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Chapter 33

           Whyareyousittingheremoaningtoanoldman?whenyoushouldbeheadingfortheNestlikeahomingpigeon?Beforethecopsraidthejoint!Hell,ifIwereeventwentyyearsyounger,I’djoinMike’schurchmyself."

           "Letuponme,Jubal.WhatdoyoureallythinkofMike’schurch?"

           "Youtoldmeitwasn’tachurchjustadiscipline."

           "Well?yesandno,Itissupposedtobebasedonthe‘Truth’withacapital"T"asMikegotitfromtheMartian‘OldOnes.’"

           "The‘OldOnes,’eli?Tome,they’restillhogwash."

           "Mikecertainlybelievesinthem."

           "Ben,IonceknewamanufacturerwhobelievedthatheconsultedtheghostofAlexanderHamiltononallhisbusinessdecisions.Allthatprovesisthathebelievedit.HoweverDamnit,whymustIalwaysbetheDevil’sadvocate?"

           "What’sbitingyounow?"

           "Ben,thefoulestsinnerofallisthehypocritewhomakesaracketofreligion.ButwemustgivetheDevilhisdue.Mikedoesbelieveinthose‘OldOnes’andheisnotpullingaracket.He’steachingthetruthasheseesiteventhoughhehasseenfittoborrowfromotherreligionstoillustratehismeaning.That‘AllMother’ritelittleasIlikeit,heseemsmerelytohavebeenillustratingtheversatilityoftheFemalePrinciple,regardlessofnameandform.Fairenough.Asforhis‘OldOnes,’ofcourseIdon’tknowthattheydon’texistIsimplyfindhardtoswallowtheideathatanyplanetisruledbyahierarchyofghosts.

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