THE
EXPLOITS
OF THE ULTRA-HARRIERS
The Harrier’s BrayerHarry instructs the Ultra-Harriers
Chapter 16
And so, I have chosen you, Willie, to establish the fPontifical Harrier Parish of the United States of America,
2gBecause you like words so much,
3And I charge you to come up with a lot of hgreat words for Harriers to say,
4Which will be called braying,
5Because it can’t really be called praying,
6Since I won’t be listening.
7And to help you get started, I have also gone to the trouble of writing the first brayer for you,
8Which is called the Harrier’s Brayer,
9And goes like this:
10iOur friend, who art in Rio, Harry is your name.
11jYour time has come.
12kYour way is fun, up north, as it is in Rio.
13lWe live for today and are rarely blamed.
14We mforget our trespasses, as we forget those we have trespassed against.
15nWe yield to temptation, but are not evil.
16oSo there.
17And if some of you are wondering, Where is the “For thine is the…” part, I have not forgotten it,
18But I have decided to give it to you separately,
19Because sometimes you’ll want to use it, and sometimes you won’t,
20Which will seem properly mysterious and holy to all the people who are confused by it,
21And is an incredibly important example of how things must be done in the Pontifical Harrier Parish.
22So now I will give you the final part of the Harrier’s Brayer,
23Which is,
24For thine is the pwisdom and the qpower and the rGold,
25For as long as it lasts.
26sSo there.
27Got it?
28And speaking of gold, added Harry,
29Remember that words aren’t the only important part of the Pontifical Harrier Parish.
30As you proceed to carry out my instructions,
31Remember this above all things:
32If they want Consolation, they’re going to have to abuy their ticket before the train leaves the station,
33If you catch my drift.
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