Buboni, Lost In The Woods, parts 232 - 235

Richard Britell June 11, 2012

232. In the morning we had breakfast with the Abbot, and then we made another visit to the Shrine. To everyone's amazement we discovered the finger had been restored to the reliquary, and the crystal panel had been repaired and replaced.

233. "Thank God the precious finger has been restored", said the Abbot, "But what do you suppose has happened to the duck excrement that spent the night in the reliquary?"

"Who would care about that?" I said.

234. "Listen," said the Abbot, "billions and billions of duck excrements have been produced throughout history, and yet, only one has spent the night in Simon Agonisties, reliquary. Do you really think for one instant this is a meaningless coincidence?"

235. The Abbot continued, "Association is the key to spiritual power. The wood of the true cross has power because of its proximity to the Savior. This duck excrement may not be able to raise the dead, it may not be able to cast out devils, but you can be sure it will be capable of some pretty astounding accomplishments!"