ip, Non grabbed the tarantula and tossed it into the fire, where it writhed and sizzled. Spyder looked at the man.
"When you cut out the poison sac, tarantula tastes a lot like crab," the Count said.
"There must be some seriously fucked up Boy Scouts where you come from," said Spyder.
Lulu was making shadow animals on the wall. She wiggled her fingers to create a giant spider.
"The Count and I were having a chat, and we agree on the whole Elvis thing. Suspicious Minds is a fine song, but Tom-fucking-Jones couldve sung it just as well. Probably did, too. Id know, only I dont have any Tom Jones CDs. "
"I have a bootleg of Elvis doing Suspicious Minds live that Ill play for you when we get back," said Spyder. "Youll see that the song is worth enduring a few white leather jumpsuits. For the truly great moments in this life, youve got to take the good with the bad. "
Twenty Nine
Berenice
"Its Berenice," said Shrike. "Were lucky we followed the river. "
"Now we know what town it is," said Spyder. "We could have just walked here from through some sewer pipe and skipped the whole Hindenburg drama. "
"No. Berenice isnt like other cities. Thats why its not on our map. The city isnt really here. Only the memory of the city. "
"A city like the Coma Gardens?"
"Berenice is where memories live when were done with them. Its where theyre born and its where they eventually die. "
"What good does it do us? We cant ride the memory of horses to the mountains. "
"There are humans in Berenice," said Count Non. "Someone has to be there
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