Casual Walk

> "This is too good to be true," he said to himself as he bore down on the
unsuspecting woman. " I'll grab her purse and disappear before she even knows
what hit her." That fact that such a jolt could dislocate a woman's shoulder -
as he had done on several previous occasions - didn't seem to bother him. As
he sped up, the would be purse snatcher reached out his right hand and
prepared to grab the strap of Tara's purse. Through years of experience he had
perfected his technique and his timing was perfect. He grasped the strap
firmly and tugged hard...and then a strange thing happened. As he tried pulled
away he himself received a jolt which lifted him off his bike. His momentum
carried him up until he was parallel to the ground where he seemed to hang for
a brief moment. Then, the stunned man released his grip on the strap and fell
to the sidewalk; knocking himself out. So engrossed was Tara with the jewelry
display that she wasn't even aware of what had just happened; she didn't feel
a thing. After a few more minutes she was finally able to pry herself away.
Turning around she saw a peculiar sight. A large man was lying on the pavement
next to her. " How strange," she thought to herself, " instead of sleeping on
a bed when tired, here they simply lie down on the sidewalk. I have so much to
learn about this civilization." Carefully, so as not to disturb him, Tara
stepped over the unconscious man and continued on her way.