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earth.
And the God UL spake unto Gorim, saying, 'Tempt not the
patience of thy God, Gorim. I have consented to be God unto thee
and thy people, but in no wise will I be God unto monstrous things.'
And the creatures who sat at the feet of Gorim made great moan.
'Yet will I abide, oh, my God,' Gorim said and rose not from the
earth.
'Abide if it please thee,' quoth UL and departed from that place.
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And it was even as before. Gorim abode, and the creatures
sustained him, and UL was troubled.
And it came to pass that the Great God UL relented even as before
by reason of the holiness of the righteous man, Gorim, and he came
unto Gorim and spake, saying, 'Rise, Gorim, that thou mayest serve
,thy God.'And he reached down and lifted up Gorim with his hands,
and commanded hhnhim, saying, 'Bring unto me in turn each of the
creatures who sit before thee that I might consider them, for if it is as
thou sayest and each hath beauty and worthiness, then will I
consent to be their God also.'
And Gorim brought each creature before his God, and UL
marveled at the beauty of each and that he had not seen it before.
And the creatures prostrated themselves before the Great God UL
and made great moan and besought his blessing.
And the Spirit of UL raised up his hands and blessed them,
saying, 'Behold, I am UL, and I find great beauty and worthiness in
each of you, in the Dragon and the minotaur, in the Dwarf and the
Basilisk, in the Unicorn and the Chimera, in the Dryad and the Troll,
in the Centaur and in the Thing Unnamed, and even find I beauty in
the Thing Unseen. And I will be thy God, and thou shalt prosper,
and peace shall prevail among you.'
And the heart of Gorim was made glad, and he called the name of
the high place where all of this had come to pass 'Prolgu', which is
'holy place'. And he departed from that place and returned he unto
the plain to bring his people unto UL, their God. And behold, they
recognized him not, for the hands of UL had touched him, and all
color had fled from the touch of UL, and the body and the hair of
Gorim were as white as new snow. And his people feared him and
drove him from their midst with stones.
And Gorim cried out unto UL, saying, 'Oh, my God, thy touch
hath changed me, and my people know me not.'
And the Spirit of UL raised his hand, and behold, the people were
all made even as Gorim. And the Spirit of UL spake unto the people
m a great voice, saying, 'Hearken unto the words of thy God. This is
he whom ye have called Gorim. He it was who came unto me and by
reason of his great holiness prevailed upon me to accept ye as my
people, and watch over thee and provide for thee and to be God
over thee. And henceforth shall this man be called UL-GO in
remembrance of me and in token of his holiness. In him am I
wellpleased. Thou shalt do even as he commands thee, and thou shalt go
even where he leads. And behold, any who fail to obey him or to
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