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Beyond the Mormon church things became mostly residential. Everything was green and
fresh after the recent rains. The town smelled of spring, of lilacs and fresh-mown grass.
The evening was creeping in. It was that relaxed time of day when people have finished
their dinners and are just pootling about in the yard or garage, not doing much of anything
in preparation for shortly doing even less.
ThestreetswerethewidestI'deverseeninanytown,evenouthereintheresidentialneigh-
borhoods. Mormons sure do love wide streets. I don't know why. Wide streets and lots of
wives for bonking, those are the foundation stones of Mormonism. When Brigham Young
founded Salt Lake City one of the first things he did was decree that the streets be l00 feet
wide, and he must have said something similar to the people of St. George. Young knew
the town well-he had his winter home there-so if the townspeople ever tried anything slack
with the streets he'd have been onto them right away.
