The spirituality of hunters and gatherers is a sacralization of everyday life, but once we move to maintain a formal priesthood, we also move to split experience into the sacred and the profane.

Where's your brother? I asked Max. Where else? he answered with an eye roll underneath his Yankees cap. On his computer. The geekazoid.

Yes. You see, I was born under the sign of Leo, though it's not my real name. What is your real name? I saw Marcus looking at me, but I couldn't refuse to tell her. It's Lionel. But don't tell anyone. Why not? Because it's rather a fancy name.

Thus, the former three-hangared armaments factory sports a new layer of paint and a model hot-air balloon, beckoning spectators on a wondrous ride.