"Tattered gods slouching in their rags across the waste." (52)
Tattered: (adj) old, torn, in bad conditions.
All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's
heart have a common provenance in pain." (54)
Provenance: (noun) origin or earliest roots of something
Following a stone wall in the dark, wrapped in his blanket, kneeling in the ashes like a penitent." (54)
Penitent: (noun) a person that shows regret for doing wrong.
She would do it with a flake of obsidian. He'd taught her himself. Sharper than steel." (58)
Obsidian: (noun) volcanic rock formed by the solidification of lava.
He came forward, holding his belt by one hand. The holes in it marked the
progress of his emaciation..." (63)
Emaciation: (noun) extreme thinness caused by malnourishment
When it was a bit lighter he rose and walked out and cut a perimeter about their siwash camp looking for sign but other than their own faint track through the ash he saw nothing." (68)
Siwash: (adj) related to indian's lifestyle.
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