Chapter 20
Michael awoke the next morning to discover that the power was out. It must have gone out during the night because his cell phone’s battery was dead. Fortunately, the house had gas for cooking, so he could make himself coffee.
The electricity remained out all day. The shops, where he went to stock up on food and supplies, must have run on generators. No one seemed surprised or worried about the power situation, so he guessed it was a frequent problem here. In fact, he enjoyed the time away from the internet.
As dinnertime approached, Michael found he need not have worried about locating the Nakamura house. All he had to do was to say "Nakamura" and people pointed up the hill from the Hearn house. He walked and soon reached a large estate with a view of the entire town at its f
