<p>Seven years after the day of the bombs, Point Reyes was luckier than<br> most places. Its people were reasonably normal -- except for the girl with<br> her twin brother growing inside her, and talking to her. Their barter<br> economy was working. Their resident genius could fix almost anything<br> that broke down. But they didn't know they were harbouring the one man<br> who almost everyone left alive wanted killed . . .</p>