Lennart Sane who is not only the best at what he does but who is also a nice guy. And to Elisabeth Sane who is as charming as her husband. PART ONE Shattering the Past The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn. -H. G. Wells The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction,