A young warrior got up, and, taking an ignition device, lit the candles saying "Oh, Holy Lords of Light and Truth, Blessed Mothers and Holy Fathers, we light Your Light so that it may be among us and guide us, and strengthen us.  Always must it be!"
     After he had seated himself the Warlock spoke.  "I guess we should begin with a prayer for the dead. Oh Blessed Ones, we have had to shed blood this day, but let that blood not be held against us, for it was shed in the defense of the innocent.  Let those we fought not suffer in anguish.  They were honorable men fighting for their cause, but let them be welcomed into Paradise, and There let there be peace between us.  Let all misunderstandings be forgotten and let us be There friends."
     "So must it be!"  all the warriors repeated. 
     "Let's keep the hymns simple," the Warlock continued.  "We will do "Build Me A Temple."
     The Humes began to sing and The Emperor listened with interest.

GONNA BUILD A TEMPLE

(Chorus)

Gonna build me a temple not made of stone!
Gonna build me a temple of flesh and bone!
Gonna build it mighty, gonna build it strong!
Gonna build me a temple They'll be glad to call Their own!

1.  Gonna rise up Glory, gonna rise up strong!
Gonna rise up Glory!  Never do no wrong!
Gonna build me a temple of flesh and bone!
Gonna build me a temple They'll be glad to call Their own!

2.  Come on to Glory! Come and journey Home!
Come on to Glory! Never be alone!
Gonna build me a temple They'll call Their own!
Gonna build me a temple They'll call Their own!

      When they were done singing The Emperor leaned to Tampon.  "I do not understand!"  he remarked "Where is this temple they sing of, on their home world?"
     "I'm not sure, Your Majesty," Tampon whispered back, "but I think they are referring to their bodies."
      "Oh!"  The Emperor responded, "Yes!  Now I see!"
     Warlock Polley continued.  "Warlock Rice, would you take the first reading?"
     The female Warlock looked startled, but quickly pulled a book from her pack and opened it.  "Here's something I think that's appropriate!"  she began.  "Speaker White was on the stern of the great ship Hades teaching the young Speakers when his secretary came running out, tears running from her eyes.  "They've killed him!"  she cried, "They've killed him!  They've put out The Light!  The Light is gone!"  "Calm down, child!"  the Speaker cried, "Calm down!  Who has been killed?"  "The First Speaker!"  the secretary answered, "They've shot him!  They've killed him!  The Light is gone!"  Speaker White stood as if he had been struck and it took a moment for him to regain his composure, then he spoke. 

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