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value in lofty theories that only pretend to explain the questions worth
asking?тАЭ

тАЬWhat are you talking about?тАЭ he asked, honestly confused.

тАЬIтАЩm talking about God,тАЭ she admitted. тАЬNot the old gods, who were
tiny and not all that mighty. I mean the kingly Gods from the last Days. They
taught us that the universe has a single overriding authority. With wind and
floods, they proved what they said, and that made us ready for the Four
Natural Forces and the eighty-one known elements.тАЭ

Ferrum couldnтАЩt agree. тАЬWhat are you arguing here? If we never
believed in God, we wouldnтАЩt have science today?тАЭ

A happy wobble of the head ended with a fetching stare. тАЬWhat I think
... well, yes, I do believe that if our ancestors hadnтАЩt surrendered to the idea
of one viable answer, compelling and perfect, then our minds wouldnтАЩt have
bothered to chase new ceramics or the principles of gravity, much less
waste fortunes probing the depths of the sky.тАЭ

Ferrum lay still, taking a deep breath and holding it inside as long as
possible. Meanwhile, Rabiah laughed and swung one leg over his hips,
climbing on top. This was no loverтАЩs pose. She was a wrestler holding her
opponentтАЩs arms flush against the spongy mattress, thick legs wrapped
around his thighs and her long black hair falling loose, tickling his chest and
belly.

тАЬSo everybody is a Believer, even if we donтАЩt like thinking so. Is that
it?тАЭ
 She laid her hand on his chest. тАЬThe two of us are Believers. Our
souls are lashed to the faith of universal order.тАЭ

тАЬAnd what about other people?тАЭ he asked.

тАЬGive me names.тАЭ

Ferrum offered candidates from their few shared friendsтАФsmart,
well-educated soulsтАФand then before she could answer, he mentioned her
parents, and his. тАЬAre they all secret Believers, like silly us? Or could they
be only what they claim to be?тАЭ

тАЬWhat do they claim to be?тАЭ

тАЬUnrepentantly modern, godless and untouched by old foolish ways.тАЭ

тАЬSome are like us.тАЭ RabiahтАЩs weight had settled on his middle, her
eyes watching him carefully. тАЬBut really, most of the world doesnтАЩt
understand science. Not truly. What people like to do is throw out a few
popular phrases, trying to fit in with what they perceive as convention.тАЭ