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    And so, as Enoch grew old
    He told his son, Methuselah:
    “I must walk with God before the world turns cold,
    and the waters of chaos
    wash away the sins of Cain.”

    In time, Methuselah’s son, Lamech,
    Cane to his father and said:
    My son, Noah, has been born
    And shines with the light of the watchers.
    Has Bitenosh, my wife, been unfaithful?”

    Methuselah went unto Enoch
    with that question, and Enoch answered thusly:
    “Noah is the true son of Lamech
    following the straight line of justice.
    Attend! When the time is ripe
    Hide thyself from Noah, the waters, and the watchers;
    for thy life shall continue
    Until the stars grow cold and time itself dies.”
    So saying, Enoch walked with God
    And was seen no more.

    Noah grew tall and strong and built
    an ark as he was commanded.
    A little while before it was sealed
    Methuselah hid himself
    in the bedding for the animals.
    He grew wise in the ways
    Of hiding, and so lived
    Unnoticed to the present day.
    Waiting.


    * as translated from the Geez manuscript found in northern Ethiopia.

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet (1803-1882)

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