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Chapter 25

           Hischelaswererequiredtoassumethematsyendraposturedressedinhand-wovendiaperswhilehereadaloudfromtheRig-Vedaandanassistantgurucheckedthroughtheirpursesinanotherroomnothingwaseverstolenfromthepurses;thepurposewaslessimmediate.

           ThePresidentoftheUnitedStates,byproclamation,namedthefirstSundayinNovemberas"NationalGrandmothers’Day"andurgedthegrandchildrenofAmericatosayitwithflowers.Afuneralparlorchainwasindictedforprice-cutting.TheFosteritebishops,aftersecretconclave,announcedtheChurch’ssecondMajorMiracle:SupremeBishopDigbyhadbeentranslatedbodilytoHeavenandspot-promotedtoArchangel,rankingwithbutafterArchangelFoster.ThegloriousnewshadbeenhelduppendingHeavenlyconfirmationoftheelevationofanewSupremeBishop,HueyShortacompromisecandidateacceptedbytheBoonefactionafterthelotshadbeencastrepeatedly.

           L’UnitaandHoypublishedidenticaldoctrinairedenunciationsofShort’selevation,L’OsservatoreRomanoandtheChristianScienceMonitorignoredit,TimesofIndiasnickeredatiteditorially,andtheManchesterGuardianreporteditwithoutcommenttheFosteritecongregationinEnglandwassmallbutextremelymilitant.

           Digbywasnotpleasedwithhispromotion.TheManfromMarshadinterruptedhimwithhisworkhalffinishedandthatstupidjackassShortwascertaintolouseitup.FosterlistenedtohimwithangelicpatienceuntilDigbyrandown,thensaid,"Listen,junior,you’reanangelnowsoforgetit.

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