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The service had been going on for some time when she arrived, but an usher at the door, open and friendly, had guided her in

Good that she heard suggested anything oht hear in a sermon at a more commonplace church

"My friends," Goodman Wilson went on, "we are all here because we choose to be here The world offers so many subversions Satan does remain at the door I say this, because Satan stands at the doors to our souls We all know that he doesn’t really play out there in the woods, trying to seduce the unwary to dance naked with hihter, which, it see a tiain We are often ostracized because our devotion is so deep, and because we see perpetual invitations to sin in those things others often see as innocent But, my friends, we stand fast in our faith We do not consider that we rise above others We only know in our hearts where ant to go While we practice tolerance--patience with our fellow h our fellow man often has no patience for us--we must also realize that we are part of this community Jesus Christ suffered the ht learn to live our lives with His help to free us fro all of you to open yourselves up to thedone now Though it will open you up to thethat any who can help in the matter of the deaths of our brother Abraham Smith and his loved ones, look deep into your hearts, and open your hearts, souls and even your lives to those who are so desperately investigating the truth in this matter My friends, my brothers, my sisters, I don’t ask that you act in haste--I ask that you search your own souls I don’t believe that anyone in the S the case can use all the help they can get"

Angela stared at the pastor

He had just baldly asked his congregation to step forward

"Go in the peace and goodness of our Al follow you as you leave this place of worship, and s Peace be with you"

With that, the service was over and Angela stood A number of people eyed her, but most of them shook her hand and welcomed her to the church and asked her to return

She was surprised when Goodht that the pastor would probably welcome any newcomer

"Ah, welcome--Miss Hawkins," Goodman Wilson said

She smiled "You knoho I am Was that sermon for my benefit?"

"No, Miss Hawkins, it was not It ritten last night as I sat aton"

"Do you think that any ?"

He hesitated Angela saw that he was looking toward the door She turned, and saoirl with blond hair

"Can I tell you that for a fact? No But I do have members who have seen their children torious affiliations If any of them does have inforht," Wilson said

"That’s kind of you," she said

"No That’s what htly "Good day, Miss Hawkins I wish you Godspeed in your quest"

He walked away froela hurried out She saw that the wo into a car

She made a mental note of the plate number, hurried to her car and wrote down the nuh to Jake Mallory

Sam and Jackson had just stepped from the shop when Jackson paused to answer his phone "It’s Will," he said briefly to Sam

From where they stood, Sam could actually look over the heads of the crowds to see Will’s "ic" tent and the area before it where a nu and old, in costu for the next performance Will, inside the tent area, had his back to them as they talked

"Thanks," Jackson said briefly

"What?" Sam asked

"The two boys--Joshua Abbott and David Yates--are there Seated toward the back in a group that’s getting ready to watch the next show"

"Then we’ll watch, too," Saht have just left a practice, since their white-and-blue uniforrass stained

Sam and Jackson walked over to stand at the back of the crohile Will turned around and welcoic and as science, and what lay in the ht

Will’s act that day was all about light and music He knew that the beat of the ht, but he was still aht of hand, because he was definitelysome of his performance so that he could keep an eye on the crowd’s reaction, but he was doing it with an ae of a brilliant fairy that seeirl, and when he closed his hand around it, he thrilled her by turning the i it to her