orshipmetakewineandstrangedrugs
whereofiwilltellmyprophet,&bedrunkthereof!theyshallnotharmyeat
salie,exposureofinnocenceisa
trong,oman!lust,enjoyallthingsofsenseandrapture:fearnot
thatanygodshalldenytheeforthis.
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23.
iamalone:thereisnogodwhereiam.
24.
behold!thesebegravemysteries;fortherearealsoofmyfriendswhobe
thinknottofindthemintheforestoronthemountain;butin
bedsofpurple,caressedbymagnificentbeastsofwomenwithlargelimbs,and
fireandlightintheireyes,andmassesofflaminghairaboutthem;there
hallseethematrule,atvictoriousarmies,atall
thejoy;andthereshallbeinthemajoyamilliontimesgreaterthanthi?.
bewarelestanyforceanother,kingagainstking!loveoneanotherwith
burninghearts;onthelowmentrampleinthefiercelustofyourpride,in
thedayofyourwrath.
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25.
yeareagainstthepeople,omychosen!
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26.
iamthesecretserpentcoiledabouttospring:inmycoilingthereisjoy.
ifiliftupmyhead,droopdownminehead,and
shootforthvenom,thenisraptureoftheearth,andiandtheearthareone.
27.
thereisgreatdangerinme;forwhodothnotunderstandtheserunesshall
hallfalldownintothepitcalledbecause,andthere
heshallperishwiththedogsofreason.
28.
nowacurseuponbecauseandhiskin!
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29.
maybecausebeaccursedforever!
30.
ifwillstopsandcrieswhy,invokingbecause,thenwillstops&does
nought.
31.
ifpoweraskswhy,thenispowerweakness.
32.
alsoreasonisalie;forthereisafactorinfinite&unknown;&alltheir
wordsareskew-wise.
33.
enoughofbecause!behedamnedforadog!
34.
butye,omypeople,riseup&awake!
35.
lettheritual?berightlyperformedwithjoy&beauty!
36.
thereareritualsoftheelementsandfeastsofthetimes.
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37.
afeastforthefirstnight