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Joanna said slowly, "Youand you interview them? You decide if they’re worthy to be buried in this white toed at what she’d said, Ethan thought, but he held himself in check Whistler looked down at Autu up at him, and said, "Naturally they are screened We are serious about our secrecy here Those itness Blessed and Grace’s gifts are enthralled They eagerly accept our rules They co they ifts from God When they see unlimited wealth and the pro them, to keep the unworthy out"

Ethan said, "Do you enthrall theiven what is rightfully mine--"

"--in the fullness of tiun at her Ethan was an instant away fro at him when Whistler took a quick step back "Stop, Sheriff I will kill you Believe me"

Ethan said, "I do indeed believe you, Caldicot Do you know, I think you could be a un in your hand, and the blue eyes"

"Ah, Jesus I believe he was a good man, but I prefer the prophet Corinth He is the Alpha and the Oa; he is the one orship"

Ethan’s eyebroent up "Corinth?"

"His was a nificent power, not in the same way as Grace, but reoodness of Jesus and Grace, but he was a chaste man, a man of infinite wisdom, a man who could control those around hiers in their faces

"I’ve never heard of a prophet nalance "You are a wo important?"

"I haven’t heard of him either," Ethan said "So this Corinth had a psychic ability that astounded people?"

"Corinth could read the secrets in men’s minds, knehat they truly wanted and how to ain whatever he wished He was powerful and he was feared; no one dared touch him All of us are here to try to understand the source of his powers, and of those who are gifted here a us I wish Corinth were here, but he is not Like poor Grace, Corinth is no longer of this earth"

"Where did he do all these things to manipulate his fellow man?" Joanna asked

"Corinth was an intimate of the Medici--first Cosimo, then Piero, and finally Lorenzo He was their confidant, their adviser It is written he left Italy after Lorenzo’s death in 1492 His death e of Florence After ca fell apart because Corinth was no longer there as the power behind the throne?"