???:?:?? | "The rose unfolds its beauty to honour Him, and the woodbine delights Him with perfume delivered upon the wind. The cornfields bow in humility; then, the wheatstalks raise upwards in praise. The trees spread wide their worshipping branches, and the barleyheads whisper together of His sungiven bounty. He is the Fountainhead of All Life, the Overseer of the Fertilising Waters and the Captain of the Stars."

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???:?:?? | "He has moulded the sky above us and bedecked it with splendour and awesome beauty. He taught the stars their song of joy and the winds their wondrous music. All the widespread Earth proclaims His creativity, while the high vaults reveal His skill and handiwork. His messages go out to men, not in the speech of men but in wordless whispers to their hearts. His finger prescribes a course for the fertilising waters which nourish the desolate sands, making tender buds burst forth from the dead soil. The soft waters caress the ground, and pastures arise to become the habitations of great flocks and herds."

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???:?:?? | Then Eloma went out among the people and taught them about their Creator in this manner, "I bring you the soul-whispered words of God, The Eternal Tower of Strength, The Fathomless Ocean of Compassion. He has hung the Earth in the void, surrounding it with nothingness; yet, by his power, it remains in its appointed place. He veils His glory behind the shield of illusion, lest it overpower the spirits of men. He is obscured by the dark cloud of mortal ignorance. He is the inspirational spirit ever entering the hearts of man, striving to arouse them to reach out towards greatness and achievement."

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???:?:?? | "Earth is Earth; take it as you find it; do not expect to find
heavenly things there. It is a place of tuition and the purpose of life is learning. All things of Earth are limited and mortal; immortality will not be found there. When the things of Earth have fulfilled their hidden purposes, each passes away, returning to the dust, from whence it came."

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???:?:?? | On Earth, joy and gladness will always outweigh pain and sorrow."

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???:?:?? | "If a man seeks to enter My presence by prayer and says, "God grant me this or give me that," the thing will be neither granted nor given, unless it be for his spiritual good or benefit another. I am no huxter bargaining blessings in exchange for worship, nothing man can give can add to what I have. Also men do Me little honour when they fail to recognise that I am above concern for mere bodies, which decay and fall apart when the enlivening spirit leaves them. Yet, man is but man, know that I am a God of understanding and compassion. If man cries out to Me, in genuine stress and suffering, he will not go unrelieved and uncomforted. Yet, understand that suffering and sorrow are the lot of man, that he may become Mangod. There is also the Great Law, to which man must conform; there are the intricacies of Enidvadew to be unwoven and the challenging paths of destiny and fate to be followed. Too often, the price to be paid for things done or not done is pain and suffering, sorrow and distress, but where would be the benefit to the debtor were I to wipe out such debts? Yet will I see that never, by even a single grain, will they exceed that which is absolutely necessary and just.

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???:?:?? | "Arise; go seek among the people, and you will find a maiden who is pure at heart, but she is mocked and degraded by being made a swine attendant. Take her with you and go to Shinara; guard her well, for she is the daughter of a new dawning." Eloma sought among the people and found Nanua, Maid of the Morning, and they went into Shinara.

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???:?:? | Then Eloma was heavy of heart and called upon God, saying, "Behold the plight of your children" and God heard her and answered, "I am not indifferent, for their sufferings are My sufferings. They are not under the whips of men but under the flail of God; the grain is being separated from the chaff. They toil not under the blows of men but under the hammer of God; they are not imprisoned, but are upon an anvil. I am not the God of battles, not the God of nations, not even the God of men. I am the God of Souls, The Keeper of the Treasures of Eternity. I have not turned away from My children; My children have turned away from Me, disobeying my laws. This cry will echo down through the generations of man: "My God, why have You deserted me?" And it will come from those who have deserted their God."

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???:?:? | God then said, "Go, return to the place from whence you came and remain there for seven years" and she did so. The seven years passed; Eloma returned to the people and, behold, the fertile fields were unsown, the water channels were dry and there was desolation in the midst of the waters. Eloma sought among the fields and when she came upon the habitations, her heart was rent apart. For she saw the daughters of The Children of God consorted with the sons of The Children of Men and were become unlike true women. Then Eloma said to them, "Wherefore has this thing come about?" And they answered, "Behold, men came from out of the wilderness, and our men were like sheep before wolves; see, even now they labour within a pen of servitude." Eloma then went unto the men and said, "Wherefore has this thing come about?" They answered her, "Behold, the god of The Children of Men is, unlike ours, a god of battles, and we were delivered into their hands."

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???:?:? | To the East was the land of Ubal which was mountainous and the Ubalites were herdsmen. Westward was the land of Chaisen and it joined Ubak on the North. Southward were the land of Utoh and the land of Kayman, whose peoples dwelt on the plains and tilled the soil. Some from the households of The Children of God went into the land of Chaisen and gave the people laws and taught them to build with brick. Netar and Baletsheramam, the sons of Enanari, taught them writing and set their letters on a pillar in Herak. Enkilgal, son of Nenduka, built Keridor, which stands between two rivers.

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