"Nor do I. But perhaps ... well, I sense that I would continue, if you brought your people here. You have already taught me the value of life. There is a oneness, a bond that ties each living thing to every other living thing. It is a lesson my people never knew. Select any portion of this planet that suits you. Take the web-footed woman for your wife. Have children. I promise never to harm you in any way." "The webfoots?" "You and they shall share the planet." The Sand God disappeared. Sybtl said; "Is the Sand God angry again?" "No, he is not angry." "I'm glad. You will leave now?" "No. This is my home." She laughed softly. "You are a strange God." "Listen," he said, "I am not a God. Get that through your head." She drew him into the cave. Her lips were cool and sweet. The cave was pleasantly warm. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The God Next Door, by Bill Doede