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Me, comprenez-vous?
Non, je ne vous comprends pas!
I bend but do not break.
-Jean de la Fontaine
Book One
Chapter One
Ben stood in the deep timber that surrounded his
camp and listened to the sounds of nature returned
to pure nature. Was earth's destruction the work of
God? he pondered. Back in '88, when the world's
leaders finally decided upon the ultimate answer
to everything-war-was God's hand guiding the human hand
that pushed the button?
Had He tired of it all? Had He so wearied
of humankind's continuous screwing-up that He, not
mere man, decided upon the ultimate response?
Ben didn't know. But he strongly suspected his
suspicions were correct.
I am facing so many problems, he silently
mused. And not the least important of them is the
matter of getting back to God. If this shattered and
battered land is to ever pull itself out of the ashes and
back to some degree of normalcy, the land and its people
are going to have to have some divine help.
Not a very religious man, and certainly not a
praying man, Ben felt impotent in his lack of
ability to communicate with The Man.
He thought of Gale. He smiled. Or The
Woman-
whatever the case may be.
But, he thought with a sigh, I firmly believe the
age of miracles is long past. And since God
so loved His warriors, perhaps He is looking
to warriors to aid Him. So-he touched the butt of his
shoulder-slung Thompson-let us give God a
helping hand.