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           Let’scheekitayearfromnowandyoutellme.NowMikemaydecidethatsomeoneisreadytosharewaterbeforethatpersonreachesevenSeventhCircle.Onecouplewe’vegotintheNest,Mikepicked,andofferedthemWater,whentheyhadjustenteredThirdCircleandnowhe’sapriestandshe’sapriestess?SamandRuth."

           "Haven’tmet’em."

           "Youwill.Tonightatthelatest.ButMikeistheonlyonewhocanbecertain,thatsoon.VeryoccasionallyDawn,andsometimesPatty,willspotsomebodyforspecialpromotionandspecialtraining?butneverasfardownasThirdCircleandI’mprettysurethattheyalwaysconsultMikebeforegoingahead.Notthattheyarerequiredto.Anyhow,intotheEighthCircle?andsharingandgrowingcloserstarts.Then,soonerorlater,intoNinthCircle,andtheNestitself–andthat’stheservicewemeanwhenwesay‘SharingWater’eventhoughwesharewateralldaylong.ThewholeNestattendsandthenewbrothers–usuallyit’sacouple–becomesforeverpartoftheNest.Inyourcaseyoualreadyare?butwe’veneverheldtheserviceforyou,soeverythingelseisbeingpushedasidetonightwhilewewelcomeyou.Theydidthesameforme."Dukegotafarawaylook."Ben,it’sthemostwonderfulfeelingintheworld"

           "ButIstilldon’tknowwhatitis,Duke."

           "Uh?it’salotofthings.Everbeenonarealluauofaparty,thekindthecopsraidandusuallyendsupinadivorceortwo?"

           "Well?yes."

           "Uptonow,brother,you’veonlybeenonSundaySchoolpicnics.