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opinion, which is that she shouldтАЩve come to the Canon and let him talk to
her grandfather. In the Ephremite Church even children have a
responsibility to put the good of the Church ahead of their own good.тАЭ She
flashed Pam a look of pure hostility. тАЬI donтАЩt expect you to understand that,
but itтАЩs true.тАЭ

тАЬWell, butтАФher grandfather and the Canon are old friends,тАЭ Pam said,
still hanging on to her reasonable tone, which was getting harder to do, тАЬso
you couldnтАЩt really expect her to go to him about this.тАЭ

тАЬWhat I expect her to do,тАЭ said RoLayne, тАЬis her moral duty. IтАЩll tell
you one thing I do know. I know whose fault it is that sheтАЩll have nothing to
do with the Church anymore, since you Gaians got ahold of her.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs a wrap!тАЭ the director called. тАЬGood job, everybody. Take ten.
Neil, I need you for a sec.тАЭ

The group of toiling women broke formation and headed for the
hot-drinks trailer, and Lexi, seeing her mother and Pam standing together,
ran over to them. RoLayne shook out the silver blanket. As she wrapped it
around her daughter, Lexi said, тАЬMom, could you fix this? I stepped on it
and it ripped out.тАЭ She held up the hem of her tattered dress with both
hands.

RoLayne examined the hem. тАЬOh, I think so. LetтАЩs go see if we canтАЩt
find a needle and thread.тАЭ She slipped an arm around LexiтАЩs shoulders and
propelled her toward the props trailer. Pam she ignored.

Lexi, however, turned inside her motherтАЩs half-hug to look back at
Pam. тАЬWeтАЩll be done pretty soon. IтАЩm still coming home with you, right?тАЭ
 тАЬRight. I can wait, thereтАЩs no hurry.тАЭ

тАЬIs Humphrey still hibernating?тАЭ

тАЬYep. ItтАЩll just be us tonight for dinner, but I got out another cobbler
anyway.тАЭ

Lexi beamedтАФshe knew blackberry cobbler was the Hefn
HumphreyтАЩs favorite food on earthтАФand turned away. RoLayneтАЩs stiff back
spoke volumes, but there was nothing she could do. Pam felt a twinge of
sympathy. Only a twinge, though. If there was one thing she could not
abide, it was a parent who protected her belief system and herself at the
expense of her childтАЩs well-being.

****

Apart from RoLayne, Pam enjoyed these visits to Lexi on location.
Ephremite history fascinated her. Founded by a visionary and led for
decades by a genius-level businessman, the Church of Ephrem the
Prophet was a purely American product. Early persecution, climaxing in