Ervin, B. Douglas
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About half an hour later, Pearce found himself in a local Palestinian-run restaurant, enjoying the first of what he intended would be many glasses of whiskey. There were about a dozen or so others dining or drinking in the establishment, but he was the only one sitting at a table alone. He had too much on his mind to be lonely, though, and wished he had the luxury of feeling sorry for himself only for his solitude. Pearce sat with his back to the wall on the left-hand side of the entrance so he could…- 7.8 K • Completed
- He spent the next day debating with himself over whether he’d make the appointment. He wasn’t sure if it was his curiosity that won out, boredom, or simply not knowing how else to proceed with his life, so he found himself awaiting Harker at the Wall at sunset. “The Wall,” of course, was the Wailing Wall, otherwise known as the Western Wall—the holiest place on earth where observant Jews are concerned. It used to be the western retaining wall, but is now all that remains of the ancient Temple…
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- “The term of years of Satan’s power has been fulfilled, but other terrible things draw near.” —from a lost passage of the Gospel according to Mark “You are looking for the Holy Grail. You will not find it,” said an old man who’d been sitting quietly at a corner table, nursing a cup of tea while Dr. Pearce reviewed all of his notes over a fourth glass of cheap, badly-tasting whiskey. Pearce was startled by him at first, not having noticed him there until that moment. He wore all…
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