It took minutes for the applause to stop. Rob could see the domed shapes of heads bobbing along the bottom of the shot. Stevens was getting a standing ovation. Once calm had resumed, he took a deep breath and smiled. “Polling data shows that a significant portion of Americans believe that the country has lost its moral center. Let them look here. This state produces agriculture and energy, but the most valuable cultivation we must be known for is the human soul. If this is our aim, then who can stand against us? This state must be the center of a new revival, a rejuvenation of a country whose heart is weary and whose hands are stained with filth and blood and grime.” Stevens reached down to pick up a small slip of paper. “Let me relay to you what a visitor said about this state some many y
