<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Mistress Payne on Gromet's Plaza Archive</title><link>/authors/mistress-payne/</link><description>Recent content in Mistress Payne on Gromet's Plaza Archive</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/authors/mistress-payne/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Special Order</title><link>/stories/2004/01/01/special-order/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2004/01/01/special-order/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Mitch eyed the crumpled note in his sweaty paw. The hastily scrawled
note gave him directions to the store he&amp;rsquo;d run across on the Internet.
He turned left at the next intersection, and drove his beaten pickup through
the warehouse district. Pulling into the gravel lot at the specified address,
he thought he might have gotten the directions wrong. Nothing about the
building showed it to be anything other than one of many disused warehouses
stretching through this part of town. Clambering out of his truck onto
the gravel, he cautiously approached the door. A small brass plaque on
the faded door was the only indication that his quest had come to a fruitful
end. &amp;ldquo;Dyna Operations Living Latex&amp;rdquo; it proclaimed.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Special Order</title><link>/stories/2004/01/01/special-order/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2004/01/01/special-order/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Mitch eyed the crumpled note in his sweaty paw. The hastily scrawled
note gave him directions to the store he&amp;rsquo;d run across on the Internet.
He turned left at the next intersection, and drove his beaten pickup through
the warehouse district. Pulling into the gravel lot at the specified address,
he thought he might have gotten the directions wrong. Nothing about the
building showed it to be anything other than one of many disused warehouses
stretching through this part of town. Clambering out of his truck onto
the gravel, he cautiously approached the door. A small brass plaque on
the faded door was the only indication that his quest had come to a fruitful
end. &amp;ldquo;Dyna Operations Living Latex&amp;rdquo; it proclaimed.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Special Order</title><link>/stories/2004/01/01/special-order/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2004/01/01/special-order/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Mitch eyed the crumpled note in his sweaty paw. The hastily scrawled
note gave him directions to the store he&amp;rsquo;d run across on the Internet.
He turned left at the next intersection, and drove his beaten pickup through
the warehouse district. Pulling into the gravel lot at the specified address,
he thought he might have gotten the directions wrong. Nothing about the
building showed it to be anything other than one of many disused warehouses
stretching through this part of town. Clambering out of his truck onto
the gravel, he cautiously approached the door. A small brass plaque on
the faded door was the only indication that his quest had come to a fruitful
end. &amp;ldquo;Dyna Operations Living Latex&amp;rdquo; it proclaimed.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>