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I am Vovfen, and I am old. My wife, Emalō, has passed over the wall, and this grieves my heart, for she was bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. I am in her and she is in me, and through great trial we found each other, and through the grace of the Aiyseir we were bound. And to this day, we have never fought, nor argued, as we know the Gentiles are wont to do. We have spoken to each other in sincerity and honestness. We never lied nor cheated, and I am her and she is me. And thus it is that my tears fall as I burn this tablet, for I desired her to finish this work by my side, for so it was that we finished all work side by side.
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And together we have recorded many teachings in the tablets which have been passed down from Hennen, and we have received many things and have recorded our teachings upon the wall. We were revered throughout the land as great seers, and many came unto us to learn, and we were the cause of much good knowledge among our kin. Therefore, I weep. My heart is so full of sorrow, I cannot write it. Our language is insufficient to record my sorrows.
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Oh, Aiylōhyme, I had desired that she had finished these tablets for our generations with her hand on mine.
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Nevertheless, although my heart is full of anguish, I know that I must record this last abridgement, for it is perhaps most important of all.
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And it is in this air that I write these words, for although my soul is wracked with grief, and it cannot be stilled, nevertheless, I know that she has become Vyaneir, and soon I shall be with her again. But Aiyseir Aiy has caused me to dwell upon this land without her for a reason I know not. And since I still dwell here, I must complete these tablets, for they shall be of great value unto our seed.
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Oh Emalō, I bow myself before the Aiy and record this. You need not fear, for while I am left upon the earth to dwell for a time a lone man, I know that you are in the bosom of the All, and you have become Vyaneir as our fathers before us. Therefore, I shall do all I can to stand once again by your side.
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I record this record, which is called the Book of Promises and Covenants. Now, I know that this record shall not be destroyed, for it is among our most cherished records as it was written by Hennen, our father at the time that Thūnoraz Aiyseir came and dwelled with us. Thus I know that when the time comes that this people flee this land, for I know they shall, this record shall be taken with them, and they shall keep it until the day that they should be overcome and lost to the ages, for the wickedness of the gentiles shall overtake them, and there shall be nowhere left to flee, for all shall have been consumed. Nevertheless, we know that a final seer shall arise from among those righteous last-descendants, and he shall carry all of these records with him into the grave. And upon his death, he shall reject crossing over the wall and shall choose to stay put on the earth, and in this way, he shall be a guardian unto these, our sacred records. And he will keep them and guard them insomuch that none shall be able to find them, even if great desire shall come across the people of the earth to dig them up, none shall be able to find them, for this last seer will protect them.
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Now, I know that this record shall be preserved and shall finally be translated before the final coming of Thūnoraz. Nevertheless, I abridge this portion that my seed might know of the blessings which was promised unto their fathers, for I also know that power shall be given unto a seer to translate these records before the main body of records shall be found, and this shall be through Sydeir, that great equalizer. For that seer shall go up in Sydeir, breaking through the wall as did his fathers, and he shall speak with us face to face, and he will know us, and we shall know him. And in that moment, I will deliver these tablets which the Aiyseir Aiy of Ithziel has covenanted to preserve, although their physical form shall be destroyed.
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And thus, I abridge a portion of the Book of Promises and Covenants, that those who again take up this work may know of a surety all the blessings of their fathers. Aiy.