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beloved, folk of Cityplace, we are here to tell you the news. To help you to let God into your bosoms and go to the great heavenplace above with a pure heart and soul. Become one of us. God will open up the pearlygates and you shall reside forever in the kingdom of heaven. Praise the Lord!” His voice swelled on the last sentence. All the other followers repeated it several times. “The dead have risen. Soon there will be a storm. A raging wind and violent shuddering that will destroy us all. Let us give you the chance to save your souls, to find the Adara, who will bring the birdybirds to us. Then we shall feast on forgotten flesh. So it was told, so shall it be, so shall…”
    Thankfully, Daniel did not finish his somewhat repetitive speech. A rope was flung around his, Elijah’s, and Lilith’s chest, pinning their arms to their sides. The next instant, they were flat on the floor, The S.A.N.T.S I had seen but a moment before, were standing over them.
    Santy Breanna leapt onto the stage, grabbed the guard that had made Sheriff Fychan press the curfew chime, and held a knife to his throat. Before the other Prasiebee muscle could intervene, the fem S.A.N.T. kicked the back of his knees bringing him down with a thud. She pressed her foot upon his neck so that he could not move. An enormous cheer spread around the place. As one bod, we all stood and shrieked until our throats became hoarse.
    The other followers backed away, but were prevented from fleeing the scene by the male S.A.N.T. who let rip a restraining cord that swished around their bods and held them fast in a huddled glob. Daniel writhed in his bondage and spat out some sort of profanity about worshiping false idols. Santy Breanna cuffed the Praisebee guard then pushed him down next to the prostrate Cheesus disciples.
    She stood tall and addressed the arena, “All clear I think. Safe again. Dreng and Orva are to thank for scuppering these zealots misguided intentions. It is goodly indeed to know that these brave soldiers of the Special Army of the New Territories, are within a bub’s breath of our home and in a sec, can be here when trouble begins.”
    Another cheer caused said S.A.N.T.S to wave to the crowd. They lifted Daniel, Lilith, and Elijah, and pushed them to the front of the stage. Santy walked up to them and pulled Daniel to face the auditorium.
    We sat down all calm as if we were about to see an entertainment. Santy spoke, “I believe these so-called Praisebees, are not what they seem. All this chat of meat and the like, has given them away. They are Carnies, not believers in the BabyCheesus. What we do with these folk and how they shall be punished, is up to the sheriff and law enforcers of our city. But I dare say a night in the filth hole and a trip to the Decontamination place will be a start.”
    Yet another cheer. Santy Breanna was a goodly speaker indeed. “However, they came here because of rumours.” No cheer this time, just a shuffling of feet. “These rumours spread fast and far. Such goss must cease. If these misguided ones heard so much whilst only moving on foot, then you can be sure those with eyes and ears in every part of this sad land, will have heard also. Agros could use this info against us. They could fuel our fears and make us do who knows what.”
    Sheriff Fychan, supporting his left arm with his right hand, approached Santy. “Fine and noble words Breanna, but fact is fact. These ‘rumours’ may not be mere fabrication. I heard the sound, as did we all. The Praisbees, or Carnies in disguise, are misguided but they are right. We do have an Adara, I know you put it about that she was wrongly named, but was she? What about the eerie noises last moonrise? The dead are rising, talking. That can mean only one thing.”
    His last words were drowned out by several girlygig shrieks, quickly joined and made more piercing, by most of the crowd shouting and yelling. I put my hand over my ears. Greatgrangran stuffed her fingers