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And it came to pass that Hennen desired first to go down with our Vyaneir to begin the teaching of his kindred dead, for he had exceedingly many kinsmen who had died in iniquity.
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And when he had gone up in Sydeir with his wife, Syr, they went unto the place they were instructed to go. And they came unto the habitation of Thelli, their first father, and they began to converse with him. Now, Thelli had been resurrected with Thūnoraz and therefore had a body which could allow him to travel between the realms.
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Hennen said unto Thelli: Father, we have been instructed by Thūnoraz how we might go to work in bringing about the repentance of our iniquitous dead. May we receive a report on the work which has thus far been done?
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And Thelli said: My children come with me, and I will show you all the works which he have thus far done.
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Thus, they were taken unto the portal to Hel, and there stood many Vyaneir and Aiyseir who were recording the works among the dead.
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And Thelli said unto one: Sir, report unto these righteous all the works which have thus far been done.
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And that one said: Thūnoraz Aiyseir came unto us and gave us commission to go about the work of the dead, for the portal to Hel had been opened. And we first sent our righteous who had no body, for the resurrection had not yet occurred. And when they arrived, they were met with much hostility and confusion, for never had a soul from the higher realms visited them. It was then that Thūnoraz Aiyseir descended himself and spoke unto all the denizens of Hel, saying: I am Thūnoraz Aiyseir, and I have done all the work which the All-Father had given me upon the earth. And a portion of that work was to bring to pass the restitution of the unrighteous dead, those souls who were not noble and who denied the gifts of Heimalaz. Those souls who were liars and thieves and those who made deals with vagabonds in unknowledge. Therefore, I have come among you to proclaim hope, that you shall know that I, Thūnoraz, have redeemed even you who have rejected me. Therefore, I proclaim unto all, repent, for this is your final chance for repentance. And if you reject me here also, there shall be no hope for you, for you shall be cast out into Mūsple and Nifle with the vagabonds and the dregr.
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Now, these sayings caused a stir among the people of Hel, for never had they suspected that Thūnoraz would attempt to redeem their souls. Therefore, they gathered together, and they rejoiced, and many suspected that they would simply be granted their freedom.
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Nevertheless, this was not the case, and Thūnoraz said: I can see many of your hearts, that they rejoice in their wickedness. I shall not simply snap your bonds, no, but as upon the earth I shall require a sacrifice from you. And that sacrifice shall be a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And you shall come before me in sincere repentance and will dedicate all unto the Aiylōhyme, and in this manner you will be saved from this place, for as on the earth, so shall it be here.
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And there came many who murmured, for they had simply desired their freedom. And when they had heard this, they turned away from Thūnoraz, for they loved their sin and sought not to repent of it. Nevertheless, there were many more who stayed, and they spoke as one unto Thūnoraz and proclaimed their repentance unto him.
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And all this Hennen and Syr saw while they were in Sydeir. And when they had seen this, Thelli took them by the hand and descended into Hel, and there they beheld the pains of the damned. And they stood upon the realm and beheld also Fenres, that hound of Hel, that it guarded the way. And it caused that Thelli pass by without harm, for it had no hold upon Thelli. Neither did it have any hold upon Hennen or Syr, for they had already been sealed up unto the Aiylōhyme.
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And when they had come unto the valley, they beheld many of their Vyaneir already at work. For they beheld Yōhannaz that he was preaching unto the people, and they beheld also Elōhizar and all of their righteous forefathers had set about the work of collecting these souls unto the Aiylōhyme.
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And Thelli led them unto the location where Yōhannaz preached, and Yōhannaz said unto them: Welcome, my children. Can you not see the glory in this work? For this was a thing that we did not expect, that our kindred dead, those that died in iniquity, might also have place among us. Therefore, come, my seed, and teach with me that we might all be joined unto the Aiylōhyme.
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And thus it was that Syr took her place next to Yōhannaz, and Wencolence was there with Yōhannaz and Hennen with Syr, and they began preaching many great things unto the denizens of Hel. And it came to pass that there were many that fell to their knees and began weeping, for they desired nothing more than to ascend unto their fathers to again be with their generations.
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When these had repented, Yōhannaz took hold of Hennen and said: Go now, son, and I will take these, and perform sacrifice for them, for they have repented of all their sins.
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Therefore, Syr wrote the names of all those who had repented and straightway returned from off Sydeir. And she took the names of all they who had repented and divided them among the people and said unto them all: People, my husband and I have just been unto the lands of Hel, and it is as ųųųųųųųųųųųųųųųThūnoraz has said. These names before you have all repented and are ripe for restitution. Therefore, go unto the fonts and the rivers and be received in Ohrther in their place that they might receive the Ohrther of water.
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Straightway, all the people took hold of a name and they went into the waters, and Syr received in Ohrther them,124 saying: Having received the personal commission from the Aiylōhyme, I call upon Thūnoraz and Heimalaz, and in their name receive in Ohrther this person who is in Hel and has repented of their sins. Aiy.
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In this way were all those who had repented received in Ohrther.
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Now, Hennen had stayed in Hel with Yōhannaz. And when those had returned unto Hel after having received their Ohrther, Hennen beheld that the chains which had bound them were broken, and he rejoiced and cried unto the Aiy, shouting praises, for many of these that had repented had been his kin.
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And Yōhannaz took Hennen by the hand and said unto him: Speedily now, for these have received the Ohrther of water, nevertheless, they have not been sealed unto the Aiylōhyme by Heimalaz.
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And Hennen sat upon a rock and Yōhannaz placed his hand upon Hennen's head and spoke these words, and these for each individual soul, one by one: Hennen, my son. Having received the personal commission from Aiylōhyme and having received the personal commission from Thūnoraz and from Heimalaz and having authority given me to act in their name, I cause Heimalaz to hear this prayer that he might descend upon this individual, that he might seal them with the Ohrther of fire, which is the Ohrther of life eternal.
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And when these words had been spoken unto Hennen, and he in the place of each individual, there came a great fire that fell from the High Realms, and Hel burned in flames, and all there danced in the flames, and it was then that a mighty stair descended and all those were commanded to climb the stair. And when they had done this, they found themselves standing up in that section of the earth which had been reserved for the righteous dead. Then did all those who had died in iniquity rejoice the more, for they beheld their righteous kinsmen, and their children fell upon their necks and embraced them, and all were jubilant.
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Now, when this had happened, Yōhannaz said unto all: Rejoice not yet, for your task is still not yet over. Hennen, return unto the earth and give an account of all that has taken place here. Cause a record to be made declaring these souls free, and then return unto this place.
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So it was that Hennen returned unto the earth and went out unto his people and beheld that they all had witnessed the fire that had descended from the High Realm. And he declared unto his people all that had happened and said unto them all the words of Yōhannaz. And thus, the people of Hennen went to work engraving certain tablets that detailed the works of the hands of Hennen and Yōhannaz.
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Now, when this had happened, Hennen returned again unto Yōhannaz and said: Father, all that you have commanded be done is done.
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And Yōhannaz said: It is good. Hennen, these still must need step up in Sydeir that they might come unto the thrones of Athalaz. Come with me and teach them all that they must do in order to do this.
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And Yōhannaz and Hennen went unto the people and proclaimed unto them all that had occurred. And they said unto them that they must needs step foot up in Sydeir still that they might come unto the thrones of Athalaz.
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Now, the people began to mourn, for they believed that only those with a body could ascend up in Sydeir. And Hennen said unto them, speaking those things that Heimalaz put into his heart: Oh people, did you not just witness your chains be broke and your freedom secured? Do you believe that all things are possible for Aiyseir Thūnoraz?
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And they ceased their lamentations and cried with a loud voice, Aiy! And Hennen said: Therefore, help me, take up some of this matter that you see around you and construct a temple that you might ascend, for lo, you have no body, yet you still may construct and learn, for that is given unto all bodied or unbodied.
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Then the people, following Yōhannaz and Hennen, began taking up some of the matter around them, and they constructed a temple wherein they might learn. Now, Yōhannaz and Wencolence began to teach the people in this temple all the things of the temple.
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And Hennen watched from the earth, and Heimalaz came unto him and said: Hennen, my friend. Go back unto your people and write these names upon the wall that all might know that these have ascended unto their Aiylōhyme.
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Then Hennen returned unto his people and declared all that had happened. And the people carved a symbol, which symbol is the symbol of the redeemed dead, and this symbol shone with a bright light, and a voice came out of the High Realm, saying: Blessed people, because of your faith and your efforts, you have aided these, my children in coming unto me. For they all have come unto the very throne of the Aiylōhyme and have beheld the prints of the nails in my hands, and they have been sealed up unto me. And now you know concerning the restitution of the dead, that these souls might be won once more.
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When these words had been spoken, Hennen straightway ordained those twenty and four, and they set to work organizing the work for the dead. And the account hereafter are the works which have been performed since this time, for we know that an exceeding number of our people who have passed over the wall in iniquity have again returned unto their fathers.