Page 8 - Billy Graham in Heaven

Chapter 1
The Four Lane into the Brain
Asheville, NC, 2028 A.D.
A pack of people gathered to watch Albert Einstein and Henry Kissinger debate. Black-haired, green-eyed Jake Cortez hovered at the side, paying intense attention. His khaki pants dragged on the ground. His pants were almost always too long, and he was short.
“To preserve Vestern Civilization from the vast tank army of Russia, ve hat to be prepared to use tactical nuclear veapons,” Kissinger announced with his thick German accent. “Othervise, Europe vould haf been quickly overrun vith Soviet tanks and Communism poised to take the Vestern Hemisphere.” Some of the crowd applauded respectfully.
Einstein looked either sleepy or ready to sneeze. He perked up and slowly ran his hands through his wild white hair. “Henry, vith the invention of nuclear veapons, everything has changed except mankind’s vay of thinking.” Others in the crowd cheered.
The gathering was in Pritchard Park in Asheville,