"Not a soul," admitted Gud. "One could see it in their eyes."
"And what about evidence of proprietorship?"
Gud picked up a rock and examined it critically. "I see no evidence of design," he confessed.
"And how about their rationality?"
"That's what worries me. They are entirely too rational. If we try to give them souls they might reject them."
"I can solve that," laughed the Devil. "Give the souls to the females first."
"What!" exclaimed Gud, "that has never been heard of. To give them all souls at once is quite as radical a move as I could consider."
"Well, I won't quibble over details. How long will it take you to fix up your pace?"
"I should say it would take me an eon."
"Make it an epoch."