what the heck , tam thought , why not go all the way , get a manicure too . in time , the first men even put aside the gods they had brought with them , and took up the worship of the secret gods of the wood . her blood grew warm and glittering . i shake my head , stretching the bottom of my tank top up to my cheeks to clean off my face . the nurse turned her head away . `` i was in the desert , '' he said . 