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 in different languages. The very form and structure of Christian churches and cathedrals is based on Pagan symbolism. Fundamentally there is only one religion and the tenets of it are extremely simple despite the treatises of profound scholars.

In his later years Hung Long Tom drifted to the United States. He traveled extensively throughout the country. He visited almost every state but the section he liked best was the broad level prairies of the middle west. From time to time he took positions, sometimes as a tutor, sometimes as a servant. There is no better way of learning the habits, the hidden life of a nation, than to view it from beyond a kitchen threshold. But always he kept moving on. He seldom stayed long in any position. When the family ceased being interesting to him he continued his journey. And eventually it happened that in Galvey he had run across Jethro Trent who was looking for someone to help in his household. With no enthusiasm he had accepted the position. He had not intended remaining at the farm for