8 aAnd Arch-Angels, who got paid by the hour but also pulled down a percentage of the gross,
9 bAnd Chosen Ones, who got a nice salary and bonus,
10 cAnd Angels, of course, who got free Consolation, plus wages and perks,
11 dAnd Parish Beacon, who got a discount on Consolation,
12 eAnd Parish Guards, who got paid by the Angels they reported to,
13 fAnd there were even some Vice-Presidents, which Harry thought was a nice touch when he heard about it,
14 gAlthough I, Willie, didn't think much of it when I got passed over for Vice-President of Orthodoxy,
15 hAfter all I had done,
16 Because Ultra-Harriers didn't get any salary, or bonus, or percentages, or compensation of any kind,
17 Unless you count the discount on Consolation.
CHAPTER 391 And so I, Willie, had to sell my Silver Ghost in order to buy stock,
2 Which turned out all right, I suppose,
3 iSince I also made out unexpectedly well on a little mail-order plan jTony and I dreamed up,
4 So that I wound up having enough to buy a little estate in the country,
5 And retired from active involvement with the Pontifical Harrier Parish,
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6 kAs much as any Ultra-Harrier can, anyway.
7 And eventually, a few years later, the Angels who had been staying with me were called out on a special mission one day,
8 Along with all the other Angels in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area,
9 lAnd they never came back,
10 Which I didn't ask any questions about,
11 mBecause I had finally learned to live according to the Way of Harry myself.
12 But I did follow the careers of the surviving members of the original eleven,
13 And the careers of some of the followers they had recruited,
14 Which were fabulous indeed,
15 And a great monument to the Way of Harry,
16 Not to mention a splendid example to all Harriers everywhere,
17 With a couple of exceptions,
18 But there are always exceptions,
19 As everyone knows.
CHAPTER 401 nSam was an Arch-Harrier for a while in New York,
2 And then he became a very very successful lawyer,
3 Until he took some kind of government job in oWashington, D.C.,
4 And got indicted for destroying a bunch of evidence,
5 pBy accident, of course,
6 In his garbage disposal,
7 Which the jury didn't quite believe his story about,
8 qAnd so he got sent to a quiet little prison,
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