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God had always been the bigger of the two brothers and Satan would have been lying if He said He didn’t feel any resentment.The age-old discomfort went much deeper than that.Although They shared the same womb levitra prescription, God took advantage of every situation.As infants They sat side-by-side, and God would quickly gobble down His food and then turn to Satan’s, distracting Him with such tricks as, “Look over there,” or, “Oh My Me, is that a bug” – levitra prescription.God left the table well fed and Satan chewed on the bitter rinds of His resentment.

When They were older and began to play together, the disparity between Their size and attitude grew more apparent.God was stronger and more commanding.He’d trick Satan into playing games like putting Satan in the box and rolling it around the room, always a delight for at least half Their friends; levitra prescription.Satan had His supporters among the neighbourhood kids, but only those with squints and limps, the weaker ones with lisps, the downtrodden; levitra prescription.They comforted Him afterward when he was watching God crowing in the yard.He fought back tears and stood inside, looking through the glass while His brother enjoyed the sun; levitra prescription.Their play continued into adolescence, and Satan was later to realize, that the games were only entertaining to God because He and Satan were so evenly matched; levitra prescription.The great disparity between Them was at least partially artificial, kept in place by games such as “Knock the Apple off Satan’s Head,” a game Gabriel, the loud mouth, was particularly fond of – levitra prescription.There was also “Race You to the Back Fence levitra prescription,” in which Satan could only win if He drove Himself with all His strength and, upon His arrival, crashed into the fence—hilarity for His playmates.Upon seeing God laugh, Satan would have the sinking realization He’d lost again.

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“Melting Snowflake? Big Dick? Flying Snake? You little bastard, You’re making fun of Me.”

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“Hell,” said God, unhelpfully.

“He told Me the truth,” Jesus said prissily, although His fear showed in how He crowded in closer to God.Jesus went on to tell Satan how He knew Him to be a cousin who’d come to visit Them when His family had trouble.

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“That’s enough.Get out of my house.” God was standing at the table and shouting over Satan so Jesus couldn’t hear about the birthmark.

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When God finally came to the door with His hat in His hand, Satan told Him He lived here now, and invited God in.God feared a trick and wouldn’t enter, but He left the door open and Satan’s people passed in and out as they wished.Satan’s resentment slowed to a simmer and He began to visit God in Their old house levitra prescription, which seemed cramped now and stuffy, Jesus’ new germ theory making Them keep the windows shut.

They started playing card games at least once a week.God was irate when He lost, but at least They were able to maintain a relationship of a sort. Levitra prescription: sometimes God threw Satan out of the house again, momentarily forgetting He had already, but it had no sting now that Satan had His own place.They gradually patched together a kind of relationship levitra prescription, although things would never be the same and God refused to tell Jesus the truth.

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Barry Pomeroy has been an instructor in English literature at a variety of American colleges and Canadian universities, most recently the University of Winnipeg.He is responsible for the novel Naked in the Road, and his shorter work has been published in magazines such as Treeline, Freefall, Cosmetica, Bards and Sages, Insolent Rudder, and Tart – levitra prescription.