“Do your neighbors burn one another alive?†was how Fraa Orolo began his conversation with Artisan Flec.
“Do your shamans walk around on stilts?†Fraa Orolo asked, reading from a leaf that, judging by its brownness, was at least five centuries old. Then he looked up and added helpfully, “You might call them pastors or witch doctors.â€
“When a child gets sick, do you pray? Sacrifice to a painted stick? Or blame it on an old lady?â€
“Do you fancy you will see your dead dogs and cats in some sort of afterlife?â€
Neal Stephenson