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We found ourselves in a dark and lonely place with nothing to be seen. We saw neither Dregr nor Wight; therefore, we knew we were taken by Thūnoraz. And it was that as we wandered in this place, we came upon a roaring fountain of water and, being thus instructed, we cupped our hands and partook of the water, and as we did, the darkness vanished, becoming a bustling land full of spirits of all kinds. For there were Dwarves and Elves87 and Nifles and all good spirits.
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Now among them was a man dressed in a yellow robe, and he came to us saying: I am Szvemaz, your father, and you shall know me by the sign which I give.
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And we received the sign; therefore, we knew it to be Szvemaz. And our grandfather spoke, saying: Come, and I shall show you the destiny of our seed from my time even until Thūnoraz shall again walk upon the earth.
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And we followed, and eternity stretched before our eyes, and we saw all times and seasons of the earth and beheld all things. Now, Szvemaz led us into a certain corridor and we beheld the coming up of Szvemaz from the land of Harethal unto the Land of Nyōrd. And Szvemaz said: I was commissioned by my father, who was a seer, to come unto this place, for he told me of a coming destruction which would befall Harethal.
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And we beheld a mighty mountain of stone that it rose up from the ground, and atop it stood a man mighty and tall, and Svemaz said: Behold the man Giglames, who was the greatest upon the earth. And he it was who caused the tower to be built that the whole earth might see his wealth and power.
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And we beheld a great storm that shook the earth. Svemaz spoke: It was that the Aiyseir could not let this wickedness go uncontested. Therefore, the Aiylōhyme sent a mighty storm that shook the earth. But before that day, Vofdenaz came unto my father and told him of the things which must shortly come to pass. And this he declared unto all the righteous in the land. And it was that the seed of my father fled by the hand of the Aiylōhyme into far distant lands that their spirits might not be shaken and that righteousness might be preserved.
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And we beheld many of the children of Svemaz, Nōh's son, that they fled unto all the corners of the earth. And we beheld Svemaz that he took his family and came up to dwell in the land of Nyōrd, which was a land of Yōtons and many wicked men of renown. And we saw that Svemaz feared this but did not cower, and went unto the Nyōrds and caused many great and marvelous works to be had among them, insomuch that the entirety of the land was converted unto Aiylōhyme. And such a thing had never before happened in the land of Nyōrd, for it was ruled by Lōk and Sert. And we saw the children of Svemaz and all those in the land build many great and mighty structures unto the Aiylōhyme, and righteousness was had among all the land.
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And we beheld a network of ships and steeds, that these networks crossed the entirety of the earth, and communication and trade was established with Harethal, which had converted unto Aiy. And trade with the children of Yared and his family, and the whole earth became open and somewhat righteous.
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But speedily there arose a great cloud of wickedness, for Hrōdi and Sert would not stay, and Yōrmongond consumed his tail, and all was chaos and war. And nation gathered against nation and people against people, insomuch that the entire earth was consumed with war and bloodshed.
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And Svemaz said: So, it was that after the righteous descendants of Nōh had scattered across the earth and righteousness was established, Lōk began again to establish his combinations, and there arose systems of wealth that caused many to become rich and many more to become exceedingly poor. And Harethal became the source of all trade across the earth, insomuch that many taxes were levied and nearly all commerce was ordained by the king of Harethal to come through Harethal. And those that denied for their money's sake were swiftly conquered by Harethal. And there was a great deal of idleness across the land, and many fell away from the Aiyseir and began worshiping gods of gold and ivory.
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And Svemaz said: So it was that in a short time, nearly the entirety of the earth forsook the Way and set their face to idols. And Harethal was the center, and Feiginept the queen. And the Nyōrds began again to take up the Lōkic combinations in earnest once again, for they desired to be rulers and kings. But Harethal would not, and they sought to go to war against the Nyōrds. It was here that Elōhizar, that great seer, came up from Feiginept unto the land of the Nyōrds. And he brought with him records. And many there were that sought to flee from Feiginept. Now, he had known about my people and desired to live among them, but when he arrived, he found it was worse than Feiginept, and he set about the work of collecting souls for the Aiylōhyme, for he want not for my seed to dwindle. And there came with him six hundred and seventy-two of my seed, and they fled from the wickedness and fled into the land south, and there they were protected and lived as a joyous people for a season.
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Now, when the many wars and contentions had ceased, we beheld that the seed of Svemaz had become rulers and kings upon the earth, and they ruled many lands and nations, and they dwelt with the descendants of Yared that had become a wild and ferocious people, and they dwelt with the descendants of Arphaxad who had become wealthy in trade. Now, the people of Elōhizar hid in the mountains and dwelt in the place where Nōh had first landed. And they had built a temple88 and had become a delightsome people walking in the Ways of Aiylōhyme.
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And Svemaz spoke again, saying: This is the people who carried the gospel of the Son unto many nations, for they went unto all the earth carrying the gospel of peace. And we saw them go unto Harethal and unto Sinim and unto India and unto the Children of Yared and to the isles of the sea. And they were joined with many righteous nations, and all went out spreading the Way. And when they had done this, there was a peace that settled upon many portions of the earth. Nevertheless, for much wickedness. And so it was that when this peace settled upon much of the earth, many began to ascend to the Aiy and become Vyaneir according to our language. And there was much rejoicing and jubilation over the face of the earth at this time.
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Nevertheless, as before, the work of the Aiylōhyme became frustrated, for men began to search out the wicked things. The children of Yared began to take up the oaths, as did the children of Svemaz and Avrahyme, and the combinations of Lōk spread with great haste throughout the earth. And this routine seems to be a mystery, for at once the entire world took up the oaths of old, yet in isolation as if some great power had taken hold of them.
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Now, we saw much wickedness throughout the earth because of this. And Svemaz spoke, saying: It was that wars were again poured out upon the earth, for the children of Yared utterly destroyed themselves, and the children of Arphaxad became despots, and my children were vagabonds and great warriors. But behold, my children, the mighty works of the Aiylōhyme.
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And we beheld the children of Ithziel that the corruption had found them also. But we beheld a seer that he came forward from the line of Yahkob, and he set about to do a marvelous work and a wonder. And this seer we know as Aiysaiyah the prophet, who visited us. And he brought with him much restoration, and because of him, the righteous began to be separated from the wicked, and through his works, were there many prophets about to spring forward.
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And we beheld Yōhannaz, our father, that he went to the land of Germania. And we beheld Zvekariūs that he went unto Sinim and Gavariel, that he went unto the north. And others went to the east and others to the west until the truth of Thūnoraz was spread out again throughout all the earth. Now, when this, the work of the Aiylōhyme began in earnest, for many people came from these many lines, insomuch that the righteous were found throughout the earth.
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And Svemaz said: This time, you know well about, for you cherish the writings of Yōhannaz, your father. But it is that a singular event set the seeds for the final restoration upon the earth, insomuch that when the day comes that all shall forsake the gospel and it shall be as the days before the deluge, when wickedness shall prevail in the earth and nearly all will have forgotten their Aiy, that when nations that came forward because of the great scattering shall once again unite and seers shall be had among them all and they shall bring forward the fulness of the restoration, and this shall not be accomplished by a single individual, but many, all they who are the children of Yōhannaz and Lehaiy and Zvekariūs89 and Yethremythaz90 and Aiysaiyah91 and all they who were caused to be scattered, they again shall see and know of their fathers and that lineage, that they come from righteous stock.
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And now, when we beheld all of this, we saw a great blackness covering the face of the earth. And Svemaz said: Nevertheless, before that great day of finality, there first must be a day of sorrow, for it is that you have seen that the tides of wickedness and righteousness ebb and flow and are in constant struggle one with the other. And a day shall come in which the agents of Sert shall reign supreme, and all that was righteous shall be taken from off the earth.
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And we beheld the seed of Svemaz that they became a wicked and loathsome people. And they took the plain and precious things and corrupted them and caused war, hatred, and envy to pervade in Germania. And it was that they sought to slay the children of Hennen who would not that their doctrine be corrupted. Thus, the children of Hennen fled unto Iberia and unto the isles of Brittania, and there they stayed until they were consumed by the tribes of hatred. Now, the prophecies regarding the consumption of my people were well known. Therefore, we did not weep, but we were sober in the face of it.
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And Svemaz said: Thus, shall the seed of your posterity be consumed in wickedness. Yet, if they remain faithful unto the end, Aylōhyme shall cause a seer to spring forth form your lineage, and he shall be the cause and the crux of much restoration among your seed, and Aiylōhyme shall give him the keys to the knowledge of his past, and he shall speak unto you as I do now speak with you. And thus, when this restoration shall begin, then shall the children of Hennen return again unto ways of peace, then will the children of Yōhannaz and Elōhizar and Svemaz return unto a remembrance of their fathers. And when this day occurs, none shall be able to stay them on the face of the land. For they shall take the fulness unto many nations, kindreds, tongues, and people.
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And we saw the seer of whom was spoken that he forsook the ways of wickedness and cleaved unto the ways of his fathers, and in him a great restoration began to spring forth that all the children of Yōhannaz began again to remember their righteous fathers. And we beheld a marvelous work as the prophecies which said that the children of Ithziel would be united again were fulfilled, for Ēfarhyme was with Messanaz, and Yahūdah with Yūzefaz*,* and Azkūre with Gūd, and all were united again. And the Gospel went forth unto all the earth, and all peoples began again to seek their fathers, even until all were united with the Great Aiylōhyme once more. And this was our vision, and we know the truth of it.