\"Itisquitepossible，\"Isaid，rememberingmanythings。\"Buthowdoyouknow？\"
\"IfItoldyou，Humphrey，Bickleywouldnotbelieve，soIwillnottell。PerhapsIsawitinthatcrystal，asdidthenecromancersoftheearlyworld。OrperhapsthecrystalservessomedifferentpurposeandIsawitotherwise——withmysoul。AtleastwhatIsayistrue。\"
\"Thenwhowillwin？\"askedBastin。
\"Icannotreadthefuture，Preacher。IfIcould，shouldIaskyoutoexpoundtomeyourreligionwhichprobablyisofnomoreworththanascoreofothersIhavestudied，justbecauseittellsofthefuture？IfIcouldreadthefutureIshouldbeagodinsteadofonlyanearth—lord。\"
\"Yourdaughtercalledyouagodandyousaidthatyouknewwewerecomingtowakeyouup，whichisreadingthefuture，\"