Темная башня: Стрелок

           Whocouldunderstandtheawfuldarknessthatswirlsthere,thepridelikepylons,thetitanicblasphemy,theunholyglee?Andthemadness!Thecyclopean,gibberingmadnessthatwalksandcrawlsandwrigglesthroughmen’smostawfulwantsanddesires?"

           "0JesusSavior-"

           "ItwashimwhotookourLorduponthemountain-""Yes-"

           "Itwashimthattemptedhimandshewedhimalltheworldandtheworld’spleasures-"Yesss-"

           "It’shimthatwillcomebackwhenLastTimescomeontheworld..,andtheyarecoming,mybrothersandsisters,can’tyoufeeltheyare?"

           "Yesss-"

           Rockingandsobbing,thecongregationbecameasea;thewomanseemedtopointatallofthem,noneofthem.

           "It’shimthatwillcomeastheAntichrist,toleadmenintotheflamingbowelsofperdition,tothebloodyendofwickedness,asStarWormwoodhangsblazinginthesky,asgallgnawsatthevitalsofthechildren,aswomen’swombsgiveforthmonstrosities,astheworksofmen’shandsturntoblood-"

           "Ahhh-"

           "Ah,God-"

           "Gawwwwwwww-"

           Awomanfellonthefloor,herlegscrashingupanddownagainstthewood.Oneofhershoesflewoff.

           "It’shimthatstandsbehindeveryfleshlypleasure...him!TheInterloper!"

           "Yes,Lord!"

           Amanfellonhisknees,holdinghisheadandbraying.

           "Whenyoutakeadrink,whoholdsthebottle?"

           "TheInterloper!"

           "WhenyousitdowntoafarooraWatchMetable,whoturnsthecards?"

           "TheInterloper!"

           "Whenyouriotinthefleshofanother’sbody,whenyoupolluteyourself,whoareyousellingyoursoulto?"

           "In-"

           "The-"

           "Oh,Jesus...