A large party of dissenters slunk away in the cover of night. Those who remain think they went in search of the mark and the protection it offers.
Elijah conferred with me. We are in perfect accord. His work is done here. He will send others to reach out to the villages on this side of the mountain. I have one place left to check before we move on.
Probably as soon as tomorrow.
Our hopes were raised this morning when the first six petitioners were admitted. When told “yes,” they appeared before the gate and waved the rest of their party forward.
However the next five were turned away. This set me thinking that there may be a daily quota in effect. Lyle must have read my thoughts for he spoke the idea out loud. The widow admitted that this idea had never occurred to her.
But then as people continued to answer the call up to the gate, I thought why not just close down for the day.
Still we kept advancing behind people who went up and back down again. Finally the day ended. Tomorrow we will be first in line.
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