human
Vesta, Evelyn said.
gpt
They told us at school--remember? Vesta was the old Roman goddess of hearth and home. Funny--hunh--Dad?
human
Look, Pop! he said again, pointing to a ribbon of what might be concrete, cracked and crumpled as by a terrific quake, curving away toward the hills, and the broken mountains beyond.
gpt
That was a road! Can't you almost hear some kinda cars and trucks goin' by?
human
Johnny, she remarked wonderingly.
gpt
You can see the splash-marks of the last rain that ever fell here--
human
Yeah,