does anyone here know why he or she was chosen by the Shrike Church and the All Thing to go on this voyage?” No one spoke. “I thought not,” said Weintraub. “Even more fascinating, is anyone here a member or follower of the Church of the Shrike? I, for one, am a Jew, and however confused my religious notions have become these days, they do not include the worship of an organic killing machine.” Weintraub raised heavy eyebrows and looked around the table.
