""So, you're praying? Have they got you thinking that they’re gods? They aren’t gods." "I wasn’t praying," said Shadow. "Just thinking." "The way I figure it," said Town, "they’re mutations. Evolutionary experiments. A little hypnotic ability, a little hocus-pocus, and they can make people believe anything. Nothing to write home about. That’s all. They die like men, after all." "They always did," said Shadow."