Американские боги

           Thismountaintopwasthequintessenceofplace,theheartofthingsastheywere.Comparedtoit,theLookoutMountainhehadleftwasapaintingonabackdrop,orapapiermâchémodelseenonaTVscreenmerelyarepresentationofthething,notthethingitself.

           Thiswasthetrueplace.

           Therockwallsformedanaturalamphitheater.Pathsofstonewoundaroundandacrossit,formingtwistynaturalbridgesthatEscheredthroughandacrosstherockwalls.

           Andthesky…

           Theskywasdark.Itwaslit,andtheworldbeneathitwasilluminated,byaburninggreenish-whitestreak,brighterthanthesun,whichforkedcrazilyacrosstheskyfromendtoend,likeawhiteripinthedarkenedsky.

           Itwaslightning,Shadowrealized.Lightningheldinonefrozenmomentthatstretchedintoforever.Thelightitcastwasharshandunforgiving:itwashedoutfaces,hollowedeyesintodarkpits.

           Thiswasthemomentofthestorm.

           Theparadigmswereshifting.Hecouldfeelit.Theoldworld,aworldofinfinitevastnessandillimitableresourcesandfuture,wasbeingconfrontedbysomethingelseawebofenergy,ofopinions,ofgulfs.

           Peoplebelieve,thoughtShadow.It’swhatpeopledo.Theybelieve.Andthentheywillnottakeresponsibilityfortheirbeliefs;theyconjurethings,anddonottrusttheconjurations.Peoplepopulatethedarkness;withghosts,withgods,withelectrons,withtales.

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