I met Elijah the Prophet on the commuter train. His eyes were deep and wise and his suit was frayed, and burnt looking around the edges.
I said "I know this game. This is the game where you go out among the common people and do miracles, like a king in a storybook, dressing like a commoner, and when someone recognizes you, you disappear in a puff of smoke, leaving the whole village mystified, and the poor man's house full of food."
Elijah turned to me and a smile crinkled up his face. "No," he said, "Solomon borrowed my ride to impress the Queen of Sheba. It's their anniversary."
And he stood in line for his ticket like the rest of us.
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