
revelation, the violence of the mind struck by bolts
of personal lightning.

Cracks of thunder follow; the skies grow dark
and the rains come. A deluge, pounding the angry
waters taken by surprise, distorting vision, crashing
down on the giant spray, Geneva's trademark on the