By D. Keith Mano
Within the close to destiny humanity has uninterested in its depressing existence rather a lot fanatical govt comes to a decision to provide earth again to nature. whereas throughout Dominick Priest humanity is both commiting suicide or being killed through enthusiasts, the hero struggles overland towards his domestic village, probably not figuring out what awaits him there. at the method there, together with throughout the crossing of the name-giving storm-tossed suspension bridge, he slowly is going mad and turns into the prophet of a brand new faith that embraces existence - possibly a piece too much..
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There's They've got stun cans. Just wait and Priest Let's wait. in the centrifuge of the stadium walls, forming quick small vortices. Suddenly Priest stood. His hand hit Walters' shoulder. A man had emerged from either door of the shack. The two men walked, unopposed, unescorted out along the bull-pen ramp. One waved back. "Good God," Walters said. " Priest said. " the word. insect-suit pants, ignorant of pain at the ankle joint. " Priest mouthed. " Priest was nearly to the tunnel and did not see his words.
Rose out of the seat bowl, higher at shallow many too Watching him, Walters thought he could identify Priest, dead, decayed, structure grandstand. there's They've got stun cans. Just wait and Priest Let's wait. in the centrifuge of the stadium walls, forming quick small vortices. Suddenly Priest stood. His hand hit Walters' shoulder. A man had emerged from either door of the shack. The two men walked, unopposed, unescorted out along the bull-pen ramp. One waved back. "Good God," Walters said.
His eyes eccentri- Walters thought they were unrelated in his head. cally; Other guardsmen had begun to fan out over the lower grand- stand. "What "I is it? " "God knows. don't know," Walters said. " come for us. Priest appraised the "You can't They're looking now. See. " broken escape, left-field Priest, put his tacky shoulders. femur A see. insect-suit shirt on; was unique; them. squeaked over his it flesh from his skeleton. The bone did not embellish mouth of sinew in the flat left He begun to blink, clearing vision excitedly, leaned forward.