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his name?"
"Maybe that's all that's left for us to try," Ravi sighed, then had his
own thought. "You're Catholic aren't you? You've got lots of saints, don't
you?"
"Yes, but there's no patron saint of engineering."
"So pray to the unknown saints that they will have mercy on us in the
morning."
"The Church has an All Saints' Day." Jose tried to remember the special
prayers to unknown saints. He slipped to his knees and closed his eyes to
pray. He was surprised how well he remembered the words from childhood
lessons. He heard Ravi praying in his own tongue. The prayers made him feel
better, until, just as they finished, the lights went out.
"It figures," muttered Ravi. "We'll have to feel our way to the hall."
"Hello," came a strange voice.
Ravi and Jose were very still. The fluorescent lights flickered
briefly, and they saw the shadow of someone else in the lab. The lights
flickered again, then came back on.
A short bald man with a round, red face stood beside the table. The
foul stench of his stubby cigar wafted through the air. His white shirt was
open at the neck, with sleeves rolled up beyond the elbows; a necktie hung
loose about the collar. A pencil was perched precariously on his glasses,
leaning on one ear and his whitish hair. "You called me?"
"We did?" asked Jose.
"You asked for the god and the patron saint of engineers."
Ravi and Jose nodded uneasily.
"That's me," the newcomer said. "Sorry if I'm a bit rushed, but I've
been putting in a lot of overtime at NASA. The name's Murphy."
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