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           "Thecountyattorney,"someonesaid,"hasbeenoratinginanattempttoprovethatalloftoday’sdisastersareourdoing?withoutadmittingthathedoesn’thavetheslightestnotionhowanyofitwasdone."

           "Poorfellow.He’sbittenawoodenlegandhisteethhurt."Theywentonthroughandfoundaquieterlivingroom;Samsaid,"Ihadbeensayingthatthesetroublescanbeexpected–andtheywillgetmuchworsebeforewecanexpecttocontrolenoughpublicopiniontobetolerated.ButMikeisinnohurry.SoweclosedowntheChurchofAllWorlds–itiscloseddown.SowemoveandopenthecongregationoftheOneFaith–andwegetkickedoutagain.ThenwereopenelsewhereastheTempleoftheGreatPyramid–thatonewillbringflockingthefoolishfatandfatuousfemales,andsomeofthemwillendupneitherfatnorfoolish–andwhenwehavetheMedicalAssociationandthelocalbarandthenewspapersandthebosspoliticossnappingatourheelsthere–why,weopentheBrotherhoodofBaptismsomewhereelse.Eachonemeanssolidprogress,ahardcoreofdisciplinedwhocan’tbehurt–Mikestartedherehardlyoverayearago,uncertainhimself,andwithonlythehelpofthreeuntrainedpriestesses-by-courtesy.Nowwe’vegotasolidNest?plusalotoffairlyadvancedpilgrimswecangetintouchwithlaterandletrejoinus.Andsomeday,someday,we’llbetoostrongtopersecute."

           "Well,"agreedJubal,"itcouldwork.Jesusmadequiteasplashwithonlytwelvedisciples.Induecourse."

           Samgrinnedhappily.