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Chapter 7  
     
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 Then She (the Virgin Anath) sets face toward the Lord of Saphon's crest
  
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 By the thousand acres,
  
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 Yea the myriad hectares.
  
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 The Virgin Anath laughs.
  
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 She lifts Her voice And shouts: "Be informed, Baal!
  
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 Thy news I bring!
  
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 A house shall be built for Thee as for Thy brothers,
  
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 Even as a court as for Thy kin!
  
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 The mountains will bring Thee much silver.
  
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 The hills, the choicest of gold;
  
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 The mines will bring Thee precious stones,
  
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 And build a house of silver and gold.
  
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 A house of lapis gems!"
  
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 Aliyan Baal rejoices.
  
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 The mountains bring Him much silver,
  
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 The mines bring Him precious stones.
  
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 Kothar-u-Khasis is sent.
  
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 After Kothar-u-Khasis arrived,
  
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 He sets an ox in front of Him.
  
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 A fatling directly before Him.  
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 A chair is placed,
  
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 And He is seated
  
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 At the right of Aliyan Baal,
  
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 Until They have eaten And drunk.
  
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 And Aliyan Baal declares: "Hurry, let a house be built.
  
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 Hurry, let a palace be erected!
  
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 Hurry, let a house be built.
  
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 Hurry, let a palace be erected
  
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 In the midst of the heights of Saphon!
  
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 A thousand acres the house is to comprise,
  
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 A myriad hectares, the palace!"
  
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 And Kothar-u-Khasis declares:
  
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 "Hear, O Aliyan Baal!  
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 Percieve, O Rider of Clouds!
  
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 I shall surely put a window in the house,
  
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 A casement in the midst of the palace!"
  
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 And Aliyan Baal replies: "Do not put a window in the house,
  
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 A casement in the midst of the palace!
  
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 Let not Pidray, girl of Light,
  
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 Nor Tallay, girl of rain,
  
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 Be seen by El's beloved Yam Nahar!"
  
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 The Lord reviles and spits.
  
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 And Kothar-u-Khasis replies: "Thou wilt return, Baal, to My word."
  
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 Of ceders His house is to be built,
  
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 Of bricks is His palace to be erected.
  
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 He goes to Lebabob and it's trees,
  
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 To Syria and the choicest of it's cedars.
  
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 Lo, Lebanon and it's trees,
  
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 Syria and it's cedars.
  
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 Fire is set on the house,
  
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 Flame on the palace.
  
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 Behold a day and a second,
  
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 The fire eats into the house,
  
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 The flame into the palace.
  
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 A fifth, a sixth day,
  
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 The fire eats into the house,
  
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 The flame in the midst of the palace.
  
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 Behold, on the seventh day,
  
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 The fire departs from the house,
  
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 The flame from the palace.
  
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 Silver turns from blocks,  
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 Gold is turned from bricks.  

 
 
 

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