Dead Souls
“The baby had stopped crying about an hour ago, thank God, and now the wind provided a fairly soothing backdrop as it bustled across the wheat fields a hundred yards away. He'd been in this position for over two hours, a copy of The Egyptian Book of the Dead on the desk beside him to provide moral support.
No matter how much he prayed, how much he wrote down, he knew it would not reverse the blunder that had become of the ritual. Amazingly, things had gone entirely as planned up until that... point. But then something rotten had gotten into Daniel, damn him, doesn't he appreciate what I'm doing for him?, and all that had been worked on was flushed to hell when the spirit of Osiris vacated. He'd never appeared before! Countless times Benjamin had explained to everyone that all conditions had to be perfect for the ritual to succeed, and they had been perfect, and things had come off without flaw, better than he could have ever hoped for. Even the timing of the bells had worked properly!MoreLess
No matter how much he prayed, how much he wrote down, he knew it would not reverse the blunder that had become of the ritual. Amazingly, things had gone entirely as planned up until that... point. But then something rotten had gotten into Daniel, damn him, doesn't he appreciate what I'm doing for him?, and all that had been worked on was flushed to hell when the spirit of Osiris vacated. He'd never appeared before! Countless times Benjamin had explained to everyone that all conditions had to be perfect for the ritual to succeed, and they had been perfect, and things had come off without flaw, better than he could have ever hoped for. Even the timing of the bells had worked properly!MoreLess
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