Alvi plants the third tintinnabulum at the corner of the perimeter, jamming its stake down through gravel into dirt. “Think these will work?”<\/p>\n
“It’s a self-fulfilling proposition,” says Ord. “If they’re out there, the resurrection of the body is fact, and these have to work. If not… we’re safe. Right?”<\/p>\n
Alvi feels obligated to shiver. The bellpoles over her shoulder clank as they thread among sepulchers; above them, the ruined basilica looms like a thoracic cage, lit from beneath by the candles they’ve scrounged.<\/p>\n
Nearby in the hills, Innocents and Clements crouch, ruined eyes attentive, lappets whipping in the wind.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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