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Above, the gemmèd azure is
The naked splendour of Nuit;
She bends in ecstasy to kiss
The secret ardours of Hadit.
The wingèd globe,the starry blue,
Are mine, O Ankh-af-na-khonsu!
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Now ye shall know that the chosen priest & apostle of infinite space is the prince-priest the Beast; and in his woman called the Scarlet Woman is all power given. They shall gather my children into their fold: they shall bring the glory of the stars into the hearts of men.
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For he is ever a sun, and she a moon. But to him is the winged secret flame, and to her the stooping starlight.
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But ye are not so chosen.
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Burn upon their brows, o splendrous serpent!
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O azure-lidded woman, bend upon them!
