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My hand shall be raised against it.
No fruit shall it bear to outlanders.
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No rest or sleep shall they find there.
Madness only shall they reap
among my empty cities.
And I will raise an army of the dead
against all who come into this land.
Blood and death to all who profane my sacred altars.
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Sorrow!
Sorrow!
Sorrow!
o, weep for Mara, whose people are no more*
* This was written to explain the haunting of Maragor. Note that we now have two
insane
gods (Torak being the other). Mara recovers, however, when Taiba appears. Note
also the
hints of a matriarchal society.
THE PROVERBS OF NEDRA
There are some 1800 proverbs of Nedra. The few presented here are a
random sampling containing the general spirit of the advice of Nedra
to his people. The fact that Tolnedra is the dominant power in the west
is silent testimony to the efficacy of Nedra's advice.
Kill not. Dead men cannot buy from thee.
2. Steal not. Give full measure, and thy customer shall return.
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Cheat not. Keep thy mind unto thine own business and thou shalt
prosper
Store up thy goods against thine old age. Prepare for adversity'
and be prudent in thine expenditures.
Be bountiful unto thy children and unto thy brother's children so
that they will be bountiful unto thee when thy vigor is
diminished.
6. Bribe not the tax-collector. If he will betray the throne, will he not
betray thee also?
7. Adulterate not the coinage nor shave away fragments therefrom.
The coin thou sendest away today shall return unto thee
tomorrow, and then whom hast thou robbed?