Chapter 13, In which the yo-yo string is revealed as a state of mind, Chapter 14, V. in love, and Chapter 15, Sahha Summary

Profane, Paola and Stencil will travel to Malta. Profane feel he is settled in his life now, and can help Paola. He misses his alarm one night and gets fired from his night watchman job. Rachel says she will try to find him something. Pig tries to have sex with Paola, but she refuses and Profane pulls him off her. Profane reminds Pig that he saved his life once, in their Navy days. Pig is involved with a airline stewardess, but he runs out of contraceptives. Another sailor tells him if he is exposed to radiation on the radar antenna, he will be sterile for...