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He laughed in spite of hih "I know," he said, "but really I did and I have, and I've seen them in other places But I never believed in God or the Devil or Angels or Vas thatcould affect fate, or change the course of sooverned the universe "

"You believe in God now?"

"No I have the sneaking suspicion that I'll hold firhosts I've ever glimpsed¡ªthen I'll start to fade I'll die out Rather like a light That's what's waiting for me Oblivion, And it isn't personal It just feels that way becauseto the earth here, can't co else What do you think?"

"It terrifiesto tell hi to ask hi to do with the statue see up

"Terrifies you?" he asked respectfully "Well, it's not happening to you You make it happen to others Let me explain about Dora " "She's beautiful I'll , I'll try to look out for her "

"No, she needs so more from you She needs a miracle "

"A miracle?"

"Look, you're alive, whatever you are, but you're not human You can make a miracle, can't you? You could do this for Dora, it would be no problem for a creature of your abilities at all!"

"You ious miracle?"

"What else? She's never going to save the world without a miracle and she knows it You could do it!"

"You're re me in this place to make a sleazy p

roposition like this!" I said "You're unsalvageableYou are dead But you're still a racketeer and a criminal Listen to yourself You want me to fake some spectacle for Dora? You think Dora would want that?"

He was flabbergasted, clearly Much too much so to be insulted

He put the glass down and sat there, conified and about ten years younger than he had been when I killed hihost except in beautiful for of my inevitable and fatal fascination, this, my Victim Monsieur, your blood is inside me!

He turned