[ That's very fortunate, he thinks, because it would be very unpleasant sleeping outside, no matter how deep a hovel he made for himself in the snow. He tried to read more into it, tried to use his experience as Kowalski's partner to perhaps pick apart what he was really getting at. I was just. I uh. It's uh.

Is it any wonder he doesn't always understand things that people are trying to tell him? It's like nobody south of the border has any real understanding of linear, logical explanation. ]

Yes, Ray, like Francium Flouride. [ And because it's been too long since the last time he was reminded of just how frustrating Fraser could be: ] You see in chemistry, elements are bonded together by the electrostatic force of opposite charges pulling together. The greater the opposing forces, the stronger the attraction.