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Deus Inspiratori

“I’d like to play Pin the Tail Back on the Biped, as well: but this
game is much better. From Babel my fissiparous followers did well,
spreading themselves in a thin but growing viscous film around the
earth. And from simple squabbling over a construction job they
advanced to modern warfare in the blink of an All-Seeing Eye—like
that one, eh?—and began the bounty of harvested souls I’m now
enjoying. So, first: keep up the good work with your outbreeding
programs! Nothing beats unhealthy competition. The twentieth
century was a real bumper crop, and mostly innocents, too. You-
Know-Who has complained about that; wants a higher percentage of
the take. But I’ve got the market cornered. Oh, and don’t worry
yourselves that I’m running out of room: the head of a pin is
infinitely larger than the ten billion souls I expect to receive in the
next few decades.”
“Awesome!” The good news was received with much jubilation.
“That concludes the eon’s entertainment,” said Monogod, pleased
as ever with his performance.

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