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The Exorcist Redux

"Get thee behind me, Pazuzu!"
The older priest bellows
Shaking the shit out of the little girl
And addressing the demon in charge
The younger priest broods
Supplying back up if needed
But he's vulnerable, subject to melancholia
And increasingly resentful of this ritual
"Enough!," he explodes
Knocking his senior aside
And seizing the girl
"Take me, motherfucker!," he screams
"I think I'll pass," Pazuzu replies
"I was just trying to have a laugh
But this is all a bit much
Goodbye, Puppet!"
The girl collapses, exhausted
Green vomit drying on her lips
"We have triumphed!," the elder priest exults
"Whatever you say," his apprentice sighs
Straightening his dog collar
And heading for the door.

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