They are, however, real people—AMS.) “You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don’t ever count on having both at once.” —Robert A. Heinlein Sam and Regina are a young couple living in a middle-class section of Worcester. Sam’s the supervisor of a machine shop; Regina works as a shipping clerk. They share a small apartment with a couple of cats, one of which is a not completely housebroken kitten. Regina likes Stephen King’s novels and they’ve got all the film versions on videotape to play on their VCR. Both are amiable: Regina is the more soft-spoken of the two, and Sam has a good sense of humor and likes to laugh. They are, all in all, among the nicer married couples one could expect to meet in the city. You would never worry if they moved in upstairs from you. They keep a large supply of canned goods and both are adept at first aid. They’re learning how to preserve and can foods as well as the fundamentals of home gardening. They have studied numerous combat manuals, information packets from Civil Defense, and books on survival after nuclear war.
