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In the beginning were the Aiy, and they were all Aiyseir, and there were many of them, even so many as could not be counted. And they dwelt in the sky on a planet which we call Athalaz.53 Now, the greatest among them were Vofdenaz and Friggō, for they were the foremost among the Aiyseir. And it came to pass that they, desiring that the chaos which they saw would become organized, for they despised chaos, sought counsel among the Aiyseir and called a meeting or a council of the Aiyseir. And among them was Tyrraz, the great, and Thelli with him, and Bethasdr too was there, for he was the kindest of the Aiyseir. And then there was Thūnoraz and Hrōdi,54 the greatest among the young Aiyseir. And they dwelt upon the world known as Athalaz, which is the burning world.
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Now, this Hrōdi was the second to Thūnoraz, who was the first, and they together were called the Birds,55 for they had attained to that level of Svarthyme which is second only to Aiylōhyme. And Bethasdr and Thelli and Tyrraz were called Ofhanhyme, which was third to the Aiylōhyme, which was the greatest. They all gathered together in this great council, called by their Father who is Vofdenaz, and with them all they who followed, and once they had gathered, so it was, that the Mother of all who is Friggō descended and sat at the right hand of her husband. And it came to pass that they all sat in council and discussed the matter that was the chaos.56 And this is what was said, and we know it through the revelations of the seers.
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Vofdenaz spoke: Aiyseir, before us is chaos and disharmony, which has been caused by decay. Shall this thing be?
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And the Aiyseir spoke aloud with Thūnoraz and Hrōdi as their spokesmen. Nay! Thūnoraz spoke: This thing shall not be, for disorder and disharmony and chaos are the building blocks of creation. Therefore, let us join together and turn that disharmony into harmony and that chaos into organization.
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And Friggō spoke: This is good, my son, but how might this thing be accomplished, seeing as there are so few Aiyseir who have attained to that state of being which allows them to organize the chaos?
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Now Hrōdi spoke: This is true, Mother, and we see it as it is, but if you give us your power, we may be able to organize as you have thus organized the realms before hence created.
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Vofdenaz spoke: You would desire our power rather than attaining to that state yourself, Hrōdi? Why is this?
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And Hrōdi responded: I know that all the Aiyseir must attain unto that level that you and the All-Mother have attained; nevertheless, I see this as a good way in which we may attain unto that power with great haste.
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And Vofdenaz saw the reason in Hrōdi's plan, yet counseled with Thūnoraz, saying: What do you think, my son? What do you believe would be the best way for the Aiyseir to become as we?57
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Now Thūnoraz spoke: I think that this plan of Hrōdi's is good, for is that not how we attained unto our state?
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Vofdenaz said: It is. Now we will do this thing. I give my power of creation unto the men of the Aiyseir that they may organize.
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And I, Friggō said, will give my power of life unto the women of the Aiyseir. This thing is pleasing unto me.
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And so, Thūnoraz and Hrōdi, chief among the Aiyseir, went out unto the Aiyseir and declared unto them the news which had been revealed. And many there were among the Aiyseir that rejoiced at this news. Yet, there were few among them who murmured, having not the faith to receive this endowment of power from the Aiylōhyme.
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And it came to pass that all the Aiyseir who followed Thūnoraz and Hrōdi and went unto the All-Father and All-Mother and one by one received this endowment promised by the Aiylōhyme, but this little endowment of power came with a cost, that each man and woman among the Aiyseir who received it must be perfect and upright before the Aiylōhyme in all things lest the power reject them. And once this was agreed, all received this power. Then, Thūnoraz led them and they began to exercise their faith unto the organizing and bringing to life many worlds.58
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Now, with the power of the Father, the men among the Aiyseir gathered together that matter particulate unto the specific states which they were designated. Therefore, matter of light fashioned itself into particles of light and matter of dust organized into dust particles, and they obeyed the voice of the male Aiyseir, for they were perfect and upright in all things, and they were one with the Father, his voice being theirs and their voice being his.
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And the women of the Aiyseir saw that the particles might have mass, but had no volume with which to fill their mass. So, they organized together the granules of life that begat life and placed them into the smallest of things, then granules of life becoming the dust and the light which the men had organized and the granules and the particulates became one, joining together a body and a spirit.59 And the Aiylōhyme saw that it was good and commanded the dust and the light to multiply and find joy in their creation. And the Aiyseir saw that it was good and watched as the granules of life and the particles of matter became one and multiplied and found joy in their creation.
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Now, in this the dust begat sand and the sand begat stones, all forming from the smallest of all organisms and the light grew and became flows of the universe, and the flows became the stars and the stars gave light to the rocks, having formed from the smallest of all things. And the women, seeing this, began to guide the granules that they took the shape and form of the particulates and in so doing, grow in knowledge. Therefore, the granules giving life to the dust took up the knowledge of the dust and knew all things.60 And when that creativity was filled, the dust begat the sand and the granules took up the knowledge of the sand, even until that which had been a particle of dust had taken up the knowledge of the stones, and this because of the endowment of power which had been bestowed by the All-Mother and All-Father.61
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Now, after this had been completed, the Aiyseir returned unto the Aiylōhyme and Hrōdi spoke, saying: Father and Mother, we have done the work you have given us to do. The men have joined with the women and their individual endowments have become one. And with this, one power, we have organized particulates and brought them to life with granules and they multiply and rejoice and gain knowledge line upon line.
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And Friggō said: This thing is good. Do the Aiyseir still walk pure and upright before us?
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Thūnoraz spoke: They do. Not one has sinned against creation nor enjoyed lust or devices of any kind.
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This is good, Vofdenaz said, now with this righteousness we cause that you will organize worlds after the manner in which you have seen us do. Organize the rocks into great spheres and give them life. Cause the stars to become the core of the planets and bring us word.
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And they went, the men of the Aiyseir organizing the rocks first together into comets and meteors, and the women caused that those granules of life which had escaped, that they rejoin to the larger body of granules and in this way the rocks took up the knowledge of the comets and of the meteors, and because there had been those granules which had escaped the knowledge of the comets also became the knowledge of the meteors and the meteors the knowledge of the comets. And in this way can all things have the knowledge of all things. And when this, the Aiyseir caused the light to shine upon the comets and the meteors that they may be able to see. And the comets and the meteors saw the stars and desired to become one with the stars, for they were glorious. And they cried out unto their creators that they might join with the stars and become one, for they knew that they were not complete without the other.
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And the stars saw the comets and desired to have them as a companion that they might be one, for they were not complete without the other. And so it was that both prayers went up unto their creators, and the creators took note and exercised the power of the endowment and organized the comets and the meteors into planets, each joining with the other. And the planets were small and beheld the size of the stars that they were great, and the stars saw the size of the planets, for they were smaller than they, and both cried unto their creators and their creators heard and took pity, for one could not be pure without the other. And the creators cried unto the Aiylōhyme and the Aiylōhyme heard all the prayers that were righteous and came down to view the work of the Aiyseir. And they beheld many stars and many planets, but all were barren that they had no life save the life which had been bestowed by the women.
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And Friggō spoke, saying: This is all good. We see that you have organized the meteors and the comets into worlds as they desire to take upon themselves the glory of the stars. And we see that one cannot be whole without the other. Therefore, we shall provide a way that they may join with the other.
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And the Father and the Mother joined their hands, and all fell before them in wonder, for the planets began to advance in their knowledge and began to take unto themselves those small particulates and granules, and all began to swell in truth and knowledge, and the matter began to swell and develop. And the Aiylōhyme caused that those other Aiyseir which had been with them to take up residence upon these worlds created from the Aiyseir children. And Thūnoraz wondered and asked: How is it possible? You have caused the dust and the light and the life to circle themselves and take unto themselves knowledge like we do. How can this be?
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And Vofdenaz spoke: This thing is a great mystery that you will learn as you begin to grow. And Thūnoraz was content, for he trusted in the Aiylōhyme. But Hrōdi was not, and wanted to know the answers to all things. Therefore, he inquired of the Father: Father, how is it that you cause the matter to move and to organize itself and grow as we do?
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But Vofdenaz saw the unrest in Hrōdi's heart and gave him no answer, for he knew that Hrōdi acted not in faith, but in greed, a greed for knowledge and a greed for power.
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Now it was that Hrōdi took up council with the ancients, those beings who existed in the worlds before and began to be tutored by them, for they appreciated his great zeal for knowledge. And in their councils, he learned many things both seen and unseen, and Hrōdi began to grow in knowledge of the things of the deep and the things above and the things in either direction. And in this, he learned not line upon line but gained in knowledge and power rapidly. And all this, yet Thūnoraz grew in light and knowledge line by line with the guidance and tutoring hand of his parents, the Aiylōhyme whom he trusted.
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And as he gained in light and knowledge, so did the other Aiyseir grow in light and knowledge and stature. And it came to pass that the time came for the Aiyseir to deliver up this portion of their work unto the Aiylōhyme. And Vofdenaz asked Thūnoraz: What is this you have accomplished, my son?
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And Thūnoraz said: Vofdenaz, I lay before you the works of our hands, for we have caused that the dust and the light and the life grow in voice, stature, and knowledge. And when we knew not how to accomplish a certain thing, we have sought your councils and your aid, and you, Aiylōhyme, have helped us accomplish those tasks we could not, and now, having done this, we have grown in light and knowledge alongside all creation, not as a thing set above it, but as creators that build from within and underneath, for such is the order of heaven.
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And Vofdenaz clapped his hands and said: This is all very pleasing to us, you have done that portion of the work which we have given you, and you have grown in capacity alongside your creations, not above them. Nevertheless, I must ask my son, where is Hrōdi, your brother and my second-born? For I see that he is not with you.
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Thūnoraz responded with dismay: I know not, for he has gone off on his own, and we see him not.
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Vofdenaz spoke: This thing is troubling, for we may only grant endowments of our power if the children of the Aiylōhyme stand perfect and upright in all things. If they do not, the power will leave them, and they shall be left with nothing. Tell me Thūnoraz, do all those with you walk upright before me?
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And Thūnoraz said: They do Aiylōhyme.
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Vofdenaz: Go and seek out your brother and make sure he still walks pure and holy before me. Then return and report.
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Then Thūnoraz took Tyrraz and Bethasdr with him that they might seek out Hrōdi. And they found him in a place that has no name nor memory. And Thūnoraz asked him: Hrōdi, what is this you are doing?
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Hrōdi responded: I simply gain light and knowledge from those who would give it to me, as our father would not.
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And Thūnoraz spoke, saying: This thing is wrong, to circumvent the Aiylōhyme and to gain knowledge from pacts and oaths from beings who love you not. Come back with us, Hrōdi, and return and repent to the Aiylōhyme lest you lose your endowment.
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Now, Hrōdi accepted and followed Thūnoraz from the nameless place and back to Athalaz, where Hrōdi stood before the Aiylōhyme ashamed.
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And Vofdenaz spoke: Hrōdi, what is this you have done?
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And Hrōdi responded: I have gained light and knowledge through those who would give it to me by the use of oaths and pacts.
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Friggō responded: Hrōdi, you knew that this was wrong. Why have you done this?
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Hrōdi: Because Aiylōhyme would not give me the knowledge I sought.
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Vofdenaz: Do you not know that you shall gain light and knowledge line by line and branch by branch? Thūnoraz has accepted this, my will, and has attained the knowledge you desired, but not through oaths and pacts, but by doing the work of creation, line by line.
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Now Hrōdi was ashamed, for he knew that this was of a truth, for Thūnoraz had attained to nearly the same light and knowledge as the Aiylōhyme now. And Hrōdi repented and said: Aiylōhyme, forgive me for what I have done is wrong.
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But Vofdenaz was mournful and said: For this crime, you must be punished, for this is the law, and that endowment cannot strive with one who has done such a thing. Therefore, I take from you your sight in punishment; nevertheless, I leave the power of creation in you that you may once again attain to that level you once were. And Hrōdi accepted the punishment and could see no longer, neither the things to come, nor the things past, and the stone he carried with him grew dim;62 therefore, he could see no longer63.