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Chapter 30

           Thewaytodoanythingundertheguiseofreligionthatwouldotherwisebesuppressedistodoitintheinnersanctumandkeepthegentilesout.Why,Ben?IsMikedoingsomethingthatmightgethimjailedorhanged?"

           "Uh,Idon’tknow.Probablynot."

           "Well,ifhe’scarefultheFosteriteshavedemonstratedhowtogetbywithalmostanything.CertainlymuchmorethanJosephSmithwaslynchedfor."

           "Matteroffact,MikehasliftedquitealotfromtheFosterites.That’spartofwhatworriesme."

           "Butwhatdoesworryyou?Specifically."

           "Uh,Jubal,thishasgottobea‘waterbrother’matter."

           "Okay,Ihadassumedthat.I’mpreparedtofaceredhotpincersandtherack,ifnecessary.ShallIstartcarryingpoisoninahollowtooth?Againstthepossibilityofcracking?"

           "Uh,themembersoftheinnercirclearesupposedtobeabletodiscorporatevoluntarilyanysecondnopoisonneeded."

           "I’msorry,Ben.Inevergotthatfar.Nevermind,Iknowotheradequatewaystoputuptheonlyfinaldefenseagainstthethirddegree.Let’shaveit."

           "Youcandiscorporateatwill,theytellmeifyoulearnMartianfirst.Nevermind.Jubal,IsaidMikeraisessnakes.Imeantthatbothfigurativelyandliterallythewholesetupisasnakepit.Unhealthy.

           "Butletmedescribeit.Mike’sTempleisabigplace,almostalabyrinth.Abigauditoriumforpublicmeetings,somesmalleronesforinvitationalmeetingsmanysmallerroomsandlivingquartersquitealotoflivingquarters.

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