thouarteverjoyous!—deathisthecrownofall.
73.
ah!ah!death!death!thisforbidden,oman,
untothee.
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74.
hatlives
long&desiresdeathmuchiseverthekingamongthekings.
75.
aye!listentothenumbers&thewords:
76.
tmeah
this,oprophet?thouknowestnot;reethone
tofollowthee:remember,ochosenone,tobeme;to
followtheloveofnuinthestar-litheaven;tolookforthuponmen,totell
themthisgladword.
77.
obethouproudandmightyamongmen!
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78.
liftupthyself!forthereisnonelikeuntotheeamongmenoramonggods!
liftupthyself,omyprophet,y
shallworshipthyname,foursquare,mystic,wonderful,thenumberoftheman;
andthenameofthyhouse418.
79.
theendofthehidingofhadit;andblessing&worshiptotheprophetofthe
lovelystar!
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chapteriii
1.
abrahadabra;therewardofrahoorkhut.
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2.
thereisdivisionhitherhomeward;llingis
defunct;are!hold!raisethespellofra-hoor-khuit!
3.
shalldealhardlywiththem.
4.
chooseyeanisland!
5.
fortifyit!
6.
dungitaboutwithengineryofwar!
7.
iwillgiveyouawar-engine.
8.
withityeshallsmitethepeoples;andnoneshallstandbeforeyou.
9.
lurk!withdraw!uponthem!thisisthelawofthebattleofconquest:thus
shallmyworshipbeaboutmysecrethouse.
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10.
getthesteleofrevealingitself;setitinthysecrettemple—andthat
templeisalreadyarightdisposed—&
shallnotfade,butmiraculouscolourshallebacktoitdayafterday.
closeitinlockedglassforaprooftotheworld.
11.
quer!
willmakeeasytoyoutheabstructionfromtheill-orderedhouseinthe
ushaltthyselfconveyitwithworship,oprophet,though
ushalthavedanger&-hoor-khuiswith
shipmewithfire&blood;worshipmewithswords&
thewomanbegirtwithaswordbeforeme:mple