Американские боги

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           "IthoughtyouwereNativeAmerican."

           "Dad’sCherokee,"saidSam."Mag’smom’sfathercamefromCorsica."SamwastheonlypersonintheroomwhowasactuallydrinkingtheCabernet."DadleftherwhenMagswastenandhemovedacrosstown.Sixmonthsafterthat,Iwasborn.MomandDadgotmarriedwhenthedivorcecamethroughandIthinktheytriedtomakeitworkforawhile,andwhenIwastenhewentaway.Ithinkhehasaten-yearattentionspan."

           "Well,he’sbeenoutinOklahomafortenyears,"saidMarguerite.

           "Now,mymom’sfamilywereEuropeanJewish,"continuedSam,"fromoneofthoseplacesthatusedtobecommunistandnowarejustchaos.IthinkshelikedtheideaofbeingmarriedtoaCherokee.Frybreadandchoppedliver."Samtookanothersipoftheredwine.

           "Hermom’sawildwoman,"saidMarguerite,semi-approvingly.

           "Youknowwheresheisnow?"askedSam.Shadowshookhishead."She’sinAustralia.ShemetaguyontheInternet,wholivedinHobart.Whentheymetinthefleshshedecidedhewasactuallykindoficky.ButshereallylikedTasmania.Soshe’slivingdownthere,withawoman’sgroup,teachingthemtobatikclothandthingslikethat.Isn’tthatcool?Atherage?"

           Shadowagreedthatitwas,andhelpedhimselftomoremeatballs.