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GENEALOGY OF EARTH

Mudde cy

In the most ancient times,

there was no sky above;

were there a sky, there were no stars.

There was no earth below;

were there an earth, there was no grass.

In between there were no clouds,

the clouds had not yet formed;

thus there was no light within the clouds.

“Here” and “there” were indistinguishable,

“East” and “West” had not been formed.

In this dale were forests,

in that valley as yet no trees;

in this dale was water,

in that valley as yet no water.

In this place were grasslands,

in that place as yet no grasslands.

And thus is the genealogy of the earth below.