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"Why did you sley had asked Søren when he’d been given his official "uniforht sys and Christ’s resurrections"

"That’s why I’htfulness

"Actually, it was the only nu"

"I know seventy-two different ways to kill a sley had said to Søren "Three of thesley finished dressing and pulled his hair back in a ponytail He didn’t need hair in his face when running on a field He headed for the door of his bedroo Five people alone had that number--Søren, Blaise, his lawyer, Sam and a "friend" on the police force--and none of theood reason Except Søren

But it wasn’t Søren on the line or any of his other private five

"Mr Edge?"

"Who is this?" Kingsley asked, instantly alert

"This is Reverend Jahtening

"How did you get this nusley asked

"Doesn’tit to invite you to my office today I think we should talk"

"I’a his tone betray his surprise that Fuller knew so much about him "I’e We do things differently here When men have a dispute, they look each other in the eyes and talk about it"

"Well, I am half American I can look you halfway in the eyes"

"Good I’m in my office now I’m sure you have the address in Stamford Come see me I won’t take up a Stamford was on the way to Wakefield

When he arrived, Kingsley walked through a side door and up the e seen by secretaries and security guards alike He quickly found Fuller’s corner office The door was open, but the roosley took a moment to look around Fuller’s office was easily twice the size of Kingsley’s A CEO would have been comfortable in a room like this Leather sofas, leather desk chair, desk the size of a boat A wall of ards on display, fraratitude to "Reverend Fuller and Mrs Fuller" And in the corner of the office, golf clubs Of course

Kingsley looked at the books on the shelves and noted their tight bindings and polished covers The leather volu or research He studied the fraraphs on the wall Even they had brass plates captioning Fuller’s triu a revival in 1990 before a crowd of ten thousand Another picture captured hi reverently at the Toton, DC A lovely well-staged photo op In one other photograph he and his wife stood with two dozen teenagers--"James and Lucy Fuller at the First WTL Church, Hartford 1983" Everyone in the photograph, teenage and adult, had a Bible clutched to their chests and wide siving the whole proceeding a look of eerie sameness Lucy Fuller had her arirl next to her James Fuller had his arm around the shoulder of the boy next to hiaze froraphs on the wall and focused his attention on Fuller’s desk At first he found nothing of interest--a calendar, afull of cold coffee, stationery and a few ser he found an unbound sheaf of paper Printed on the front page were the words Straight and Narrow--Bringing Holy, authored by Lucy Fuller, who had apparently exhausted all other topics of Christian life Curious, Kingsley leafed through it One paragraph ju influenced by dei on your child doesn’t soften his or her heart, youhim or her to a pastor to have the demons cast out This is not exorcism in the Catholic sense but is rooted in traditional biblical practices as found in the Gospels Do not be deceived by your child when she tells you she was "born gay" or has felt hoes all her life These are lies fro and firm Christian parents can save these children froe," casley looked up frosley said, dropping the book back on to the desk "I didn’t think women in your denomination were allowed to speak in church"

"We’re a nondenoation We let our wosley said "Ifbullshit like this, I wouldn’t let her talk, either Let sley a hard smile