brought you here to show you something that’s yours, as much as it is mine.’ ‘You’re right about that,’ I said. ‘I’m so glad you understand.’ ‘I mean that this stuff you’ve got here isn’t ours, Khaled, and it isn’t yours.’ ‘What does that mean?’ ‘It was given to something bigger than we are, and you know it.’ ‘But, you don’t understand,’ he insisted. ‘I want you both in this with me. We can make millions. But the spiritual industry is a vicious business. I’ll need you, as we move on.’ ‘I’ve already moved on, Khaled.’ ‘But we can franchise!’ Khaled hissed, all teeth. ‘We can franchise!’
