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Chapter 31

           Backofthespotwherehestoodwhenheseemedtobeleadingthemwassomesortofadinguslikeamagicmirror,orpossiblyabigstereotank;heuseditfor‘miracles,’onlyatthisstageheneverusedthewordatleastnotinEnglish.Jubal,everychurchpromisesmiracles.Butit’salwaysjamyesterdayandjamtomorrow,neverjamtoday."

           "Exception,"Jubalinterruptedagain."Manyofthemdeliverasamatterofroutineexempligratiaamongmany:ChristianScientistsandRomanCatholics."

           "Catholics?YoumeanLourdes?"

           "TheexampleincludedLourdes,forwhatitmaybeworth.ButIreferredtotheMiracleofTransubstantiation,calledforthbyeveryCatholicpriestatleastdaily."

           "Hmm-Well,Ican’tjudgethatsubtleamiracle.Toaheathenoutsiderlikemyselfthatsortofmiracleisimpossibletotest.AsforChristianScientists,Iwon’targuebutifIbreakaleg,Iwantasawbones."

           "Thenwatchwhereyouputyourfeet,"Jubalgrowled."Don’tbothermewithyourfractures."

           "Wouldn’tthinkofit.Iwantonewhowasn’taclassmateofWilliamHarvey."

           "Harveycouldreduceafracture.Proceed."

           "Yeah,buthowabouthisclassmates?Jubal,thosethingsyoucitedasmiraclesmaybesuchbutMikeofferssplashyones,onesthecashcustomerscansee.He’seitheranexpertillusionist,onewhowouldmakethefabledHoudinilookclumsy?oranamazinghypnotist-"

           "Hemightbeboth."

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