"Judith Moffett - The Bird Shaman's Girl" - читать интересную книгу автора (Moffett Judith)

mission of converting humanity to values that could help heal the Earth and
get the Baby Ban revoked. For converts this had involved choosing a piece
of land as a personal Ground, and developing an intimate relationship with
that Ground over time, a process called тАЬliving intoтАЭ the land. That part of
Gaian teachings had appealed to Lexi enormously; it was largely because
of it that sheтАЩd fled to the Salt Lake Gaian Mission a little more than three
months before.

But now Lexi and Pam were sitting on PamтАЩs back porch steps before
dinner, feeding lumps of dry dog food soaked in water to the juvenile robins
Pam had been rehabbing for the Salt Lake Aviary. And Pam was explaining
that the Gaians had decided to change their focus.

тАЬYouтАЩre supposed to think about your family?тАЭ Lexi asked dubiously.

тАЬMm-hm. Where they came from, where they live now. Like, all the
Ephremite families that settled the Great Basin and made the desert
blossom as the rose.тАЭ She pulled a wad of dog food in half and fed the
halves to a badly banged-up robin she called Gimpy. Wingy sailed in to
demand his share.

тАЬOh.тАЭ

тАЬYour family was part of that, right? Here, Greedy Guts.тАЭ Pam poked
a piece of food into Wingy, who gulped it down. Behind the garden, seven
mallard ducklings splashed and squeaked in their plastic wading pool.

тАЬOn my dadтАЩs side. MomтАЩs relatives came from Denmark later on. My
dadтАЩs great-great-I-donтАЩt-know-how-many-greats-grandparents came with a
wagon train. TheyтАЩve got it all written down in a book at home.тАЭ

They would; Ephremite genealogical resources were the best in the
world. тАЬBut theyтАЩve lived in Utah a long time.тАЭ

тАЬYeah. Mostly. When did you say you were getting back from your
trip?тАЭ

Pam suppressed a sigh. тАЬItтАЩs only just over this weekend, sweetie. IтАЩll
be back on Monday.тАЭ Lexi had been told this several times, but anxiety
made her keep asking; she didnтАЩt want Pam to leave Salt Lake. тАЬI really do
have to go, HumphreyтАЩs orders. ThereтАЩs still a lot to decide about
Homeland, thatтАЩs the new term weтАЩre using, but IтАЩll be back before you know
it.тАЭ

Lexi kept her eyes on the wet lump of kibble she was squeezing. Pam
said brightly, тАЬI was thinking today, up on location, that acting in A
Thousand Miles is a terrific way to focus on the country that means the
most to you and your familyтАФI mean your whole family, Lexi, IтАЩm not
counting your granddad. You and Neil really know what a high price the first
settlers paid to get here, and how important that makes this land to their