Американские боги

           "Notthattheyevertoldme.TheycallitLittleEgyptbecauseback,oh,mebbeahundred,hundredandfiftyyearsback,therewasafamineallover.Cropsfailed.Buttheydidn’tfaildownthere.Soeveryonewenttheretobuyfood.LikeintheBible.JosephandtheTechnicolorDreamcoat.OffwegotoEgypt,bad-a-boom."

           "Soifyouwereme,andyouneededtogetthere,howwouldyougo?"askedShadow.

           "Drive."

           "Cardiedafewmilesdowntheroad.Itwasapieceashitifyou’llpardonmylanguage,"saidShadow.

           "Pee-Oh-Esses,"shesaid."Yup.That’swhatmybrother-in-lawcalls’em.Hebuysandsellscarsinasmallway.He’llcallmeup,say,‘Mattie,IjustsoldanotherPee-Oh-Ess.’Say,maybehe’dbeinterestedinyouroldcar.Forscraporsomething."

           "Itbelongstomyboss,"saidShadow,surprisinghimselfwiththefluencyandeaseofhislies."Ineedtocallhim,sohecancomepickitup."Athoughtstruckhim."Yourbrother-in-law,ishearoundhere?"

           "He’sinMuscoda.Tenminutessouthofhere.Justovertheriver.Why?"

           "Well,doeshehaveaPee-Oh-Esshe’dliketosellmefor,mm,five,sixhundredbucks?"

           Shesmiledsweetly."Mister,hedoesn’thaveacaronthatbacklotyoucouldn’tbuywithafulltankofgasforfivehundreddollars.Butdon’tyoutellhimIsaidso.