which has been taken. Restore that which
has been lost." Pausing for a moment, he
began to slowly dissipate, "You must return
to the mountains in the sky and learn from
the Old Ones." Then he was gone.
"This day is salvation come to this house...
for the Son of man is come to seek and to
save that which was lost."
King James Bible, New Testament, Luke 19:9-10,
(Christianity, Catholic, Words of Christ)
Venturing upon an ancient time, my
long tattered dress seemed a burden to me
within these prison walls. Almost full-term,
my pregnancy remained a sign of the rape
that had occurred at the hands of the native
men who'd captured me many months ago.
Standing before the Chief, who was angry
and burdened by what this young brave had
done, the rapist with bushy hair wore
nothing but a loincloth. A very honorable
man, the Chief had charge over these cave
dwellers, but his hair was long, black and
straight, unlike the others.
In the center of the cave was a fire-pit
holding red-hot burning rocks. Now that
the two stood before each other in
confrontation, the rapist took a burning rock