Body parts or personal belongings of saints and other important figures that are preserved for purposes of commemoration or venerationI sat in my truck and licked an ice cream cone, wincing against the pain in my front teeth from the chill. The supermarket car park buzzed around me as shoppers pushed empty trolleys through the automatic doors and emerged with enough packages to pollute the Waikato River while feeding our small town. A man wrestled crates of energy drink into the boot of his car and I closed my eyes and pictured the effect of the drink on his arteries. Suicide by mouth. An interesting concept.
He grunted as he hefted the last carton onto the back seat and slammed the door. A half effort of returning his trolley involved walking across the car park and shoving the handle so
