 Which is the best description of the Sand God?
The sand-thing was powerful, lonely and strange. He touched the pencil-line scar behind his ear where the cylinder was buried, marveling at the power stored there, power to fling him from earth to this fourth planet of the Centaurian system in an instant. A gray, funnel-shaped cloud of dust stood off to his left. Weather control made cyclones and other climatic phenomena on earth practically non-existent. The cloud did not move, though, except to spin on its axis rapidly, emitting a high-pitched, scarcely audible whine, like a high speed motor. He stood on a wide valley floor between two mountain ranges. Dark clouds capped one peak of the mountains on his left. He was here and Earth was somewhere up there. The funnel of sand had moved closer and while he watched it, it seemed to drift in the wind—although there was no wind. The sun shone obliquely, throwing Stinson's shadow upon the sand. The wind devil also had a shadow, although the sun shone through it and the shadow was faint. He was here to investigate, to determine if this planet was capable of supporting life. He examined the wind devil as closely as he dared, but it was composed only of grains of sand. But then, how could a group of loosely spaced grains of sand possibly have a nervous system? When it changed to a cube he drew a square, a circle for a sphere, and so on. He became so absorbed in doing this that he failed to notice how the wind devil drew closer and closer, but when he inhaled the first grains of sand, the realization of what was happening dawned with a flash of fear. As he stood beside a small creek, a chill wind blew from the northwest. A great crystal sphere hung from the ceiling, and he was curious about its purpose, but a great pool of steaming water in the center of the cavern drew his attention. The wide plaza between the pool and cavern wall was smooth as polished glass. From one angle they were animals, from another birds, from a third they were vaguely humanoid creatures, glowering at him with primitive ferocity. These creatures were not only humanoid, but definitely human, although more slight of build than earth people. The men were dark-skinned, the women somewhat lighter, with long flowing hair, wide lips and a beauty that was utterly sensual. He pointed upward, described a large circle, then another smaller, and showed how Earth revolved around the sun.
 A tempermental, angry power who has always lived on this planet
 An ancient being who carries centuries of wisdom but has become more volatile with age  One of many like beings, all with the same types of powers  Volatile and convinced of old ideas without putting them under scrutiny  A tempermental, angry power who has always lived on this planet